Cake & Gifts!

Grandma Donna helping Abby eat her first slice of marble cake! Yum Yum
Chowing down on that cake!
Opening presents!! She loved tearing the wrapping paper and squeezing the gifts with her usual shaking motion!

Celebrating Abby's 1st Birthday in San Pedro

All 3 sets of great-grandparents were accounted for as we celebrated Abby's 1st Birthday!

Plus Aunt Arlene, Grandma Donna, and Great-Aunt Lillian too! We had a wonderful lunch at Great-Grandma Reiss's house.

Great-Grandma Fran & Jim
Great Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Helen
Great-Aunt Lillian, Aunt Arlene and Great-Grandma Paulette (aka hostess extrordinaire)
Great-Grandma Paulette and Great-Grandpa Bob

Visit to Aunt Amy's

Abby is now an official San Diego Chargers fan!! Pink "Tomlinson" jersey and all!! She had to wear it Sunday in honor of the game!
Amy, Matt, Jackson & Abby

Hanging out with Aunt Amy (and blue baby dolly) at a great sportsbar for lunch on the boardwalk! Beautiful weekend to be in San Diego!

Visiting old friends

So my friends and I are in the midst of planning our 10 year high school reunion, so we got together briefly this weekend while I was down south to discuss things. We had a great lunch down at the beach with Abby.

Great to see you girls!!

Trip down south....Visit to the Fujimoto's

We made our trip to San Diego this past weekend, and it was wonderful. On our way down there I arranged to spend the afternoon with my aunt/uncle/cousin in Dana Point!

Sheila showed Abby her 2 guinea pigs! Abby got a kick out of seeing them buzz around the cage!

There it is in the photo.......I can't remember its name.....

And here is the birthday cake that Sheila decorated for Abby

"Yummy cake mom!!!! Best dinner ever!"

And here's the Fujimoto clan.....plus Abby & Jackson

Fun with Jackson dog

Toy time with Jackson...he's loved playing with Abby (mostly her toys he tries to sneak out of the house to the backyard!!)

Silly crawler.....

She loves to make this fishy face these days....and smack her lips together so they "pop"!

Snack time...in a cup!

Learning to reach into the snack cup and pull out 1 treat......although right now 10 come out at a time.....she's catching onto it though.

Yeah MR.UPS MAN!!

Thank goodness for cardboard deliveries!! Best kid toy ever!!!

She probably thought...."Mom, where have you been hiding this FABULOUS toy!!!"

Exhaustion!!!

This is what happens when you play too hard for 3 weeks straight.....you nap together!!!

Out and About with Mommy

I needed a good reason to get out of the house today, and what better reason than shopping!! Abby will soon learn its a great way to spend daddy's money!! We went to Barnes & Noble, which had an adorable kiddie play area where Abby played on the train table; and then we stopped by Petsmart and watched the fish & birds do their thing--she's been watching Roxy & Jackson run around wrestling for the last week, so I'm sure she loved seeing a different animal for a change! She loved both experiences, so we may be frequenting these venues more often.

....And yes, her sippy cup is in a beer coozie.....it absorbs all the condensation quite nicely from the cold water and actually gives the cup a better grip for her slippery little hands! I figured this one out this morning as I was running out the door! Maybe I'm onto something....

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!