Gabby's Gab

Park Cutie

My friend Brooke sent me this photo of Gabby she took this morning at the park. One photo is better than none right? I'll eventually get photos and videos posted... In the meantime, you can admire her cuteness here or on my friend Kelly's blog.

Saturday Funnies

No photos again today because I am lazy. I will try really hard to post some tomorrow, I promise! Here are a few more random things that came out of our daughter's mouth recently:

1. I was imitating a musical book Gabby owns today in the car and she was laughing pretty hard. She then said, "Mom, you are cracking me up!"

2. After running one errand today, it was later than I expected. I told Gabby we would skip one of the stores we planned on going to and just go to one other place then home for lunch. She responded, "Sounds like a deal to me!"

3. My friend Kelly and I took Gabby and Grace to see a movie at the movie theater this week. On our way there, the girls were playing with these mini-umbrellas in the back seat. Gabby was trying to convince Grace to pretend it was storming really hard and they needed the umbrellas up. In her attempt to convince, Gabby said to Grace, "Grace! Hear da funder? Hear it? God is moving his furniture! Ahh! Lots of furniture!" I don't think I told Kelly I heard her say that, but it was pretty cute.

4. Not a funny one, but sweet... Last night Gabby wanted me to lie with her in bed for a little bit because she was having trouble falling asleep. I wedged myself into her toddler bed next to her and she cuddled up despite being all sweaty from the 3 blankets she insists on having on top of her. She grabbed my hand and intertwined her fingers in mine. She held my hand and calmed down with her eyes closed. A few minutes later she opened her eyes, looked at me, and said, "Mommy, I really love you." Those are the moments to remember.

Listen...Do You Hear It?

I'm sitting in the living room reading up on the recipe I'm making for tonight's pot roast listening to Kenton and Gabby having a ball in the office. He must be lifting her in the air or doing something silly, but she is loving it. The laughing is becoming contagious. I love hearing them have fun together. Happy Father's Day, honey. Hope we make it a good one for you!

Gabby-isms

I have a few new photos and videos to post, but it is late on a Friday night and I am feeling too tired to get to those right now. So instead, here are a few recent funnies from Gabby:

1. While trying to get Gabby to eat her veggies one night, I kept reminding her that she needs to eat them in order to be big and strong. She looked at me and said, "I don't want to get bigger tonight."

2. Tonight while playing with the stethoscope in her doctor's kit, Gabby tried to say, "take a deep breath," but instead kept saying, "take a deep breast." Boy it was funny, even after I corrected her and she continued saying it the wrong way.

3. Gabby is starting to grasp the concept of "heaven" a little bit. Tonight she asked where Petey (our previous dog) was and I told her that he died a few years ago. She then said, "He's in heaven, Mommy?" It's amazing the things she understands.

4. I allowed Gabrielle to stay up a little late tonight cuddling with Mommy on our big bed and watching Lilo and Stitch for the first time. When we stopped the movie, it was beginning to get dark out, unlike most nights when Gabby goes to bed and the sunlight is still streaming due to daylight savings. Gabrielle said, "Mommy! It's so dark out! God must have turned off his light to go to bed."

5. One of my favorite phrases that comes out of Gabby's mouth is whenever she is trying to help someone (or more specifically something - like Jack when he gets his nails cut) to be strong and courageous, she always says, "Mom, I'm gonna help keep him brave."

6. My little girl is always so peppy in the morning. She did NOT get this from me (my mother can attest to that). Although this may not last through the teen years, I enjoy hearing her every morning say, "Good morning, Mama!" and "Good morning, Jacker Wackers!" She loves to call the dog nicknames.

7. I love that Gabby asks for spaghetti for breakfast and a "snack" immediately following breakfast. Needless to say, breakfast is NOT a big meal for Gabby. She honestly could care less about it, except for the fact that without breakfast, she gets extremely crabby. In her mind, asking for a snack means, "Mommy, can I have goldfish crackers, dry cereal, or pretzels?" I think maybe I need to switch up my snacks to more fruits and cheeses!

Bathing Beauty

Swimming With Friends!

Gabby's friend Marielle came with her baby brother Beckett to swim this week. Here's a little montage from the splashy event!

"Marielle, I'm SOOOO happy you are here! See me holding my 'cheeeese' face?"

I asked them to give silly faces. Gabby obliged.

Another silly face from Gabby. She looks like she is plotting something evil against Marielle.

"Yay! Swimming is so fun. Marielle, you're not peeing in the pool are you?"

Oh my. Jessica better watch this kid or I might steal him when she isn't looking!

Mommy and Beckett - so sweet!!!

"Miss Emily. No more photos. They are making me sad." - Beckett

Doll Talk

Gabby making her dolls talk tonight...

Doll #1: Waaa! Waaa!
Doll #2 (her mommy doll): Why are you crying?

Doll #1: Waaa! Waaa!
Doll #2: I think you are just sleepy. You need to go to bed, Sleepy-Deepy.

Doll #1: Don't call me Sleepy-Deepy! My mom and dad wouldn't like that!
Doll #2: You are crying because you are tired. Let's go to bed.

So maybe she IS listening...

June 2009 Hail Storm

We got his by a bad hail storm this past Tuesday. I have never been as scared of a storm as I was during this one. We have skylights in our living room, which make hail sound extremely loud as it falls. It didn't help that the hail was golfball-sized. Our streets flooded up over the sidewalks from 15 minutes of rain. Gabby and Jack were both shaking during it all as I tried to calm their fears. We huddled in the hallway upstairs with all doors closed so that we were shielded from any breaking glass. We were lucky to not have lost any windows, but other Fishers neighbors weren't as lucky as we were. The flooding in the backyard carried a lot of mulch from the back "woodsy" area onto our lawn. Guess I have some raking in my future!

Gabby holding a piece of hail (or "pail" as she called it)

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Flooding in front of our house over the street.

Far away shot of flooding

Hail scattered all over the front yard

Hail in the yard and flooding behind the house

One photo of hail damage on siding

Gabby describing the storm using various sound effects.

Welcome to the world Jackson Fulton!

My good friends Erin and Steve welcomed their new son into the world last week. His older sister, Madeline, is one of Gabby's best friends. They are as different as two kids can be, but love hanging out and get along so well. Here are some photos from our visits over the past week.

The new guy...

Getting in some snuggles at the hospital

The girls and Jackson

Gabby and Madda after picking strawberries in Madda's garden - too cute!

Gabby asked Madda to sit on her lap while they watched a movie in their home theater. Poor Madda I think got a little "choked up."

More snuggles with Jackson at their home. I said it's a good thing my shirt is down or you would think I was nursing that little guy! I guess once you establish a "mommy baby hold," you stick with it.

Make New Friends but Keep the Old

While going through some old photos today, I came across many photos of Gabby's friends over the years. Thought I would share a few for fun! These kids are growing up so quickly. Sorry I can't leave captions to identify all of her friends. There are too many photos to do so. Hope you mommies reading this post know who is who! The photos go from the end of 2008 backward in time.