Labor Day 2011

We had a great labor day weekend! We were able to enjoy both going out with friends and camping. We ended up camping Friday and Sunday nights and hung out with friends all day and night Saturday.

Monday Addilynn, Dustin and I went on a ride to see if we could find some grouse. We didn’t find any birds, but we did have a great time just the three of us.

Addilynn got to enjoy the carnival Saturday with her Papa, Grammy, Bri, Ryder, Camber, Mommy, and Daddy! Grammy bought her some tickets to ride the horses. She was too small for the others but she wasn’t as afraid as I thought she was. She loved it. Then she got to eat a snow cone and go fishing in the fish pond. After she caught her fish she threw a fit because she didn’t want the “little” toys that were the fishing prizes. Addilynn had her sights set on the giant dogs that were a prize on the basketball hoops. After lots of screaming and crying we picked a toy for her and that was that! On our way home, we had thought she forgot about the toys and boy were we wrong. She started crying again and said she wanted the snake with glasses. Which of course was NOT the one we picked. Oops!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe labor day weekend. It is bittersweet. I’m almost excited for fall since this summer has been so hectic, but I really will miss our days at camp!

Fishing, Birthday, Softball, and updates!

In August we celebrated Addilynn’s Mimi’s birthday. We went out to dinner at Casa and Addilynn loved to run on the golf green it must have felt good under her bare feet! This was the night she got her back pack taken away! Addilynn decided to pee on  the deck at the restaurant which is a big NO NO! After that day she hasn’t had any big accidents at home for fear she may loose her “ferarelly backpack” aka Cinderelly backpack!

You and me go fishing in the dark: Addilynn also got to try her hand at fishing again! She caught two fish this night and we finally had to go home because it was too dark to see! As you can tell the dark didn’t scare her she was having a blast playing in the water that was freezing cold! We love our little family outings just the three of us!

Dustin had a softball tournament in which his team won first place! Addilynn was a trooper and played in the dirt and sunshine almost all day! We had a BBQ the night before at Pete and Shena’s to hang out with the team. It was fun, but Addilynn chose to stay awake the whole time we were there. She didn’t fall asleep until after 11 which is very late for a little munchkin.

Addilynn and I went to Spokane to visit our Papa Buzz who had a stroke. He was doing great and Addilynn loved to show off for him in the room. She was saying “papa Buzz watch this!” then she would do all sorts of tricks from running and jumping to climbing on the chair. She also saw the church on the hill and said to Paige, “there’s Ferarelly’s castle!” It was so cute! After our visit we went to see Alaina, Beau, Jake, and Nanny M. we loaded up into Alaina’s car and went to see their new house! We are very excited for them it is a very nice house and we can’t wait to come stay with them!

Addilynn is still busy amazing us everyday. She is learning leaps and bounds. Some of the things she is doing now:

Counting to 13 and then stumbling a bit after that, getting better with colors, repeating everything, singing any song that comes on the radio, getting very sassy, whining a ton(we have even got her trained to show us what whining sounds like so she will stop), riding her bike with training wheels, getting ready to start big kid gymnastics Thursday, and making us laugh and stealing our hearts every second of the day!

My Cousins Wedding!

I’m trying to catch up on weekends that have flown by so here goes nothing! 8/20/11

My cousin/best friend Rachel got married. Addilynn was the flower girl and was very cute but also didn’t do much throwing of flowers. She was very nervous and bored (because she is 2 :) At the last minute she decided she didn’t want to hold her basket and wanted a bouquet like the rest of us. She ended up leaving the ceremony in the middle, which ended up being ok for me since I wanted to pay attention to what was going on at the alter! So, after a couple of minutes of getting lost down the isle, someone finally grabbed her and brought her to her dad. So glad her daddy was paying attention to her!!!

It was a beautiful ceremony and reception. We all had a great time and enjoyed visiting with family and friends. We all even got a chance to swim in our dresses! Rachel made the most beautiful bride and we wish her and Houston a long and happy life together which we know wont be hard for them! We love you guys!

Addilynn eating her candy necklace cousin Rachel got her for being the flower girlAt rehearsal dinner with her buddy DelaneyFamily picture and Addilynn busting a move on the dance floor.

My gorgeous cousin Rachel Addilynn enjoying a hug from her cousin Harlen and getting to groove together on the dance floor

Birthdays and more!

Addilynn at Aqua Park with her aunties last week

Addilynn climbing her “mountain” she ended up sliding back down on her belly and scratching up her leg. She has to tell everyone about her boo boo and how she got it by climbing a “mountain”

Addilynn was supposed to be taking a nap in Hunter’s dog box, but she decided it would be more fun to tease Hunter he didn’t want to share!

Addilynn playing in the creek and goofing around at camp! 8-13-11

At the softball game playing with Hallie

You might be a redneck if… your daughter rides on a beer cooler instead of in a stroller!

My dads Birthday dinner 8-9-11

Learning to make silly faces with auntie P

Making some Smores at camp! Of course she wouldn’t eat it because she didn’t know what it was. 

Grandma Jeanette’s birthday dinner 8-8-11

Eating a snow cone from her new machine that the Howland’s got her for her birthday!

Dent July 29-31

The last weekend in July we spent with good friends on dworshack reservoir remembering a good friend, Mike Howland, that passed in the Spring. 

We had a blast spending time camping with friends we don’t get to camp with very often. The water was the temp of a bathtub and the boat was enjoyable for all. Addilynn loved her first experience on a boat and easily took naps on the days we were out enjoying the water. She still wasn’t a big fan of not being able to see the bottom and didn’t get in much. She even got upset when we would swim so we weren’t able to swim much either! It was at that time a friend pointed out to us that she is a “nervous nelly” she is concerned about everyone all the time. Poor babe is going to be just like her mom if I don’t snap her out of it soon!

Addilynn now makes everything a beam. That is her favorite part of gymnastics she is still just a little too nervous (or maybe its her parents) to let go of our hands!

This isn’t a very good picture of daddy and baby but neither one of them were really into taking pictures at the time so we take what we can get!!

Not only was it Addilynn’s first boat ride, but also her first encounter with law enforcement and go figure it is with her Poppy! They got in trouble for sitting in the front of the boat! Luckily her pretty face was able to keep us from getting a ticket this time!

Addilynn loved playing with the boys most of the time!

Addilynn reeled in her first fish(with the help of mommy and daddy) a few weekends ago and didn’t like it much, so this weekend she tried her hand at fishing again. She was unsuccessful this time but she was able to do everything but the casting so to me it was still a partial success!

Addilynn’s 1st Recital

 

Addilynn had her first recital tonight. She is usually a big ham but tonight she froze! As soon as she noticed all of the people watching she went into “baby” mode and didn’t want to do it anymore. She definitely didn’t want to do her cartwheels they were way too close to the audience! All in all she did awesome for being barely two and her parents thought she was the cutest thing ever! We are some proud parents of our little baby girl! I am already excited for the next one. I was going to post a video but it says I have 499 min left so maybe I will have the patience to try again some other day! Here is a picture of Addilynn at the park with her bud Blayze on Wednesday!