The Hill

Dear Abigail,

After your fancy birthday party, we all went to the Hill for your first visit ever. When Mommy was growing up, we used to go to the Ranch, which is where Grandaddy lives, but then Papa Rob got the land right beside it, that's on a BIG hill, so now we say we're going to the Hill. Nonetheless, we visited both! Papa Rob is very proud of his place and was eager to show you around on the four-wheeler all the places that are a part of your family's history. Unfortunately, Papa Rob forgets you are just 1 year old and not too interested in that, so he took Daddy and Uncle Jay around! Me and you and Aunt Ash-ash and Clara Lee played at the house and boy were you into everything. And boy does Papa Rob have a lot of, well, junk. Don't tell him i said that though - he thinks it's all goign to be valuable one day. We did go to the swimming hole, which was freezing because the torrential downpour the night before, but Daddy and Papa Rob and Kateland still jumped in it! Well, Daddy didn't actually 'jump' but he did go under water. Aunt Ash-ash and Uncle Jay were too scared!!! They didn't even wear their bathing suits! I have to admit, though, I couldn't do under, and you actually were scared of it because it was so cold. But, you did enjoy wading in the creek once we got a little further down. That is, as long as I didn't leave your side. You were a little of a momma's girl this weekend, at least at the Hill. Not sure why, or well, maybe it's because you have FIVE teeth now, oh wait, SIX!! You have molar that's broken through!! I'll blame it on that. So all in all, we had a good time at the Hill, but Papa Rob needs you to get a little older and bigger so you can ride the four-wheeler and he can show you where Grandaddy was born, and the school he went to, and where your great-great-great grandparents are buried, and many others. Oh, and for the record, you may only ride a four-wheeler with Daddy or Papa Rob, and I don't care if Clara Lee gets to drive it by herself - they scare Mommy!

I don't have any pics yet because Aunt Ash-ash has took the pictures for us, but I will post some soon. We can't wait to go back many times to the Hill, nor can Papa Rob!!!

Love you!