Waitin' on the Chickens!

The chicken "poop" is finally finished, and now the chickens have a big yard to play in!

Abigail and her Daddy finished up this past week, and now we just have to wait on the chickens to get here! Abigail is very excited about "her" chickens!

She was calling the chickens to come see their new house!

"Hopper-proofing" the yard!

I love this next picture! She is such a big helper!

Those are two peas in a pod!

Poor Frogs...

I love my kid! She is just so funny!!

Every day she cracks me up with something she says or does!

Here's a recent example:

She was in the tub the other night (funny stuff always happens in the bathtub, it seems!), and she was just playing and having a grand ol' time.

Then she tooted.

She grinned at me, and gave me that look that she gets from her Daddy:

"I didn't do it!"

I said, "Abigail, what do we say when we step on a frog?"

She smiled so sweetly and replied:

"Excuse me, Frog. I didn't mean to scare you! I so sorry!"

It's really becoming more and more difficult for Momma to maintain her composure in situations like that!! At least she was polite!!

"I Don't Remember..."

So I overheard my child yelling at something in the bathtub, and, like any good mother would do, I grabbed the camera before running to check on her!!

I'm not sure what she was fussing about, and apparently neither is she!!

This kid cracks me up!!

Chicken Poop!!

We've had a new little project going on at our house for the past few weeks, and I finally got around to posting a few pics!

Daddy decided we needed some chickens around here, so we were off to Home Depot last weekend to make them a house! He's done most of the work, but Abigail and I have helped out when we could.

This is Day 1--getting the frame built!

My girl is so smart!! She jumped on this board and then adjusted her weight and the length so that she could balance it and seesaw by herself!! (She must've known that Momma wouldn't be able to get back up off the ground if I'd have joined her!!)

Abigail's handsome Daddy getting started on the roof! It actually went pretty fast once he figured out how he wanted to build it.

This is pretty much the end of the first day. We got a lot accomplished for one day, I think!

It was back to work for me during the week, and it rained a good bit all week long.

Daddy and Abigail worked on it when they could, and the next few pics are the finished chicken "poop" as Abigail calls it!

Pretty much all that's left is putting the fence up and moving in the biddies when they get here!

They should be arriving in the next few weeks, so we'll keep you posted then!

The A-Team!!

What a fun afternoon!!

Abigail and I met up with Aunt Mellie and Avery and Mrs. Renee and Aubrey this afternoon in Moss Bluff, and oh, what fun we had!!

Abigail was so excited to get to see Baby Avery again and give her some good sugar!

And she and Aubrey became fast friends, just as soon as Miss Aubrey woke up from her nap!!

Abigail snuggling with Mrs. Renee--she's a good snuggler!!!

Sweet girls!! They really had fun playing all afternoon!

Aubrey was an excellent hostess!

Abigail even got to hold Baby Avery, which completely made her day!!

She is gonna be such a good big sister!!

Look at all those pretty girls!!

Say "Cheese"!!

Thank you, sweet Atkins family, for hosting us this afternoon!!

We enjoyed it, and we'll have to get together again soon!!

So Grown Up...:(

My girl is just too little to be playing board games!!

She had so much fun last night, even though she didn't exactly understand the concept of "taking turns"!! (Some adults don't get that concept either, though, so I'm not worried!)

She is just too smart for her own good!!

Happy Birthday, Granny!!

Happy Birthday, Granny!!

We love you and hope you have a great day!!

Gone Fishin'!!

Since it was such a beautiful day today (and the rest of the weekend isn't lookin' so great) we decided to do a little fishing!!

Abigail was very excited to get to use her Princess fishing pole!

She wanted to do everything BY HERSELF!!

I love this next pic--my girl is such a little lady, even when she's fishing!!

"I got one, Momma!!"

She was so excited!! She had been calling the fish all morning and telling them that they needed to eat, so she was pretty pumped when they finally listened!!

I think this next one's my favorite!

He loves doing this kind of stuff with her, and she loves doing anything with her Daddy!

Time for a break!! Gotta rest our boots!!

Christmas at Nana and PawPaw's!

Here are a few pics from our last (or first, depending on how you look at it) Christmas this year!!

Riley, Abigail, and Levi discussing what presents they got!

So excited about all her gifts!!

What is it, Momma?!

Showing PawPaw her new raincoat!

Lunch with the Jones'/Meeting Baby Avery!

We got to meet up with our wonderful Jones' on Monday for lunch and get some good lovin' from sweet Miss Avery!!! Abigail loves her beautiful baby cousin, even though she slept most of the time!!

Isn't she precious?! Beautiful, just like her Momma!

Abigail telling Aunt Mellie and Uncle Corndog a story...there is no telling!!

All the girls!!

The proud Papas and their Princesses!

Say "Cheese", Aunt Mellie!!

What a fun time we had, just wish we could've stayed longer!!

Christmas in Longville!!

Our third Christmas--with MeMe, Papa, Aunt Candice, and Ana in Longville!!

Even more presents and good food--still don't know where we're gonna put it all!!

Aunt Candice and Daddy modeling some of their presents!

MeMe's ready to kill a monster now!!

Daddy and Papa discussing the finer points of bowhunting!

Justin showing off one of his favorite presents...he just stares at it all day long!!

My sweet lovin' girls!! They love each other!!

Christmas Morning at Granny Brown's!

Santa came to Granny's house, too!!

What fun we had visiting and playing with our cousins!!

Allison, Claire, and Abigail with their presents from Santa!

They were so excited!!

Abigail trying to talk Will into sharing his presents!

So much stuff!! Guess these kiddos were on the "nice" list!!

Abigail had so much fun playing with everybody!!

What a great day!!

After a yummy lunch at Granny's, we headed to Longville to MeMe and Papa's house!!

Christmas Eve at Grannie Doris' House!

Here are a few pics from our Christmas Eve gathering at Grannie Doris'!

As always, there was too much good food and presents for all!

Abigail loves her Uncle Ralph!! It took her awhile to warm up, but he's definitely one of her favorites now!! Maybe because he's always bringing her stuff...:)

Matthew showing off his presents!

So much going on!!

What a fun night with a wonderful family!

Love y'all!!

Santa Claus Came to Town!!

Just a few pics from when Santa came to visit! As you can see, he was very good to us here at the Slaydon house!! It was so fun watching Abigail this year, she was so excited about everything!! She brings so much joy to our lives!! We are so blessed!!