Here's our girls

Abbie loves sitting in the high chair now
(Nana said that it looks like she has rabbit ears)

our silly girl

Here's a couple of random shots. This is one of Sophie's favorite things to wear to bed. Funny how kids want to wear the same things over and over again till they are kind of worn out. Doesn't matter how many choices they have. They like what they like. Sophie put this visor on from the zoo, with her sunglasses (notice you can see part of one eye) and she's also fishing. It's hard to keep a straight face when you look at her! =)

Ice Day at the Zoo

Sophie & Matt with elephants

one of the tigers with his ice treat

This past Saturday, we decided to head to the zoo for Ice Day. They were giving out free Blue Bell ice cream, they had ice sculptures, special ice treats for the animals, and more. We really enjoyed it! Nana ended up keeping Abbie so we didn't have to get her out in all the heat. There was a big crowd there but we got to see a lot of the animals. We watched as the tigers got their special 5 pound buckets of frozen turkey broth (hope I didn't make anyone sick). Anyways, we had a nice time and definitely enjoyed the free ice cream with the humidity we had on Saturday.

The End

VBS at Mt. Juliet

Sophie (looking crazy) with Aunt Martha

a rare moment-both girls asleep in the car

In an earlier post, I mentioned that Sophie had gone to VBS in Mt. Juliet with Aunt Martha and she was able to see her Uncle Phil there. Well, she had a great time! She got to spend the night with Martha one night. They went to the pool one day and she got to go to Chick-Fil-A 2 days in a row after VBS with Aunt Martha & Uncle Phil. Basically, she was spoiled rotten. It was really nice for me too to just have one child to take care of for a little while. Abbie, Nana & I went out to Mt. Juliet last Tuesday to meet up with them. Sophie was so tired that she fell asleep on the way home. When I got home, both girls were asleep! I sure do miss Sophie taking a nap but since she gave her passy, she hasn't taken a nap anymore.

Recent Updates

Abbie went to the doctor for her 6 month check-up yesterday. She weighs 16 pounds and 14 ounces (almost 70th percentile-she's growing but she dropped the 80th) and she is 26 inches long (60th percentile). Sophie was slightly longer at this age and weighed 16 pounds 3 ounces (Sophie also started out about 12 ounces smaller). The doctor said that she looked fine which was good to know because she's been kind of fussy this week.

Sophie went to VBS at her Uncle Phil's church in Mt. Juliet a couple of times this week. She came home singing "Roll the Gospel Chariot Along" an awful lot. Matt would tease her by asking if various people or animals such as a dog or a cat were "in the way" if she would stop and pick them up. One time, Matt asked "If an elephant was in the way. . ." Sophie stopped singing, and said, "No, No, No. That's not a good choice! An elephant is a zoo animal, and it's too heavy and too big to stop and pick up!"

Abbie's 6 months old!

Sophie & Abbie

Well, there wasn't much going on last week to blog about but today Abbie is 6 months old! Yay! We survived the first 6 months. Surprisingly, it has gone extremely fast overall. I think Abbie is trying to prove to us that she can do lots of new things at once because she's trying to cut her first teeth, she's started crawling, and she's sitting up! I'll try to get some better pictures soon. She doesn't stay still for long though. We are starting her on vegetables this week so we'll see how that goes. Time sure does fly by, doesn't it?

Cow Appreciation Day

Abbie & Nana

Abbie's cow outfit (covered in drool by this point)

Abbie showing off the back of her outfit-notice the crazy tail?

Sophie trying on her Daddy's hat

This past Friday, we had a really fun day! We met up with the Gray's and Walker's at Pump it Up for one of the their pop-in playtimes. We all had a great time! It was Sophie's first time and she liked just jumping on the inflatables the best. I wasn't really able to get any good pictures because everyone's in motion and they have mesh stuff around the inflatables. I had a blast going with Sophie on some of the slides. Sophie was a little scared of the slides but she went down with me. Thanks Sara & Jill, for helping me with the girls! I told Matt that he'll have to go back and take Sophie sometime because it's so much fun, even for parents! (you feel like a big kid again)

After playing at Pump it Up, we all went over to Chick-Fil-A for Cow appreciation day. Matt met up with us there, as well as the Grisso's. Abbie, Sophie & Matt all got free meals because they wore cow attire. Matt made some cow spots for Sophie and a hat with cow ears. Abbie had the perfect outfit which we were glad she could still fit into. It was a baby gift and she had only worn it once. Matt not only got a free lunch but he went there for breakfast as well (we really like free things around here.) =) I lucked out because I didn't have to dress up but I ate Abbie's free meal. My friend, Sara, had a full cow outfit-complete with udder-but we didn't get any pictures and I'm sure she's thankful! Nana came over to visit us later that afternoon.

Reuniting with the Cleland's

Abbie & Andrew

Andrew

Sophie with Jackson & Wilson

We were excited to be able to get together with some of our best friends from Charleston this week, the Cleland's. They are about to move to Greenville, SC from Charleston, SC and they are staying with family in the area for a little while. Sophie got sick last week when we were planning to get together so we were glad that it worked out for this week! Sophie had fun playing hide and seek, Potato Heads, and Little People with the boys. Abbie & Andrew were too funny together (he just turned 1 but he's a chunk)! He got right up by Abbie and spoke in his own high-pitched baby voice. I don't think they knew what to think of each other! It was great to see them & catch up a little bit. It was their first time to meet Abbie.