Bet

When A&M played Tech a couple of weeks ago, Jeremy and I agreed to let Abby wear neutral colors during the game. However, we bet that if our respective team won, Abby would wear that team's "outfit" to dinner that night. You can see who won...hence my delay in posting the picture. (Sorry about the water spill down the front.)

New Bed

After purchasing and returning 3 different beds due to them being damaged, Abby finally got her new toddler bed this afternoon. Sleep tight little one.

Go Tech!

As much as it pains me to post this, here it goes! We took Abby to a Texas Tech football game this weekend, and she had a blast. Our good friends Josh and Carri always tailgate before the game so that is where we began the event. There was not a single tailgate food that Abby didn't like; she ate everything from pork loin sandwiches to elk sausage to a bite of a stuffed pepper. Her all time favorite, though, was the chocolate caramel brownies. It was shortly after that that she changed into outfit #2 for the day! She also had fun at the game, even though we only stayed for about a quarter and a half. To top off our great day, our friends Wayne, Audrey, and Amberlie met us in Lubbock for the game and to visit. The girls had such a good time tossing a ball back and forth, sharing food, and watching the cheerleaders. Notice the Double T on their faces. The super nice cheerleader sponsor gave them to them. So again, as much as it pains me...Go Tech! And no, this will not be used as a Christmas card picture... :)

Strangled

So Abby was strangled at school today. No, not really. When I dropped her off this morning, all of her friends greeted (or more like swarmed) her at the door, saying, "Abby, Abby!" Upon putting Abby down, Ian hugged her but ended up getting his arm wrapped around her neck, hence her stranglation. After freeing herself from his grips, she was "attacked" by another kid. She finally sqirmed her way to Ms. Mika's leg and started climbing to be picked up. It was pretty funny to watch, but I'm sure she really did feel a little bombarded.

Bird Feeder

Look at the bird feeder I made in Sunday school this morning! I colored it also, but it doesn't really show up in the picture.

Miniature Chef

Abby loves to help me cook. This morning, while I was making biscuits, she retrieved a muffin tin, and you can see what she did next. She got the potatoes out of the pantry and carefully placed one in each slot; she was making muffins for breakfast...or maybe rolls for dinner...or maybe she was just putting potatoes in the muffin tin. Whatever it was, I appreciated her help!

Verbal Update

Rumor has it that the natives are getting restless waiting for a new post. I haven't had any great photo opps lately so I'll at least give a verbal update.

Abby seems to be getting back into the swing of things at school, most days that is. Every morning, when it is time to go, she runs around the house for at least five minutes carrying her backpack, lunchbox, and whatever else she thinks she can carry to the car. For example, last Tuesday I looked up, and she had her backpack, her lunchbox, my lunchbox, her milk, my purse, and was desparately trying to drag my computer bag to the door. Obviously, I was not moving fast enough for her that morning. It is funny how quickly she picks up on what goes with us each day and how she tries to always help.

What else? She was sick this week. On Wednesday, they called from her school saying she had fever and was just lying in their laps doing nothing (not typical Abby behavior). That evening, she refused to eat dinner (again, not typical Abby behavior). It all boiled down to her having a sore throat. But after a day home with Mommy and a trip to the doctor to make sure it wasn't strep, she seems to be on the mend now.

Oh, Abby is 17 months old now! Her biggest feat is being able to say, or attempt to say, just about anything she sets her mind to. Her favorites are baw (ball), bana (banana), wawa (water), moh (more), ba (no...sounds nothing like it but that's what it means), and several animal sounds. Her favorite playtime activities include feeding her babies, singing and dancing complete with motions, and mimicing Sassy's every move...including barking and having her ears scratched.

Finally, for those of you that are wondering, Abby is still bedless. I ordered her new toddler bed; it came in; it was damaged; we sent it back; I ordered another one; we are still waiting for it. Abby doesn't seem to mind much though. She just sleeps on her mattress on the floor, then rolls onto a big pillow beside it, then rolls onto the floor, and ultimately ends up in our bed at some point every night. And I said she'd NEVER sleep with us!