It Still Fits!

And with much better results than we had last year too.

Congratulations Damon!

He's at his annual conference in Kohler, WI, where he was named Executive Director of the Year! We are so proud of him.

First Snow of the Season

Really the first snow was last week, but it was overnight and melted off by late morning. This time, it started to snow in the afternoon so we went out to the patio to check it out.

Damon's parents came to visit us a couple weekends ago (and I'm just now getting around to posting pictures. Bad!). Abby had so much fun with them, but she adored their dog, Molly. As soon as she'd wake up, she'd ask for "DOG! DOG!" Whenever Molly would try to climb up somewhere that she wasn't supposed to, they'd say "OFF!" Abby would be right there shrieking "AUF! AUF!" She'd even taunt Molly with one of her toys and climbing up onto the furniture. Now, any time we come across a dog, she says "Dog. AUF!"

A few weeks ago, I bought Abby an adorable faux suede coat with a fur lining. It terrified her! She'd stroke the fur lining and say "Shah!" (soft), but she'd run away screaming any time I tried to put it on her. I cried when I returned it because it was so cute! I so wanted one for myself.

I should've learned my lesson.

I bought her this duck costume for Haloween thinking she would look adorable and it would keep her warm. After several laps around the house, I've given up. It's going back tomorrow. She thinks it's a neat toy, but I couldn't get anywhere close to her to get it on her.

Abby made a liar out of me. I tried again after her bath, and she let me put it on her with no problem. She LOVES it! I thought I was going to have a fight on my hands when it came time to take it off.










I took a bunch of pictures outside this afternoon. You can see them on flickr.

First Haircut

Abby's bangs were to the point that they got in her eyes. Since she refuses to keep anything in her hair that would keep it out of her eyes, she got her first haircut today. I just take took Damon's eyebrow scissors to her bangs.

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We ended up back at Urgent Care this afternoon. Abby's been doing much better the last couple days, but her face and chest were covered in a rash when she woke up from her morning nap today. I called first this time, and they told me to bring her in. The pediatrician on call said she has roseola, which is what triggered the high fever. There's nothing to do but wait it out. It doesn't seem to bother her even though it's now spread all over.