Who Needs Toys?

  

 I don't know why I bother getting Abbey toys.  She's perfectly content playing in the box her toys came in.

  

O Christmas Tree

Last night my family decorated the tree.  Abbey was so excited, she could hardly wait to put the ornaments on and to see the lights.

Abbey showing off an ornament

  Abbey loved putting all the ornaments on the tree.  She kept asking for more decorations, she couldn't put them on fast enough!

As soon as we turned all the lights on Abbey decided she didn't like the tree.  She told us to take all the ornaments off, and to turn off the lights.  She's such a strange little duck! Perhaps she will like them more next year!

My Daughter the Tree Hugger....literally

Last night my family went out and got a Christmas tree.  Abbey absolutely loves the tree!  She kept coming up to it and giving it hugs.  She would then tell the tree "I love you tree!"

 I didn't get very good pictures of her hugging the tree, but this gets the point across. 

Abbey Sayings

Abbey is talking up a storm. Her speech is getting better on a daily basis. Abbey is also a very funny little girl; she says the funniest things. These are some of my favorite things she has said:

• Abbey loves to play Hide-and-go-Seek. One time she was hiding in the pantry with my sister Jami. They were in there for probably 3 minutes when Abbey turned to Jami grabbed both of her cheeks, looked straight at her and said "Jay, I don't think Grandpa going to find us." Poor girl is probably going to have abandonment issues.

• Me: "Abbey, whats your favorite princess"

Abbey: "Grandpa" I don't know where she came up with

that but it happens every time, it is hilarious. (Grandpa

doesn't find it as funny as the rest of us!)

• You want to be careful how you drive when you're with Abbey because she will critique you. My mom was driving a little fast when Abbey yelled "Slow down Nana!!" Abbey still talks about Nana and how she has to slow down.

• If you ever ask Abbey what her name is she replies, "Abbey Campbell Jean," she can't quite grasp the fact that Jean comes before Campbell.

• Abbey has a really hard time pronouncing my brother, Scott's, name. She always calls him Chuck. I don't know how she picked that up but it's pretty darn funny.

• A couple weeks ago I asked Abbey what she wanted for Christmas. She looked at me and said, "umm, cake." Well I guess Christmas is going to be cheap (and delicious) this year.

• We are trying to teach Abbey to say 'excuse me'; however, when she says excuse me it sounds more like "Shoot me." Hopefully that won't last long.

• On Sunday, Ryan sang in church, while he was singing Abbey kept pointing at him and telling everyone "My daddy up there!" Then she would say "Good singing dad." Afterwards Abbey told her grandpa, "My daddy is a good singer," it was so cute.

• One of Abbey's favorite foods is pancakes. I gave her a pancake one morning, and when I turned around I saw her hugging her pancake and saying "I love you pancake!"

• Abbey came in to watch my dad brush his teeth. He has an electric toothbrush that really hums. When he turned it on, Abbey jumped back and said with a startled expression, "Whoa!" Then as he was brushing for 5 seconds, she instructed Grandpa to spit it out. When he didn't immediately comply, she yelled in a panicked voice, "Spit it out Grandpa, spit it out!". "Take a drink Grandpa." "Spit it out, SPIT IT OUT!!!" Dad had to stop the teeth brushing, remove Abbey from the spectator gallery and return, with the door closed and locked, in order to brush for longer than 5 seconds without the help of his little Dental Assistant.

Abbey is such a cute little girl, I can't wait to see what crazy things she will say next.

Scooting Around

A couple months ago my dad came up to my house for the day.  While he was there he taught Abbey how to use a scooter.  Abbey had a blast riding around on the thing, she thought she was so cool and grown up.

Halloween

For Halloween this year Abbey was an 80's exercise lady.  I already had all the stuff on hand so it was an easy costume, and I must say it turned out quite cute.

Abbey loved her costume, and especially loved dancing around in it. 

Personally I think she looks like a little aerobics instructor showing us her skills in these pictures.

This year Abbey only went trick or treating at Nana's house. We were able to go over to my cousins, Ben and Sara's house where we met up with some of my other cousins. We had lots of fun hanging out with everyone.

Happy Birthday Mark!

Happy Birthday Mark!  Whenever we are at Nana's house Abbey always has to point out the picture of Mark and tell me who it is.  Abbey has Mark wrapped around her little finger, she always has a playmate when Uncle Mark is there.  It's so cute to see Abbey with him, because she loves to drag him by the finger so he will play with her.  We love you Mark and hope you have an amazing 26th birthday!! 

Happy Birthday Grammy!

Happy Birthday Grammy!!! We love you so much, and wish we were able to see you guys more. It's always so fun to hear Abbey talk about you. She loves coming to see and play with you. I was talking to her the other day and she even mentioned swimming in your pool and how fun that was, she also asked me if we were going to see you and was so sad when I told her no. I can't wait for the next time we come down to St. George so we can see you!!

Pumpkin Princess

On Thursday we went to a pumpkin patch with Abbey.  She had a blast, she loved all the running around she got to do.

 She loved picking the pumpkins.

