Little Miss Abbey Turns 4!

Abbey got to blow out her birthday candle 4 times....hopefully that means her birthday wish is 4 times more likely to come true.

Abbey and her friends enjoyed eating cake and ice cream at the kids table.

After cake and ice cream Abbey opened her presents.

She got a doll she can play dress up with

A baby that really cries when you stop feeding it. Abbey loves it.....but I can't wait for the batteries to run out of juice!

Some fun sticker/coloring books

Her biggest present was a brand new bike....which I'm really really jealous of. I'm not going to be able to stop myself from taking it for a test ride after everyone has gone to sleep.

Abbey decided she wanted to get Barbies with her birthday money. Her favorite new Barbie and my favorite as well is the potty Barbie complete with little girl and toilet that really flushes.

Abbey and her friends ran into her room to play Barbies once they were opened. They played and played until it was time for her friends to go home.

Abbey received lots of new clothes for her birthday. Here she is wearing one of her new shirts. In case you were wondering I did NOT buy this shirt for her.....although it is true and she tells me so at least 10 times a day.

Attending the Billings, Montana temple

Sheri served in the Montana Billings Mission prior to the building of the Billings temple. All the missionaries were excited for when the temple would be built. Sheri collected a stock of wheat from the field where the temple would be built, had it framed, and sent it to her family (along with her testimony) for Christmas in 1997:



The temple was to be built against a picturesque rock cliff on the northeast side of Billings. Many of the residents thought the temple would detract from the beauty of the city. The missionaries helped them understand the purpose of the temple and invited them to the groundbreaking. The Church News reported that 4,800 people braved a pelting blizzard to attend the groundbreaking ceremony on March 28, 1998:


On their way home from their trip to Missoula for Abbey's birthday, Grandpa and Grandma Zimmerman traveled to Billings to attend the temple. They drove through areas where Sheri worked on her mission (Belgrade, Bozeman, and Billings). They were pleased to see that the Billings temple is lovely and adds to the beauty of the city. The setting is peaceful.


Grandpa Scott and Grandma Bev were happy to attend the temple, and to think of Sheri and her mission.

Cooking with Abbey (June 2010)

Grandpa and Grandma Zimmerman went to Lolo for Abbey's birthday. While they were there, Grandma Bev spent time cooking with Abbey. This picture shows Abbey in the apron that Grandma made for her.


First they made strawberry "mice."


Here is the finished product:


And this picture shows Abbey eating one of the "mice" she made:


Then they made a Father's Day gift for Eric by spelling out "Dad" in bread dough. Abbey insisted on spelling her name and Ava's name first:


After the dough was baked, they added a powdered sugar glaze and slivered almonds. The two "G's" are for Grandpa and Grandma:


Then they made a Father's Day card for Eric. Abbey picked out the parrot sticker for the tie, added the heart stickers, and signed her name:


Then they dipped Abbey's and Ava's hands in paint and put their handprints on a piece of paper. They also gave Eric some candy---a "Mr. Goodbar" and a "Big Hunk":


(Ava thought the hand painting was lots of fun and made a mess!)


While Abbey and Grandma Bev were cooking, Ava entertained Grandpa Scott by playing with her penguin toy:


Grandma and Grandpa had a lot of fun with Abbey and Ava and didn't want to come home:

Happy Birthday Abbey

Abbey Lynne Klein was born on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 2:08 am in Missoula, Montana. She weighed 6 lb. 12 oz. and was 18.5 inches.


She was such a cute baby that her picture was used in an advertisement in the Missoula Living Magazine for the birthing center where she was born:

She was a very inquisitive child, as you can see from this picture:


She was also very sweet; her Mom called her "Little Miss Abbey":


And even at an early age, she was daddy's girl:


Abbey loved sitting in her highchair:


pretending to play the piano:


and getting in the kitchen cupboards:


She loved going for rides in the stroller:
 

reading and singing with her mom:


playing in the snow:


and helping wash Daddy's car:


Abbey has a special relationship with her cousin Grace:


her sister Ava:


her friend Hanna:

and her many babies:


especially Mr. Hippo:


and Elmo:

Abbey is dearly loved by her dad:


her grandparents:


her aunts and uncles and cousins:
 

the many members of her extended family:


and her angel mother Sheri:


Happy Birthday Abbey. We love you!!!

Remembering Sheri on Memorial Day (Part #3)

Here are some pictures of Sheri that were taken on Memorial Day. Here Sheri (standing next to the stroller) is about 8 years old:


Here she is at age nine (second row, far right):


At age 10 (front row, second from the left):


And at age twelve (front row, second from left):

She sure was a cute little girl and looked very much like Abbey.