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Last night as Addie was winding down (and gearing up) for bedtime, she threw her standard I’m too tired to take a bath tantrum. As per usual, Jess picked her up and took her into the bathroom. Just as they were walking through the doorway, Addie turned her head to say “No! No!’ and WHACKED her head on the door jam.

I took her fro Jess and into the bedroom we went to calm down and make sure she wasn’t “bleed-ling“. Just as I got her calm Jess walked in. What happened next made me laugh so hard I had tears streaming down my face.

Addie put her hand on the whacked spot, looked Jess square in the eye and said to him in her most pathetic two year old voice… (but with all seriousness) “Daddy, WHY would you DO that?”

There was a moment of silence as Jess and I looked at each other trying to decide if she really said that. After it sunk in, we both started laughing pretty much uncontrollably. Fortunately, Addie is still too young to realize what was going on and just laughed with us.

One of Gaummies favorite things to do it sit back and relax in the backyard with a good book. I think she is trying to teach Addie at a young age to do the same thing. The only problem is we need to teach Addie how to relax first!

Gaummie bought Addie a birthday present that will get us off to a good start!! Thanks Gaummie! What fun!

Adeline,
How can I even begin to express how much you have changed my life. I wish there were words to articulate the love I have for you. I am so blessed to be able to call you my daughter.

I wish you understood the true meaning of the words Thank You. Because of all the words in the world I can say to you, Thank you is just the beginning… Thank you for teaching me everything you know, and thank you letting me love you.

I never knew the love a mother experienced until you allowed me to love you. I never truly knew that love has no boundaries. Everything you do and say brings joy to my life and my world would be incomplete without you.

So little time to blog! Today marks the last day of class for almost 4 glorious weeks! I don’t have to go back until June 24th… until then, I am hoping to get caught up in the bloggity blog goodness.

A few TOP NEWS stories just to keep you up to speed:

I have some amazing in-laws. My youngest SIL headed out on her ASL Mission for the LDS Church last week (Wow, thats a lot of acronyms). She will be headed to Anaheim, California mid-July. Good Luck Victoria! I know you will do your family and church proud.

My other SIL (whom I will not refer to as the “oldest”, but simply the “most experienced in living”) is headed to Kenya to do some humanitarian work in a small village. Way to go! You are truly an inspiration.

Addie will be turning two in just 2 short weeks… TWO! *sigh*
We booked her first trip to Disneyland for this July. We will be flying out to visit my paternal grandmother for a few days, and decided to extend the vacation a little further and add two days of Disney in there as well.

Jess will be turning…. welll, lets just say he is older than me. His b-day is coming up quicker than Addie’s and Fathers Day is also just around the corner. What a busy month! (Not to forget My brothers birthday, the day after Jess’s, and my Mom’s is at the end of the month). Whew, that sounds like a lot of pictures and a lot of blogging. Let’s hope I can keep up.

Now onto the Addie Milestones:

She has started to quote her favorite movies. Aristocats is HUGE in her world right now. There is a scene in the movie where the cats get abandoned by Edgar the evil butler, and Marie (the little girl cat) says (in a very whiny voice) “Ma-Ma…I’m Afraid. I wanna go home.” Addie says this constantly. For a little while we were actually convinced she was afraid of something. She also says “Are you KIDDING me?”… hmmm, wonder where she got that one from?

She can count to 10, identify about 6 numbers (out of sequence) on flashcards, say her ABC’s and identify quite a few letters. She knows more animal sounds than I do (thanks to my iPhone) and is still quite good at going pee-pee on the potty.

One more thing… I had an “Addaracktome” on April 22nd. *snicker* thats all I’m gonna say.

Well, now you are up to speed. There is much more to blog about.. so stay tuned!

Addie can play!
While Jess and I were in D.C. Addie got to stay with her Grandparents. Gaummie and Grumps for the first few days, and Grandma Steph for the last. It is unwritten law that grandparents must spoil the grandchildren, I think it is safe to say Addie’s grandparents do a great job!!

Here are some highlights from Gaummie and Grumps:

Bath time the night before Daddy left

From 21 Months

Addie and Grumps playing with her tunnel in the backyard

Addie’s favorite time of day. BREAKFAST!

When Addie went to visit Grandma Steph, she had a very special surprise! Cousins Will and Walker were also visiting!

It is so weird to see her playing like a big kid

They went for a ride on Frontrunner

Played at the park

From 21 Months

Flew some kites with Uncle Ryan

And enjoyed each others company

I guess Jess and I don’t have to worry about Addie having fun while we are gone! The grandparents have it under control!!

