Proof!

Although my almost ONE YEAR OLD daughter refuses to hold her own bottle, a cup is doable. But only if she thinks you're not looking.

California Dreamin'

As many of you know, I took a trip to Redondo Beach, California, last week for Chief Camp. Three others from our program went with me, and we had a great time. The weather was perfect, the beach was beautiful (although the water was COLD!), and on St. Patty's Day, the beer was green. Although it was hard to be away from Abby and Dave for that long, they survived just fine without me, and it made our reunion that much sweeter. Here's a few pictures from our trip.

From the pier across from our hotel:

The beach just down from our hotel. Not the white sands of Florida, but it'll do.

The view from my hotel room:

The next ones are from our cheesy LA tour that we all took. We figure we might not ever make it the west coast again, so we might as well see the sights.

My friends Elisa and Lisa, on the tour bus with the crazy drunk driver:

At the Chinese Theater:

At the mall/ theater where the Oscars are held:

Universal City at Universal Studios:

I was SOOOO excited by this store:

I actually did learn some things about myself, group dynamics, and managing groups at the conference too. Maybe something will come in handy next year!!

Walk this way....

Random Pictures

A bunch of random pictures from this past week......

Don't bother me. I'm concentrating really hard!!

WHAAAT?

Abby's new raincoat, from aunt Rosie and uncle Richard

This thing is REALLY heavy!

You can't catch me!!

Walking with her "lawnmower"

I'm flying!!!!!

A quick peak at the "old" top teeth


Look at that gorgeous face.

My model in training.

Just in case you thought she was happy all the time!

Dancing Queen Part II

Dave's parents are in town watching Abby for us while Mom and Dad make a trip to Indiana to visit. So while I'm slaving away at work, this is what my family does.....I swear, she's got a dancing career in front of her.

Sorry for the little yellow logo.....it was the alternative to actually paying $30 for the editing program.

She's walking!!

That's all I got.

A Walk in the Park

A few pictures....and a video.....from our visit to the park last weekend when it was warm. I'm looking forward to warmer weather (and an easier rotation) so we can go more often. Although I miss my little snuggle bug from when she was little bitty, she just gets more and more fun as she grows.....

What is THIS???

I'm not too sure about this. Really??

Yeah, it's cool. I got this!

This could be fun....Papa's got me, so I'm in safe hands.

Oh, this is fun!

By far the favorite thing to do.