The Birthday girl!

Well I guess the first birthday has officially come and gone although I think we stretched it out nicely... He're a few shots of the festivities up in MN. Thanks so much to everyone who helped and made the trip to see the birthday girl!

Ohh... I see how this works! (Not shown: trying to eat the paper, of course)

Looks she's already one and we don't even have grey hair yet!


Oooh... mommy... what an awesome cake! (Editors note: and it tastes good too)

Happy Birthday Abigail!

On October 30th Abbie turned ONE! We are now the proud parents of a one year-old. It's hard to believe that our baby has grown so much - what a year it has been. We love you with all our hearts Abbie! Thank you for the joy you bring us each and every day...and remember, no matter how big you get, you'll always be our baby girl... 

it's getting colder...

We got a really good deal on a used treadmill and it appears that our daughter likes it too. I informed her she's a little too young for the sport of running but that she is welcome to partake in the sport of napping so Mama can enjoy the treadmill as the weather turns colder!


In an attempt to keep our baby warm, we have resorted to bundling - I'm sure we all remember being bundled up with layer after layer as a child. :-) One of the first things Abbie did when she got outside was to fall over and then struggle to get up because she was so well-padded! Classic...
Just wait until it's cold enough for snow pants :-) 

New Box, oh, and New Car Seat

So I'm almost big enough to ride in a toddler car seat now and so Mommy and Daddy got me a new car seat...the box was my favorite part I have to say. Hopefully Mommy and Daddy will let the box live in the living room for many weeks to come! 

Toy Bins

Toy bins are good for holding toys or babies it seems. What could be more fun than emptying the toys and climbing in yourself? Mommy had to unstack the toy bins because I preferred to climb into the top toy bin and play there...we decided that was a bit too high for babies :-) 

Mama on the move

Some may ask where Abbie gets all her energy, pizzaz for life, and that big ol' smile on her face... look no further. Last Sunday morning we all got up before the sun for a big adventure down to the Museum of Science and Industry? The Museum at 7am you ask? Well of course so that our bushy tailed mommy could run 13.1 miles with 14,000 other runnin' fools! It was a beautiful Chi-town morning and a worthy adventure! Nice work Katie!

Daddy and Baby getting a slow start to the morning... and yes, I am drinking coffee out of a sippee cup.


Abbie sizes up the competition while Katie laces up.

Ready to go!

A scenic overlook as we hustle to watch Mommy pass by again.

Katie coming down the home stretch! Great job!