Maggie's 1st Birthday

Maggie turned 1 on Nov. 18th. We had cake and opened presents. Abby really liked the toy we got for Maggie and wasn't real happy about sharing. Now that Maggie is one she likes to point at what she wants, she likes to bug Abby, and she likes to pick up whatever is on the floor and eat it. She doesn't think that she needs to take a nap or go to bed at night. She thinks she can do whatever Abby does. I'm afraid the fighting between the two girls is just beginning and we are in for it.

One more Milestone

Our little Maggie is finally crawling. She has finally decided it is easier to bother Abby if she just moves to where Abby is. It has opened up a whole new world of crazy. I can say that I have been glad this day didn't come sooner because it is hard enough keeping up with Abby but I am grateful that Maggie is moving through the stages of life.

Lions, Tigers, and Bears Oh My

For Halloween we had lions, tigers, and bears. The kids had a ton of fun trick or treating but before all that could happen we had to have a few smashed pumpkins. Zack spent the day before carving his pumpkins with Brad. They had them out on the porch ready for the big day. On halloween Zack got home from school and was playing outside. When I checked on him he was busy smashing our jack o lanterns. I asked him what he was doing and he said that we didn't need them anymore because it was halloween. I guess he missed the part of the holiday where the pumpkins are supposed to have candles in them and decorate your house that night. I got a big kick out of it, but he didn't like me telling everyone about his little venture.
Abby loved the idea of people giving her candy so she figured out how to get lots of it. She had someone else holding her bucket and they would make sure that she got candy, then they would turn and walk away. She would go up to the door and the people thought she was cute and would give her more candy to put in her bucket. Hence a double dose of everything at each door. They came home with more candy then we needed and are still working on it.

4th of July

We did lots of fireworks for the 4th of July. Abby wanted to touch each one and succeeded in getting a burn on her head from a sparkler. It was a surface burn and she didn't even cry.

The Deadly sparkler.

Zack and a smoke bomb.

A close up of the burn.

Family pictures

Maggie and Abby in their blessing dresses. Maggie loved trying to get Abby's dress in her mouth.
I don't think Abby wanted her picture taken with Zack. Most of the pictures have that look.

All the kids in their beautiful clothes. My Aunt Lynette did an awesome job on both girls dresses.
Maggie's blessing dress.

Abby Helping Maggie

Abby likes to play with Maggie these days. She helps her talk on the phone and push buttons. She also likes to share her treats with her sister. I think Abby likes her sister.

Summer Fun

So the kids have managed to have a lot of fun so far this summer. They thought it would be great to put grass in Abby's hair. It took forever to get it out. I said no more grass in Abby's hair.
Maggie was having so much fun at seven peaks that she fell asleep holding her bottle. She didn't even drink very much. I guess swimming in the water wore her out.

Abby loved playing on the tube and in the water. She thought life was great at seven peaks. Zack and Brad ran and did all the water slides. Zack's favorite is the one we call the toilet bowl.

Abby and Zack helped Brad mow the lawn. Abby's little feet were brown on top and green on the bottom. The girl won't keep her shoes on.