Abigail Gets All the Attention

As I wrote in my last post, we only have Abigail with us this week. A.J. is spending the week in Thomasville with my parents. Although we miss A.J. terribly, it has been fun to see Abigail getting all the attention by herself. I never knew she talked so much! (She must get that from her daddy!). She wakes up every morning and asks how many more days until we go get A.J. I know she misses him!

Today, we sat outside with her while she swam in her little kiddie pool. Here are a few pictures and a video clip.

"I want to be Summer"

Ever since Summer came to visit with Brennan and Ian, Abigail has been saying she wants to be Summer when she grows up. She used to just say she wanted to be a mommy, but now, it is Summer. She talks about it so much, I had to video the conversation:



Abigail is such a little mommy. Whenever A.J. isn't convincing her to play football (or something else where he can torture her), she is always playing with her babies. She lines them up and has school and church. She feeds them their meals, and she is ALWAYS changing their clothes and diapers. I think being a mommy may really be her calling in life! Here is a picture of her with her favorite baby, Abby.P.S. Say a prayer for me this week. A.J. is gone from yesterday (Tuesday) to Saturday with my parents. I already miss him!

Super Heros... I think!

Last night, A.J. dug his Spider-man costume out of the costume box (Kevin and Lesli... remind me to thank you for this lovely costume by getting Emily something equally as cool when she is older!). He couldn't find the hat (no surprise), so he decided to make one himself out of construction paper. I was very proud of his creativity!


A few minutes later, Abigail came in where she had made her own "hat" (with glue) and had put a piece of paper coated in glue on her head! So, after a bath, we made her into a super hero, too. Instead of spider power, she had flower power! Soon after, she had a large plush flower out of her toy box which became her weapon! The fun just never ends!

Hot Day

It is Friday morning, not even 11:00 a.m. yet, and it is already 84 degrees outside. That just shouldn't be allowed. Since it will be too hot to play outside later today, Allan set up the sprinkler for the kids in the yard. After explaining to Abigail that girls have to wear a shirt outside, she opted for her swimsuit! (Look close, and you will see Abigail is wearing one pink Croc and one of A.J.'s flip flops, and A.J. is wearing two different blue Crocs)!

Summer Swing

Opelika has fabulous summer activities for families. Each Tuesday night (all summer long), they have different groups performing in Monkey Park. It is a great park with several playgrounds and a train (all for free). There were hundreds of people in attendance last night. I snapped a few pictures of the kids on the train. Abigail was scared because the train goes through a tunnel and everyone screams. She held on tight to A.J. for the trip! I just had a to get a picture of them holding hands, since we don't see that often!

Checking the Mail

Yesterday, I sent the kids down to check the mailbox (we have a pretty long drive, and they were already outside playing). On the way down, I had to grab my camera when I realized how they were dressed. A.J. was rescuing the mail from the "burning" mailbox in his fireman costume, and Abigail was... well... Abigail was Abigail. She was wearing only a t-shirt (no shorts), a fireman hat, and old Crocs on the wrong feet! What can I say? We live in Alabama!

Weekend with Grandma

This weekend, Grandma came for a visit by herself. Pa was out of town at a Men's Conference, so she came alone. Friday night, A.J. and Allan went camping, so we had some girl time. After dinner, we made a trip to Hobby Lobby, where Grandma and Abigail picked out a craft to make together: Here is the finished product (and if you know Abigail, you know whatever she made just had to be purple): On Saturday, the girls went to A.J. and Allan's campsite and met them for a picnic. Here are a few pictures and a hilarious video clip (you just have to watch to see it)!

(Grandma had told A.J. earlier how when she was a little girl, her brother (Uncle Bob) would jump off the seesaw when she was in the air, just to see her go flying. If you listen close to this video, at the very end, you hear A.J. say about his Daddy, "He's Uncle Bob!").