Monday, June 21, 2010

Father's Day

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This post we get to celebrate Father's and in particular, the father of my beautiful little girl. But first, I have to share that we got a high chair. Finally. We had been using a little booster seat type of high chair, which worked, but I was afraid that once she gets a little bigger, she will tip it over off the chair. So, we took that to Grandpa and Grandma Fox's house to use there (they have chairs that have arms on them, where I'm not so afraid of her tipping the seat over). We found the high chair for $10 at a yard sale. Woohoo! That's my kind of price range. It's wooden, which I wanted, but it's been painted white. So, it's not exactly what I wanted, but it's pretty close. And I really like it. And we use it a LOT. Seriously, when I go in the kitchen to bake, cook or wash dishes (which, by the way, needs to be done... again. Why don't dishes wash themselves? I love to cook and bake but hate the clean-up process afterwards), I put her in her little white high chair and go to it. I'll give her some toys, or daddy's spare watch or measuring spoons to play with and it usually keeps her busy long enough so that I can finish.... but not always.
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And daddy has been feeding her in it, too, which I love to watch. He gets such a kick out of feeding her and it just warms my heart when she makes him smile or vice versa. We have now tried sweet potatoes, avocado (which didn't agree with her stomach), bananas and peas. I think carrots are next on the menu. Maybe only because that's what I want. lol
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This past week we went to Wylie Park and mini-golfed. It was Derrick's first attempt and while I beat him by a mile the first time around, the second time he caught up and I only beat him by 1 shot. So... next time I'm sure he'll blow me in the water, which is why I'm enjoying my hard-earned winning bliss. Because, after all, I even shot a couple holes while holding a baby and still beat him. hehe
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On the way home we took a detour and drove by the wind towers that went up recently in our area. They are huge, but we still can't quite get just how huge. I'd love to stand directly underneath one to get a real comparison and idea just how big they are.
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My sister had an idea for Father's Day to get updated pictures of us three girls together and also of his two grandkids as a gift to our dad. So these are the result of her idea, which he loved.
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We also took this shot of my Grandma Steiner (Great-Grandma to the two little ones in the picture with her):
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And a couple random pictures from that day at the park:
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Father's Day came and it was a great day! We spent it with family but first we had our own little celebration at home for Derrick and he loved the book I made for him (it's kind of for him to read to Abbie, but it's mainly a photo book).
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Then we went to Eden and visited Grandpa Steiner (Great-Grandpa to Abbie).
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And then it was Grandpa Dempsey (Great-Grandpa to Abbie).
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And although I somehow managed to forget to take one of my dad with Abbie, I do have an older one of them together (from the last post).
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And of course, my mom with Abbie.
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And my adorable and rambunctious nephew, Elijah.
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And my dad took this last pictures, which concluded our visit to Eden. Thanks, dad!!
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Friday, June 11, 2010

june ketchup.... er, catch-up

Ok, so I finally got to edit some photos from May and June and here is the result!

It has been a crazy and busy couple of months, for some reason. Abbie continues to grow and develop and it's getting more and more fun to play with her. She is such a little cutie, too!
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One day, we went to Falls Park in Sioux Falls and although it was a cloudy day, Derrick took a couple pictures of Abbie and I. Looking back over the past few months that she has been born, there are a lot of "motherless" pictures so we're trying to remedy that.
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We also ended up at Wylie Park another day and this time it was Derrick's turn to be in the spotlight, again, another cloudy day so somewhat lifeless photos, for which I apologize.
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And of course, there are the quiet times at home where all is peaceful.... well, mostly peaceful, anyway.
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Abbie loves it outside. Seriously, girl can go from screaming at the top of her lungs to instant quiet if she goes from indoors to outdoors. Which is good, because I plan on spending a lot of time outside with her. Although, I have a bad relationship with sunscreen. I love it, yes, but I hate putting it on. And it's even worse putting it on Abbie, who is clueless as to how it really helps. Hopefully she gets her daddy's skin and not mine, but she's looking pretty fair still.
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Stroller-time fun! And with daddy, no less. How much more fun can it get? Oh, yeah, add in being clothed in only a diaper and I think it's about as good as it gets.
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Family time can be good - when Abbie allows someone else to hold her. At this point, it's hit and miss. One day she likes everyone else and will let them hold her, the next day she's back to being a mama's girl. I tell myself it will only last so long and then she'll be a daddy's girl, through-and-through, so I might as well enjoy it now. Once she's a teenager she won't want anything to do with me, I'm sure.
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We celebrated our first anniversary a little late, but it was worth the wait. We went to Palisades Park, where Derrick has been before with Mark and Megan but I had never been there and it was so awesome! And we tested out the new bug repellent, all-natural, and it works! Hurrah! No bugs!
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Derrick decided to hitchhike:
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And eat bugs.... ew!
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And we also went to the zoo, which Abbie isn't quite into yet, but I know once she is older she will LOVE the zoo! Maybe we can even one day go to the San Diego zoo, I've heard so many good things about it. This was the only picture I took there, though.
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She's get it from her dad. She loves to hear her own voice and is becoming quite the talker! I love it. She's got such a girly voice and talks so sweetly. I just wonder what she is saying.
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Another day was basketball! Abbie sat so nicely on the blanket (she's such a doll when outside, I love it!) and watched Derrick shoot some hoops.
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Abbie's first food - sweet potatoes. Home-made sweet potatoes. None of this canned food stuff. Real, good, food.
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