Disneyland!!!

We went on the funnest trip to San Diego with the Cordners and we were lucky enough to get spend 3 days in Disneyland!!!!! My favorite place on Earth. Abby was a sweet little angel in the park. She didn't love the 2 hour drive to and from the park, but she loved the park itself. We were usually up and going around 7:30 in the morning and didn't get home until 10 one night, and she would only take a 40 minute nap during the day. She is a crazy little girl, but she was always happy!

 Abby loved this animators studio place. We went and saw turtle talk with crush and she loved being able to get down and crawl around. 

 Eating lunch at our favorite California Adventure restaurant. 

 She loved the carousel, she didn't love the drop at the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean. 

 Kyle won her this Woody doll on the Pier in California Adventure. She wouldn't let him go and she loves to hug him.  

 Waiting for World of Color to start. We loved it, it was one of the coolest things we have ever seen!

 The new partners statue in California Adventure. Look close at Abby's face. One of the cast members was trying to get her to laugh, she was not amused. 

 Abby's cheesy smile. Every time kyle sings a particular song to her she makes this cute face. She thinks her dad is so funny!

 After lunch at Ariels Grotto

 In front of the Disneyland Partners statue

 Playing with Mickey Mouse

 Cousins! These two little girls had so much fun together. 

 I love these two little girls! It's so fun to be an aunt. 

 Happy little girl!

We had so much fun getting to spend time with all the Cordners and making memories with them. Hopefully we'll get to do it again someday!

We're Crazy!

And SO excited!

1 year

First Family photo!

Meeting you for the first time and bawling my eyes out

1 week old

1 month seeing that beautiful smile for one of the first times

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months - Starting to see your sweet little personality pour out

6 months

7 months - always making us laugh

8 months - growing up so fast!

9 months

10 months 

11 months

Dear Abigail,

Its been one whole year. I can't even believe it! I can't believe that last year at this time I was holding you in my arms for the first time. I remember how small and helpless you were. How you needed me for everything. I loved snuggling you and getting to know you. You have become my best little buddy. I love doing everything with you. You have grown so much! You love to crawl around everywhere and walk along the furniture. You love to climb on everything. You are really getting fast at getting up the stairs, we just have to teach you how to go back down. You love to "talk" on the phone. You will take anything that even remotely resembles a phone and hold it up to your ear to talk. You wave bye bye and night night. You give very sweet kisses and awesome high fives. You love to play with your toys and read your books. You will crawl all over the house looking for something to play with. You love to eat and will eat whatever it is that I am eating. You have the most beautiful blue eyes and they still melt me every time you look up at me. Your little teeth that are coming are making your smile sweeter and sweeter, you have two on bottom and two on top making their way in. You absolutely love to play with Aunt Lacee's dog Jack, although he doesn't like to play with you very much. You chase him all over the backyard and as soon as you get to him, he gets up and moves away again. You have the funniest little personality. You are full of sweetness with equal parts sass. Whenever we tell you "no no" you turn around a give us a very irritated face. You still love music so much. You will rock out in your carseat to your favorite songs. You will clap your hands and nod your head to the music. You love to smile and talk to everyone in the grocery store. I am still your favorite person and I hope that it always stays that way. I love being your mother Abby. This past year has taught me so much about love and patience. You make your parents so happy and we are so grateful that Heavenly Father sent you to us.

Happy Birthday!

We Love you!

Mom and Dad

A lot of people go to college for 8 years...they're called Drs.

Ok so it hasn't taken me 8 years, but it sure feels like it! But I have finally registered for my final college classes. I  will be graduating this December!

Its been a long, really long, boring road. But I am so grateful for my parents and my husband that keep pushing me to complete my degree. As much as I hate school (like with a passion greater than anything) I will be so happy to have my degree.

I have actually completed all of my required classes for my degree in Human and Family development, so my last few classes consist of classes like nutrition, psychology and rock music and culture. If they offered an online version of underwater basket weaving I would be all over that too.

Its going to be a crazy last two semesters (summer, and fall) but then I will be finished FOREVER!!!

I will get my beautiful piece of paper, frame it and put it up on the wall.

I'm so close I can almost taste it.

Feel free to celebrate with me. We will be having the party of the century come December 11 up in Colorado. You will probably hear me partying clear down in Arizona!

Now if I can just keep up the motivation I feel now throughout the 8 months I will be fine!

Wish me luck!

You've had a birthday shout Hooray!

Nobody in my family got the office reference...

 It was Kyle's 25th birthday last week! And we had so much celebrating all week long!

We started out on Saturday by going to dinner with the Cordners to Tia Rosas (kyle's favorite restaurant) because Tara was in town from Idaho.

On Kyle's birthday which was Tuesday we went to Joe's Farmhouse Grille with my family so that Kyle could get a free meal for his birthday. Then we had a delicious funfetti cake that I made with my mad cake decorating skills. Watch out cake boss, I might just take over! 

Kyle got a new belt and new hair clippers so that I can keep cutting his hair, and Dr. Pepper (that was probably his favorite gift this year). I actually gave Kyle his belt a day early because I couldn't stand looking at his belt which was literally falling apart! Kyle is the lowest maintenance person which is one the things that I love most about him.

My dad got us tickets to the Diamondbacks game that Friday. We went with my parents and the cordners. It was so fun! It was Abby's first pro baseball game and I didn't get any pictures. :( Abby loved it, she had made friends with every single person around us by the time we went home. She is so friendly and hilarious. 

Abby helping dad open his gift

My dad also gave Kyle some tickets to the Suns game, and offered to watch little Abby for us so we could go on a date. We had so much fun and went out to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory and then got sonic ice cream after the game. It was so fun to be with just kyle. I love that husband of mine and we have a really good time together!

having a good time at the game...notice kyle isn't looking at the camera he couldn't take his eyes off the game.

Go Nash! We will miss you when we are in Colorado!

When I went on my first date with Kyle he was 20 years old! Its been a fun crazy ride so far and it is only going to get more crazy and more fun. I love my 25 year old hunk of a husband. He is the best!

Oh and the best part about him being 25... he can now rent a car in all states and we don't have to pay an extra fee. Whoot Whoot!

Happy Birthday My Love!

I look forward to next year!

She Crawls!

Abby started crawling at 10 months. She was so close for months and she finally got it. Now she is all over the place. She is getting more and more brave. She can pull herself up on things and she loves to make messes by crawling to things and pulling them out. 

She is eating everything and anything. If she sees anyone eating she now crawls over and holds her hand up asking them to give her some. She is still a small little thing breaking the scales at a massive...15lbs. But she is so strong and healthy just petite. 

We are loving this 10 month old Abby. She can wave bye bye and point at whatever she wants. She knows what I mean when I say no no (not that she always listens when I say it). 

She is sleeping through the night again! Wahoo!

She loves bath time and anytime we go outside.

She just loves to play and make me laugh. She is the most precious little thing and we just love her! I can't believe that next month she will a year old. Last year at this time I was HUGE and so ready to get this little girl out of me. Its been so fun and I look forward to more and more adventures with this new mobile Abby.

Getting ready for a morning run with mommy

her sad face, she really wanted my phone and stopped doing the cute thing that I whipped the phone out to capture.

Playing outside with mommy. I love that little bald head!

I absolutely love this little face! Little butt chin and all!

We Love Pictures

Its so fun having my mom be our photographer. 

I wanted to have her take some pictures for us by the temple. 

My mom is Amazing! She has more of our pics posted on her blog jennettejenkins.blogspot.com. Check it out!