Easter 2015

Happy Easter friends! We had a great weekend celebrating our Risen Savior with an Easter egg hunt on Friday and Saturday, church on Friday night and Sunday morning, and lots of yummy food in between!

Man's Best Friend?

A dog may be man's best friend, but at least at this point, he isn't a little girls best friend :) Abby is adjusting and I know this is good for her, but it is still hard! Being an only child, she is used to getting her way, having her space, and not having to consider others. That has all changed! 

We did have fun giving him a bow tie to match his little collar. We are girls after all and accessories are part of our core! We moved to one large water bottle for both animals and that seems to be working well.

Captain likes to be around Abby because she always has little toys around her. He loves to take her stuffed animals, drag them under her bed and chew on them. She is learning to forgive and to pick up her room!

He loves his new bed I made and we are slowly learning "go to your bed" as a command so that he leaves Abby alone. He loves to chew on her pants and ends up biting her leg all too often. It doesn't help their little relationship :)

This picture sums up the cat's feelings. She knows where he is at all times and watches him closely. If he gets close, she stands firm and he often backs down.  When he barks, she can flinch and he will run. It is pretty fun to watch!

We have had a couple of quiet weeks, but this week is filled with fun! Bounce house with friends, Sea World with friends, Nana comes to visit, Thanksgiving with lots of family, a new room for Abby and watching the Red Raiders and Baylor Bears in Dallas! The blog should come alive again soon ;)

Our Weekend

We have spent much of our weekend at home with this little guy. Abby is excited to be home with him and we are crate training (although luckily my sister really did most of this for us!) so we didn't want to be gone much. We are all adjusting- his version of play is a little rough for Abby. Lots of tears for simple things and lots of learning about taking toys away and what growling means. 

We did leave the house on Saturday morning for our cousin Bella's birthday party. Abby was watching Signing Time and just signing away. She has always loved and learned sign language so easily. I would love to know if God will use this with her later in life. I happened to snap a picture as she finished a "word". 

Bella had an American Girl 6th birthday party on Saturday morning. Kristi (her Mom, my cousin) did a great job with the theme. She did American colors of red, white, and blue, and served foods that coordinated. She also had a cute little craft for the girls- they made American flags using small squares or red and blue paper, and they dipped marshmallows in red and blue sugar.

Isn't this real life? Everyone was watching Bella open gifts and Abby was pouting since I would not let her go upstairs and play. She loves doll houses anywhere she goes and she just knew theirs was upstairs!

Bella opened all her presents and really loved this Pooh bear. She apparently loves Winnie and has a bit of a collection! We picked up some American Girl items for her when I was in Dallas last weekend.

Happy Birthday Bella!

Today we did church, football, naps and hopefully a nice quiet dinner at home!

Meet Captain

Meet Captain, our new 12 week old Boston Terrier puppy.

My sister's dog is her Mama and Tiffany wanted to give him to Abby Lu for Christmas, but he was ready early so we picked him up yesterday! He is cute and fun and I am learning how to be a dog mama since I have a little girl that LOVES dogs!

I can already see how this is good for Abby. She does not want Captain to get her toys, so she cleans her room constantly and keeps the door shut.

He requires patience from us all- it truly is like having a newborn. He  doesn't listen and has pooped on every rug I own. I was up at 5:15 for a potty break. 

But, he is also fun! Our poor cat is old and snaps easily, so Abby is thrilled to have someone to run and play with. She also gets the title of big sister which she has asked about before. 

I hope he calms down, learns the rules quickly, and is part of our family for a long time!

Now-Now Food

Abby has become Jean Grey's (aka Now Now or Kitty Now Now) feeder. She has been feeding her for months and does such a good job of remembering. We may even over feed the cat every now and then.

She gets the pitcher out of the pantry and carries it over to the cat's bowl.

She opens it up and asks for help to pour it.

Then, she carries it back to the pantry.

And, she sits it back where she found it.

Then, she closes the pantry doors.

I love that she has a "chore" to do at home and is learning about caring for others.

A Rare Picture of

Abby and Jean Grey! All that work with "nice hands" has paid off and JG lets Abby pet her pretty regularly. Finally!

Yummy, I like this ball!

Is this a yellow ball? I wonder what kitty does with this yellow ball? I know I have seen her walking around the house with the yellow ball before? Now, how does she hold it?

Oh yea, in her mouth! It must taste yummy if kitty eats it!
Wait, it doesn't fit in my mouth!

Let's hope a cat's mouth is as clean as they say a dog's mouth is!

Giant Head = Giant Brains, Right?

One afternoon last week, Marcus and I met with Abby's teachers for a parent teacher conference. They hold these at least once a year to assess your childs devlopment. We were happy to hear her teachers have no concerns and she is ahead in some areas, especially language arts. Maybe her big head (when will Daddy learn girls with big heads can't just wear hats off the rack?) is full of big brains! Some of her teacher's comments included:

• Abby is crawling and pulling up
• She loves music (she dances in the sitting position just like her Daddy!) and books (can sit for 10 minutes just turning the pages back and forth) and has fun interacting with the other babies.
• Abby gets upset when something is taken away from her (don't we all!)
• She loves to eat (don't we all!)
• Abby is an adorable baby with a great personality and a smile that lights up the room.

Uh yea, those big brains will learn all too soon that kitty food tastes yucky!

Hello Kitty

... somebody is getting faster and thus closer and closer!

Abby Meets Jean Grey

We let Abby pet Jean Grey and the results was funny! Abby loved it and Jean Grey tolerated it better than we thought.