Randomness

This week has been pretty typical, ....uneventful. But here are a few snapshots.

Today Abby was helping me with the laundry and she knows how to take the lint our of the lint trap. Not well, but she gets the idea. Typically I give it to her and she puts it in the trash. But today, she grabbed a big handful and shoved it in her mouth. I gaged. There is nothing like a big slobbery lint ball. Abby didn't like it much either.

Then just preceding that, I was doing the dishes, the water was running and Abby was in the kitchen with me. I keep a two and a half gallon jug of water on the counter. Usually it is pushed back so she cannot reach it, not today. All the sudden I hear Abby sobbing and screaming, not the normal stuff the actual "I'm scared cry" so I turn around and she somehow pulled the spout out and was getting drenched in water. Needless to say I wouldn't be surprised if sometime soon I find her in there with her clothes off trying to take a shower.

So if you count those things that happened eventful then that sums up my week.

Abby during her nap

I took like 40 pic like this and in every one Abby has this same dead pan face.

Abby trying to steal her friend Sophie's plug.

25 Things....About us

I saw this on a friends blog and had fun reading it so maybe someone will enjoy this too. Remember I, Lacey am the author so anything said about anyone is from my perspective. I think Seth would agree but just in case, there is a disclaimer.
Lacey:
1. My real name is Michelle, I just go by Lacey. (Totally kidding, I just wanted to make sure you were paying attention)
2. I love to read.
3. When I was younger I collected baseball cards, among other things. I still have them and wonder if someday they will make me rich.
4. I have 3 herniated and deflated discs in my back.
5. I used to think I would be in the Olympics for pushing a grocery cart so well. (I have no Idea where I got that it was actually an Olympic sport.)
6. I love the show Survivor, I don't know why but it has been an addiction from the get go.
7. I probably kiss Abby on average of 1000 times a day.
8. I enjoy working out, it makes me feel like I have accomplished something.
9. I secretly wish I was a really good chef.
10. People often think I am in high school and ask if Abby is either my sister or if I am babysitting.
11. I am closer to 30 than I am to 20 :(
12. I drink a lot of water, I really don't like soda all that much. Plus its good for you.
13. I am very anal. My sisters used to call me the food Nazi. Sometimes still do... and I am sure the word Nazi is used often by Seth with me as well...
14. I love the feeling of having clean sheets.
15. If I could I would probably run a dog shelter.
16. I have read every Nicholas Sparks book twice except 2.
17. I want to do a tri-athelon someday.
18. I cannot surf the Internet for long periods of time or really at all. I can never think of anything to look up. So mostly its just email, blog, bank.
19. I love breakfast foods and eat them for dinner all the time.
20. I actually enjoyed my high school experience.
21. Sometimes after a long day I just like to be snuggled. Lucky Seth and Abby.
22. I am a major home body. I could stay at home for a really long time and not get sick of it.
23. Someday I hope to live on some land with chickens, horses, a garden and all that jazz.
24. I had twin blocks when I was in Junior high (to help my overbite) and one time my teacher thought I was eating something. I told her I was not. She kept telling me to spit it out and in front of the whole class I had to take out the twin blocks and prove to her I wasn't lying.
25. Seth and I have been married five years and counting. I love he and Abby with all my heart and am glad that we have our little family.

Seth:

1. His real name actually is Joseph and his middle name is Seth.
2. He loves horses, and likes to ride a lot. He wants to have some someday.
3. The way he plays with Abby is awesome you can tell he loves her a lot.
4. He served his mission in Salt Lake City (Spanish Speaking)
5. He loves Reese's. He could eat them all day long.
6. He was a swimmer in high school and loved wearing a tiny speedo. (so I made that last bit up)
7. He can surf the Internet for an infinite period of time. Always looking up random things. I have no idea how he does it.
8. He listens to Rush Limbaugh all the time. We sometimes joke if we ever have a boy we will name him Rush.
9. He works super hard to support his family and goes to school as well.
10. He was awesome when we had Abby. With all the complications there were with she and I he really stepped up to the plate.
11. He hardly sleeps. At least I think so. He goes to bed super late and gets up early.
12. He never watches movies. I have to really beg and make sure he is in the right mood for him actually sit down with me.
13. The one thing on TV he will actually watch is The Office (smart man)
14. He is very tall and always has to bend down to my level. Or reach things for me.
15. He has really nice handwriting.
16. He is very modest and always underestimates himself.
17. He always eats what I make, even if it is gross.
18. He has super bad allergies and asthma.
19. He is a dreamer. Which is great because I am not.
20. When he was little his family raised rabbits and ate them.
21. Sometimes he hums and he doesn't even know he is doing it.
22. He is really good about me and my craziness.
23. He can be pretty adventurous and will pretty much do anything like skiing and I am sure he would bungee jump or sky dive.
24. He is a snacker. He really never eats a big meal, I always eat more than him.
25. He hates that I write anything about him on the blog :)

Abigail:

1. She is a feisty little girl.
2. She loves the Backyardigans.
3. She can throw tantrums with the best of them.
4. She was 2 months premature and only weighed 3 pounds 1 ounce.
5. She can also be a little sweetheart and will always kiss me no matter how often I do it.
6. She is really smart and learns really quickly.
7. She loves babies.
8. The moment you say bath she starts ripping her clothes off.
9. She has the cutest blue eyes.
10. She loves her dad. When she hears the door open she goes running for him.
11. Abby does not have a middle name.
12. She hates being confined in anything and will kill herself trying to get away.
13. She never has had a problem being watched by other people. She loved Nursery from the beginning.
14. She has a PFO or tiny hole in her heart that 30% of Adults have.
15. She loves animals.
16. Anytime she hears music she dances. Often times I look back at her in the car and her head is bobbing to the music.
17. She will try to sing along sometimes at church.
18. Despite her speaking ability she still will only sign certain words.
19. She loves all of her many grandparents.
20. When she is happy about something she makes a cute grunting sound.
21. She has a space between her two front teeth which is so cute when she smiles.
22. She is super tough and hardly ever cries when she is hurt.
23. She can go from happy to sad in an instant.
24. She loves to watch videos of herself.
25. She is the most loved child on the face of the planet.

