Sunday, June 26, 2011

Week # 1

Week in review:

Daddy's new ride to class everyday.

Abby and I take a morning walk everyday and even get the treat of walking with friends some mornings.

When Abby wakes up in the morning, the first person she looks for is Emma. She runs around the house calling for her and "Gigi". AND as soon as Abby can get near Emma that's exactly what she does....as close as she can. We have had to stop Abby from sitting on her lap. But, most of the time she is just snuggling up close and giving hugs.

Yay for swimming in the afternoon! My little fish loves the water and so does her Momma. So, after her nap on the afternoons we are free we enjoy the pool with friends.

New pastime: climbing in the laundry basket and hanging out with Baby.

Bubbles!

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Another perk: visiting with great friends throughout the week. The last time we saw Brandon and Megan was two years ago. Abby was the size of a strawberry in my belly. It was a special moment when they met. Abby warmed up to them within minutes and after the babies were in bed the six of us hung out and talked for hours!




Daddies and their daughters

Last night, we spent time with friends again. Fun times and delicious dinner. Our girls are only two months apart, so it was really the first time we watched Abby play with someone almost exactly her age. Abby and Livy had lots of fun together. They chased each other around the apartment, shared toys, emptied the kitchen cabinets and hid in the bedrooms.

At one point, we realized the girls had disappeared into the bedroom. When we went in, they were both on the air mattress playing and chatting away.


Dinner time!

Yum! Ms. Emily's sauce was delicious.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Climbing away

Keeping us busy in our temporary summer apartment! Go girl go.


(normally we have a gate there!)

Words

Just a glimpse into life with my talkative smart girl...

Thank you!

Dear Aunt Chrissy,

Thank you for my belated birthday gift. I love it!

Love,
Abby Em (a.k.a. PC)



Abby signs "thank you" in the video!

Family Dinner Date

Tonight, we went downtown for a family dinner date. It was nice to be together, take a little walk and enjoy some serious Colorado pizza.

Abby got her first balloon animal at the restaurant: a ladybug! She loved it...until she bit it and part of it popped in her face. She won't be sinking her little teething teeth into a balloon again anytime soon. :)

Thankful for my family and the time I had with them!

Jesus

One of our favorite things is when Abby says Jesus! It is one of her newer favorite words. When we pray, when we sing, when we read a book with the name of Jesus in it...she repeats it right back to us! What a blessing it is every time I hear her sweet little voice proclaiming His name! This video isn't the best because she has food in her mouth, but it's the only time I've caught it on my camera and had to share.


Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to a wonderful dad and the best husband there is! We woke up early Sunday morning (not really by choice, but more because Abby's body still thinks 5 am is really 7 am) ready to celebrate Father's Day in Colorado. Abby and I went downstairs to get everything ready. The plan was to give Daddy his gifts and then Kim, Abby, Emma and I were going to make breakfast for the dads.

Joe made it downstairs and opened his cards and gift. He played with Abby for a bit and then before we knew it was back upstairs in bed for the rest of the day with a 24 hour stomach bug. So sad. No breakfast for Daddy, but we did make lots of space and quiet for him to rest as much as possible!

We might not have been able to celebrate the way we had hoped, but the goal was for Joe to know how much he is loved and appreciated and that he did! Happy Father's Day, DA-DEEE! We love you!



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