Thankful

We were blessed to spend Thanksgiving week with our families in Palm Desert. Abigail was loved on by all her grandparents and aunts and uncle... I'm sure she'll be quite bored with just me this week. It was awesome to have her join us at the table and hear the ways each person had been blessed by the Lord this year. His provision is truly amazing in love, grace, support, and resources.
Tara spent her first Thanksgiving as an Engle with my family and did a beautiful job setting the table for our feast...
Abigail enjoyed all of the food too... she also had fun flinging the mashed potatoes on the ground which was a funny sight... I'm not sure she enjoyed the texture on her fingers.

Abigail also had fun enjoying the heated pool in Palm Desert...
As well as the jacuzzi for the first time (it wasn't too hot)

David and the guys got to enjoy their traditional 2 rounds of golf during the week... not counting the 7 holes of golf they played one night with glow-in-the dark balls!
It was a great week with both of our families and we feel very thankful for them, indeed!

First Steps

So... we have a walker!!!!

Abigail's been close to walking for awhile now and had taken 1 or 2 steps before, but yesterday she started taking 4+ steps, which I deem her official first steps! David caught this on camera this afternoon while I was on my way home from tutoring... he used me on the phone as bait.

Yay Abigail! We're so proud of you!

11 Months

Hard to believe but this girl's 11 months old! I can't believe she's a few weeks away from her first birthday... crazy! A few new things this month include her responding to a few questions like "Where's Mommy's nose? or Where's Daddy's ear?" It's pretty awesome to realize she's starting to understand us more. She's also been quite talkative recently although no official words yet. Lastly, she's finally starting to sleep through the night as a result of our latest sleep training efforts... finally!!!

This series of shots shows her budding personality... we're having a blast with her!

"Okay, Mom, I'll sit still for a second, but only a second..."

"Here Mr. Bear, you can wear my badge since you're smaller than me now"

"Mom, you're so silly"
( I think I had something random on my head at this point to encourage her to smile)

"My turn to be silly..."

"You can't keep me down!"

Happy Halloween!

A little craft we made at Mommy-and-Me :)

We visited a pumpkin patch as a family last week...

Then last Friday, David had a Halloween carnival at his school and we arrived as the Red Sox crew... David was a player, I was a fan, and Abigail was a cheerleader.

She loved her pom-pom...

Enjoying her cheerios at the carnival and checking out all the kids in costume

Finally, on Halloween, we went Trick-or-Treating at my parents' house and a few other houses on their street. Here's our first official Trick-or-Treat... I don't think Abby understood what exactly was going on or why my parents were so excited to see us!

Lastly, one other quick mention... Abby has discovered my sunglasses and enjoys borrowing them. Looking like a star...

Happy Fall Everyone!