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Horse Play

I have always known Seth loves horses, has ridden and even taken lessons. I on the other hand, do think they are beautiful but have never ridden on one other than being walked across a yard with someone at the reins. So this was a new experience for me. Seth, Luke(my bro-in-law) and I went horse back riding on Saturday. Seth found this play in Sanger that takes you out on beautiful trails for a relatively cheap price. Honestly I was pretty scared, horses are huge but once I got used to it I decided I have found my new passion. I loved it. Although we were on a beginner trail for my sake, we did trot and a few times I was able to gallop which was awesome, Seth could tell you he heard the giggles of joy as I galloped behind. My horse was named Bailey, and I just kept saying "good Bailey thanks for not killing me yet." Seth and Luke both got good horses as well, however Seth's did have a bit of a ornery streak. At first Seth wasn't to thrilled that his horses name was Popcorn but he got over that. Luke has Tuff and I think Luke thought that was appropriate :) Overall it was great I cannot wait to go back. However every time Seth and I would try to ride next to each other our horses would have none of it, I think there was some bad blood in the past maybe they both loved the same stallion...:) but soon as Seth would come close Bailey would run and when I would do the same Popcorn would cut me off. It was rather funny.

Decorating the X-mas Tree

This year Abby was actually able to participate decorating the tree which was a lot of fun. We turned on the Christmas tunes, had some eggnog and went to work. I made sure to get "shatter proof" ornaments, which held up through several throws and drops but there still were a few causalities. Abby loved to put the ornaments on the tree, even if it meant just kinda chucking them into the tree. She kept wanting more and more of them. She also loves the lights and continually says "yights" and tries to yank them off. Slowly all the ornaments have migrated to the top of the tree to avoid their death . But it sure was fun watching Abigail's expressions.

The Rash

Abby has had a growing rash for a few days now. At first it started small and I thought it was just baby acne, but as the days past it grew and spread. Then I thought it was because she has had a bad cold and we have been wiping her nose a lot so maybe it was raw and irritated. It did not seem painful nor was it bothering her. But as it was not getting better I decided to take her to the doctor. He said it was a bacterial infection probably caused by all the nose wiping and the pours on her face got infected. Thus now she is on medicine and I hope it gets better soon, since it looks like chicken pocks. Its actually a little worse than in these pics but its on the mend now. These pics we taken on the same day as the header pictures, but with the miracle of photoshop you cannot even tell she has a rash.

A Wii Thanksgiving

These are two of my brother-in-laws, Luke and Curt. They are playing Wii boxing. We all had fun watching everyone act like idiots including ourselves. But I think these two take the cake.

Here is Abby Attempting it as well...

Thanksgiving and Woes

So as stated Seth, Abby and I headed to Beavers Bend OK for thanksgiving with the Whitworth Clan. It was a nice cozy cabin and had beautiful surroundings. It was nice to be able to get away and be a part of nature for a little while. IT was also nice to be in a cabin this year and not camping especially with Abby, the rain and my woes. The holidays this year have not turned out the best for me. If you can remember my Valentines post you can remember why. So this Thanksgiving was no exception. The day prior to leaving I got a UTI which I have frequently and are a pain to deal with (no pun intended) but I do know the routine and can subdue it within about 24hrs. Which I did, so we left but I was still feeling a bit bad. We got there on Wednesday and Thursday was thanksgiving. We ate good food and played games. Then about 12:00 am is when I began to puke my guts out (that's being tame about it) in the communal bathroom upstairs with everyone sleeping, or trying too nearby. That was fun. So having my throat burning all day but otherwise feeling OK the next day my throat began to close and I couldn't swallow with out it feeling like razors. SO I spent all day Saturday in bed and we headed home Sunday, where I went to a CareNow and it turns out I have strep throat. Thankfully in was not Mono as the doctor thought but they gave me a shot of anitbotics plus pills and thankfully I feel almost over it. However now Abby is battling a cold and I hope it does not turn into anything worse. Poor Seth, has been taking good care of us both. He is pretty wiped now too. Anyway the days that I was lucid I did manage to take some good pics....There are some funny videos too which I will post soon.

This is the cabin in Beavers Bend

Thanksgiving Dinner Abby with her Uncle Luke The one time I played horse shoes. I did get a ringer!!!! I was proud.

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We all have many things to be thankful for and we should remember the small and simple things in life that we have. Seth and I will be in Oklahoma enjoying some time away with our family and his. We already had Thanksgiving with my side of the family including my Papa Ken who came down for the Cowboy's game, which was nice. So enjoy your Holiday of Thanksgiving....

Reflection

This is so funny, well are least to me anyway. Abby was looking at her refection in the stove and apparently liked it a lot. She did this for about an hour. Just completely amused with herself. This is the best video I could get without her catching me, until the end that is. Once she saw I was taping her she would run right for the camera every time. She loves to see videos of herself they always make her laugh.

