A Visit to Harmon's Pumpkin Patch

We saw lots of pretty, orange pumpkins and took in a hayride which was the highlight of the day for all of us. Abby loved it so much, we enjoyed watching her more than anything!! She kept her mouth open most of the time smiling BIG! We got a few looks from others on the hayride… wondering why she was squealing so much! Needless to say, her hair was blowing in the wind too!!

Happy Fall

Happy Fall everyone! We've been busy here lately so I have been behind at letting you know how Miss Abby is doing! She's definitely keeping us on our toes. Our latest news is: Abby is walking! YES I said walking. For the past few weeks she's taken 1-2 steps at a time, but this past Wednesday, she figured out how to walk 8-14 steps in a row! She's still working on it, but I think she's getting the hang of it. I've post dated some of our previous adventures so check out what we've done over the past few weeks.

Taste of Charleston

Coming soon....

Fun at the Zoo!

We got together at the zoo with Aunt Amy and her friend Ginny who has a little boy named Travis that we met a few months ago. Abby and Travis had lots of fun seeing each other and all of the animals. Travis is such a cutie. The best part came at the end when we all got to eat dippin' dots for the first time! YUM!

Pictures to come...

Octoberfest

We scooted up to Newberry after I got a hair cut to their Octoberfest! It was fun getting out and seeing all of the vendor's exhibits and seeing old Main Street come alive. The Square was hopping and they had a band on the back of the Opera House playing 80's music. If we had gotten there sooner, we could have heard the German duo... We ate some brats and vener snitzel from Delamater's in their courtyard while we listened to the music. It was lots of fun taking it all in along with a good German cold beverage!

Aunt Amanda's Wedding!

This weekend was Amanda's (Marshall's cousin) big day! The wedding was gorgeous and we are so glad the weather cleared up for them! We wish them all the best and welcome Wes to the family!

We caught a pic while the photographer had Amanda, Wes,Uncle Henry and Aunt Dianne posed.
Abby stylin' Uncle Han's shades.
Look everybody, I am trying to walk!
Let's go, May May!
Abby's "dancing" with her cousins, Ella and Judah, and Uncle Richie!
Judah's such a stud. He left us to go dance with Wes's niece.
Dad, they are still playing!
Aunt Jill and Uncle Oscie holding a tired Abby!

My First Carousel Ride

Dad and Mom took me shopping to the mall and since I was such a good girl, Dad took me on this big thing with lights and horses and music. It was the neatest thing... I rode on a horse that went up and down and all around. Every now and again, I saw mom trying to take my picture. Does she really think she's gonna get a good one of me moving so fast?! See what you think. And then tell me when we are going to go back and do it again! Thanks Mom and Dad. I love you, Abby

The Big Mud Run!

Today was the big day for Dad to run in the Mud Run...a 4.2 mile obstacle course organized by the US Marine Corp. Dad's team started off around 10:30 and by the time Abby, May May and I saw him cross the finish line a little after 11, he was completely covered in mud! He was a part of a 4 man team and the last obstacle was carrying one man in on a stretcher 100 yards to the finish line.

So what do you have to tell us, Dad? Was it as tough as you thought? "....Yeah, it was tough but it was a lot of fun!"

Are you ready for next year? "OH absolutely!"

Abby, May May and I had fun seeing a lot of people we knew and give all the participants a HIGH FIVE for a job well done. It's a little too messy for us!

Here is one of the obstacles we saw that was near the end of the course.
Here are some coworkers from work! I think that is you, Melissa!
Here comes Dad's team.... "Slow Children at Play".


Almost Finished!!! Finished in 1 hour 8 minutes! Great Job, Guys!!

Abby isn't sure what to think of her Muddy Daddy!!



We're proud of you, Da - da! :)

Jibba jabba in the tub

Our house is not as quiet as it used to be....

One More Monkey at the Zoo!

Since Abby had a doctor visit today, we took the day off from work and decided to go to the zoo after our checkup which went GREAT other than her 9 month shot! Abby's ear infections have cleared up and she is growing like a champ the doctor said. She is in the 97th percentile for her weight and height and the 89th percentile for her head. She is definitely a tall chunk! She is 30 inches tall and is weighing 23 pounds now!! No wonder my biceps are getting a workout!

