Tas the night before Christmas...

12/24/09 & Christmas Morning!!!

when all through the house, was filled with the yummy smell of fresh baked cookies and the giggles of little Abby!

At the age of 1 and 1/2, Abby has her first obsession, Barney! So we new exactly what she would go nuts over..her very own Barney! But only if we knew....that our little Barney physic would be able to sense out her doll from under the tree the day before! Sadly we all missed her reaction the minute she saw Barney! But I re-wrapped it and surprised her and Brent with Barney and a Wii in the same box!!

Christmas Eve Traditions

12/24/09

For as long as I can remember, spending Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa Abreu is a given! I am so grateful Abby gets to experience this joyous and memorable tradition with us! Nothing is sweeter then listening to Grandpa read the passage of Christ's birth and truly get to feel the meaning of Christmas! And there was NO fighting over who got to lay baby Jesus in his manger, Abby did a beautiful job with the "bebe".
Merry Christmas everyone!

Early Christmas!!

12/21/09

We knew we wouldn't be home on Christmas morning, so Abby got to open her big gift early! Abby is such a little artist and has enjoyed coloring since she could hold a crayon! This was such a perfect gift and we certainly got the full $10 we paid for it! Many, many hours of fun, laughter and coloring!
Oh you can also notice Abby's new-doo in the pictures! We went in for a trim but the lady ended up chopping much more off! Good thing Abby looked adorable and no complaints!

Christmas Cantata and Christmas at the Payne's!

It's such a joy to being new traditions with new family! Each year we get to enjoy watching Uncle Dave preform and sing in the Baptist Church Christmas Cantata! We also make a trip to Lawson, MO to celebrate and catch up with the Payne gang. I am so thankful for the wonderful family that have accepted Abby and myself with open arms and great memories! Another great celebration and can't wait until Christmas 2010!

Light Night

11/28/09Annual Light Night! Abs had so much fun hanging out in Marilyn's shop and watching the parade. She thought it was so great picking up candy off the road and putting it in a sack! And this year she even waited in line to sit on Santa's lap! I have a short video of Abby sitting on his lap, but I won't post it because for the whole 20 seconds she is just screaming!

Thanksgiving!

Abby was such a hoot during Thanksgiving dinner! Not only did she mooch off everyone's plate, for some silly reason she thought she needed to lean down to her plate to eat her yummy turkey!
I am so thankful for another happy and healthy year with family and friends! It is such a joy to watch Abby grow and become a person of her own!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

New Moon!

11/19/09

When the Twilight craze hit I could not understand what was so amazing about VAMPIRES?! Seriously, vampires?! I swore to myself that I would not read the books/watch the movie. How dumb..VAMPIRES?! I would never be a Wannabe Mrs. Edward Cullen/Jacob Black. Umm gag! Until, one night Brent's sister, Winter, went to Wal-Mart with us and was struck with shock when I told her I had not read/seen Twilight (at this point, all the books had been published and Twilight was all ready on DVD). Winter quickly snagged the Twilight DVD and demand I watch it. So after Brent and I put Abby down for the night we plopped in the DVD and...BAM! Just like that I was a twi-hard, Edward loving, OBSESSED, Twilight fan. Within the next two weeks I had read the entire Saga and began my New Moon count down movie release plus reading the complete Saga another 2 times while waiting! So here I am with my friend Brooke, waiting for the midnight showing of New Moon!
Red Lobster + Twilight showing + NEW MOON = Perfect and much needed girls night out!
A-MAZ-ING!!! June 30th 2010...here I come!

Boys & Quads

11/7/09
Abby and Mason are just about a month and a half apart and just too cute together! At first they weren't to sure about each other, but the quickly warmed up and before we knew it they were giving each other rides on Abby's Barbie quad! Mason preferred to drive and Abby loved being the passenger! Can't wait for Mason to visit again!

Halloween!!

10/24/09 & 10/31/09

And here she is...........pretty as a peacock, wouldn't you say!

And maybe our future pro-peacock-golfer!

Happy 1st Birthday Kayne!

10/24/09

Happy Birthday Buddy! He is such a doll and the sweetest thing ever! Kayne and Abby had a ball with the balloons and giving each other hugs all evening!

Meme Time

10/8/09Melissa (Meme) kept Abby for an afternoon and had to much fun playing outside and taken pictures! She loved getting dirty and messy, something I don't let happen often! But she had a last and is so lucky to have such a wonderful Aunt! Thanks sis!

Pumpkin Carving!

10/14/09

This was an...experience! Abby wasn't to sure about the whole gooey mess but had fun screaming and stretching about it! Rylee on the other had was way into it! It was so funny watching them and their reactions to the pumpkin and goo!