Patty Cake, Patty Cake...

Nana and Addison made and decorated a cake for the 4th of July...and it was absolutely COVERED in decorations. Addison tends to go a little overboard in that department...but it turned out really cute!






As you can see, Quenton had a great time watching them make their masterpiece!

Up in 3D

Addison and Quenton went to their first 3-D movie this week, and with a little teamwork, the four of us made it through the whole movie! Addison only wore the glasses for about 1/2 of the movie, and she seemed to really like it. However, she was hoping to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs...so she kept asking me the whole time, "mommy, where the elephant and dinosaurs?" We thought we'd document this "first"...crazy, I know.

The fruits of our labor

This past weekend was the first weekend in 8 weeks that we have not had somewhere to go, something to do, or someone visiting us! Craziness! So, we decided to be productive around the house...
(1) Jae completely cleaned the garage
(2) I laid new mulch in the front yard and planted hydrangeas, day lillies, oriental lillies (and some other flower I don't know the name of)
(3) Jae washed and dried the cars, and cleaned the mats on the inside
(4) I cleaned out all of Quenton's clothes that he has grown out of
(5) picked up the house
(6) and cleaned out the refrigerator

Needless to say, we were exhausted when we were done!






I should have taken before and after pictures of the garage, and the trash at the curb from the garage! THAT was a big difference!

The face of food...

About a week before Quenton turned 4 months old, we decided to start him on cereal because his poor little tummy was killing him...and we were hoping a little solids could help? So, at his 4 month appointment, the doctor told us he could go ahead and start on baby foods as well, so Quenton's diet has increased pretty substantially! He's such a good eater, we actually gave him a new nickname..."the garbage disposal"!!! Good news, though...in one week, he gained 1 lb, 3 oz! Holy cow!

These pictures are from his first night of cereal, and whoa...there were a ton of funny little faces!

This might be the sweetest one yet...

Okay, I just had to hop on and write this one down...

So Addison was spinning around in circles this morning in the den, so many times that she was dizzy and falling over.

Mommy: "Addison...lets stop spinning, I don't want you to fall and hit your head on the table."

Addison: (with her hands held out to the sides) "No mommy, I have to spin...I'm a princess"

Too funny...

Fwiends, fwiends, and more fwiends...

Addison lovingly refers to her friends as "fwiends". She LOVES her weekly playdates with the kids that were in her class for Mother's Morning Out this past year. WARNING: there are A LOT of pictures...but I just think it is so stinking cute to watch her playing and really enjoying other kids her age. And, she is old enough to pick her friends...boy does she have some cute ones!!!

Some of these pictures are from our visit to EarlyWorks Museum, which was GREAT! There was a TON for her to do, from playing with ducks in the water, to milking a cow, lifting a bail of hay in a barn, to playing with a cash register (I think that was her favorite part). They also had little fountains outside for the girls to run through! She LOVED it!!!

Visit with old friends...

Well, everyone has beat me to this post, but oh well...the pictures were too good to skip! Thank you so much Michele for taking these! They're great! We had such a great time seeing everyone...Donna, Aaron and I all went to high school together, and then found love at college. Now, five years later, we are on to the next stage in life!
Sweet Marah belongs to Josh and Donna, and Walker will be here in 6 weeks!!! Amazing!












And, by the way, Addison and Quenton are wearing their new shirts that our friend Tara made. You can see all of her stuff at www.collectionsbytaranicole.blogspot.com. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them!!!