Crib Cuteness

So she had just woken up from a nap this morning, and Jackson and I went upstairs to get her!

Showing off her cute white teeth with her squishy face smile!
Looking around the room for Jackson (who was busy sniffing her toys)

Bathtime Fun with Jackson

No matter how many times I say "sit down", she loves to stand up!!
Sharing bath toys with Jackson!
Playing with her ducky (faucet cover)
Jackson was eyeballing those floating toys......not enough to jump in though
A new hair-do!! Now that the messy mane is getting longer, I can play with it!!

Doggie time

Abby loves being outside with the dogs....and believe it or not, she picks the grass and never eats it!
Chillin with the dogs!
Sharing toys with Jackson...he's just her size.....for now!
Good 'ol Tug-of-war
Abby gets a kick out of watching the dogs play together! Pure entertainment!

Aunt Amy's Visit

Here's Abby sharing her new top teeth!
Mommy, Aunt Amy, and the cutie

Mommy's night out.....

This past Saturday night, my spouses club had our "2/3rds Party" marking our countdown to our spouses returning home! We rented a limo for the night which drove us from base to dinner and a bar, and back home! Luckily Grandma Donna, Grandpa Ron, and Aunt Amy were on hand to babysit Abby and my girlfriend's son Tyler while we were away enjoying ourselves.

The two of them enjoyed standing to watch the dogs (Jackson & Roxy) run around the kitchen after each other!
Here's Abby with her squish face smile!!!!

Tongue, tongue, tongue

These days the tongue is hanging out in full force! To the left, to the right, straight down the middle, you name it, she does it!

The top teeth are arriving

Here's a half-decent shot of Abby's top teeth coming in! The top left one is about 1/3 of the way in, and the right is still breaking through the gum line. Her new spine tingling habit is grinding these new top/bottom teeth together!! Its soooo gross....but she's discovering new things with these teeth everyday!

New Basket Tricks

Abby's new favorite past time is sitting/climbing in baskets! Its like a challenge for her. And Grandma Donna bought her a new purple toy basket for the living room to keep all her toys in one place.

Yes, she climbed in all by herself....after 20 minutes of trying to figure out how she'd fit!
I swear, she sat in this basket of toys for at least 30 minutes! I had to remove her against her will in the end.
"Grandma Donna gives the best bottles" (NO! They didn't match on purpose!!)
First sip from a wine glass.....its just water!!!
Did someone say....."CHEESE"!!!! She's such a ham! This is her squishy face smile when she is being silly in front of the camera!

Beyond her boundaries.....

It seems she is eager to help fold laundry (I mean, pull it all onto the floor)! She just didn't understand why the dryer door kept swinging closed on her after she pushed it open!
And then her first trip OUT the doggie-door!! Success on the first try. She followed Roxy's lead of course.
And alas, she had to come back in!!

Stairs Stairs Stairs

Abby is now a stair afficionado!! She loves to climb, and getting to the top is just a bonus.....I kept grabbing her and taking her back down to do it again, and again, and again.....

14 Million Dollar Fountain and a visit with Great-Grandma Fran

The city of San Pedro recently built a 14 Million Dollar $$$ "Bellagio"-type water fountain by the waterfront that does a water display to music, and has the invisible water edge along the walkway that you can put your hands/feet in! So we took part in getting wet!
Those are the "flipper" water sprayers above "dancing" to the music.
Great-Grandma Fran & Abby
We went over to Great-Grandma Frans for a visit and Abby's favorite part was the antique wood stacker at the fireplace. She decided it was a good place to sit and relax! Just her size!!

Lunch with Great-Grandpa Jerry & Helen

Great-Grandpa Jerry & Great-Grandma Helen.....out to lunch for fabulous mexican food!
Mommy and Abby (the patio was red tile, so thats why there's a glow)
Silly Grandma Donna.......and silly Abby of course

Reiss House-Sept San Pedro Visit

Great-Grandpa Reiss & Abby spending time on the couch....with mommy's makeup bag!
Ahhhh....bottle time!!! Isn't it nice to have someone else hold your bottle sometimes!!
Abby was helping Great-Grandma Paulette clean out her kitchen drawer.
Abby and Pierre (the bird), making "conversation".....they both spoke different languages!!
Abby's turn at the ritual "deep-sink" bath in the Reiss house.

Our "Jamba" girl!

I grabbed a Jamba Juice while we were out today, and figured Abby would think it was too sour/cold, but she LOVED it! So we ended up sharing sips! I think she drank more though.

Sooooo tall!!

Guess its time to get some stove knob covers.....little miss curious is getting big and tall to reach EVERYTHING!! She is normally not allowed in the kitchen, but we were running out the door, so this was the first time she's pulled up on the stove......she probably thought the stove handle was made just for her!

Abby & Mommy

Out to dinner with my girlfriend Britany Ek......8/25/08

Taking toys around doggy style

Abby finally realized that in order to crawl/climb with toys from one place to another, you must carry them in your mouth!! Who knows, maybe she learned from Roxy!!