Sportsman's Show with Grandma, Grandpa, and Cousin Haylee

Abby had a very exciting day with Grandma, Grandpa, and Cousin Haylee today. This weekend was the Sportsman's Show at TRAC and my Dad really wanted the girls to attend as the booth he was helping out at was one where the girls would be allowed to help make bird blinds and then later follow up on what birds nested in "their" blind. Nate and I were completely okay with this as it meant an Abby-free house for a few hours in the morning. We love our Abs very, very much but neither of us could remember the last time we both were at home without any pressing matters to attend to and no Abby. So it was a win-win for us all!

Abby LOVES her Haylee! I love how the girls act so sweetly with each other and do things like hold hands in busy places to keep each other safe. Miss Haylee does not like her picture taken so that's the reason for her face. :-)

My giggly girls on a very expensive boat!

Here the girls are signing their names to "their" duck blind.

Safety first! Those glasses look adorable on her if I do say so myself. And just in case anyone wonders Abby loved her monkey backpack. Mom was worried about Abby wandering off in the crowd but didn't want to take a stroller as the venue wasn't really stroller friendly, so this was the solution. When they were stopped at a booth the backpack's "tail" was tucked up so that it didn't drag on the floor but as soon as they left the booth Abby pulled the tail out and handed it to Grandma or Haylee so they could keep her safe. :-)

Abby is NOT a fan of loud noises right now, so we see the 'hands over ears' position a lot these days. Haylee is helping to build the girls' duck blind.

Mom said Abby wanted to do the bow and arrows so badly that she happily waited in a decently long line just to get her turn.

I have no idea what type of animal that balloon is supposed to be. Or even if it's supposed to be an animal. But she's liking her balloon creation!

A 'selfie' of the girls. Haylee is so her mother's child with her dislike of picture taking and her Uncle's niece with the sticking out her tongue during the photos she allows.

Abby entertaining herself before the tiger show.

I'm actually sorry I missed this as seeing these big cats would have been really neat. 

Grandma bought the girls stuffed tigers after the show and when Abby got home she raced over to tell me all about her new tiger!

I'm so happy that both Abby and Haylee had a lot of fun with their Grandma and Grandpa at the show. Mostly because I love how they have such a great relationship, but there's also a part of me that knows that the more fun they have the more likely it is that Grandma and Grandpa will take Abby out of the house for a few hours on another adventure. :-)