my 2 year old

Addie is 2! (as of last Friday).  I have a 2 year photo shoot scheduled and then will post lots of pics of our adorable little girl!

In the meantime, enjoy this amazing comparison of 1 year old Addie playing in the water and 2 year old Addie playing in the water (rain)!

Addie - July 2012

Addie - July 2013

4th of July (part two)

 Some pics from the Capitol Hill 4th of July parade with Tiffany and baby Rocco...thanks to Tiffany for being photographer for the day!

Addie and Rocco were ready for some parade action....each in their own way...

Addie loved it!

It was her first real experience with candy!  She collected A LOT of it and I let her try her first sucker....of course it was blue and stained everything...and she loved it!

She also got some bubbles from a princess in the parade, which is about as awesome as it gets for a little girl!

Super fun!  Happy 4th!

XOXO

4th of July (part one)

We had such a fun 4th of July!  We saw a super cool parade with Tiffany and baby Rocco - and Tiffany took a lot of great pics that I will post in "4th of July (part two)" really soon!

In the meantime, here are a few that I tried to snap first thing in the morning - but my camera was cold from sitting in the nice AC and it was crazy hot and humid outside, so my lens immediately fogged - I think it actually makes some of them look like vintage photos, so maybe I've discovered a cool new photography method - what do you think, Jennifer?

Thanks for the awesome 4th of July dress, GG!

XOXO

wisconsin

Addie, Mama & Nana went to Wisconsin to visit Addie's GG (that's great-grandma) and to celebrate some birthdays - the 3 cousins (Addie, Charlie & Taylor) all had birthdays in June or July!

We had so much fun playing, eating cake & opening presents!

We had one delicious cake for everyone and each birthday girl had her own special cupcake...

Charlie wasn't too sure about hers at first, but she eventually got the hang of it...

Addie, on the other hand, got right in there.  The girl knows her way around a cupcake!

Super fun!  XOXO

And a few extra pics of enjoying the outdoors from this month....

Addie figures out why GG's town is called Menomonee Falls!

little gymnast

Addie has been taking classes at the Little Gym this spring and today was her "show" day - which doesn't mean much for a bunch of toddlers - but it was a fun opportunity for them to show off and the mamas to take pics!

Addie Cake loves the balance beam - it's her fav!  She used to reach for my hands and now she pushes me away and yells "NO!" when I try to help her!  

*I apologize for the picture quality - I only had my phone.

At the end of class, all the kiddos got to stand on a podium one by one and get a super cool yellow ribbon!  Here's Adds right after - she was pumped about it!

XOXO

a busy week

Celebrated E's birthday with breakfast at his new fav....Dunkin Donuts...yum!

 And had a blast at his birthday party at the zoo that weekend....everyone loved the zoo carousel!

Addie rode the emu and laughed and smiled the whole time.  Lots of "Whoa!"s too!

 Her favorite animal was the tiger....he kept walking back and forth and growling/roaring really loud!  Adds loved it and "Meow"ed at him - I guess he is just a big kitty, right?!