Christmas

Snow Day!

Sunday we got 7 inches of snow! Even though the power went out, we roasted hot dogs and made s'mores and had fun. It got a little chilly that night with no heat, but Scooby Doo and the heater were back Monday afternoon!

There's No Place Like Home

Abbey is now in a Wizard of Oz phase. She still loves the princesses, but Dorothy wins out for the moment. Frenchie is now Toto and spends a lot of time shoved in an Easter basket that is far too small for her.

Frenchie

Abbey's drawing of her stuffed dog Frenchie.

July 30th--my actual birthday!

On my actual birthday, I went to Toys R Us for my birthday club fun. I got a tiara, balloon, and everyone said "Happy Birthday!" (I also go a Sleeping Beauty Bath doll out of the deal). Then we went to Chuck E. Cheese for pizza and games, and then home for my second birthday cake of the week!

Photo shoot to commemorate my 3rd year of being a princess

Happy Princess Birthday to Me!

Today was my 3rd birthday party. I chose princess as my theme and pink as my color. As a budding Martha Stewart, I directed my mom to buy pink forks and spoons, and napkins, cups, and plates with Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty on them. I also had a princess cake with a light up Cinderella. I said the party was "perfect" when I saw all the decorations. I got plenty of great gifts and had fun playing games, getting my face painted, and decorating cookie wands with my friends.

Abbey wants to adopt a family of worms

When we planted roses and azaleas in the spring, Abbey found worms in the flower beds and has been fascinated ever since. Tonight she shared her plans for raising a worm family in a pink jar in her pink bedroom (she's into pink right now).

Pictures of me just doing stuff....

Abbey & Hope

This is Abbey and her cousin, Hope, playing in Abbey's recently redecorated room. Abbey went from a yellow room and crib to a big girl pink princess room with a Cinderella carriage bed!

4th of July

We went to a festival and then Chateau Elan for fireworks. After eating cotton candy, chips, cupcakes, snow cones, hot dogs, and nerds (candy) we reclined on a blanket and watched the fireworks with Abbey yelling "KABOOM" when they went off.

Gymnastics

Abbey started gymnastics earlier this year and she loves tumbling, using the bars and trampoline, but her favorites are the pit (a in ground swimming pool filled with foam blocks) and the balance beam (she's getting one for her birthday!). Here is a picture of Abbey and her cousin, Hope, with their "Great Gymnast" ribbons. In the video you see Abbey in action and finishing with her well executed "Ta-Da!"

Princess Ballerina

Abbey loves to dance! She started ballet and tap this month and loves it. Abbey can go an entire hour of dance class and the teacher never once has to say "Abbey, no!" "Abbey come back here."

Trick or Treat!

I had a great Halloween. I dressed up and Cinderella (my mom was Snow White) and I got lots of candy. It took me awhile to get the concept of just going to a door and getting candy, but I had it by the end of the night.

Pumpkin Patch II

Here are videos from my pumpkin patch visit.

Pumpkin Patch

My family started a new Halloween tradition by taking me to the pumpkin patch at a local farm. I loved the pig races, pumpkins, hay ride, cow train, petting zoo and the corn maze!