We had everyone over to our house to celebrate Easter and Abby's first birthday this last weekend. I think everyone had a good time, I know Abby really enjoyed being the constant center of attention and all of the cookies and cake. There are a bunch of pictures online already.
Having 11 people in the house is definitely a lot of work, so weve just been relaxing/recovering most of the week - especially Abby as she goes back to not getting cookies and attention constantly. I think we've almost eaten our way out of all the leftovers.
Abby did start cruising right after we ate lunch Sunday. She must have made a hundred laps around her table before she finally stopped. Since then she's been walking on everything and she's figured out how to push her table around like a little walker. It works great until she hits a wall and then she just pushes futily until she finally gets bored.
She also really enjoys singing about Old McDonald. It's not easy to hear, but she starts out saying e-i-e-i-o, then neigh-neigh (because we usually start with a horse), then baa-baa because she hears the block say a sheep's next. At the end, she looks down at her stuffed lion Gingham and tries to say his name. Maybe we're the only ones who hear it, but I think it's not too hard.
In other news we had a leak in the basement plumbing Friday night, it seeped from the boiler room, through the wall and into the playroom. It took most of Saturday morning to fix but we were able to handle it ourselves. I don't know much about plumbing, but I'm really not sure why this old piece was stuck on the end of a line anyway. At least we know that the drains work if we ever get any more water.
