Fun in the Sun!

Addison had a blast this weekend and got to spend a lot of time with her friends. On Friday, She went swimming with Katelyn (I forgot the camera), on Saturday morning, she was invited to a birthday party at the park for Brooklynne and Mackenzie, and on Saturday evening she was invited to Alyssa's house to play and swim. She had a blast and even managed to fit a nap into her busy schedule ;) I have 11 1/2 days left of school! I turned in my resignation letter a few weeks ago. I am very excited to stay home with Addison full time!!

Goofing around with Alyssa in the pool.


"CHEESE, Mommy!"






Going down the slide


A group picture at the birthday party


Enjoying her cupcake




She acted like she had never seen a banana before!

Nathan sent me the most beautiful flowers for our 8th Anniversary. 2 dozen red, yellow and pink roses.


I planted some bleeding hearts.


She loves to water flowers. When we were done, she said, "More water flowers, mommy!"


Petting Wrigley and watching TV


Addison and Katelyn having fun in princess heels.

Funny Girl

Here are a few pictures from the past week. Addison is really starting to crack me up. I really wish I could get every funny moment on tape. The other day, she yelled at me, "WAHHHH MAAAXXX RUUUBYYYYY!" (that means she wants to watch Max and Ruby on TV). I picked her up and told her, "Do not yell at your mommy!" So what did she do??? She put her hands on my face (one on each cheek), turned my head so that I was looking her straight in the eyes, and she whispered in her cutest, softest voice, "wah max ruby." It was so hillarious. I cracked up. However, she wasn't so cute and funny when we went to the zoo for Mother's Day. After driving for an hour, and looking at the walruses for 20 minutes, she threw a major temper tantrum and wouldn't quit. I knew it was time for the tough lesson. I strapped her into the stroller, rolled her to the car, buckled her in, and we drove another hour back home. Later that night, I asked her, "Addison, what happened at the zoo?" She replied with a pouty lip and guilt in her voice, "Me naughty."

A message for daddy


One of the few animals we saw at the zoo, a Beluga whale.


Goofing around in the bathtub






Mmmm!


I ordered the 'Furminator' animal brush. Here is the nasty dog hair from just one brushing! YUCK!

A Crazy April

April was a very hectic month. I went back to ND over spring break, and Nate and I decided to let Addison stay there for a couple weeks while I went back to WA. I took her to the clinic before I left, because she had a cold that she just wasn't getting over. She was diagnosed with Strep throat. She was prescribed antibiotics. A few days later, she started to get a fever, so my parents took her to the doctor. While she was in the waiting room, her fever rapidly spiked, and she had a febrile seizure. This is a very common type of seizure in young children (1 in 25 children will have one during their childhood). To make a long story short, the antibiotics did not kill all of the bacteria, and the strep went into her blood stream. She was hospitalized for three days, and she went back to the ER after she was released due to a reaction from the IV antibiotics. It was a very scary time for everyone. I ended up flying back to ND during her hospitalization. She is doing very well now. She is her normal two-year-old self ;) There are no lingering effects from the infection or the seizure. Here are several pictures from the last month.





Addison discovered the moon in the sky the other evening.


"MOON!"



Addison LOVES her sidewalk chalk that she got from Cody and Michelle for her birthday. Everyday she asks "Color please outside."









"The camera light is too bright, mommy!"


Addison ate strawberries, whipped cream, and angel food cake every night with Papa. She didn't bother using a spoon :)













Great Papa reading to Addison








Dying Easter eggs with Papa













Searching for her Easter basket at Nana and Papa's house

Addison is Two!

I can't believe that our little girl is two! She had a great party, and we are so thankful for all of the friends and family members who came to help us celebrate. Thank you so much to everyone who came and to those who thought about Addison on her special day! She had been talking about her Pablo party and her Pablo cake for weeks, so when she finally saw everything, she was very excited!



Nana made her a Pablo cake.


She was so excited to see her Backyardigan's decorations.


"I'm ready for the party!"


Tyler disguised as Pablo.


Brenden and Karter as Tyrone.


Gabriella disguised as Uniqua!


Avery disguised as Uniqua!


Waiting for the cake


Nate was able to watch everything while he is in Turkey via the webcam.


She did a great job blowing out the candles.






On birthdays, my family always takes a bite out of their cake after they blow out the candles. Addison is catching on to the tradition very quickly!






"This cake is delicious!"




"I'm not sharing, Dinah!"






"I wonder what is in this one?"




A Pablo card!


"Look, daddy, a shirt and playdough!"


A Pablo blanket!


"WOW! What a pretty dress!"


Bubbles and chalk!


Showing Daddy her presents




"I finally got my bike and 'hat'!"




It's pinata time!


Nana giving Bailey and Addison a ride on the bike.


Addison and her cousin, Bailey, on her bike.


"Meet my friends, Pablo and Uniqua!"


Biker Chic!