Bye Bye Binky!!!!

((This post will probably only mean something to those mother's that have had kids/babies that absolutely love their binky and can't wait for the day that they get rid of it!))

I am very happy to report that Abby is done with the binky!! We are on Day 4 now and things are looking great!! I wasn't even planning on taking it away, but it just happened, so that was very nice for me. She has been on the sick side lately and has had a runny nose, therefore when she is trying to sleep she can't suck on the binky and breathe, so I just took it away. I feel bad that it took a runny nose, cough, and ear infection to finally toss the binky, because she uses her binky as a comfort.......but she is a tough girl and has asked about it a few times but we haven't had any breakdowns.
I really hope Grandma Garner is reading this!! She was always giving me a hard time about Abby and her binky! I know you will be proud!

Spring is on its way!!

I'm very excited that spring is coming! This picture says it best! A spring dress, bare feet, and the sun shining!!!

Kissin' Cousins!

I was going to post this awhile ago but forgot.....but Abby and Brayden are so cute together and adore each other. When they see each other it is nothing but excitement, and Abby knows where Brayden lives and when we drive by their apartments from the main road she shouts "BB, BB" (stands for Brayden Bigelow, Aaron started that) When they move to their new house she is going to be confused for awhile. I just wanted to post these couple pictures of Abby and Brayden playing together, usually they are hugging or Brayden is running away because he thinks Abby is chasing her. I'm sure this is just the start of a long lasting friendship!!

So much to do.........so little time!

Just some fun pictures.......





Abby loves to haul her little chairs around so she can get to the stuff she can't reach. It is starting to be a problem! Her favorite is to put the chair by her light switch and turn it on and off, but I think in the picture right above she is trying to figure out where she can hide the thermometer!



That is my little mommy to be! She can already multi task ......... I tried to explain to her that mommies don't have Binky's!



Napping on the couch, I guess all the trouble making and vacuuming finally caught up with her.

Happy Birthday To Me!

My birthday balloon that Abby absolutely loves....our neighbor gave it to me with some candy, she is too sweet.



This past Wednesday was my birthday - the big 24! And I had a great day. Thank you Aaron for taking me to breakfast and thank you Abby for sleeping in!! Thanks mom and dad for spending the afternoon/evening with us, we had a great time! Thanks everyone who called, gave cards, and sent emails. Oh yeah, and thank you Christy for making me a cake! You are awesome! Now that is a a lot of thanks.......but it all means a lot.

Another Tag

ABC Tag
Kayla Rae tagged me!!

A-Attached or Single? Attached to Aaron
B-Best Friend? Aaron and Abby (we are buddies all day and practically inseparable!!)
C-Cake or Pie? Cake for sure!
D-Day of Choice? Weekends
E-Essential Item? chapstick and water
F-Favorite Color? yellow
G-Gummy bears or worms? worms
H-Hometown? Declo, Idaho
I-Favorite Indulgence? Blue Bunny Super Chunky cookie dough ice cream
J-January or July? Definitely July
K-Kids? 1 little girl Abigail Eliza
L-Life isn't complete without? My family! (and dr. pepper!)
M-Marriage date? January 7, 2005
N-Number of brothers and sister? 3 big bad brothers 2 older and 1 younger
O-Oranges or apples? apples dipped in caramel!
P-Phobia or fears? Snakes....yuck!
Q-Quote? "He who laughs last, thinks the slowest" (couldn't think of anything else..)
R-Reason to smile? Watching Abby or watching Abby and Aaron play (and Kansas won last night!)
S-Season of choice? Spring and Summer
T-Tag 3 people: Anyone that feels the need..and hasn't already done it
U-Unknown facts about me? I'm a neat, organized freak
V-Vegetable? Almost all of them!
W-Worst habit? scratching my throat
X-X-ray or ultrasound? have had both xray on my ankle and wrist and of course I've had a few ultrasounds!
Y-Your favorite food? Sunday dinner which consists of potatoes, gravy, roast,and corn AND I also really like chicken broccoli Alfredo with penne pasta!
Z-Zodiac sign? Aries

Abby went potty.....2 times!

Lately Abby has been fascinated with the toilet so I've been putting her on the toilet (big one) and she would just sit there and giggle. So a couple days ago I decided I would purchase a potty chair for Abby and think about starting the adventure of potty training. So the next day after dinner I put her on and she went within 5 minutes. Of course we were ecstatic and very surprised. Abby didn't even act like it was a big deal she just went on with her life. Of course we were giving her praise, treats, and a sticker for her "potty chart." The rest of the night she kept going and sitting on her potty and kept telling me she needed to go but never did, but I was excited because today after lunch I sat her on (it was like the 3rd time today she sat) and she went after like 15 minutes. We still have a very long long ways to go but it is still kind of exciting to see her actually going and somewhat catching on. Anyways I'll quit rambling and I apologize that there isn't anything to exciting going on in our lives so you have to hear about Abby's potty adventures. Here are a few pictures:


I'm all done, now get me off of this thing!


Holy Cow! What just happened!! Her potty seat even sings after she goes, although the first time she went we didn't have it on so she didn't get to hear any singing.



She loves to stand on her potty and wash her hands, this really is her favorite part.


She even likes to carry it around and use it as a chair when she gets tired.

Hope everyone is enjoying conference!