Sweet Moments

My sweet little snuggle bug

After lots of splashing, Abby really kicks back and relaxes in the tub.

I walked into the room and saw this. Sweet moments.

Cooking with Mom

I was cooking dinner and Abby looked like she wanted to help! If only you could have seen the look on her face when I first handed her the bowl and spatula...like "Really Mom? I can play with real kitchen things? YES! THANKS!"

Orange and Blue!

I'm not talking about SU this time (though we are very impressed with our Orange football this season!). I'm talking about the orange trees and blue skies. The weather has been beautiful here. We have been taking advantage of being outside every chance we get.


Abby pulls herself up with the help of my fingers. Every time she has that same proud smile on her face.

Ohh take in the lovely backdrop for this photo. The three of us just sat in the grass and enjoyed the beautiful leaves and gorgeous blue sky.

Flying baby! This picture was taken on Sunday and Abby still had no top teeth. Today, her first tooth on top popped through!

Getting cooler here

The chill is in the air...

...which means a new season and all sorts of fun things for Abby to experience for the first time.

Where's Abby?

On Sunday, Abby was playing on the living room floor while I was doing something in the kitchen. She had been playing with her toys for less than 10 minutes, when I came into the living room only to find her missing (from my immediate sight that is).

Me: Ummmm...Abby.....where are you?
Abby: Ah! (shouted in an excited attention getting way)

I followed her voice to find her IN HER ROOM! Abby's bedroom is the next room off of the living room. She had rolled herself all the way to her room and kept rolling until she got stuck by the door and had no where else to go. For those of you who haven't been in our apartment, that is a significant distance. She might not be a crawler yet, but she's officially a mover.

Here I am, Mommy!

Look what I did!

Now, what?! I'm stuck.

Who's reading?

I love writing this blog! It has been such a fun new hobby for me. Even if no one was reading, I would still write. BUT, that leads me to the reason for my post...who is reading? I would love to know (even if I don't know you)!

Leave a comment and let me know!

Baby Dedication

Today was Abby's baby dedication at church. A baby dedication is a ceremony in which parents make a commitment before the Lord to submit a child to God's will and to raise that child by God's grace according to His Word and His ways. Joe and I are so thankful that God got a hold of our lives years ago and redirected our paths for His purpose. Today, we promised with all our hearts to parent our little girl with purpose and point her to the only one who gives meaning to life, Jesus!

We shared the day with some of our family and friends: Grammy, G-Diddy, Uncle Tommy, Grandma, Casey, Rob & Kelly and Joe F. After the service, our family came back to our place for lunch and football.

outside of Open Arms after the service

Grandma getting Abby ready for pictures

sunny day....can you tell?

"Thank you for my outfit, Mama! Don't I look beautiful?"

hanging out on the curb with Casey

mommy & Abby

Grandma and Abby

"Hi Uncle Tommy!"

Cassel guys watching football

Color Zoo with Grammy

After her nap, Abby decided to hang out with the guys for a bit. When we sat her on the couch, she looked at them for a minute, then slouched her body down just like them.

playing with Uncle Tommy's watch

Touchdown! Touchdown!

Thank you Jesus!