Oh how they grow up so fast.....

A few months ago I started on my fifth scrapbook which will be dedicated entirely to my daughter's 2nd year of life. Since I began scrap booking I've learned the hard lesson of skipping around through chronological events..... so for me personally I just decided to bite the bullet and start from the year 1999 and work my way up. Why 1999 you ask? Well in the year 1999 I gave birth to my daughter, Megan Marie Raxter. This is when my life really began. While gathering my supplies and organizing my pictures, I began to reminisce on the days when my sassy-frassy little girl was just a little pea in the pod. Below are a few pictures from a very special day at my parent's house... aka Meme and G-Paw's. This was a very happy day and I remember it clearly. God was gracious in giving me such a beautiful and precious child. As the bible states in James 1:17 , Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn't change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon.

Sad News

With a burdened heart I am bringing sad news. Yesterday morning I recieved word that my parents longtime pet dog Stormy Blue was put to sleep and on his way to heaven. After many months of sickness and continual health declining my parents had to make the tough decision to end Stormy's suffering.


Stormy Blue was introduced into the Allen home in 1994 and has been a beloved companion to my parents ever since. Stormy was half siberian husky / half wolf and boy was he a beautiful creature. With one blue eye and one brown eye he could definitely make your heart melt. He lived a long, loving, happy and active life and I know my parents will never be the same without him. He was protective, loyal and provided constant and unconditional love.

In loving memory of Stormy Blue Teddy Bear Allen

Bendable wax stick AKA Bendaroos

What do you get when you take a sticky wax and combine that with one bored husband.... You get a new pair of snazzy glasses for your son. Oh and let's not forget the matching headband.

I laughed for nearly an hour when I saw what my two guys had gotten in to.

Girl's Night Out

One weekend in November my long-time best friend Kim Belisle and I both drove to Columbus to have a girl's night out. Since we both moved away from Columbus (I moved to Atlanta and she moved near Macon) we don't get to see one another NEARLY as much as we would like to. So we try and get together every so often just to catch up and enjoy our time together. Once in Columbus we drove around just doing a little sight-seeing.... everything has changed quite a bit in five years. We went window shopping and had an awesome Mexican dinner. Afterwards we went out to enjoy some of the Columbus nightlife. Good times. Being absolutely silly!

Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday we drove up to Walter's sister's house to spend Thanksgiving with his family. Of course there was LOTS of food.... roasted turkey, spiral ham, mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, mac'n cheese, broccoli & rice casserole, green bean casserole, steamed veggies, sweet potatoe souffle', dinner rolls, pecan pie, pumpkin spice cheese cake....just to name a few. Family+good food = much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! The Johnson Family

Caleb playing before we eat

Enjoying the outdoors before our Thanksgiving feast!

Kiss the Cook!

Trophy Night

Megan's soccer team had a great end of season party at a local pizza shop. We ate lots of pizza and enjoyed watching the girls receive their trophies. My little girl was gleaming with joy when she finally received her trophy. We are so proud of Megan and are very excited about the Spring Soccer Season.

Where has the time gone .....

Well once again time has slipped by so very fast and I can hardly believe it. November was a whirlwind month and just as fast as it came... it went so to speak. Megan finally wrapped up a great year of U10 Soccer.. her first year. I think overall her team won 6 games, lost 3 and tied 2 games. The West Metro Robins did VERY well considering this was the first season of soccer for many of the girls including Megan. After such a successful game, our little soccer girl has decided she would like to play again. Wooo hoooo!

Here is Megan with her great-grandmother & my grandmother "Big Nana" at one of her last games.