Hmmmmmmm...do you see a resembleance?

Michael - 2 1/2

Mommy - 2 1/2

HAPPY EASTER!!!

The whole gang!! This was taken in the late afternoon.

Both of the kids were really tired and ready to go home!

We got lots of goodies in our Easter basket. Mommy and Daddy weren't keen on getting us candy so they got us games, coloring books, slinkies, a calculator, play-dough, magnetic letters for our letter board, puzzles, lots of stuff! We were VERY excited.
Thank you great-grandma Joan for the goodies for our baskets!

Me and Mommy

I likes to play with the instruments in Papa and Dama's music room.

Our cousins Katie and Rachel's Mommy and Daddy were on a trip so they are staying at Papa and Dama's house...they are very lucky! Rachel and I wrestled...it is fun to wrestle with someone bigger than Abby but not as big as Mommy and Daddy!!!

Rachel is my most favorite person in the whole wide world. I don't look for Mommy when Rachel is holding me. I spent most of the day on her hip.

Too much party! I got all tuckered out playing with my cousins. I fell asleep on the way home and took a nap on the couch.

"Mom! Michael reading...Michael a great reader!"

That is what I told Mommy this morning. When she turned around to look at me this is what she saw...

....I don't understand why she was laughing...this is a great book...hmmmmmm....very interesting....

April Fun!

I think it is the most fun to eat my food while laying on my back on the floor. I like to roll around and look at everything and play with my toes...all the while munching on a yummy bagel!
It is really great to have a little sister. I like to hug her and kiss her as much as I can. Sometimes, though, having a little sister isn't so fun...like when she takes my toys and runs away with them laughing...I don't like that very much.

Our great-grandma Bell came to visit us. She is our Mommy's grandma. Great-grandma brought Abby a really cute outfit and then got down on the floor and played with me when I asked her to.
Daddy was mowing the lawn and Michael and I went from window to window so we could make sure we could see him. I would bang on the window so that he would know that I was keeping an eye on him! Mommy and daddy can't wait until the ground dries out a little and we can play more outside.
Woohhhhh Daddy!!! I love it when Daddy holds me upside down. I don't want him to stop and when he puts me down I want to do it again right away! Daddy's are FUN!
I am ALMOST walking. I can go several steps by myself. I wanted to show you my red shoes. They are my favorite and I insist (and Mommy wants me to say that insist maybe too calm a word...more demand) on wearing them all the time. I think every girl should have a pair of satin, red, dancing shoes!

Aunt Fessy!

Here is a really cute picture of me and my Aunt Fessy!

I like Aunt Fessy she is lots of fun!!

Houston...We Have Pigtails!

I can't even being to discribe how HAPPY Mommy is that she can now put pigtails in my hair. She says I'm the cutest darn thing she has ever seen. I like my pig tails too - I don't try to take them out or anything.

Fun with Daddy - Part II!

We got a package in the mail a couple of days ago. Inside was some food and this white stuff Daddy called 'dry ice.' He poured some water on it and this smokey stuff came up. If he blew on it more would come up. It was really fun. Abby kept trying to catch the smoke! I liked to blow on it and make the smoke go really high!

I Just Wanna ROCK!

I love to play the piano. I play and dance while I play and walk around the room pushing it. I'm a prodigy!

Bath Time Rulz!

Last Monday Mommy put Michael and I in the bath tub together. We had LOTS of fun splashing and dumping water out. Mommy says that we flooded the bathroom but I think she is exagerating just a little...

Fun with Daddy!

Daddy's are FUN! Especially when they bounce you on the bed. Abby and I couldn't stop shrieking and laughing. Mommy had a hard time taking pictures because she was laughing too!

*These pictures were taken last weekend. The past couple of days we have been very sick in our house with the flu - it hasn't been very fun*

My hat is very important!

It snowed here two days ago (and a little bit yesterday). Mommy was trying to get us all bundled up. I didn't want to wear the nice big warm coat mommy had for me. I only wanted to wear my favorite sweatshirt. I put my hat on and then demanded (mommy says to say that I really did demand...I didn't ask) that my hood go up over my hat. It was really cool.

Most of you know that I don't go anywhere or do anything without my hat. I even sleep in it. Mommy snuck it away from me a couple of weeks ago so that she could wash it and now it is all clean! It is getting too small for my head and mommy and daddy are trying to get me to wear a bigger hat but I like this one just fine!

My chair is super comfy!

I like to lounge in my chair. It is fun to rock and crawl on. It is my chair but I let Michael sit in it too...sometimes.

I Love the Camera!

"Cool! The camera! Can I have it Mommy?"

"If I smile really pretty and jabber will you let me have the camera?"

"No?! Fine - I'm mad!"
"Just checking to make sure you are looking at me."
"You are - Good - I'm Mad!!"

Abby's First Haircut!

So Mommy wasn't going to cut my hair because she want's it to get long enough to pull back. My bangs were getting really long and mommy would sweep them to the side and clip them back. The only problem is that the clips were really small and that made her really nervous about me swallowing them (I'm NOT stupid Mom!). So on Sunday she trimmed my bangs a little. You would have thought she was torturing me - I don't even cry that loud for shots!!!! You can see for yourself that she didn't cut very much but I wasn't happy about it. Afterwards I sat and cried and screamed and gave her dirty looks.

