Separation Anxiety...

The Doctor says that its at this age that we will start
experiencing what they call separation anxiety.

He has me worried, because tomorrow me and her

... are going here
without him...

for almost a whole week.

I think the doctor is right, because I am starting to have anxiety already...

Oh? You mean he was talking about her???

OH, I think she'll be fine.

Gig Harbor Car Show

This weekend there was a classic car show about a mile from our house. We went down after Abigail's nap to check it out and ended up having a lot of fun. There were TONS of cars there and the weather was so nice. We walked around for a while and then let Abigail dip her toes in the fountain. She loves water. Its kind of funny, she would dive right into a swimming pool... but she won't step foot on the grass.

Funny girl...

Here are a few pictures of the fun

What are we in for?

Remember how Abigail loves her shoes? Well, she loves to look at them,
and play with them, not necessarily wear them.

She also loves my makeup. I can be sure to have time to get myself ready in the morning if I let her play with my mascara tube and lip gloss. What are we in for with this girl as a teenager?

It's ok if she is into shoes and makeup...

she just also has to be into basketball and volleyball.

Oh... and we've got another birthday shout-out today.
Happy Birthday Melissa!

Birthday Girl

Happy Birthday Emily :)

A walk in the park

We have had GORGEOUS weather here lately. I've complained for about 6 months about the weather here... but for the last couple of weeks, it is hard to find ANY fault with this state. (well, of course other than the fact that it is so FAR away from Texas.)

One of the things we have done with these sunny days is take a short walk through one of the city "parks." Its just a huge forest with nice trails for hiking. One of the bonuses of living here. Abigail is loving her Moby wrap as much as ever, and daddy loves being my pack mule :)


So why was our walk so short in such a beautiful place, with such beautiful weather and a happy babe?
When I first heard of BEARS around in the city, I just about freaked out. I remember panicking last summer when Charles' mom told me about bears getting into the trash cans all along their street.

Seriously???

BEARS?

Count me out on that one...

Just be sure to keep your dog on a leash, don't worry about your CHILDREN! Hello??

Our Biggest Battle

Remember that famous tooshie that we ALL know and love?


That's right... that's the one...

Well, it just so happens those million dollar cheeks NEVER STOP MOVING.
Making it nearly impossible to get a diaper on, much less clothing after bath time.

Any tips from you expert parents out there?

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to everyone!

I hope everyone remembered their sunblock and sunglasses...

...I know we did.

We lathered up some sunblock on that bald little head...




And headed down to dip our toes in the ocean...

But Little Miss Thang didn't want anything to do with that water.
But we did take a nice walk along the beach in style.

What more can you ask from a holiday weekend?

New Video

Here is a cute video of Abigail this week :)

A few new tricks from Charles Himmer on Vimeo.

Friday Night on the Town

Last weekend the weather was PERFECT! We couldn't stand a second indoors. When Charles got home from work, we packed a quick dinner (leftover pasta and beef jerky... THAT kind of quick), and headed out to spend some time in the sun. We ended up at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma where we found lots of cool things and took lots of pictures.

Crunch

I thought we would give these a try this week.

They were a big hit. I think Charles snuck a few...

Starting early

Abigail's favorite thing in her room is crawling over to her shoes and playing with them. The only thing that can deter her is a book now and then. She loves shoes. The problem is... they won't stay on her feet.
More of those legs we all love...

One of those days...

This is what Abigail wore all day:



And this is why:

It started off looking like a really good day. I finished all of the laundry and cleaned the house the night before. Nothing to clean, wash, or fold, just a day to have fun and do whatever we felt like doing. I spilled oatmeal on Abigail's (PJ)pants during breakfast, no surprise there.

Then, we went to go get dressed for the day, and her dresser was all locked up. It has (had) this stupid locking mechanism on it that gets jammed now and then. This particular morning, it was REALLY jammed. Not a single drawer would open.

Normally this wouldn't be too big of a problem, because on any given day, there is bound to be a few of Abigail's outfits lying around the house in inconspicuous places. Not today. I had made sure that every article of clothing she owned was clean, folded, and put away in her drawers. Still not too big of a deal, because there wasn't really anywhere we needed to go that day.

Oh yeah, except visiting teaching- and, of course, it was a chilly, drizzly day(shocking, I know). Lucky for us, we had left some of Abigail's clothes at Charles' parent's house and his mom graciously returned them to us. Great timing, until I spilled her lunch on her only hope for wearing pants that day.

I think she enjoyed the freedom.