Dear Abigail,
2013 has proven to be as exciting as expected! It had been pretty rainy and gloomy the last several days, so the first spot of sunshine, and we bundled up and headed outdoors. You and Sister were thrilled to be outside (and Momma, too!) and since you had your first basketball game on Saturday, we decided to have a little practice.
It was pretty darn cold out there, if I do say so myself, but we still lived it up and even got a little swing time in!
So on Saturday, you had your first basketball game. Member how you are the all star in soccer? Well, not so much with basketball, or at least not this first season. For starters, you are the youngest AND the only girl on your team, but also we just need to practice. Practice makes perfect, right? The good news is you enjoy it, and don't seem to mind not being an all star. While Mommy did bring her camera, the battery was dead, so I only got a picture of you on the phone, and even that was tough. Don't worry, I will get more next game :)
How awesome is that uniform though?! You didn't want to wear a t-shirt underneath it but no way was I letting you wear it without an undershirt. It is SO big and those shorts are so long! But you are still cute as eva!
Saturday afternoon, we headed over to Ellie's house just to hang out (i.e. the Daddy's wanted to watch football together), and we ordered pizza and did just that - hung out. So much hanging out that you ended up spending the night. You and Ellie are getting really good with the going to sleep together in the same bed. The beach trip is going to be awesome! On a side note, but still speaking of sleeping, you are back to your old ways of sneaking into our bedroom in the middle of the night to 'snuggle' with us. I use quotes because snuggling is hardly what I'd call it. The other night, you were thrashing around so much, pushing me off my side, that I had to take a picture of you...
Yep, that's your feet where my head should be. And you are stretched out. And that's Dad beside you, as if he's sleeping in a coffin. He sleeps funny, straight on his back, arms on his chest, like he's been laid to rest. I know, it's freaky, right? Mommy likes to curl all up on her side or even her belly, of course, not when you are in the bed. I just like to keep my face from being smacked by a heel. Anyway, told you it was a side note...
So Sunday, you and Mommy worked on your first school project. It was "All About Me" week with you being the "me". Part of this week included a poster full of pictures of you and your family and your favorite activities. Boy, do you have some favorite activities!!!!
I would like to write that we had a blast putting this project together, but the reality of it is that you lost interest about a quarter of the way through glueing the pink circles. You did help me pick out the pictures to get developed, but you had no interest in glueing them into place, much less putting all the little descriptions on it. Thankfully your momma is a bit of a perfectionist and while I had to tell myself over and over (AND OVER) again that this was a Pre-K project, I did finish it with little hesitation. You did love it though when it was all said and done. And I think it's precious and describes you to a T! You also had to bring your favorite book, toy and snack to school. It didn't help that this was all due the first day back to school after Christmas break, so choosing your favorite was a little tough and you struggled between "the doll that looks like me" and Baby Alive, but Baby Alive won out and you even got to take a bottle to show how she 'poops and pees' - your favorite part about your favorite toy. For your book, you wanted to take your Big Sister book, which I thought was so sweet and then for your favorite snack, you decided, out of nowhere, that you wanted to take these fudge round cookie things. They were in these 100 calorie snack packs and you wanted them so bad. Of course, we didn't have any and you were not getting convinced to take goldfish, so Daddy was nice enough to run out to the store and get the cookies. Who knows. I'm not sure you've even had one since that day, but that was your fave of the day. Anyway, we were set for your All About Me week. But that wasn't until Tuesday.
On Monday, we had a birthday party to go to! Jacob turned 4 and had a Mickey Mouse birthday party at his house. You kiddos had a great time jumping on his bounce house and playing with all the toys, not to mention eating some delicious pizza and Miss Kristin's ridiculously good chocolate cupcakes!
You were also rather thrilled to get to take home a 'birthday' present, when it wasn't even your birthday party!
Tuesday you headed back to school and ready to talk all about you. Miss Denise was kind enough to show all the kiddos how your Baby Alive works and you were very helpful with showing her how to change her diaper. She said the Big Sister book played very well with the whole Baby Alive thing, which I didn't even think about!
After school, you helped all these babies find a home. You told me they didn't have any shelter so you were helping them find some. And the horse, too.
Another random thing, but this tripped me out. You were so excited to show me you were sitting like Kitty. I wasn't exactly thrilled that you OR Kitty were hanging on the back of our couch, but I decided to take your picture anyway...
On Wednesday, we had a fun day planned! We were headed to meet Pinkalicious at the local toy store!!! You were, as expected, a bit nervous, but I assured you she would be just like the other princesses we have met, so by the time we got to the store, you were fine!
After our meet and greet, we headed to Jason's Deli for some delicious lunch, more importantly, delicious ice cream in a cone!!!!
You were sweet enough to share with your sister, too. Even the nice couple beside us commented on how sweet of a big sister you were being!
Thursday and Friday were another day at school, but you were excited to wear your hair in a french braid! You hair is getting so long!!!
Friday night we headed to Mexican and it was so nice outside that you and Ellie and Kate got to run around outside. It's crazy that in January we are playing outside and not even wearing coats. A bit freaky, too. Nonetheless, it was a very nice evening on Friday. But Saturday turned into a rain monster of a day. That morning we headed to another basketball game and this time I got the battery al charged up!
On Sunday, we had a little family reunion with Daddy's Mommy's sister, Aunt Patsy and her family. It had been WAY too long since we saw them (you were a baby) so we all gathered at Uncle Jaybee's house and had lunch. You and Ellie kind of did your own thing while the grown ups looked through lots and lots of old pictures of your grandmother (Daddy's mommy) and her family. She was one pretty lady and you look just like all those pretty girls. I kept seeing Aunt Amy in the 50's and then I'd see Caroline in 1973 or something! It was pretty funny how much everyone looked so much alike.
After lunch, we hung out on the back porch because the weather was so bizarre and warm. Eventually, most everyone left, but we hung around so the Daddy's could watch the football games and Kate was taking a nap. And then 5 o'clock rolled around and, well, we decided we'd just stay for dinner too! We had been there since 10 that morning, but it's like a second home for us. You were thrilled, but not so much when it was time to go home.
On Monday, we had a play date with Jacob and Anna. You 3 (and I guess I should say 4, now with Kate being old enough to play with everyone) so you 4 had a ball, but the highlight of the date was the chocolate cake for dessert...
That wraps up our week or so in review crazy girl! Love you and your sis!
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