Fun Weekend

Yesterday was John's 26th Birthday. We had a pie party for him on Friday night and then on Saturday my parent's watched Addison and we went to a nice dinner AND a movie after. It was so nice and relaxing.

Animals

While we were visiting John's family Addison had fun getting to know Pat's two cats and Joy's puppy, Jackson. It took her a few days to warm up to them, but by the time we left she couldn't get enough of them. She especially loved to pet Pat's cat named Ellie and to feed Jackson table food.

Christmas In Virginia

This Christmas we took a trip to Virginia and spent the week with John's family. Addison and I flew out a few days before John so that we could spend some quality time with John's mom, Pat and sister, Joy. After getting through the long day of travel (which luckily went relatively smoothly) we had a great time.

Running Around

Over the last week or so each night as I am getting Addie ready for bed she has been running into her room, digging through her basket of shoes, and then running back to me carrying the selected pair of shoes for the night. She plops right down on my lap and will start trying to put them on herself. Most of the time she has chosen shoes that are still way too big for her, but the last couple of nights she has picked out a pair of blue and white nikes that finally fit her perfectly.

These tennis shoes used to be my little brother Jason's when he was a baby. And for the past ten years my mom has held onto them because she thought that they were too cute to give away. So, even though they are pretty boyish looking we have kept them in the basket knowing that someday she will fit into them.

It was just too cute watching Addison run around wearing tennis shoes for the first time. I know that I am imagining it, but she really looks like she is running a lot faster when she is wearing them. :)