Memorial Day 2011

Grams & Pappy came for a visit recently.  Florida is pretty far, so we don't get to see them very often.  Weddings, funerals & the occasional trip in between.  It's always nice to see them & the girls enjoy their presents visits so much.  I say it's the '6 Days of Grams & Pappy' or however many days they are here for, because it seems like the gifts for the girls keep flowing the entire trip!  

Look how big she's getting!!!!  I look at her & Addison with wonder of where the time went!

 We should have been at the lake for the Memorial Day weekend, but the Mississippi River ruined our yearly trip.  We will just have to make do with our water hose until we go back to the lake.

                                         

Memorial Day Lake Trip 2010

I was VERY pregnant!

There's always someone NOT 

looking at the camera!

Sicky Icky

I finally took time to go visit the doctor last week.  I've been needing to for a month, but always find excuses not to go.  Bronchitis & double ear infection!  I'm on the road to recovery & won't put off visiting the doctor next time!

Addison's last day at MDO was Friday.  She was so excited for her pizza party & cookie cake day!  When she woke up I noticed her eye was a little *pink*!  I wiped it & inspected it to make sure there wasn't a lash or something in it.  It looked better, so I got her ready for school & off we went.  When we got there I asked her teacher to look at it & then learned that THREE babies in Addy's class had pinkeye the last couple of weeks.  BOOOOO!  I wasn't about to risk Addy passing her germs to the others, so I gathered her things & we left.  Luckily, when I called the pediatrician they called in some drops instead of making Addy come in the office.  Eyedrops + 3 year old + 3 times a day + one week = HELL!  Okay, not really HELL, but pretty close.  The first few days were the worst.  Now she will lay semi-still for the drops.  Thank goodness tomorrow is the last day of treatment.

Addy's MDO Program

I think the videos say it all!  Click HERE for the first video & HERE for the second video.

Alyssa is 10 months old

Alyssa is on the move & into everything.  She's crawling & cruising & climbing.  I'm so excited each day to watch her grow & learn.  It's awesome that I get to be here with both of my girls & not miss a thing.  I'm thankful for this opportunity & know just how blessed we all are.

Alyssa's favorite cartoon is Mickey Mouse.  She likes Dora too, but not nearly as much as Mickey!  She dances & claps when it comes on.  Click HERE for a video!

Alyssa's favorite food is anything, except yogurt.  She still isn't a fan.  I'll keep trying though!

April showers bring May flowers.  Here's a happy flower & a not-so happy flower!  I never know what expression Addison is going to give me when I get the camera.

I thought this picture was hilarious.  Addy was making a break for it & Alyssa was looking for something to put in her mouth.  Although, it looks like a perfectly coordinated pose!

Addison loves the camera as always!  NOT!

Happy Birthday, Blake!

We celebrated Blake's birthday last weekend!  For just a few weeks he's only 6 years younger than me!  The day started with yummy Starbucks coffeee & breakfast complete with cake pops!  We had talked about going to dinner & leaving the girls with a sitter.  Addison loves Kacy, so we knew she wouldn't be a problem, but Alyssa...  I picked Kacy up a little early to see if Alyssa would warm up to her after being around her for a bit.  Alyssa clung to me like someone was about to rip her from my arms, so ended up taking her to dinner with us.  I think over the summer I'll have Kacy come over more often, so Alyssa will get used to her since she will be in Kacy's class this fall.

After dinner we came home & ate the most delicious DQ Ice Cream Cake ever!  Yes, that's a votive candle (Blake's idea)!  The bottom layer is choclate, middle is cookie crumble fudge mix, then vanilla on outer part.

She loves twirling in this tutu dress from Aunt Katie!

Details

There are so many things that I wish I would've blogged about in more detail in the past!  So, I'm starting today!

Alyssa is 10 months old & still sleeps in our bed.  Once she turns a year old & I stop nursing she will be moved to the crib.  She is eating mostly purees, but occasionally I give her table food.  She hates yogurt.  I try to give her some every day when Addy eats hers, but she makes an awful face & spits it out!

For the past week, every morning when I go in the kitchen to fix Addy pancakes, Alyssa crawls in there ready for her pancakes too.  She loves them!  She also loves Buddy's bowls that she just recently noticed!

She has started waving & saying bye-bye.  She said 'bubba' the other day when she saw him walking down the hall.  She says mama & dada too.

Blake reads to Addy every night at bedtime.  That is their special time & they both enjoy it so much.  I read to Alyssa a couple of nights a week.  It just depends on how sleepy she is.  I wonder if one day we will read to both of them together at bedtime.  Hmmm...

Lately, Addy has decided to close Buddy in the closet.  He spends a lot of time there to get away from the chaos.  The other day Addy was sitting on the floor playing when she proudly announced that she closed the closet door so Buddy wouldn't come out!  UGH!  I ran back to check on him because I knew it had been a while since I saw him.  He just rolls with whatever these girls throw at him.  From chasing to pulling hair, to putting blankets on his head.  Bless his heart.

Addy still goes to MDO twice a week.  Unfortunately, she doesn't nap there.  She waits until she gets home & then goes right to sleep after her snack.  Some days I feel like we spend no time together because she goes to school at 9 then comes home & naps until 5ish.  Bedtime is 8, so there are only a couple of hours in between filled with dinner & baths.  I suppose this is what parents who work outside the home deal with everyday.

Right now the Mississippi River is flooding due to ice melting & rain.  The river is reaching historic levels not seen since the 1920's & 1930's.  I'm pretty certain this will be included in future history books. You can also 'Google' or whatever the next great search engine will be for the Internet.

2 Little Monkeys