Halloween!

For Halloween we went got together with some friends.  We ate dinner together and then set out to go trick or treating.  There were 7 kids in the pack.  Abbie dresesd up as a princess.  When we started I am not sure she understood what she was doing, but as soon as she started seeing people placing candy in her pumpkin basket she was sold.  As we walked down the street she would see houses that were lit up and she would point to them and say let's go.  She would walk up to the house sometimes past scary lights and pictures right up to the person sitting outside.  Quickly Abbie learned to say trick or treat without prompting.  As a family we have decided it is way more fun to trick or treat with friends! 

Pumpkin Patch

One of Abbie's good friends had her birthday party at a pumpkin patch.  During her party we got to take a hayride, pick a pumpkin, and play in a sandbox of corn kenerals.  Abbie took her time and looked through all of the pumpkins unitl she found the perfect one. 

ELMO Live

In October we took Abbie to see Sesame Street Live.  She loves Elmo and so we thought she would love this!  On the day of the trip I told her we were going to see Elmo.  Abbie loved the show and sat very still through the entire thing.   Anytime Elmo left the stage and another character started singing,  Abbie would put her hands up and say Where's Elmo?  As if Elmo should have been the only character on the stage for the entire show.  I guess I should have explained that some of Elmo's friends would be there too!

Abbie's a Dancing Machine!

Here is a link to a video of Abbie dancing at a wedding on Saturday. It links to a Facebook site, so you'll probably have to log in. Enjoy.

Facebook Videos Posted by Cindi Knobel Whitehead: This is how we do it.

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.