I LOVE RICHARD!!!

Richard is so sweet and romantic. We had been walking at the mall occasionally and he saw this dress and told me he wanted to buy it for me. So he did. He is so sweet. I LOVE YOU RICHARD!!!

Our Silly Abi

We started feeding her squash on the 18th of of February and she really liked having flavor in her cereal. I don't think she'll like squash quite as much once she gets to try other things though. The other day while I was feeding her, I left her in her highchair while I got a rag to wipe off her face. I turned around and she was licking squash off her bib. The next day she started to lick it off her lips in between bites.

Little Miss Abi started sitting up by herself around the 21st of February. She really likes the independence and freedom it brings. This is her in her new dress from Grandma.

I should probably explain about her grandparents names. My mother is called "Gram " by all of her grandkids and Richard's dad has been called "Papa" by the other grandkids. Since both sets of grandparentas have last names that start with "T" we can't call one Grandma T. So, my parents are Gram and Grandpa and Richards' are Grandma and Papa--in case you are ever wondering who I am talking about.

Abi Loves her Daddy

Abi loves to play on the floor with her Daddy. We read the Book of Mormon Picture Book with her at night and she spends most of the time looking at and touching her Daddy's face.

Abi Loves to stand now. She thinks it is a lot of fun. We enjoy it too. Richard taught her how. She's always learning new stuff from her Daddy.

Quilting

So here is my first attempt at Machine Quilting.

Thank you so much to my Mother-In-Law for teaching me how and letting me borrow your supplies. Oh, and I guess this isn't really my first attempt. I am unpicking the first one I did. Machine Quilting is really fun. I'm excited to do it more.

$20 at Kid to Kid

Can I just say I LOVE Kid to Kid. Look

at all of these toys I got for $20.00 thanks to an unexpected check from one of my parent's good friends. I didn't realize how important toys were to a baby. Abi wasn't rolling over and we were trying to help her out. We finally got the idea to get her some more toys and she started rolling on February 15th--the day after getting her some new toys. She rolled 3 times that first day from her back to her front and has figured out how to roll from front to back more consistently since too. Go Abi!

VICTORY!!!!!

I have an amazingly wonderful story of victory that Michelle can attest to. :) Michelle and Jason wanted to go out to dinner tonight and invited us and Bruce & Nancy (my inlaws) to go with them. Bruce, or "Papa Bruce" as he is more commonly known these days, is a very, very generous man and always insists on buying dinner whenever we all go out. He always tells the waiter/waitress that if they want a tip, they had better bring him the bill.
Well, tonight we went to "Los" (Los Hermanos) and Bruce made the mistake of leaving for El Bano. So while he was away, we told the waiter we all were on seperate checks. Papa Bruce thought he was so sly in slipping the waiter his card halfway through the meal. I will never forget the look of suprise, astonishment, dumbfoundedness, and disbelief that crossed his face when the waiter brought out three seperate bills. Michelle and I cried out in glorious victory. Thanks for your generosity but it was so great to have stumped you. Sorry, we should have paid for your meal but we're making baby steps. We're suprised we've made it this far. :) Oh, and this picture is compliments to Kristen's Tacky Sweater Party in '06

Happy Valentines Day!

Abi wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day and she has some special valentines for a few people.

Happy Valentines Day Gram & Grampa

Happy Valentines Day Grandma and Papa

Happy Valentines Day Tawni, Scott, Garret, Baby, Bear, & Bo

Happy Valentines Day Michelle, Jason, Ben, Jane, Elizabeth, Liam, & Baby

Happy Valentines Day Kerri, Tony, Alex, Spencer, Keana, Emma, Julia, & Cameron

Happy Valentines Day Amy, David, Caleb, & Jacob

Happy Valentines Day Kyle, Jess, Baby, Moose & Jess' Dog (I forgot her name)

Happy Valentines Day Kristen, Ron, Nizmo, & Baby

Happy Valentines Day Jenna & Brett

Happy Valentines Day Daddy!

