Funny girl

Addison and I were on the way home yesterday and she kept saying "mama". So I said back to her "Addison". This went on a couple of times until she finally said "dada my kuhl". You read that correctly. She now calls her daddy Michael. It was cracking me up the whole way home.

Last night she was eating a popsicle on the porch with Caeley from next door. It was getting late and she would not give up her popsicle. Don't blame her though. It was good. Michael took her to the shower and there she sat in the corner finishing it. She was so serious about that popiscle that she wanted to keep the stick when she was done.

Picture overload

The photographer who took Addison's pictures for the ad gave me a cd with some of the other shots. Here are a couple of the good ones. They weren't sure of the theme they were going to go with so there was a lot of different background changes.

These two crack me up. Addison knows exactly where her ears, eyes and nose are and likes to point them out on others too. Here she is saying "eyes". And can she look any more bored? I love how she's checking her nails.

And those big blue eyes. They get me every time.

Sweet face

I love this little girl so much. Everyday is something new. Right now she is addicted to her "strollie" (that's stroller). I picked up this little baby stroller at a yard sale for 50 cents and she wants to push it and take it with her everywhere. This weekend we literally had to put it in the car in order for her to go to the park. And she gets so upset when the wind catches the material and it flies up. She thinks it is broken or something. So something has to be in the seat at all times to keep this from happening.

She used to be such a good eater, but lately she won't eat. Breakfast is the hardest. She takes about three bites and she's done. Bananas used to be her favorite, but now she won't go near them. But she still loves pasta. Sometimes Michael gives her macaroni and cheese for breakfast just so she'll eat. And the other day she thought the squash on her plate was pasta so she devoured it. Her new thing is to "dip". I'll give her ketchup or ranch dressing with her meal and the dipping action usually helps in the eating process. I caught her dipping tortilla chips in ketchup this past weekend. If she likes it that's all that matters.

She loves to jump. Even if her feet never leave the ground. She jumps off the stool, off the curb, off the grass to the driveway. Most of the time it's just a small step, but in her one year old mind it is probably one of the biggest leaps she's ever taken. The smile that forms on her face when she accomplishes those jumps melts my heart every time.

She's very lovey. She'll give you kisses and hugs. She snuggles with her daddy. And when she's thrown a small fit and knows she's done something wrong, she'll come over and give me a kiss and say "sorry". How can you be upset after that. How can you ever be anything but in love with that sweet face.

Slacking

I haven't been doing so well on taking pictures recently so my post are lacking. My dad was in town this past weekend. It was nice to spend some time with him. I haven't seen him since last October and he hasn't seen Addison since December. As usual, she took a day to warm up to him, but then they were buds. We were getting ready for the big game on Saturday and Addison had just woken up from her nap. She wasn't feeling so great which explains the sad face. This is the only picture I took this weekend. BTW, Dad hates pictures. We love you!

Happy Birthday to Jesse and Allison. I hope you both had great days. We love you both so much and can't wait to see you soon.

And lastly...GO GATORS!!!

Messy

This is how Addison eats her ice cream cone. The ice cream in her hair is because of Michael. He was making his own mess as he ate his.

Check it out

Remember that little photoshoot I mentioned in this post. Well, here's the result. This is our company ad that is going to run in the Wolfson Children's Hospital magazine.

(Click the picture to make it bigger.)

I think it turned out really cute. Addison was such a trooper during the shoot. So much better than she did at her one year photoshoot. It turned out to be a pretty fun day.

Trip continued

Saturday we spent the day on the lake in the pontoon boat that we rented. Addison has never been on a boat before and I was really nervous about her falling in. There were plenty of people though to keep an eye on her. She wore the life jacket about half of the time, especially when we were moving. Here she is when we first left the marina. She loved standing in the front of the boat while the boat was moving.

Angela was the best! She thought of everything. I had lunch covered, but that was it. Angela brought every snack imaginable for Addison, drinks, and even a lunchable. That came in handy at dinner time since I didn't think that far ahead. She even got Addison to take a nap while Michael and I took a ride on the tube. Thanks Angela!

Addison doesn't eat a ton of junk food, but it was vacation. She LOVES Doritos! And I've learned that she will drink "juke" (that's juice) if it has a straw.

We had such a good time. In all, there were 15 of us on the boat. The kids spent a lot of time swimming, tubing and knee boarding and the adults spent a lot of time just hanging out. It's definitely something I look forward to doing again.

Trip to Tennessee

We left Tuesday night and headed out. We drove a couple of hours and then stopped at a hotel. My hope was to move Addison from the car to the bed without her waking up. No chance. She was wide awake and wired! Giggling and laughing. We finally got her to go down around 12:30 am. We decided to break the trip up a little. We headed to Andersonville, GA to visit the Civil War POW camp. We toured the grounds and the museum and then had a picnic.

Friday we went to Mayfield Dairy Farm. They make great ice cream and it's right in Michael's hometown. Walmart is the only place that sells it in FL. We toured the plant and then enjoyed some treats. Yes, we were required to wear the hair nets. And yes, they do have a parking space reserved for the giant cow! Only in TN... :)

Vacation

Michael and I took a full week off last week. It's been awhile since I had a full week off. We had a couple of days at home to get some things done and then we headed to Tennessee on Tuesday night to visit family. It was a fun trip and I have a TON of pictures. There is a lot of stuff going on at work so I'm a little behind on that and my sleep. I hope to have pictures up this weekend.

Just checking

Every night before I go to bed I go into Addison's room, I rub her head, I give her a kiss and tell her I love her. She's always so peaceful. And then sometimes I laugh because I find her like this.