14 Months.

      Dear Abbigail Anne, 

I can't believe you are growing up so fast! Today you are officially 14 months old! It has been 2 whole months since you went and turned one on me. As much as I didn't want it to happen, I'm glad it did. Watching you grow up brings me so much joy and happiness! You have so much personality and it brightens my whole day, everyday!

+ You love to dance, "jump", play outside and climb on just about everything! (And by jump, I mean squat down, wait for us to count to 3, then stand up tall with your arms in the air! You never actually leave the ground, but you're pretty proud of yourself!) 

+ Your favorite foods are applesauce and hot dogs (nutrious right?) 

+ You're learning new words everyday! I love that you are able to tell us what you want (or don't want)

+ Currently, you have 8 teeth. I thought your fourth molar popped through.. But it was just teasing us. Hopefully soon! Teething stinks!  

+ In the mornings we watch Dora the Explorer and Bupple Guppies! Those are your favorites! 

+ Bathtime is still a favorite activity. Although now you think it's fun to stand up and dance or run in the bathtub. {It's caused a lot of unnecessary Owwies}

+ You sleep awesome during the night and your morning. But lately an afternoon nap is kind of hit and miss! I would like you to take two naps a day until your 5, but you've kinda decided one will do. (We're still "discussing" it)

+ You have the cutest voice and the cutest giggle! It's hard not to laugh when you are giggling. Thanks for that! 

+ You know where your nose is and where your belly button is and you are quickly learning all of your other body parts! You're a smarty! 

+Tantrums are becoming your specialty! It makes grocery shopping and church a lot more exciting! 

Thanks for being our sassy, silly princess! I can't imagine my days without you! You're my favorite little toddler {even if you did pee on my couch today!}

Love you Abbi Girl! 

XOXO,

               Mama

You should probably know...

Since I have been posting oh so many pictures of  my cute girl, I decided maybe it's time you know some random facts about me. Some of you may already know these things, other may be hearing them for the first time. Either way, enjoy!

One: I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints. (aka: I’m a Mormon) My family and I have found that happiness comes from trusting in our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ. I know I am a daughter of God and He knows me personally and loves me. Nothing brings me more joy than having that knowledge.

Two: I am married to the most amazing man in the whole entire world! We were married in the Logan, UT LDS Temple on August 19^th 2011 and have been living a fairy tale ever since.

Three: I have so far been blessed with one beautiful daughter. Staying at home, playing with her and watching her grow and develop has brought me such happiness! Being a mother is my passion!

Four: I have a not so secret obsession with Diet Coke. Some may call it an addiction, but IT’S NOT! I promise I can stop any time! (I just don’t want to...)

Five: I have always had blonde hair with occasional highlights thrown in. But what some people may not know is I secretly want to dye my hair brown. I’m just a little bit chicken.

Six: I will be a college graduate in 1,788 hours. {Or you can just think of it as 74 days!} My degree is in Child Development and with that degree; I’m going to be a mom. J

Seven: The proudest moment of my week was when my sweet, innocent, constipated little girl finally pooped. Not once, not twice, but THREE times! Guess who isn't constipated anymore!?! Take that constipation! (TMI?)

Eight: When I was younger, I was obsessed with Hippopotamuses. I can't count how many hippo stuffed animals I collected and even gave a report in 5th grade all about hippos. Thus, my favorite Christmas song is "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas" Don't know what I'm talking about? Find it here! (you wont regret it.)

Nine: I am not a very experienced traveler, except maybe when I'm playing the game ticket to ride. (I'm pretty good at that game.) However, my dream vacation within the United States is to go to New York and go see Hairspray on Broadway.{Oh I might cry just thinking about how wonderful that would be.} and my dream vacation outside the United States is Ireland. Isn't Ireland the most beautiful country you ever seen? I mean, I haven't seen it, but in movies it looks REAL pretty. 

Ten: All growing up I HATED Chinese food and tomatoes  I wouldn't try them if you paid me. Then one day, my taste buds grew up and Chinese food is the most heavenly thing you can put in your mouth! {But tomatoes are still nasty}

And there you have it folks. Ten things you may or may not know about me...

New Look.

Check out my new look! How do you like it?? I was so surprised to hear that I had actually won a new blog design! Thanks to Stefani at Miss Jo and Co, I now have one! Stefani is so easy to work with! If you are interested in giving your blog a new look, email her! You won't regret it! 

and just because I can't write a blog post without including a picture of my baby girl, Here ya go!

Weekend Party.

Enough said right? The weekend is a party in itself, but this particular weekend was spent with Nana and Grandpa! They make everything a party (even eating nasty rice cereal)...

And this weekend was a party because little Abbi got a homemade rocking horse from Great Grandpa Dave! It is incredible! We are so blessed to have such talented people in our lives. Check it out!

P.S. Sorry the blog is looking so blah... the face lift is coming along nicely and I am so so so excited to show it off! It won't be too much longer! Check back soon!

An instaHoliday...

Needless to say, we had a bunch of fun on our Christmas Break. We were able to go to Washington and spend Christmas with my family. It was pretty Chaotic but oh so fun. It was filled with eating out (a little too much), shopping, family time, mistletoe, All Day Date (oh yeah!), free food, free babysitting, and so much more. Seriously if you can't tell, it was kinda the best!

Our sweet Abbigail is 4 months old and I can't believe it! She has such a fun, LOUD, personality. Her absolute favorite thing to do is yell. She isn't necessarily angry when she yells, it is kinda all the time. Whether she is happy, sad, mad, excited, or hungry she just yells. {talk about an attention hog}. We kinda love her. :)

Now we are home in the good 'ol Rexburg. The temperature now is about -2 so I guess winter is officially here. For the record, I am so glad the heater works in our apartment!

School starts soon (like monday!) I only have ONE class left! {WOOHOO!} Graduation is SO close! Then I will be able to stay at home and give all of my attention to Abbigail. Just like she wants.

P.S. I won a giveaway! Stefani from Miss Jo and Co designs blog and I totally won a new blog design! {YAY}. So I get a new blog design for the new year! Keep your eye out. 

I'm a follower.

I have just recently (like 5 minutes ago) found a new blog that I am in love with now. Their style is so fun and easy to follow. They talk about everything on their blog from fun foods to make, to fashion, to do it yourself ( DIY)  projects that I think I can actually do. And the best part is, they are all kid friendly ideas! You can find this blog here.

Blogs like these get me excited for when Abbi will be old enough to do fun projects. I get so GIDDY... SO grateful to be her mom.