Subway Commercial

So Abby fell asleep singing this tonight, "Five...Five dollar...Five dollar footlongs," complete with the appropriate hand motions.

Just proof that even children who don't watch TV (to speak of) still pick up on what is happening...especially commericial jingles.

My mom says I used to sing the "Coke is It" jingle all the time, but it sounded more like, "Coka sit."

Little Ladybug

Our little ladybug (notice the design on her dress) had her 3 year old checkup this week. She is now 38 1/2 inches tall (75%) and weighs 33 pounds (75%). In addition to that, she is right on track as far as her physical development. Abby Grace had such fun playing the "games" the doctor asked of her to evaluate her muscles and coordination...push, pull, don't let me move your arms, etc. The only thing that needs a little work is her speech. This came as no surprise to us, and the articulation delay is slight, but we will have her evaluated by a speech therapist in the near future to address the issue. (I don't know if I have posted this before, but we previously had Abby evaluated just over a year ago. At that time, her speech was not delayed enough to qualify for assistance.) Oh, and this was a no shot visit to the pediatrician. YAY!!

In other news, you will notice that Abby is holding a baby, specifically Kaiya Marie, in this picture. Abby Grace is ALWAYS holding a baby of some sort these days. In fact, I receive very detailed instructions each morning on how to care for her babies while she is at school, including things such as giving them milk, holding them while they sleep, and bringing them back to pick Abby up. It is so incredibly sweet.

Belle in the Bluebonnets

Happy Birthday, Abby Grace

This post should actually be titled "Happy Birthweek," but because I haven't learned how to do the whole strikeout thing and it really wouldn't be that cute if I didn't, then I'm leaving it as is. Why am I calling it a birthweek? Because Abby Grace had not 1, not 2, but 3 birthday parties this year...none of which actually fell on her real birthday. This was obviously never my intention but after planning her "zoo party," she decided that all she really wanted was a "party with Daddy's boys in his locker room." I just simply could not deprive her of such a request as I think her love of the baseball team is the sweetest thing ever. (I am sure I won't think it is so sweet when she is 16!!)

How did the week go down? Last Saturday, we had her "Party at the Zoo and Picnic in the Park." The zoo/park part was somewhat abbreviated as Abby's guests were freezing so we returned home for the picnic, cake, and presents portion of the party. You never would have known there was a snag in the plans because the kids had a blast upon returning here...playing with Abby's toys and quick jaunts into the backyard. I should warn you that Jeremy has decided next year's party should be planned in a basement. So far, we have had snow, sun, and rain for her party days. Next year, we are anticipating a tornado! :)




On Monday, we had a Minnie Mouse cupcake party at Abby's little school. She was sooo excited when all of her friends sang Happy Birthday to her; she looked like she might burst! Mental note...do not bother with cupcakes for a 3 year old's birthday party; they will just lick the icing off the top and then proceed to throw the cupcake away. I should have just taken cupcake holders filled with icing. As much as she loved her party, she later reported that the best part was when she got to go home early with me. Oh well; I'm not particularly surprised...or disappointed for that matter.

Finally, on Wednesday, we drove to Borger for the long awaited birthday party in the locker room. This was also planned as our family party because Jeremy had a game on Abby's actual birthday. The "boys" (aka Mama signed their name to the card) had gotten Abby a balloon bouquet and a pink baseball bat and ball. She thought she was pretty cool stuff when she opened that bat and all the boys sang happy birthday to her. Even I was a little moved by the whole situation. Imagine 20 high school guys' deep voices singing happy birthday to your 3 year old daughter. One of the sweetest moments was when I thanked a couple of them for making my child's day. One of the seniors looked at me and said, "Well, she deserves it. You only turn 3 once." After the party, Jeremy, Uh (Jeremy's dad), Abby, and I went to eat at The Plaza where they also sang to Abby and gave her a yummy sopapilla...again which she just licked the cinnamon and sugar off the top and handed me the bread. Mmmmmm.

Overall, I think Abby Grace had a super fun birthday week!!! Oh, and turning 3 must be really hard work. She is curled up beside me on the couch, going on a 2 1/2 hour nap.

Happy Easter

We hope everybody had a Happy Easter! We most certainly did. Abby Grace awoke this morning to a basket full of goodies and a yard full of eggs to hunt. It was pretty chilly outside but not half as cold as last year's Easter bunny experience. Then it was off to church which was followed by yet another Easter egg hunt. After a needed nap, Abby spent a large portion of the afternoon emptying candy from her eggs and sorting it.

Funny story of the week: Jeremy came home the other night and reported that he might have "bumped" the Easter bunny on his way home from school. I immediately gave him one of those looks that should be interpreted as, "Don't you dare torment our child like that!!!" But Abby never flinched; she just looked him square in the eyes and said, "You no run over the Easter bunny; you just teasing me Daddy." Way to go Abby!!

Saw a cool thing at church today: resurrection eggs. They are plastic eggs with items in them to remind children (and adults) of the reason we actually celebrate Easter. A couple of the components included a tiny donkey and a leather whip. I'm definitely going to have to try to find some of these before Easter next year!

Finally, I'm sure some of you are hoping for a birthday party update. We had party 1 of 3 on Saturday. It was a huge success but I don't have time to post about it yet...maybe in the next couple of days.

I love you, Mama

How does an almost 3 year old say that she loves you?

After I picked Abby Grace up from school today and we had completed our "30 minutes of play," my mom called. As I was visiting with her, I observed that Abby had moved from her Little People to the kitchen sink. She turned on the water, moved all of the dishes to the side without the disposal (terrified that something will go down the big hole), rinsed them, and then proceeded to load the dishwasher (correctly, I might add). But it didn't stop there; she even poured the soap into the appropriate holders, closed the dishwasher, and started it.

When I hung up, she proudly announced, "My do dishes to you Mama!"

And that is how an almost 3 year old says that she loves you!!