Abigail Turns 3!!!

It's so hard to believe that Abigail is now three years old. She is such a sweet girl and has a great sense of humor. She adores her big sister Grace (she told her she was "the best Grace ever" tonight at dinner). She enjoys riding her tricycle and playing with her Lego Duplos and baby dolls. She enjoys filling up a basket or bag with miscellaneous stuff to carry around. She wanted a kitty cat birthday party. She loves our cat Puddles! We had a fun party with family. Enjoy the pics!

Abigail and her birthday shirt. Thank you etsy.com!

Abigail modeling her new kitty cat dress that Grandma Hough made for her. It is adorable.

Kitty Cat cake (strawberry cake with chocolate frosting as requested by the b-day girl).

Family pic at the b-day party!

6 cousins together...they played hard and were ready for cake!

Titus is such a stinker and always blows out the candle before birthday girl...you can just read his mind in this picture ;)

Some cute snack food ideas for her kitty party.

April 2014

April has been a busy month for us. Busy and fun. 

It is finally warm enough to swim in the pool!

Took the girls and Grandpa Hough to see some professional tennis at the Family Circle Cup. It was fun for the first two hours and then after that, the girls were done with tennis! So, we basically ate our way through the place to keep them happy while Grandpa watched some really good tennis.  

Nice hat Grandpa!

That would be Serena Williams playing on the court. Trying to keep those girls quiet during the play was a challenge!

Spring Break trip to see the mermaids at the Aquarium. The girls loved it!

And fun dress-up at the Aquarium in mermaid costumes.

Dyeing Easter eggs. Grace LOVES eggs. Her favorite is egg salad sandwich and fried egg or hard boiled with salt, it doesn't matter. The. girl. loves. eggs.

Easter pic

The Page clan. 6 grandkids, wow!

It wouldn't be spring without a trip to the strawberry patch.

March 2014

A few March happenings:

Tea party with raspberry zinger tea

Grace's dentist appointment...no cavities!

Abigail's first dentist appointment...no cavities either!

Vegetable art...painting with celery tops and stalks

Field trip to the butterfly house

Grace's K4 class. They are such a sweet little family. She is going to miss them when she goes to K5.

Notice who is zipped up in the bag. I could say poor cat, but I won't.

Grace attended her first orchestra concert. She loves it! When I asked her what instrument she wanted to play she said "I want to conduct"!!

January/February 2014

We had several cold spells this winter. Especially Ice Storm Pax. We were without power for 14 hours and we were one of the lucky ones. Thankfully we have gas logs and gas water heater, otherwise we would have been in worse shape. The girls kept trying to think of things to do and I kept reminding them that all those things require electricity. It was definitely an experience.

An ice storm, that's all...no snow.

Pancake snowmen

The ice storm to-do-list: monopoly, tent, fire, hot cocoa, snow...well, 4 out of 5 isn't so bad.

I lead the children's choir at church. We love singing praises to the Lord! 

Super Bowl Party with the Page-Hough family. A fun time had by all!

Someone likes to be the center of attention. Puddles sits in the middle of our homemade valentines.

Merry Christmas 2013 and Happy New Year!

We had a fun Christmas with my family and visiting with all my cousins. We spent a nice day with Ben's parents at their house for New Years Day. We are so blessed to have our family close by!

Christmas outfits

Snuggles with Jude, Catherine & Abigail..and Yogi

Tea party with Grace's friend

New Year's Eve bonfire with marshmallow roast...yum!

My new year resolution...the girls like to join in my workout videos, too

Stopped by Goodwill and found these bathrobes...the girls love 'em

Do you see a four footed blanket in the pile?

My sweeties

This was taken in Hampton with the cousins the day after Christmas

November Fun

In November we enjoyed lots of time outdoors. We went to the park for a walk for life with our friends from church. The girls stay busy with school and children's choir as well as birthday parties. We visited Pageland for our last Thanksgiving there now that Ben's family has moved to town! Yeah!!

Picnic with friends at the walk for life

Children's choir friends join at the piano

birthday party at Rollie Pollies...the girls had a blast!

Our first meal with our new neighbors...look at Grace's hair!!!

Our last Thanksgiving dinner in Pageland

Grace Goes To Disney

Grace went to Disney World with Nana & Pappy and my brother Andrew's clan this past November. Although, this post is a little late, Grace has talked about it everyday since then. Ben and I plan to take Grace and Abigail in a couple of years when Abigail is old enough to remember (because we will only get Ben to Disney once!) Enjoy the pics...

Her favorite princess...Cinderella!

Lego lady

Grace and my niece Catherine