Friday, November 21, 2008

A Story for Izzy

Abby just wrote and illustrated this story for her cousin Izzy. The story is completely her own, the spelling assistance was mine!!


"One night there was a gravestone and it was hauted. Out of the gravestone came a mama zombie and a puppy zombie! The End."

Will told Abby that the story is a cliffhanger. He said it leaves him wondering what will happen next!

The story is already folded and in an envelope and tomorrow will be on its way to Izzy in southern California!

Friday, November 07, 2008

This is Abby's new school picture! Will and I think the face she is making is a bit funny!

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Reading

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Abby Votes and Elects!!!

Abby and I went to vote after she got out of school. She helped me vote and then she was able to vote on her own.
First, Abby signed in to vote.

She then studied her ballot.

She filled in the bubbles.
Abby proudly displays her completed ballot!

And finally, she casts her vote!

We then went to an election party! By the time Barack Obama was declared the winner, Abby was sound asleep!

This is a picture of her at that most wonderful and historic moment!

Abby briefly woke up in the car on the way home. We told her that Barack Obama won. She very sleepily said, "Oh, his grandma must be so happy!"

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Abby's Tree House

When we bought our new house, we didn't know we'd also purchased a tree house. When we learned that the tree house to the east of our yard was our tree house, we didn't want to tell Abby. Well, we eventually did decide to tell her and today we decided to let her explore it! She LOVED it!

While Will and Abby investigated the tree house, I stayed on the ground with camera and dog!



It wasn't so long ago that I could easily pick Daphne up -- but that's no longer the case! She is so long and getting heavier every day! (Notice her dirty belly. Will took her to the dog park today and she got nice and dirty!)

The Joy of Having Your Very Own Swingset




Breakfast

It was probably the two days of eating next to nothing, but Abby simply couldn't get enough to eat today! It started with breakfast -- she had three bowls of organic "cheerios." (Our bowls are huge, so I don't put much in them.) And ended with dinner -- three chicken legs and mashed potatoes!