Spring Break

I had a week off for Easter Break, and it was so much fun. Abbey and I had a blast doing different things around town, and I can't believe it is time for me to go back to work tomorrow. I didn't have my camera for everything we did, but here are some of our fun times!

Abbey loves carrying around purses, bags, and now Easter baskets.One afternoon we hung out in the children's room at the library. Abbey was fascinated by the fish and a puppet show that another little girl was performing. Of course, she was also entertained by the chairs; she is such a little monkey!

It was raining one day, so we spent some time at the Nature Center. Abbey really enjoyed climbing the stairs to the "tree house" and looking out at the center. We were the only people there for most of the time, so she had the run of the place.

Her favorite part of the Nature Center was a stuffed bear wearing one of the vests that the volunteers wear. No matter where we were in the center, she kept going back to the bear. Her excitement is pretty clear in this picture.

Like I said, we were the only people there, and there were four volunteers there. She had a great time talking with all of them. There was a little rocking chair that was much more size appropriate, but she preferred this one that was in front of the roaring fire.

Brendan and Abbey both really like slides.

Abbey also likes wood chips & soccer balls. You have to be quick with her, because she really, really likes the wood chips...as snacks.

Brendan has been collecting pinecones in his wagon. Abbey had a great time pushing the wagon around. She is kindly offerring Brendan one of the pinecones; we didn't know how to tell her that they were already his!
As usual, Abbey is distracted by a dog in the park. She loves all dogs...she sometimes says dog and sometimes just says bow-wow, since we have a book called "The Dog Says Bow-Wow".

Even when she is riding the thrilling purple dinosaur, she has one eye focused on the dogs across the park. To be honest, I did, too. The dog was big, not on a leash, and not responding AT ALL to its owner's commands. Not the coolest thing I've ever seen in a park with a lot of kids around!

Not everything fun needs to be outside of the house. Abbey obviously wants to take over my teaching position; she was constantly bringing me my ID and likes wearing it around the house. The sunglasses were another favorite, unfortunately, they were the victim of a monkey climbing on top of them...the monkey looked suspiciously like Abbey.

Abbey and I fed the ducks at the park on an absolutely gorgeous Saturday afternoon. Well, I fed the ducks. Everytime I would stop, Abbey would grab my hand and say "Mama, more!" Little did I know that she wanted the bread for herself.

She was making friends at the playground; the little boy hugged her, and I think she liked it.

All of this fun wore her out! Although who wouldn't like to curl up in a comfy seat and take a nap after a day at the park!

I need to thank Aunt Jane for picking out such a great sun hat as part of Abbey's birthday gift. She normally tries to pull them off, but this one has a little strap that isn't too tight but keeps the hat on her head. We used it so much this week!