Beatin' The Heat

Abby's boyfriend, Reid Fallin, came over Sunday for some splashin' in the pool. They got to try out the new sprinkler pool too. I think I see faces of approval!

Andrea, Reid, Abby and Anna takin' a dip

Reid kept his hat on like a good boy. Abby won't even let you come near her with a hat. That's why I opted for the covered pool floatie.

Splish, splash...

Our Happy Girl!

Good shot of all 6 teeth, huh?

What a wonderful week! Abby is such a happy girl these days. She is really a joy to be around. I think she's proud of all the new discoveries she's made and I KNOW she's impressed with herself for standing up without holding on to anything. I'll get it on camera soon...she stood for almost 10 seconds today, but of course the camera was no where near! Rats. Soon, I promise.


My first Mother's Day was amazing as well. The week started off with getting a heartfelt, wonderful card from Thad that I look at and read everyday. My mom's card also brought tears to my eyes as I finally get to share this special day with her. My brother called to say happy first mom's day - every call from him means the world to me. My amazing friends Tuzzi and Uma had a vase full of tulips and the most amazing gift waiting for me when I went to pick them up for the "Tucson Pops" concert at Reid Park. Andrea, Ben, and Reid Fallin had us over for a dip in the pool - the kidos had so much fun splashing and swimming around...and of course mom always appreciates the company of fun friends! Abby's daycare made a wonderful gift from one of her first pair of shoes. Picture enclosed. I really don't deserve such wonderful people in my life! Thank y'all so much for thinking of me and making this day not nearly as lonely as I was anticipating!

Here's some of that happy girl:

That smile says it all!

Flirting with standing on her own. So far, she's just been letting go of what she's holding on to in order to stand...but any day now she'll push up from the floor. I'm currently in training, trying to get in shape for that day! Good Lord!

She say's "Mom, I'm coming to get ya!" Yikes!

I haven't really gotten many pictures of Abby's bath time...especially since she's such a big girl and has officially ditched the kiddie bathtubs. Here's some of our fun:

Here's that, "I'm up to something, and I hope mom doesn't figure it out" look.

"Ooooooh my goodness, I love a good bath!"

All clean and dry now. Life is much better.

Big girl eating a biscuit all by herself. This new self-sufficient feeding allows mom to wash dishes and feed the dogs. Two chores that don't always get done! ha.

The sweet gift from daycare. I think they know how hard it is on us parents to dump her off there everyday. That little flip-flop shoe was only on her foot once or twice, but it will forever be on my first Mother's Day gift. The note says, "I love you, Mommy. Happy Mother's Day 2009"

So Many New Antics

Well, all in one week, Abigail found her tongue, stood on her own, learned how to play peek-a-boo, played the saxophone...okay, maybe the last one was a stretch, but she's doing so much lately, it's hard to keep up! It turns out the standing and the peek-a-boo doesn't last long enough to really capture with the camera, but here's some of her having fun with her new tongue discovery. I have to apologize for her hair...I had just taken out her pigtails when she started her antics. Bad hair day, I'd say!

Then she found mama's tongue!

Here's some of the pre-I-found-my-tongue-mama-took-my-pigtails-out look:

Oh, by the way, it's 100 deg F here, so that's why I'm naked!

Abigail's Latest Shenanigans

More of the great hair doo experiment - Abby enjoying the beautiful Tucson weather and a bow (compliments of day care)!

Abby in the sundress Grams got her

Abby in the "Abby" bloomers Aunt Jane got her - ready to walk??

Me and my girl!

Tuzzi feeding Abby a bottle



I love my soccer ball!

Abby's at that fun age where she can accompany mom to 5K races and soccer games without any complaining. She always ends up making friends and is such a good sport with letting me get some exercise! Thanks, little girl.

Tuzzi and Abby rooting on the men's race:



Abby hanging with the girls at the Lincoln Park trail run - thanks to Crystal for entertaining Abigail!!

Abby sporting a race shirt...little big, but a lifesaver when mom forgets to bring an extra outfit for the ever looming "accident"

Mike Raabe came to visit us from Mt Home, Idaho (Youdaho) so we grilled out and drank some beer.

I've had quite a few requests for more pictures of the pooches, so here ya go:

Easter And Some Other Fun Abby Pics

Check out Abby in her Easter duds! Our roses are in full bloom and Sunday was a beautiful day. Enjoy:

Abby Rose in the rose garden in our backyard. So pretty.

Uh, oh. Here comes Maggie!


Happy Abby dancing to her Winnie the Pooh music in her Elmo duds that Brooklyn got her!

Sad Abby after the music stops...hopefully she got some of the musical Faust/Reddick genes!

One of Abby's new looks - pigtails!

Abby HATING her rabbit ear towel - not a fan of hats of any sort!

Fun Times In Korea (Warning: Not Many Abby Pics)

Okay, so we're guilty! We took advantage of some babysitting opportunities in Korea and got to live some of our pre-Abby days. Would've been great except for those tugging, nagging motherly/fatherly feelings that she might be doing something amazing that we're missing....or she's screaming her head off at the babysitter...or she's sleeping and we're missing out on some precious sleep. Ugh. It's too much! But we actually were able to have a little fun:

Brooklyn, Anna, Thad and Cole enjoying our St. Paddy Day "Soju Kettle". Soju is a rice liquor that probably tastes like poo...which is why they mix it with other stuff.

The other stuff just so happens to glow in the dark - thanks Korea!

Anna trying to out-do Thad with a Guinness mustache...I'm soooooo glad Mustache March is OVER!

The Osan gang celebrating Cole and Brooklyn's One Year Anniversary! Nice mustaches!

At the Club after a long Friday at work - for the Draggins!

Celebrating our last Friday night together at the O'Club. I miss you, baby.

One last parting shot...a family pic at the "Italian restaurant" in Osan. We miss you Thad.