My family!!!

I never just post something without pictures, but I don't have any that go with this note as yet! My sweet sister Maribeth came to visit me, which you'll know if you look at her blog. She surprised me the weekend after Piper was born. I was so shocked and surprised to see her that I almost dropped the baby! It was awesome to have my baby sister here! Today we had a surprise birthday party for my dad, even though his birthday is not until Thursday, because my sister Liana flew in from Texas to surprise him, and all of us! I miss all my family that is far away! It is so wonderful to have Liana here and to have been able to see Maribeth so recently! I love you all my siblings!!!! Wish we could all be together more often!

Signed your sentimental sister,
Laurel

Playtime at the park and a few more pics!

Nadia on the "spinning mushrooms"
Mason making it around the monkey bars!
Here he goes again!
Kerrin ready to spin like crazy!
Playing bridge with Pa!
Nadia helping to change Piper's diaper, it seems I always have help to change Piper!
Piper laying on the softest, coziest blanket!
Piper looks like Kerrin did as a baby, I think.
A little pink princess!

Piper wide awake!!!

Kerrin and Piper

Kerrin got to be the first of the kids to meet Piper. She came to the hospital only about 40 min. after Piper was born, with Yaya and Pa. Kerrin was tearing up as she took her new little sister in her arms!

Kids meet Piper

Kids meet p-baby from laurel allen on Vimeo.

I've been trying to get this to upload for a couple of days! Enjoy!!!

Meeting Piper!!!

Piper under the warmer
Thinking about waking up
Daddy sleeping, Piper not!
Meeting uncle Paul
Nana was there for the whole labor and delivery! She was an awesome help and support!
Daddy's first snuggles
Yaya and Pa meet Piper
Kerrin and Piper
All the Allen kids! Kerrin's head, Nadia, Mason, Livi, and Piper

Welcome Piper to the Allen family!!!!!

Kerrin got to hold her new baby sister, Piper less than an hour after she was born!
Proud big sister!

Piper Cynthia Allen, 1 hour old!!!
(Don't worry more pics are forth coming!)

Toothbrush + water + 2 giggling girls =

This is another one of the little girls favorite passtimes.

Playing in the sink and getting all wet in anyway they can!

Tubby time girls! Also, vote on baby name!

I am posting a few pictures of my two "peas in a pod" as we like to call them! they do almost everything together!

The new baby should arrive anytime between now and four weeks from now.

NAMES TO VOTE ON.....

Paige Phoebe Penelope Patrice Piper

(Let us know which ones you like! - ...not that Brandon can be swayed anyway.)

Giggling Girls!!

This is so typical of our two youngest girls. We are always saying that they are two peas in a pod. They have their moments of fighting with each other, but the rest of the time they are like this with each other! Enjoy! I sure did as I watched them!