Reading and Singing

This is a video of Abbie "reading."

We can basically decipher the beginning, but the middle is a big question mark.

Make sure you take note of all her hilarious animal impersonations (apparently she can't name the animal without the sound it makes), the burp in the middle of "Twinkle, Twinkle" that doesn't phase her, and the major ADD moment at the end.

This one makes us laugh like crazy! :-)

PIG TAILS

Abbie's 2nd birthday

Addiction

I have a confession to make. . .
I am so addicted to Twerpz candy. This deliciously decadent morsel is made by Twizzlers and is the perfect marriage between Twizzlers and Starburst. It's like they got together and had babies, and the babies are Twerpz because they are little, bite sized, and oh so delicious.

Normally, an addiction to candy is not a problem. We all have our favorites. However, they stopped selling Twerpz in stores.
Thus, began the problem.
I have since scoured all convenience stores and grocery stores in every town near where I live or visit. It's ridiculous. Really. If I go into a convenience store that I haven't been in, that's the first thing I check. This has been going on for some time now and I've found one store, folks.
One. In Rutherford County of all places. Where is that? I don't even know.
Guess what I did then? I jumped and partied (on the inside) and proceeded to buy ALL they had.
That was this summer, and I have rationed them out to last until now.
UNTIL NOW. . .
yesterday, my very understanding husband sent me an email link to the most heavenly website in all the world. Guess what they have? You guessed it folks. I bookmarked that page as fast as I possibly could and proceeded to order some.
If you have a candy addiction, go. Now. You'll thank me later.

www.ohnuts.com

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Counting and a special message

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Twinkle Twinkle

ABCs

I LUHL YOU!

Sesame Street Live

We went to see Sesame Street Live today. You should have seen Abbie's face when they came out. It was priceless! She was more excited than we've ever seen her. We thought she might get bored, but we were so wrong. She spent the entire time pointing at the characters, calling their names, laughing, and dancing. It was so fun, for us too!

Strawberry Picking

About a week ago, we went strawberry picking at a local farm. It was a spur of the moment thing that ended up being so fun! Abbie got SO dirty, but didn't care in the least!
Abbie was happy to just sit in the dirt, pick it up, and spread it all over her legs.




The farm had pigs and chickens and I think she liked that better than the strawberries!

Easter photos

So Cool

Shots from the yard

"Little Bee"

From the time we found out we were pregnant with Abbie, we have called her the "little bee." Well, I guess I should say that I (RA) call her that more than Scott, but he has his moments. You can even see this in the age counter at the top of the blog. She IS my little bee--SO cute, but sometimes a bit of a stinger. It's probably the red hair or the inevitably inherited Italian temper.

Speaking of inherited Italian things, when we were in Richmond a few weeks ago, Scott's mom had posted a history of the "Apicella" name. It is basically one of those things printed on a certificate that tells you what it means and where it came from.

LO AND BEHOLD, the Apicella name means "Litte Bee."

Weird. Who knew?

Crazy Hair!

Professional Pictures

Snow Day

We had snow about a week ago. I think everyone who reads this knows already. We stayed in our jammies all day and built a cool tunnel with blankets and chairs.
Here are some highlights from our snow days.

Christmas in Richmond

We spent 5 days in Richmond with Scott's family and my sister's family over the Christmas holiday. It was so nice to just sit and relax and not think about anything except our family.

This is from Christmas morning BEFORE presents were opened. Abbie was just glad to have found the remote.


Abbie helping Scott open his present from her. It's a book about Daddy's hugs.
Christmas evening we visited my sister's house where Abbie received the hit present of the day: a shopping cart that sings and has several objects for losing. You can see on her face how much she loves it. It has helped Abbie practice walking, as she still isn't doing it by herself. Argh.

A couple nights after Christmas, we went to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens to look at their annual Christmas lights. They have a room with a bunch of trains in it and Abbie LOVED it.
The end of a long day. . .