We had Ryan's 10 year High School Reunion this weekend. Yes he is that old :) I had fun meeting all his friends from High School and he enjoyed seeing some friends he hadn't seen in a while. I am such a horrible wife and didn't take any pictures :( Sunday we had fun with the youth. The kids always have a good time with them! I love these girls!!!!!
We watched our friends little boy Ashton this week and him and Addie had so a good time together. Here they are having walker races.

Walking

Addie is taking steps. She is doing really good and is so proud of herself!!!!

Happy Birthday Addie!

Since we won't be able to have Addie's party for a few weeks (too many other parties going on) some of our friends wanted to celebrate with us on her birthday. I couldn't really think of a whole lot that a 1 year old could do so we just decided on Chucke E. Cheese since the older kids of course love the place. Addie enjoyed the pizza as usual (and I am pretty sure "pizza" was her first word). I don't know if I should admit that or not but it is the only thing I have ever heard her say besides "dadadadada" and "mamamamama". She ate 1 1/2 slices of pizza and we also got her a cake to eat. I don't know if anyone has ever had the cakes at Chucke E. Cheese or not but they are so yummy. I actually had made a cake but it did not turn out so well so instead we got to get a yummy Chucke E. Cheese cake!!! Again, Addie loves sweets as you will see from the pictures!!!
Haley was posing for the snapshot at chucke e. cheese and i thought this was cute
Lizzie just looks so pathetic :(

We could not keep the kids fingers out of the cake. Addie included.

Happy 1st Birthday baby girl!

Thanks girls for helping us celebrate. I know Addie had a great time!!!!!

A Look Back

Okay so this is a day late but we had a busy day yesterday. Addie had her 1st Birthday. I can not believe that she is already 1. My baby girl is growing so fast. As I did for Logan, I had to post some pictures from last year when she was born. It is so amazing how much they change in one year. On her birthday Addie took 5 steps. YEAH! she was so proud of herself. She has taken a few today as well. I don't think it will be long. She is also getting 2 more teeth. This will make 7 teeth.
So here I am right before I had Addie on Sept 1st last year. Boy was I glad to get her out for 2 reasons - 1. because we were so ready to meet her and 2. i was just so darn big and was tired of carrying that big belly around!!! She is just so precious and has been such a blessing to us this past year and can not wait to watch her continue to grow and celebrate many more birthdays!!! We love you Addison Claire and thank God for choosing us to be your parents.

First Present

On Monday while Ryan was off we took Addie to eat Chineese Food (one of her faves) and let her open one of her presents since we are not getting to have her party for a few weeks. She had a blast opening them. We let Logan join in the fun.

She got a baby stroller and her first cabbage patch!!!

She is going to be such a good little mommy one day!

Monday evening we met my mom at Cheesecake Factory for desert. My dad is on a motorcycle trip this week so he wasn't able to join us. He will be back for her Birthday party though.

Nonny got Addie some cute birthday clothes. As if she needs anymore clothes right? But a girl can never have too many!!!!


This was the look she gave them when they were singing happy birthday to her.

Oh how she loves sweets!!!!
She got tired of waiting for me to feed her so she took over.

Bedtime Story

I love bedtime. Not just because it means peace and quiet is just around the corner but I just love the whole bedtime routine. I love the smell of clean babies out of the bath and then sitting down to read our bedtime story together. Both my kids love to read so that makes me very happy that they will sit and let me read to them. Some nights Ryan does it and I love seeing him sit and read the kids a story but I love it when it is my turn too. Ryan took a picture of me reading the kids their bedtime story the other night and about this the time he took it Addie was beginning to get squirmy. If you haven't had a chance to hold Addison, she is the most wiggliest baby I have ever held. I chose a long book this night (Just in Case You Ever Wonder - great book if you haven't ever read it) so her time was up by about this point. Still think it is a sweet picture though. Here is my silly boy. Lately he thinks it is pretty funny to put Addies Binky in his mouth. Not so funny to Addie though.