Happy St. Pattys Day!

I made rainbow color pancakes for breakfast in celebration for St. Patricks Day for the kids, Abbey LOVES pancakes. I also made an attempt at appliqueing each of the kids t-shirts. They came out ok. Anyways, Luke ended up taking the kids to Ft. Worth to spend with his family, since I has a prior engagement (consignment sale shopping, woowoo!). From what I hear, they had a great time and Abbey enjoyed her Corned Beef & Cabbage!

Abbey & her Pops:

River Legacy Park with our Cousins

As you can tell, the weather has been unbelievable here. Really we had no winter, which was great, since Summer was absolutely brutal and we weren't able to go outside much then (with the heat and Abbey being so little). Now that the weather is REALLY getting nice we are thoroughly enjoying spending our time outdoors. One of our favorite places to meet Abbey & Dylan's cousins (Max & Miles) and aunt Tracy, is the River Legacy Nature Park in Arlington. It's awesome! It's a great meeting ground in between Dallas & Ft. Worth and it has a nature center w/ pond, and great walking trails that lead to huge grassy fields with pavilions and a playground. Besides Abbey trying to eat grass the whole time and Dylan peeing right in the middle of the playground, it was a fun day!

Arboretum with our friends!

Spring is here at the Dallas Arboretum, and we love that place! It's only $68 a year for a membership and we tend to go a lot in the spring/fall so we take full advantage of it. On Mondays & Tuesdays they have toddler activities such as kindermusic, face painting, puppet show, and a petting zoo. We love to bring our lunch & picnic blanket and hang out! Check out the post I did on Dylan's blog when I took him at 6 months old. He was about the same size as Abbey at 9 months(and definitely chunkier!) http://www.babydylanhalliday.blogspot.com/2010/03/playgroup-at-arboretum.html

Anyways, here are some pictures of Dylan & Abbey with their friends Morgan & Owen:

Happy 9 Month Birthday Abbey!

Another month has gone by....how do they pass so quickly?!? Not too much has changed since the last month, other than she's definitely getting more mobile! Loves going up the stairs and then playing right next to them but not able to go down! Keeps us on our toes making sure she doesn't fall down them! She loves to wave hello and mimic what you say like crazy. It's fun to try and translate what she's saying. She is finally sleeping through the night I THINK and napping better. Either a long one in the middle of the day (same time as Dylan) or two naps. She nurses (or takes a bottle) about 5 times a day now, and eats 3 solid meals plus a snack here and there. It's so nice to not have a picky eater, she eats pretty much everything! She is still wearing 9 months clothes but really fits better in 12 months! I think since eating so many more solids these days, she's starting to chunk up! She is the sweetest little baby and so forgiving of her brother. He loves playing with her and helping to take care of her, but definitely can get a little too rough or stubborn with his toys. He's so lucky she loves him so much that she always forgives him! It's so funny when we are out, if I have to yell (or call out for) Dylan and I am holding her, she yells for him after I do. It's really cute. At her 9 month pedi apt she weighed 17lbs 10oz (25 percentile) and is 28" long (60 percentile). Anyways, I didn't get a chance to take her bear photos this month, hopefully I can get them on her 10 month!

Valentines Day fun!!

We had TWO playgroup Valentines Day parties and they were so much fun. Abbey is really enjoying being around others and interacting/watching other kids/babies. It's neat to observe her learning from others. For actual Valentines Day we decided to avoid the crowds at any restaurant and decided to stay home and make good old homeade pizza! I thought Dylan was going to really enjoy making it but he turned out to be super cranky that night. However, Abbey did enjoy eating it!
Playgroup #1 Party:


Abbey and her buddy Owen:

Valentine's Day Craft:

Playgroup #2 Party:

Abbey with her friend Ava:

The boys (Cooper & Conner) hanging out with Abbey: