Happy 2nd Birthday, Addie!

We celebrated Addie's 2nd birthday during the first weekend in May while Grandpa Pat was in town.  We went to Island Park to play at the playground, swing, walk, and look at the fountain. It was a beautiful day with lots of sunshine. Then we went back home to have a birthday dinner of burgers, hot dogs, chips, and fruit. Addie loved her ice cream birthday cake with the Nemo candle!  Her birthday theme was Finding Nemo, and she especially had fun trying to "sneak up" on people with her Nemo blowout party favors.

Grandpa Pat, Grandpa Julie, and Uncle Adam came to celebrate with us. Addie of course received a lot of fun toys including a Little Tykes basketball hoop, Dora the Explorer Hotwheel, Mr. Potato Head, talking Dora dollhouse (hand-me-down from Lauren, thanks again!), new PJs, and a hula hoop. She also got presents from Grandma Kristi (playdoh set that Addie LOVES and a few new books) and Nanny Ashly (cute new outfit, cartoon band-aids, big ball, bubble maker, and new toy boat for the bath).

We can't believe our little Addie is already two years old!



New York City

Addie and I took a trip to New York City, or the "Big City" as Addie calls it, at the end of April. We had so much fun visiting Jennie and her boyfriend Marc, as well as seeing the sights of NYC.

We did a lot of walking around the city and saw Grand Central Station, the New York Public Library (where we had to read ALL of the Clifford the Big Red Dog books), Central Park Zoo and Carousel (the hit of the weekend!), FAO Schwarz, Times Square, and lots of meals at good restaurants.

Addie enjoyed helping us look for "taxi cars," and she was such a trooper on all of our long walks. She had fun staying at Marc's apartment, rolling around on Jennie's yoga equipment, and thought the garbage chute was very neat.

Thanks again, Jennie and Marc, for an amazing trip to NYC!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Happy Easter!

Easter was a fun holiday this year.  Addie enjoyed coloring Easter eggs on a few different occasions, and she also helped to make Easter cookies - what a mess!  We also took her to a few Easter egg hunts around town, which she really enjoyed.  She got very good at looking for things during the Easter season.

We celebrated Easter morning at our house, went to church, and then had dinner at Grandma Kristi's house with Grandma Kristi, Uncle Adam, and Grandma Julie. Addie had so much fun looking for Easter eggs and her Easter basket. The Easter Bunny brought her finger paints, some new books, a hat, and some craft stamps in her Easter basket. She also got Easter baskets at Grandma Kristi's house and Grandma Julie's house. Lucky girl! She enjoyed playing "Look for Easter Eggs" for several weeks after Easter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phrases to Remember

Addie is still blowing us away with what she says lately. I thought I'd dedicate a special post to some of her fun phrases and sentences over the past week or so.

Addie is still somewhat obsessed with the TV.  She often will ask to "watch T," or watch Nemo or watch Kipper or watch Cailou.  If I say no she usually will respond with, "Sure, mama. It's ok. Just a little bit. Little bit T." She is very good at compromising.

She loves to go swimming at our neighbor Jim's house. He always has pretzles, which she loves. The other day she was there swimming with Grandma Julie, and she asked Jim for another pretzle. She was still in the water, so Jim told her she should wait until she got out of the pool. She responded with, "Pla-weeeeeese, Jim. I want another preztle please." She is getting good at begging too.

The other day Addie and I were playing with her puzzles. All of a sudden she got very still and quiet, which is what she usually does when she has to go poo.  I asked her if she wanted to go try to use the potty, and she looked at me in all seriousness and said, "No, mama. I'm busy." Apparently her puzzles are much more important than the potty right now!

Although she still usually talks in phrases, she also has said some very clear, complete sentences. Last night at dinner she wanted to go outside and I told her to wait until we were done eating. She responded with, "No, mama. I want to go outside now."  Clear as a bell.

Her favorite foods right now are ice cream and freezies. Last night we had tacos and I asked her if she wanted some sour cream, and she said, "Sure."  (She still isn't saying yes). She dipped her burrito in it, and then started eating it with her spoon. Then she asked for "more sour ice cream."

She says something that amazes us at least once a day!