Old Pictures

In my haste to get Addy's birthday slideshows out I forgot to share a couple of shots from Addy's 12 month photo session.


She's already looking more grown up!

The long road home . . .

Poor Addy left babyhood behind and crashed into toddlerhood with her fair share of ills. We've been battling a number of ailments these last few weeks. (Cold, flu, teething, anti-biotic induced diaper trouble :( . . . this is the short list. Really!) We are hoping she's going to start feeling better really soon!

Meanwhile, Addy tries hard to stay in good spirits! And she is always a cutie!

Here is Addy in her weenie dog shirt (this seemed only appropriate).


Little playing her new favorite game "sock hands"!


Hamming it up for the camera:


Helping with the dishes tonight after dinner:

Happy weekend!

The Big "1"

It took me a few days to get all the pictures loaded and sorted. What a fun party we had to celebrate Addy's first birthday. Thanks so much for all those friends and family members that came to make it such a special celebration!!!

Here is a slide show of the festivities and some pics with a couple of her presents.

A special thanks to Mom and Dad and Frank and Nancy - thanks for all your hard work and extra special caring to make this a wonderful memory!

Here's to many more years of special birthdays to come!

Addy's First Year!

On Friday our precious little girl will be a year old! In anticipation of the big event I've put together a slide show with a few pics from the year. I remember this time last year - so much excitement and so many nerves! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect gift! Enjoy!

We love you Little!

Adventures at Bath Time

Addy is getting very adventurous during bath time. She loves to stand up, try to walk, splash and put her face in the water!


Little loves the splash:

Checking out her tummy:

This is the only book she actually likes to look at:

Every time I'd hold the camera up, she'd do this sideways head thing:

Big time fun!

Smiles for the camera!


Can't wait to get her into swim lessons next month!

Sun, Rain, and Weddings

As far back as I can remember September is one of the best months of the year in Olympia. Sunny days, a bit on the cooler side in the morning and evening - the exact reason we picked this month to get married outside 8 years ago. (Happy Anniversary Scott!) We went to two weddings on Saturday and what an experience we had!

Both weddings were beautiful and we were so happy to be a part of the celebration. The first at 3 pm was indoors with gorgeous sunny skies outside, and at the conclusion of the ceremony the bride and groom rode off to the reception in a horse drawn carriage under the beautiful sun. (Congratulations Amy and David!) A mere 30 minutes later about 7 miles away we were pelted with a heavy rain shower for the outdoor wedding we were attending. There was a truly blessed break in the rain and the ceremony took place under a beautiful arbor with the sun shining down through a break in the clouds. (Congratulations Ali and Doug!)

The sun dress we put Little in and the light weight party dress I wore worked well for the first wedding - not so well for the second. But we made do - nothing will keep us from the party!

Here is Little in her wedding finery! This was her first time in frilly socks and her first time in shoes! So precious . . .





As the weather turns its time for pants and long sleeves!


This is a magical time of year with a one year birthday right around the corner!

Our boys in blue :(

Even with the 12th man . . . and 12th little girl the Seahawks couldn't win. It was a sad day, but we did our best to cheer on our team!








Little looks like a boy here, huh? :)

But, don't worry - I think I'm still going to win my fantasy football game! :)

The Zoo

After a summer of trying to get together we finally got the chance to go to the zoo with our friends Mardi, Gary and Stanley. We had a great time!


I even braved the butterfly exhibit. (Although at one point I thought I might lose it and run screaming from the tent.) NOT a butterfly fan!


The zoo has a carousel there - we couldn't ride on it when we first got there because it was roped off for a special group. The National Carousel Association convention was in town, they were having a ceremony. Finally when we were leaving they had opened the carousel back up and we got the chance to ride it. We barely made it on though because the convention folks were still there. We almost got crushed in line with these people behind us trying to get on . . . apparently the convention leader was going to let them ride "one more time". Mind you this was like 4 hours later. (I am not making this up.)


Just in case you were wondering we are all now members of the National Carousel Association!


What a great family outing!

Guitar Lessons

Addy tried out the guitar with Daddy:


Good job Little.



She's a natural!

Sick Day

Today Addy and I stayed home in hopes of having a quiet day so she can get over her sniffles. I am not sure that we helped much, check out the bruise she got on her forehead:

Oops! :(

Addy was down for the count for her nap, she just stayed in the same position when I put her in the crib:

We did have some fun:

Happy Friday! And go away sniffles!

Me and my Dad!

Check out Addy and Scott playing around:





She sure loves her Daddy!

The Hair is Back!

At least for a short time . . . Addy's hair was standing up quite nicely tonight.

Pretty cute!

Military Families

This morning we headed out to the Military Family Support March sponsored by Scott's Rotary group. We got up early and were greeted with an absolutely beautiful day for raising money for such a great cause! All money goes to the families of military personnel overseas and those that have lost spouses or children in the war. (For those that don't know - here in Olympia we live about 15 -20 minutes away from two active military bases, Ft. Lewis Army Base and McChord Airforce Base.)

Addy enjoyed the balloon she got.



We had the chance to honor an amazing group of soldiers that have recently returned. Here is the raising of the flag:



Addy met some new friends:



This was interesting . . . a helicopter dropped bags and bags of candy into a roped off area for the kids to grab. Can you see all the candy falling out of the helicopter?



Here is Addy and Daddy:


Addy was happy to wave the flag.


Thanks for all those that came out today with us for the march.

Testing Video

We've finally figured out how to get video uploaded. This is a small clip of Addy coming over to see what is going on with the camera.




Hopefully now that we've got this figured out we can share in the future.

Addy is a STAR!

Check out Addy's dinner show . . . this is a true star!

(That is one of her Gerber baby food stars stuck on her nose.)

I know I've mentioned it before but Little loves bath time. As soon as we fill the tub and take her into her room to get undressed she is out the door and on the way to the bathroom. Here she is on the run:


She's so fast that before I could get another picture this is all there was:


Let me in the tub!


Yessssss . . . I'm in!


There are so many cute outfits to dress Little in . . . this is one of my favorites. Today we had her in her strawberry ruffle pants. They are just too cute. (Notice she's in the bathroom again, checking out the tub. This is even before bath time.)




Just a sweet picture!

Have a great weekend!