Going, Going, Gone!

Not to repeat a theme from my last post, but "going, going, gone!" is too perfect to describe this series. My girl LOVES watermelon! :)

New Faves

Abby is in her new "going, going, gone!" phase so it's nearly impossible to snap a good picture of her . . . thus, I am intensely proud of these ones. Had to share!


I know, this one was already featured yesterday, but I looooooooooove it! She is a straw pro now.

I just think this one is hilarious -- she looks like she just kung fu'd the tiger, and is now thinking "oops!". LOL

And this is the perfect image of my silly bundle of love and devilish spunk. :) She is my joy!

Don't ask me why, but I love this image. She was twirling around in her new tutu and I forgot to change the camera settings. I need to work on the image a bit, but I think it could end up to be something pretty cool and artsy. :)

First Trip to the Zoo!

Abby loves cats and dogs, so we thought for sure she'd LOVE the zoo. We were right! We had a fabulous day at the San Diego Zoo with grandma and grandpa. Though naptime intruded on our day and cut it short, Abby saw enough animals to decide that she adores giraffes, likes snakes (ahh!), and thinks monkeys and otters are pretty darn silly. :) We will be returning in short order to visit Mama's favorites -- elephants, polar bears, and panthers. Oh, and lions too.

This gorilla is waaaaaay scarier than the one above! And it's a female (born in 1965). Crazy!

This is Abby marveling at a 15 ft anaconda. Scared the heeby jeebies out of me!

Happy Independence Day!

This year we once again drove down to Phoenix to visit Jim's brother and his family for 4th of July. Before I say anything else, I have to tell you -- it was HOT! (But they are worth they heat, so it was ok.) :) But seriously, it was hot. HOT.

Abby did surprisingly well on the 4.5 hour trip. She slept for 2.5hours (shock), enjoyed kiddo songs that her daddy had downloaded on the iPOD, then played with Mommy the rest of the trip. Pretty impressive for a 15-month old! We were amazed, as usual, at her traveling abilities. What a relief!

The next morning, we couldn't wait to get to Brian, Desiree, and Dianna's house. We had missed our family! And they have a fabulous new house that we were dying to see . . . with a POOL! We spent the weekend relaxing, watching Abby chase the dogs, desperately trying to put her down for naps (ha!), catching up with family, spoiling Dianna (rightly deserved!), and playing in the pool. Abby didn't quite make it to see fireworks -- staying up until 9pm without a nap was just too much to ask of her. Bummer! Next year . . . . she literally cried the most pathetic cry because she was so completely exhausted. Yikes!

On the upside, her uncle, aunt, and cousin did get to witness a few other firsts. Abby's very first bite -- or two or three -- of chocolate (courtesy of Uncle Brian), her first successful sip from a straw, and her first real swim in a pool (last summer doesn't count). The water took a bit of getting used to (unlike the chocolate!), but she was addicted in no time. Even 85 degree pool water is a relief when it's 110 outside!!!! She even like getting dunked! Definitely my child . . . :)

A few of my weekend favorites:


Don't ask me why, but I seriously love this picture

Our Dianna is growing up! Beautiful new haircut and all!
Not that this is the greatest picture, but I just had to show off my latest favorite of Abby's clothes :) Red and ruffles -- what could be better!?
Brian and D enjoying the bath water ;)Desiree and D waiting for playtime until Abby adjusted to the water

Everything is better with a rubber ducky!

Ok, and a mini wakeboard