Keith's Birthday

This past weekend was Keith's 34th Birthday! We had a party on Saturday and lots of his friends came. With them, they brought friends for Addison to play with. As our neighbor said I haven't been around this many kids ever. While the boys were upstairs and out grilling the girls (and Keith's dad) were downstairs with the kiddos. Korina, Libby, Gabe and Addison did great they played and fell and played and Addison was just worn out. We wanted Chad and Nicky to be able to stay longer so to get Gabe and Addison ready for bed we gave them a bath...together. It was so cute they really hardly noticed each other. Other than that we had a great weekend. Many thanks to all those who drove near and far to come celebrate with us. Don't mind Keith with the glasses he is getting over a bad case of the pinkeye!

Vacation Part 2- Disney World

We then started the second part of our vacation on Mother's Day at Disney World with Keith's Family. We had a blast. Addison was so great, she went to sleep when it was time to sleep and stayed awake when it was time to be awake and she ate, ate, ate!! She had Mickey Waffles, Watermelon, mac and cheese and all sorts of new things. She met Mary Poppins, Alice and the Mad Hatter, Tigger and Pooh! She loved Tigger. I think it was the bright orange color! She followed him with her eyes everywhere he went! While we were gone there were brush fires 1/4 of a mile from our house! Our neighborhood was evacuated. There was nothing that we could do and our friends who live in our neighborhood were able to go to our house and get our important documents and Addison's Baby Book! Thank goodness for them! We went to every park and ate everything you could think of. We loved showing Addison so many new things! She is so fun and moldable (if that's a word) she loves to look at everything and you can see her eyes just soak it in. She loves her grandparents and has them wrapped around her finger. She had fun with her Aunt Jenny and loved the pool. We have quite the little fish on our hands! She wants the water all the time. Grandpa put her in the water fountain play area at Epcot and she just giggled! She is so loveable and we can't wait for our next vacation! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for making it happen!

Vacation Part 1- Seaside, Florida

We started our vacation with a 7hour drive to Seaside Florida. Our dear friends Joel and Andrea Allen invited us to share their family vacation with them on the beach! We arrived and instantly were in love. The beach was right across the street and the sand...well lets just say it looked like sugar and it must have tasted like sugar the way Addison kept eating it. She just loved it. The diapers after the fact weren't so pretty but what diaper is. The little town is where the Truman Show was filmed and it was darling! Everything you need is just a hop, skip and a jump away. They had a beautiful beach and a beautiful cottage named Waterside. It was so nice. Keith's favorite part was the outdoor showers, after the endless hours of playing in the ocean. Each bathroom had an indoor shower and an outdoor shower. Fully enclosed and private, Keith loved to shower outside. Addison loved the sand and her new friends Lauren and Ben and I loved the cottage and surroundings and of course Joel's cooking. We all loved the Allen's and their generosity. Thank You Allen's for inviting us along and we can't wait to see you again soon.

Addison meets the "play yard"

This week was time to bust out the "jail" or play yard whatever you want to call it. Addison, now that she is mobile is all over the place. Even with her gimp crawl she is fast! So for Christmas, Keith's uncle Terry got her this play yard. It is 18.5 feet of play space and encompasses everywhere she normally plays, but she for some reason hates it. It is crazy. She just stands and cries out! Keith and I both have played with her inside of it and we even gave her a new toy to play with when she is in there. She doesn't care! She wants freedom and who could blame her.