Big Girl....

Let me give a little history....Abby has some MAJOR separation anxiety issues when leaving me. Nursery was a nightmare and even to leave her at home with her dad is not very fun. I took her to her 3 year checkup and the dr. thought it would be good to find some ways to start leaving her more often. It got me thinking...

I started thinking ahead to next year trying to find a preschool to put her in. (I don't care too much for paying outrageous prices for preschool, so I started with a nice cheap one). I wanted to put her on the list for next year, when the lady said "Well, if she is three we have a spot for her now." So needless to say, I decided to try it out. The first day she went and cried hard, the second time was a little better, and the third was awesome. She didn't cry and most importantly, she loves it! Even though, I am not trying to wish her life away and I do love the time I get to spend with her, this has been a really good thing for her social and mental development!! (Not to mention my mental stability as well)

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009

This year Christmas was a lot of fun! I was actually organized and done with shopping so we could really enjoy Abby's b-day this year. The holidays have to be one of my favorite times of the year. Jayson usually takes most of the christmas break off and we just play....I don't seem to do anything too productive the entire time. We manage to get a lot of movies, skiing, sledding, and hanging out with family done in these 10 days!! Let me just add...I am still working on taking pictures, I need to really do a better job of documenting events thru my camera! After Christmas, I realized there weren't too many Christmas morning pics taken including one of Jackson or one of them by the tree in their pjs! Oh well, one more thing I need to get better at! I think it would help if I had a better functioning camera, but my husband thought we needed a bigger, better tv this year...

I always start out doing the gingerbread house, but Jayson usually ends up taking over. ( He thinks he does a better job at constructing houses I guess!!)

The Annual Harris Santa Party......

As you can see, Abigail really loves Santa!! (I was too lazy to fix the red eyes I have!)

We spend Christmas Eve with my family, it is a fun tradition. My mom reads the kids a cute little story and we open gifts and eat, eat, eat!!

Christmas Morning.....

We all need to learn, that if Abby doesn't want her picture taken, then she doesn't cooperate!!

Homemade sledding hills/slides in my parents' backyard...(all my dads doing!!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!!

If you look close....I think her dad has aged since her birth!!

He has a few less gray hairs in this photo!

My baby girl is 3 years old!! What a crazy 3 years it has been. I have to be honest...out of all 3 children, the 3rd and only girl has been more of a challenge. When she was born she quickly learned how to not only cry, but cry incredibly loud and for a very long period of time. That lasted pretty much until she was 18 months old, now she only cries when she doesn't get her way, someone has hurt her feelings, or she is without her mom! She is slowly learning to go for periods of time without me and trying to like her dad. But as far as I can tell, things seem to be getting easier as she gets older.

Abigail is a very sweet girl and just loves to be at home and playing with all of her girly toys. Although, she does like an occational trip to the store for some shopping, but only the store she wants to go to, and for the amount of time she wants to be there. She has her favorites, lets just say that "Old Navy" is not on that list!!

She is a joy to have in our home and we all LOVE her dearly!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!