Abigail Keller

Zoo

2010-05-15T21:12:00.002-04:00

Halloween 2009

2009-11-02T10:29:00.005-05:00

This year Abby was a Dalmation for Halloween. Even though it started to rain, she enjoyed walking around the neighborhood saying "Trick or treat".

At daycare, the teachers and children make costumes. This year Abby's class wore robot costumes- at least it was supposed to look like a robot. Here she is walking in the daycare parade around the block.

Halloween

2009-10-30T14:15:00.004-04:00

Pumpkin Carving

Abby can hardly wait to help Daddy clean out the pumpkin.

The shirt came off very shortly after we started cleaning out the pumpkin. Pumpkin was all over her shirt in no time!

Abby's 2nd Birthday

2009-10-30T14:00:00.008-04:00

Abby had a great time at her birthday party. We had a moon bounce in the yard and she did not want to get out of it. Luckily, the rain held off until the party was over. (Unlike it did for her 1st birthday party, when it poured all day.) Abby is in the moon bounce with (l-r) Cheyenne, Emma, Molly and Sydney.

This year it was a lot harder for Abby to stand still to get her 2 year old pictures taken. But there were several good pictures.

ABC song

2009-09-13T20:15:00.004-04:00

Abby singing her ABC's with a little Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star thrown in.

Disney 2009

2009-06-24T22:34:00.029-04:00

We took our vacation early again this summer. This year we went to Walt Disney World. Abby got to experience her first airplane ride. The 2 hour flight to Orlando turned into a 3 hour experience after being grounded for one hour just before take off at BWI. But Abby did great on her first airplane ride.

Here is Abby looking at the "hair panes" as she calls them. And then enjoying coloring and eating a snack during the flight.

On our first day in Disney World we went to Magic Kingdom and ate breakfast in the castle at Cinderella's Royal Table with all the princesses. Abby got to ride in the elevator with Cinderella- and I think Abby thought she was going to be eating breakfast with us. Abby loved seeing all the princesses, but I think she may have liked eating the scrambled eggs and muffins just a little more.

She loved riding the Dumbo ride, the carousel, the Teacups, and It's a Small World.

But more than anything, she LOVED seeing the characters. She got so excited each time she saw one. She ran up to all of them and gave them a big hug and kisses. She could barely wait her turn in line to greet them. It didn't matter who it was, she loved them all.

It was a great trip, and wonderful to see Abby so excited. We can't wait to go back !!!

Easter 2009

2009-04-14T15:48:00.003-04:00

Abby liked the Easter Bunny, at least until she got close enough to sit on his lap. While standing in line, she was waving and laughing at the Bunny, and was saying "sit", as if she wanted to sit on his lap.

When it was our turn, I asked if she wanted to sit with the Bunny and she said "sit". As we moved closer, she changed her mind and said "no". She did not react as badly as she did with Santa, but she still wanted no part in sitting on the Bunny's lap.

Although it looks as if she was traumatized in the photo, a few seconds after she got off his lap, she was waving and laughing again at the bunny.

Easter

2009-04-14T15:41:00.008-04:00

Abby and her Easter baskets, at about 6:30 a.m. on Easter morning. The Easter Bunny filled her baskets with lots of books and toys. She really liked her Minnie Mouse, which she just calls "Mouse" and her Disney princess cell phone.

As you can see, she did enjoy the chocolate that was in her basket too!!!

Egg hunt

2009-04-14T15:33:00.006-04:00

Abby had fun at the Easter egg hunt at her daycare, especially because she was the only child in her class who could walk and search for the eggs. The other girls who were there are only at the crawling stage.

Say Cheese!

2009-04-14T15:23:00.009-04:00

Itsy Bitsy Spider

2009-03-03T21:50:00.002-05:00

Abby was watching Sesame Street and one of her favorite songs came on, Itsy Bitsy Spider.

The song played twice. The first time- before the camera was on- she moved her hands to the song, pretending to be a spider, and the rain falling down, etc. The second time, I had my camera hoping to catch it all over again, but this time she just decided to "dance" to the song, aka spin in a circle. I still thought it was adorable, especially when she clapped at the end.

