Addie 3-Year Photos

We attempted a photo shoot at the beach for Addie’s 3-year pictures. She was being such a little rascal…hands, face, and hair all sandy…running all over….wouldn’t look at the camera. I was impressed the photographer was able to snap a few good shots!



Happy 3rd Birthday, Addelyn!

It is so hard to believe that our baby girl is already 3 years old! We celebrated her 3rd birthday with friends and family, and Addie very much enjoyed her parties. The theme she selected for her birthday was Disney princesses – she still loves playing with her princess dolls and talks about Disney all the time.

First, she had a family birthday party with Adam, Kellie, Grandma Julie, and Grandma Kristi. We had all her favorite foods – hot dogs, Doritos, Cheetos, watermelon, green beans, and ice cream cake. It definitely was the year of the princesses – she got three pairs of princess high heels from Jordan and Mary, a Rapunzel dress and wig from Mom and Dad, seven small princess dolls from Kevin and Diane, Aerial mermaids and boat for water play from Grandma Julie, and a princess tea party set from Grandma Kristi. She also got a swimming pool and princess towel from Grandma Julie and Grandpa Pat and some cute clothes from Grandma Kristi. Adam and Kellie gave her a whole bag of gifts….princess puzzles, princess crayons, mermaid coloring and sticker book, princess balloons, and princess kicking board.

A few days later she had a princess birthday tea party with her friends Ellie, Lana, and Kenley. They played princess party games, dressed up like princesses, and had a tea party. The girls had such a good time with her little friends. She got some new doll clothes for her princess dolls from Lana and Kenley. Ellie gave her the most adorable personalized apron and baker’s hat, courtesy of Teresa. Mandy attended the party too, and gave Addie two new sprinklers for her birthday.
 



Family Cruise 2012

This year instead of Christmas gifts Grandma Julie and Grandpa Pat bought us a family experience…a Caribbean cruise! In April, we set sail from Tampa on a 5-day cruise to Cozumel and Grand Cayman. It was so wonderful to have such a fun experience with the entire family – Adam, Kellie, Jennie, Jordan, Mary, and cousin Daniel. It was also nice for Jay and I because Grandma and Grandpa helped out by staying back in the room to watch Addie for a night each.

I’m not sure if Addie really understood how big of a ship we were on – she would describe it as a "realllly big boat that’s like a hotel." We had a nice exterior cabin with a large window and a bunk bed that folded out of the wall, which Addie thought was so cool. Of course, she also really enjoyed the folded towel creatures that our room steward left in our room every night. 

The entire family usually ate dinner together, and Addie was so patient each night while we ate a 3-course meal. She loved going in the hot tub and tried out the kids Camp Carnival (but wasn’t a big fan). She liked the dance lessons and came right up on stage with all of us girls.

In Grand Cayman it was really windy on the beach and the waves were huge, so we went to the Turtle Farm with Grandma Julie and Grandpa Pat. The facility has an educational center and hundreds of sea turtles, a couple of nice pools, a sandy beach area, and best of all, no wind!

In Cozumel, the entire family went to The Money Bar – a restaurant right on the beach. This was a great spot! We could swim and snorkel right off the beach, Addie played in the sand, and the restaurant had the best guacamole ever!

We had a wonderful time and might have to make it an annual tradition!