The Fair

It was fun taking Abigail to the same neighborhood fair that I grew up attending, though it is quite different these days. Mostly she was happy to play on the playground with some neighbor-friends, and we had a nice nature walk in the half mile to and from my mother's house.







Abigail helped carry our "Hawaii bag" which turns colors in the sunlight. (It is only the plain background color with a black outlined picture when indoors.)

Justin's Birthday

"Happy Birthday, Dear Dad-dy!"

Going Somewhere

I don't even remember where we were going, but Abigail's process of getting ready was evidently worthy of grabbing the camera.

Putting on her shoes -


"Ok, ready!"


Playing -


and waiting -


"Gramma's ready!"


"Let's go, Gramma!"


"Wait! I forgot my sunglasses."


"Ok, NOW I'm ready! Let's go!"

Seussical the Musical

My mother and I took Abigail to her first musical. It was a professional, "off-Broadway" performance especially for children. The play merged 10 different Dr. Seuss books with an emphasis on Horton the elephant. The songs, characters, dancing, costumes, props and staging action fascinated and amused Abigail to no end. After the performance, we took Abigail to Barnes & Noble to peruse some Dr. Seuss books then on to "dine" at Panera. So, we had a very complete outing!




I can hardly express how it warms my heart to share my love for the theater with my daughter. Abby behaved so well throughout the performance and genuinely adored her first "theater" experience. We all dressed up, Abigail in a "princess" dress (actually, her Easter attire), complete with a darling handbag.






My pro-life addendum:

"Afterall, a person is a person, no matter how small," says Horton the Elephant. Being reminded of this statement, here's an ultrasound photo of our little Abigail "Peanut" at about 6 weeks' gestation.

Bubbles!

Abigail just loves blowing bubbles! This is at Gramma's house.

Buttons

Abigail just LOVES the challenge that buttons present -



Cute as a button -

Chicago Botanic Gardens

We visited the Chicago Botanic Gardens with my childhood friend Lesley and her boyfriend Bill. The tulip season is just amazing. There are more photos like this in my facebook album.

Nicea's Birthday

Our niece Nicea is now 4 years old! Her birthday party was lots of fun...


My brother Carl with Nicea and her friends:


Opening presents:


This is Richard, who was my youngest brother Lawrence's "Big Brother" and friend of the family. Follow?