One Year Old, and Getting Wiser Each Day too!

Well, it's hard to believe, but we are now living with a one year old.  It is so amazing to think of all Abigail has become over the past year and to anticipate her future growth.  We had a fun month.  At the beginning of June, we went to Ouray, CO with Steve's family (those who were able to come).  The drive way a bit long as Abigail is not content to be still for so long now that she can move, but she was a trooper and we made it.

She had fun hanging out with cousins (and Aunts, Uncle, and Grandparents), going on a hike, and going  swimming for the first time.

 

Mommy and Abigail have been on some fun play dates: meeting friends at the Thanksgiving Point Farm, where Abigail rode a pony for the first time; having lunch at Cafe Rio with friends, and going to the park.

 

We also celebrated flag day at Daddy's work with a flag ceremony and J Dawgs.

And one of the most exciting things we've done is celebrating Abigail's first birthday!!! We threw her a butterfly themed birthday party.  Mommy made her a special shirt with a 1 and some butterflies.

There were caterpillar eggs (Starburst jellybeans), caterpillars (Sour Brite Crawlers), and a butterfly cake and cupcakes.  

We had lots of family and some close friends who were able to come.  Abigail did great.  She had fun opening gifts, she was a little mystified by everyone singing "Happy Birthday" to her, and she hesitated, but then dug into her cake.  It was a fun celebration!

And finally, an update on all Abigail has been learning and doing since last we wrote: She can walk with a walker, can stand for ~30 seconds without support, loves to climb over or up anything, is experimenting with coming down the stairs on her own, is learning to put shapes into a shape sorter (still needs lots of help, but gets the concept), pushes balls through the hole on her toys, can toss a ball back and forth, and loves getting into anything and everything! Such a fun age!