Animals

Abby's vocabulary has exploded. Yesterday she came out with "shark", "echo" (I don't think she knows what it means) and "June" (one of her Little Einstein bath toys). She is very proud of every new word.

Although she can say "cow", "cat" and "duck", she names most animals by the sound they make: "Neigh", "woof", etc. Also, within the last couple weeks she has started combining words into phrases, learned to add an "s" sound for plurals or possessives. As a result she comes out with some very endearing terms such as "neighs" (2 or more horses) or "cluck cluck eat" (the chicken is eating). My favorite so far was "Baby RARRRRRR!" (baby lion, of course).

New Bed

Abby's crib got lost in the move. We finally replaced it. Here she is checking it out for the first time.



Unfortunately, the American crib mattress is a little small for the British bed. We filled in the gap with a rolled up towel. We have no idea how long it will take her to learn to climb out. When she does, we can turn this crib into a toddler bed.

Money

She likes how it jingles.

Fancy Shoes

This reminds me of Minnie Mouse's giant feet.

Happy 90th Birthday, GGP!!

Have a wonderful day!









We love you and miss you!

Pigtails

Abby's hair is getting much too long and unruly to regularly leave down.



She still doesn't like the feel of her hair being up.



By the way, when I look at the first picture I think "Who is that little girl and where did my baby go?"

Balls!

Abby is a huge fan of ball pits, but a ball pit with a slide may just be her idea of heaven. She spent hours going down this slide.

Warning: the background noise on this video is quite loud

Shower

We took advantage of low season rates and stayed at a fancy hotel for 2 nights. Abby really liked the "shower"; we really liked that the bathroom had a glass wall so we didn't have to get wet too.

Aquarium

We went to an aquarium. They had a 4D movie experience to do first. Abby wouldn't really wear the glasses, but she did like it when water sprayed us and air blew on us.

Spice Cabinet

If she becomes a chef, we will be able to trace it back to this:





She does this a lot when I am cooking. I had to move the chili powder somewhere else because one day she got it open.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

New Camera

We've got a new camera, so you should start seeing more posts now.





Abby has been spending a lot of time hanging out in the house without a shirt on. It gets so hot here lately, it just seems mean to put a shirt on her.