Best of Friends

Abby loves being outside these days, watching Roxy run around like a crazy dog....which she is! But they love each other. Roxy is constantly running over to Abby with toys as if she can play with her, but she does try, but Roxy always wins tug-of-war!! Abby just giggles at Roxy.

"Come on Roxy, drop the toy"
"Ahhhhaaaa....i've got it!!!!"
"Silly Roxy.....toys are always mine!!"
"Hmmmm....I think Roxy is eyeing that duck!"
They finally each got the toy they wanted! And shared......so cute!!

Half Way Party Picnic

We had a very successful picnic today at Point Mugu! We had a bouncy house, a face painter and a balloon animal maker there to entertain the kids! Abby had a great time in the bouncy house while the big kids were having lunch! Here she is with Micah, one of my girlfriends sons.

Abby & Lisa
Had to throw me in.....I never seem to be in photos these days....I'll have to teach Abby to use the camera!!

Daddy....this is how I eat chicken!!

Daddy...this is how I like to eat my chicken, cheese & broccoli!! Yummmmm

Behind Bars!!!

So my living room/dining room are now gated securely, and Abby loves to crawl over and pull up to standing on the gates. Now she's even learned that the locking mechanism "gives" a little rattle when you shake them, so she stands up and shakes back and forth. Licking them isn't half bad either apparently....So this is her watching me get dinner ready in the kitchen while she is locked behind bars!

Up Close

Abby loves getting up close and personal with Sesame Street now that she's tall enough to reach everything.

Spagetti Fun

Okay, so I finally broke down and let the kid be messy! She's at the stage where she seems to want flavor in her food (go figure!!). I offered her the same pasta/veggie/turkey-dog dish yesterday with no sauce, and she rejected it, and ate some of the turkey dog. Then today I offered her the same thing but coated in tomato sauce, and she devoured it all!! It was fun to watch!

"I'm funny.....ha mommy!!"
" Eewww...I think its in my eye....."
"Yumm.....this bowl tastes good with sauce too!!"
"Just one more bite mom"
"All done!".....Roxy waiting patiently as usual for a mishap noodle!

Abby fun.....

First time playing with bubbles!
Abby and the Baby Einstein Caterpillar....she loves it!
Climbing on mr. caterpillar
Who knew you could chew on your own finger and get your foot chewed on at the same time!!

So sweet!

Head on the table......she got her first ear infection poor thing!! So she was tugging on that ear constantly.
Oh, just Abby being Abby

I LOVE MOMMY!!!

Such a cutie!

Abby is cutting her 3rd tooth right now! The top right front tooth! Its just poking through right now.

Ventura Fair Day

Today was military appreciation day at the fair, so we got in free!! We walked around for about 3 hours looking through the display tents, the animals, and food of course!
Abby & the baby donkey
Abby & the baby goat!
Piglets!!! These pigs were so cute eating from their mommy!!
Abby's favorite part of the day was the shuttle ride to/from the fair on the school bus (also free!!); She loved holding onto the seat in front of her with the wind blowing in her face like it was a ride! Figures the kid would like the free non-entertainment portion of the day most. We went with Britany Ek and her friend Natalie.

Swinging in Action

Okay, so don't laugh at me, because now matter how many times Mike corrects me, I still forget that you can't turn the camera sideways when taking a video!!! Who knew, right?? Silly me. Anyways, tilt your head to the left and you can enjoy watching Abby swing!

Swings!!

We've discovered the park swings, and they are a hit! She loves holding on while I push her! She's a very brave little girl! She just kicks her feet and smiles......I couldn't ask for more rewarding fun!

Mommy & Abby
And Great-Grandma Paulette & Grandpa Bob came to visit today, so here they are at lunch!

Zebra fun!!

I got this cute bouncy zebra toy from a friend as a hand-me-down! Its great! She can't get on/off by herself yet, but she crawls up to it and pulls up to her feet, then I set her on the seat and she holds on while watching Sesame Street! Then she likes when I bounce it up and down for her since she can just touch her tippy toes to the base! It makes noise (zebra noises!) and lights up too~very interactive!

Friends!!

I babysat for my girlfriend Eleanor last weekend, so she brought Tyler over (14 months old--he can walk & run!!) and he and Abby played for nearly 3 hours in the living room!

Kids....hard at work
My Silly girl!


Abby getting rough with the big boy! He didn't mind the ear tug! Sorry Tyler!

More pool time!

Today's playgroup gathering was at the Point Mugu kiddie pool and we had a blast! We brought our chicken nuggets to eat for lunch, which she loved!! And then we swam with the big kids! This pool is shallow around the outer edge, then gets a little deeper towards the center! But it was 85 degrees in the water, very nice!

Little miss pouty face! She loves to scrunch up those lips!
And the tongue comes out too! She loves crawling in the water and licking it as she goes!
Abby and Reagan Fox! The girls love her!!
And here's my worn out little swimmer! It was a long morning and she pooped out on the way home.