Addy is in love!

Shhh! Don't tell anyone. Look at Addy's face. I think she is in love.

It's not something new, she has loved him for a long time. But this photo really shows how much she loves playing with him. He can be protective of his toys {the other night he let Addy hold his stuffed dog and he started to follow her around. His mom said "She's fine don't worry." To which he said "I know, I know, I'm just going to follow her around!" :) } but for the most part he loves sharing with the kids, showing them new things {like big green caterpillars} and just being with them. They have had lots of funny together this summer! There faces light up when they see eachother.

Shhh! Don't tell anyone. I think he likes playing with her, too!

First Cone

Okay, so it isn't her first ice cream but it is her first taste of the cone, as in The Jimmie Cone and the first time she has had ice cream in a cone!

Addy's first taste of the cone was a very large cone with swirled ice cream and rainbow jimmies. That cone landed on the ground not even a step from the counter!! :) Her second cone was also a very large swirl cone that never made it to our hands. The nice order girl gave us our third cone which a very small swirled cone that was much more her size!









I would dare say she liked her first taste of the cone!

Baseball!!!

Last night we went to watch the Frederick Keys play the Potomac Nationals! We won the tickets from The Little Gym! I was shocked...I don't think I have ever won anything!

We started the night out by going to have sandwiches and ice cream in downtown Frederick {also free because I got a gift card to downtown from my students!} As we were eating it started to rain and it continued to rain for awhile. When we got to the park they were in a rain delay.



We waited {& waited} in the car.



Finally, the rain stopped, they took the tarp off the field and they played ball!



We really,really had a fun time. The rain was perfect because turned out to be a cool night and we got to enjoy a rainbow!





Addyson was awesome! She loved every minute of the game!
And who wouldn't when you get to...

enjoy a night with Mimi, Momma and Dada...





eat a pretzel and a funnel cake...





meet Keyote {the Keys mascot} and have him sign your very first baseball...









ride the merry-go-round...




and play two games...





We were sad when it was time to go!



We didn't stay for the whole game because it was late and a very slow game. We left around 9:30 and it was only the 5th inning!

We had an awesome time last night!

Ummm...totally forgot to say that the Keys won!

Can't beat that...great company, delicious food, awesome rides & games, and a win!! :)

Tired

That's exactly what Addy was after another trip to Deep Creek!

We had a blast! Beth, Ron, Blake, Brie, Karen, Laynie, Mimi and Grant all came with us last weekend.

When went to the beach both days {along with lots of other things!}. We left the beach right when Addy's nap time usually ends so she was exhausted by the time she hit her car seat.




Exhausted but really really happy! She loved having everyone around last weekend. I still think she was meant to be a little sister! ;)

Happy Anniversary!

Today, Garth and I have been married for 3 years!

I can't believe it has been three years. It seems like just yesterday and it feels like forever ago. A lot has happened in the last three years. They have been the BEST three years of my life!

Unfortunately, Garth had to go on the business trip to Massachusetts so we will be celebrating three years together, 346.1 miles apart :(

But, my man rocks. When Addy and I got home from the library there was a hanging tag on the door. I could tell from the car that it was from Edible Arrangements {yummy!} So we went next door to pick up our treat. Our neighbor came to the door with a huge, and I mean huge, arrangement! Addyson instantly said her tongue twisted version of watermelon. We munched on some fruit before lunch and will probably be munching on fruit for days to come!



Happy Anniversary! I am so thankful to have you has my husband and Addyson's dad! Thank you baby for making our day special even if you are 346.1 miles away. We miss you and love you lots!

Playing

We have spent lots of time in the last week trying to organize, weed out, throw away or store Addy's toys. She has a ton of "baby toys" and she just isn't interested in playing with them anymore. She will pick something up, play with it and put it back down, all within a few seconds or minutes, if were lucky!

Although we really need to buy Addy some new "grown-up" toys, she always seems to find something to play with. She found her new favorite toy while we were at Deep Creek with Mimi. We were all cleaning before we left and Garth had put Addy's sippy cups in a plastic bag and threw them in her diaper bag. Addy found the sippy cups and started to take them apart, put them back together, switch tops, put things inside of them and on and on and on. She loved playing with the sippy cups!

When we got home I got out all the sippys that lost lids or parts and put them in a basket for her to play with. Which, surprisingly, she has been playing with for the last week and loving it!!!





She loves those cups and I love that she likes to play with them and try to figure them out.

The only problem is...





she's getting really good and taking the tops off!! ;)

It has only happened once and it was hysterical. She was playing in the kitchen and I was on the computer. She was talking away, playing and I hear splash and immediately hear her say "no. no. no." I knew what had happened as soon as I heard the splash. When I walked over she was frozen, standing right in the middle of a puddle of milk. She looked at me like what just happened? and slowly walked out of the puddle. Which made her fall flat on her butt in said puddle of milk! Poor baby was hysterically crying and too cute!

I think it is time for us to go and buy some real toys!

Video!

I took a quick video of Addy yesterday morning doing two of my favorite things...

1. Saying "watermelon!" Check out that tongue action!
2. Finishing "Momma loves you..." with "little bug!"

You will also notice in the video that I ask Addy to say "bup." It was my third thing on the list, a few posts down, that I wanted to capture on video but in the last few days "bup" has become "up" :( She's growing up so fast!