Abby and Ben

I watched my sister's baby, Ben, on Monday and he and Abby had a great time playing together. Can you believe he's only 6 months old? He's almost the same size as Abby! What a cutie.

The Big 30

Ugh. So my 30th birthday was on the 24th. It's actually not that bad to be 30 so far. On Thanksgiving my family presented me with "30 Memories of Mandie" written by my family, and designed and framed by my fabulously talented sister, Missy. All the memories were really sweet and meaningful to me. Thank you to everyone that contributed!

Abby in Black and White

The Stage of Cuteness

We can't get over how big Abby's getting and how much fun she is! This is definitely the cutest stage! (Okay, we say that at every stage...) The other day she accidently marked her face with a watercolor pencil (get it wet and it writes) and so I marked up both of our faces and Brian took a picture. Oh, you can see a glimpse of my short hair too. I'll take a better picture later.

Abby's Favorite Past Time

Abby loves to stand in front of the the TV while it's on and talk to the objects on the screen. Although it is extremely cute, I'm afraid she's going to damage her eyes. Should we be worried?

Deck the Halls

We plan on putting up Christmas stuff this weekend even though it's one week earlier than usual. I guess I really have the Christmas spirit early this year. It's Abby's first Christmas (labor on Christmas day last year doesn't count) and the holidays seem so much more special because of it. Abby's even gotten into the decorating spirit by sprucing up our bathroom with greenery and toilet paper.

Our Big Announcement

We're expecting baby no. 2!

I'm 11 weeks along and the due date is May 31, 2007. We're super excited, although initially very suprised. But we can't think of a better suprise to get!