Happy Birthday, Abby

Our Abigail Joy turned 4 today!!  Grandma and Pappy along with Ella and Hunter were here to visit last weekend so we actually celebrated her birthday a week early.

 She requested to have spaghetti for her birthday dinner and now I see that I should have cleaned her up before I started taking the pictures!

 For all of her granddaughters, Grandma gets a real pearl added to a necklace at each of their birthdays.  It is such a sweet tradition and we pray they will be able to wear these necklaces on their wedding days!  Until then, they're in Mommy's possession for safe keeping.

 Her first big girl bike!!!

So what can I say about our sweet Abby?  Abby and Emily have proven to be very different little girls.  Emily was always the competitive, play and run with the boys type of girl (which is also super fun!).  Abby on the other hand is interested in the more typical girl things.  The dolls that were given to Emily when she was younger are now getting played with by Abby.  I tell her everyday that she has her dolls, but I have one too!!  I get to dress her, and do her hair, and take care of her.  She just giggles.  With her dainty red lips and pale skin she looks just like a baby doll.  She loves her books, her dress up clothes, and her kitties, and is most of the time wearing a radiant smile that proves to be contagious!

Happy Birthday, Abby!! 

Meet Gimpy

A few days ago we got a call from a local farmer asking if we would like to have a pig that had gotten trampled by some of her bigger pigs.  She simply did not have to time to rehab a pig, so asked if one of our kids needed a winter project.  Emily readily agreed.

We got the little pig here and set him up in his cozy new home.  His back leg is broken, but once he gets up he seems to be able to move around.

 He squeals and backs away when Emily reaches out to pet him, so they are in need of some bonding time.

 Our two kitties seem to be taking good care of him as well.  They are very curious and have stayed nearby him most all day!

 After a few days and quite a few apples, the piggie is starting to warm up to Emily.

Bob's idea for this pig is get him up to weight enough to have a pig roast.  Well, thanks to our good friend Jeremy, the pig is now named Gimpy.  Tonight 4 of the 6 kids prayed that Gimpy would get better...not a good idea to name the pig you want to put on a spit!!