Cool Picture

Amy Schroff took this picture of Abby on Thanksgiving 2008. I thought it was a cool picture and wanted to share! - Shelley

Disney On Ice!

Last Thursday I got to go to Disney on Ice!! I went with Mommy, Daddy and Granny Annie. Mommy had won tickets through a radio station a few months ago. I got all dressed up in my Snow White dress. There were a ton of other little girls like me dressed up too. We went early to look at Princess dresses on display. Then we got to see Cinderella and the new Disney Princess, Tiana, from the “Princess and the Frog”. Then Mommy got me popcorn and we went to our seats. The first half of the show was stories about “Cars”, “The Little Mermaid” and “The Lion King”. I got a little fussy at intermission because I was getting tired, but then I was okay because the whole second half of the show was about Tinker Bell! I love Tinker Bell. Disney on Ice was so much fun!!

Cinderella

Mommy and Granny Annie

My Popcorn Bucket (my $10 Popcorn Bucket!!.....they must make a killing on everything they sell)

Worth every penny though....sat and ate popcorn while the show was on!

Happy 2010!! I am a little late with my postings. Christmas was sooooo much fun this year. Grandma Bev, Papa Wayne and Uncle Max all spent the night on Christmas Eve. Grandma made yummy soup and then we went and looked at Christmas lights. Grandma and Papa read me the Christmas story out of the Bible and then we read the “Twas the Night before Christmas”.

I woke up at 5:30am. When I went downstairs I knew that Santa had come! There was a huge Doll House by the tree and next to it was a stuffed puppy dog (Pluto). I immediately went to get the puppy since that is what I had been asking Santa for all month long. Once Aunt Amy and Uncle Eric came over we started to open presents! I got lots of good stuff which consisted of Dolls, Play-Doh, Books, Movies and Clothes. I loved everything. Later that morning we went over to Nana’s house and ate brunch and opened more presents. Then that afternoon we went over to Grandma Kathy’s and Papa Maury’s house for dinner and more presents. I also got to play with my cousins Katie and Emily. I loved playing with Emily’s American Girl dolls.

Christmas was so much fun!! I love everything I got. I am such a lucky little girl that there are so many people out there that love me so much!!

For New Years we just stayed in. I got to rent “The Little Mermaid: Return to the Sea”. I love that movie. Hope everyone has a great year!! Bye Bye!!

My New Puppy!

Playing with my Doll House

My new Doll House

Dora the Explorer Tent

Tunnel View

My Dora the Explorer Tent!!

The Princess and the Frog

On Saturday Mommy and Daddy took me to go see the Princess and the Frog. I did pretty good. We went to the 9:30am movie so there was hardly anyone in the theatre. I sat through about the first 40 minutes and then got bored. Mommy took me to the bathroom and then Daddy took me for a walk. Then I came back and watched the last 20 minutes or so. I just can’t sit still that long, but I really did like the movie!! Toy Story 3 is coming out in June so maybe by then I will sit though a movie a little better.

POLAR EXPRESS!!

On Thursday, December 17th, Mommy, Daddy and Granny took me on the Polar Express. We drove up to Williams, AZ (outside of Flagstaff) which was about a 3 hour drive. When we got there we ate dinner and looked around. There was snow everywhere!! Mommy and Daddy got me new pajamas to wear. All the kids that were going on the train had PJ’s on….even some of the Parents too!! We boarded the train and left the station for the North Pole at 6:30PM. The ride to the North Pole was about 30 minutes. They had waiters like in the movie and they passed out cookies and hot chocolate. I don’t like hot chocolate though. Then they read the story of the Polar Express to the whole train!! It was a really big train. When we were getting close to the North Pole they had us look out the windows. Then I saw it!! I saw Santa’s house and the Toy factory and Santa was even sitting out in his sleigh waiting for us. We didn’t get to get off the train, but Santa boarded the train!! He came to each child and gave them a silver sleigh bell!! I could hear it ring because “I believe”!! I was shy when Santa came over to me. I was excited to get my bell and gave him a high five though. Then on the way back we all sang Christmas carols!! We got back to the train station around 7:45pm. Then we drove home to Phoenix. I held and rang my bell the whole time!! I would fall asleep, but then would wake up and ring my bell to make sure I still had it in my hand. We made good time getting back! It was such a fun trip!! I can’t wait to go again next year!

Daddy, Me, Mommy and Granny Annie

Crazy Santa picture!

I love my Bell!!

Holiday Fun!!

This weekend I made a Ginger Bread House with Mommy and Nana. It was fun, but really, really messy. I worked on it for about 10 minutes and then I was done. Mommy and Nana did the rest! Here is what it looks like

This weekend I went to two parties! On Saturday we had our Lantrip Christmas party. It was at Uncle Eric’s and Aunt Amy’s. It was soooooo much fun! I played with all my cousins. I especially had fun playing with Liv. I got a few presents and lots of candy. My favorite part was eating cookies. I had lots of them. After the party Mommy, Daddy and I went over to Desert Ridge to watch it snow! It was really more like sudsy bubbles, but it was still fun!

On Sunday we went over to Granny Annie’s house for Hanukkah dinner! That was fun too. Uncle Eric, Aunt Amy, Uncle Max and Kelly were there! Also Elisa and Erwin (Granny’s friends) were there too. I got more presents and Granny showed me how to play the Dreidel game. I got a new Mickey Mouse which I love and now sleep with every night!

I think Mommy and Daddy are getting frustrated with me lately. I guess the “Terrible Twos” are nothing compared to the HORRIBLE THREES!! I have decided to not listen anymore and I like to scream and throw tantrums and run wild where ever I am. I have decided I just like things the way I like it and that is the way it is!! It is all about ME and I am having lots of fun! Mommy and Daddy hope it is a phase….hee hee….we’ll see!!!
Bye Bye now!

Parent/Teacher Conference

Today Daddy had a Parent/Teacher Conference with my teacher Ms. Chrystal. I guess I am a pretty good kid. I am always good at helping around the class and when they show me how to do something they only need to show me once because I understand right away. I even show other kids how to do it if they are having problems. I guess I tend to be a little over dramatic if I get upset. I also need to work on how I react when other kids make me mad. Hitting and kicking is bad and I need to use my words more. I think I am getting better at doing that. Right now I am in the “Transition” room and in August I will officially go to the Pre-school room. I am excited for that!! Yeah me!