New Pink Boots

How many posts in this blog have been dedicated to Abby's shoes? I don't really want to count. I love shoes, and though we are still at a stage in life where I really can't go buy myself as many new pairs as I would like, growing babies constantly need new shoes. For now, I can live vicariously through Abby. Anyhow, this post probably should have had something about snow in the title. We had a huge storm last weekend; this required that I get Abby some boots so she could fully appreciate it.

During the storm...

I just threw this picture in because I love the red/white contrast. Rich took this picture, I take no credit!
She didn't quite know what to do with all of the snow at first, so she just marched right out into the middle of it and then stood there.
The next day we had to do a little more maintenance work on the sidewalks, Abby is helping by kicking the icicles off the railing. And, finally we get a view of the pink boots.

Christmas Tree Huntin'

A few weeks ago, Rich and Kevin got up at 5 am and drove over an hour to stand in a freezing cold line in order to obtain permits to cut our own Christmas trees. This last weekend we went up to the Uintahs to get them.

Henry gives Abby a hand up the hill.

Abby decided to try a handful of snow, and then promptly spit it out.

The perfect tree!

Decorating...

...the finished product!

Tagged!

I've been tagged, thank you for thinking of me, Deya and Amelia. Just so everyone knows, I am terrible at coming up with things like this.

The Rules

1. List the link to your tagger and also post these following rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog - some random, some weird, etc.
3. Tag 7 people at the the end of your blog also leaving the links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are "TAGGED" by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here goes...

1-When I was a baby I had a huge head, big blue eyes and a tiny, skinny body...this earned me the nickname "Tweety Bird".

2-I LOVE Switzerland. I am pretty sure I was supposed to have been born Swiss, but there was a mix-up somewhere.

3-When I was a teenager, my friend accidentally hit me in the mouth with a golf club. The tooth managed to stick around for many, many years. Last year, it bit the dust and I had to have a screw attached to my skull in order to support a pretty, new fake tooth.

4-In my life, I have been to few concerts. Included in that list are Neil Diamond and N'Sync- and I loved them both!

5-When I was 20 I went backpacking in Europe with a good friend. One night in Italy, we arrived very late in a small city way out in the middle of nowhere. There were no rooms left in town, so we jumped back on the last train to Florence. When we arrived in Florence, we were unable to find any rooms there. So, as a last resort, we decided to sleep on the floor of the train station with a bunch of other stranded backpackers. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep that night.

6-This is a little humiliating, but what the heck...for Halloween 1997 or 1998 (I can't remember for sure) 4 friends and I dressed up as the Spice Girls. I was Ginger Spice. Those were the days when I actually had a body that could pull off a slinky red dress. To top it off, we did a lip-sync to one of their songs, sweet dance moves and all.

7?
Now, I tag: Amber, The Dishmans (even though you have already been tagged by Deya), Mom, Kim, and Rich!

Winter Wear

As I was dressing Abby the other day, she noticed her swimsuit sitting on top of her dresser and began frantically pointing and saying something I couldn't understand. Finally I figured out what she was asking for and I asked if she wanted to wear it, she enthusiastically replied "yes". So, this was her outfit for the day.

Chicken Little

Abby discovers the joy of knocking on a stranger's door and getting candy; this can't be a good thing.
Monkey, Chicken and Ladybug



At first, Abby seems to think she's a monkey, then she comes around.

Rich teaching Abby to be a chicken... I'm not sure which video is funnier.

Sea of Leaves

Last week we decided we should stop being the embarassment of the neighborhood and get our leaves bagged. Abby was in heaven as we made piles and threw her in.

For Amelia...

Carving "Bop-gins"

Will and Abby get pumped for carving.

Abby is very particular about textures, so I was pleasantly surprised when she actually "helped" clean the inside of the pumpkin and didn't freak out.

Our finished products!

The bop-gins at home.

This little pie pumpkin is almost bigger than Abby!