WOW! What a vacation! Abby and I returned home yesterday afternoon. I don't think Matt has ever been more excited to see us in his life. He came home two weeks earlier and was just about to die. Luckily Abby remembered who he was after a while. We loved visitng home (Utah) and seeing lots of family and friends. We can't wait to buy our plane tickets for next summer! Here our some fun photo's of our vacation! Enjoy!
Mesa Falls in Island Park, Idaho
Yellow Stone National Park
Four Generations
Abby and McKell talking to each other
Twiners! Can you tell who's who?
Friday, August 15, 2008
We're Baaaaack!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Happy Four Months!
This is Abby and me modeling her fourth of July outfit. Abby had her four month check up Tuesday and these are the results: She weighed in at 16lbs 5oz and is 26 inches long, which puts her in the 95th percentile for both!
Abby's new favorite place!
Monday, June 30, 2008
The Honolulu Zoo and Sunday Shoes!
We know Abby's a little young to really appreciate the zoo but Saturday was "Military Appreciation Day" at the Honolulu Zoo so we took her. Here are some pictures of our day. We had fun with our friends and Lily (Abby's new best friend of 2 weeks)came too. 





Abby's first pair of shoes! How could we pass up these?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Happy 3 month Birthday Abby!


Thats right, our baby is 3 months old! We even celebrated with cake and icecream, mainly because Matt and I wanted a reason to eat cake and icecream!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
This is what we've been up to!

Tummy Time!!
Last Friday Matt was the only one from his office that had to go to work. So Abby and I went and had a "picnic" with him.
This one is for McKell. My sister's baby, who is the same age as Abby, has a ton of hair. Yesterday we skyped them and McKell had the cutest ponytail with a bow, so I wanted to see what I could with Abby's. This is about it!!!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
SHOTS!


Abby had her 2 month check up on Tuesday and this is what they did to her! Can you tell she see's an Air Force pediatrician?
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Baby Showers!

These are my three best friends here. Gina, Leah, Jana and me! And they are all pregnant! (Two you could probably tell) This picture is at Jana's shower today. I forgot my camera when they threw me my shower. I can't wait until they all have their babies and we can have play dates everyday!(at the beach of course) Speaking of the beach, Abby and I made it to surfing group this week! Abby's first trip to the beach and I forgot my camera. Don't worry Matt and I plan to go sometime this week so I will take it then and she will never have to know I missed the first time! As for the surfing part......it was like going out the first time all over again. I guess there are these things called muscle's and they leave when you are pregnant and don't come back for a while. But nothing a little more surfing can't fix!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Abby ready for church!

This is Abigail yesterday waiting to go to church. She is almost so perfect she could be a little doll!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Queen of the bed

This is Abby this morning. I bring her into bed with me after Matt gets up and we cuddle the morning away! Only I think she is starting to think it's her bed!
This one's for you, Sissy and Todd!

You can't really tell in this picture but she is wearing the pink camo shirt you guys got for her! And she was just waking up, thats why the cute face she is pulling. Thanks Melissa and Todd!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Look Mom, No Hands!

Forget the wheel, a front-baby-carrier is the worlds best invention. Abby is the worlds best baby because she never cries......until you put her down. This causes a problem for me because I can never get anything done, until now! So to all you soon-to-be mommies or new mommies, I recommend investing in one of these. Just this morning I was able to put my hair in a ponytail while "holding" my baby! Amazing!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Abby Meets Brother Matt!! (and friends)

My brother Matt's here in Hawaii visiting with friends and checking out some of the other islands, luckily he had time to stop and see Abby for a while. We love brother Matt!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Abigail Janice Steele is Here!!!
Abby came last night at 9:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. 8 pounds, 7.9 ounces and 20 inches long. I will let Jenni write later to tell you the whole experience. There is another picture at the bottom of the blog...I will let Jenni do the real posts later, I can't figure out how to do it.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Tag!
So, I've been tagged! The rules are that each player has to list 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, the player has to tag 6 people and then go to their blog and post a comment telling them they've been tagged and to look at your blog for instructions.
fact #1: Every night at 6:30 I have to watch Wheel of Fortune. I told my sister this and she made fun of me because her husbands 80 year old Grandma does the same thing. I don't know what it is but I feel really smart when I can guess the "phrase."
fact #2: I am horrible at answering emails. My friends/family will write me and it takes me over a week to write back if I even do. Sorry everybody! I do love to hear from you though so keep writing!
fact #3: I talk to my mom everyday. Even though we're thousands of miles and an ocean apart we find time to talk about 30 minutes almost everyday!
fact #4: I really miss having a hibernating season. I like being able to stay inside for a few month's out of the year because it's too cold outside. When the suns out I feel like I should take advantage of the day so it's not wasted but having 12 months of sunshine wears you out. I just want a reason to stay cooped up all day and not feel guilty about a wasted day!
fact #5: I like to play "real life" computer games, like stuff you could really do. There is this hair salon one where you have to cut, wash, dye peoples hair and keep all the customers happy. Or the Lemonade Game is a really good one. You know the ones where if you did it in real life you could be successful and make money or you could just sit home and pretend on your computer.
fact #6: I like to clean. I know not everybody does. Cleaning relaxes me and I love being able to see the before and after affects of it.
So there is a little about me you might not have known. I'll have to see if I can get Matt to fill out a fact sheet. Since I don't actually have six people to tag and Melissa tagged both Robin and me all I have left is Ashley Jo and the Seely's, so "tag you it!"
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
You wanted it, you got it!
Since you all were wondering how big my cheeks really got, here you go. 37 weeks today!! I have my doctors appointment tomorrow and then every Wednesday after until she comes!
A Bed Fit For a Princess
Our Hawaiin Dream Vacation
Last week Matt's work had a conference and an awards banquet. All the nominee's for the awards got to stay at the Hilton down town and do "tourists stuff "all week. Since Matt was nominated for an award we got to participate like all the other "tourists." We were the only nominee from Hawaii so most the stuff we had already done. Wednesday they took us to the Pearl Harbor Memorial. It was my fourth time going this year but it's always a humbling experience to stand above the USS Arizona and remember all the lives that were lost and our still lost today so that we can have our freedom. That night we went on a sunset/dinner cruise. (Matt left the camera at the hotel so, sorry, no pictures) Some hump back whales swam right by our boat, it was really cool. We stood on the very top deck and watched the sun set over the water and we even claim that we saw "the green flash." Thursday the activity was a hike to the Makapu'u light house. Since we had hiked there in November with Matt's parents and I was 36 weeks pregnant we stayed at the hotel. We went to breakfast at a McDonalds that had an ocean view and went swimming at the pool. That night was the awards banquet so we got all dressed up (which was really fun becasue it was Valentines) and went down to the ballroom for dinner and the awards ceremony. The next day was "Sports day" at Bellow's beach. Matt's team won the Ultimate Frisbee compition and I got sunburned! It was a really nice "vacation" and the best part was that after it was all over we only had to drive about 20 minutes and we were home!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Surfer Girl
This was obviously a while ago. I just wanted everyone to know how cool I really am! In about 12 more weeks though I will be able to get back out there and see if I can still do it!




















