Somebody in Minneapolis....

...loves Allie! We've been waiting for Allie to get big enough to wear this onsie from Aunt Deanna. When I told her that LOTS of people in Minneapolis loved her, Allie let out a scream and could hardly contain her excitement. Now we just need a shirt to represent all the St. Paul folks! :)

AND, take a look at Allie's first chompers. They are coming in quickly!

Our First "Daughter"

For those of you that know our first "daughter", Bella, you know that she's addicted to attention, borderline co-dependent, and a bit of a jumper. That being said, I think she is the perfect "big sister" to Allie. She is SO great with Allie, especially now that Allie is mobile and capable of stealing her toys. Here's what a typical day is like for Bella.

Allie wants to play and is going to tug until Bella pays attention to her.

Bella is always ready for some fun, so Allie gets her undivided attention.

It's all fun and games, until Allie starts to pull.

Bella looks a little sad because "play time" isn't going how she wants. I don't blame her. Would you like a little 8 month old pulling your hair constantly?

Bella bounces back pretty quickly and is ready to play again.

Until Allie decides to steal her toy.

But, Bella lets her have her rawhide and allows Allie to steam roll her.

To my sweet, beautiful puppy, thanks for being so tolerant of your little sister. We wouldn't change a thing about you! (But if you could PLEASE stop jumping up on complete strangers, that would be wonderful!)

A Sad Week

This is the last week that our friend Jackie will be in Saskatoon. Her family leaves on Saturday to move back to Wisconsin. Allie is so going to miss her buddies Carter and Ali and her mom is so going to miss her buddy Jackie. The Christensen family made our transition to Saskatoon so much easier (and more fun!). We will miss you guys!

Today we went out to lunch with Jackie and Carter and Angela and Everett as a farewell to Jackie. We met Angela in May in a stroller fitness class and she's been a great friend to us too. She's been key in helping us find a good vet, a good kennel, good shopping, good restaurants...you get the idea. She is our first official Canadian friend and we are so thankful she's sticking around Saskatoon. If she was moving too, it would almost be too much to

handle. :)

Bad Hair Month

Allie had a bad hair day, which turned into a bad hair week and has now turned into a bad hair month. Her hair is growing in very quickly, but it is so light that it stands straight up in the back, no matter what we try.

Lucky for us she's not letting her hair issues cramp her style. She's still the happiest baby on our block, according to me anyway! :)

Winter is coming!

Fall is definitely in the air here in Canada, which means one thing. WINTER IS COMING! We've been getting Allie ready for winter because, from what we've been told, it will be unlike any we've ever experienced. We just bought these boots this week and they were so cute, I had to document (of course!). Extreme snowsuit has been ordered and will be arriving with Gagu when she visits later this month. We can't do anything about the cold that is coming...except buy cute, warm clothing that is! :)

Ukrainian Festival

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Ukrainian Festival in downtown Saskatoon with the Christensen's. Saskatoon has a lot of Ukrainian people living in the city, hence the festival. It was a lot of fun to see the dancing, try the food, and just hang out with the Christensen's before they move back to Wisconsin.

Allie and Carter doing what they do best, playing together!

Ali's cotton candy is bigger than her! Do you think cotton candy is Ukrainian?

Ukrainian dancing.

Jackie and her cute kids!

This is what happens after a busy day outside! Daddy is so good at getting Allie to fall asleep in his arms.

SKOL VIKINGS!

Our little cheerleader is ready to cheer on her Vikings tonight. Thanks to Dan's love of football, and our purchase of the NFL Ticket, we can watch the Vikings from Canada. I already had a talk with Allie that she shouldn't be a Vikings cheerleader when she's older because I'm pretty sure they don't wear turtle necks! :)

In other news, Allie went to the dr. today and was given a clean bill of health. She's in the 75th percentile, weighing in at 19 pounds 6 oz. And in the 50th percentile for height at 26.8 inches.

Best Buds!

Bella and Allie are best buddies. Bella follows Allie around all day and will always choose to be right next to her at any given moment. Although our 2.5 year old dog is still mostly puppy and sometimes gets herself into trouble, watching how sweet and gentle she is with Allie just melts my heart every time!

Teething!

You know your daughter is teething when she'll chew on anything, including table legs. I'm happy to report, two of her bottom teeth have pushed through and I'm doing a better job of keeping her away from furniture! :)

7 months!

We went to a park today to take some pictures of Allie while the weather was still nice. Here they are!

Okay mom, enough. I'm giving you the hand!

We decided an outfit change might put Allie in the mood to continue our shoot!

She's getting in her zone...

For everyone at home, look at how quickly Allie's hair is growing!