Recent pics of the kid

Abby says "I want to be just like Daddy when I grow up" Helping Mommy cook breakfast.
The following are all examples of how this little kid is a stinker. I will have the perfect picture shot but as soon as I turn on the camera, she tries to get it and stops doing the unbelievably cute thing she was doing.

Abby found one of Jason's cowboy hats and loves wearing it around the house.


When I got the camera to take this picture, Abby was sitting in her toy box lounging as if it were her favorite chair and was reading a book. Unbelievably adorable but as soon as she saw the camera, she put down the book and tried to get out of the box.

Abby did not love this walker when she was younger but now she loves to climb inside of it and hang out.

A Day at the Lake

Yes, I know, it has been much too long since I have written on here. The Grandma's must be going into withdrawal, just kidding. Well hopefully today I will be able to put up many pictures and possibly a video if I can figure it out.

A few weeks ago we had our anniversary. Since at the time we had a babysitter lined up for another evening, we decided to spend the day as a family. Unfortunately, our opportunity to use the babysitter fell through, because of us not her. Maybe another time we will be able to have our first date since Abby was born.

Jason took the day off and for part of the day we went up to a lake in American Fork canyon for a picnic and some fishing.

Helping Daddy get his fishing rod ready.

It's always good to have some insect repellant.

4th of July!

The 4th of July has always been one of my favorite holidays! It is so wonderful to be able to celebrate this wonderful Nation that we live in, and you can't beat fireworks. This year we had a barbecue with some of our friends and Abby and her friend Ryder got to play with sparklers and poppers. I think this has to be one of my favorite pictures! Abby did really well with the sparklers (of course with very vigilant supervision)

Jason passing out the poppers to Ryder and Abby

The kids throwing the poppers in the street.

It was a great day spent with great friends celebrating the Birth of this wonderful country we live in!

Water Baby

Have I mentioned before that Abby loves water? Well she DOES and today she got to go swimming for the first time at our neighbors house. Hey guys, what's going on?

And she also loves cars! She sure does look like a hot rodder here!

So I guess there are two things I need to invest in, a pool and a little kid car.

She had so much fun today! And so did I!

It's about time!!

I know, it has been much TOOOO LONG since I have posted on here. All I have to say is if I am this busy now, I hate to see what it is going to be like when I have more than one kid and they are involved in sports and other activities. It seems like every day there are errands to run, more and more chores and projects to do and so many other little things that come up. When you add to that the fact that at least one family member has been sick at a time for the past 3 weeks, it makes for some pretty busy days in the Albert house. I truly wish there were more hours in the day but I think even then, it wouldn't be enough. Well here are a few highlights from the past month.

So, we finally got a No Soliciting sign. I had been wanting one for awhile but had been picky because I wanted one that looked nice. I don't know if anyone else will find the humor in this or not but we actually bought this from a kid selling them door to door. All I have to say is either this kid or his mother is a pretty smart business person!

Abby was sick for about 5 days but luckily we made it without going to the ER because she kept on eating still. It was pretty scary because at one point, her fever got up to 104.1! Yikes! I do have to say that there were some tears on both her and my part. Hopefully this kid learned her lesson too that it is much better to take your medicine by mouth.

One "good" side effect of her being sick was that she was much more snugly than normal. This kid is usually too much on the go to stop and snuggle but while she was sick, she couldn't get enough. Here she is snuggling with her Daddy. I just have to add that there are few things as wonderful as when your child starts giving you real hugs. Abby loves to hug now. She will just come up to us and put her arms around our neck and give us wonderful hugs!
Abby loves it when Daddy comes home. She will go and look out the window and say "Dada, Dada, Dada!"

And she is quite the little "helper" when it comes time to fold the laundry. She also loves to get in empty laundry baskets and have me pull her around like she is in a car!

And here, though you can't really tell, she was doing a little dance. I put it up anyways because she has such a wonderful smile in this one!

So those are a few of the highlights from the past month. Hope you enjoyed. I will try to be more on the ball in the future.

Birthday Fun!

This past Saturday was my birthday and I have to say that it was truly wonderful! First, Jason let me take a bubble bath without little hands banging on the bathroom door while he and Abby made me breakfast! It is so rare that I get to sit in the tub without feeling rushed so this alone would have made my birthday wonderful but the fun didn't stop there!

