Catching up...

Since the last time I posted anything worthwhile, we've been up to lots!

At the beginning of March we took a trip to California! We went to Oakland to visit Sean's mission. It was a lot of fun, and I met some of the families he taught. I think Sean really enjoyed being back and remembering his time there. We also got to go sight-seeing in San Francisco. Since it was out of his mission boundaries, Sean had never been to San Fran before. We went to Alcatraz, 

(on the boat to the island)

(Sean in front of the Morgue)

The Ghirardelli factory, 

Lombard street,

The Winchester Mansion,

The Oakland Zoo,

The Oakland Temple,

The Golden Gate Bridge,

and the Jelly Belly Factory.

After Oakland and San Francisco, we drove up to Chico to see my Grandparents so Abigail could meet them, and my mom and sister joined in on the fun. We had a good time!

Going private

Sorry it has taken me sooo long to update the blog. I know some of you are wanting to see new pictures of Abigail, but I've been a little turned off about just how public these blogs are as of late. Considering we've had more page views from Russia than the US in the last 2 weeks, and the want to keep my daughter safe and her life out of the public eye, I've decided to make the blog private. Hopefully doing so will increase my want to post and share what we have been up to!

If you'd like to continue reading our blog, leave your email in a comment, and I'll make sure to add you to the VIP list:)   Thanks for being understanding (even though I'm probably just being paranoid)!

Pictures!

We really have not been up to much except the little one, so I thought I'd just throw some recent pictures on here.

This is the first picture I got with her smiling!!!

Is it mean of me to take a picture when she's crying...?

If so, then I'm a horrible mother:) But doesn't she look so big in the rocking chair?

Taking a nap with Daddy.

Snuggling with her elephant in the car seat.

She's getting better at holding things, and when she actually holds on, it goes straight to the mouth.

Another good example of that.

The other day I was showing Sean a picture I had taken of her, and he said, "I hope you are going to take as many pictures of our other kids as you do of her". I can't help that she's so cute, and that it needs to be documented!

We did, actually, go on a real date. One where we paid a babysitter (no matter that it was her uncle..) for Valentine's day. We went to lunch at the Melting Pot and then the temple. 

Oh. and Sean's brother, Stuart, got home from his mission in Switzerland. We've enjoyed having him home, and not just for babysitting!

The good, the bad...

and the sickly.

This is how we felt in our house the first part of the month. We were very fortunate, however, that it was just a cold, and didn't lead to much more for our little girl. Had it led to RSV we could have been in the hospital. Needless to say, I was a worried mama (that and taking care of a sick 3 month old for the first time...it's a scary thing)! We are all better now and much more rested.

Abigail is growing bigger, talking more, and smiling tons! We are quite enamored with her.

 This looks sort of funny, but it is so hard to catch a picture with her smiling! So this is as close as it gets.

Despite her looking angry, or like she is going to poop, she was actually having a lot of fun wiggling and talking in her bed one morning. 

Other than Abigail, we haven't been up to a whole lot. We celebrated my birthday on the 22nd with Sean's family. We had a yummy dinner, and cake and ice cream. 

Hello 2012...

and goodbye 2011. The ending of our year was great. We had a great Christmas and got to spend a lot of time with Sean's family. Abigail got spoiled with lots of toys and clothes, and slept through all the gift opening (3 times). We got to talk to Stuart on the phone on Christmas day, and best of all, we got to relax!

Abby got a cute tummy time mat/ gym from her Great Grandma and Grandpa Boardman and she LOVES it!

Shortly after Christmas, my sister, brother, mom, and my dad came into town for Abigail's blessing on the 1st. She looked pretty darn cute in her blessing dress, and didn't even cry during the blessing!

We enjoyed having my family here and are grateful we got to spend time with them! We also got to spend time with our friends since they were home for the holidays. It was so nice to see them, it's been a long time!

We are looking forward to all the new adventures and all of Abby's exciting milestones that 2012 will bring!