A Hair-Raising Good Time: Oct 23

Fun with wigs!

Hope's 6 month portraits

funny girl Sep 22

Having some fun with Hope!

Playing Barbies - Aug 15

Abby asked her sister Hope if she would play Barbies with her.

And apparently, Hope said, "yes."

And so they played.

Baby Barbie.

Jewelry Party: Aug 7

Abby & Hope had a little bling session with each other. They both looked totally fab!

Abby kissing her sister Hope.

Two very accessorized girls.


"You look great!"
"No, darling, YOU look great!"

I'm a Cowgirl! - April 4

Saturday morning we recieved a very very exciting invitation...

Would Abby like to ride horseys??

Abby was beside herself with excitement, and immediately ran upstairs to her dressup bin to put on her turquoise sequined cowboy hat... "I'm a cowgirl!" she said again & again.

Abby LOVES horseys and was SO thrilled to get the chance to ride one! We are so lucky to have such thoughtful friends that were willing to include Abby on this fun day.

This horseys name is Scotty...and Abby kept patting him on the side and saying:

"Giddyup Cotty!!"

This was also actually JOE'S first time on a horsey too.

He was less enthusiastic about the experience.

(And he did not put on a turquoise sequined cowboy hat.)

After the horsey action, Abby also got to go on a four-wheeler ride with her friend Tyler.

Big Girl Bedroom - Dec 8

Abby moved down the hall to her new big girl bedroom...
the walls are pink! (per her request.)
Here she is reading books in bed.

'NASTICS! - Nov 26

Abby has begun taking gymnastics classes...and she LOVES them.

Gymnastics, or NASTICS! as Abby calls them, are a great way to burn off some energy now that the weather has turned colder.

Imagine a dozen 2 and 3 year olds all bouncing off the walls for an hour each Wednesday. It's pretty nuts-o! Abby does her best to listen to her teacher and learn the new routines each week...but I am begining to suspect that she really just looks forward to the part of the night when they blow up the big inflatable bouncer.

Here Abby is about to perform a forward roll...a/k/a a sommersault.

And here she is modeling her pink leotard at home.

AFTER photos - 1st Haircut ~ Oct 20

Simply marvelous, darling!

Abby's first haircut - Oct 19

After much deliberation...the time for the first haircut was upon us.

Abby's hair had gotten so long...but it was taking on a touch of the "rat-tail" look...a la early 90's skater dudes.

First Abby watched Daddy get his hair cut to get an idea of how things would play out. (Note...This was the longest she stood still in many many moons.) She kept watching her dad's face to make sure he was having fun.


A BEFORE photo of the mini fe-mullet.
Abby got to sit in a fancy car chair, and watched VeggieTales while getting her hair done.

She seemed to enjoy the process and did a good job of tilting her head when she was asked to...she also treated her stylist to an acapella version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
At the end, her stylist even sprayed some "princess sparkles" in her hair...very fancy!!

I.O.U. an AFTER photo...will post ASAP. It looks really great! All clean and straight...like a little woman.