OUR ETERNAL FAMILY: SWEET SIXTEEN AND NEVER BEEN KISSED (NOT THAT THERE AREN'T BOYS THAT WOULD LINE UP FOR THE JOB)!

SHE CAN RUN, DO FLIPS, DANCE, COOK, CLEAN, BE SPIRITUAL....WELL...YOU WILL SEE!!!

ABIGAIL IS THE FIRST AND FROM THE BEGINNING I'M NOT SURE SHE KNEW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THIS CRAZY BUNCH SHE WAS BORN INTO BUT WE HAVE GROWN ON HER AND SHE NOW LAUGHS WITH US AND ALL THE CRAZY THINGS WE DO!

IT HAS REALLY FELT LIKE ABIGAIL WENT FROM A TODDLER TO GETTING BAPTIZED. I THINK IT IS PARTLY BECAUSE SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO RESPONSIBLE AND HELPED WITH THE YOUNGER KIDS (AND THEIR HAVE ALWAYS BEEN YOUNGER KIDS) . THEY COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER EXAMPLE THAN ABIGAIL. IT JUST MAKES ME SAD THAT SHE IS GROWING UP SO QUICKLY (ALTHOUGH I AM REALLY ENJOYING HER AT THIS AGE).

ABIGAIL LOVED ROCHESTER AND THEN SHE LOVED OMAHA. OMAHA BROUGHT STARTING YOUNG WOMEN'S AND FINISHING HER PERSONAL PROGRESS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE YEAR. IT BROUGHT STARTING TO PLAY THE PIANO...AND THE FLUTE IN THE SCHOOL BAND (WHICH SHE IS EXCELLING IN). IT BROUGHT HER BEST FRIEND ....JENNA...AND LOTS OF FUN EXPERIENCES IN YOUNG WOMEN'S AND SEMINARY....OMAHA REALLY WAS SO FUN!

OH...I'VE GOT TO BACK TRACK FOR JUST A MINUTE. I JUST FOUND THIS PICTURE OF US TAKING ABIGAIL TO TUACHANN THE SUMMER SHE WAS BORN. THIS WAS SUCH A FUN TIME. SHE HAD EVERY ONE'S FULL ATTENTION!

REGRESSING ONCE AGAIN....THIS WAS AT THE TIME WE HELPED THEM MOVE TO PALO ALTO. I DON'T THINK SHE REMEMBERS MUCH ABOUT THEIR TIME THERE BUT I REMEMBER THAT SHE WOULDN'T EAT MUCH (IT KIND OF WORRIED ME). HYRUM...ON THE OTHER HAND WAS CRAWLING AND ATE EVERYTHING. SHE WOULD SIT IN HER HIGH CHAIR AND THROW HER FLOOR ON THE RUG AND HE WOULD CRAWL AROUND AND EAT IT. I THINK THEY WEIGHED ABOUT THE SAME TOO. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT THE OAKLAND TEMPLE WHEN WE TENDED THE KIDDOS WHILE JUSTIN AND TASHA WENT TO THE TEMPLE. LOOK AT HOW DARLING YOU LOOK ABIGAIL!!!

BACK TO OMAHA AND BEING THE OLDEST...YOU HAVE IT PERFECTED!!!

ABIGAIL WAS NOT VERY OLD WHEN SHE BEGAN MAKING A VARIETY OF THINGS FROM BAKING....COOKING...DECORATING...REFINISHING FURNITURE....YOU NAME IT....SHE DOES IT! LET'S JUST SAY I COULD....AND SHOULD LEARN A LOT FROM HER!!

I LOVE THAT ABIGAIL LOVES TO COME TO BEAVER AND THAT SHE LOVES TO BE WITH HER COUSINS AND FAMILY!!

I LOVE THAT SMILE!!!

MOST OF ALL.....I HOPE THEIR SUMMER ISN'T TOO BUSY SO THEY CAN COME HOME BECAUSE MY FAVORITE PLACE TO HAVE YOU IS HERE!!

THESE ARE MY FAVORITE PICTURES OF ABIGAIL. I THINK THEY ARE DARLING. SHE AND HER FRIENDS GOT TOGETHER AND DRESSED UP LIKE THEY WERE IN THE THE 50'S AND TOOK PICTURES. I LOVE THEM!!
I HAD A GREAT TIME DOING THE INTERVIEW WITH ABIGAIL. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF MY BETTER IDEAS. I'M NOT SURE IF THE KID'S LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I DO.....BUT IT IS A FUN WAY FOR ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM!!!
FAVORITES...
COLOR: TURQUOISE
GAME: NIGHT GAMES WITH HER FRIENDS (THEY DID IT A LOT IN OMAHA)
FRUIT: RASPBERRIES
SHOW: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST....LIVE
THING TO EAT FOR LUNCH: CLAM CHOWDER
SNACK: GOLD FISH OR PRETZELS
ANIMAL: SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CHOCOLATE LAB AND SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS.
SONG: EVERMORE
BOOK: THE WORK AND THE GLORY
BEST FRIEND: JENNA
CEREAL: CAPTAIN CRUNCH
THING TO DO OUTSIDE: BUILD CAMPS...GARDEN...RUN
DRINK: SUMMER ..VIT. WATER...WINTER...HOT CHOCOLATE
HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS
WHAT SHE TAKES TO BED WITH HER AT NIGHT: A SOFT THROW THAT I GAVE HER.
FAVORITE BREAKFAST: PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST
BIRTHDAY DINNER: SHE JUST HAD IT SAT. (OLIVE GARDENS SHRIMP ALFREDO)
WHAT SHE WANTS TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP: OPTIONS: DENTAL HYGIENIST, PEDIATRIC NURSE, OR ENDOCRINOLOGIST)
(I LOVED THIS ONE)....IF SHE WERE INVISIBLE....SHE WOULD BREAK UP THE PDA AT SCHOOL.
SHE IS PROUD OF HER 4.0...ESPECIALLY IN HER AP CLASSES!
IF SHE WERE PRESIDENT...SHE WOULD STOP COMMON CORE (HOORAY) AND HAVE CURSIVE WRITING TAUGHT!!
SHE IS GOOD AT BEING RESPONSIBLE (I KNOW A LOT OF ADULTS THAT AREN'T)
SHE THINKS YOU ARE A GOOD FRIEND WHEN YOU SET TIME ASIDE FOR THEM AND YOU ARE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY NEED YOU.
HER FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY IS THE HOUR SHE HAS AT HOME WHEN SHE IS HOME FROM SCHOOL AND HER MOM IS STILL PICKING UP THE OTHER KIDS. IT IS THE ONLY TIME WHEN THE HOUSE IS QUIET.
HER HOBBIES ARE COOKING (ESPECIALLY DESSERTS) AND READING
SHE THINKS CLIMBING TREES IS FUN AND EXCITING
IT MAKES HER HAPPY TO BE WITH FRIENDS AND BE PRODUCTIVE
IF SHE COULD FLY WHEREVER SHE WANTED TO SHE WOULD GO TO HAWAII, ALL THROUGH CHURCH HISTORY, AND SEE THE WORLD.
IF SHE COULD CHANGE HER NAME SHE WOULD BE "LEAH"...OR ABIGAIL KATHRYN
HER FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH HER MOM AND DAD IS TO HAVE PERSONAL TIME WITH THEM. SHE LOVES IT IF SHE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEND ONE ON ONE TIME WITH THEM. I LOVED THAT ANSWER BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT COMPLIMENT TO HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM THAT SHE LOVES THEM SO MUCH THAT SHE LIKES TO ME WITH JUST THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF MY KID'S WOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT ANSWER.