Has it really been 2 years?

This has been the fastest 2 years of my life.

Above- 2/2006: Abigail the month she was born

And below- 2/2008, Abigail now:

Above and below: She is my happy helper!

^ Playing with a doll from G-Ma.

My little sweetie!

She eats her veggies much better now, thanks yo gabba gabba

Abigail has gotten so much better about eating her veggies. Other then just continuing to offer a variety of veggies, one thing that really helped was a part from the children's show Yo Gabba Gabba.

I found a Youtube link for the segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9PqjMSNfkU

I started telling her "green beans want to go to the party in your tummy!" Or speaking as the green beans "can I go to the party?" It worked like a charm! Now she eats her veggies and sometimes sings "party party".

The show is sometimes bizarre but we love it! They sing about things like safety, kindness...good stuff.

Here is an article about the show:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/72978


The other big news is she has started speaking in short "sentences" occasionally. Before Christmas we were watching a cartoon and she said "mouse up tree" when a little mouse ran up a Christmas tree. Today she said "Uh oh, onion all gone" when she saw that my onion drawer in the kitchen is empty.

Happy New Year!

Happy 2008! We celebrated new years eve and new years day/Papa's birthday at the Nanny Papa house.

Today it's back to business. Work, cleaning house and dancing to new music. You can guess which one of us is doing what. ;) Here are some photos of Abigail enjoying her new Wiggles CDs.

Clap to the music!


Running around the coffee table, clapping, and dancing!

Above: Hey mom I think it's time to take the Christmas tree down.
Time for Abigail's close up!
And this look means the photo session is OVER.

Wishing everyone health and happiness for 2008!

What a week!

^Abigail played outside after we had some more snow.Above: Ryan, Katie, Jeff, and Andy played Christmas carols one evening. Below: Nanny and Abigail sang alongAbby & Gavin looking cute (above) and strange (below) ;) Will, Gavin, and Abigail playing (above)
Then Abigail got sick and had a fever and vomitting. We spent Christmas eve at the ER after a day of her being very sick. She couldn't keep anythign down and started to have blood in her vomit. Yikes. She is feeling much better now but just today said she has "owwie ears" so we are going to the doctors this afternoon. Above: we helped her open one of her presents while she was sick.

Day after Christmas, checking out some presents (we saved them for when she was feeling better)
Above: Jeff & Gavin reading a book about farms & tractors
Above: the kids opening some gifts at "Nanny Papa house"Gavin & Abigail love their new cars from Nanny Papa

Above: Abigail checking out her new tricycle
Below: Wearing her new hat from Aunt Charlotte (Thank you!)

Happy Holidays!

I just wanted to share a couple of pictures of Abigail with our Christmas tree. She loves it, and wishes that we would let her pull the ornaments off freely. :-)

We were supposed to have professional pictures taken on Saturday, Dec 8...we got there and were told "We have no appointment in your name"... Ummm....ok. So no holiday pictures. :(

First snow of the season

We had our first snow of the season last weekend. Abigail was delighted and had to go outside first thing in the morning after waking up.

She did NOT want to come inside for breakfast.
Above: Henry running through the snow

Above: Kissing Hewey

Below: Hugging Henry

Look how long her hair is getting! Almost long enough for a ponytail to stay in. ;)

Halloween pictures

Abigail in her monkey costume.

Gavin was a puppy

Tiffany & Andy brought Will over to trick or treat. What a cute dragon!

Happy Halloween!

I will try to get some photos of the kids in costumes later on, and will post them soon.

A couple more pics

Pleeaaase?

Abigail enjoying dinner

A few new pictures

These pictures were taken this week. We are visiting family in Topeka. Abigail is 20 months old now.

Fun playing with a flashlight


:-)