Monday, August 17, 2009

Mountain Memories in Maggie Valley

We spent a long weekend in Maggie Valley NC, it was our first trip alone with Abby and the dogs. We rented a house called Mountain Memories that we found on VRBO.com and it was on Utah Mountain. It was so refreshing to have cooler weather and a better view of the stars. We made big breakfast every morning around 8:30, Abby let us sleep in. Then we would get ready while she took her morning nap. Upon her waking up we would go exploring. We ate lunch at some nice places and found an amazing bakery. Then we would head home and grill out for dinner and sit and watch stars in the hot tub, after we put Abby to sleep.


Abby is playing with her toys while we ate lunch at a place called the Sweet Onion, I had some fantastic pink trout, which I am told was caught just 6 miles down the road.

Adam took a picture of Abby playing while mommy shopped in a baby boutique.

This was the lunch spot on day two, it was right along a creek and had all outside dining.

Lilly always finds a blanket to lay on and this trip was no exception, she took to the bear rug right away.
Toby found a nice spot in the hallway so you had to step over him to walk by.
Then he got smart and realized that Lilly had a good thing on the bear rug, so while she was out on the deck hunting bugs he took over the rug.

Eventually they decided to share.

We went to the Smokey Mountain National Park. Here I am preaching at the Palmer Chapel.




This is Abby at her first day of school.


We hung out in the car for a little while to give Abby time out of her car seat. She is really into giving kisses now as you can see.

This is an old house in the park, it was crazy how low the ceilings were.


These pretty purple flowers were growing all over the park.

We also got to see some wild Elk that live on the Park.


Abby holding onto her daddy.

These butterflies followed us all around as we toured the park.


We got to go on a 20 minute date and have some gelato while Abby slept in her stroller beside us. We found a place called the Chocolate Bear while we toured main street in Waynesville. This is also where we found the most amazing bakery, I ate enough sugar for like a month!
We had a great time and did lots of relaxing and had tons of family time.

Friday, August 14, 2009

We got a 14 pounder!


Can you believe this cute little thing is 14.4 pounds and almost 25 inches long! She is growing up too fast, she is trying really hard to sit up on her own, it is exhausting.
We are off to the mountains for the weekend so you will have a blog to look forward to next week.

Monday, August 10, 2009

4 months

Abby just turned 4 months old and we can't believe it! She is growing and changing so fast. She talks all day long, (like her mother) rolls over from her belly to her back, scoots on the floor, (she wants to crawl so bad) she chooses what toy she wants to play with and lets you know when she is bored with it, she loves the jump up and the bumbo seat, (anything that keeps her upright) she does not want to be rocked to sleep anymore, (this makes mommy sad) she also prefers to suck on her thumb or fingers instead of the pacifier, she loves to look at herself in the mirror, bath time solves all her problems she loves the water, (until you take her out of the tub) she is trying really hard to to sit up on her own, she has slept from 8pm to 7am for almost two weeks now, (she still wakes up in the middle of the night but not to eat) she loves to give kisses, (they are soo slobbery) she is a snuggle bunny in the morning, smiles all day long, (most of the time) she is trying to shake that third nap but some days she really needs it, she has the sweetest personality and is so out going. We can't remember life before her and would not change a thing. She is an amazing little girl and so full of energy, we cherish everyday with her even the tough ones. She loves to laugh and one smile makes everything right in our world. We love you baby girl!


Thursday, August 6, 2009

Fast Friends

When we were just dog parents we loved having two dogs because they could play together and entertain themselves, now we love having two dogs because they entertain Abby. She is totally in love with the dogs and she has a special bond with Toby. We love watching Abby reach out for Toby when he walks by her and follow him with her head when he leaves. They also like to give kisses, how sweet is that, dog drool and baby drool. :)







Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Jump around, jump up and get down

Abby is really enjoying her new jumper and Toby and Abby have fallen in love. Watch Abby jump then turn to follow Toby as he walks away.