Keagan, Logan, and Jordan's Birthday

Since Kyle and I are never able to be at our nephew's birthday parties, Lisa, my sister-in-law, decided to do a joint birthday for all three of them while we were there so that we could attend. It was so much fun to get to join them in celebrating! Michael and Lisa did a great job planning a "treasure hunt" birthday party at our Grandparent's house in the country and afterwards all the families and kids went to Sonic for dinner.

Each family who attended the party had a certain color for their "family team" and searched for their treasure together... Kyle got to lead our nephew's team since Michael and Lisa were busy with the treasure hunt. Each Dad wore a different colored bandana to distinguish teams. :-) Along the way, each team found pictures for clues to look for. It was so much fun running along with the boys and helping them find the next clue.

Aunt Sissy with Logan. We're having such a blast on our treasure hunt!

 After the treasure hunt we all went up the road to Sonic and enjoyed dinner and cupcakes.

 Lisa even found a bakery that sells gluten/dairy free cupcakes. Yay!

Some of the dads hanging out while the kiddos play!

"Texas, Our Texas, Oh Hail The Mighty State"

These words were singing forth from my mouth as I packed and got ready to go "home" to see my family. I was able to go home last summer for a couple baby showers, but Kyle and I had not been able to be there together since our wedding, almost two years ago now! Crazy!!! Plus, I was going to get to introduce my daughter to my brother and his family, my grandparents, and extended family for the very first time. I could not have been more excited! This ended up being a very good yet very emotional trip. There were tears shed at our arrival and many more shed at our departure. It is becoming harder to say goodbye and these goodbyes are beginning to affect my little nephews too. However, we were able to make some super fun memories together and our visits are just that much more anticipated!

When we arrived at my parent's house, we found that they had redone my old bedroom and made it into a guest room and study. They chose a "Charleston theme" since that's where my Dad is from. They did a great job and it was so pretty. My Mom also took time to repaint and freshen up the "grandbaby crib" and made a pink sheet. After three grandsons it was time to add in some pink!

We arrived late on Friday night at the airport. Saturday morning my brother, Michael, and his family came by to meet Abigail. They were SO excited to see her and the boys had been talking about "Baby Abigail" arriving for some time.

The boys were excited to see Baby Abigail!

 Aunty Lisa getting to love on Abigail for the first time.

Uncie getting to hold Abigail. It was fun to see her really take to Michael all week. :-)

Here are Michael and I each holding the others firstborn kid. Who would have know six years ago when Keagan was born that I would finally have my own little one now. :-)

 

Lisa and I holding Keagan and Abigail. I sure love my sister-in-law! She's such a blessing and a great example of a wonderful mommy and wife!

 My little buddy, Keagan. He was so excited to see his Aunt Sissy and Uncle Kyle!

Adorable Logan quickly took on the role of big cousin/brother to Abigail. He loved to hold her and walk up to her and let her hold his finger. He is very gentle with her and at one point when she was fussy, he told PopPop (my Dad) to just "rub her head like this" to calm her down. :-D

Abigail Loves to Squeal

Abigail is 4 Months Old!!!

It's hard to believe that a year ago this week we were just finding out that we were pregnant! Now, our baby girl is 4 months old! So crazy!

Abigail is changing so much now! She jabbers and squeals ALL the time! It's so funny how many looks and smiles we get as we walk through a store, eat out, or wherever, and Abigail is just happily squealing her little heart out!

Drool is constantly dripping from her lips as she is trying to teeth. In my family we have early teethers so the poor thing is having to endure the pain early. :-/

One of her newest achievements is that she is getting stronger when sitting up and I wouldn't be surprised if in this next month she will master that. She's also been trying to roll over (since she's not a fan of tummy time, this might be a little late in coming. :-).

Abigail is now able to reach for toys placed in front of her on a mat and loves to chew on everything! She especially loves blankets.

Here are a few cute pictures of her. :-)

 Not the happiest of faces but she is sitting up here! Yay!!

 Checking out her puppy!

Mimi and Papa C Come to Town!

This weekend Kyle's parents came to visit us. We thoroughly enjoyed their visit and it was fun for them to spend some time with Abigail. Here's a picture recap of our weekend.

 

We couldn't let Abigail be the only bow-wearer in the family!

 

Spring it Here!!!

The guys checking out mirrors at a store...

Abigial stylin' it up...

Abigail Dancing With The Puppy

Spring Walk

The weather is absolutely gorgeous! Abigail and I enjoyed taking a little walk outside yesterday after meeting with some friends. She seems to really enjoy riding along outside! We then sat in the warm sun for a little while, soaking up some vitamin D while waiting for Daddy to return to work from an errand he had to run.

I'm so excited for spring to be here and can't wait to have outdoor picnics, walks, and runs!