Father's Day Picnic

Chasing BIG Bubbles!!

Daddy and Me at Minnehaha Falls

Hi Everyone,
Just a quick post about our fun Father's Day! We went on a picnic to Minnehaha Falls. Wow, that was "BIG Water!" I loved watching the falls, I even saw a fish bump (jump). After we looked at the falls for awhile we had a picnic, played with my ball and with bubbles. I LOVE to chase bubbles.

That night Daddy grilled his famous ribs. Mommy and Daddy said they were great. I didn't have any because I tend to be a picky eater you know. I had my favorite...hot dog!

I'm lucky to have such a great daddy!

Love,
Addison

June Already!!!

Here I am driving my car!

Wearing Mommy's "Glass" and holding my favorite puppy!

Hey Everybody,

I have to apologize that I haven't posted anything since Easter. I have been a busy girl this spring and summer. Since it is nice outside I don't spend much time inside on the computer. I LOVE to be outside. Mommy and Daddy are pretty sure I would spend all day and night out there if they would let me. Some of my favorite things to do are to "lide" (slide), "wing" (swing), draw with sidewalk chalk, go for a ride in my wagon, chase BIG bubbles and play with my friend Abby from across the street. We like to run around together, play ball and go for wagon rides together.

I am talking up a storm and becoming very independent. I like to make sure Mommy, Daddy and anyone else knows that I am a "big girl" and can do things myself. I walk up and down the stairs holding onto the wall, I can climb into my booster chair at the table and buckle myself in, I try to put my shoes on and take them off by myself and I try to do just about anything else myself that I think I should be able to do. Mommy and Daddy can't even count anymore how many words I know. They say I'm a little puppet and repeat anything and I seem to remember those words I repeat pretty well. I'm starting to learn my colors and really have fun helping to read my brown bear book. In the car I make sure that Mommy and Daddy see every "big lellow (yellow) bus that goes by and every "big trut (truck)" and all of the "tars (cars)".

Daddy has been busy working in the yard this summer. He has widened the flower bed around the patio, put sod in between the pine trees in the back corner of the yard and he built a retaining wall in the front yard with the help of our neighbor Shawn. I like to try to help daddy in the dirt. He gets very dirty hands! Mommy and I think the yard looks great and are thankful daddy has taken on all of these projects.

I started music class last night. It was fun. We sang some songs about bunnies and birds and got to try out playing some different instruments. Our class is on Tuesday nights for the month of June. There are about 10 other kids/parents in the class. After class we stopped at Dairy Queen for a treat...boy do I LOVE ice cream!

We are having a really fun summer! I hope you are all doing well.

Wuv (Luv) you,
Addison

Easter Weekend

Hello All! I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend. On Friday, mommy and daddy both took the day off and took me to the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul. It was pretty cool! They had a lot of fun stuff for me to play with. We spent a couple of hours there then went and had a lunch at Cossetta. Mmmmm, I really like their pizza!

On Sunday we went to church where I danced along to the choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus because it was so good. We then hosted Easter at our house. Grandma Edna and Auntie Jo-Jo (Molly), daddy's aunt, uncle, cousin (and her hubby) and their baby came over for brunch. Below are a couple of pictures of me in my Easter dress. I wouldn't stay very still for mommy (because I wanted to see what she was taking so bad) so the pictures aren't the best quality...

Being silly for mommy.

Mommy trying to snap a quick picture.

Talk to ya' later!

Love,
Addison

So Excited I'm Dizzy!

Some more clips of me dancing along to one of favorite DVDs, The Laurie Berker Band...

Hope you enjoy!

Love,

Addison

Growing Like a Weed

Hello everyone...here's a video of my having some fun with one of favorite DVDs. The Group is called The Laurie Berkner Band and I really like to watch them. Mommy and daddy say they can actually stand to watch Laurie over and over too without going too crazy (unlike Elmo sometimes). Here's a clip of me "marching along with one of the songs called "We Are the Dinosaurs"...

Hope you all enjoying your spring! I can't wait to be able to play out side more!

Love
Addison

SMRT...I am So Smart!

Hey Everyone!
I hope you all had a good weekend. Here I am looking at my very own photo album on Friday night and showing all of you how smart I am!

Enjoy!

Today is the Superbowl. We are going to our friends the Rovn's to eat good food and watch the game. I'm most looking forward to playing with my friend Davis.

Love,
Addison

18 Months!

I am exactly 18 months old today! Can you believe it? Mommy and Daddy tell me that I am getting to be such a big girl!

I had my 18 month appointment with the doctor on Friday. Boy, I was not happy to see that nurse! It took awhile for me to let her weigh and measure me. Luckily she only had to give me one shot!

Here are my updated stats:
Weight: 23.4 lbs (35-35%)
Height: 33 Inches (87%)

So, I lost a little weight since my last appointment but the doctor wasn't worried. I am growing and developing just as I should be. I probably lost weight because I've been on a bit of a hunger strike. I've decided to be a little picky about what I eat. You know, I am getting closer to 2 years old so it is time to start to assert my 'tude (attitude) a bit!

Mommy and Daddy decided it would be fun to write down all of the words I say they other day. They came up with 42! I think that is a lot! In addition to my words I love to flap my arms and buzz like a bee, pretend to swim like a fish, and put my arm in the air like an elephant. I've also gotten to be really good at jumping and I love to watch my Laurie Berkner and Elmo DVDs. I still love to read my books and to point and name the animals that are in them!

I was a bit under the weather this weekend. I had a stomach bug that made for a bit of a messy weekend for all of us, including the restaurant we were at on Friday night. Good thing we were done eating and almost ready to leave. Grandma Edna said she gave the waitress a big tip! I went to daycare today and so far so good, so hopefully I'm on the mend and mommy and daddy don't end up getting it.

Not much else to report here. I'm hoping to get out and play in the snow again sometime. That was fun the one day I got to do that this winter!

Love,
Addison