Happy Valentines Day to Everyone I know and Love!

Love, Little Miss Abigail

Teeth, Soap Box, and Ode to Feet.

So, everyone has been asking me about pictures of Abi's teeth. Yes--she is only 4 1/2 months old and she has 2 huge teeth--and she has had them for about a month now. Good thing she loves to stick her fingers in her mouth or we would never get any pictures of those teeth. Which leads me to mention my soap box. Can I say I love the ease of digital cameras but I hate how long it takes to take a picture. By the time the camera has flashed, my adorable sweetheart has her eyes half closed and the smile is gone or else she is looking away. I've tried to turn the flash off and then this camera can't seem to focus so I get tons of fuzzy--somewhat cute pictures. It frustrates me to no end. So you are just lucky you get to see a few pictures of her. (I now can understand Natalie's frustrations better and she isn't even crawling yet.)
ODE TO FEET: So, if you are like one of my good friends from high school and can't stand feet, don't look at the last picture. I love Abi's feet and I think they are so cute. I took about 50 pictures (no joke) trying to get one of her feet because they are just darn cute. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do, which is doubtful unless you are one of her grandmas. As cute as kids are, they never seem to be as cute as your own.

Tag, you're it!

So I’ve been tagged. Here are 7 things you may not know about me:

I grew up watching mystery shows like Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Magnum PI, and CSI with my mom. In high school I started thinking about realistic career choices. I joined FBLA and decided I wanted to be a business woman, but part of me wanted to go into crime scene investigating. I started out at BYU exploring both. I preferred going into crime scene investigating but I figured I would never be emotionally able to have a family. So I stopped taking psych classes and focused on business. Who would have thought though that I would get my degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development (the same degree I made fun of my freshman year because so many of the freshman girls took those classes because they wanted to get married—I however didn’t take any until after we were married).

You may not know that I have tendonitis in my wrists, arms, shoulders and neck. I worked as a seamstress for Beehive Clothing where I received my lovely lifelong pains. Will you all promise me that you will always wash your clothes—especially underclothing before wearing them. I don’t want to scare you but I saw some things that would make you cringe if you have ever worn new clothes without washing them first.

If I could have anything I wanted right now I would not be sick and I would be on a date with just Richard and I. That would be nice. 4 ½ months without any alone time has made me go crazy.

If I were to pick a decade to live in I would have to pick the 50’s. I would love to have a pastel retro kitchen and get my groceries delivered to my door. I would have a pink 1957 Chevy Bel Air Convertible and matching pink polka dot knee length short-sleeved dress with matching polka dot scarf.

If someone gave me a million dollars tomorrow, the only things I would buy would be a new wardrobe and probably a trip for the three of us to Taiwan and China. I would keep the same vehicles, the same house, and I think I would be totally content. Can you imagine how it would feel to be debt free? I think Richard would buy some new computer parts and probably a new microwave (he has hated ours since we got it after our wedding. He has every right to hate it—it is absolutely pathetic.) He would probably want to get an ‘08 F350 but it wouldn’t fit in the garage and neither one of us would want to give up our house and plus—who wants to move?

I think everyone has at least a little tiny bit of OCD. I’m OCD about drawers or cupboards ajar—I HAVE to close them.

Probably the most embarrassing thing about my growing up years was that I was a cheerleader in Junior High for basketball and football. The dancing and stunts were fun but I actually hated cheering. I wouldn’t ever yell unless my “coach” walked by because I was afraid I’d loose my singing voice. Our “team” was pretty good though—we did take first place in dance and cheer at some competition (I can’t remember the competition because it was that eventful).

I tag Jenna, April, Rebekah, Rachelle, my Mom, cousin Kim, and cousin Whitney. Write 7 things about yourself that you can stand to share with the world and then tag 7 others. (since 5 of you don’t have blogs yet, you can send it out over email.)