Vacation out West

We took a two week trip by car (Steve flew) with my sisters and mom to Kansas and Colorado.
First we stopped in Goodland Kansas to visit with my Grandpa. On the car ride out I told Abbie that we would be visiting her great Grandpa. She looked at me with wide eyes and said Big pop pop. So during the whole visit Abbie called him Big Pop pop.
We enjoyed our time in Kansas. We got to ride on a very old carousel, go swimming, and go to the local fair and parade. It was great to spend time with my Grandpa.

Then we traveled on to Denver Colorado to visit with my Grandma and Grandpa. We had a good week in Colorado. We took advantage of all of the beautiful parks in the area. Abbie loved hanging out with her Great Grandmom and Great Grandpa and her Uncle Joel, Aunt Stacy, Aunt Marci, and Grandma and Grandpa. During our visit we visited with lots of extended family, went bowling, played at the park, visited Tiny Town and White Fence Farm. The only disappointment of the week was Thursday. We were suppose to visit Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak. However the weather was awful so we opted for indoor activities.

One day we visited Tiny Town, CO. Abbie had a blast. There was a train we could ride and lots of many houses to explore.

She loved looking in the windows of the houses. Also, there were houses you could climb in.

Abbie's favorite part was the train. Each time it went by she would wave and yell out "Hi Train".

Delanco Camp Junior High I

We went to Delanco Camp in NJ for a week of camp. Steve and some of our highschool students led praise and worship for the week. Abbie had a blast hanging out with all of the teens! She loves camp. Steve and I enjoyed getting to know so many campers and catching up with old friends.

Summer visit to PA

We traveled up to Western PA to visit Steve's family. Overall it was a good trip. It was nice to see Steve's family. Abbie had a blast playing her with cousins. The only thing that would have made the trip better is if it had not rained 3 days straight. We did get to go to a park and the Pirates game. Also, I got to travel to Ohio to visit with my best friend and her new baby boy, Ryan.

This is a picture of Abbie and her cousin Ava. Ava is 4 months older than Abbie.

It took a few days for Abbie to warm up to Aiden but then she loved holding him and touching his hands.

Abbie's 2nd birthday

Here is a picture of Abbie's friends that came to her second birthday party.
Sarah, Myles, Tripp, Parker, Anna, Abbie, Shelby, Madelyn.

We have a pooh party. Abbie loved having all of her friends at her house. They had fun playing pooh games and decorating door knob hangers. We are so blessed that Abbie has so many good friends.
After her party each time she sees a candle being lit she thinks it is for a birthday and she says
"Happy to you" . It is pretty cute.

All her friends sat around her while she opened her presents.

We got Abbie and Dora bike for her birthday. She is doing well learning how to peddle her bike.

You gotta love that girl!

Abbie has quite a personality. She is very silly and makes me laugh every day!

I hope this picture brightens your day!

Easter

Abbie had a blast with her first Easter Egg Hunt. She came out to the family room and saw eggs on the floor. Dad was sitting on the floor in a suit (had to run off to church right after the hunt) holding a camera. Abbie got scared and would not get out of my arms. We found the first egg together and I opened it up. She saw that there were goldfish in the egg. After we ate all 4 goldfish she got really excited. Jumped out of my arms and starting running around pickin up eggs. In the middle of the egg hunt she spied her Easter basket. She got really excited and started looking at all of the things in the basket.

In the afternoon my family came for Easter dinner. We enjoyed having the whole family here for Easter. Abbie had a blast playing with her older cousins.

Here is our Easter family picture.

Gymnastics Class

In February, we signed up for a month of Parent & Tot Gymnastics. The place we went had a huge trampoline, a foam pit to jump into, rope swing, balance beam, and obstacle course. Abbie loved the class. She learned how to do a rollover and began to work on a cartwheel. Mom and Dad loved it too except that we had to be out of the house by 8 a.m. on a Saturday!

This is a picture of Abbie & I jumping on the trampoline.

2 of Abbie's friends were in the class too! They enjoyed doing it together!

This is Abbie climbing through the bridge as part of the obstacle course. The obstacle course was Abbie's favorite part of the class.

We were sad when February was over and gymnastics class ended. But we were excited for the possibility of sleeping in till 8 in March. We just signed up for another month in May!