It's Tuesday...

1. Clark has been gone hunting the past 6 days, so being the pathetic scaredy cat that i am, Abbie and i stayed at my parent's house. It was a nice Labor day weekend - we had our annual 3rd Sunday dinner (on the 5th Sunday, i know) and it was great to see the fam. We always enjoy our monthly get together to celebrate birthdays and laugh a lot.

2. My youngest sister, Tara, recently returned from Jerusalem from a study abroad. We know she had a wonderful time, but we're thrilled that she's home. she was missed!

3. Abbie has discovered a new way of getting around other than rolling from point A to point B. Yes, she army crawls. I love it... i seriously think it's fabulous. The only issue we're having is our house is quite tiny and she only gets about 3 strides in before she runs into a wall or some piece of furniture. darn!

4. I am adoring the cooler weather. Fall is my favorite! i love wearing jackets and sweatshirts. I'm excited for sleeping with the window open and getting Abbie bundled up for our morning walks.

5. I had a rather unfortunate incident last night - i sort of caught my pinkie toe on one of the doorways in our house and ripped my toenail off - well it was still attached, but barely. Gross i know, i kinda freaked out and chose to just put a band aid on and ignore it. When Clark got home he insisted i pull it off. OUCH! i couldn't get myself to do it, so Clark was brave and amputated. I'm sad to be missing my toenail, but my mom thinks i might get a discount next time i get a pedicure :) sorry for the graphic details.

I know i should stop at 5, but i think this needs to be said. Recently Clark and I were debating about something and we discovered i was right and i sort of yelled out "booya" (coinciding with a fist pump). Clark was extremely embarrassed for me, honestly when was the last time you heard or used the word "booya"? that's what i thought. well, i'm bringing it back. Go ahead ... say it, you know you want to - it feels really good :) i just thought i needed to document this so in a year from now, when "booya" is huge i can rightfully take credit!

Five for FRIDAY

1. My parents and Chels and Tara have been on a European cruise for the past week, so we were lucky to have Rudy stay with us for several days. Abbie absolutely adores him, and Rudy doesn't mind her for the time being. I'm sure once she's mobile he'll be dodging her every move. Here's a darling picture i took of the two of them. Abbie was having breakfast and Rudy hopped up on the sofa to check the situation out - Abbie is giving her typical cheesy smile

2. The other day Abbie was playing on the floor while I was working on getting dinner put together and apparently she was close enough to my purse to find my wallet and empty it in a matter of seconds... this girl is quick!

3. Ali and I took Spencer and Abbie to the ZOO this past Wednesday and we think the kids enjoyed it ... we do know that the merry-go-round was a hit (which is why we rode it TWICE). Most of the animals were hiding in the shade - but we managed to see the giraffes, which Abbie liked okay - i don't think she quite understood the "zoo". we'll have to try again next yearI think she made the connection between the zoo giraffes and her giraffe :)

4. We're up at the cabin again this weekend - it's so beautiful up here, we're enjoying every minute. Yesterday morning Abbie and i were playing and i put a wet wipe (unused i assure you) on her head ... she knew it was there, but she thought it was so funny. she is my silly little sweetheart! aren't these pictures great.

5. Abbie wants to crawl desperately. She can get herself in position and then she dive bombs it... i think she'll be catching on soon, which I'm so excited for. this is how starts her maneuver -
BONUS: i just had to add this picture of our monkey - tonight i bathed her in the sink and she thought it was pretty special. Her bath time has always been one of my favorite times of the day.

This past weekend was the opening weekend of the bow hunt! for all of you that knew the "before Clark Cami" you're probably wondering how on earth i know this or why i care ... answer: Clark!
Clark loves to hunt and this weekend is (to put it in his own words) better than Christmas. It's so fun to experience his excitement ... and this year's opening weekend was extra exciting because he shot a deer! It's kinda nice for him to fulfill his deer tag early because he drew out for a big bull elk this year, which is SO COOL and super rare - so now he can put his entire focus on that big elk :)i would like to tell you that this nice deer is just casually living/hanging out in the back of our truck, but i must admit he's not... sorry!

Abbie and i loved the time away at the cabin - we were pretty lazy, just lounging around playing the entire time. abbie slept awesome and took some good long naps - gotta love it. here are some photos of the weekend - can't wait to go back up this weekend.

This is Abbie's new smile - she squints her eyes and smiles real big. it's hilarious

Abbie and daddy before he went scouting for deer/elk
Abbie loves four wheeler rides - she even wore her camoflauge to celebrate the weekend :)
I think this picture is darling - you can see her two little teeth. I KNOW! can you believe this little squirt has 2 teeth!

