The Office

Lucky for me, I have two wonderful co-workers/friends that have kids the same age as Addy. Little Savannah is about 8 weeks younger and then Tyson and Addy are within a week of each other. It is fun to share stories and sympathize with one another in the office. Today we got the kids together for a long overdue play date!

The kids had fun in the sun with the sprinkler. Tyson was having way to much fun picking up the sprinker and chasing us around. He thought it was so funny to get us wet.



They enjoyed the wagon a ton. Thanks Stephanie for pulling and pushing the wagon for so many turns around the driveway, street and yard. What a champ! Of course Addy and Tyson pitched in too. Princess Savannah had the right idea - let everyone else do the work.


And they loved to come in after a hard afternoon of play and watch the Wiggles:


The joke around the office is that although Addy and Savannah are really close in age and weight . . . Addy's feet are twice the size of Savannah's - literally - Addy is size 8 and Savannah barely a 4! Addy of course loved Savannah's fun shoes and here she is trying to shove her monster feet into Savannah's petite little shoes! Too funny!


So fun to hang out together:

Thanks ladies, what a blast!!

"Cheese" Face

Here are a few more of the Addy's "Cheeeeeeese" face.



Here she is multi-tasking by helping throw out her dirty diaper and making "cheeeeese" face at the same time.

And really from the heart . . .



Say cheese!

Out Back

We have a nice big backyard that sometimes doesn't get much use during the winter and rainy spring. The weather was so great tonight Addy and I spent all evening out back.

Here are some shots of my flower pots. I haven't had a chance to do many of them this year since the weather hadn't been cooperating. This is a start.


Here are some random shots of the yard in general.


Notice in the far back corner of the yard - that is the makeshift bunny protection.


We used Addy's outdoor playpen to put around the bunny nest. (Good idea Mom)


On Monday night we were saddened to find that three of the bunnies were killed by a cat. So, I had to spend the evening stringing chicken wire over the play pen to protect the remaining three from harm.



The nest is right on the ground under the leaves.


Here is a picture of one of the bunnies in the nest. SO CUTE!!


Addy had a blast playing with the hose ( I barely got the pots watered before she was all over it.)



Even The Rock got to come out and enjoy some sunshine. He likes to watch the birds and bugs. (He isn't allowed to visit the bunnies.)


And we had to take a break for some dinner and dessert. Like mother, like daughter . . .


That is chocolate in case anyone had any question! ( And yes, that is her swimsuit, for some reason she ran across it and decided she has to wear it around the house once we got back inside.)

Spending Time with Grandma and Grandpa T.

A couple times a month Addy spends the day with Grandma and Grandpa T. They always have a blast. Last Friday they spent time at the Farmer's market and waterfront.





She loves the stairs! Grandpa is helping her learn to slide down the stairs.



Thanks Mom and Dad for your great care! Can't you tell she loves it:


Have a great week!

Taking a Break

I just love this photo of Addy taking a break with a pillow and quilt my friend from work Evelyn made her!

Mr. Bear and Addison

Remember Addy's sweet monthly photos with her huge bear? Here are a couple to jog your memory . . .

Addy and Mr. Bear at 2 months:


Addy and Mr. Bear at 7 months:


Addy and Mr. Bear at 10 months:



Now Addy can manhandle Mr. Bear around like nobody's business! He isn't so big anymore.


I am not sure Mr. Bear is happy about this development!

Busy with Bunnies

It seems like before you know it you realize you've neglected the blog! I've been busy with the usual stuff - and some rather unusual things. We have a nest of baby bunnies in the yard! They are so sweet and tiny. We found it when Cinammon and Daisy torn into the nest and killed one of the babies. My parents came over and helped us fence the area off with Addy's baby play pen gate and now I spend my time chasing wildlife, neighborhood cats and my own two dogs away from the area. There are still 5 babies alive and well. The good news is that the mommy bunny seems happy with the set up and is continuing to visit her babies. When they get a little bigger I'll try to get a picture. I try to stay away right now, they have good fur but their eyes are still closed.

Wyatt came over for a playdate all by himself last weekend. He and Addy did really well.

The kids helped dump and pick up balls in the backyard and checked out the backyard trail:


We all went on a wagon ride to see the big dig-dig down the street.



And of course, there was some chase.

Also, last weekend Addy tried hummus for the first time. She loved it! She wouldn't eat the flat bread but just kept licking all the hummus off. She kept smashing the entire piece of bread against her face to suck all the hummus off - she was a mess - but a happy mess!


It seems like for a while now Addy hasn't liked to take pictures, she gets pouty when the camera comes out - and not in the super-model, pouty-is-good kind of way. But she's changed her approach again . . . now she's a "cheeser". Here is one of her new famous "cheese" poses. Literally she cries cheese as loud as she can while tilting her head upward and bearing all her teeth!


Say cheese . . .

Weekend Activities

Addy tried out a couple of new things this weekend:

1) Addy wore a dress out on Sunday. She never wears dresses and she looked so cute. Normally she doesn't enjoy them, but this time she seemed very comfortable.


Unfortunately we learned the hard way that unprotected knees can get scraped. Addy got her first major knee scrape. Poor thing!



2) Ice cream cones RULE!!!


The pictures speak for themselves. :)

Look Out - Streaker on the Loose!

ALERT: Shortly after 7pm on Friday night reports began to come in regarding a possible streaking incident in a residential neighborhood. The following images are graphic in nature and may be disturbing to some.







Cinnamon the dachshund was interviewed shortly after the incident occurred, "I wasn't sure what was happening at first. I was tucked under the blanket when all of a sudden I heard running steps all around me. When I got up to see what was going on, I almost fainted. For goodness sakes, there was a naked kid running right by me!"

Daisy Mae, Cinnamon's sister added, "Darnedest thing I've ever seen. You think you know your neighbors and then one day something like this happens."

The streaking child's parents couldn't be reached for comment.

Fraggle Rock Anyone?

Do any of you remember Fraggle Rock? (Loved it.) Doesn't this pic of Addy with her hair up in piggies on her head like this remind you of Red? Too funny!


Okay, I think I jinxed us with my lovely weather blogging - we got snow last Saturday - April 19th??????!!! How crazy is that? I've lived here my whole life and never seen snow in April.

Fianlly, check out Addy on Monday morning. We peek in to see her like this:


She is definitely getting into her clothing. She likes to try to put things on and take them off! Look out!