Happy 1st Birthday Addison!

We cannot believe that our little baby turned one year old yesterday! She started her day with strawberries for breakfast, and then took a nap while mom decorated the house, and grandma made a Strawberry Shortcake birthday cake. She loved all the balloons in the house, her birthday hat, pinata, dress, her cupcake, and playing with her eight little friends that came over to celebrate. She got to open lots of great presents, too! She received many toys, clothes,a college scholarship, a giant teddy bear, and a huge soft puppy.

A Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

My mom and dad came to visit for Addison's birthday. We went to my cousin's baseball game, did a lot of shopping, and Nathan and my dad put hardwood floor in our dining room and kitchen.

Nice glasses!


At the baseball game




Eating strawberry shortcake with Grandpa




Grandma loved putting curlers in Addison's hair!

Happy Easter!

Here are a few pictures from Addison's second Easter. The Easter bunny came early in the morning and hid her Easter basket in the tupperware drawer. She found it right away, because she loves playing in that drawer. She was very excited to see all the plastic eggs, but she learned quickly that she was going to have to fight Ellie and Wrigley for them. We went to my co-worker's house for lunch and then to our neighbor's house for dinner, so even though Nate missed Easter, we kept ourselves pretty busy with eating good food and an egg hunt.

Pretty in Pigtails!

Addison's hair is finally long enough to put in pigtails. They probably look a little silly, but we think they are cute. She is getting very close to walking. She has taken a few steps, but she isn't quite brave enough to go the distance. She pushes around her walker like crazy. I'm sure it will just be a matter of time before she takes off. She enjoys cleaning out the kitchen cabinets and torturing Ellie. Her favorite foods right now are chicken, grilled cheese sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, bananas, and she likes to drink water. Nate left today for a pretty long trip. He is usually gone for about 10 days at a time, but this one is 18 days long. The rainy weather is finally starting to go away after almost 4 months of FREQUENT showers ,and the sun is finally starting to peek out a little! YEAH!!!

Grandma Came to Visit

My mom came out for a quick visit last weekend. Addison enjoyed seeing her grandma again. Addison is still working on more teeth, and has begun throwing a few temper tantrums when she doesn't get something she wants..YIKES! She really gets herself worked up. She'll scream, kick her legs and cry like the world is ending. I guess she couldn't be an angel forever! :(

Addison and Grandma Lucy








"MOM, DAD, I'm going home with Grandma!"


"Hmm, so this is an apple, huh?"






Drinking water with a straw


Addison and Daddy