Abigail

I know it seems like all I post about is Abby, which is true. But, she is the main thing happening in my life at all times so how could I not post about her. Its amazing how fast she is growing and learning new things. I think she learns a new word every day. Some of these include: store, toast, nose, knee, popcorn, cracker, teeth, cold and the list goes on. She also says things like Bye bye momma which is so bloody cute! The other day I walked into where the computer is and she was just sitting there, like in the previous post. But I had to set her up there, now she can do it by herself. Now all she wants to do is watch Backyardagains, she points to the TV and grunts and I say Backyardagains and she grunts again to agree. They sure do grow up fast.

This is her other new past time, lay on the baby, and have mom put the blaket over them. Over and over and over and over.....

Like Father like Daughter

Just like her daddy, Abby loves the computer. She likes to sit and pretend she is doing business. She also really loves to watch videos of herself and could do it for hours. Sometimes I walk in and she and Seth are just chilling surfing the net. Gotta love it.

This and that

I haven't posted lately because there really is nothing to post. So here is what I could think of... I am the girls basketball coach at church. The girls are nice and we have fun but there is a lot of work to be done. When you only practice once a week for 30 minutes you cannot get much accomplished. None of them really have any basketball experience and look at me like I am speaking a foreign language sometimes. Its even harder when they all are asking incessantly to go into the game, equal playing time and all. Lets just say, our first game was 40-6.

Abby and I are currently sick. She has a viral infection, liquid in her ears and a sore throat. Poor little thing hasn't hardly slept the last two days. She is so miserable. I pretty much have the same thing and am exhausted and top it off with a UTI and that's my life. Seth has been good with us though, he has been good about taking care of Abby in the middle of the night trying to help me rest, which is impossible because I feel like poo. Poor Seth working hard, going to school and taking care of us sickies...gotta love him.

That's about it, now you know why I haven't posted. Hopefully something cool and exciting will happen so I have something to blog about.

As a side not if you care at all about being pro life click on the link to the left called Fight FOCA which Obama says he is going to sign. Read up about it. Its not a good thing. Essentially:
The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would eliminate every restriction on abortion nationwide.
FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.
Go and sign the petition.

This, that and the other

Here are a few videos of Abby.... the first is Abby building a stack with her blocks. She can actually build them a lot higher then in this video, but it just makes me think how incredibly fast she is growing up. The second, only watch if you don't mind being annoyed. Its one of her mini-tantrums. This is what happened soon after the first video because she kept wanting to watch it on the camera over and over. I think its funny, but doesn't even come close to a real tantrum where in last week she got ticked, ran over to her baby stroller, lifted it above her head and chucked it, among other things. She inherited my temper I suppose.

As a side note, Seth, Luke and I went horse back riding again but the experience this time was a lot different. Just a few highlights were....my horse Bella kept kicking other horses in the face, then when she would come up on their back side she would bite them. I had a really hard time controlling her. It was 30 degrees, and we went for a four hour ride which turned into a 5+ ride, due to an another "experienced rider" or so he said (he was also about 65) fell off his horse once, got his foot stuck in the stirrup, losing his shoe and almost getting stepped on. Then a few minutes later getting bucked high into the air and landing flat on his back (we were surprised he got up). He kept on insisting on one more try but the guide said he was not running a rodeo. Then switching out the horse for another(which was nice because then I switched too), the man promptly getting on the new horse and it taking off on his own agenda because the guy was a goof and was flailing on its back like an dope. Not being able to trot or run the whole time due to the aforementioned. Then near the end his wife another "experienced rider" fell off her horse. It made for a long, miserable ride. But I still enjoy it and want to go back!

Five Years

Seth and I celebrated our five year anniversary last week. So we decided to go for a night to the Gaylord hotel, which is a huge and beautiful hotel. It was still all decorated for Christmas, since our anniversary is on the second, which made for a festive time. We walked around the "river walk"patterned after the one in San Antonio, admired all the little details and took a walk through the "vineyard" at least that's what they called it. I am not sure but I would say t was more like some nice grape plants for a 60 second walk. They also had a show called Ice that we went to with amazing ice sculptures of the nativity, ice skaters and animals all kept at a frigid 9 degrees. It was awesome but my camera died halfway through so I didn't get some of the pictures I wanted. However, it was a bit on the pricey side for the length of time we were in there, I tried to make Seth stay in there to get our money's worth (yes I would freeze to get what I paid for) but Seth wasn't a big fan of that idea. Any who... here are just a few of the pics.The night time view off our balcony
The daytime view

Touring the massive lobbyThe Ice man that greets you

A ginormous ice ornament

The Ice cave and walkway

I finally have some time to post some Christmas Pics. Above are the posed and showered versions. Below are the lovely Christmas morning. We woke up, ate doughnuts and Cinnamon rolls, and then dove into the presents. My sister Cassidee also came to share in the Christmas morning Festivities. Abby loved unwrapping the presents and just kept asking to do more. Now when she sees something wrapped, she heads right for it.

A new baby among many that Abby adores Some new slippers that were a challenge to put on

See Abby's excitement

My sister Cass and her new cook warePhoto op in front of the tree
Abby's new outfit, hat and boots (the "Gun" is borrowed :))

Grandpa and Abby ready to head to to the mountains.

The Grapefruit

Merry Christmas

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