Who needs an alarm clock?

I am thinking of giving away all my alarm clocks. Do I really need them if my daughter never sleeps past 6? I very rarely NEED to get up before 6 and even if I did, she generally wakes up at 5:30, so really, do I need an alarm clock? This morning my little lovey dovey was up at 4:30 a.m. and ready to go. Getting up while it's still dark makes for a long day, but it could be worse, at least it's a day filled with a happy, beautiful baby Abby.

napping makes her cranky

She is not a happy girl when she gets up from a nap... but lucky for us it's generally short lived.

Come out, come out wherever you are!

I used to wonder how kids could possibly get stuck in wells and other weird small spots... but now that Abby is into every weird nook and cranny that she can find, I no longer wonder about that.



This morning we were in the kitchen when I heard the tell tale noises of Sammy chewing up something, so I went to investigate. When I returned Abby was in the cupboard. The smallest cupboard we have. She just barely fits in it and we can no longer go into the kitchen without her heading straight for the cupboard... Oh well, at least she'll out grow this cupboard soon.

Monday, Monday...

Today all Abby wanted to do was dump the toys out of this basket and play in it. I think she's pretty cute.

We love the pink carnation

I know, I know, I'm a total nerd because I get the Crescent, and I'm an even bigger nerd for getting out my camera when Abby grabbed the latest issue off the table during lunch yesterday, but there's a GPB inside of me that really hopes I've got a baby Gamma Phi on my hands, so I had to post this picture. It's okay to roll your eyes, I know I'm a nut.

Abby and Eli

I love them!

Fun in the sun!

We just got back from a family trip to Arizona to celebrate my Mom's birthday. It was sunny and we had a great time! Thanks family for a fun trip!

Here's Abby with more sunscreen in her hair then on her body.


Enjoying the warm evening.


Abby loves Eli and she can almost say his name...



Yellow polka-dot bikini!


Did I forget to mention that Abby learned to walk while we were gone?!?!


Dancing and clapping are two of Abby's favorite things to do while on vacation.


Nothing says vacation like drinks by the pool!

My Little Globetrotter

We have had this globe lying around for a long time. Charlie received it as a gag gift because he LOVES maps. Anyway, it has remained on a shelf out of sight for a long time. Countless times I have thought, I NEED to throw that out, but it's a good thing I didn't because guess who loves it? My little map lover junior, Abby Malley.

Uh-Oh

How did you figure out how to get in the cart??


Am I in trouble?


Probably not with a face like that...

Best Friends

These two love looking out the window.

We love Sabra

If you haven't had it, it's the best kind of hummus hands down. Abby loves it as much as I do and if given the chance would probably eat it by the spoonful.

Abby's Favorite Things

Shopping with Dotty,


crawling at top speed,


popping the animals up and pushing them back down,


books,


and the house, of course!



I almost forgot Dotty!

Puppy Love

Charlie and I are so glad that these two get along so well. We all love Sammy!

Mad Men Party

We're on our way to a Mad Men party. I love the show and was especially excited to dress up like Betty Draper!! What do you think? I think it turned out pretty well considering all I bought was the red lipstick! Aren't you proud of me?

Crabby Abby

Most of the time Abby is a smiling joyful little girl, like today when Dad came home early and we all got to play together...




But more and more often our easy going, easy to please, mostly predictable baby girl is starting to change. Suddenly she has an attitude and wants everyone in the house to do what she "says" and they better do it fast! And she doesn't care if you can't figure out what she wants! Oh and, duh, she only wants Mom! GRRR!


Sometimes I just can't help but take a picture of her crying...


Anyway, I know it could be a lot worse, but it's been a tougher than usual week and I really hope it's just because she's been taking crappy naps and getting some new teeth in. She is practically the only one year old I know with only 2 full teeth, 2 stubs and barely a tip showing... there's got to be a lot of teeth coming in, so that's bound to make a girl a little cranky.


A couple more things just so you won't judge, her shirt is usually stained because she refuses to eat even one bite if she has a bib on, she won't let me comb her hair, put in any barrettes or ponies and as long as she keeps crawling I don't know how I'm supposed to keep her out of the dirt when we go to the park... So I am aware that she often looks like a total ragamuffin, but it's just part of her charm.

Pappy play time!

My Dad came over to play today and boy did Abby have fun. She even took a few steps with my Dad's help!

Let's go shopping!

Abby is really into my wallet and credit cards. I guess the apples doesn't fall far from the tree!

National Start Walking Day

Hey Abby! It's National Start Walking Day! Do you think you want to start walking today or what?


She doesn't really know how to say words or sentences but I'm pretty sure her face says: no, made up holidays are L-A-M-E.

Oh well, the day isn't over yet so she still might change her mind!

Easter 2010

We had a full day of Easter celebrating... brunch, Easter egg hunt, visit with the bunny and finally home. There's not much room for napping in such a full day and as you can see it took a toll on poor Abby. We had fun though! Thanks for all the candy and fun family and friends!

Happy Easter!


It looks like Abby is taking the "hunt" part of Easter egg hunt awfully seriously...


Abby meets the bunny and tries very hard to be brave...


Still trying...


What if the bunny gives you a gift?


A scary bunny and an unknown gift... it's more than Abby can take!


Phew... at least we can enjoy another Easter egg hunt. Happy again!