Jail is Fun!!

These days, she is all over the place. She follows me around from room to room. It's precious. She gets mad at me because I'm faster than she is, but I'm sure the day will come where she will be MUCH faster than me.

In order get a few things done around the house, I told her she was going to jail. She LOVED it!!

She isn't much of a TV watcher, but she loves commercials. Here she was watching one.

Commercial is still going....

I turned the rubbermaid container over and she crawled right in it. Then sat herself down and turned around to see if I was watching. So cute.

and she's off.

I love this little girl's laugh more than anything!!!

Dear God,

the scream.....sigh. Is this a phase? Please help. Love, Jill

Here's another video Andrea took at dinner on Monday night. Besides screaming in the highest octave known to man, Abby also loves to blow bubbles.

Bananas and Chicken Gum

Here lately on days that I feel like cleaning up after her, I've been letting Abby feed herself. On this day, she had some bananas for a snack and green bean & chicken for dinner.

I think she was more interested in the bowl.

She kept saying, "Ohhhhhh" the whole time.

It was so slippery that she couldn't pick it up.

Nothing like some good old water to wash it down.

For Dinner, we tried Green Beans and Chicken. Again, she pours it out and grabs the bowl.

Surprisingly, she ate the green beans like she had been eating them her whole life. Now, the chicken......she liked it but kept chewing and chewing and chewing. She wouldn't swallow it. I think she thought it was gum! :)

"Mommy, I'll tear my own pieces up."

"Let me see this. I need to pour it out."

Yummy....

Here's a quick little video of her eating the chicken gum and green beans.

Too Sleepy to Swim

She finally woke up, but stayed in the shade with Momma.

Granny's 85th Bday Party!

My Granny turned 85 years old on July 9th. I thought I better post this before she turns 86. (I'm so far behind on posting. ugh...)

Happy Birthday Granny!!

Abigirl and her Daddy

Here's the best part of any birthday party....the cake!

Aunt Ellen (bottom left) wanted me to take her and Cullen's (bottom right) picture. As soon as I took the picture, she wanted to see. She looks at it and says, "Now who is that pretty girl?" I teased her and told her she looked so good that I thought I would put this picture in the paper. She about died. I think she thought I really was going to put it in the paper.

Last Saturday, Aunt Ellen went to be with the Lord. I have many many memories of her when I was little staying with Granny and her coming over. From 42 games, to Monopoly, to Garage Sales, to picking berries in the back yard. She always made me laugh and was so fun to be around. Continue to pray for her family, our Granny and the others that will miss her.

Here's Granny with her brothers and sisters that were able to make it to the party.

The group pictures begin....here's Mama's brother and sisters.....and the water fountain. The fountain was pretty much in ALL group shots.

Aunt Cille's group

Aunt Dobber's group

Aunt Rena's group

Aunt Retha's group

Our Group

Uncle Ronnie's group

Here's a group shot of all the Party Attenders!

I love this one. It's the Grand and Great-Grand kids.

I'm glad at least 3 people were paying attention.

One of Granny's gifts was a family tree.

I must say the tree was a pretty big tree.

And lastly, my wonderful cousin, Wendi was babysitter as I was finishing up. Looks like she had three little helpers as well.

Abby's 1st Ranger Game!!

We took Abby to her very first Ranger Game on July 4, 2009. I'm sure she will go to hundreds more in her lifetime, but your first is always special.

Here's Abby and Daddy about to enter the game.

Our sweet family, slowing melting away.

Pops stayed with Abby inside the restaurant.

Oh dear, is that Diet Coke on her lips?!?

While we were cooling off, we ran into Jim Knox. I feel like I know this man. We see him on TV like every night. Notice my face as Abby is trying to EAT his microphone! LOL!!

Abby was excited about her first little "celebrity" appearance.

She was telling Nana all about it.

Stan and his little girl.

Abby and I had to go up and sit in the empty handicap seats for a while. We needed some air. It was so hot!

Here were Nana and Pops at their 1st Ranger Game too!

I think by this point, she was delirious. She would bury her head in my chest, then bounce up and look at everyone with the stare of death for waking her up. She did this 6-7 times in a row. It was priceless.
"Awwwwwhhh, Water!"

I absolutely LOVE fireworks. Abby loved them too. It was neat to watch her look up at all the big lights.

Other than the heat, me spilling water all over the guy in front of us, Abby staying up 4 hours PAST her bed-time, we had a GREAT time. She was just exhausted and hungry by the end. We probably could have done without the ride home in the car and the stop-and-go traffic and the screaming child in the carseat. But, we survived and will have the memories forever. Here's to many more Ranger Games Sweetheart! Mommy and Daddy love you!

4th of July in Gainesville

We started our 4th of July holiday this year by making a trip to Gainesville for my dad's family reunion at the lake. Abs wore the perfect little lady bug outfit.

"Mommy, do you think I'll need my brush?"

As soon as we got there, it was lunch time. Fried fish and hush puppies for us. Baby food was on the menu for Abby, but as you can see, Nana had other plans. I'm not sure what it was that she was feeding her. By the look of it, I don't think David knew either. ;)

Here they are, "The Little Rascals".


Abby loves to hear Pops make the "chicken" sound.
I'm not sure what he was saying to her here, but she looks so interested.


Yep, proof that even Pops was feeding her things he wasn't supposed to.

"Okay Nana. I'm ready the lake!"

"Bring your Sonic, I'll drink it during my swim breaks."

We had a great time seeing lots of family, some that we hadn't seen in a while. And for some, it was their first time to see Little Miss. As kids, we would come here each 4th of July. I used to look forward to swimming and playing in the lake. As a mom now, the lake isn't all it that anymore. It's more work for me. More clothes, more sunscreen, no nap, fear of drowning, gross lake water, etc.

All in all, it was still fun and we had a good time!