Summer Fun with GG and Pawpaw

These are some pics from when Abby stayed with Pawpaw and GG while Dan and I moved Melissa down to Baton Rouge.....filling up her pool, sharing ice cream, and learning to eat a popsicle. Fun!

"The Devil's Drink"

Saturday morning, the family rode bikes to the donut store. We then had a breakfast picnic eating our donuts on a blanket in the park (we love the somewhat cooler weather!). I got a refrigerated Starbucks drink - the very sugary vanilla kind. Well, Abby saw it and asked for a "dink". After taking a sip, with her eyes big with excitement she asked, "that coffee?". She couldn't get enough. We asked her who she drinks coffee with.....her reply...."Nana". Who else? "GG and Pawpaw." Not being a fan of coffee, Dan calls it "the devil's drink". I, on the other hand, really enjoy a light tan colored coffee. It's kind of funny - I think she actually loves the taste of coffee. It's not the milky sugary-ness (sp?) of the drink, because she drinks it black with Nana. I think it's kind of sweet - to have that special caffeine bond with someone you love. Kids in middle school hang out at Starbucks these days....why not start at 2 years old? :)

Big Announcement

Well....the picture should say it all! Dan and I are expecting a wonderful gift from God on or about March 30th. We are so very happy - it feels like we have been trying forever, but we know HIS timing is perfect. When we were having the sonogram done, Dan was hoping the sonographer would find twins, but it looks like there's only one in there. I haven't been feeling great, but I've felt worse, so I'm thankful for that. So far, no nasty fits of rage that I was prone to when I was pregnant with Abby, so Dan's thankful for that. :) I've also taken this pregnancy opportunity to NOT eat like I'm never going to see food again. I'm hoping to not have to 30 pounds again after this one. Please pray for a safe and healthy pregnancy, delivery, and baby!

General Update

Our summer has come to an end, and school has started back for us. Our students come tomorrow. I'm sure Dan and I will both be completely exhausted next week! We are looking forward to having a great year, though.

Abby has started a new day care and is slowly adjusting. After just a few days there, she loves to sing her ABCs, the hokey pokey, and The Wheels on the Bus. So far, she has done fun things like painting, making play doh, playing outside, and playing in shaving cream. I can tell she is going to love it there and soak up so much knowledge.

Potty training has been going great! (Knock on wood). Abby has been doing a great job! She has an occasional accident at school, but that's to be expected. She must have really been ready - either that or she is a genius. I'm leaning toward genius.

Moving to Baton Rouge

No, not us. But, we helped my sister, Melissa, move there at the beginning of August. She will be getting her masters in Speech (public speaking, not speech therapy) at LSU. Geaux Tigers!

We spent some time with Melissa's friends (and ours) Kadee and Freddie. We got a chance to eat some gooooood seafood!!! I didn't realize how hard good seafood would be to find in Texas.

These are some views of and from the Mississippi River Bridge (not a good one if you're not a fan of bridges). It was a nice trip. It was really neat to see Melissa's next step in her life. I am very proud of her.

By Myself!

Well, the latest thing Abby likes to do by herself is take a shower. It's quite cute and quite easy for us. We can just sit on the edge and lather her up from there. I wonder how many other 2 year old shower by themselves?

I've been "tagged"

The Rules:
1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. (**if you’re a non-blogger, you can email them!)4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog

Here are my 8 (that seems like so many) random facts:

1. I've never had braces. I've been blessed with very nice teeth. Thank you, Lord. I pray those genes are dominant.

2. Spiders give me the major heebie jeebies. However, we seem to have adopted one (a big one) as a pet. We have a "banana spider" on our balcony that we have decided not to kill since he seems to like eating pesky bugs. The pest guy told us it was a "banana spider" - after a search on wikipedia (which almost ended Spidey's life) - we discovered that there is a South American banana spider (extremely poisonous) and a North American one (helpful in eating bugs). Once we discovered we didn't have the South American spider, we decided not to kill him.

(I had to add the picture, so everyone else could get the heebies!)

3. I love pasta. I could eat it at every meal and be perfectly content.

4. I love my family - I believe I have the best husband and daughter ever!

5. Lately, I've been enjoying listening to books on tape/CD in my car. Nothing mind stimulating - medical mysteries.

6. I really like reality tv - some favorites are: Amazing Race, Top Chef, The Bachelor, most of the MTV ones, etc...

7. I tend to err on the lazy side - sometimes "good enough" is just what is needed. :)

8. I broke both pinkie toes this summer. The first (my left toe) was a nasty run-in with a phone book - the second (my right toe) was an unfortunate meeting with a lawn mower tire. I'm not sure if I have fragile toe bones or walk with a fierce verocity to my stride. Whatever the cause, I pray those genes are recessive. :)

I have no other friends that blog (other than you, Stephanie) that I could send this to. I guess I'll send it to Melissa and have it cross over to the myspace world.