Our little Buggy-Boo is 14 months old and growing!!!

Two weekends ago we went to my dad's house to celebrate a "surprise" birthday BBQ (even though he knew about it)  Abigail loves going over to Grandpa Don's and Yia Yia's house and has gotten very close to them.  It is such a joy to see my dad bond with my daughter--priceless moments!  Abigail immediately went in the pool with everyone and I think she stayed in the pool for 3 hours---no joke!  Our child is a water baby for sure!!  Then we enjoyed each other's company over great food and music--the artist, "Meatloaf" was a visitor as well. :-)  We had such a wonderful time--as we always do, visiting my dad and Patsy.  He is a great father and I hope he had a great birthday!!! 

Last weekend we all made a trip to Nordheim, TX, Clayton's hometown, to visit family and of course Clayton wanted to go dove hunting.  We wanted to leave town on Friday night to get an early start on Dove Hunting but Clayton had to work and we didn't head out until Saturday morning.  Anyone with kids knows the difficulty of packing and getting out of town at a time you desired, but we eventually made it!  When we got there, Clayton was a little disappointed to see that it was raining--and it rained all weekend.  It was kind of nice though because it really made us all visit in the house.  We had such a good time seeing everyone and here are some pictures of our visit.

We are so blessed to be able to have my mom take care of Abigail while I go to work.  Every morning when she wakes up she immediately says, "My Nana" and she is looking for her Nana!  They have such a special bond and I thank God they have each other.

Yesterday, we took Abigail to her first Gymboree class and she LOVED it!!! She was definitely the most advanced child in her class--vocabulary unbelievable compared to her peers in the class.  Although her gross motor skills are delayed, she definitely makes up for it in fine motor and language skills.  We also became members of the Houston Zoo; therefore, we took opportunity of Clayton's half day off and took her to the Zoo following her Gymboree class--we had a wonderfully fulfilled day.  We ended the evening by meeting up with my dad and Patsy and going to dinner--what a great Friday!  We love all of you soo much!

Abigail's First Aggie Game--and Crawling!!!!

Well, I know what you are thinking--"come on Brooke where are the updates, you are slacking on your Blog".  Yes, I know I have not been back in awhile but we have had a busy couple of weeks.  Abigail is about to be a 14 month old BIG girl!  She now weighs about 30 pounds and is 34 inches long. She is talking so much now it blows our mind everyday!  She mimics practically everything we say so we are really watching our mouths lately. 

Work for both Clayton and myself have been going well--no complaints and so happy to be where we are at.  We are so incredibly blessed everyday and there are so many things in our lives to be grateful for.

We took Abigail to her very first Aggie football game in Aggieland yesterday and let me tell you--this kid was definitely born an Aggie.  Our child absolutely loved everything about being there.  I was a nervous mother thinking my daughter would just cry the whole day, but she didn't!  We arrive in College Station at around 2:30 for a 6pm game.  We parked the car, walked to the quad and watched "step off" and the Corps March In.  I tried to explain to Abigail that this is what daddy did when he went to A&M--she just simply laughed as the Fish (a.k.a. Freshmen)  ran by us with their arms raised up in the air and yelling at the top of their lungs.  She thought it was hilarious as I was prepared for the whole thing to scare her.  It was such a surreal feeling holding my daughter as I walked passed the Corps dorms where I would wait for my honey to come meet me after class so we could go to lunch together when we were dating.  Then it really was wierd to watch Clayton walk through the quad as he was holding our daughter.  It was great to take her back to the place where "we" began and where her mommy and daddy spent so much time walking together and falling in love when she was just a thought in both of our minds.

After the march in we met up with some friends at their tailgate--once again Abigail was a little trooper--so good!  We made it to the game just in time for kick off and Abigail had a good time talking to everyone around us and would occasionally look at the field and point.  She fell asleep in our arms around the 2nd quarter and woke up just in time to see the Aggie Band at halftime--which she loved!  We left the game with about 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter because it was getting late.  She proved that Aggie games are her thing and we will definitely take her to many more in the future!

Below you will find some pictures of her first Aggie game experience and then there is a video of Abigail learning how to crawl!!!

Clayton having some fun the night before the big game!

Miss Abigail riding her cousin Ashleigh's activated toy horse.

On our way in Aggieland!

On the Quad

Clapping at the Aggie game!

Mommy being silly with Abigail the night before the game.

Yelling with everyone else--crazy look.

Still yelling "AAAAAA!!!"--a true Aggie!

She crashed in my arms.

Still sleeping--now in daddy's arms.

Abigail wondering what the cadets are doing at the Corps march in.

Our little Aggie Family!

Daddy and Baby Girl

Here is the video of Abigail learning how to crawl on her own--we are sooo proud of her--she has been through so much!!

Abigail is learning how to crawl! from Brooke Wisian on Vimeo.