Christmas Eve 2010

Our family stayed in Austin for Christmas this year and we had a blast! Abby got to open one present as is tradition on Christmas Eve. Here she is being a good girl and posing for us.

It took a little while for her to get into the ripping of the wrapping paper. But don't worry, she understood the concept Christmas morning.
Here is a video of Abby opening and finally understanding the gift. She loves it!



Abby kept wanting to flip pages and push buttons so I held the book and we turned pages when it was time. She loved hearing Grandma and Grandpa's voices.

She even had to have John "read" it to her.

Later that night, we went to a family party with our close friends the Brysons. Abby loved it. There were other kids for her to play with, food, and of course Santa came! In this picture she is saying "Santa!" and won't stop eyeing him.

Abby cried when I tried to put her on his lap. She was so excited to be with him, she just didn't want to touch him. Natalie Bryson was Santa's elf. Abby even got a nice present from Santa!

After Santa came, we had the Nativity Scene played out. Abby was the cutest little sheep ever!

I just love her little tail in this picture!

Our 3 Wise Men!

We had such a great time. Thank you to our friends for inviting us and allowing us to feel the Christmas spirit with others!

Walkin' in a Winter Sunny Land

Abby and I went to San Diego on December 4th to visit Grandma and Grandpa Quiggle. We had so much fun! Abby loved Grandma and Grandpa's house with all their toys and books. Unfortunately the day after we got there, Abby got the flu. Here she is asleep on Mom after her second round of throwing up.

Here she is earlier in the day loving the play room.

My plans of visiting all my friends before John came failed since Abby was sick so we stayed at home and played. John came on Wednesday the 8th and Abby was so happy to see him! On Thursday night our friends, Mike and Kirsten, drove down from Newport to play with us! Here they are!


We all went to Old Town to have dinner, listen to a fun band, and enjoy the sights. This is a picture in front of the stage where the band performed.

Don't John and I look so dashing!

We also went to the San Diego Zoo. Mike and Kirsten were so good to let us use their visitor passes to get in free! Abby fell in love with Kirsten and started calling her mommy. The entire time there Abby would yell "Mommy", run past me and grab Kirstens hand.

Abby was a little scared of this "kitty cat" so she was trying to get off it right away.

John and Mike thought they were Sea Lions!

Abby thought she was a monkey! She would hang on the bars and swing back and forth.

Of course she had to be just like daddy too!

After our friends left, we went to the beach with my parents. It was a beautiful 70 degree day but the water was freezing! Abby wouldn't walk on the sand because it got in her toes so we had to hold her the entire time. She is one clean little girl! The next day, we went to the temple to see the Nativity Scenes they have on display. Abby loved all the flowers and kept trying to touch baby Jesus. This is just one of the displays the temple has.

We had such a fun trip and thank everyone who made it so wonderful!