Cubbies Performance

Well.........we have now had our first official performance at church. The cubbies sang and said their verse in BIG church and Abby thought she was BIG stuff. She would stand on her chair at dinner time several days before and say her verse and sing her song to practice. She was so excited and could not wait. The kids were absolutely adorable and they did a great job.
The older kids sang and performed during the service as well. They sang their praise songs and did motions to the words. It was so sweet to watch the little ones that were sitting down front mimmicking the older kids as they were praising our Lord!

Abby and her sweet friend Olivia. They have been in Sunday School together since they were in the BABY class. The have so much fun together and are always concerned if the other one is going to be at church, cubbies, and mission friends. I have a friend that I have been friends with since we were 2 years old at church. We talk every Saturday. It is such a sweet friendship. I hope they will be friends for a long time!

Abby and Emily

Abby and Emily.......

Such sweet friends. They have so much fun together, and love each other soooooo much!

They are both so beautiful and funny. It is a blast just watching them play together and listen to their intense conversations! We are so blessed with such wonderful friends! Especially you, dear sweet Emily!

Easter....very late!

This year Easter was a lot of fun with Abigail. We did a lot of crafts, egg dyeing, Easter egg hunt, and we had a big Easter lunch with some of the football players. Because of the big lunch and preparation, I totally forgot to take Easter Sunday pictures. I know, bad mommy, but I was busy. Maybe next year I can pull it all together!!!Painting eggs, a cross and rabbit.

Abby and Olivia at the hunt!

Easter egg hunt at the Mecks. It was a lot of fun with a lot of great friends!

Getting a few eggs!

Abby and HER Annie! Annie has been taking care of Abby since she was about 6 months old! Abby absolutely thinks that Annie is the best thing that has ever happened to her. Abby's first real baby doll was given to her on her first birthday and was named Annie. The only babydoll whose name has never changed. Annie is a precious young lady and a great role model to Abby. We love her and her wonderful family so much!
Sweet Laurie Claire! They look like they could be sisters!

Danny and the girls! They are so cute!!

Tea Party with Ru Ru

The day before Abigail's party Bethany and the kids came in to visit. The girls were playing and having a blast so Beth and I took Samuel with us to run some errands. When we came back home this is what we saw....three beautiful girls in dress-up clothes and hats eating strawberry and peanut butter sandwiches and lemonade. Ru Ru set them up a beautiful tea party. They were having so much fun. Once we were inside Ava told us that she wished we had not come back yet. It was hilarious.They did not want mommies interrupting their party.The girls and their party hats!

This is why we have play clothes!

Well, I really do not have to say much! The pictures tell the story. My princess who loves tea parties and dress up, also loves a good mud puddle!! After the rain the other day she grabbed her rain boots, put on her play clothes and went to jumping! She had so much fun. Needless to say our pink pants are now a brown, the socks were thrown away and the shirt is not white anymore!! That is ok....that is why we have play clothes!!!! Ready, set, JUMP

I love the dirt on her face!!!

Showing off the dirt!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!!

Danny and I have been so blessed with a wonderful, precious, active, talkative, imaginative, loving, beautiful...( oh, all the great adjectives one could use for their child) adorable little girl. She has brought so much joy into our lives! I am so thankful God has given us the greatest opportunity of our lives in rearing this precious child! Parenting is not easy, but it sure is fun! And boy does time fly!! I can remember as if it was yesterday, everything that happened on the day she was born. Now don't ask me about the few weeks after, but that day is one I hope I will never forget. We have been so blessed with such wonderful friends. We were so excited and blessed that they could join us in celebrating Abigail! It was a beautiful day at the park, a lot of children running around and wonderful cake to eat....who could ask for more!!

HAPPY FOURTH BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!!!
I have tried to make little things about Abby's birthday parties a tradition. For instance, she was born on 5/5/05...so it being Cinco de Mayo, I always make the same mexican bean dip. Well, the past four years I have also made her outfit for her birthday and her cake. Well, this year I decided to let the tradition of the cake making go by the wayside. We all have strengths and weaknesses.....well cake making is not a strength of mine. So, I handed the reins over to my wonderful neighbor. She made this beautiful Hello Kitty cake for me. Abby absolutely loved it. The best part is that it tastes as good as it looks! She has a website that I have listed under my friends whereabouts..Southern Belle Cakes.
Can she blow them all out at once?

All of our wonderful friends! Aspyne, Emma and Abby

Ru Ru and her Girl!!!


Sweet Margaret!

Abigail and Emily

These are a few of our sweet football boys. They come to our house on Sunday nights for 5th quarter along with others. Abby LOVES them. They were so sweet to come by her party. Thanks boys! We love you.
Abby's buddy Stefanie came by as well but we did not get a picture! We love you Stefanie!

Friend having fun in the sand!

Beautiful girls having fun at the park!

Silly girls!

I think the kids liked the cake as well!!

My beautiful sweet friend Missy and her adorable Buddy!! We will miss you all so much!!

The Rope swing/glider was a hit! The kids loved it. Pa Pa and Eubie had them lined up and swinging across over and over again!

Time for presents!
Thank you for all the wonderful presents! We will be having fun for the next year.

Caroline and Abby

The Girl Gang!

Mallory, Ava, Abby. Avery, and Emmaline