Stupid me

So the other day I was getting ready to go to the store when I heard a few knocks on my door. I looked out the peep hole and saw two ladies dressed in "Sunday Clothes" so I opened the door. They were nice and chatty and I saw some scriptures in their hands. I assumed they were from my new ward and they were stopping by to say hi. So when they said I guess you know who we are, I said "Yeah your from church right?" And they said "yes". So I invited them in and we began talking a little bit about being new to the area. Then one of them asked if I had a bible and I said "yeah let me get it" So then they pulled out the pamphlet that I had seen earlier attached to my door and had thrown away.... and that's when it hit me. They are not from my church, and it turns out they were Jehovah Witnesses. Now they were completely nice and we had a good discussion about the bible. But I just keep thinking, "stupid me and my assumptions, they could have been killers dressed for church" I have nothing against them at all and I appreciate that they were trying to share their beliefs (something I should do more of). Apparently one lives in our complex and asked to stop by again, of course I said she could but I also stated I was firm in my beliefs. Overall it was just my luck to completely misread the situation and invite strangers into my house, while I was alone. They must have thought "wow this lady is easy, just lets us right on into her house" I bet they don't get that too often.....At least I thought it was a funny.

New Favorite Passtime

Usually she points to her eye when asked but this time this is what she did........If had not laughed it wouldnt have cut off so quickly

This is Abby's new favorite pass time. She does it on everything. Including the couch which she missed and did a back flip off of today and I had a mild heart attack.

Rice Cake Anyone?

So the other day I was in the living room and I could hear Abby playing in the kitchen which typically it fine. I was positive there wasn't anything she could really mess up because they were too high or put away. Well, I was wrong. I heard this crinkling sound and I just thought she was playing with the water bottles. But, no she has used the water bottles as a stool, climbed up to the rice cakes and began her investigation. By the time I had peeked in to see what she was doing, this is what I found ...

Abby: "now that I have dumped them everywhere maybe I should stomp on them..."

"Yes that's a good idea I just need to get out of this hole""Well maybe not, they look kinda tasty maybe I will just eat them instead" "Yeah that's a better idea"

"These are pretty good, no wonder dad eats them"

"What mom? Did I do something wrong?...."

Goodbye Park Glen Ward

This may seem a bit odd to those who are not of my faith, but I wanted to say how much I am going to miss my old ward now that we have moved. A ward essentially is the congregation we meet in every week for worship depending on geographic location. Thus I loved this ward. I will miss everyone and everything. I have never felt more at home than I did while attending the ward. I hate to say it but I don't think I will ever find one that will compare. So thanks for all the great times and great people. I never felt alone and there was always a friendly face and helping hands. Thanks for all the support over the years. Hopefully I will be able to stop by from time to time so beware...

I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee...........

Yea, I finally have the Internet again. I have felt so isolated without it in my life. I have frequently asked myself, "How the heck did I function before the Internet?" I do not believe I am alone in that though. So its back, and I have lots of things to post, now I just have to find the time. So I will start with the Halloween pics because Abby was the cutest bumble bee in the whole wide world. I know I checked :) About a month ago I tried the costume on her and she hated it. I was so worried we were not going to get any pictures. So I had her hold it and give it love and who knows if that was the trick or not but on Halloween she acted like the dang thing never gave her any trouble...little butt. So Halloween morning I took her to Seth's office in the morning so his family and co-workers could see what a wonderful bee she made. Then that night we dressed her up again and took about 1000 pictures and went trick or treating to 3 houses near my dad and Cindy's. Who of course loved it as much as we did. Enjoy...

Grandpa

Papa and Nana

A little video of Abby in action.

New post and pics soon

I have so many pictures from Halloween and Abby's antics to share but my access is very limited right now to the Internet and by that I mean non-existent at home. So hopefully I will be up and running soon with all the adorable and not so adorable things of life. Please keep checking.

Pumpkin Patch

Some pictures from the Pumpkin patch. Abby had so much fun. She ran among the pumpkins like a wild child and loved touching everything. It was fun because they had a little town to play in as well.

This was so funny because she was running and running and I could not get her to sit down for a picture and then I turned to talk to my friend Maegen and I turned back and of all the pumpkins she must have like this one because she was just sitting there with her arm around it. It was so funny like she was looking for that particular pumpkin all along.

This is the bounce house and she promptly bit the dust. Thus we were not in it long.

They had a cute little staged area that was perfect for pictures I took about sixty and this is the one where she sat still the longest.

Abby loves animals and she loved this little donkey. She was just laughing and laughing every time the dang thing licked me. It was actually a really nice donkey and I was expecting the voice of Eddie Murphy to make him start talking.

A day in the life of.....Crazy

Dont mind the finger, she doesnt know any better...