Testing. Testing.

i'm not sure if this video of Abbie will work or not - i've never posted a video before and this was shot from my cell phone - so it's super blurry. oh well. she's such a cutie with her clapping. i LOVE it. We've been at the cabin for several days for the opening weekend of the hunt ... so i'll post photos when we get home...

illegal actions

So i had Abbie's pictures taken a few weeks back and they didn't give me a disc or anything digital so i am forced to take pictures of the actual pictures in order to post them :) struggle i know. this is illegal i'm sure, but i purchased them!!! oh well, they're blurry and they are MUCH cuter in person, but here are a few of her darling photos...This last picture was during her dinner tonight - i think it's so cute, i couldn't resist posting it - gotta love them carrots

Five for Friday (finally on an actual friday)

1. We went to visit Ali and Spencer last Friday - it was so much fun to watch the little monkeys play. Abbie absolutely adores Spencer and he likes to pat her on the head :) they are hilarious together chit chatting in their own language (more like constant squeals)... We visited them again today for a bit - it was kind of a wild goose chase to american fork and then to springville and then back to american fork ... but we did find some good deals at Kohl's which made the chasing around worth it.

2. Tuesday we celebrated my Mom's birthday -- hooray! Abbie and I went and did some shopping at the Gateway to help her celebrate. I know it's late, but happy happy birthday mom - i think you are absolutely fabulous.

3. Thursday we celebrated my sister Tara's birthday -- hooray! she is actually in Jerusalem studying, but we threw a party anyway :) We had a pool party with yummy hamburgers and hot dogs and DELICIOUS rice krispie treats (thank you aunt LeAnne). Abbie loves to swim and she especially enjoyed splashing with her daddy - Happy Birthday Tara! thanks for giving us reason to party!!! we're so excited to see you in a few weeks.

4. We finally bought Abbie a high chair. We've been putting it off because we have SO much baby gear throughout the house we're running out of space to stash stuff, but we finally put her swing away (so sad) and juggled some things around and made room for the new addition. Abbie likes it and i do too...5. As previously mentioned (see #1) we made a trek down to Utah County today, which was great, but the drive home was a nightmare... well i guess i should say the drive from Bountiful to Farmington was a NIGHTMARE! abbie slept until bountiful and that's about when we hit major (lame, stupid, grrrrr, frustrating, obnoxious, out of hand, did i mention grrrr) traffic. abbie started flipping out, which she deserved to do (seeing as she'd been in the car most of the day and 2 hours the day before) i tried feeding her some dinner while we were at a stand still on the frontage road and she continued flipping out (and spitting her sweet potatoes at me). My mom decided to take things into her own hands and we pulled off on a side road to give abbie a break from the horrifying drive. We had a little picnic in the bed of the truck! abbie really appreciated the breather as did we. I must say the traffic was still nasty when we got back on the road, but abbie was a lot happier... struggles i know

back on schedule

Lots has happened in the past couple weeks so this might be a long update...
2 weeks ago Abbie had her 6 month Dr. appointment - it went super. she weighs 17 lbs and is almost 27 inches long - she's a growing machine. Her pediatrician gave me the "go-ahead" to pretty much feed abs anything so we've been trying lots of food. she has loved everything i give her thus far except WATER! which is a struggle for me because i absolutely love water - whenever i give it to her she gets a grossed out look on her face and spits it out... hopefully she'll "learn" to like it :)

Last week we went to Bear Lake for the Everton Reunion and it was so much fun. I was all bent out of shape about going (clark had to work and couldn't come) because Abbie is such a good sleeper at home and we have a routine so i hate throw her out of whack, but she did GREAT. she didn't even skip a beat and she loved spending time with all the extended family - to be honest i think she's a little bored to be home with just me now. We spent a few days at the lake, which abbie loved loved loved. she even took a nap under an umbrella, which i loved loved loved. she took her first assisted steps in the lake - which was so cute. she picks up her feet way high and steps down on her tippy toes. she's a doll. we also spent an afternoon at a park and abbie had her first swing experience which she also loved - we need to find a good park with swings around home ... anyone know of any? We had a great time at the reunion, but it was super nice to come home and to be with clark again.

Abbie also started saying "mama" this past week - i'm sure she doesn't know what she means, but it's darling. dont' worry another first - she is getting a tooth. It broke through a couple days ago and she has been an angel. i've expected fussiness out of her, but she hasn't struggled nearly as much as i thought - she's a tough little thing.

what else? we got a darling new cousin for abbie a couple of weeks ago - Dustin and Lindsay had a sweet baby girl - Grace Hensley Anderson. We are thrilled for them and are grateful everyone is healthy and doing well - congrats! we can't wait to meet her.

I know there are other things that have happened that i'm forgetting, but oh well - this is way too long. I'll try and be better on my "five for friday" - the past couple of weeks were just busy busy.

I'm wanting to give Abbie her first toe nail paint job :) any suggestions on how to keep those wiggly toes still while i attempt the impossible? i know it's a long shot... what a cheese ball - this girl's smile seriously lights up the room
monkey and grandmababy Grace