Best Friends Moved Away

Two weeks ago Addison’s two best friends Madison and Jackson moved to Utah. They were our next door neighbors for the last year and Addison adored both Madison and Jackson. The would play together everyday and they were also the kids that she went to do most of her fun things with like the zoo and swim parks. So, it has been a bit of an adjustment for Addie. It was really sad the first few days because anytime we go outside she want to go and knock on their door to see if they can play.  She still talks about them every once in a while, but I think she some what understands now that they moved to a new house. All in all it is a loss, but hopefully we will get some nice new neighbors soon.

Little Model

If Addison is in the right mood she loves to have her picture taken. She makes a really cute funny face when she says cheese. The only problem is the her eyes are normally squinted or closed. Her are some of her most recent "poses".

New Dress

John's sister Joy loves to buy clothes for Addison and when she came out to visit in July she brought Addison both of these dresses that she absolutly loves to wear. She also let Addison play with all of her make up. She especially likes to wear lipstick. I think by the time we took this picture she had put 6 different colors on! :)

Outside Fun

Addie still loves to play outside. She spends some time almost everyday either in the pool, spinkler, or hose.

We Are Pregnant!

We are pregnant with baby #2. The baby is due March 3rd. So, I am already 12 weeks along. We are extremely excited about adding another baby to our family. I cannot believe that it has been two months since I last posted anything! My only excuse is our normal busy lives and not feeling the best. But, I will make sure and post a bunch of new pictures, because Addison is growing like crazy and learning new things all of the time.

Busy Month

I cannot believe that it has been over a month since I last wrote! We have been really busy, but I didn't realize that it had been that long. Well, I guess I will just go over the highlights of the last month...we spent a week in Virginia with John's mom, dad, and grandma which was a lot of fun. We stayed at their time share in historic Williamsburg. We had a good time relaxing, taking in the history and of course shopping. :) Addison had a lot of fun swimming and looking for the rabbits (or bunnies as she refers to them) that would come out in the evenings just off of our patio. It was nice to see her spending time with her nana and grandpa.

After that trip we came home for two days and were off once again this time on a camping trip with John's work. We went to Silver Creek Plunge. The weekend ended up going smoother than I had imagined, but it still isn't something that I would want to do frequently. It sure is different camping with kids. :) But, Addison did pretty good. The worst part was the 20 miles of bumpy windy dirt roads to get there. The roads were bad enough that I was pretty close to getting car sick. But, we made it and had a good time in the hot springs and going for short hikes with Addie.

Then the next weekend John threw me a surprise 25th birthday party. Which definitely was a surprise. Surprise parties aren't my favorite thing (especially when it is for me), but John did such a great job putting it together, it ended up being a lot of fun. John was so sweet--he put so much thought and planning into the entire thing. He made all of my favorite foods, including the cake and even tracked down a recipe for my favorite salsa. It was so good.

Last but not least was Father's Day. We celebrated the whole weekend. Our main goal was just to take it easy and relax. So, on Saturday we went to Meridian Dairy Days (a local fair) and then John got to pick where to go to dinner--Carrabas. Sunday we went to the zoo and then made John a special dinner and dessert. It was just a real nice weekend. My family was in Oregon over the weekend so we are heading over there tonight for a bar-b-cue in honor of my dad.

In between all of the trips and parties Addison has been loving summer. She has playdates almost everyday with either the little kids next door or the family two streets over or with kids from church. It is so much fun to see her play with all of her friends. I will make sure and get some pictures of them up. They usually just run around the house, or play outside in the pool or on their bikes. And of course she is learning new things all of the time. Way too many things to remember them all. Here are just a few of them: she can pull up her pants on her own, she sings, says I Love You, can almost peddle her trike, puts the keys in the car's ignition, turns on the car's emergency flashers, can catch a ball, and oh yeah she talks all of the time. Addie no longer likes silence. :) She talks about anything and everything and I now understand almost all of it. Okay, now that I have completely bored you. I will get going and get the pictures up.

Spin Spin

My sister has already taught Addison some annoying things. :) They aren't neccesarily annoying while Terra is over to help Addison with them, but just annoying when she goes home and I am stuck with Addison requesting her new skill over and over again.

Most recently Terra has been holding Addison in our office chair and spinning her for as long as Addison pleases or until they both are too dizzy to keep going. Which you would think that at that point Terra would say no more, but of course not within a few minutes Addison is ready for more...and so is Terra. :) When it comes down to it I am not sure who has more fun, Terra or Addie.

So, as you can imagine as just because Terra is gone doesn't mean that Addie thinks she can no longer spin. So, she will repeatedly pat the chair and say spin spin until someone gives into her. These pictures are ones that Terra took earlier this week during one of their spinning sessions.

Terra's Engaged!!

This past Friday, Terra's boyfriend Aaron proposed!!! He popped the question downtown at a park with five wrapped presents that had his favorite moments with her written on them. The boxes kept getting smaller and smaller until he got to the ring box which of course was his favorite moment! Isn't that cute? And of course her ring is beautiful. It is so sparkly! I am so excited for the two of them. Aaron is a great guy and together the two of them make an amazing couple. As of now the date is going to be November 24th. The Saturday after Thanksgiving. So, save the date. :) After the proposal Terra and Aaron came over to our house for ice cream cake and martinellis (not sure on spelling, Terra's favorite special drink). It is so nice to see Terra truly happy and with someone who really loves her. I can't wait for the big day.

Bubbles

Terra came over a few weeks ago and took a whole bunch of pictures of Addison playing with her beloved bubbles. Right now bubbles are one of Addison's favorite things to play with outside. She recently figured out how to hold the bottle of bubbles, dip the wand, and blow the bubbles all by herself.

Birthday Fun

Last week we celebrated my mom's 48th Birthday over at our house. It was a lot of fun. We had a nice relaxing dinner together and then played games the rest of the night.

Easter Celebration

Eater morning we woke up to a whole bunch of rain outside, but we still had a great Easter Sunday. After church we went over to my parent's house and spent the rest of the day over there. We had a really good ham lunch and then Addison got to find her Easter basket which was hidden behind my parent's couch. Then Addie went down for her nap. After she woke up we had an inside Easter egg hunt (since it was still raining outside). Addie had so much fun. She really got into finding the eggs. She ended up being able to find quite a few all by herself.