Thanksgiving!

I know what you're thinking, is this girl crazy? It's already past Thanksgiving. Well I know it's past Thanksgiving, but I had to post about my Thanksgiving. Every year my family visits my grandparents in Florida. We had a lot of fun.

Here are just a few of the things we did:

We went to a Magic game. (The Orlando Magic are my grandparents' favorite basketball team.) Emma and I made signs to wave, and they worked. I was on the JumboTron (a big four-sided screen up above the center of the court) 6 times! We also got our faces painted at this thing called Fan Fest. It is before the game and they do things like face-painting and balloons etc. etc.

Another fun thing that we did that I will remember for a LONG time is my first visit to the Melting Pot. For those of you who do not know what the Melting Pot is, I will explain.

(loud drumroll)

The Melting Pot is a restraunt. But not just any restraunt. It is a fondue restraunt. The minute I figured that out I couldn't wait for, you guessed it, DESSERT!!!!!!!! Here is a picture from a memorable time. It was taken when we got dessert. We got a kind of chocolate called Flaming Turtle. It is chocolate with nuts and flambed at your table.

The last fun thing that I will list is a memory that my sister will remember for a long time. She has been wanting a guitar for a little while, and while in Florida, she got one. It is pink (of course) and plays very well. The only downside is that you have to tune it often. Here she is playing out on the porch at my grandparent's house.

Well that was a very Floridarific ( pronounciation florida-ri-fic) adventure with Abigail right? See 'ya next time when we get our Christmas tree. (Don't worry. It will be here on Friday)

Fall!

Well fall is finally here 'yall. Those pretty trees, pumpkins, and of course, HALLOWEEN! This year Emma and I decided to dress up as Egyptian Queens.(well I was a pharoah but nobody is being technical, are they?) Emma was Cleopatra (familiar?) and I was Hatshepsut. She was the first Egyptian queen to proclaim herself pharoah. Pretty neat, huh? Anyway, my wonderful mother made our costumes. Yeah, MADE them. Here are some pictures of their majesties.

(Yes, Mom DID use black hair spray. Yes, we DID shampoo it three times to get it out.)

Enough about Halloween. Let's talk about the beautiful weather and the TREES! Ok, I know the weather hasn't been totally great, but hey, at least we've had some nice days. Right? My family went to the lakehouse recently and for those of you who don't know, there area LOT of trees. Emma and I played in our leaf pile until Jake (our dog) had to mark his teritory which happened to be OUR leaf pile. Ewwww! Emma, Mom and I went on a walk while there and got to feed a few cows! Here are some pics.

(Yes, that cow's name IS Wendy. Hungriest cow i've ever met.)

Looks like even Jake had fun at the lake. Well hasn't that been an awesome fall adventure with Abigail? See ya next time!

P.S. Please pray for Emma. She has had a cough lately and she went to see the doctor today. Keep her in your prayers.

Finally!

Whew! Finally I have time to sit down and blog. Sorry to all of you guys I have just been a BIT busy with school starting and all.

Well, we started school an August 5th and it is going very nicely. I have finished my quilt and I am knitting a couple of headbands as well. Our garden is booming even though the zucchini has died. We have had at least 20 pounds of tomatoes and mom has been making sauce and canning like crazy!

Here are some pictures.

Guess who else visited? No, not any more tomatoes, our cousins! We did a lot of fun stuff like going to the zoo and Mayfield dairy.

Look at this funny picture of Chloe! She is a little chatterbox now and is growing, growing, growing!

Wasn't that a fun catch-up adventure? See ya next time!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July everybody!

Today we had a parade at my neighborhood. Emma and I decorated our bikes and helmets and went along. There were also some golf carts.

After that we headed back to the pool to swim and eat. We had little "burgers" for dessert.

Mom made them out of cupcakes, brownies, and icing.

The cupcakes are the buns, the brownies are the burger, and the icing is made into ketchup, mustard, and lettuce.

Here we are in the pool with friends.

Well that was a fun 4th of July adventure right? See ya next time!

Crafts and Hats

On Tuesday Emma, mom and I attended a knitting class. It was mostly for Emma and I but mom also picked up some needles and tried. Emma was REALLY into it and has been knitting ever since.

Here you can see the little worker at work.

The almost finished product

I have picked up a new possible hobby. Making quilts! One of our neighbors has offered to teach me how to quilt. I had my first lesson last Monday. I am making a doll quilt and have found it to be a LOT of fun. I am learning to machine quilt so now I know how to sew on a sewing machine.

Here it is. ( It isn't finished yet)

One last thing, we are going to my friend's VBS ( vacation bible school). Last night was wacky hat day. We had to wear our wackiest hats we had.

Here is my creation.

It consists of the following:

1. A long blue hat from last VBS

2. My Tinker Belle Mickey ears

3. An Orlando Magic baseball cap

4. A yellow lei

5. That alligator thing was my craft that we made

During the begining talk a man took me and two other people onto the stage and said that we had the wackiest hats! We also got one dollar each.

Whew, that was one crafty wacky adventure 'yall. See ya next time!

Harvest Time!

Today mom and I went to check on the garden and guess what we found? Three strawberries, a roma tomato, and a banana pepper! See them?

The hydrangea flowers are from my bush. Emma also has her bush which is blooming.

Here is a picture of the produce fresh from the field.

Another good pic of the hydrangea.

Well was that an exciting adventure or what? See ya next time!

Home Sweet.....Dwarf House?

Yesterday my mom, sis and I went to BreadBeckers- that is where my mom gets wheat to make her whole wheat bread. On our way there we stopped to look at my mom and dad's first house.

Pretty isn't it?

(When they planted that Bradford Pear tree, it was little. Look how big it is now.)

Also, on our way back home, we had lunch at a Dwarf House Chick-fil-a. For those of you who don't know what a Dwarf House is (don't worry I didn't know either:) that is one of the first Chick-fil-a's. It also had sit-down service, too. One last cute addition was the little dwarf-door on the front (for the party poopers there was a normal door as well;).

Well that was another fun adventure with Abigail. See ya next time!

My First Post!

I am really excited as I'm typing this post. I have been wanting a blog for a long time and have sometimes posted on my mom's blog.

Recently we ( my mom, sister and I) went to North Carolina to see my aunt's new baby. She also has a almost two year old. It was lot's of fun. We surprised my aunt with a surprise baby shower for Celeste! We also enjoyed my aunt and uncle's Wii. Here is my sister Emma having a lot of fun.

Here I am with the new baby, baby Celeste.

We also had fun going to Peppermint Park and at home in Chloe's kiddie pool.

Well we had a fun time. One last thing, look at this supercute pic of Chloe!