A few pictures of the girls in the backyard...beautiful, beautiful day...
Abby, from every angle =]
If they look busy, they are.
2.28.2008
Some of the Many Faces of the Desert
Here are some of the reasons why I love living here....
Yes, that is Abby...in her pajamas. We're out for our morning walk.
Low sagebrush-covered footfhills beneath snow-capped mountain majesties!
Lone trees amidst sagebrush and tumbleweed along the great Mojave
Great big ocean-blue skies
2.27.2008
Go Fish!
Today, while on our morning walk, Abby and I were discussing a spot where some people had been fishing. She said, "Mommy, I want to go fishing." I said, "Well, we're going to have to wait until Daddy can come take you. Mommy doesn't know how to fish [nor does she want to]." Abby, with her history of fishing with Daddy last summer, thought about that and said, "I can learn you how to fish." Here ensues Fishing 101.
Abby: First, you get the pole, and then you put it in the water.
Me: Just put it in the water? Tell me again, what do you do?
Abby: You get the pole, and you put a worm fish on it.
Me: A worm fish?
Abby: Yeah, you put a worm fish on it and put it in the water, and then out comes the worm.
Me: Out comes the worm or the fish?
Abby: The worm and the fish.
Pretty exceptional fishing points from a 3-year-old, huh?
Abby: First, you get the pole, and then you put it in the water.
Me: Just put it in the water? Tell me again, what do you do?
Abby: You get the pole, and you put a worm fish on it.
Me: A worm fish?
Abby: Yeah, you put a worm fish on it and put it in the water, and then out comes the worm.
Me: Out comes the worm or the fish?
Abby: The worm and the fish.
Pretty exceptional fishing points from a 3-year-old, huh?
2.24.2008
246 Rivers Edge Rd.
We have a new address at our house, thanks to Papa and Grammy B. The girls are subletting the little playhouse in our backyard. They are having a blast! Thanks, Papa and Grammy!!
2.21.2008
Esther's Cute-isms
2-19-08 -- In the car on the way to the store, I was telling my mom what we needed to buy, "I need to get some milk for Esther and..." Esther interrupted by saying, "Mmmmmmmmmmmmm," which she says every time we get her a bottle of milk.
Abby was saying, "Where's Esther's babydoll? Where is it?" I picked it up off the floor in front of Esther's car seat. Esther said, "There it is." Both my mom and I look at each other and say, "Did she just say that?" There have been many times when we could swear she is saying sentences. This is only one example.
On the way home, it started to rain. As the drops built up on the window, Esther pointed at them and said something nonsensical. I said, "That's called rain, Esther. Can you say rain?" As clear as day, she said, "Rain."
1/08 -- When we start counting with "One," Esther says, "Two."
12-31-07 -- Esther started hugging everyone at the doctor's office, anyone who would be a willing participant, including hugging an infant car-seat carrier, in which a baby lay. She tried hugging a 3-year-old boy, who turned his shoulder away at the last second. She stood there, mystified that someone didn't want to hug her. So she turned and hugged his mom's leg instead.
Abby was saying, "Where's Esther's babydoll? Where is it?" I picked it up off the floor in front of Esther's car seat. Esther said, "There it is." Both my mom and I look at each other and say, "Did she just say that?" There have been many times when we could swear she is saying sentences. This is only one example.
On the way home, it started to rain. As the drops built up on the window, Esther pointed at them and said something nonsensical. I said, "That's called rain, Esther. Can you say rain?" As clear as day, she said, "Rain."
1/08 -- When we start counting with "One," Esther says, "Two."
12-31-07 -- Esther started hugging everyone at the doctor's office, anyone who would be a willing participant, including hugging an infant car-seat carrier, in which a baby lay. She tried hugging a 3-year-old boy, who turned his shoulder away at the last second. She stood there, mystified that someone didn't want to hug her. So she turned and hugged his mom's leg instead.
Abby's Cute-isms
2-20-08 -- Abby was helping to feed Esther at breakfast and then wiping her up afterwards. I said, "You like being the Mommy, don't you, Abby?" She responded with, "When I grow up, I want to be JUST like YOU....a mommy."
