Abby Crabby

Abby has been having one of those crabby days today - must be the lack of sunshine and Maize's refusal to wear a cup on her nose all day. It may be a wonderful weekend for me to escape and let Steve and Abby have some good one on one time. Of course, I will feel bad if she is super crabby for him all day tomorrow and Sunday morning while I am in Traverse City shopping and hanging out with a friend.

Abby helped me pick out new glasses at the eye doctor's today. She was very insistent that she get to try on most of the pairs I tried on. It took way longer than necessary, but she had fun. And I think I found a pair of glasses I like (I hope) despite being rushed to get out of there by the fact that Abby was trying to bust a few pairs. Someday she will be picking out her own lenses, since I'm sure she is genetically doomed to bad eyes like her dad and I.

Wearing Glasses

Apparently Abby is back to being cool with people wearing glasses. Weird. I did let her watch me put them on and take them off several times this morning. Then she decided that she wanted to take them off me. So, long story short, I am wearing the contacts again today since I can't see out of the lenses with all the slobbery finger prints. She is quite a character.

We are having another little friend over for a play date tomorrow. Abby's friend AJ, who is in our small group, is coming by while her mom is out for an appointment. We should have lots of fun with AJ since she is just a few months older than Abby. But that also means I've got some cleaning up to do today so that it is safe to play on our floor.

Here are a few more pictures from Mackinac Island. These two were taken at Arch Rock. We had such a wonderful time exploring the island and enjoying God's fall artwork on Saturday. We are already planning our next adventures, especially the ones to warmer climates this winter!

Our Silly Sunday

Abby's been a silly girl today. First, when I was getting ready for church I decided my eyes would rather wear glasses than contacts. Abby did not approve. In fact, she cried when she saw me and cried every time she saw me again, even without the glasses, for the next hour. She would not give it up. Then, at church she was wild and laughing and noisy in the sanctuary, but as soon as we got to the nursery she was as quiet as a church mouse. She didn't even really want to play with the cool toys. What a girl...

She took a 3 hour nap today after all yesterday's adventures. It was a nice break for us - Steve watched the Lions lose again and I read a book. Then we all went outside and planted tulip bulbs for next spring. Overall a good day even with our morning silliness. Back to the routine tomorrow - Steve doesn't get Columbus Day off since they get some Native American holidays instead. Abby and I are going to work on some baby afghans and do a little cleaning. Wishing you all good weeks!