Sunday, December 27, 2009

Dec 09


BIG SISTER LILY AND GABY

When Santa asked Gaby what she wanted for Christmas she looked at him and said

"Mickey Mouth Clubhowth. Come inthide iths fun inthide!"



GABY AND HER MAN






GABY IN THE BOUNTHHOWTH





GABY AND DADDY








It has been too, too long, and I am getting complaints! So I will try to recount some of our recent Gaby moments.



Earlier this month Lily was fussing while I was brushing her hair. Gaby looked at her with this deadpan expression and said "Lily, rub thum dirt on it."




We were at LaMadeline not too long ago, and ran into a friend. Both girls were standing next to me while I chatted for a few minutes. (She was sitting down eating.) I realize that Gaby is not standing with us (which is common, to say the least!) and I started to look around for her. I turn around, and she has befriended two older ladies at the table behind me, has taken a seat and is having a conversation with them. Mess.


More restraunt fun: After seeing Santa at North Park, our family always eats lunch. So we are at TGI Fridays, when a family sits down behind us. Grandpa, Grandma, three or four other adults, and a newborn baby girl. Gaby LOVES babies and made a beeline. They were super sweet, and didn't mind. For once she did not try to smother the baby with love, and came back to the table. I vaguely noticed her digging in my purse (which should ALWAYS be a red flag), but was in the middle of a conversation and was not paying attention. She headed back over to the table and I heard laughing (another red flag; see next post) and look behind me. She has taken my camera out of my purse, turned it on, and is taking pictures of the baby. As the grandpa said "She's a pistol."


Dining with Gaby part III: Ok so we are at Joe Willy's and always sit in this one area that has access to the games so that the kids can go play and we can relax and eat. So the kids are going back and forth between our table and the game room, and we are talking to some friends. There is a table of moms and kids next to us, and I hear loud laughing (red flag!) and someone say "Whose little girl is that?" (ULTIMATE red flag.) Well of course it is MY little girl, and she is squatting under their table trying to dig the chewed gum off the bottom of it so she can EAT IT. sigh.