First though, Abby decided she wanted some dessert with her breakfast. We sometimes forget how well she can reach now and don't put things far back away from edges like we should. On Friday, Jason helped a co worker jump start his truck and the guy gave us some cake. Well Abby, having tasted the cake before and wanting more, saw the cake sitting on the edge of the table. She reached up, grabbed the cake and starting eating the entire slice while at the same time flinging frosting everywhere from the floor to the curtains. She was not a happy camper when mommy took it away. So after she settled down, we packed a picnic and headed up to Provo Canyon. Abby is definitely her parents child because she loves being outdoors as much as we do! So much space to wander in.

And trees to climb!


Fun times with Dad,

and Mom!

Unfortunately, we do not have any more pictures. Someone (me, i'll admit it) forgot to check to see if the battery in the camera was charged.

After our picnic, we walked for awhile on the Provo River trail near Bridal Veil Falls. It has been so long since we have had a little trip like this. It was the perfect thing to do for a birthday because it made me feel like I was young again. Back when we were younger and didn't have things like yard work and house projects to do on Saturdays, Jason and I would head up to the canyons every Saturday that we could! We loved driving, hiking and exploring! I think this was the first time in about 2 or 3 years that we had done this. After this birthday trip, it made me realize that while it is important to do get our projects done around the house, we also need to take some time more often to get out and have fun as a family. It gets so hard though since I have to work every other Saturday and it seems like Jason has something going on the weekends I am home.

The day was ended with a delicious dinner at La Carreta. Those of you who are local, you should go check this place out. If you haven't had Peruvian food before then you are missing out. I feel like it is our little secret too because whenever we go, there is never a wait. Quite rare for a restaurant in Utah County on a Saturday night.

Thank you all who sent birthday wishes my way. It was a wonderful day spent with my wonderful family!

Update

So it has been a while since I have posted on here. It seems that as the weather gets warmer, we get so much busier here. Jason has been working unbelievably long hours and so it seems like we haven't seen much of him. It also seems like there is some different errand to run every day and then there is always tons of work to do around the house. This little munchkin sure keeps me busy. Her favorite things to do are to pull things off of shelves and out of drawers and strew them all over the house. She also wants to be "mommy's little helper". Our next door neighbor gave us some toy cleaning supplies. Abby just loves the broom and dustpan and carries it all over the house with her! "Uncle" Ryan has been watching Larry the Dog and brought her over the other day (yes, she is a girl and her name is Larry). Larry is the best dog I have seen around kids. I guess her owner has a lot of kids and they all play on her. Abby just loved petting her!

If only we could find a dog this good with kids (and that didn't shed that much) we may just consider adopting it!

Abby has a favorite food, or should I say a favorite condiment! She loves ketchup! Depending on what we are eating, I will put ketchup on her high chair for her to dip food in but she always has to start out by dipping her finger in and licking it off! I usually have to give her seconds by the time she gets to her food.

And lastly, I know this picture is a little gross but I had to share! Poor little kid has been so congested lately. I think it must be allergies because she isn't getting better and she isn't getting worse. She has just been congested with a runny nose for about 2 weeks. Unfortunately, she probably inherited them from her mama.

I still have to figure out how to post some video on here. I recorded Abby dancing and it is the cutest thing you will ever see! She puts her hands near her armpits like a chicken and just twists and picks up her legs really high and turns in a circle! It is hilarious! The other day she was dancing during the credits of a movie and Jason had to rewind the song just to see her dance some more!

Abby has been talking a little bit more too. Unfortunately, her favorite word is "no". I guess I must say it way too much. Not only does she say it, but she wags her finger at you while saying "nononono"

But the best words of all she uttered the other night. Abby just came over to me and gave me a hug. I said "I love you" and she said "I wub woo". Jason and I were so excited!! However, I have only gotten her to say it once since then.

And lastly, there was Mothers Day. It was a simple yet fabulous day. Jason did all the cooking, I got to spend time with my little family (which doesn't seem to happen often enough these days) and to top it off, church was fabulous. All of the speakers and lessons just really seemed to hit home for me. Can I just say that I truly believe it is such a blessing to have this wonderful family. There truly is no greater calling than that of being a wife and mother and I am so thankful for my own mother and mother in law for all they do.

We love you!