Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning

On Christmas Eve, Peter was in the kitchen the whole day, making our bouillabaisse, rouille, and fresh bread for supper. Dinner was excellent, and it was also the last time I think we'll put Abbey in her seat. She was so much better behaved once we let her sit in the chair up at the table.



Last shot of Abbey in her high chair.


Such a BIG GIRL!


Watching Seasame Street.


The tree before Santa came...



and the tree after Santa visited!




The Cozy Coupe was a big hit, but she is now napping in bed, and I am going to join her- I'm tired! There are two new videos on the youtube site! Enjoy!!! Love you all!

I'll take better pictures soon!!!

So, I have some new pictures, but some didn't turn out like I thought they would. Most of them I ended up erasing because Abbey is moving too quickly to get a good shot! She is all over the place!

I took a bunch of pictures of her playing with her Raggedy Andy (which was Peter's doll when he was a kid). This was the only one that turned out, since she likes to carry him around and dance with him. Lately she has enjoyed taking him over to the big present by the tree and sitting with him when they are done playing.

It has been quite cold on a few occasions, and on this particular day I bundled Abbey up in her new pea coat with about four layers underneath since she refused to wear hat and gloves.


I took a few shots of her yesterday getting into the ball bin that is in the garage. The bin holds my old basketball and two volleyballs, which we ended up playing with in the driveway; this consists of me kicking the ball and Abbey running to retrieve it, not unlike a game of "fetch" since she also runs the ball back to me instead of throwing it half of the time. Again, the shots of us playing in the driveway were blurry, but this dark photo of her holding the basketball in the garage was the only one worth putting up. And, yes, it was 60 degrees out yesterday when this photo was taken...ahhhhhhh!

Thanksgiving Week Fun

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, but we certainly missed all of our family in Spokane! We hosted a total of 15 people on the big day, and everyone left our home with a full tummy.



What a difference a year makes...




The day after Thanksgiving, we went to the Georgia Aquarium. Abbey had a wonderful time as always!



Finally, at the end of the week Peter and I enjoyed a date night out to see a professional hockey game. We saw our Atlanta Thrashers take on the Philadelphia Flyers, and our team won 1-0. Phillips Arena is a huge venue with lots of eateries and "gadgets", and we enjoyed the electronic Thrasher that would blow fire to rouse the crowd!