11 months!

Hi! I am 11 months old today! Some of my favorite things to do these days are give kisses, bounce on mommy and daddy's bed, swing on the swings, chew on things (as you will see in the pictures below), wave and say "hi" and "bye". Some of my other favorite words to say are, dada, mama, nana, ball, all done, and outside. My mom says I am really smart but I think she is a little biased. -Abby

Big Girl

Abby decided today was the day she would stand up in her crib for the first time. She thought it was pretty fun!

Let's go Irish!

The happy face....


...and the game face

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Jammin' with Daddy to a Poison classic...

Standing up

Abby has begun pulling herself up on the couch this week...how fun!

Look, I'm 6'10"!

New house

This is our new house in Adams Township, PA. It will officially be ours at the end of October--yay!

Snack Time with Uncle Tim

Quit hogging my food!

Cutie

Fun with mirrors and mom's beach hat

Sweet Potatoes

Abby decided to experiment with a new art form...sweet potatoes on the face.

Rizzi Family Dinner

Abby poses in her pretty new dress with Aunt Kelly and Great-Grandma Rizzi on Sunday July 29th. We love the cheesy smile.

Super Abby

Our little superhero, complete with red cape (which is actually Daddy's shorts that she managed to get over her head), magic comb and sidekick teddy.

Meeting a new friend

Here is Abby with her new friend Kyran...a budding romance, perhaps?

Playing with Aunt Kelly

Having some fun with Aunt Kelly--check out those cheeks!!

Drop and give me 20

This was Abby's attempt at crawling before she figured out how to move her hands...very entertaining!

Getting ready for fun in the sun.

Abby shows off her two cute swimsuits and her hat as we head out to the pool (which we do pretty much every day that it's not raining!).

The Brocklehursts, June 17 2006

A family photo at our farewell party in Cincinnati