A Few "Firsts"

I've been meaning to post these pictures for a few days now but we've been so busy packing and trying to get a million other little things taken care of that there just hasn't been the time.

It's been warm enough lately that I decided it was a good time to get Gaby her own little pool. So we went out in search of one and found a nice one and I was walking around looking at some other toys and goodies (ok ok, and setting off all the interactive toys that say "try me"...I can't help it, it's a compulsion. I set off all of the Dancing Elmos, Toppling Tiggers, Bedtime Blues Clues, and some really annoying parrot that danced on a stick that reminded me of a bad Jimmy Buffet hangover! Oh wait, I can't forget about the, damn, what do you call them....we all had one as a kid...with the horses head on a long stick type thing and we rode around on them like we were riding horses? THOSE things! Well, they had a huge bin of them and if you pinched their left ears they all "neighhhhhhed" and made giddyup sounds. Although I kinda wish I hadn't set them ALL off as it sounded like we were about to be stampeeded by so many hundreds of electronic horses!) and came to the baby dolls. I've been wanting to get Gaby her very first baby doll and I decided there was no better time than the present. Not only that, this will probably be the last time I can take her into a Toys R Us and not have her screaming at the top of her lungs; "mamaaaaaaa I want it!!!!!!".

I found a nice soft baby doll and snuck it into the cart without her seeing it and when we got home with all our goodies, I sat her down and gave it to her.



She loves her baby!



And here are a couple from a few days later....



She is fascinated by the baby's eyes....



Kisses for her baby!







Gaby is such a good mommy and now that she knows how to give kisses (of which daddy and I have been the lucky recipients of on several occasions now), she's constantly giving her baby "luvs" and kisses. Well ok, she tends to bite the baby a lot too. *lol*

Now for the pool pics!

It took a little getting used-to, but she definitely loves it!



























She had a great time and even fell over a few times and didn't mind at all! I think she was more impressed with the huge "splash" she made than the actual shock of landing in the water.

Whilst Gaby was happily splashing away, Matt was playing with his own new "toy"....





He got a huge, Nissan Skyline remote controlled car and he's been happily terrorizing all manner of creatures great and small (but really mostly the chipmunks, they see that thing coming and dive for cover under the front porch) and having a blast with it. Gaby would just love to get her hands on it!

Well, I hear my little mermaid waking up, I'll be back later with more pictures from Matt and Gareth's canoeing trip this weekend.