2-2-08 -- Feeding Esther some grapes in the backseat of the car, Abby says, "You want MORE grapes, Esther? You're going to turn into a grape!"
1-27-08 -- Abby was complaining about an itch in her foot. She said, "My foot feels spicy!"
1-29-08 -- After tasting, with displeasure, some generic-brand green beans we don't usually buy, Abby said, "You need to buy Costco green beans, not Wal-Mart green beans."
12-29-07 -- Excited that Daddy had put the Christmas tree up and said we could trim it, Abby said, "Daddy's the best babe, hah, Mommy?"
12-24-07 -- Papa was cleaning up from Christmas, piling presents on top of Abby who was seated in the new wagon; Abby said, "This ain't cool, Papa."
12-18-07 -- Looking at "Go, Dog, Go," all the dogs are asleep, except for one. Abby says, "Why isn't the dog sleeping?" I say, "Maybe he has insomnia." Abby says, "Or ice cream or chocolate."
12/11/07 -- "Breastfeeding" her doll, she switches sides and says, "This side is milk, and this side is juice."
12-6-07 -- Abby asked me about the whiteboard on the fridge. "What's that for, Mommy?" I respond, "Oh, it's for the things we need to buy at the store." She notices the OTHER whiteboard (my to-do list board). "What's that one for, Mommy?" I respond, "Well, that one is for the things I need to get done today." She thinks about it, and then, knowing we need milk, she points at the first board and says, "Add milk to THAT one."
12-2-07 -- While giving Abby a bath, I was playing with her bathtub letters, trying to show her that "p" is the same as "d," only upside-down. So I kept switching them -- p, d, p, d, p, d. Abby replys, "You're making me tired, Mama."
12-07 -- By looking at the picture directions, Abby figured out how to make the curling iron work on a doll Grandma bought her, even when Grandma was puzzled about it. She says, "You just open this and put water in there." Grandma says, "No, I don't think so," but Abby insists, "See, Grandma." She was correct.
2-2-08 -- Feeding Esther some grapes in the backseat of the car, Abby says, "You want MORE grapes, Esther? You're going to turn into a grape!"
1-27-08 -- Abby was complaining about an itch in her foot. She said, "My foot feels spicy!"
1-29-08 -- After tasting, with displeasure, some generic-brand green beans we don't usually buy, Abby said, "You need to buy Costco green beans, not Wal-Mart green beans."
12-29-07 -- Excited that Daddy had put the Christmas tree up and said we could trim it, Abby said, "Daddy's the best babe, hah, Mommy?"
12-24-07 -- Papa was cleaning up from Christmas, piling presents on top of Abby who was seated in the new wagon; Abby said, "This ain't cool, Papa."
12-18-07 -- Looking at "Go, Dog, Go," all the dogs are asleep, except for one. Abby says, "Why isn't the dog sleeping?" I say, "Maybe he has insomnia." Abby says, "Or ice cream or chocolate."
12/11/07 -- "Breastfeeding" her doll, she switches sides and says, "This side is milk, and this side is juice."
12-6-07 -- Abby asked me about the whiteboard on the fridge. "What's that for, Mommy?" I respond, "Oh, it's for the things we need to buy at the store." She notices the OTHER whiteboard (my to-do list board). "What's that one for, Mommy?" I respond, "Well, that one is for the things I need to get done today." She thinks about it, and then, knowing we need milk, she points at the first board and says, "Add milk to THAT one."
12-2-07 -- While giving Abby a bath, I was playing with her bathtub letters, trying to show her that "p" is the same as "d," only upside-down. So I kept switching them -- p, d, p, d, p, d. Abby replys, "You're making me tired, Mama."
12-07 -- By looking at the picture directions, Abby figured out how to make the curling iron work on a doll Grandma bought her, even when Grandma was puzzled about it. She says, "You just open this and put water in there." Grandma says, "No, I don't think so," but Abby insists, "See, Grandma." She was correct.
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