Snow 2009

2009-03-03T21:05:00.008-05:00

Abby loved playing in, and eating, the snow. While this may not have been the first time it has snowed since she was born, this is the first snowfall that she was able to enjoy outside playing, even if only for a short time.
She was laughing at the dogs playing in the snow, and did not want to come back inside. We didn't spend very much time outside, because it was still very cold.

Abby Loves Her Doggies

2009-03-03T20:57:00.005-05:00

Abby loves to hug and kiss Buddy and Casey, although sometimes they don't really enjoy it!!

She also likes to put her fridge magnets on Casey while she is eating.

Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-05T21:02:00.012-05:00

HAPPY 2009!!!!!

Practically every year since I was in high school, I have gotten together on Christmas Eve with my friends Dana and Robyn. As boyfriends (who eventually turned into husbands) and children came along, the number of people we shared Christmas Eve with grew. This year, however, some kids (and parents) were sick, so we decided to delay it a week and get together on New Year's Eve.

Abby had fun at her first New Year's Eve party at the Kirby's. She enjoyed opening Christmas presents, eating fondue, and ringing in 2009. This party was special because we rang in the new year at 8pm. Most of the kids could not tell time, so they had no idea that it was not midnight. And for the older girls who could tell time, it was as simple as changing the time on the clock on the microwave- and turning off the tv, so they had no idea that the ball wasn't dropping for another 4 hours.

This was our attempt at getting 7 girls- from ages 9 to 15 months- to pose for a picture. As you can see, it wasn't very successful. The little ones began to wander. I think Abby was heading for more chocolate fondue.

Santa makes a visit to Abby!

2009-01-02T09:05:00.007-05:00

Abby immediately made herself comfy in her new Tinkerbell chair.

She also wanted to try out her new slide.

Merry Christmas

2009-01-02T08:58:00.009-05:00

Abby loved opening her presents on Christmas morning. As usual, she woke very early in the morning (around 5:30 a.m.) and was surprised to see all the presents waiting for her around the tree. She immediately wanted to get on the slide and sit in the Tinker Bell chair that Santa brought her.

Abby and her cousins
(Zack, Matthew, Joseph, David and Justin)

1st Birthday Photos

2008-11-03T21:57:00.004-05:00

Here are some photos we had taken for Abby's 1st Birthday

Trick or Treat

2008-11-03T21:31:00.008-05:00

Abby in her costume on Halloween night, trick or treating at Grandma & Grandpa's in PA. She loved looking in her pumpkin everytime someone put something in it. She also discovered Tootsie Rolls- she loved it!!!

Halloween

2008-11-03T21:22:00.013-05:00

At daycare, the daycare teachers made costumes for all the kids in her class. They were bumble bees (the kids, not the teachers).

In addition to the costume she had at daycare, Abby had several costumes this Halloween because she had 2 costume parties to go to & Mommy was afraid she was going to get them dirty at either one. And of course she didn't, but only because Mommy planned otherwise :)

She was a witch (minus the hat, because it kept falling off) for Camila's (AKA Minnie Mouse) 1st Birthday costume party and a ladybug for the Kirby's annual -Girls only Halloween Party.

PARTY!!

2008-10-01T22:07:00.003-04:00

Lucy, Camila & Abby chatting before the party got started

Abby's 1st Birthday

2008-10-01T21:36:00.012-04:00

Abby loved everything about her party- especially the cake!

Here is Abby in her fashionable party dress and hat!

I can't believe it has been an entire year since Abby was born. Time seems to have flown by. She is growing so quickly and getting smarter every day.

2008-08-17T20:32:00.003-04:00

Abby is certainly a Mommy's girl....she loves her bread just like Mommy.
Here she is eating some toast for breakfast.

Growing so quickly!!!

2008-08-14T21:45:00.003-04:00

Abby is growing so quickly, I can hardly believe it.
These photos are already a month old.
They were taken on July 6th.

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny, Pink Polka Dot Bikini

2008-07-07T11:13:00.002-04:00

Vacation to Williamsburg

2008-07-07T11:07:00.021-04:00

What is Daddy doing to me????

Abby & Aunt Lynnie in Colonial Williamsburg

Having fun with Daddy at Busch Gardens

This was Abby's first vacation. We went to Williamsburg, VA. Although she was a bit under the weather, she seemed to enjoy herself.

Abby is still too little to go on rides, but she did have fun riding the Merry Go Round with Mommy.