Long time no update

It has been way too long since I last updated this page and I apologize. I am going to work my hardest to update this page once a week as I was doing in the past.

The summer has flown by and Abigail has experienced many new things. She went boating and camping for her first time and absolutely loved it. Memorial Day and Fourth Of July were spent at Standley Lake with our friends the Aker's family. We had a blast. Unfortunately on Fourth Of July it poured rain so Abigail has yet to see a real fireworks show, but we will try again soon. As a family we went on our first RV trip to Guernsey, Wyoming which was quite an adventure. The journey was fun but camping was difficult because Abigail was crawling/trying to walk and we were on a slight hill with lots of small rocks that she loved to eat. We spent most of the trip in the RV and ended up going home early.

Three days before she turned ten months old Abigail started walking on her own after walking on the furniture and squatting for about six weeks. She wanted to walk so baldy but she could crawl so much faster. The first time Shawn saw her walk, Abigail walked down the hall to him saying Dada the entire time. The look on Shawn's face was absolutely priceless and a moment neither of us will ever forget.

Now Abigail is walking all over the place and will be a year old in less than a month!!!!! She loves animals and can say many words such as Mama, Dada, Dog, Ek (Shrek), and What? She even shakes her head no when she does not want something and can make choices. She loves clothes and shoes and has Grammy Judy wrapped around her fingers in regards to shopping. If Abbie even looks at something with interest, Grammy buys it for her. Abigail is quite the little tomeboy and loves playing in the rocks, sticks, and mud. There are few moments where she is not happy, smiling, and laughing. She loves to be on the go and is extremely easy going. We are so happy she came into our lives and can hardly believe how much joy she has brought to our family.

Abigail and Shrek are the very best of friends and follow each other around the house. Abigail chases Shrek around when he has a toy or bone and he will play growl and let her take the toy or bone right out of his mouth. He is such a sweetheart. Shrek hardly ever leaves Abbie's side and goes and opens her door to check on her when she is asleep, sticking his little nose between the slats of her crib to see if she is okay. The second she wakes up he is waiting by her door to greet her and she smiles the second she sees him and says dog. So adorable, we are so blessed.

At the end of this week Abigail, Shawn, and I will be flying to Las Vegas to visit Lil Sam (Shawn's maternal Grandmother), and his aunts, uncles, and cousins. I can hardly wait for Abigail to witness the strip and the lights and energy. She will love it. Us girls are then leaving to fly to Michigan to visit GGma and GGpa DeCew for the week while Shawn stays in Las Vegas for a work conference. Abigail and I are going to meet Shawn's grandfather for the first time while in Michigan as well. We are looking forward to another great trip and to introducing Abbie to more of the world and new people and places.