Finally!!!! We can wear hair bows!!!!!

Abigail is 14 months now and is just starting to really grow some pieces of hair on her bald little head. I thought this day would never come-I was finally able to muster up a couple of pieces of hair to put in one of her little baby bows. What a cutie!!!! But I must say that even without the couple of strands of new hair she is quite the adorable little girl! And while you are looking at these pictures please try and refrain from thinking that we abuse our child. Since she is walking and sometimes running, she falls down more than a drunk person walking up a bumpy hill. We saw our peditrician out this weekend and she took one look at Abigail(in her stroller) and said "It looks like she is walking around a lot".

I am pretty cute with my new hairbows(well, not new, we have anxiously been in posession of them since April 2008!)

This is my baby model pose- Puckered lips and "I don't have a care in the world" stance.

Just look at those long flowing strands of hair attached to the bow clip!

As soon as I was able to break into daddy's office I found one of his Cardinal hats to put on and that stupid bow popped right off. Refer to previous post-"Tomboy".

Summer Fun

The princess birthday parties have already begun. Abigail went to her first one a couple of weeks ago. This particular party was at a kid spa, yes, kid spa. All the little girls got their hair done, nails and toe nails painted-that sounds like something I am in dire need of too! But this day was about the little ones and they had a great time. Abigail just played with the kids and the party favors since she has no hair to get done and I think she is still a wee bit young for piggy polish! That evening we had a night out at the Brew at the Zoo, my most favorite event in Columbia all year long.

I pretty much just played with all the other kids and my party favors since I could not get my hair done. I had lots of fun though!

Here is the whole gang. Dosen't everyone look adorable after their "spa" day!

Mommy and Daddy get to have some fun too. Here they are at Brew at the Zoo while I slept soundly in my bed with a babysitter.

Here is Mommy with some friends "tasting" the brew. If they were just tasting, I wonder why they came home in a cab?

Smokey Mountain Family Trip

In mid-July we packed up the car once again to head halfway to Louisville and meet up with family. We had a great cabin in the middle of the Smokey Mountains that fit the whole family. We met up with my dad Joe, both my grandparents, My Aunt Deb and we had all three dogs there-Baxter, Pudge and Woody. We had quite a full house!!! Our sightseeing included Ripley's Aquarium, the Apple Barn Farmhouse, shopping in downtown Gatlinburg, and a show at Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre. Going back to Gatlinburg with my dad's side of the family reminded me of when I was little and our visits when my grandparents had a condo there. Gatlinburg may be a tourist trap of the highest nature, but those mountains sure make it worth the visit.




















Weeee!!!! My first trolley ride-I loved to look out the window and mommy sang "The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round"






















We went to the Apple Barn Farmhouse and I ate lots of yummy food!!! We went to the General Store and I found a barrel of apples and my reaction was "ball,ball". Close enough!






















At the aquarium I tried to get closer to the fish by walking along the ledge while mommy followed along on the people mover. I felt like I was swimming with the fish, but good thing I wasn't because there were sharks in there!























Daddy gave me a piggy back ride and I could really see all the sea animals from this vantage point.























We went to my first theatrical performance at the Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre. mommy was really worried that I would not behave, but I watched the whole thing at full attention. It was all the singing, dancing, and fancy lights that kept me watching for two full hours.




















Gatlinburg may be a crowded tourist trap full of redneck T-shirts, but who can disagree that it is surrounded by complete beauty?