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Stay Tuned....lots of updates to come, Addy turns 1!, Party time! Hawaii and more!!

The Helper

Addison continues to grow so quickly and her personality is incredable. She also tries to be the biggest helper too! She gets into every drawer or cabinet that she can, loves to empty the dishes out of the dishwasher, unrolls the toliet paper, opens and closes doors, emptys the trash, unplugs any cords that are plugged in, helps to pick the flowers outside, eats the bark in the yard, throws everything on the floor and unpacks the groceries. The other day she managed to find the grapes from the grocery bag and procede to eat them all on her own. She has also become a great walker. She walks around the house with one hand up in the air. This must be the way that she balances.

Addison's receptive understanding has also continued to blossom. The other night I told her "let's go take a bath" and she immediately diasppeared and raced into the bathroom and stood by the tub. She also has a very good sense of humor and will laugh intentionaly to get your attention and wait for you to laugh back. Her favorite her thing to do is carry her blankie around the house. She will carry it up in the air to try not to drag it on the floor. It is just too cute!

K and I have continued to work on the back room's remodeling project. We are getting very close to completing the big parts. Our goal is to have it fnctional by Addison's birthday party in a week. We will see exactly how that goes. Speaking of birthday parties, I can't beleive that my little girl is going to be 1! It was just yesterday that she was just hanging out in her bouncer on the table and now she is all over the place and taken over our house....literally.

We hope life is going well for everyone else. You are all in our thoughts and prayers always!

Little Hawiian Beauty

Birthday Fun

This past weekend we had lots of first birthday fun. We celebrated Ashley and Allison's 1st birthdays. One party was on Saturday and the other on Sunday. Addison enjoying seeing her girly friends and had a blast playing in Allison's bouncer. Addison (and mommy and daddy) did not plan for Addison to wear the same outfit as the birthday girl Allison, but they were sure cute both walking around.

Birthday Girl Allison and her Mommy Shannon

Birthday Girl Ashley and her B-day cake

Baby Teeth Please Come In!

Baby teeth please come in!! Addison has two teeth coming in on the top next to her front two teeth. They are just starting to break through. They are very slow and painful to make their appearance. I feel so bad for her because I can tell that they are bothering her and there isn't much I can do. I have been giving her teething tablets, but not sure if they are working or not. She has been a Mommy's girl and will not leave my side. Poor little thing...hope they come soon.

Happy Mother's Day

I got to enjoy my first Mother's Day this last weekend. We went to church, where Addison did not want to sit still or stay quiet. Her and I spent part of the time in the back of the church. My wonderful husband made my mom and I banana waffles and we enjoyed the day hanging out. In the afternnon Addy, grandma and I took a walk over to the park and then home to enjoy a nice dinner. It was a great first mother's day! I could not be more blessed to have a wonderful mother as well as a special daughter to share it with.

Updates!

Addison is growing more and more everyday and becoming quite the little lady, or should I say princess. She is very strong willed and persistent when it comes to getting what she wants. This always makes things so much fun especially when we try not to give into her all the time. She is still taking a few walking steps at a time, but is most comfortable crawling. Her new interest is the toilet. She tries to open the lid and put her hands inside. Luckily, we have caught her quick enough to prevent this from happening. This past weekend we celebrating K's 29th b-day. He is getting so old. At least I will always be younger than him. Guess next year we will have to do a big celebration. Addison loves her daddy and spending time with him. Her favorite thing to do is hang out in the backpack while K mows the lawn. Too bad I have never seen this because I am usually at work when this is occurring. :).

Our back room remodel project is coming along. K has been working extra hard. It doesn't help that everyday we seem to come up with some new ideas and change things, thus making more work. I try to help him out as much as I can, but I usually have the little one who wants to either be held or get into everything.

Addison has also been teething and it has made her a mommy's girl. She does not want to be put down and has to be at my side all the time. This makes it so much fun to get anything done. Oh well, my little baby is more important than anything. Here are some recent pictures from the last couple of weeks!

Our little Flower Girl!

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WALKING!

Addison is now officially able to walk across the room. It has been very exciting watching her learn this new skill. She has not really been wanting to walk because she can crawl and get places very quickly. Little does she know that once she is fully walking that she will be able to run. She is so proud of herself too! All I can say is "here comes trouble!"

My Little Princess

My little princess is growing up so quickly. I can't believe that she is going to be 1 year old in about a month. And wow what a personality she has! She will yell and scream "na na na" for no and say "ma ma" and "da da" along with "ba" and all other sorts of combinations. No matter what room we are in, she wants to be there too. Her favorite room is the bathroom trying to unroll the toilet paper or lift the toilet seat down and slam it down. The other day she lifted her toy box and dropped it on her toe. Her toe has been purple since, but doing much better. Most days, we enjoy going for runs in the morning (or at least attempt to enjoy, Addison would like to not always be in her jogging stroller) as well as play outside and go for bike rides along with trips to the park. Addison also has been enjoying helping her daddy with the remodel in the back room and taking an interest in wanting everything that we are eating or drinking. In the below picture she is "super baby" as daddy called her with her cape that she wore around all day. Also, is Addy looking like a little princess, just as she is.