Brian Allen’s Place http://blog.brianallen.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:55:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Pajamas and Pancakes http://blog.brianallen.com/2012/01/20/pajamas-and-pancakes/ http://blog.brianallen.com/2012/01/20/pajamas-and-pancakes/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:43 +0000 Brian Allen http://blog.brianallen.com/?p=3347 Katie Beth’s school, Asbury School, is having a Pajamas and Pancakes day. All the children get to wear pajamas to school and they are having pancakes for lunch.

Katie Beth is very excited about the day and has been looking forward to it.

The picture is of her as she arrived for school this morning in pajamas and with the milk for the class lunch.

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If you are looking for some fun, the Huntsville Hockey Club plays Tuesday at 7 PM in the VBCC area. There is free parking in the south parking garage and just enter in the lower south entrance of the arena.

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The hiking is great. We are seeing a lot of hikers and friendly dogs.

We are climbing all over the rocks and fallen tree.

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We are having a great time with Jay and Ann Kissel tasting all these beers. Katie Beth is having a blast, too.

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But, I dropped Karen’s camera on the concrete. Bummer!

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]]> http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/12/24/3314/feed/ 0 Fun with Fire http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/12/18/3308/ http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/12/18/3308/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:43:57 +0000 Brian Allen http://blog.brianallen.com/?p=3308 We are having fun burning sticks on the treehouse. Who needs central heat when you can have fire!

Where are the Marshmellows?

]]> http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/12/18/3308/feed/ 0 Wonderful Sunset from Treehouse http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/12/14/wonderful-sunset-from-treehouse/ http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/12/14/wonderful-sunset-from-treehouse/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:04:37 +0000 Brian Allen http://blog.brianallen.com/?p=3304 Today’s weather was just wonderful. The sunset made for a nice finish to the day. Katie Beth and I are having a fun playing in the treehouse.

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It won’t be long and Christmas day will be on us.

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We have hiked a little, cooked a little, and relaxed a lot. We could be coming here again real soon.

]]> http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/11/26/3292/feed/ 0 Hiking Meigs Creek Trail http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/11/25/hiking-meigs-creek-trail/ http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/11/25/hiking-meigs-creek-trail/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:09:30 +0000 Brian Allen http://blog.brianallen.com/?p=3284 Our morning started out at around 33°F as we loaded up into the car. We headed into the Great Smoky Mountains in search of a good hike. We decided on the hikes near The Sinks.

The Meigs Creek Trail is a very nice hike with a very smooth trail and some nice views. The lack of leafs allowed us to see even more nice views. The trail is also very nice because you start at one creek and walk to another creek so you get to hear the rushing water.

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Allison Tofflemire and the Riggle’s Family (Elizabeth, Bob, Matthew, and Michael) joined us for the walk.

Katie Beth had fun visiting Santa Claus.

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The weather is nice and sunny with cool temps.

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]]> http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/10/15/wow-growth/feed/ 2 Face Painting Fun at FamilyPalooza http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/10/08/face-painting-fun-at-familypalooza/ http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/10/08/face-painting-fun-at-familypalooza/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:08:14 +0000 Brian Allen http://blog.brianallen.com/2011/10/08/face-painting-fun-at-familypalooza/ Face Painting Fun at FamilyPaloozaKatie Beth is having great time here at the first FamilyPalooza thrown by www.RocketCityMom.com.

There are a lot of family fun activities going on here.

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We started with a pancake breakfast and then off to explore.

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The weather is just wonderful.

Katie Beth is enjoying running into her mother on the bumper cars.

Next up, Home Depot Workshop craft area.

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The weather is very nice with a breeze and a lot of sunshine.

We managed to stay dry, too.

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Katie Beth has started back to school. Karen was looking for a two or three day program. Last year’s school, Holy Family School, was too full to let us send Katie Beth just a few days a week. And, they are really setup for just daycare from 8 to 3 for 5 days a week for four year olds.

Today, Katie Beth worked on Spanish colors and music. She already has a field trip planned, too.

Karen was impressed with the security, too. Fingerprint scans are used to check in and pick Katie Beth.

Katie Beth said she had a great time. She is really ready to head back on Friday.

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The weather is nice, but the temperature is rising quickly.

It all ended when Katie Beth fell on the trail into a poison ivy plant! We went right home for a scrub down from top to bottom. The plants are all covered with the shiny oils of the poison ivy.

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There are kinds of green related companies present here today.

We saw Molly from Earth Fare, too. She had been worried about us since she hadn’t seen us since April.

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Katie Beth is sitting in with the band.

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The Den is having a blast. The beers going for $2 isn’t hurting either.

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I am hoping to finish up the lower level soon and move on to the upper level.

We are still looking for a wooden swing set to be added to it.

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We found this turtle and a shell from a dead turtle, too.

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We went to the Back-to-School Bash at the pool. We played games. We ate junk food.

We had a great time.

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We could be getting free ball tonight with the score bring zero-zero in the top of the seventh.

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He gave Katie Beth a baseball at the start of the game.

And then, Andy Machado gave Katie Beth a bat. What a guy!

We have a Andy Machado baseball card so now we have to get Andy to sign all of them for us.

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Story time and then inside to play at Little Gym.

Katie Beth is having a blast.

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