Meeting Maw Maw Moss

Friday we drove to "Wonderful" Aunt Dawn's house for Addison to meet her Great Grandmother Moss for the first time.  Nana came with us, and we had a ball taking our quick little girls trip.  Addison warmed up to Maw Maw right away, and soon she was playing and giving her kisses.  We went out to lunch and spent the rest of the day  laughing, talking, and watching Addison be herself.  We hope to make this a regular thing! 

Addison thinks she's sneaking up the stairs, ssshhh don't tell anyone!

A mama and her girls

4 generations of women

We had the best time!

Addison wants to remind everyone to stop and smell the flowers, even if they are fake :)

My first cake!

So I went to night 2 of my cake decorating class last night.  Our homework was to make a cake and make some homemade buttercream icing and bring it in to decorate.  I had a blast!  So this may not be the fanciest cake you've ever seen, but I'm pretty proud of how it came out!

Can't wait for night 3!

In other news, Addison shows there's more than one way to wear a hat... 

And we figured at almost 2 years old it was about time to retire the highchair.  So I leave you with Addison in her very first booster seat (except for the one at Nana's house).

She thinks she a total big girl now :)

Around the House

We had a nice quiet weekend since Erik had dental surgery on Friday.  Addison decided to entertain herself by playing in our closets.

Her choice from daddy's closet (excuse the chocolate on her mouth):

Her choice from mama's closet:

And this is what happens when Daddy fixes her hair:

Still cute as can be!

She insisted on wearing that hat the rest of the weekend, and yes she has it on this morning.

Happy Monday!

Black Widows & Cake Class

So we've had a new visitor around lately.

Creepy isn't she?  Lindsey would probably say she's beautiful...  Anyhow it seems the new construction next door has stirred them up.  Erik found two in Addison's little car the other day (don't worry playgroup mommy's, I went on a spider hunt before y'all came over!).  So we called our bug man to come out and spray the house and yard.  Our bug man cracks me up.  He's just like your stereotypical bug man.  Mostly bald, short, skinny, big glasses, nerdy.  Don't get me wrong I think he's the nicest guy and I thoroughly appreciate the service he performs.  I'm not making fun of him at all., just saying that he picked the perfect profession :)

Our cake class was great.  For the first one she just kind of went over the workbook and told us what extra supplies we would need (I can totally see how this can turn into an expensive hobby).  For the next class we have to bring in a cake and our homemade buttercream icing.  Then she is going to show us how to ice it correctly and start some decorations.  Mom  is coming over on Monday night and we are going to make our cakes and icing together.  Super excited for next week's class!

Bubble Baths & Playgroup

We recently bought Addison some baby bubble bath that she thinks is just fantastic.  Last night she kept laying down in the water.  We're pretty sure she thought she was hiding from us.

Today I hosted play group at our house.  We had 7 kids total and Addison had a blast.  She loves when people come over to play with her even though she's very possessive of her stuff.  It's her age.  But she's learning to share.  Us mom's had a great time chatting about our kids, husbands, blogs we read, birthday parties, medical issues and international adoption.  You never know what topic we will get on!  These playgroup meetings are as good for me as they are for Addison.

I'm going to my very first cake decorating class tonight.  I can't wait!  Mom, Jada, and Mrs. Mary (Jada's Mom) are taking it with me.  I'll update tomorrow how it was.

Name Change!

I'm sorry to those of you who have read the two posts from today that I've since deleted.  I'm so indecisive!  Just trying to come up with a name for this blog that doesn't include my last name.  I've posted 2 other names today, but have since changed my mind.  I'm going to try this one out for a while.  Anyone who has been to my house knows that I have 3 sets of french doors across the front.  So right inside is where our life happens :)

Visiting the Greens

First of all, thanks so much for the comments on my last post. It tells me that there are definitely people out there interested in our little lives and I should keep this up!

This past weekend for the 4th of July, we took a trip to Mississippi to visit our good friends Chess, Robin (aka Ramen), and Charlie (aka Chawee). We left super early Saturday morning hoping that Addison would sleep most of the way. She didn't sleep - at all! She's not a fan of car rides, but thanks to Barney and Finding Nemo we made it all in one piece. When we arrived we got to tour Chess & Robin's beautiful house. Addison's favorite room was, of course, the playroom. Addison and Charlie played together so good all weekend. Charlie even taught Addison how to eat! She's had a bigger appetite ever since we got home. Good job Charlie!

On Sunday we drove into Memphis. When we were exiting off the interstate we passed St. Jude hospital. Just driving by it gave me chills. What a wonderful place that I hope I never have to visit. After arriving downtown we went to see the Peabody Hotel. In case you've never been there they are famous for having live ducks in their fountain in the lobby. Every day at 11:00 & 5:00 the ducks walk on a red carpet to get to and from the fountain - it's quite an event! We missed the actual walking, but we did get to see them while they were in the fountain. Addison loved the ducks - although one of them bit Charlie! It was just a nip, so he was ok.

After the Peabody we walked down the famous Beale Street. We had so much fun seeing all the sites.

Then we headed to the Mud Island River Park. What a neat place! They had a relica of the Mississippi carved in the ground that was filled with water so the kids could splash and play. They even had Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf - minus the oil...

They also had a merry-go-round.  The kids had a great time there.

Later that night we watched fireworks at the local park. Charlie was fascinated. Addison wasn't as into them as she was last year, but she still had a good time. We had a great trip and hope to go back and see them again soon! Thank you Hotel Green - we thoroughly enjoyed our stay!!

In other Addison news - she used the potty again! She told Erik that she had to potty and she went just like that! We celebrated with some Sesame Street stickers and gave her lots of praise. She had a big grin on her face and kept saying "Yay Addison"!

On a final note, Addison would like to tell everyone to make sure you take time out of your busy day to stop and smell the flowers :)