Final moments of Grma Smiths trip

First Day of Preschool

This is Abby on her first day of preschool!

I enrolled her in 1 half day a week for now, and then in the Fall she will go 2 or 3 days a week and be in a 2's/3's class. For now because her birthday falls after Sept, she is in the toddler class.

She went right in today asking to play, and never looked back to even say goodbye!

I'm not sure if everytime will be this easy, I expect some "bumps", but eventually I know she will enjoy it! For now, it is great time for me to run errands, make appointments, and just get some quiet time at home.....maybe even take a nap.....who knows what could happen without a toddler at home for 4 hrs!

Yummm......breakfast before school

Brushing my teeth......mom....no bathroom photos please!!!!

The typical Abby look when she pouts about something.....anything

Introducing Princess Abigail

Abby was very lucky this year and got her very own Cinderella dress for xmas from her cousin Ethne! And of course the moment she opened it she wanted it on immediately. Luckily it didn't take too much persuading to get her to take it off for nap time, I was anticipating a battle!!

The Girls!

Here are some random shots we've taken over the last few days!

I just went through and packed up all of Maddy's newborn and 0-3 month sized clothes yesterday. Where did my baby go??? I don't remember it going by this fast last time!??! She is now totally filling out 3 month outfits, and they won't last long either, her feet are at the end of them already. Thank goodness we had a lot of clothes when Abby was a baby!

She still loves her baby sister! Coming in for a big smooch!

Me and my girls!

Daddy and his "big" little girl

The Hat!

Aunt Bonnie made and sent Abby this fabulous hat for her birthday! She also sent the rolling tiger backpack and both were an instant hit when she opened them!

The hat though has been a sure favorite and she wears it in the house ALL the time. In fact for the first few days she rarely took it off and insisted upon wearing it at the dinner table for her meals.....strange, but we went along with the enjoyment.

Thanks Auntie Bonnie!!

Maddy is 8 weeks!

She's getting bigger!!!

She will be 8 weeks old tomorrow, and of course 2 months technically on January 4th.

She had her first cold last week, and is just about over it. She handled it really well, with just a little head/chest congestion, and no fever thank goodness. Guess it is to be expected with a 2 year old sister bringing things home nowadays! But we all got it at some point, so I wasn't surprised she did too!

We took her to the doctor for the cold last week, and she weighed in at a solid 12 pounds!

At 6 weeks she gave me her first smile, and continues to do so at random times when she is alert and focuses in on me......these milestones are so memorable and fun, with many more to come.

Cookie Monster

Abby got a pair of cookie monster slippers for xmas! She took a few days to warm up to them, but now she allows us to put them on her!!

After Xmas Shots

Some post-holiday photos before the PA Smiths left town!

Thank you for my new PJ's Aunt Amy!!!
This is where Maddy slept best everyday!! Either on Grandma Smiths chest or in the arms of Aunt Jennifer. Mommy was glad to have the help!

Grandma Smith & her daughter-in-laws!

Grandma Smith and her Boys! Dave & Mike

An attempt to get Abby in the shot.....proved to be worthless. She isn't much into posing for photos these days.

Dave, Grma Smith, Mike, Emily, Matt & Madelyn

Abby still fighting the photo....but I caught this side of her as proof she was there!

Smith Family Fun

We all spent xmas eve day just hanging around the house, playing video games and watching movies. It was very relaxing and entertaining!!

Abby has loved goofing around with cousing Emily
Abby had a great time laughing with us all as she unknowingly blocked Uncle Dave's line of sight to the tv as he played a video game.....she just thought it was hilarious as we all laughed along!

Showing off my apron (courtesy of Grma Fran.....I always remember our days baking cookies at her house with the strawberry apron when we were little girls)

The group! Playing RockBand

Maddy & Grma Smith

Our little acrobat......she pulled out this stunt randomly while we were all sitting around!

What a goofball!!

SMILES!!!

Dog pile on Uncle Dave!!!!

Uncle Dave......can you see thru me????

Christmas in Virginia

We had a wonderful Christmas dinner with the Smith clan from Pennsylvania & Mom Smith from California!

We had a great day filled with presents, family, food and friends!

Abby actually chomped into her stocking apple and ate about a quarter of it! I thought it was just a filler.....apparently not.

Dad putting together her Princess table/chairs from Aunt Amy!!! The hit of the day!

Okay, so I didn't know she had scissors in her hands when we took this photo....but I swear she was walking them over to Mike so he would open a gift for her! All was safe!! Anyhow, this is a cute dress Aunt Amy bought for Abby!!

Abby & Emily eating Christmas dinner at the Princess table!!

Dan....showing his excitement for Xmas dinner!

Our friends Dan & Julie Mitzner and their daughters joined us too!

"Le Chef" posing for the camera! Mike and I had a great time in the kitchen cooking all morning! I think that was the first time we'd done it together and it turned out great!

Smiths everywhere!!!! Dave, Mom, Matthew, Emily, & Jen

The girls playing in Abby's room while we finished eating!