No Ponies Please!

Last week Addison and I went to Thanksgiving Point with some friends. Addison and Bailey started having fun before we even left the driveway! They crack me up :)


We loved seeing all the farm animals - especially all the babies. So cute!

After we saw all the animals we decided to have the girls ride the ponies. I wasn't sure how Addison would do but figured I would give it a try since she got so excited watching the ponies go round and round.

Bailey went first and showed Addison how to do it...

Let's just say Addison was not a fan when it came her turn. We didn't even make it to the "ride" part. Addison instantly started crying as soon as I started to put her on!

Addison and Bailey talked things over afterwards...

Bailey: Addison, it's ok. The ponies are really fun. I had a good time.

Addison: Ooooh! I don't like those ponies :)

Mommy and Me Time

It seems like since Addison was born she's done a lot of blog hogging ;) which means that I never got around to posting what I got to do with my mom back in March.

One of the cool parts of my mom's job is to plan special events for the law firm she works out. This means that places want her to come "check them out" so that she'll want to plan her work retreats there :) Canyons Ski Resort in Park City held a party planning event the first weekend in March and I got to me my mom's guest!

Here we are on the balcony of our suite....

The amazing view of the ski slope...

For dinner that evening they held a special dinner where we took the gondola up to the top of the mountain. We had fancy hors d'oeuvres and an even fancier dinner. I would have taken a picture of my food but I didn't want to embarass myself. Let's just say after years of watching Iron Chef and Top Chef I finally got to taste some food that would have fit right in on those shows :)

We got to choose to do a spa treatment or go skiing...and since my mom and I definitely do not ski we chose the spa. This was my first pedicure by the way and it was AWESOME! I loved it and my feet were super duper soft afterward!

It was so fun hanging out with my mom. She is seriously the greatest person ever and I love her to pieces!

Happy 1st Birthday!

Addison turned 1 on April 17th. It's seems like 1st birthdays come all too fast. Addison woke up around 7:30AM. Isaiah was still sleeping so I went it to get her and sung her Happy Birthday. She looked at me like I was a little crazy since I usually sing "Good Morning Sunshine" to her then open up her shutters ;)

For breakfast we made waffles with strawberries and bananas since strawberries are Addison's absolutely favorite thing in the whole wide world ;)


While Addison napped after church Nicole and I worked on her cake. It was so fun having Nicole around to help me. I'm pretty sure I could have done a strawberry all by myself...

however it wouldn't have looked near as good as the one Nicole did! I did get to draw the 1 on there and sprinkle the poppy seeds on the strawberry. The cake looked so cute that I couldn't stop looking at it all day!

We even made a cupcake with a strawberry on top for Addison to gobble up.

A little family pic with our birthday girl...

This picture of Addison with her Grandma Prows is so precious. I just love it!

Singing Happy Birthday and blowing out her candle...

Addison mostly just smashed her cupcake. Isaiah had to give her an eating demonstration.

Mmmmm! This stuff is good!

I must say Addison's favorite present (hands down no contest) was the baby doll and stroller we got her. She is obsessed with this baby. She goes EVERYWHERE with us now!

It was fun to spend Addison's first birthday with both of our families. Everyone loves Addison so much!

1 Year Checkup

My goodness! It seems like just yesterday I was taking Addison to her first doctor appointment. She was sooooo small!

When Addison was 4 days old she weighed it at 7.94 lbs (58 percentile). Now she weighs in at 23.3 lbs (83 percentile)! She is also 30.31 inches long (86 percentile).

The nurse even gave Addison a sucker after she gave her her shots. I think that was mostly because she felt so bad since before she poked her Addison was smiling and talking to her. LOL.

Addison enjoyed eating the sucker on the drive home...

And she wasn't too particular about which end she was eating!

At 1 year old Addison can say: What's that? What's up? Want some. Momma, Dada, Hi, and Ow! She loves stuffed animals and anything that can open and close. She loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with us in the morning. She loves to be read to and especially loves books with flaps or things for her to touch. She can give high 5's, kisses, snuggles, wave hi and bye, and blow kisses. She can stand up by herself but will only do it if she doesn't realize she's not holding onto anything.

Top 'o the Morning!

We had lots of fun with St. Patrick's day this morning. A sneaky leprechaun left Addison a cute onesie (ok, it was me, I made the onesie ;), some green pancakes and some green bubbles.

Addison looked very cute in her shirt! And aren't those pigtails ridiculously adorable!! She looks like such a little girl now :)

Isaiah and I definitely feel So Lucky to have Addison in our home =)

The leprechaun even left Isaiah and me some Sasparillas, green cupcake wrappers, and some green apple candy. I expect this even Isaiah and I will pretend we are in a Dublin pub drinkin' some sasparillas :)

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Fun at the Park

I am soooo anxious for spring. Every chance we get Isaiah or I take Addison outside for a bit of fresh air and change of scenery. I've been loving the handful of days nice enough to venture to the park and try out the swings.

Addison LOVES them! She laughs and laughs and loves to go high (but not too high ;). She really loves when you chase her back and forth as she swings.

This first pic is one of my favorites. I love her cute little fingers holding on :)

Have we mentioned how much we love this kiddo? She cracks us up and makes us smile every day :)

A Very Impressive Mess

Whenever we feed Addison she always tries to grab the bowl and if anything falls on the highchair tray she instantly plays in it.

The other night decided to let Addison feed herself rice and squash with her hands. She actually got an impressive amount in her mouth although you wouldn't be able to tell from the pics :)






From the look of her tray I'm gonna guess she will be right handed.

She kept playing with her piggy tail too. She had food everywhere!

Nothing that a quick trip to the tub and a good highchair wipe down couldn't fix. It was fun watching her have fun and eat. Sometimes I surprise myself with the things I let her do. This is a loooooong way from the neat freak Rosie I used to be ;)