Nine Month Bear Photos

Little was in her holiday best for the 4th and so we snapped her 9 month bear photos a day early.



And this is a shot of her earlier in the day, cruising around the house.


Happy 9 month birthday my precious baby girl!!!!

The Match of the Century

In this corner weighing in at 21 1/2 pounds, with electric hair - Addison

And in this corner weighing in at 19 1/2 pounds, with so-co pants - Ava








Folks, there was a clear winner last Friday night when we met up with our friends for the Friday Night Rumble in South County. It wasn't Addy!! Ava is crawling and moving like the champ she is . . . by the second round Addy was screaming when Ava got within a couple of feet of her.

We had a great night with our friends. Poor Ava just wanted to be friends! Addy wasn't having it. Don't worry they will be best friends before you know it.

Thanks for the great evening!

Water play

Shots of the Week

Just a few shots of this last week:

Addy is starting to hold her own bottle. Most of time she doesn't hold it up high enough to get the actual liquid out. But she's working on it.




These are some cute and funny shots:




Grandma and Papa D. got Little this table, she sits on the bed to use it right now.



Happy Friday!

Bath Fun

Not only does Addy find it fun to get in the tub and splish-splash around, she has fun drying off too.

She'll sit in the sink:


She is completely fascinated with the faucets. She will do everything in her power to get to the faucet each night.



In the end she gives herself a 6 out of 10 for the performance. Not bad for bath time fun!



Happy Friday!

Why does her hair stick up like that?

I bet you have asked yourself, where did Addy's stick up hair come from? Well, settle back for a great story.

In a galaxy far far away . . .


These are shots of precious little Jessica Todorovich between the ages of 1 and 2:



The golden halo! It is as if the heavens are shining down on me . . .


Sometimes it actually sticks out in all directions equally.

Obviously it was tax time!


Do you need the mask, the hair is scary enough.


Addy has plenty of years to enjoy stick up hair!




Try not to be too jealous, some people have to buy a lot of product to get this effect.

Thanks Mom and Dad for pulling and scanning this photos!

We're back in business!

We got our new camera this weekend and so we are ready to blog again. Nothing too exciting to report, thought I'd just post a few photos.

Right after we got the camera out of the box, I immediately began snapping away at Addy. I think she was finally starting to get a bit tired of all the pictures.


Addy's new favorite trick is to sit on the changing table and turn off the lights, again and again. She is so proud of herself!



Addy came home tonight with a shiner. Apparently she got into it with the plastic barn and the barn won. Check out the purple bruise on the far left of her left eye. By bedtime it was even brighter. I am not sure that Addy really learned her lesson - lifting up and dropping big objects on your head doesn't always feel good. I am proud to say she's handling it like a trooper.


Don't panic - she is still able to carry on about her business . . .


When the weather is nice, after dinner Little comes outside with us to water the pots out front. She keeps watch over the neighborhood for us. (And scares away everyone with her hair!)




Have a great week!

No Camera - Last Pictures of the Other Kids!

Sadly we lost a good companion this weekend, our 7 year old camera went to the big photo lab in the sky. He was a good camera and did us well for many vacations and special events. So, we are on the market for a new camera - recommendations welcome! There are so many cameras out there.

Anyway, before the camera died we did get some funny shots of our first baby, Ollie. He insists on getting into the dishwasher every time it opens (he isn't the only one). I always dump the bottles out and put them on the top shelf and it never fails this is how the dogs look when the dishes are all put in the dishwasher. (That is old, stinky formula on his head)


Sometimes I get worried because if one of them gets covered like this there is a chance they will start to crowd and possibly get snippy with one another trying to lick at the formula. The dog with it on the head gets freaked and all of a sudden Scott and I are having to pull apart rabid dogs trying to attack one another over stale formula drops. The fun is endless . . .



We will hopefully get a camera soon and post some new pics. Have a great week.

Eight months and counting . . .

Its that time again, monthly photo with the bear time! Here is Addy's 8 month bear photo and some others just for fun.