Here she is showing off her pumpkin

 She is waiting and listening for the wagon to come back.

We did a lot more fun activities there, but we kind of lacked in getting pictures.  Abbey also got to see tons of animals.  Not only did she get to ride a wagon, but she got to ride a train too.  She also played in a big box of corn kernels (kind of like a sandbox).   

We had so much fun, thanks Emilee and Darryl for inviting us!

Happy Birthday Megan!!

Abbey sure does love her Aunt Megan.  Abbey loves to tell me about her Aunt Megan.  Abbey has to have Megan do everything for her, if you try to get her a drink when Megan is standing there Abbey will turn to you and say "No, Megan do it!"  It's so fun to watch them together, Megan can get Abbey to laugh so hard, its just so cute.  We love you Aunt Megan, we hope you have a lovely 21st birthday!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!

Grandpa is always there to help Abbey enjoy the great outdoors. He takes her on walks, takes her to see the ducks, is always there to catch her at the bottom of the slide, and picks raspberries with her. Overall, he just spoils her rotten.

As everybody knows, Abbey has a huge Batman obsession thanks to this guy. This might be the first ever photo of them watching TV together.

What would we do without Grandpa? You were her first babysitter, and you continue to always be there when her parents need a break. We are so grateful for you. Abbey always lights up when she sees you. We love you so much, and hope you have a great birthday.

Abbey at the hospital:

Abbey now:

I can't believe my baby is 2 years old! She is just growing up too fast.

Workin' It

Not every child can work a swimsuit like Abbey...

Or strut across the grass as confidently as Abbey... 

Look out America's Next Top Model, I think you have a future contestant

Easy Pleaser

My sister was nice enough to bring home a big box from work that she thought Abbey would enjoy playing with.  I had no idea that a box could provide so much entertainment, but Abbey loved it.  She played in it for hours!  She thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.

   

 After playing with the box for a while, her inner crazy came out... I mean seriously, look at that face

Who knew that playing in a box could make someone this happy?

Miss Squish Face

Big Red Glasses

Abbey found these glasses at my parents house and has fallen in love with them!  She loves to wear them, and thinks she is absolutely hilarious when she does wear them.  As soon as they go on her face she looks at you and starts laughing.  It's really cute to see how funny she thinks she is.

 These glasses sure do make her a happy little girl!

Apparently these glasses not only show her funny side, they also bring out the gangster in her.

Happy Birthday Ryan!

I love this picture. When Abbey was a newborn, Ryan used to just sit there and watch her sleep to make sure she was alright.

Happy Birthday Ryan!

We love you Ryan, we hope you had a great birthday. You're a great husband and dad. It is so fun to watch you with Abbey and to see how hard you can make her laugh. Thanks for always taking care of us and making us your two favorite girls.

Happy Birthday Kari!!

I decided to take over the blog today so I can wish my big sister one big fat Happy Birthday!!

 Kari is such an amazing mom!  It's always so cute to watch her with Abbey.  My favorite is when I'm babysitting Abbey and Kari comes home. As soon as Abbey hears her voice Abbey will drop everything, look up at me, yell mama at the top of her lungs and run for her.  I was watching Abbey and had to change her diaper, Abbey then looks up at me and said "No. Mama do it," apparently no one can change a diaper like Kari can!

  

Anyway, Happy 28th Birthday, you old woman!!  Thanks for being such an awesome big sister!

Sprinklers

 Earlier this month, I took Abbey over to a park by my parents house to play at the splash pad. The splash pad was sadly broken but, luckily the sprinklers were on so we went running through those instead.

Abbey was a little unsure of the sprinklers at first, but once she warmed up she loved them...

...Well until this happened

 She decided she didn't like the sprinklers after all.

Picking Raspberries

Abbey loves to help her Grandpa pick raspberries!

 

Of course her favorite part is actually eating what she picks.

 Once she has stuffed herself she is more then happy to share with anyone who wants some.

The Batman Dance

I've mentioned before that Abbey has an obsession with Batman. Well now every time the Batman theme song comes on she has to dance. She has also decided that everyone else must dance too, and she makes it her responsibility to make sure we do.

Big Girl

This is what happens when Abbey tries to dress herself.

Where's Abbey...

...There she is!!

For some weird reason Abbey thinks it hilarious to hide in our kitchen cabinets.  After she hides in it she starts laughing because she thinks she's so funny.  It's always fun to walk past the cabinet and see a pair of feet or a hand poking out.

The Red Chair

This is Abbey's red chair. You may think this is just an ordinary chair, but you would be wrong. Abbey has found many uses for this chair. It's not just for sitting......

You can be an excellent little mommy in this chair

You can be a regular entrepreneur and start a little side business in this chair

You can workout all those knots in your legs from a long day of work with a nice stretch in this chair

You can practice your downward dog yoga pose in this chair

You can catch up on the latest Batman episode in this chair

You can even plan for world domination in this chair

But don't worry, if the authorities catch word of your evil schemes you can also look really sweet and innocent in this chair

Thanks Nana for the most versatile chair a girl could have!!