Parkesdale Farm Market

We scheduled a little outing with some of my mom's group friends today to visit the Parkesdale Farm Market. I know most of our blog readers are still spending the days shoveling snow and snuggling under blankets, but it's warm and sunny strawberry season here in Florida! I'll enjoy it while I can because this is the only time of the year we enjoy the weather here.

Here's the menu. I'm sure the text is too small to read on your screen, so I'd like to point out #5: Our Famous Fresh Strawberry Milkshake (Voted #1 on Food Network Channel). Robert was skeptical so we decided to give it a try.

As it turned out, none of our friends were able to make it so Robert, Abby and I ended up waiting in the long line all on our own. A long line usually indicates a promising outcome, right?

Abby was a (very patient) trooper.  

We taught her an invaluable lesson: good food is worth waiting for! Look at that giant bowl of strawberry shortcake.

Yes, please!

Yum!

We didn't have a chance to go through the farmer's market part but it looked really great. Maybe next time?

So charming! Here's where they had all of the little tables set up where people could eat.

Abby's favorite? The milkshake. Turns out Food Network was right.

  

Happy girl!

She was not interested in being a strawberry queen with mommy, though. 

Get that crown off!!

She quickly decided that she was done but I couldn't help her down because I was holding onto a 15 pound fake strawberry shortcake. #floridaproblems

 Free at last! How adorable is her strawberry outfit, by the way? Thanks, Nana!

In closing, I have to give a shout out to the Padgett family. Today is the birth day of Arthur Graham Padgett, son of our dear friends Anna & Austin. Welcome to the world, sweet little baby boy! 

Abby Videos

Hello! I'm still here! Happy 2014! I apologize for my absence and I promise to try to do a better job of keeping up with this blog. Today I captured a fun video of Abigail "reading" Romeo & Juliet. Have I told you how much she loves kitty cats? She's truly obsessed. In fact, reading any book these days usually becomes a "Where's Waldo Kitty?" search. Bunnies are a close runner up. 

Here are a few more fun videos from last month. They kind of trail off in the end -- sorry I haven't figured out how to shorten them a bit. 

Here's yoga baby!

And here's Abby dancing with Daddy.

Abby had her 15 month doctor's appointment last week. Seriously, where has the time gone?! Here are her current stats:

• Weight: 29 lb. 9 oz.
• Height: 33''
• Head 19 1/2''

In the 3 months since her 12 month appointment, she grew just 1/2 an inch and yet gained 2 and 1/2 pounds! She's still in the 99th percentile for both height and weight. I'm hoping her growth starts to slow down a little bit, partly due to the fact that I bought some cute Carter's clothes on sale last summer and they're all size 2T -- which is the size she's already wearing now.

In other news, a few of our close friends are going to have their babies any day now. Very exciting! Our prayers are with Anna & Austin and Helenka & Rami. Also, my sister Bethany is due at the end of April. I can't wait to meet and kiss these sweet babies!

Speaking of Anna & Austin, I'll leave you with one last video. It's another old-ish one from our trip to Atlanta when we visited the Padgetts back in December. Asa is making sure Abby eats all of her black eyed peas. What a thoughtful gentleman!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Zajkowskis! I know I've gone a little crazy with blog posts the past few days, but it's the most wonderful time of the year! I just can't help myself. 

I had planned on getting Abby a little Ikea play kitchen this year and making it super cute and fancy; however, after going to Ikea on Monday with my parents I decided it'd be better for her when she's just a little bit older. I think it's going to make a perfect 2nd birthday gift.

I knew my sister had bought a bunch of craft supplies for Abby so instead of a kitchen, I decided to pick up a little table and chairs set. It should be the perfect place to draw and create. Here it is set up on Christmas Eve. 

Talk about boring, right?! We really didn't mean for it to work out that way. It's a good thing we have a few years to practice before she starts asking about Santa. I also picked up a little gray, stuffed kitty for her and we got her two new board books. I love the BabyLit series and Abby's newest book is a "fashion primer" based on Anna Karenina. It might be my favorite one.

This morning, she cozied up to the table right away.

Nana got her a little purse that had a white kitty inside.

Abby LOVES her kitties!

She had some Christmas morning cuddles with Daddy.

And then was a big mooch with his cinnamon roll.

Yum!

Then she did a little cookie baking with mommy. How adorable are these matching aprons my mom gave us?

 Yep I know, sugar cookie dough probably isn't the best thing for her to be eating...

Grandma Z gave us all of these fun cookie cutters earlier this month.

And in a nod to my best friend Marci and her family, Abby got a little dot of flour on her nose. Abby thought it was great fun.

Merry Christmas, family and friends! Love -- Robert, Bobbie & Abby

Christmas Eve

Robert, Abby & I attended a 4:00 Christmas Eve service at our church tonight. Candlelight hymn singing is not quite as magical at 4:00 when the sun is still out, but once she's older we can start going to later services. 

How pretty is our little Christmas girl?

Oof! Always trying to get away!

Daddy is the best.

We really need to work on Abby's open mouth kisses.

We love you so much, sweet little girl!

Christmas with Nana & Papa

My parents drove up to Bethany's today on Christmas Eve, so Abby opened her Christmas gifts from Nana & Papa on the 23rd. My mom bought Abby some really cute books, including one about learning to use the potty. Robert and I definitely look forward to that day!

Abby enjoyed reading Do Cows Meow? with Nana.

 I love these sweet pictures!

 Here she is opening a box full of cute clothes.

Papa joined in for a reading of That's Not My Reindeer.

They also bought Abigail a box of musical instruments. So much fun!

Thanks, Nana & Papa!