Abby's Three Year Old Interview

We love you so so much Abby Emmy!

Calculated Crawler

Things that are true about Ella: 1. She is really starting to pick up speed. BUT as soon as I turn on the camera to get a video of it, she freezes and smiles at me with a face that seems to say, "Mom, I know what you want me to do...I'm not doing it! (Na Na Na Na Na)"
 2. Ella is in love with Lily Monica. Seriously, if Ella sees her from across the room, she starts squealing and hooting like a small animal. Ella tries to throw herself from the high chair to get at this baby. We've checked. It's not a baby doll thing. It's not even a big sister's toy thing. It's a Lily Monica thing. So, how do you solve problem stated in #1? Set up the video camera and "Surprise!" Lily Monica suddenly appears. Note: Abby is very 3 and learning to share. Some moments are easier than others. Abby loves Lily Monica just as much as Ella does. She does not love to share. We probably have conversations about this five times a day! This is a very real glimpse into our daily life with a crawling infant and an opinionated three year old!

Long (very cold) Winter Days

Just a couple of the ways we are burning some energy on these long and extremely frigid winter days. Hello below zero windchill! This feels too much like freshman year in Syracuse.

Welcome to Abby's Hair Salon...

...where it's so bright, shades are a must.

Abby playing Leappad in her fun closet hangout, while Sissy plays nearby.

Look Alikes?

The sister resemblance in these two photos struck me! Can you see it?

Abby 

Ella

Snapshots

precious moments. I could watch her sleep for hours.

Looking all grown up in her beautiful outfit from Auntie Zee. Thank you!

ready for church

family movie night

When Abby wakes up, she brings us her bathrobe and sunglasses. Bathrobe = being like Daddy and getting "cozy dozy".  Sunglasses = coming out of a dark room and into light (especially the bright TV)  is just too much for her in the early hours.

Little sister crawling to check out Abby's jewelry when she had the chance

cute hat

smiles

getting ready to go build a snowman

Look at those ears!

Ella is really fascinated with Lily Monica. You can that Abby doesn't want Ella to touch her baby because Lily Monica is sleeping! Ella's face: "Hi Mom! Look who I found!" Abby's face: "MOMMY! Make her stop. She is breaking the rules."

reliving many childhood memories introducing our preschooler to my all time favorite board game

sister bathtime

ready for snow

Birthday Morning Fun

How does a little girl celebrate her actual birthday after a weekend full of birthday celebrations? 

 

"Happy Birthday Abby" pancakes. 

Presents.

Lunch date with Daddy. Birthday girl's special request: Panera because she loves their mac & cheese. 

Playing all day and soaking up every minute on her first day as a three year old! 

beautiful birthday girl

loving her new easel and art supplies

I see many afternoons of playing school in the near future! Yes!!

Ella: 6 months

Ella: 6 months 

A whole half year already...what?! 

 17 pounds 6 ounces

27 and 1/4 inches long

45 cm head circumference. putting you in the 97%. big headed babies are my specialty! :) 
 
started (army) crawling everywhere

eating lots of food and even starting to like fruit 

loves mum-mums 

wants every toy of Abby's. In a room full of toys, you find the one that is Abby's and do whatever it takes to get to it. You take the role of little sister very seriously! :) 

blowing raspberries 

making sweet "goo" and "gaa" noises 

taking 3 naps a day 

fall asleep by yourself with your pacifier, musical seahorse and superbuggy 

refusing to stay on your back on the changing table. It takes lots of effort to keep you still enough to change your diaper. 

favorite activities: crawling, finding wires to play with and magazines to pull off of the living room table, time in the jump-jump, laughing with your big sister and trying to take her toys, making us laugh, taking baths with your sister

ticklish and giggly

 laughing hysterically at the sweetest moments 

happy, healthy and precious as ever

The Truth

Remember the years...

one...

two...

three

Family Birthday Party

Back to back parties and she hasn't even officially turned three yet!  The day after Abby's friend party, we had a family birthday dinner at our house for those who could make it. Grammy, G-Diddy, Aunt Cyncy, Papa and Uncle Cory drove up to celebrate with us. Abby enjoyed spending time with everyone. We enjoyed a relaxed dinner and an ice cream cake before everyone headed back home.

Abby entertaining everyone and eating some appetizers

"Hi Papa!"

Grammy & G-Diddy

Creamy BLT Mac and Cheese was the birthday girl's dinner pick.

dancing with G-Diddy...

...then Uncle Cory.

our baby

Uncle Cory helping Abby setup her fun gift from Papa: a Leappad 2!

opening some great new books from Aunt Cyncy

very excited about her birthday gift from Grammy and G-Diddy to go see a Yo Gabba Gabba show...

...and her TAG reader.

Uncle Cory gave Abby some TAG reading books. Nagymama sent a Dora Gymnastics DVD to go with gymnastics classes. This is going to be a year of surpassing her parents technologically, learning to read and becoming a gymnast! Three is going to be lots of fun.

Ella loving her Grammy and Grammy's pretty scarf!

Thanks for coming to celebrate with us family! We love you.