My Favorite Cabin Pics I: May 17-23

Abigail's favorite past-time at the cabin was picking flowers and presenting them to me. Bear with me here as I wax eloquent. I love the gifts children give, because they aren't concerned with how the receiver will perceive the gift, they just give. Because they live beautifully and joyfully, they see beauty and joy in nature; and their gifts bring out these qualities in the receiver, too.

"Sittin' on the d[e]ck of the . . .[cabin]." Like I mentioned in other posts, Warren really liked practicing casting off the edge of the deck.

After Warren had been casting into the lake one night, he laid down and said, "I want to cast to the moon."

Avery is the most smiley child I've had, and my other two have been big smilers. But she takes the cake; actually, when she smiles it looks as if she is trying to eat the entire cake.

Pinetop Videos: May 29-30

Warren discovered a sport he likes and does well: fishing. On Saturday the 19th of May, we went to Woodland Lake Park for "Grandpa Palmer's Fishing Derby." Before we went, we bought Warren a Spiderman pole at Walmart so he'd have one to use, to pique his interest and to practice (there was a $50 prize for the 0-5 year old category for the biggest fish and furthest cast). As we prepared to go that morning--packing the "snacks" mentioned in this video and all the other random stuff we needed--Warren sat on the deck casting into the trees. He really liked it and got pretty good for a three year old. We went to the lake, and Warren caught 3 fish: one 10.5" and two 11.5" Rainbow Trout. He also cast 35 feet to win 3rd prize in the casting contest and won another fishing pole with all sorts of gear to go with it. He liked casting so much that he spent a few more hours over the next few days casting off the cabin deck into the trees. There was a small lake on the golf course we played on each night, so we took him there one night just to cast. He was determined to "cast to the other side of the lake"--which he never did, but he had a great time trying.

This video was taken while Warren was doing the above-mentioned casting at the golf course lake. Listen closely to hear Abigail's cute narration throughout, and enjoy a little glimpse of Baby Avery at 5 months old.

Abigail's life is a musical. She spends half her day singing and dancing. I used to laugh when people described their children's ability to "sing before they could speak," but now I know what they mean. Abigail was singing much better than she spoke at 18 months, and now at 2 years old, she does both well, but her singing still is something to appreciate! Here, I captured her spontaneously singing her favorite, "I Feel My Savior's Love." Is there any doubt that she does?

Abigail's First Hair Cut

Abigail will be two on the 17th of this month, but until now, she has never had her hair cut. You can see it was getting a little unruly--luckily she likes hats. Anyway, with the approaching (encroaching?) summer heat, I knew we had to do something...

Abigail was her usual happy, sweet self as Lindsey--the hair stylist and a good family friend--combed through her hair. But when the first cuts were made, she got a bit more clam and stuck out her hand under the smock and said, "Hold my hand mommy." After a few minutes, she said, "Okay, I'm okay now."

When I cut Warren's hair--yes I cut Warren's hair--it is always a bit of a trial to get him to sit up straight and hold still (or maybe I should just learn to cut faster). At any rate, that wasn't a problem with Abigail. She sat very still. I was so proud of her.

Here is the final result. That is Lindsey, the stylist, on the left. Thanks Lindsey for a great job! I love Abigail's hair now; with the extra weight gone, it is really curly. You can't see that too much in this picture, but I'll keep posting!

I Like Polar Bears

I'm happy to report that although I could not participate in the annual Polar Bear Jump, my children stepped up to the plate and took one--in Warren's case, several--for the team.
One of these things is not like the other...apparently Warren missed the memo to take your shirt off and leave your pants on for the Polar Bear. He had a blast being repeatedly dipped in from the waist on down.
(p.s. In case you are wondering why so many posts just to get through Christmas day, Blogger/Picasa will only allow me to post 4 photos at a time. Hmmph.)

 

More Christmas morning...

One of my favorite things about Abigail is her propensity to sit in my lap whenever it is available. She just fits so well! Since Avery was being held by Andy, she took full advantage of the opportunity.
So cute of Andy and Avery just looking at eachother.
Abigail's favorite Christmas song? Jingle Bells. Here she is singing to her own accampaniment. (Note my favorite hat)
Did I mention that Abigail really likes Avery?