Addison's First Birthday!

Yesterday Addison turned one! It was such a fun day. I don't think Addie had any idea what was going on, but she still had a good time. She had a party in the afternoon, complete with her very own chocolate cake. Surprisingly she didn't eat much cake at all, she seemed to have more fun playing with it and making a huge mess. John's Grandma Anita even flew in all the way from Georgia for the big event. Addie had a lot of fun getting to know her Great Grandma for a week.

Naked Baby

Last night as we were getting Addison changed into her pajamas she decided that she would rather pull herself up onto her crib and walk around naked then get ready for bed.

Picking Apples

We met up with my family and went apple picking at an orchard in Emmett. Addison had fun "picking" different types of apples while she was on John's shoulders. And of course she had a good time throwing apples onto the ground. She also tried apple cider for the first time and surprisingly enough she didn't care for it. It is the first flavor of juice that she hasn't loved.

Pumpkin Fun

This past Saturday John, Addison and I all headed out to the pumpkin patch. We had a really good time. Addison had a lot of fun looking at all of the pumpkins. She wasn't happy unless she was touching a pumpkin. It didn't matter exactly how she was touching a pumpkin...in the wagon, on the ground, in our arms, etc. just as long as she was touching a pumpkin. She seemed to really enjoy sucking on the pumpkins (I know it was really bad that I let her do it, but it was just too cute, so I wiped them off as best I could) or banging on them like a drum. We finally ended up deciding on a few good pumpkins to carve and a tiny one for Addison to play with.

Dropping Rocks

Now that it has gotten a little bit cooler outside, Addison has been loving spending time outside. We usually head out to the backyard two or three times a day and recently she has decided that she just wants to sit in her lawn chair and play with whatever is around. Her favorite things to play with are rocks. I put them in her cup holder and she picks them up to examine them, and then throws them on the ground. In the past she waits for me to pick them up and start the whole process again, but this week she has been bending over all be herself and attempting to pick them up. This part scares me quite a bit each time because her flimsy chair bends practically in half as she attempts to grap the rocks...but she is determined and usually ends up with at least one or two rocks in her hand.