The Mullet Look

Abby's hair has always been a bit difficult for me to know what to do. She was born pretty much bald,

but as its grown in, it's gotten long in the back, and stayed short in the front. The result, is pretty much a mullet. I've tried barrettes, ponytails, and parting it in different spots. But it rarely masks the mullet. HOWEVER, I just discovered that her hair is now long enough to put into pigtails. And not just two tiny ones on the top of her head. All (or most) of her hair can be pulled back.


Before ("baby pigtails")





After (The real thing)

Funeral for a Friend

Last night Cameron and his brother Devin went to see the band Funeral for a Friend in concert. They love going to concerts together. Their interests in music are similar, luckily, because I know I wouldn't accompany Cam to see a lot of the bands he enjoys.

No Longer Starving Students!

Well it finally happened. We redecorated out family room, and have upgraded to matching furniture. Our mismatched hand-me downs have found new homes else where (granted, most of them just moved to other rooms in the house). We're grateful to the pieces of furniture we were given but it was time to move on. We bought new furniture and even painted the walls. It's been something we have wanted to do since we moved in to our house, and I am actually quite pleased with the outcome. It isn't quite finished yet because there are some items that need to be hung back on the walls and such, but for the most part we have completed our first decorating project.

There was only one small problem along the way. The furniture store delivered the wrong couch. Well actually, it was the right one technically. We though we ordered a gray couch, and a red sofa chair. But we got a red couch and a red chair. There must have been a communication error at the store. However, I liked the red couch and had actually tried to convince Cameron that a red couch would be nice, and bring a lot of color into the room. He wasn't convinced, until it arrived. I'm not sure if he really came around to liking the color, or just gave in to please me. Either way, I think he is the best for letting me keep it.

We also had a hard time deciding where and how to paint. All the rooms are so open, that there isn't really a way to only paint one room, so in the end, we painted all the rooms on the main floor. On Saturday, when Cameron was off of work, I stuck Abby and him upstairs and Rory was outback all day. I painted from about 9am to 9pm with only a five minute lunch break. The house was torn apart, but I managed to get it all done in one day. I'd love to eventually carry that paint color upstairs into the loft. But I haven't figured out how to paint the stair well. I'd love ideas if anyone's ever done that.

Going On a Head

Abby is totally in love with putting stuff on her head. Headbands, hats, and really anything that will stay up there. It's funny, because I tried all last summer to get her to wear a hat when we were outside, and she would almost immediately throw it off. I haven't even bought any of those popular headbands for little girls because I knew they wouldn't stay on for long. Now, I'm wishing I had tons of cute hats and headbands and scarfs for her to wear. I guess a shopping trip is in order!

Oh How She's Grown!!!

I was looking through my pictures from Colorado and when I saw this one, Abby just looked so grown up. Which is hard, because she defiantly is no longer my baby anymore. So I decided I needed to post about what she is doing right now at this age, so I'll never forget. I know I post a lot about her, but lets face it, she is my life.

Lately, her new thing is her fake whine and cry. And she really works it ALL THE TIME! So she will throw herself onto the floor and just "cry". I am trying to ignore and not acknowledge her, but I can only take so much of that whiny wail.

Really though, she is a cutie, and is always making me laugh. For several months, she has loved to dance. And she will dance to any music, anytime, anywhere. There are some commercials that the music she LOVES and must stop whatever she is doing to dance. Her dancing has evolved from a head bob, to now her famous hip sway. Last night Cameron let her play with an electric Tetris game and once she discovered the music, those hips started swaying.
(sorry I couldn't figure out how to rotate video)

This last week, Abby hasn't been feeling well, she has a cold, and at least 2 teeth breaking through. So she has been especially irritable. And out of pity I gave her a half of an OREO cookie to "make her feel better". It's a rare treat for her to get sweets and after she ate the cookie I realized that its not just unhealthy, it's also really messy. This picture doesn't do justice to the mess that she made.


We just love our little girl so much. My mother-in-law always says she isn't sure what the rest of our kids are gonna be like, because Abby took all the personality. She is stubborn, active, goofy, helpful and loving. I enjoy teaching her, and watching her grow (even if it means she is no longer my baby).


Abby, my beautiful baby, you are a joy and I'll always love you!

Big Day

Well what a big day it is today. Barack Obama has been sworn in as the new President. Even though my views don't fall in line with his, it is amazing the excitement and anticipation that is in the air. It seems that so many people think that he will turn America around. I have my doubts that anyone could do that. To get things back on track, it is just gonna take time. Change is good, so I hope Obama at least brings a freshness to the country.

"Family Reunion"

Last week we went to my parents home in Colorado. We aren't able to get home during the holidays so we usually try in January. The last few years, it has worked out that Scott (my older brother) and his family visit at the same time. So the whole gang was there together. Which makes for a lot of chaos, but a whole lot of fun also.

At the Bingham home we...eat together (Abby and cousin Kenna or "nenna" as Abby came to call her)


play together (Abby and cousins Sam and Kenna)


and rock together (Cam on the "drums" and Scott on the "guitar")



Cam, Abby and I flew over because to drive across Wyoming in the winter is a scary journey. I was, as always, nervous about how Abby would behave on the plane. Ever since learning to crawl, that girl doesn't sit still for anything. So even though the flight is short, 90 minutes with an active girl forced to sit still can feel like forever. But we lucked out and both ways she slept almost the entire flight (the time spent in the airport is another story). Once we got there, we spent most of our time at home just hanging out. We played a lot of games, and just let the kids play together. I really enjoyed watching Abby with her cousins. She is now at an age where she will kind of interact with other kids, and I was excited to see how quickly she warmed up to everyone and made her self at home.

The kids quickly discovered that the funnest place to be was the room they weren't allowed in, so here they are on one of the many marches back to the family room.



Cam and I also went to see the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". It was good...long, but good. We enjoyed getting out and spending some time together, which seems to be a rare treat these days. I am already planning the next date we need to go on. And I did manage to find time to get some shopping done. All and all, it was just some good quality family time. I can't wait till the next "family reunion" when we can all get together again.