Caldwell Zoo

Abby got to go to the zoo during my Spring Break. Getting a picture of her was difficult because she ran full speed ahead the whole time she was there. She did pause slightly to study the elephants though.

See us feeding the birds? The looks on Abby's and my faces described our opinion toward them perfectly. Abby actually started out holding the stick of food but as soon as a bird landed on her stick she started shaking it in an attempt to get rid of the bird and dropped her stick.

I Love Baseball

I love going to baseball games and watching "Daddy's boys" play. I love it even more when they win and want to give me five.

Colorado

For the tail end of Jeremy's spring break, we took off to Wolf Creek for a quick ski trip. Technically, Jeremy is the only one that skiied, but we all had fun. Following is a quick chronicle of our trip.

Within 45 miles of Amarillo, Abby and I were both asleep in the backseat. We were super tired. I think Jeremy was questioning why he had taken us along at that point, but we just needed a short nap so we would be ready for the adventure to come.

On the first day, Jeremy skiied. Abby and I went to the resort with him for a while. She really wanted to ski (of course, she is still too little) so we decided that I would climb part of the way up the bunny slope with her and let Jeremy carry her the rest of the way down. So huffing and puffing, up we went, just for her to decide that skiing down with Daddy wasn't such a great idea afterall. So down we went...on foot again. On Day Two, we traveled to Creede where we had a delightful breakfast in a little cafe there, did a little shopping, drove part of the way up the old mine road (Abby pictured w/ Jeremy), and played a little on the frozen pond (Abby pictured with me).

Later that afternoon, we traveled across to Pagosa Springs and had a picnic in the park by the Rio Grande River, felt the hot springs, and did a tad more shopping. We also gave sledding

a try while we were there. While Abby loved sledding last winter, she must have just been too little to know any differently because she only went down once this year...and said she didn't want to go again. Oh well, Jeremy and I had fun.

On Sunday, we stopped at the sand dunes not too far out of South Fork. The Easter bunny must have been there shortly before, because Abby was able to hunt eggs...in 33 degree weather. I think she picked up 5 eggs before she decided her hands were cold and she was ready to go. She really is such a trooper.

And I will leave you with a family picture...

Going to the Beach

Abby "went to the beach" earlier this week. Notice that she had her water because the sun was scorching hot, her phone to call home, her keys (she had to get there somehow), her flip flops, her credit card to buy a hot dog on the boardwalk, and her beach towel. Pretending is such fun!!

Baby Elephant

Abby loves her elephant towel and thinks she really is an elephant when she wears it.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all those I love!!!

A Few Random Happenings

Jeremy left for baseball coaching school today. This is Abby "camping out" in front of our house while he waited for his ride. Doesn't she look comfortable?

Santa brought Abby a new baby for Christmas along with a diaper bag complete with a bottle, pacifier, bowl, spoon, etc. Abby loves her baby so much and is such a good mommy. Sometimes Abby will start "crying" when she is taking care of her baby. Within seconds, though, she is rocking and patting the baby and scrambling for a paci to give her. The funny part is that Abby often gets confused as to who is actually crying and I end up holding, rocking, patting, and finding a pacifier for both of them. Here, Abby decided she wanted her baby to swing with her.

Finally, Abby also got a kitchen for Christmas, and she absolutely loves it. Her only problem with it is that the microwave doesn't work. She probably spent 10 minutes one day trying to heat a piece of bread. She would put it in, push the buttons, wait a few seconds, touch the bread, say "No?", and try the process again. She finally brought the bread to us and pointed to the microwave like, "It's broken..." Very fun!