Hello Everyone,
I know it has been a while but here is the latest with the Allen Seven. Sydney started high school at Sussex Tech in September. She is doing great and really loves it. It is a fabulous progressive school and she is thriving there. She is enjoying all the high school activities, football games and new friends she is making. She is Vice President of the local 4-H club and is still riding horses whenever she can. Branagh is in the 7 th grade at Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is doing great in school. She auditioned and was accepted on a dance team that will perform in Disney World next June. She is dancing two nights a week to get ready and is loving it all. She is also in 4-H as the song leader. Travis started Pre-K4 at Seaford Christian Academy and is adjusting to the new schedule. He thinks he should working on the Farm instead of going to school. We are trying hard to convince him otherwise. Devon and Blake are still in daycare and growing like weeds. Blakes eyesight continues to improve and he is just a delight. Devon is still running the place and has a vocabulary that is out of this world.

Jeff is really busy on the Farm right now and trying hard to balance everything. Work for me is busy busy busy but I am grateful for a job with so many out of work. I will try harder to add more pics to keep everyone up to date. Love to hear from you all, Jodi

June 2010

Hello Everyone....
Summer has finally arrived and we are loving it. Sydney graduated from Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences and is off to High School in the fall. We are all very excited. She is gearing up for her first Horse show of the Season in Lexington VA the second weekend in July. Branagh successfully finished 6th grade (also at Sussex Academy) and went to 4-H Camp at Camp Barnes. She had a great time and has not stopped talking about it. She also had a great Dance recital (Tap) and got lots of awards for it.
Travis is doing great. He is growing taller by the minute but we still have to hold onto him when the wind blows. He is happy and active and getting a great tan. He will go to Pre-school at Seaford Christian Academy in the fall. Blake is growing too and now officially out weighs his brother. He is going great and his language has really taken off. We kid each other that this was the little boy who barely said a word a year ago. Amazing! Devon is growing great too and still holds the heavy weight title for the toddlers. She has quite a sense of humor and takes a lot of pride in bossing everyone around.
Jeff and I are doing great. We would love to see anyone who is in the area this summer so feel free to give us a call. Hope everyone is happy and healthy. Love J&J

SPRING at last!!!

Spring at last! We are so excited to see some warm weather and get outside again. The girls are on Spring break this week and the weather is glorious. Sydney is in her last 8 weeks of middle school, I can't believe it. She has to learn dancing for her 8th grade dance. She is excited to go to High School but even more excited for Summer break. Branagh turned 12 in February. She is growing up so fast. She did really well this marking period and earned a cell phone so she is psyched. Travis is very excited to be outside (and so are mom and dad). He decided to ride his bike on the steps and needless to say, he is minus a few teeth. All Boy! All the time. Blake is doing really well too. We have been patching his good eye trying to strengthen the weak eye and the results have been great. He is seeing much better and his cooridination is improving as well. Devon is .......well Devon. God made her cute on purpose. She still runs the show and has a vocabulary that is out of this world. She has the words to express her ideas and it keeps us in stitches. We had a great Easter. Enjoy and the pictures. Happy Spring!!

February 2010

Hello All,
We have been buried under about 2 1/2 feet of snow. Add that to what we got in December and we have had more then Anchorage Alaska. In spite of that, we are all well. Blake turned 3 in January and Branagh is 12 next week. Sydney got into Sussex technical High School and we are very excited. It is a blue-ribbon high school and has lots of opportunities for her. It is done on a Lottery and there were over 700 applicants for about 320 spots. The girls have had an extended winter break and are ready to get back to school. Work for me is getting crazy busy but I love the challenges. Jeff is working hard with the snow and one less employee. He is gearing up for the spring and can't wait for the snow to disappear. Love to all, please leave comments we love to hear from you. Jodi

2010!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!
We had a great Holiday. It was very exciting and the kids were great. The boys took it all in stride and seemed to enjoy all the new activities. The little kids went to see Santa and Blake was soooo excited he screamed SANTA for 10 minutes. The Big girls got two extra days off school for snow the week before Chirstmas when we got over 12 inches. They all had a ball. Blake will turn 3 on January 19th and he is very excited. He has definitley figured out what Birthdays are all about. Syd and B are back in school and we are all tring to navigate the very cold temps the best we can. Here are some new photos. God Bless and Happy 2010!!