Abby and Jack: Happy Together

Uh... Mom? Gonna step in here?

Jack Having Some Laughs

Abby's Solemn Palm Sunday

We missed church on Palm "Saturday" (we go to church on Saturday nights), but asked Marysue and David to bring Abby - oh we missed such a show. I'd forgotten they have all the kids march down the aisles with palm fronds and up at the front of the church. As you can see, Abby has no joy in music or the Lord. Sad really how we've completely snuffed out her spirit. ;)


(Apparently she even whacked the pastor in the face with her palm frond in her zeal)

Sincere thanks to Sarah for capturing Abby's celebration.

Before Abby Grows Up

some things to remember (that I may be repeating):

Abby loves her bike so much that she insists on kissing it goodbye when we go somewhere and she frets over it's safety or loneliness when we leave.

Abby still calls a shopping cart a "carpet"

Anything too old for Abby she assumes she'll be ready for when she is the ripe age of 5.

Abby still thinks to bless is to sneeze. She yells out, "Jack blessed!" and when I said, "Bless you, Jack" Abby said, "No, Mom, I wanted to bless him!"

She wants me to cut her "fingermails" before the bugs get in them.

She loves "Branch" dressing.

She accidentally hit her "elmo" on the doorway.

Abby's Jokes

Abby loves to tell jokes.
Usually they go something like this:
"What do you call a dog on a boat?"
"I dunno, what?"
"A dog boat!!!!!"
uh...

Yesterday she brought a box out of her room and said, "Mom, I have some jokes for you. Close your eyes."
I was then treated to a ten minute show of displaying all of Mr. Potatoe head's feet like this:

Jack's Sitting... Sort of...

Okay, here we go...

Hold it... hold it...

Good job!

The Great Escape

Abby often wants people to snuggle with her in bed. Tonight she requested a real person, not a doll person. I agreed it was wonderful to snuggle but she has to be a big girl and go to sleep on her own. She said, "But, Mom, I can't possibly go to sleep alone, if I'm alone I might escape from my bed!"

Great point, we'd better...

Hmm.

Wait a second...