BEFORE

AFTER

"Look Mommy Look!"

This is what I called to Mommy and she looked around and looked around and couldn't find me. Finally she said "Michael were are you? Mommy can't find you!" and I said "HERE I AM!" I'm very sneaky! hee! hee!

It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To...

Yesterday was my birthday party. Lots of my family was there and mommy's friends Jenney and Leslie (and Leslie's baby - Austin) were there too. It was a nice day and most of the kids played outside. I had a GREAT time. I played so hard I didn't even stop to get a drink! When it was time to open presents I realized how thirsty I was and so I started to cry. I crawled up into mommy's lap and she rocked me while Daddy made me a bottle. After a drink I was a happy girl and ready to open presents!!!

I got this pretty dolly from Nana and Dzia Dzia - they sent me LOTS of nice presents!

This chair was from my Papa and Dama. It is soft and I really like it!

I wasn't so interested in eating my cake as feeding it to mommy! I just kind of poked at my cake and licked my fingers. No face plant for me...I am a lady after all!

Happy Birthday Abigail!!!

Abigail Terese

2/7/05 - 2:11pm

8lbs 8.6oz - 21 in

Today is my BIRTHDAY!!! Mommy keeps saying "last year at this time I was doing this...boy I'm having a lot more fun this year!" She is silly!

Abby's Cruisin'!!!

Well Michael and mommy were sitting on the couch this morning and I wanted to be by them so I pulled myself up at the other end. I looked at mom and tried to tell her that I wanted her to pick me up. I looked at her and started bouncing a little and then started telling her to pick me up (mommy calls it whineing). She then said "well come on down here then!" I looked at her a second and then started side stepping toward her. I was NOT happy - I started telling Mommy that I couldn't believe she was making me do this by myself!!" Anyways - I got to Michael and started hitting his feet so he started kicking me in the face and a good time was had by all. *insert Mommy eye rolling here* See that dark blue coushin? That is where I threw up last night - Mommy was washing the cover (Thank you Nana)!

FIRE TRUCK! I LIKE FIRE TRUCKS!

My Great Uncle Douglas is the head firefighter at the station that serves our area. He has been promising to bring the fire truck by my house and let me sit in it. So tonight he came by after a training session. I wasn't very sure about it (fire trucks are VERY big). But Uncle Douglas gave me a fire badge and daddy picked me up and took me out to the truck.

Fire trucks are SO COOL! I was really excited to get into the front and sit in the big fireman's seat. Daddy got to sit in the seat too. Mommy took some pictures so you could all see what a good firefighter I'll make some day. Daddy asked me if I was a firefighter and I said "YES!"

Abby even got to get in the truck (that is Uncle Douglas holding Abby - he is a very good firefighter). It was time for the firefighters to go back to the station so Daddy told me it was time to get out. But I didn't want to! As Daddy reached in to get me I scooted further and further away. But Daddy has very long arms and got me anyways...so I started to cry. I didn't want to get down - I wanted to stay in the fire truck. The firemen thought this was very funny...they said I could come down to the station on Thursday and sit in the truck again. I hope we do!!

The Loud Mouth Drama Queen!

Mommy says if you want a really good idea of my personality here it is. This picture just sums me up. I believe why say anything if you can't say it as loud as possible! hee hee! '

I have discovered that standing up is really COOL! So I'm practicing a lot and I'm practicing standing up and then letting go. I usually fall down but hey I'm trying!

My Dzia Dzia and Nana are here and they are going to take me and Michael swimming this afternoon - stay tuned - hopefully Mommy will have pictures! (none of her in a swimsuit - she'll spare you all that!).

Michael is FAWNNY!

Mommy was doing her chores and I was watching a video. She came out to the living room and found me like this...


This is my Lincoln Log box and it is very comfy. I told her "Michael Fawnny!"

Abby here...[no picture sorry!]

Mommy's best friend Jenney came over today. I was playing while they talked in the living room. In our living room we have a big bookshelf. The bottom shelf has all of Michael and I's cars and the second to the bottom shelf has all our puzzles. Mommy was actually talking to Nana (they are coming to visit in a couple of weeks) and looked over at me and I WAS STANDING!!!! All by myself I had pulled myself up to the puzzle shelf so I could get a puzzle to play with. Mommy went and got her camera but I had already sat down when she got back. [that's why there is no picture]. That was the very very very first time I have pulled myself up to stand. Mommy says the real fun starts now!

GO IRISH!!!! BEAT BUCKEYES!!!!

Mealtime Fun!

It is fun to have a buddy to eat with.

Playing with Tupperware...

Mommy used to have this drawer locked because it closes really hard and she was afraid I would pinch my fingers. Well there is lots of cool stuff in this drawer so I figured how to get in it anyways (so Mommy gave up locking it) and I'm very careful not to pinch my fingers. I also still am not anxious to stand BUT I do like to sit on my knees.

New Clothes from Nana and Dzia Dzia!!!

Check out these new duds from Nana and Dzia Dzia. They are so soft and comfy. They are a size 18mo and I'm not even 12 mo yet!!! They are a little long but other than that they fit perfectly! I am growing up so fast!!!