Happy 2nd Birthday, Addie!!!

More birthday pictures to come...this one is just too cute! We are headed to another 2nd birthday party for a little girl born the same day as Addie. We are very thankful to our family - thanks for coming and celebrating a wonderful 2 years with Addie!

California Adventures

Overall, I would say that Addie did a pretty good job on our trip. We had a great time! The flights went rather smooth (thank you Lord!) We took Addie to Sea World, Palm Springs Zoo, the pool and mostly visited with family. Here are a few (not really, a lot) pictures of our trip. The first picture is at the zoo, it was soooo hot - look at Addie's pink cheeks! This is a picture by the pool. Jason's grandparents live in a condo in Palm Springs so we took advantage of the pool one day. Addie loves to swim and look at the view.
Sea World. I think this was Addie's favorite day (mine too!) We spent the entire day there (minus her nap). This first picture is Addie and I trying to pet the sting rays (they don't sting). I think she would have stayed here all day. She loves playing in water.

Addie with her grandpa (Jason's dad).
This is a moving sidewalk - one of the exhibits. She was more excited about that than the exhibit!

Waiting in line to eat breakfast with Elmo! This was wonderful! She had a great time as long as the characters kept their distance. The whole crew was there - Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, and Big Bird. What a great way to start the day! Thank you grandpa and grandma. The sunglasses, purse and shoes were a gift from Addie's great grandparents (Jason's grandparents). It came with coordinating outfits but this is as far as she got!
Out to eat to celebrate Jason's grandpa's 75th birthday.

We had a great time! We are so thankful for a nice time with family and a safe trip! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Guess what time it is....

That's right! It is baby time, again! Addie is going to be a big sister. Jason and I could not be more excited! I have not been to the doctor yet bet I think I am about 9 weeks - due sometime in February. I go to the doctor next Thursday the 24th. I am excited to hear the heartbeat and to have confirmation that everything is okay! I am feel the beginning signs of pregnancy, so I am sure that everything is going well. Please say a prayer for a smooth pregnancy and a healthy baby.

Fun in the Sun!

We just got back a few days ago from vacation at the lake. We went to The Land Between the Lakes - Kentucky Lake. My family does this once a year and we always have a great time. There are 14 of us and we rent a cabin and all of us stay together (9 adults and 5 kids). We played games, corn hole and softball. We also went to a water park (the first time we have done that) and it was wonderful. It had a huge play area for younger kids that was in about maybe a foot of water. They had small water slides and sprinklers, Addie loved this area. She was very brave (brave for Addie). We also rented a boat and headed out on the lake for some tubing and swimming. Addie actually got in a tube with Jason but quickly decided that being on the boat was much better than being off and in the water. We had wonderful weather, no rain, just plenty of sun. We had a great time and it was wonderful being able to spend it with family. It was so nice to have Jason around for an entire week. Here are a few pictures of our vacation. What fun!

Addie is hanging out with 2 of her cousins, they are taking a break from all the activities.Playing at the playground. I don't think we can go anywhere without a stop to the playground. Addie tells us now that she wants to go and actually says "playground mommy". To funny, she thinks she has it all figured out! The swimming pool was a big hit. She does not get to go to a real pool very often - so she was really excited about it. We have a baby pool in out backyard but it is just not the same. Yes, that is an Elmo bathing suite and she is holding an Elmo pool toy. What can I say, she loves Elmo. :-)Addie decided to take a break and have a snack. She then felt the need to feed her crackers to everyone in the baby pool (I am glad it was just our family!). On the other side of the fence is the lake. If you look closely you can see a lot of pretty boats. This was the view from the swimming pool.Addie is her life-jacket (which she hated) and don't you just love that hat! We were getting ready to head out onto the water. She was so excited about all the water, she just held onto the rail as we were driving around trying to see everything. She is too cute!This is a picture of my brother Joey and Addie, he let her drive the boat. She loved it! She thought she was big stuff.

Down by the lake they have what I like to call a fake beach! They just put some sand on the edge of the water and call it a beach. This year we thought Addie might like it so we were off to the 'beach'. We were wrong, Addie did not like it at all. She kept telling us her feet were dirty (she does not like to be dirty!). This picture was literally as far as it got. She did not even put her toe in it. Jason turned around and walked right back out - we ended up at the pool! :-)

I am so thankful to have a great family. We had a wonderful time and I am already looking forward to next year!

Please Watch!!!!

Please click on the link below and watch this video about Obama. It is a little long but I think it is important to watch. It is scary to think he might be our next president. I know that our choices for president are pretty crapy but lets think about the lesser of two evils. He will NOT be getting my vote!

http://www.eyeblast.tv/Public/Video.aspx?rsrcID=2036

Fun Times!

We have been sooo busy but we are having sooo much fun! Our Sweet Adeline is a precious gift and she brings such joy to our lives! Since I have been off work we have been all over doing fun things and enjoying evey minute of it! We have been to the zoo, to the Splash Park in the zoo, Papa Johns to feed the ducks, Bowman Field to watch the airplanes, swimming in her pool in the backyard, the pet store to watch the fish, Jason's softball games (she loves being outside) and more. We are having a blast this summer, I just wish it was not so hot (and the secadas would leave)! Here are some recent pictures of our adventures. How sweet is that face?!?!?! I love those cheeks. She loves the water, I think she would stay out there all day if I let her.
She was watching Clifford and reading a Clifford book. Clifford is coming close to being her new favorite character.
Sleepy, time for bed!
Papa John's Corporate office on Blankenbaker. It is such a nice place to feed the ducks. Addie likes to explore (as long as mommy and daddy are close by).

Feeding the ducks.

One of the ducks nipped at her fingers and this was her response (after the crying stopped). It was hysterical! No more bread for the ducks.

We bought this pool toy at a garage sale for $.25. She liked it so much that it was a required bath toy that night.
What fun we are having with our sweet girl! We hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying everyday.

"Command those who are rich in this present world not the be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth , which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment."

1 Timothy 6:17

I do NOT like bugs!!!!

I know this is a random post but really all of these bugs are different and they are all in our back yard. This was by far the biggest moth I have ever seen (there was another one on the ground). What in the world is going on?!?!?! We were playing outside and came in because the secadas were literally falling out of the trees. I have never seen so many bugs in my life. There are so many secadas that I can hear them from inside our house. These guys were on the side of our garage (how disgusting!). Jason was mowing the grass this afternoon and I looked out the window to see him swatting the secadas away from him (I could see them swarming around. Jason assures me that they will not be around for long but until they are gone we will be playing inside or somewhere else!


I am not a fan of any kind of bug but this is tooooo much! I suppose we will be headed for some indoor activities this week!