Happy 2nd Birthday
Abigail Eileen
Our little baby is the apple of all of our eyes. She is very funny and keeps us amused by singing and dancing non stop. She has mastered the "hokey pokey "and quickly progressed to "shuffle, ball step" which she picked up by watching sissy's tap classes.
The newest thing is to crawl around and act like a kitty. She kneads her paws into my shoulders and purs her head against my chest saying "meow." She loves Noah (too bad for him) and loves to sing bible songs with "Noah" in them.
To celebrate, the girls met at the library for a "Toddler Sock Hop." Abby did more watching than dancing although the same couldn't be said for Margaret! Afterward, we went to a little Italian cafe and had some appetizers. The waitstaff came out and sang "Happy Birthday" to her and she enjoyed the attention...especially when they delivered a huge cup of ice cream!
On the way home, she fell asleep in the car, and as planned; Patrick and I met up, switched cars and he took the birthday beauty home for a nap. I took the big kids to a living history program in a neighboring town about "suffragettes" in honor of Women's History Month. It was excellent and the historical interpreter did a great job of engaging the children- especially AP who was the only young man in the audience. At the end, we all signed a petition in support of women's right to vote and she pinned a yellow rose on AP to show that he was a defender of the cause (I told him I would not give him dinner otherwise). He tried to play it cool at first, but I think he enjoyed it more than he wanted to let on...
When we got home, Abby was awake and rearing to go, so Patrick headed out again with the kids to our local museum for a "Call to Arms" Revolutionary War reenactment. The kids were "mustered" and taught how to handle their weapons, made to march, etc. The girls pounded corn (which they loved) and I got to stay home (Ahh- peace and quiet) and and get presents wrapped and the house decorated (which I loved).
Later, when everyone returned, we celebrated with a big spaghetti dinner and an adorable little princess cake. Abby was so excited to see the decorations, cake and presents, she was shrieking and jumping around with her hand over her mouth, "Oooohh!" Unfortunately, she ate a ton of frosting and had a huge sugar rush that seemed to last ALL NIGHT LONG! She kept getting out of bed when I tried to get her to sleep and she was up almost every hour after that. you wouldn't know it today though, she is on the go!
Thank you God for our littlest munchkin!May Your Angels always protect her
and may she be countlessly blessed every day of her life.
