My mom's cousin Steve has told us a couple of times now that his daughter Susannah just keeps getting more fun.  Susannah is a couple of months older than Abby.  I think about his comment every time that Abby makes me giggle.  She is so alive and full of life and bubbly happiness and silliness.  She loves to perform; she loves to laugh and love; and she loves to soak in everything.  When we get home from each day, Orion greets us at the door and Abby gives him the biggest hug and says "nice kitty," (her grandma Carol taught her that).  She runs all over the house and appreciates the space that we finally have.  She loves to color with crayons in her coloring books, read her books, play with her toys, and talk and interact with me and Leif.  When we take her for walks around Horn Pond by our house, she talks the entire walk, barks at the dogs that we pass, points and exclaims "water!" each time we see a glimpse of the beautiful pond, and waves at strangers while shouting, "Hi!"  She is a hoot.  Last night I was on a mission to make our farmer's market peaches in to sorbet.  Abby spent the time in the kitchen with me as my helper, proudly taking out each muffin tin and pot and pan and moving them to different areas of the kitchen.  She spent the rest of the evening running around with a wooden spoon that she found.  She is so strong and sturdy.  She smiles the biggest smiles.

This is typical Abby entertainment these days (a video from last night):
Abby the entertainer

And a quick shout out- thank you for the outfit that Abby is wearing in this video, Karen!!! :)  We just love it.