New Tricks

Abby learned a new trick last night - she can do the official touchdown signal. She had lots and lots of encouragement from her dad. I tried to capture her new signal with the camera this morning, but she was too fast for me.

She is also getting really good at sitting in chairs. She has a Pooh Bear camp chair and a Tigger inflatable chair that both get lots of use. She also tries to sit in her little people chairs sometimes, but of course that never works out so well.

Abby and I are going to head off shortly to a baby shower. We are really glad that there are lots and lots of babies and children in our church. It is nice to know she will have lots of children to play with as she gets older.

Only 3 days until we pack up and head south. Steve and I are looking forward to a week away. He really needs a few days off work and I need a few days of adult interaction.

Slip Sliding

If I had bothered to watch the forecast (or if Abby had let me), then I probably wouldn't have been so surprised by the 6 inches of snow and the white out conditions we had yesterday. Or the ice. I met the ice yesterday, we got up close and personal. Abby, luckily, landed on top of me and so my back and elbow took all the hits. Abby didn't even wake up for the big crash.

We are approximately 1/2 way through our terrible busy patch. What a lot of work! The bad weather kept almost everyone inside yesterday, so our Angel Food ordering didn't go so well. I don't blame people for not wanting to drive through drifting snow!

Abby has recently discovered her ability to get into her dad's video gaming chair. It's a little rocker that sits directly on the floor and she loves sitting on it, standing on it, and crawling all around it. It also gets her about 4 inches closer to catching her rascally dog Maize. Yesterday Abby also started spontaneously walking for fun (rather than just walking a few steps from the couch to Steve or I). She was taking big long walks around our living room and around the health department. Hopefully we will catch her on video soon!