Let's go on a Birthday Safari

My girlfriend and I started up a small biz called Overdramatic Party Girl, which makes party kits. Abigail's birthday is our first one. Let me tell you I learned a lot about herding 8 three year olds. This is Abigail all geared up for the safari.First thing we had the kids decorate field journals. Then everyone got binoculars and hats to go on a safari. We tiptoed, crawled and went through the grass looking for different animals that were hidden in the house.
At a few of the animals we played games. Like pin the horn on the rhino, and jeep races. After the safari we added stickers to our field journals.

We still had the best part of the party.....the cake. Funny thing the kids were asking for it right away but when I pulled it out none of them wanted any of it....I don't get it.

It was a great birthday. I learned a lot about little people and having a structured event. Abigail I think had a good time. She got some many cute sun dresses.

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Abigail's Song

I was really going to try and post once a month but so far I have done really poorly. I figurer better late then never. This is a little video of Abigail singing "Twinkle Twinkle little Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider".

New Addition to the Family

Dad and Abigail went and got new fish for the fish tank. They brought home huge gold fish(I was expecting guppies). Ross just said "those are the ones Abigail picked out." Ross told me that she was carrying the fish bags up to the counter and would not let anyone take them from her. The fish bags were about half the size of her. She loves her fish. I had cleaned out the tank to get it ready for the new arrivals. We have one guppy left (started with three) and when I saw the goldfish I just knew they were going to eat him. But they didn't (although he was scared for several days and hid in the weeds).
Abigail feeds them every morning. She says "fish, eat, eat." We don't have names for them since Goo can only says fish, food, and eat (when it comes to fish) So we thought their names could be eat and fish.

My key board had a Rough January

"I swear officer I did not do any thing with the Sharpe." Abigail decided to take her artist side to the keyboard. She first put lipstick on it, with in a week she added the sharpe. Mom has been having a hard time typing.

Power House Member Down!!!!

So I got knee surgery....again. I tore my ACL again playing volleyball. We have no idea why it happened, but it did. So on Thursday(1/22/09) I went in for surgery to get an ACL from a donor (yep, that mean someone how is not using it). Ross told me if I turn into a zombie he would have to kill me to protect Abigail. I went in at 8:15 am and did not leave until 3pm. It was a three hour procedure. It took me awhile to come out of the drugs. They knocked me out and also numbed my right leg. I will never let them numbing me again. I would rather deal with the pain then have a limb paralyzed for 2 days. Mom and Dad helped me out a ton. They watched Abigail while I was in surgery (Ross in on night shift and does not wake up till 2pm), took care of me after surgery(Ross needed to go to work at 5pm) and then let me stay the night so they could help with goo while I was out of it and could not chase a two year old. I really appreciate what they did for me and my little family. I went home on Friday and just hung out on the couch. I was so sick of watching movie(Abigail loved it). Abigail was becoming stir crazy because no one was really playing with her and she was having to be home all day. I felt so bad. Once I was able to get off the couch we having been playing a lot. It got so bad that if anyone would come over she would grab their finger and lead them into her room to play.

While I was in the surgical center I got to wear a gown. It was made of paper. You would think paper is cool. Oh No I was sweating and they gave me warmed up blankets. Yes I know this is sweet but I have great circulation and I was sweating. Who really wants to work on a sweating patient?Oh I forgot I could not take a shower until Saturday morning, ya not cool. So by Saturday I woke up early took my bandages off, which was gross because you don't really know how much you bled until those things are removed. I got into the shower before anyone was up.....wonderful!!! The only crapping thing is that the third day of healing is always the worst. I felt horrible. All my muscles hurt and ached. I was so tired but I could not sleep with a little one running around. It was a very hard day. I did have pain meds but that only help so much.

I am on day six and doing well. I have gone to physical therapy and leaned exercise to do at home. I am a weanii know. I am so soar from these little movements in my quad and calf. The swelling has gone down and I have a greater range of motion. I still walk like a peg legged pirate. If only I had a parrot! I am able to chase Abigail. Thank goodness for long arms! I should be getting my staples out on Friday. I will add a picture later because I have to find the screw that they took out from the last ACL. It is about 1 1/2 in. Now I have a 1/3 in screw. Good old technology!

Christmas

Ross works night shift. So he did not go to bed until 5am. Needless to say he slept all Christmas. I don't think there is any better way to sleep than by the glow of a manikin torso.

Bryce got this beautiful lamp from Casey. Next year I am going to give him a leg vase. The goal is in five years if he does not have a real woman he will have a fake one!
Ross and Abigail checking out their gifts(Dad a electric guitar and Goo a book). Abigail did not understand the idea of taking off wrapping paper. She just wanted the gift after the paper was off it.
Christmas at Mom and Dad's. Casey came over to give Bryce his gift. Denny and Deborah also came over
Goo wanting to know where breakfast was at.
Abigail getting her goodies out off the stocking
Abigail's Christmas dess
I was trying to get a pretty shot of Abigail and the tree but this is the best I got. The tree is in one piece and Abigail is not screaming, I guess it is a pretty good pic

Playing in the snow

Grand Junction got a lot of snow for two weeks (it was right before Christmas). We had to go and play in it. I made her little mittens because the first time she fell down in the snow she cried. I felt bad, but laughed inside. Abigail would take off the mittens to touch and eat the snow. Then she would want them back on. This happened about two times and I was done.
She decided to go see what the neighbors were up too. It is fun living on a dead end street because was able to run around in the street. What cute little foot prints.
Ross loved the Goo suit. She looks like a star because she is so puffy. I have to admit her butt look huge in this outfit