Aunt Lori - It is NOT going to happen!!!!

Well to Addie's Aunt Lori, We have tried and tried to get a good picture with Addie in her adorable camoflauge hat that you bought for her, but it is just not meant to be. Tonight she actually wore it for a while, but only until I would try to take a picture. Here are the efforts! It is a cute hat, but she is not having it. HA! Oh and for the cute little bows that some of you witnessed for about two weeks, yeah well she will not wear them any longer. She now pulls them right out and eats them! So no bows and no hats, just her plain little hair will have to do. Which at times I might add is a little funky lately. The other day it was standing straight up in the back and mommy was already gone to work and her dear dear daddy would not understand the need to slick that hair down with some water. It was a sight when I picked her up! It was a new meaning to hat hair!

Okay Okay- I know it has been forever!

Yes I have been totally slack with posting pics. Well there are few excuses for that-HA! I have not exactly taken too many pictures lately. Pathetic I know, Addie turns one and the camera has been out minimally. What is wrong with me? Well for the updates she is growing so fast. She is now not only walking, but running occasionally. It is pretty funny! She also now refers to me as mom instead of mama. And her vocabularly is growing. Last night she kept telling her daddy to go. They were playing catch and he needed to go and get the potato. Yes I said potato. She has play food and the potato is most fun for her to have a catch with. Forget the balls, the potato bounces better. Silly little girl! She likes to wrestle too. We tackle Chuck and tickle and play each night and she thinks that is great fun! Her other favorite past times are rocking in her rocking chair, riding horsey on her mommy's leg, dancing, and playing with babies. She pats the baby dolls on the back and says awe baby. Oh and hockey, she loves that too. I have started my four day work weeks, which I am liking some, but it is tough. Well, I meet Crystal, our wonderful daycare provider, to get Addie at the icerink on Mondays and Wednesdays as her son plays hockey. Well Addie likes to stand on the ledge up against the glass with her face stuck to the glass watching. Seriously there was a wet mark on the glass from her being so close and slobbering all over it. Oh no I may really have a little girl hockey player one day! As for the 4 day work week, I love the schedule and I am so excited about Fridays off, but I miss Addie so much. I do not see her in the morning as she is still sleeping when I leave and then I do not get her until 6:30pm. That is a long day away from my munchin. So we will keep giving it a go and seeing if Addie and I adjust. Fridays will sure be fun! Here are some pics of Ms. Addie around the house and at her friend Ellison's birthday party. Yes I am posting pics from Ellison's party, when I never posted any from Addie's party. How ridiculous am I. We just had way too many pictures from her party. You all will just need to come to our house to see that photo album, which of course is not put together yet. HA!

Grammy and Poppy are Coming to Visit!!

We are so excited!!! My parents called today and they are coming to visit this weekend for a long weekend. How fun and spontaneous! We are so thrilled to see my mom and dad and for them to visit with Addie. My mom was here for Addie's Birthday, but my dad has not seen Addie since July. And wow how she has changed! By the way for Addie updates, she is walking!!! She can now take about 5 or 6 steps in a row. The trick was she had something in each hand the other day and she could not touch anything and to our surprise she just started walking. She is pretty consistently taking 5 or 6 steps now. She can side step really well, it is funny! You go girl!

So sorry to all of those hoping for some pics in this post (my mom especially)- I am just way too tired and going to bed. We will post pictures soon! Addie did go trick or treating on Halloween to a few neighbors and to Chuck's Aunt and Uncle around the corner. It was sooo fun!!

Oh and to Krysta, you are back on the blog as a friend. HA! I really did not mean to delete you. I guess that is what happens to family! You better post some new pics now!! Ha! Love ya! Stacy

Happy Early Halloween!!

Addie got to try out her Lion costume early for the Halloween party at the ice rink! The party was Saturday and she cooperated fully with wearing her costume. Addie had her first ice skating experience as well. Crsytal who is Addie's childcare provider took her for a few rounds of skating. No Addie's mommy was not about to try to skate holding Addie that would have been dangerous! And Addie's Daddy was busy working! Addie had a blast. After the party we went on to Chuck's parent's house for a surprise party for Chuck's grandpa (Paw Paw) who turned 90. Addie sported her costume through some of that party as well. She is certainly all ready for Halloween!!

13 Months Old!

Well as of Friday (10/24/08) Addie is 13 months old! Time Flies! Let me just announce that Addie is not walking yet. Let me tell you that is all that everyone ever wants to know- poor baby- no pressure! And her poor mama, as that is all that everyone ever asks. It is getting annoying! As for her walking status for everyone that wants to know, she will take a step or two and then down to her knees. She can just move much quicker crawling. She is just babbling away now! And this girl loves to dance. If you play music or just say dance, she gets a moving! Her other favorite past times and climbing in and out of her rocking chair repeatedly, and yes sometimes she does not get back out of it too gracefully. She also loves her rocking horse, not riding it, but pushing it all around the room and dancing when it sings. She is a trip.

Well here are some pics from the weekend. Addie eating pasta- so messy! Addie feeding herself icecream- she is too funny learning to use the spoon! That is messy too! And Addie sporting her new coat and adorable hat. Thanks Ella James for the hat for Addie's birthday- too cute!!

First Time Away From Addie!

Well, I did it! I made it through the weekend away from Addie, how hard was that!! Okay, I know some people may think it is pathetic that Addie is now one years old and this is the first time I spent a night away from her, but it is true. And even wrose, I was so anxious about leaving her and missing her that I was breaking out in hives at work on Friday. Seriously, I had hives on my arms! Before we left I typed a list of instructions for Chuck's poor parents that probably made them think I was nutty, as it was 1 1/2 pages long! For those of you who do not realize how silly that is, they knew most of things on the list. And when it was time to leave, I just cried and cried! Absolutely pathetic!!! I cried for like 15 minutes because I was going to miss her. So I just had to drown my sorrows with alcohol that night!

As much as I missed Addie and trust me I sure did, we had lots of fun though! We went to a wedding at the beach for Chuck's college buddy and lets just say we are not as young as we used to be. So I can pretty much still hang with one late night of partying and staying up until 3am, but not two nights of staying up until 3am and 4am. Wow I am still tired. The wedding was at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium, what fun to be partying and dancing with the sharks!!! It was really nice and fun to have quality time with the hubby and to see some of his buddies that we do not see that often anymore with being parents.

I know I have been slack with posting the last few weeks, but pics of Addie will follow soon. I am still too tired to deal with it tonight. For some updates of Addie, she is just jibberjabbing away. She said Addie yesterday a few times, how sweet. And she is still in a mommy phase, she loves to be up under my feet. It is pretty sweet. As for the walking, still not quite. She can take some steps, but she realizes it is much easier and she can move much faster by crawling. She is pretty close though! As for teeth, there are two new teeth for a total of six now. What a big girl! Oh and to Addie's Uncle Scott and Aunt Krysta, she loves her rocking chair. She climbs in and out of it non-stop. She gets in it well and most of the time out of it well, but she still face plants occasionally. It is sad, but if you laugh, she thinks it is funny and does not cry. Am I bad mom to use such antics.
As for Halloween, we are very excited to sport Addie's costume. She will go to the Halloween party at the ice rink this Saturday and then tricking treating to a few special places, like relatives, on Halloween. She is going to be a lion. Of course we will post some pics.

Addie's Birthday Cake Experience!!!!!

Here are the best pics of the day from beginning with the cake to the end result. She is still a little pink after her bath from this birthday cake experience. It sure was fun!! She loved it!!!! She enjoyed that her cousins, Drew and Kylie called and sang Happy Birthday to her as well. It was so sweet!!!