F.F.F. "Shower"

Well, it's the last day of July, I can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It's not just summer that is flying by...my little girl is growing and maturing more and more each day. We are nearly potty trained; she still has an occasional accident, but really is doing great. Maybe it's the M & M rewards she's been getting! I'm telling you, this girl is a true chocoholic! She fits right in to this family!
Her latest "big girl" activity is taking a shower. She has decided that she no longer wants to take a bath, she takes a shower. Mind you, she usually wants Mommy to take a shower too, so I've been getting ready for bed a little earlier. I used to always take my shower in the morning, sort of as a way to wake me up. Now, I sleep a little later, because I have extra time in the morning. I'm kind of liking this extra little bit of sleep!
Still no specific theme for Favorite Friday Foto, but I want to continue to do it, it "makes" me update this blog at least weekly. So....here's a couple of pictures of Tabitha and "her" shower! Hope that you enjoy them.

Favorite Friday Foto(s)---Party!

I'm a little late getting this posted, but it is still Friday, so it's alright. There is no particular theme for this week, so I'm just posting some pictures from the past week. We went to a barbecue last weekend and took Tabitha with us. It was a "get together" of our Sunday School class. This is the first time that we've taken Tabitha to one of these, usually she stays home with "ganny-gamma", but she was invited and was very excited when we told her that she could come with us. She was amazingly very well behaved, only one small "episode" --when I washed off brownies from her face (how dare I!). Here are a few pictures from the occasion. Hope that you enjoy them!

The little dog's name is Snowflake. Tabitha spent a great deal of time on the floor with her, it was someone "her" size! Tabi loved giving her attention and I think that Snowflake liked it too!
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Tabitha hasn't quite mastered drinking from the 'hard' type sippy cups, so she tends to just bite on the mouth piece.


Tim took all of the pictures that evening. I just love the angle from which he took this picture.


Have a great weekend!

Is it FFF?

Sarah is taking a break this month from blogging, so it is up to each of us to either keep up the tradition of Favorite Friday Foto, or let it fall to the way side. I've loved being a part of favorite Friday foto bloggers and am going to miss someone "being the ring-leader". It has been fun clicking the links to other people's blogs and seeing what has been going on in their lives. Over the past few months though, I've noticed fewer and fewer blogs being part of the group. Maybe it's because a lot of people have been on Facebook posting and not keeping up their blogs. Many of the "FFF" bloggers are people who have adopted children, some are not; we all "shared" a part of our lives, be it with pictures or words. I've elected to keep up the tradition even if I don't have a "Mr. McLinky" for people to add their links.....maybe I would if I could ever figure it out! If you'd like to continue being a part of the group, feel free to leave me a comment and perhaps I can figure something out! Happy blogging everyone!


F.F.F. Water Fun!

Tabitha really loves the water. We went from having a small wading to pool to now a little bigger pool. Mind you, it's no olympic sized pool---it's maybe 30 inches deep---but Tabitha absolutely loves it! I've been playing a little with the photo editing program on the computer, I hope you enjoy the pictures!

How did this happen.....?

Yesterday we had to take Tabitha's crib down and return it to T----t because it had been recalled. I bought this crib in November of 2006, way before Tabitha was home; it was actually before she was even born! I remember getting it, setting it up and taking a picture for our dossier. We got the full price of the crib back, extra perhaps, because I remember getting it on sale.







Yesterday she napped on it, mind you it took her a LONG time to finally fall asleep because there was so much activity in the house. But, she slept all night, didn't cry, and didn't try to crawl out. We're so proud of her......but Mommy's a little sad. How did this happen? My little girl is out of a crib! (Yes, she's in there amongst the toys!)

FFF "Red, White, & Blue"

This week the Favorite Friday Foto theme is "Red, White, & Blue". I saved posting pictures of this past Saturday, the 4th of July, until today. I hope that you enjoy them! If you'd like to see more red, white and blue pictures, check out Sarah's blog here.

Tabitha ready with her lollipop awaiting the start of the fireworks show.


"Look at my red,white & blue hair bows."


Fireworks:







Tabitha dressed for church July 5th; what a pretty little girl!

Daddy's Birthday

Yesterday was Tim's birthday. We had a small celebration, just family, for the occasion. I fixed lasagna for dinner, that's Tim's favorite, and then we had cake and ice cream. We (I) sang Happy Birthday to Tim (dear Daddy)--- Tabitha was kind of the background singer. Here's a cute little video of it. I've also included some pictures of the event.

FFF "Home"

This week the Favorite Friday Foto theme is "Home". I like this explanation of the word "home" given by Wikipedia:
While a house or a residential dwelling is often referred to as a "home" in North American English, the concept of "home" expresses itself upon a much broader denotation of a physical dwelling. Many people think of home in terms of where they grew up or where they lived, a place that brings back old memories or feelings, and a home can even be a time rather than an actual place.





This is our house in Columbia, SC, the place that we call "home".



Where but "home" can you feel comfortable enough to eat guacamole like this?






Or kick back and watch TV like this?




Tomorrow is the 4th of July. Let's remember all of those who have bravely fought to make America "the land of the free, and the HOME of the brave"!
Check out Sarah's blog here to see other Favorite Friday Fotos!