Lynda came down to Colorado Springs to visit Abigail, Tupac, and me. It's been a really fun weekend. Yesterday, we took Abigail to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Last time that we had gone, Abigail was scared of all of the animals. This time around, she had a pretty good time! It was Lynda's first time at this zoo, and, she LOVED it. It actually wasn't too hot out, so, we enjoyed walking up the hills and all of the exercise. We also came across a few exhibits that I hadn't seen before, which kept things interesting for me :-).
Today, we went to Helen Hunt Falls after breakfast. It's so so pretty!!! We noticed a little picnic area by a creek. It was so nice, that, we went to pick up some lunch and brought it back. I can't wait until Christian comes home and I can bring him there. He had wanted to go before he left, but, we never got the opportunity to go. There are also a few really good trails in the area, and, even better, the whole park is FREE FREE FREE! I love free things.
A couple of days ago, Abigail got a birthday package from her Aunt Sarah. She got a pretty dress and a fabric book. She LOVED the book! There are a few pictures of her in the dress and playing with the book.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Abigail turned 11 months old yesterday, meaning...she now has one month to go until she 1 :-(! I don't think I'm ready to have a 1 year old. She marked this special day by having a first. She took her first bath without her ducky assistance, haha. She LOVED being able to move around the entire tub. She was crawling and rolling all over the place. I can't wait until Christian comes home, because he'll be the one doing bedtime routine, hehehe. He'll get to watch how much fun she has in the tub.
Another thing that Abigail is now doing is cruising along furniture. It's fun to see, but, oh my! I need new places to hide things. I use to be able to put things on the ottoman so they were just out of her reach, but, she can now easily get to them. I'll have to find a new place for Christian's coffee table books, since, she is especially attracted to them. One has already lost a page, whoops. On top of cruising, Abby likes to crawl on top and into things. I have a tub of ribbon out so I can make bows for a friends little girl. It is currently on the floor against the sliding glass door, so, Abigail loves to crawl on it, and pull herself into a standing position against the door. It's quite scary!! She also likes to crawl into the bumbo and use it as a stepping stool. I have it against her toy shelf, so, she crawl into it, stand, and start to pull all sorts of toys out to throw on the ground. Seriously...I take two seconds to fill her sippy cup, and, these are only two of the horrifying pictures I have come back to.
Another would be her adventure in the bathroom. I had left Abigail in the hallway, to, yet again fill her sippy cup. When I returned, she was no where to be found. Then, I heard a "kerplunk" and "splash". Scared that Abigail might have fallen in the toilet somehow, I ran to the bathroom. I found her standing at the toilet looking in...meaning, if she wasn't in there, something else was. A few things actually. The two nobs covering the nails on the toilet were in there, as well as a metal hand thing from the toilet pipe...thing, haha. Now, the apartment we live in is very old, so, these things are easily removeable. I had scrubbed that bathroom the night before, so, everything was in it's proper place...I don't know how she picks out these things. Needless to say...there is now a babygate in the hallway and to that bathroom.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
I've been in Westminster since Friday visiting with Lynda and Bruce. On Friday, we went to Boulder for lunch. I can't remember the name of the place, but, it was a sushi chain that was pretty decent. Nothing holds a candle to sushi tora, but, it was still yummy!!!! After wards, we went to Haagan Daz (I know that's spelled incorrectly...I don't feel like correcting it, haha.) for some ice cream and then walked around Pearl Street Mall. It was pretty warm out, but, it felt so nice in the shade!!!
Once we left Boulder, we found a Kmart on the way home. I tend to spend a little too much time on forums, but, this past week, it proved to be somewhat beneficial. I had been waiting for Target's major clearance sell to pick up birthday and Christmas presents for Abigail, my little cousins, and friend's two boys. Well, a big discussion on the forum this past week was about Kmart's huge clearance sale!!!! Anything that was on clearance was marked an extra 50% off! People were finding toys that were originally $70 for $11, $80 for $8.50...just crazy deals. I though to myself, what am I waiting for?? So, needless to say, I've been to far too many Kmarts to ever want to go again. I did, though, find gifts for all previously mentioned children :-)
On Saturday, we headed to the aquarium in Denver for lunch. Their restuarant has this wall that is a fish tank. It was so neat, and, Abigail loved it. She was asleep for most of lunch, but, once she woke up, she was in such a good mood, and, she really enjoyed watching all of the fish. Afterwards, we drove through a canyon in Boulder that was beautiful. And, Abigail took another long nap, haha. We went to a Starbuck's on the way back, and, of course another Kmart (had to finish snatching up the good deals)! Later on that afternoon, Lynda had a choir bbq that we all went to. It was so much fun, and, the food was YUMMY!!! It's been awhile since I've had true bbq! The guy made his own sauce, too, which was amazing.
Today, I went to Lynda's church. It was a really good sermon, and..like most of this week, Abigail just slept in the nursery, haha. I think we are wearing her out! After church, we headed to the Delectable Egg for brunch, and, now we are back at the apt. hanging out. I am going to a choir rehearsal later on. I was invited to sing with Lynda's choir next month, which, is very exciting. It's been a very long time since I've sung with a group.
Anyways, here are a few pictures. My friend, Jessica, picked a slide set up for Abigail. She doesn't use it much yet, but, I'm sure once she's movng around a bit more, she will. I'm teaching Abigail to drink from a cup instead of a sippy. For some bizzare reason, I thought it would be a good idea to start out on the carpet...but, I think we'll be moving these practice sessions to the tub! Oh...and the pictures of Abby in the yellow dress are of her eating a popsicle. She was being a peach while teething, and, it was pretty much the only way to keep her from crying. She really enjoyed it!!!
Okay, here are some of the pictures and sku numbers of what Kmart has for sale. Just call Kmart to see if they have them in stock: Just as a note, if it has a yellow sticker, it's half of that price. There's so much more than I'm listing....way too much. I hope that you can read the sku numbers...they're in order of the pictures. Oh, and, google online for a Kmart coupon..there's a $5 off floating around somewhere.
Vtech Create-A-Story-$12.50 SKU: 05080327800
Lucky the springhorse pony $7.50 Sku # 65077080046
Little Tikes Camcorder 05074360820 $2.50
Thomas the Tank Engine V-Tech Laptop 05080371300 $10.50
Cozy Coupe-05074304855 $28.00
Sports thing- 72063461052 20.00
Little Tikes Cook n Learn Kitchen SKU - 05074360074 $16.00
Little People Bus SKU - 02708470689 $13.50
Little People 50th Anniversary School SKU - 02708468461 $5.50 (got for Abby!!!!)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - $16.50 (others have found it less) 02708463047
Car thing - 02708459320 - $22.50
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Well, Abigail has changed a lot in the past couple of weeks. She has a few new words that she knows (or thinks she knows) the meaning to. She say mama, yeah, ball, and dada. When she says dada, unfortunately she is saying it to the computer :-(. I'm sure she'll learn the true meaning once Christian gets here!!! Only 1.5 months, yayayayay!
Abigail is also able to pull up on some furniture now, but, no cruising yet. She is also crawling on her hands and knees. She still does the army crawl every now and then, but, primarily the correct crawl, haha. She is finally starting to eat so well, and, doesn't refuse too many foods. We are still working on the vegetables, so, hopefully that'll be a favorite of hers soon, haha. Oh yeah, and, both of her top two teeth are in, so, she now has a total of four teeth :-D.
