Tis the season

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! It was a special Christmas this year, with it being Dean's first one, and with getting to watch Abby as she is starting to "get it" more and more. We had many visitors who kept us busy. Tye's sister, Tracy, came down with her two boys. My dad and brother also came down from Auburn. I think that Abby still misses all the attention she had, even though it is a week after everyone left! Here are a bunch of pictures from the holiday season...

Week of Thanksgiving

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving 2009! Uncle Danny came to town. He helped Gage drive her car down from Auburn. Gage is doing the snow-bird thing; she will be here for the winter. :) We had turkey day at our house with Gaga, Papa, Grandma Sue, Uncle Danny, Gage and our foursome.

Dean at 3 months old

A day in the life of the Dean-bean at three months old, generally consists of playing with his feet and occasionally putting them in his mouth, trying with great concentration to grab things with his hands, rolling over from tummy to back, and watching us all as we maintain our very busy life with AbbyLou! He is starting out as a talkative fellow who often coos and smiles at us. Dean also likes to kick his legs/dance in the bath and while on the changing table, just like Abby did when she was his age.





As far as Abby goes, who knew that car-rides would end up being so much fun? I never would have imagined it when she was a baby, as she hated the car seat. Nowadays, she enjoys listening to her music in the car while we ride around. She sings song after song and rhyme after rhyme, and we love listening to her little voice. See below for a quick glimpse ;-)

Cute as can Bee

Here are some pictures from Halloween 2009! Actually, it ended up being a bit of a bust, as Abby was really sick with Roseola. We had to miss a Halloween party & cancel our Halloween evening plans. Poor Abby :( She seems to get sick right before all the big occasions-- her birthday & now Halloween. Wish us luck this Christmas! ;-)

Abby wore her bumblebee costume again this year. Several times prior to Halloween, she requested to wear the costume while playing around the house, so we decided to let her wear it again. It was a little big last year but this year it fit her just right! We went trick or treating to a couple of houses and Papa stopped over to see our little bumblebee!





Tye, Grandma Sue, Abby, Dean and I also went on a pumpkin patch outing last month. Abby loves going to the pumpkin patch. In fact, she still asks to go back, even well into November!

Look who discovered his feet

I think Dean discovered his feet the other day....... here are a couple of random shots of Dean wearing his Halloween hat for mommy.

On another note, I wouldn't get used to those baby blue eyes if I were you. Every now & then, I think I see a hint of green lately. No shocker if he ends up with a shade of green, as I have green and Tye has hazel :)

Abby's BFF

This is Connelly. This is Abby's "BFF" (best friend forever). She is so cute and has such a fun personality. The two gals are about two weeks apart in age and they just LOVE each other. It is so cute to watch them interact. Abby squeals and jumps around when she first sees Connelly. They kiss each other's "boo boos". When we were leaving Connelly's house the other day, the girls kissed each other through the door window. Too sweet!

As you can see from the pictures below, Dean got thrown into the mix, ready or not ;) He continues to be an agreeable little fellow who goes with the flow. Lately, he loves to watch his chatterbox sister while she plays, just staring at her in awe. It is funny.

Smiles and Coos

Here is a picture of Dean smiling for his momma. I also posted a video of him "talking" to me ;-) Bear with the videography........

Bree & Abby play

Aunt Barb, cousin Katie and her daughter Bree came from Tampa for a quick overnight visit. They got to meet Dean, and Abby had so much fun playing with her cousin. Bree is an absolute doll-so laid back and sweet! She did a lot of wandering around checking things out and her expressions just cracked me up! Here are some pics... look at Abby's unruly hair in the first picture-- it is finally growing! ;-)