Beautiful Days

When we have beautiful weather we do our best to make sure we play outside and enjoy it as much as possible. Last week we had a couple of days which made it hard to stay at work so we decided to leave early and go to the park. Jack met us there and we played on the swings, and ran around. Addison is learning to enjoy sand. It's always funny to watch kids touch sand for the first couple of times, they have no idea what is going on or what is sticking on them.
We also visited my grandparents. We hadn't seen them in awhile and the kids love seeing them. Jack loves looking for wizards (lizards) and now that he knows their favorite sunbathing spots he is sure to find one. His legs are finally long enough to reach the peddles on his tricycle so now he races through the backyard bumping into everything. Since Addison is walking everywhere she likes to explore the grass and plants and follow her brother everywhere. We just have to make sure that she doesn't get plowed over by her brother.
Addison is starting to become quite the princess. Her little redheaded temper is coming through. She definitely lets you know when she wants something! She starts arching her back if she wants down, screeching if she wants something that you have, cries when you take something away from her and throws mini tantrums by bouncing up and down and throwing her arms in the air. I have to say it is cute for now and it makes me laugh, but I know it wont be for long.
Enjoy some of our latest pictures.

Jack-isms

Every day Jack blows me away with his expanding vocabulary and creative sentences. I love it when I ask him if something is yummy and he tells me, "No mommy, it's delicious!"
The other day in the car we were taking Addison to my moms and then going to school. We were just driving along and from the backseat he tells me, "Mommy slow down, you are making me sick!" For the record son, I was not going fast.
If you have driven with me you know that I yell at everybody on the road. I yelled at someone who cut me off and Jack says, " Whats wrong mommy, did the man crash into you?" You would think I get into a lot of accidents with that question.
We say, "Oh sugar," instead of "Oh sh*t! or "oh crap" because someone started repeating them at the most perfect time. I saw that there was a lot of traffic on the freeway one morning and said "oh sugar" and in the backseat, shaking his head Jack says, "Oh crap, mommy and daddy can only say oh crap."
There are so many more, I wish I could remember them all. Whenever I think of them they make me smile.

We are walking!!!

Addison decided that since she was going to be turning 10 months that it was time to walk. Yesterday when I picked her up she started walking and didn't stop all night, she even skipped her afternoon nap. I think it was because she was so excited to walk. Jack did the same thing when he first started walking. Her record had been five steps, but now she is mooooovinnnn, we knew it was only a matter of time.

We have all finally recovered from getting the worst stomach flu. It started with Jack waking us up at 3am on my birthday getting sick every half hour. Then 2 days later it got me. I made it through the day at school and was on my death bed for two days. Then 2 days later when I finally was feeling better Jack got it. Thankfully Addison didn't get it. It was bad enough seeing Jack terrified of what was going on, all he could say was, "I spit up" in the most pitiful little voice.

We were barely better in time to make it out to Arizona for Casey and Steve's wedding. It was amazing, everything was beautiful and we were able to see so many friends that we hadn't seen in over a year. Jack and I had a great night without kids for a couple hours. They were all nice enough to take a 2 hour nap before the wedding so I was able to get ready, with no distractions. I can't remember the last time that that happened. The kids were with babysitters at the hotel so we were able to spy on them whenever we wanted. I think I sent Jack to go listen at the door 3 or 4 times. So I am a little compulsive and maybe a little overprotective of my kids. When I get some pictures of us I will post them. I was impressed with how well we cleaned up, it doesn't happen often.

Here are a couple of our latest of Addie. She finally fell asleep in her high chair. When Jack was a baby he would always pass out after eating and she hadn't yet, so when it happened I had to document it of course! Then we were at a friends house and Addison wanted to be outside with Jack, but it was too cold so I made her stay inside. You can see her two teeth that she has. She was having a blast banging on the door. And then a couple of bath time. They loooove baths!