Halloween

Daddy, the princess, and the candy corn.

It's easy to see where Annabelle gets her looks from.

A proud dad.

Annabelle's thinking, "What's this getup for?"

And Even More Random Pics

Abi, Annabelle, and Elmo.

Abi and Annabelle watching Baby Signing Time. Yes, Abi's addicted.

Big smiles! Annabelle is a very happy, sunshiney baby.

Rosy cheeks.

Abi loves the big rabbit she got as a gift from Grandma Anna. She says it "hop, hop, hops."

More Recent Pics and Annabelle's Six Months Old

I guess she really was tired!

Pig tails and her phone. She's growing so fast. :)

Abi loves to "read". She loves her books more than just about anything else. She gets that from her mom!

The girls love to play together. Until Abi bites, kicks, or sits on Annabelle.

She's six months old now! Where is the time going? She sits up now, but isn't quite crawling yet.

Recent Pics

Ok, it's been a while since I've blogged, so I'm just going to throw a bunch of recent pics on here from the last month and a half. Here are Abi and Annabelle with the pumpkin. Abi obsessed about it and had to point out the pumpkins wherever we went.
Too cute.
Annabelle absolutely loves her walker. She always has to be where the action is. If we leave the room, we will soon hear her banging against the walls, coming down the hallway to find us.
Remember this hat on Abi? It's still a hit wherever we go and Annabelle looks just as cute in it.
Here the girls are getting ready for our daily walk on a cold day. Abi's hat came off right after the picture was taken. But they sure were pretty in pink.

Annabelle is five months old (on 10/1)

The girls love playing together. Abi is definitely the older sister and often sits or leans on Annabelle. Annabelle just laughs.
Annabelle had her first taste of solid food today. She did pretty well. Didn't love it or hate it. We'll see what happens when we introduce veggies!
Our little sunshine baby. She spends most of her time smiling.

Mom and Abigail Attend Tea Party

Once again, Abi was kind enough to accompany mom to a tea party. Mom got her all decked out patriotically. She was a big hit.

Annabelles is four months old (on 9/1)

She gets cuter and more fun all the time! We love our Anna, Annie, or whatever's she's going to be. Abi calls her Anna or Baby.

Visit with family

Annette's mom Nancy and stepdad Erny came to town and then her cousin Natalie dropped in with her son Colton. We had a full house and lots of fun. Here's Abi with Colton, who is the same age. They made quite a racket together and had a blast.

Grandma Nancy and her favorite grandkids. :P

Daddy-daughter time at the Mission at San Juan Capistrano.

The whole gang.

Chris got a great shot of his favorite subject.

Annabelle is three months old

Wow...time is flying. Annabelle is three months old (and a few weeks...okay, we're a little busy here!) She is now giggling (watch the video below) and loves her walker. She enjoys interacting with Abigail, drooling, and sleeping. Every day she's more alert and active. She's a very happy baby and we are thrilled to have her in the family.

Annabelle, what a joy!

Random cute baby pics

After a hard day at the park!

Sisters. Who's cuter? You're right. They're both adorable!

Here they are again. Still cute.

Mugging for the camera.

"I've got lots of teeth!

Orange County Zoo

Here we are...at the park! We took the girls to the Orange County Zoo, which is really just a mini-zoo in a park in Irvine. But Abi had fun. Annabelle slept pretty much the whole time. So she probably won't remember much. :)

Dad had fun showing Abi the animals. She was more interested in following other kids around. I thought she was going to bring one little boy home with her. He was cute and had big blue eyes. I thought, she's already finding boyfriends!

The animals were pretty sleepy. This bear didn't look real because he barely moved. Could have passed for animatronic.

Can you tell Annette had the camera most of the time? Abi and Chris had a lot of father-daughter time while Annette pushed the sleeping Annabelle. All in all, it was a nice Saturday.

More Zoo

Abi's favorite part of the zoo was the goat petting area. I think she would have stayed there all day chasing after the goats if I had let her.

She had absolutely no fear and I think she made some new friends.

She had fun grooming her new pals.

"Come back! I haven't smacked you enough times!"

"Abigail, there are other things to see besides the goats!"

July 4th

Mommy and Annabelle. Annabelle was pretty oblivious to the fireworks.

Daddy, Mommy, grandpa Richard, and babies. Abigail sat in grandpa's lap and pointed at fireworks without saying a word. When Abi's speechless, you know it's a good show!

Grandpa plays with the girls.

Who's cuter?

Abi all decked out in her red, white, and blue. Would have been perfect if she hadn't kept throwing the flag on the ground!