Little wouldn't sit still for the bear photo. We tried on two different days. This one is cute, she was laughing and playing the entire time.


I've taken to plopping Addy in the kitchen with me and giving her "kitchen toys". She sometimes gags herself on the big spoons, but she loves that they make noise when you hit things like the oven.


Here is a good side shot so you can see that the hair is still standing tall. More of her hair is starting to stand up each day it seems like . . . Apparently she is the spitting image of me at that age with the stand-up hair. I am so proud. :)


Little is still enjoying the ol' point and squint routine.


Isn't she precious?




Hope you all have a good week!

Just Playing

I've been terribly sick the last week and a half, feeling absolutely the worst. Addison was quite the help, just playing with her toys so that I could get some rest and Daddy could take care of the house.

Checking out her dinasour toy:


All Smiles:

She's got this new squinting thing going on:


Look at Little's teeth!


Addy checking out the box:


Catch you all soon!

Vacation Slide Show

As promised here is a slide show of our recent vacation. Enjoy!

We hope you enjoyed the show!

Atlanta, Savannah, Hilton Head, Ears and Teeth

Sorry for the delay in posting! We got back last weekend from a 10 day trip across the country and are still working at getting caught up and back into the swing of real life.

For those that don't know . . . for a few months we've been planning a trip to Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. We used our Disney timeshare points to stay at Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort. My parents came along and we had a great time!

We were very apprehensive about traveling with Addison, and the first day saw many of our fears realized (not in the way you are probably thinking). It started out well, we got out of the house and to the airport without incident. When we were getting Addy out of the carseat to go through security we realized she has a diaper explosion that went all the way up her back to her neck and had gotten the carseat all wet. I took her into the bathroom and changed her and Scott took the carseat and stroller with him to get cleaned up. It was 9:30am, we weren't even through security and we were sweating.

We got on the plane and Little was sleeping - which was great for take off. But, when an oxygen mask wouldn't stay put, we had to taxi back to the terminal for assistance. So the hour long wait lasted just the length of Addy's nap. But alas, Addy was a sweet girl and didn't give us any problems. In fact, she didn't give us a single problem the entire flight. We were the last plane to make it into the Atlanta airport before a severe thunder and lightening storm shut everything down. So after an hour delay on the front end and a five hour flight we sat on the plane on the runway an additional 2 hours!!! We were laughing at the absurdity of it all. And still Addy was happy, smiley and a very good girl.

We finally got off the plane, got our car and headed to the hotel. This was when Addy had finally reached her limit and wailed like nobody's business all the way to the hotel . . . the hotel that didn't have any power because of the storm. This is when I reached by limit and I joined Addy in some wailing. :)

We found another hotel and finally got everyone to bed and we survived. As I was drifting off to sleep I was wondering to myself is this really "vacation", this is a lot of work!

Things went great from there. We got to tour around Savannah, spent a wonderful 6 days in Hilton Head with Grandma and Grandpa T. and all around enjoyed ourselves tremendously. Unfortunately Little got an ear infection toward the end and began cutting her top 4 . . . yes, 4 teeth. So the plane ride home was not quite as fun.

Here a just a couple pics from the trip. I am working on a slide show to post this weekend. So, stay-tuned.

Addy on the beach for the first time:



Check out the bikini:



What is the deal with the face Little?



Anyway, check back after this weekend for all the good shots. Take care!

What does Addy do all day?

One might ask this question . . . and now you have the answer.

Addy spends time playing with her favorite friends Gracie and Gavin. In this shot Addy is showing her love to Gracie by grabbing her hair and pulling. I think that shows considerable love!


Addy is learning the importance of sharing. She even lets Gizmo sit in her swing.


Addy doesn't just sit back and expect to be taken care of all the time. When there is important work to be done Addy is on the job, with her Bob the Builder goggles. Safety first!


And most importantly Addy gets her snuggle time with Gracie.



Every day is a great adventure!