*edit: It was pointed out to me, no where in this post did I explain “neighborgood”. That is how Addie says it. It’s not a typo.. but thanks for keeping tabs on me, most days I need it!*

This isn’t really about the people in our neighborhood, but Addie does mention my parents neighbors when prompted.

Another conversation in the wee morning hours from anout 2 months ago. I got recording a little late, as I had to wait for a stoplight to find my phone. Addie remembers everyone, she will most likely grow up to be one of those people that never forgets your name, and you are struggling to remember theirs. Ack! I hate when that happens. Good thing she will be around to remind me of everyones name!

I have been making cornbread for years. Muffins, pans, loaves, you name it, I love it. This month, I decided to let Addie in on the fun.

We have made pancakes before, so she knows about stirring and pouring in water… But this time she decided to do it her way.

Jess doesn’t eat cornbread, so I figured what the heck. If it’s just me and Addie eating it, who cares what goes into it… so the question arises. Have you ever had PLUM good corn bread???

Not my most exciting blog ever… but memories don’t fade when you catch them on film.

Lately, baloons have been all over the media thanks to Balloon Boy.

It seems only appropriate my little Addie should get her share of balloon recognition as well. Afterall, she loves Balloons. However, I would never let her near a large silver “aircraft” type balloon she could crawl inside and float 7000 feet over the ground for 3 hours… but thats just me.

Here are some Addie size balloons I am happy to let her play with.

Recently Addie has been enjoying colors. She likes to point to colors and tell us what they are.. although everything seems to be “ba” or “pa”… I try my best to tell her as many colors as I can.

Today I took one of those re-usable grocery bags to work,

Do you see where this is going? She points to the bag and I say “Orange. It’s and Orange Grocery Bag.”

Then she points to the words on the bag…”green” it says. So… “Green” I say, Addie looks at me a bit confused and says “ba”.

Yes, I tell her “Bag. Orange Grocery Bag.” Again, she points to the words.

I have to admit, at this time I am trying not to laugh and praying for a bird to fly overhead or a car to drive by, as the look gets more and more puzzled.

“Green” I say with a smile and a giggle…”The WORD says GREEN, the bag is ORANGE.”

She just stared at me.

I hope you all read the title in a sing song voice, and even moreso I hope you thought of Dory in Finding Nemo. But just in case you didn’t enjoy this little clip, courtesy of Disney and…me!

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Right! So, now that you all know what swimming is, and what a fish is. Have you ever wondered what a fish out of water looks like?

A BIRD!!

Last weekend my brother Tony invited Grams, Jess, Addie and I over to his apartment to go swimming; and while he never got in the pool, he had fun watching and we had fun splashing, swimming and laughing.

Alright, I admit I have spent the last hour browsing youtube videos when I should have been updating the San Fransisco blog. However, since I promised a real blog entry…

It is HOT in Utah, we are riding in the 90 degree weather almost daily. I woke up this morning to a 74 degree weather report. Yikes! It was 5:45 am!!

Addie has her own methods of cooling off thanks to sugar-free fruit pops!

What is it?

You want me to do what? Eat it??

From 10 months

You’re Freakin Hilarious

Here goes nothing!

That wasn’t so bad…

Now you try! Sharing is Caring!!!

Dear Mom,
Looks like today will be another busy day… please try to coordinate your schedule with mine. I feel that if we can work together, we will be much more efficient.

Today’s Agenda:

Supervise Grandma Steph making lunch, 12:00 pm
Notes: I wasn’t really into eating it, but I liked to watch, especially when Auntie Ali held me.

Test Grandma Steph’s Backyard Swing, 2:45 pm
Notes: I think because I went on a really long walk before the testing and the fact that I didn’t get a long enough nap in the stroller, I’d have to say another testing will be required.

Supervise Grandma Steph and Cousin Andy fix the refrigerator, 3:00 pm
Notes: I’m not sure what’s wrong, but I know that when there are two Polish people working, my supervision is required. It looked like a lot of fun and eventually I moved closer in an effort to support the fixing efforts. Everyone was glad I was there.

So as I said earlier, please make sure that you don’t call during these scheduled times, or during my nap time… or play time… well, mom, I’ll just talk to you when I get home.

Love,
Addie