On November 30th, 2002, 11 days after her actual birthday, we celebrated Abby’s birthday with a party at her Aunt Christina and Uncle Mike’s new house. She got scared when everyone started singing “Happy Birthday” because all of a sudden she realized she was the center of attention. She had a fun time opening presents and she blew out her own candle on the Blue’s Clues cake that her mom baked for her.
In November 2002 Abby tried once again to ride the bike that her Poppy gave her. She had fun checking the tires and helping pump them up. She needed a little help from her “De” in order to get moving. She still doesn’t get the notion that she needs to move the pedals in order to move the bike herself.
October 31st, 2002 was Abby’s first time to go Trick-or-Treating. Here’s some pictures from that momentous event. She went as a lady bug, but she wouldn’t let us keep the hood over her head where the antenna were. She was pretty shy and didn’t really understand what was going on. After a few houses she caught on that these strangers were giving her candy. She would reach into the bowl and get some candy and say her usual “welcome” instead of “thank you”.
On October 20th, 2002, my cousin, Kevin Clay, got married. My father was Kevin’s best man and I was an usher in the wedding. Abby got to go to the reception and visit with her grandparents and great grandparents. The DJ played Janet Jackson for Abby, but she didn’t want to dance. We think Abby has been traumatized by cats because Aunt Marci’s cat hissed at her during the visit.
Photographs by Jennifer Turner
Photographs by Jennifer Turner
Photographs by Jennifer Turner
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