We made it to the zoo just in time to see the penguins, gorillas and giraffes have lunch. We also saw a baby flamingo -- who knew they were white when the were born?! I didn't! Dad was quick to catch him imitating his mommy standing on one leg! It was lots of fun seeing all of the animals and to watch our little monkey take it all in! She enjoyed watching the animals and the people! Her nap time crept up on us though, so we didn't make it to the farm animals...we'll save that for next time.








Check out the hair! Either Abby's related to this bird or they share the same hair stylist!

9 Months....WOW!

Our sweet pea is growing soo fast! She's 9 months old today and is raring to go! While Dad was at a Mud Run in Orangeburg, Abby and I had some pics made to mark her 9 month birthday! We had a great time smiling for the camera but it sure is a lot of work keeping her sitting still! Here's the link to our success.



She's changed quite a bit in a short month! Here's what our busy bee is doing these days:

* PULLING UP and PULLING UP and PULLING UP on everything!!!
* Crawling on her knees, crawling army style and crawling crab style -- one knee down and one leg trying to walk!
* Chitter chatting like no tomorrow! Her LOUD noises are starting to worry us! I think we may have a little monster on our hands!!
* Saying Ma Ma now! :) MY Personal favorite!
* Banging on everything and her fav is to stand and bang on the crib rails
* Picking up everything including the smallest grain of sand off the floor!
* Drinking juice out of a sippy cup
* Starting to eat baby food puffs and ready to take on real food now!
* Clapping her hands constantly
* Reaching for our hands when we say "Hands" when she isn't preoccupied with something else!
* Trying to get into our kitchen cabinets!
* Giggling at things she finds funny...not just when Mommy and Daddy act silly.
* Chewing on everything .... STILL waiting on her teeth to come in ...don't have any yet, but we think they are definitely on the way.
* Playing constantly in her new class at daycare: the Creeper room.
* Keeping us smiling constantly! We love you, Abby!

Beach Vacation - Independence Day

Thanks to dad, we have made a little slideshow of our beach trip! We had a great time at the beach. A friend of ours and her little girl, Lily, stayed with us and we met up with some more friends who have two little girls, Lily and Mady. They were down camping for the week. The beach was hopping on the 4th of July for sure and all of the kids kept us busy too! We had lots of fun hanging out on the 4th with everybody and enjoyed some good ole grilled hamburgers! Abby loved the water even though she spent most of the time teething on her float! She also loved watching everything and everybody especially the Lilys!

A Fun Visit with the Great Grands!

Today, Abby took a trip with her mom and grandmom to visit her great grands, Papa and MaMel! She had lots of fun meeting Papa and visiting with MaMel again! Abby entertained us all with her tricks on the floor...rolling around and playing with her toys. Thanks for letting us visit! We can't wait to see ya'll again, Papa and MaMel!
Love You!

6 months!

Can you believe Abby turned 6 months old a week ago?! It seems like her first birthday will be here before we know it! So what does a 6 month old Abby do? Well, she's doing lots of cute things like:

* Rolling over

* Sitting up by herself and toppling over after a few minutes

* Babbling constantly ....DaDaDaDa

* Confusing Dad by saying DaDaDa

* Eating her toes every chance she gets (wish I had that flexibility!)

* Sleeping on her tummy some

* Getting aggrevated when she's tired of playing on her tummy!

* Eating her fruits and vegetables

* Pulling our hair and pinching us

* Laughing lots at silly mommy and daddy

* Being a curious cat checking everything out

* Eating her washcloth during bathtime and splashing lots

She's definitely a happy little camper! :) At her 6 month check up, the only thing the doctor found was some fluid behind her ears. We go back for a follow up visit on the 16th to see if the antibiotics cleared it all up. Other than that, he said she looked great! Her stats were: Weight: 18 lbs 11 oz …..97th percentile Height: 27 1/2 inches…92nd percentile Head: 44 cm 88 percentile.