Abby

Abby has had an eventful last couple of
months reaching several "FIRSTS"





















Her 5th birthday marked our first birthday party
since moving to Utah. It was also her first princess
party, with her first princess cake. You all know I do
NOT bake birthday cakes. I was a little nervous when
this request was made. This cake was not made by
me - of course, but by Becky Eriksson. The cake turned
out awesome and fit for a Princess. Thanks for bailing
me out of that one!






















Abby also broke her arm for the first time.
This is the first broken arm in the family, but
I am sure it won't be our last. I just figured it
would be one of the boys snagging the honor first.
I guess Jantzen was involved. He was the one
who caused the accident by swinging a stick that
hit her arm causing her to fall from the bar she
was swinging on and land on the slate flooring
below. She told me that she had broken her arm
but I couldn't see any protruding bones or swelling
and she could move it without pain. It was about 24
hours later when she tried to do a cartwheel on the
trampoline that we realized it was truly broken. She
just started her new gymnastics class only 5 days before.
She ended up breaking her wrist. Jantzen felt awful
about the accident. We are now teaching him to swing
away from people! Here is a picture of phase 1 of the
accident with a purple cast. She did not like the attention
that came with it, so she hid her arm under her shirts when
we went anywhere. She never wanted anyone to ask about
it, and she would hide from people anytime she could.




















This is phase 2 of the broken arm - note
the fluorescent pink cast. She loved it!
And she loved to acessorise with it to
match all of her outfits. Still, she hid it from
everyone.
















Abby graduated from her first year of preschool!
She went to Sam Morgan Elementary School. Here
she is with her teacher Miss Deana and Miss Julie
in the background. She loved it! She learned alot,
her teachers were incredible and it ended up being
a great opportunity for her to break out of her shell.