The Stare Down

Abby Kate is in love with our dogs. Belle (pictured) is still a bit unsure of her but Callie daily kisses her and Abby Kate squeals in delight. I just laugh because she can stay entertained for long periods of time just watching the dogs. 

UH OH!

Well....it is finally time to start putting up the side of the crib! I went in yesterday afternoon (after her 3 hour nap!!!!) and she was standing on the side. Before she has only pulled herself up on the bumper pads but she made it to the wood this time! 

Abby Kate and her Hunk (this is Uncle Hal's name)

 

Abby Kate loves her Nannie and Grumpies!

 

4 Generations

Nannie and Grumpies came to play on Sunday and we had SO much fun!  

Pool Time

It is settled....Miss Abby Kate LOVES the water. We went swimming with Uncle Greg, Aunt Laura and Max yesterday and had SO much fun. We were outside for hours (in the shade) and seriously, the child floated in this thing for over an hour. Happily. I think we found our new home! 

So funny

So yesterday AK woke up from her nap a bit early and just was chatting away in her room. I left her for a while thinking she may go back to sleep (she does that from time to time). After a while, I went in to check on her and this is what I found. She was using her bumper pads as a pillow and chatting to snuggle bunny. It really was so funny!  

Finishing up the day....

We are so proud of Daddy. They just finished a beautiful new multi-million dollar home. We went to see it last night before it closed today.  

More shoulder time

 

Shoulders

Perhaps her new favorite thing is riding on Daddys shoulders. She LOVES it! She pulls on his hair and talks, talks, talks.... 

Talking

I crack up when I put people on speakerphone, Abby Kate becomes amazed. She tried to grab the phone, as if she can pull the person through it. This was her talking to her Daddy.  

Happy Baby

 

teething biscuit

We introduced teething biscuits this week and it has made meal time so much more enjoyable. These things can keep her happy for hours. I have to watch her really carefully cause now with teeth, she will bite off too much. It is funny because I used to LOVE the taste of teething biscuits. I remember even as a little girl begging Mom to buy me some for "snacks." So funny! 

Waiting on Daddy...

This was before church on Sunday as we waited on Daddy....the turtle. 

Happy Sunday Morning

We visited a new church yesterday and absolutely LOVED it. It is known for its childrens minstry and when we dropped Miss Abby Kate off, she was SO happy. They give you pagers and about 45 minutes into church, we get paged to go rescue our "inconsolable" baby. It was so heartbreaking. I believe we have moved into a seperation anxiety phase..... Anyway, we are praying that this was a one time deal but this was before church. We made cinnamon rolls for Daddy and played all morning! 

Look at me!

I can stand up! I crack up every time she tries. She gets SO excited and starts bouncing and then falls.  

I'm 7 months old!!!!

Well...time continues to fly and our baby is becoming more and more a little girl! She has 2 teeth (bottom) and is pulling up and can stand with a little help. She is scooting everywhere! She is talking up a storm...."dadadadada!" and she will wave when you say "bye bye." She is still a happy little girl. She has discovered screaming which is about to be the death of us. I think she loves the sound of it. I can say "no mam" and she usually quits. We really are having so much fun with her! We are going to Disney World at the end of this month with Sweetie, Poppie, Uncle Hal and Aunt Ashley and so she will experience her first plane ride. She is sleeping from 7 to 7 with a few interruptions due to teeth. Hope everyone is having SUCH a fun summer! 

4th of July

 

Abby Kate and Daddy at the Pool

 

Bathing Beauty

Abby Kate adores the water. She splashes and floats and even goes under! 

The Fam

 

Cousin Kourtney

This is Abby Kate's cousin Kourtney. She and Aunt Audreia came to play with us this week. Abby Kate is absolutely in love with both of them. 

More Summer pictures!

This is my favorite face she makes! Makes me want to kiss her face off! 

Summer fun!

Well...it is offical. Abby Kate LOVES the outdoors. Swimming, going on walks, playing outside...it all brings her such pleasure! We were at Sweetie and Poppy's in this picture and we put wheels on her walker and off she went! She LOVED moving. She kept following Sweetie as she watered flowers and would find puddles of water and plant herself there. So fun! 

More please!