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?!

it's spring again!

 I can't believe it's been a year.... 

cherry blossoms 2012

cherry blossoms 2013

And here's some more springtime pics of our beautiful baby little girl...

 relaxing with the iPad...

 posing at the park...

Happy Spring!  XOXO

cold weather and cold ice cream

It will be nice when it's warmer outside and we don't have to bundle up so much to play at the park....but Addie sure is cute all bundled!

Even cold weather can't keep Addie from her favorite....ice cream.

what addie has been up to....

Here's a few fun videos about stuff that Addie really likes right now.  Let's start with her absolute favorite...i.c.e.c.r.e.a.m....the word that can only be spelled in our house unless you are ready to provide it immediately!

**make sure you pause the music at the bottom of the blog so you can get the sound!***

Addie's next fav is nail polish.  She used to be content to let Mommy paint her nails, but now she wants to do it - sometimes for Mommy....

and sometimes for herself....

And then there's the park....swings,slides, and just running around....

in my life....

Have you guys heard of Sleepy's?  

It's a mattress store in our area (not sure if it's national) and they have a commercial that's been out for months with a version of the Beatles song "In My Life." 

 Now, some people like it and lots of people do not....but Addie Lou has been OBSESSED with it since the first time she heard/saw it - probably when she was about 12 months old - and her obsession has not faded....as evidenced below....

paci addict

"Smile for Mommy!"

Then I took out the paci and said it again....

"Smile for Mommy!"

very merry christmas

We hope everyone had Christmas mornings that were as fun as ours!  We had a great time opening gifts with Addie Cake!  

It took her a minute to take it all in when she woke up.  She walked into the living room and saw all the presents under the tree and stuck that little baby lip out like she was about to cry!  When Brad & I explained that Santa came while she was asleep she immediately pointed to the picture that she took with Santa and looked at us like "That guy??!!"

But once she started unwrapping, she was a on a roll!  She was super excited about every single gift!

Gram got Addie a really cool Disney princess play tent and tunnel.  Addie wanted it opened and set up immediately, so we took it upstairs....and the chaos began!  I could post a nice pic of Addie posed in front of the tent, but this pic is a much more accurate depiction of what happened....

Merry Christmas!  XOXO!