Abby Got Glasses!

For those of you that don't already know, Abby had to get glasses. She has some astygmatism. The eye doctor says that since we caught it so early, and if she wears her glasses all of the time now, she may not have to wear them when she gets older. That's what we are hoping for.

She is doing great keeping them on! When she gets up in the morning, she will go get them so we can put them on. I was pleasantly suprised that she took to them so well.

Of course, she looks absolutely adorable with them on. ;) I guess I may be a little bias though. Here are a few pics of her with them on.

Potty Training

So, we have started the dreadful task of potty training. We were planning on waiting to start on it until Abby was 2, but she was showing signs of interest. We figured we would run with it.

During the day, while we are at home or on small trips out, she wears her big girl underwear. If we go out for long trips, and when she sleeps, she wears a pull-up. I set a timer for her, and every 30 minutes she sits on the potty. So far she has only actually peed in it once. She does tell us right after she goes in her pants though, which is a step in the right direction.

Wish us luck!

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey's Circus

Bill took me, Sam, Abby, Eric, Heather, and Hailey to the circus. It was such a blast! We had front row seats, so the girls could stand right against the railing and watch the animals. She ate some popcorn, drank some juice out of a fancy cup, and got a neat ballerina toy. Sam and I had a great time too. ;)

Abby and her Daddy watching the clowns. They let everyone come down on the stage before the show, so she got to see everything up close. It was really neat.

She was very interested in the silly clowns.

Abby and Mommy. :) She was chowing down on that popcorn!

Abby's cousin, Hailey, got a cool hat from one of the clowns.

Abby's First Blues Game

We took Abby to her first Blues game on November 1, 2008. We got tickets for the Penthouse Suite, since we are season ticket holders. It was such a great night. My parents and sister were there, a bunch of Sam's friends, and some friends' friends.

Here are some pics from her awesome first Blues game!

The day of the game, we took her to Build-A-Bear to make her own Blues bear. This is her "Go Blues" pose.

Abby and her Daddy before the game started. She loved looking over the glass wall and watching everyone.

Here she is with one of her many snacks of the night. ;) She really loves her "hot gogs."
I think this is such a cute picture of the 3 of us. We got Abby that cute little Blues jersey from Target. She looks so cute in it. What a great time we all had at Abby's first Blues game! :)

Long Time

It has been so long since my last post. I swore I had made one since Halloween, but apparently not. ;) I will try to be better and keep up with these posts. I know you all like to read them.

Keep your eye out for new holiday and other Abby pics!

Halloween

Abby had a great Halloween. This was the first year we took her out. We took her to a few houses by us, and of course, she was a hit. Here are a few pictures:

Here she is in her wagon as we were leaving the house. Of course, she had to bring her kitty with her. :)

It didn't take her long to get the hang of it. She wasn't scared at all to walk up to the door, once she realized she would get candy in her bag. :P

She is showing her Daddy where to draw the lines for her pumpkin.

What an adorable little smile! :)

She did such an awesome job scooping all of the goop out of her pumpkin.

October Fun

We have all been so busy this month! We have been to the pumpkin patch 4 times so far, and had a blast every time. Abby loved riding in the wagon, and also trying to pull it herself.

I am so happy to hear back from you all about her bunny picture. I am glad that you all enjoyed it. I will update the blog with some more pictures of her in her bunny costume after Halloween.

We took her to the pumpkin patch in Wright City called Pumpkins Galore. There was so much fun stuff for kids to do! Abby loved pulling the little wagon. Notice the mini pumpkin she picked out and put in it. :)

At Pumpkins Galore they had these huge galvanized pools filled with things like corn, wheat, and beans. They also had shovels, buckets, and other different tools in there for the kids to play with. Abby spent much of her time in there digging and scooping.

Here she is stopping for a little water break. I can't believe my little girl is so big that she can drink from a regular water bottle now. :(

Abby and her cousin Emma were so adorable riding together in the wagon. Emma was doing such a great job holding her in.

This pumpkin patch is called Thies Farms, and it is in Maryland Heights. It was another awesome place! It has a little zoo area where the kids could see different animals. Abby was partial to this little goat, named Cutie.

She was so excited to finally get a chance to ride on one of these little tractors. They were a pretty hot attraction for all of the kids. Her little legs were too short for the pedals, but her daddy and I pushed her while she turned the steering wheel.

Our family at Thies Farms. This was such a great day!

Here is Abby in the big straw pit. Her and Emma had such a great time in there! They were throwing it up in the air, building it up, and jumping in it.

What a silly little girl we have! :)

Here I am with my little angel after we had picked our pumpkins out of the field. You can tell that it was the end of the trip, she was so tired.