What fun it was to have a child this Easter. Not quite like Christmas, but boy, did her face light up when she saw the living room scattered with eggs and her very own Easter Basket!

Then began the egg “hunt”…
She ran from Egg to Egg picking them up and moving them all around. None really made it into her basket, but she had a great time. I’m just glad we used plastic eggs as one of her favorite things to do with the eggs was STOMP them.

After a fun morning, we headed off to Easter Brunch with my family at Marie Callenders.

From Easter 2010

(I was bending down because I thought my brother was directly behind me…oh well!)

Later that day we were all supposed to head over to Ryan and Melissa’s house for Easter Dinner. Unfortunately, illness caught up with Jess and I that afternoon. Jess was running on only about 3 hours of sleep, and I (after a visit to the doctor) had a sinus infection, ear infection, and pinkeye…YIKES! We couldn’t risk getting little baby Zoe sick.

Fortunately, Steph saved us some yummy leftovers and we were able to have Easter Dinner on Monday.

The Saturday before Easter Jess, Gaummie and I took Addie to an Easter egg hunt at Farsnworth Farms. We were a bit worried about te cold, and if Addie would even understand what to do. The hunt proceeds went to Muscular Dystrophy so even if she didn’t, we could leave feeling good about it.

Fortunately, Addie did AMAZING! She was fascinated by the idea of it and was thrilled that her little basket held 3 eggs. The most fantastic part was that each time she bent over to pick up a new egg, the eggs already in her basket fell out… so there were always more eggs to pick up!

Despite the cold she was a trooper! She laughed and giggled at the Easter Bunny and high fived Grizby the Grizzlies Bear.

As the morning went on, she began to get a little tired.

So we headed for home so we could all take a nap, but not before one last picture and a big “Cheeeeeeesssssse” for the Camera!

I was very disappointed to wake up to 8-10 inches of snow. However, my little monkey was thrilled. She got up and looked out the window with me and started screaming “SNOW!! SNOWW! SNOOOOWWWWW! snOWing!!!” When I took her out to the car, she would put her hand into a pile of snow and pick up a bit and say Brrrr!

I knew at this point in time, it was a “snow day,” So back inside we went to get her snow boots and gear to take to Gaummie and Gumps house. We weren’t there more than 2 minutes before she was whining at the back door about playing in the snow.

When I left for work, she was still playing in the backyard…

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What a fun day this was! Addie had so many firsts. She learned the word “safe” and we introduced her to police officers, firemen, and EMT’s. Everyone that had a badge on, Addie would High-Five! By the end of the day, she police by sight!

Here are some highlights from the Sheriffs Office and Police Department demos.

Once again, this kid and Helicopters:

From 20 Months

After visiting with the Sheriff, she was allowed to sit on the four-wheeler. She knew what to do…

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She instantly became friends with Sparky the Firedog:

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And Even became and honorary Fireman!

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She also had her first Bike Ride! Pink Helmet included. She did awesome and had so much fun. (I guess I know what we will be getting her for her second birthday)

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I am hoping to not curse myself by writing this post…

Addie and Jess have been sick now for 2+ weeks, and there seems to be no end in sight. Fortunately, it’s not the gross kind of sick where there is a lot of *ahem* ”clean up” involved, but more the “we-have-been-through-eight-boxes-of-kleenex-in-the-last-2-weeks” kind of sick.

Poor Addie started to really get snotty (in both senses of the word) about 2 weeks ago, just in time to miss our good friends Steve and Mindy’s sons birthday party. He was turning two, and the party was a Classic Roller Skating. They have bouncy slides and all sorts of fun things for kids to do. Addie would have loved it, and I am so sad we missed it! But Happy Birthday to Zander!!

Addie got a pretty deep cough last week, and fortunately it really died down by Friday night. So she should be on the up-and-up. Jess on the other hand, is still sick and doesn’t seem to be getting much better. He is stuffy and runny all at the same time, overworked, stressed out from school, and not getting enough sleep. All in all, not a good combo for someone who is trying to get over a cold.

Last weekend, Addie and I went to another friends birthday party. Caden, Lisa and Nate’s son, turns 1 today! Happy Birthday little guy! He is such a cutie and we were very lucky to be well enough to attend that party. Addie was still a little sniffley, but hopefully my excessive tissue and Purell supply was enough to not get anyone else sick!

Please, everyone send well wishes toward our house, especially Jess’ way!