Beautiful Fall!

The leaves are changing and it feels like Fall has officially arrived here in Virginia. It's fun to watch the leaves fall from our window. Because there are so many leaves here, everyone rakes them to the side of the street and a big truck comes through to take care of the rest. Our complex raked the leaves the other day, and there was a HUGE pile in front of our apartment. Piles of leaves bring back fun childhood memories for me. When we lived in my grandparents house my dad would rake the leaves and then we would hide in the pile. He would go and get my mom and we would pop out and scare her, we thought we were so sneaky. :)
Here's the pile of leaves in front of our apartment with Abby in the middle. The sun was pretty bright. :)













Abby playing in our bed.




We went over to visit Erin and Abby loved playing with Sadie and Joe. Thanks for letting Abby play in your bouncer Joe Joe. :)















Abby's favorite pumpkin, she loves to hold it.













Ready for a jog with daddy.


Here are some video clips of Abby that I took this morning:

Election 2008

Things were wild and crazy here in Virginia on November 4th! It seems like signs cluttered every inch of land with different political views and every commercial on the radio was for the elections. Brett left early in the morning to vote and got there right when the school opened. He still had to wait in line for 90 minutes. Abby and I went in the middle of the day and didn't have to wait long at all. Abby even got an 'I voted' sticker. Washington DC was nuts in the evening when the votes were being counted. We wanted to go and be part of the action, but when we found out how crazy it was we decided that wasn't safe for Abby. :) We went and walked around DC for our date on Friday night instead.
It was a cool experience to be able to vote! We are very blessed to live in a country where we can exercise our rights, voice our opinion, and enjoy our freedom. It reminded me of teaching my 4th graders about George Washington and how he could have easily become king after the Revolutionary War, but he gave the power to the people and worked with good leaders to build a strong government system that wasn't completely controlled by one person.
We are grateful to live in this nation!
Here's Abby after we voted. She's enjoying kickin' around in her Bumbo Seat.

Laundromat Adventure

Our washing machine broke last week and it is suppose to get fixed soon, but the clothes piled too high so I had to head to the laundromat. Abby was 'bjorn'n it' while we hauled 7 garbage bags full of laundry down our 3 flights of stairs to the car and back. Abby was an angel baby through the whole event, which was very helpful. I now have a whole new appreciation for having a washing machine in my house, especially with a baby. I have no idea how women survived without modern appliances in the past. I'm spoiled!
The stairs...a great muscle building workout. :)

Baby Break Dance

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Happy Halloween!

BumbleBee BABE!

Our church had its annual TRUNK-or-TREAT last Friday! This year we decided to decorate our trunk and Brett had the idea of a 'Drive-In Movie'. He hooked up the projector and showed a movie through a sheet. Lots of little kids gathered around to watch, it was cute. Brett even won a prize at the end for being 'The Most Inovative.' :) Our good friend, Steph, made an adorable trunk of 'Sesame Street' and the kids loved it! The Trunk-or-Treat was a lot of fun and we learned to never leave the candy unattended. :)
The best part of the night was dressing Abby in her Bumblebee costume. She could have cared less what she was wearing, but we had a lot of fun with it. She looked adorable, but we're a little biased.
We love our little Bumblebee Babe!
Here is the 'Drive-In' trunk and the creator himself.









Here are some kids enjoying the show.









Bishop Stewart's trunk was the 'hit of the night' for all the kids.



I had to post this picture of Mo. Jill made this gingerbread costume...impressive!





















Steph's trunk....sooo cute!
Lil' Bug!

Bath Time!

One of Abby's favorite things is...BATH TIME! Every time I put her in the bath, she smiles. The tub seems to be a time for Abby to relax. In fact, there have been moments when she has been fussy and I put her in the tub and it calmed her right down. Well, Abby has learned a 'relaxation technique' that she has now made a habit. When she's in the bath, she dips her little toes in the warm running water and loves it. She is ALL girl! (Don't worry, we have covered her up for privacy. :) I had to take this video on my phone. )