Abby's 3rd Birthday

Abby's 3rd Year Video from Elijah Manor on Vimeo.

Today Abby turned 3 years old! We had her party at our neighborhood pool and the theme was Ariel from the Little Mermaid movie.

Thanks for everyone who was able to come to the party. We have truly been blessed by family and friends. I hope that we can continue our wonderful relationship. God bless you all!

In addition to the above video, I made 4 other minor themed videos that can be viewed below.

Friends 02:03	Preschool 05:10
Pops & Nana 02:00	Dancing 03:35

Father's Day

Andrea and Abby took some footage for Father's Day and I just put it all together. Thank you Andrea and Abby! I really do love my family.

I am blessed, and I am so looking forward to Enoch's arrival!

Visit to Papa & Mema's House

Abby and I went to visit my parents in Arkansas this summer. Andrea wanted to come to, but she is on bed rest due to some complications with her pregnancy. We missed her while we were gone.

Abby and I had a great time while at Papa and Mema's house. We planted flowers, baked muffins, stirred lemon-aid, made ice-cream, played, played, and played.

It was a memorable time made by all. We hope to seen them again in the near future.

Tea Party

Nana invited us to join her for the Freed-Hardeman University Tea Party, a fund raising event.

This was our third year to attend and we plan to make it an annual tradition for the three of us.

We had a great time! Abby enjoyed getting dressed up in her pretty dress and shoes. At the tea party, there was a little tea set for her to play with, dress up clothes, croquet and an art activity (decorating pictures of victorian dresses with ribbon). She got to taste lemonade, cucumber sandwiches and several sweet treats.

Abby even got her picture in the local paper!

God's Story

We attended Fellowship Bible Church's yearly Express weekend. We enjoyed seeing and experiencing all the wonderful artwork, music, and dance that were lifted up to glorify and praise God!

I put the above video together to capture 4 pieces of artwork that Seth Conley painted during this weekend's 4 services. The paintings depict the story that God's paints throughout the Bible... creation, fall, redemption, and recreation.

I was touched by the paintings and wanted to share it with you all.

Bird Feeder

Abby and I went to Centennial Park today while Andrea was at the Fellowship Bible Church Woman's Retreat.

We picked up a $1 bag of white bread from Publix and headed to the park. We had a lot of fun feeding the ducks, geese, and birds.

By the end of our bag of bread we were surrounded by a hungry swarm of feathered friends.

Abby & Joshua

Anna and Joshua Neal came to visit Tennessee for the past couple of weeks.

They stayed with Pops and Nana in Jackson for part of the trip and stayed with us for the other part. Anna and Joshua were a joy to have in our home. The kids had a great time playing together, smiling, and hugging each other.

I was so impressed and pleased to watch how gentle and loving Abby was towards Joshua. She is going to be a great big sister to Enoch.

myhealthIQ Robot Dance

This is my second installment of the myhealthIQ dance series. As you can see Abby and I had a great time filming this dance.

Once the new season of So You Think You Can Dance comes on, I hope to have more frequent dance installments to share with you all :)

Sherbet & Charades

Tonight was another Family Fun Night.

We started off by eating Orange Sherbet that Andrea made in the powerful Vita-Mix machine.

Then we proceeded to play charades in our living room. The above video details the events of the game. It was like a zoo entered our home! We all had a great time playing together.

Later Abby showed me some dance moves and we played on the floor.

Jesus Loves Me

Before I lay Abby down to sleep at night, I have been singing Jesus Love Me with her. We started to shout the song so that Andrea can hear us :)

The above video is of Abby singing Jesus Loves Me with a lot of energy!

myhealthIQ Ribbon Dance

I put good use of the myhealthIQ apron today. Abby and I did some ribbon dancing and Andrea took a short video on our camera. Its funny, slightly embarrassing, and a little scary.

Special Dress from Pops

With the news of baby #2 public, Pops gave Abby a special dress to show that she hasn't been forgotten and is loved!

Mouse Training

Today I taught Abby how to use the mouse.

Here she is showing her new ability after a short lesson.

Maybe I should start teaching her how to computer program next.

Memorization

We have been working on a different memory verse every month with Abby in coordination with a teaching program that Andrea has been doing with her. I thought it was about time to get a video of her saying them.

Also, Abby enjoys singing the alphabet song and counting numbers. You can watch her recite those as well.

Cookeville Friends

Andrea and Abby had the opportunity to visit with their good friends, Ashely and Alana Atnip, who live in Texas now.

They were in Cookeville visiting family and invited Andrea, Crissy and Barbara to spend the day with them. They had a great time vising with friends. Miss Janet and Mr. Jim made a delicious lunch and set a beautiful table for them. They even had a little table set for the kids.

The kids, Alana, Abby, Grace and Jamison had a fun time together, too. They captured the kids playing "ring around the rosie" together.

For more pictures go to my Cookeville Picasa Web Album.

Andrea's Birthday Party

I gave Andrea a surprise birthday party this year. The great thing is that she didn't even see it coming until she opened the door to our house!

I made the following movie to commemorate her childhood. As you watch the movie notice how similar Abby looks when Andrea was her age. Its almost as if we have a glimpse as to how Abby will look in a couple years. If she turns out anything like Andrea, she will be breath taking.

Thank all of you who attended the party and for helping me make it a success. A lot of work went into planning, preparing, and executing the party. A special thanks goes out to Barbara O'hara, Chris Peacock, Carole McDonald, and John and Freda Hall. Also, thanks to everyone for keeping it a secret!

You can also view a larger version of the above video on Google Video.

Twirling Balerina

Andrea bought a tutu from a consignment sale a week or so ago. We had Abby try it on and this is what happened!

You can also view a larger version of the above video on Google Video.

Lawrence Welk Night

This Saturday evening we all went over to watch The Lawrence Welk Show with Moni.

I don't know who enjoyed it more... Abby or Moni :)

Abby's 2nd Birthday

We celebrated Abby's second birthday this weekend.

We had a friend’s birthday party in the morning and a family birthday party in the evening. A bunch of her friends came to the morning party. Several people offered to bring some fun toys to play with. There was a moon bounce obstacle course (thank you Becky), two pools (thank you Barbara), a slide (thank you Stephanie N.), and a ball pit (thank you Stephanie C.). In addition we had water balloons, bubbles, and various other yard toys. All the kids enjoyed licking the frosting off the cupcakes.

I created several videos to celebrate Abby's second year. You can view them online...

Disney Cruise 3 min	Friends 2 min
Dancing and Laughing 2 min	Blueberry Muffins 2 min
2nd Year Video 7 min

For more pictures go to my Abby's 2nd Birthday Picasa Web Album.