Abby's animals

These plastic animals came from the dollar bin at Michael's and have quickly become some of Abby's favorite toys to play with. Gotta love a good bargain! She loves to put them on the top of her slide, push them down one at a time, and then slide to the bottom to get them. She repeats this process over and over again. Here she is drawing and talking to her animals.

Abby does have a favorite animal-- a giraffe that she has named, Suzanne. We don't know if she knows that this is Grandmommy's name or not, but hearing her call her giraffe Suzanne is pretty cute!

Digging in the Dirt

Even though Abby is sassy, girly, and loves her clothes, there is one thing that she loves to do that is messy and dirty, and that is dig in the dirt. Her fingernails have dirt underneath them that is impossible to get out even after a good scrubbing. We painted her fingernails at Target the other day to try and hid some of the dirt! She has a watering can and a few gardening tools that keep her occupied for quite a while. If she finds a worm it's like striking gold, but we did have to tell her not to pull them apart. Poor worm! Brandon and I both love to watch her play outside- even though when she comes in she is stinky, dirty, and going through play clothes like there is no tomorrow! She loves to get good and dirty!

Time for tea and a little dirt!

Found a worm!

Poor worm!

Pizza

Abby's favorite food to eat is pizza! We let her make one for dinner the other night and she thought she was quite the chef. Thank goodness it was right after bath and her hands were clean--she kept scooping up the cheese that she had sprinkled on top and was shoving it in her mouth! This little girl LOVES pizza!

Tigers

Abby loves the tigers that are at the University of Memphis right now to celebrate the schools centennial. The tigers are also scattered throughout the city, but most are on Poplar Avenue. She talks about them all the time, has her favorites, and wants to touch every single one of them. I took her to U of M the other day and let her play with the tigers that are in front of the library. While we were there she decided they were dirty and used a wipe on their paws and tails.

Her favorite tiger is at the corner of White Station and Park. It is a blue tiger with huge whiskers and chains- no idea why this one is so appealing, but it is! She talks about the blue tiger all of the time, and every time we get in the car she asks if she can go and see the blue tiger. She is dying to get out and touch it, but for now, we just look from the window of the car.

What I've Been up to Lately...

Went to the farm for the fist time and loved everyone minute of it...

Dressed myself in this beautiful outfit with pants entirely too tight and shoes on the wrong feet...

Bathed in a bucket in the bathtub...

Played outside in the sprinkler in very hot April weather...

Played with Daddy before bed...

Dug in some dirt...

Had a snack and played outside after school...

Relaxed and watched the Lion King...

Easter Weekend

Like most families, our weekend was spent stuffing our faces with great food, eating way too many chocolate bunnies, and hunting Easter eggs. We spent some time with family and friends and just enjoyed the great weather.

Abby went and saw the Easter bunny the weekend before. Unlike with Santa, she was a little cautious at first, but was not completely terrified. We snapped a few pictures before we left...

Smelling the flowers

It's not Easter unless you dye eggs. Please excuse her outfit- she dressed herself and I'm just too pregnant to care these days. It's a Target bathing suit with a matching ruffle skirt and hot pink shoes.

We had an Easter Egg hunt at Grams' and Gramps' house on Saturday morning. Abby chowed down on some Easter candy while hunting for eggs.

We woke up on Sunday morning to see what the Easter Bunny left for us! Abby loves her new glitter shoes and Abby Cadabby socks!

We headed to church around 10. Abby did really well at church. We sat in the back and pulled out endless amounts of "quiet" activities for her to play with, as well as, some pretzels and a few suckers. At about the 45 minute mark she was starting to get a little restless. We didn't want to press our luck, especially in a packed church, so we slid out the back door and headed to Grandmommy and Pawpaw's house for another egg hunt.

"I found one!"

After brunch with Grandma, Grandad and more family, we headed to my Grandma's house for house for more food and play time. Abby had a great Easter!

Here is a look back at Abby's 1st and 2nd Easters!

She seemed so big to me last year. I cannot believe how quick she is growing up!