Conversations with Abigail

I love bedtime. (mine as well as Abbie's). I don't know if there is anything sweeter than snuggling your little one who smells all fresh and clean with wet hair and clean jammies. Tonight was no exception. I laid next to Abbie and sang some songs and rubbed her back and when it was time for me to leave we had this little exchange...

A: "Don't leave mom"
M: "I have to Abbie, it's time for bed"
A: "Lets talk for a little bit mom"
M: "Abbie, but it's time for bed"
A: "Well, how was your day?"
M: "it was good Abbie, how was yours?"
A: "ummm, it was good"

Where do these little critters come up with this stuff? I love it.

Happy Bday (again)

We got to celebrate Abbie's birthday with dad on Saturday!
Abbie requested a castle cake - so we did our best :)
We love our little 3 year-old!

One Year Older...

Our little Abbie turned 3 today!

She is such an energetic little girl and we are so thrilled and blessed to have her in our life. She is constantly surprising me with the things she says and does.
She is currently:
loving all things princess
loving her dance class
enjoying big floor puzzles
still taking an awesome 2-3 hour nap daily
loving marshmallow mateys (she calls them "shmarshmellows")
constantly playing pretend anything
constantly talking to her unborn baby sister (she'll randomly run up to my stomach and say "i love you baby sister"
talking. talking. talking.Abbie is so much fun and we had a great day celebrating her birthday. We cannot wait until dad gets back in town on Friday so we can celebrate with him!

5 YEARS

Happy Anniversary to my husband. It was has been a fabulous 5 years ... I am so blessed to have such an incredible man in my life. He is an amazing dad to our little Abbie and my very best friend. Thanks for 5 great years Clark!

Dance Recital

Abbie had her first (of many i'm sure) dance recital last week. It was extremely entertaining! She did great - i'll have to figure out how to post a video of her performances. She was in 2 dances and she loved every minute. We're so proud of our little dancer
Waiting backstage
Christmas Trees

Conversations with Abigail

Yesterday Abbie and I were driving in the car and this is part of the conversation we had:

Me: "Abbie what do you think we should name baby sister?"
Abbie: "ummmm, how 'bout Briar Rose"

looks like this girl has been reading a bit too many princess books(Halloween 2010)

Grandpa Great

My sweet Grandpa passed away this past Saturday and I've been unsure how to tell Abbie about it. She adores her Grandpa Great and loves visiting his farm ... tonight we had this conversation before bed

I handed her this photo and said "Whose in this picture?"
Abbie: "You, me, Grandpa Dan and Grandpa Great. I love Grandpa Great on his farm"
Me: "Sweetheart Grandpa Great isn't going to be at the farm when we go visit anymore"
Abbie: with a sad face "Why?"
Me: "He went to live in Heaven with Jesus"
Abbie: "oh no, mom I love Grandpa Great"
Me: "I know, and he loves you too - we'll get to see him again"
Abbie: "okay. cause i like him"

It was such a tender conversation, one that put me in tears. My Granpa was a sweet man who is one of the greatest examples I have of genuine love. I am so glad that Abbie was able to get to know him.