Our Singer

Addison loves to sing and I catch her at it all the time. Here is a little video of her singing while reading the phone book to give you a glimpse into the life of Addison. :)

Belly Growth

Here is an updated picture of my tummy growth since the last time. Everything is going great with my pregnancy. I'm 28 weeks now and the baby is definitely strong and growing! It's hard to believe that I'm now in the third trimester. It's good to know I have a few more months before this baby comes b/c I'm definitely not ready yet. Once I get that back room set up then the baby can come! :)

My OB informed me at my last visit that he was called on a church assignment for a year beginning in January! That means I am being moved to a different office that is taking over his current patients. This office rotates through about five doctors - you don't get to choose which one you see, it's all determined by their schedule. SO that means depending on who I see over the next few months, I might not even know who delivers the baby! Not too happy about that, but I can't do much about it. It's for a good cause. :)

Addison talks about her baby sister quite often. It seems like she understands what's happening at times, but at others talks about the baby in her tummy and in daddys. :) I'm curious to see how she'll act once the baby is born. Hopefully it will be a smooth adjustment.

We still haven't come up with any names. Maybe James and I can sit down and brainstorm together today.

Crayon Roll

Ok, one last project to show for now. This is a crayon holder that turned out pretty cute. I made it for a birthday present for a nephew. It doesn't take too long to make and is a great handmade gift.

Felt Food Feast

This is part of Addison's Christmas present. I'm not too fond of pretend plastic food and decided to try my hand at making some of my own out of felt. The loaf of bread (kind of hidden in the basket) needs some practice, but I'm pretty happy with the way everything else turned out. I'm sure I'll be making some more!

Waffle cones. Fruit, veggies, and a loaf of bread. Sandwich (BLT)

More Aprons

Here are some pictures of a few more aprons I've completed.

The Chairs are done!

I don't know how many of you remember, but I started a project about a year and a half ago to refinish my kitchen chairs. They are finally done! I made myself finish them this month and it is very nice to have them completed. My dining room can be put back together now. :) AND I won't have to worry about getting them done after the baby comes. Now, on to my other projects . . . :)

Apron Project

For Christmas this year, James and I have his older sister Becky's family and I decided to make aprons for all of them. This is how the aprons for the two girls turned out. I'll be busy sewing this holiday season!

Dish Duty

Addison LOVES to help with the dishes. She seems to have a sixth sense when you start them because she will come running in and pull a chair over. I'm sure she enjoys the quality time, but the thing she enjoys the most are the bubbles. :)

Washing her hands. Anything to get the water turned on! I'm so glad we have a faucet that is not easy for a child to turn on. Otherwise I'd be keeping her out of the water all day long!

A close inspection of the bubbles.

Birthday Girl!

Playing in the balloons Aunt Ali gave her!Picking the candy corn off the cake right after blowing out the candles. I think she's wondering if she's going to get in trouble. :)

Digging in! She really didn't touch the cake at all, just the ice cream; but, I suppose that's no big shocker!

We had a small birthday celebration with just our family for Addison's birthday this year. I thought about throwing a little party for her and inviting her friends, but I just don't have the energy lately! Addison and I enjoyed the day by playing with balloons, ice cream, and making/decorating a Sunshine cake! She's been talking about her "Happy Birthday Cake" all week.

I'm posting a video clip of Addison playing. If you listen closely you'll hear her say that she's two-years-old. Her typical first answer to that question is her name - "I'm Addie" she'll say. Age is not a concept that little minds understand too well at this point!

Trick or Treat

I love this face of Addison's. Such a classic "cheese" face.

Walking around downtown Provo as bumblebees (Addison and I) and Dad!

A close-up of the bumblebee.

Sitting in pretty leaves near the end of trick-or-treating experience.

More leaves for the bee.

The City of Provo does an early trick-or-treat with the local businesses that we decided to take Addison to. She had a lot of fun with it. The concept of not being able to eat the candy all at once was hard to grasp for a two-year-old, but once she understood she was able to handle it better. :)
After the local trick-or-treating we went to Salem to visit James' mom (Richard was out of town) and Great Grandma Harward. Addison decided she wanted to be Piglet for the second half of the night. She thoroughly enjoyed both of her costumes! We enjoyed our time visiting and Addison enjoyed her loot. She's already mentioned to me that she wants to go trick-or-treating again!

Barefoot and Pregnant

Here is a picture of my 21-week pregnant belly and my 20-week-old developing baby.

For those who have not heard, we are having a baby GIRL! We will have two little girls running around the house soon enough. James and I are excited.

No names chosen yet. That will not be something we choose anytime soon, I think. We'll keep you updated though!

Two Spoons Please

Addison loves her food . . . most of the time. She thoroughly enjoyed this soup and requested two spoons - double the enjoyment I guess!














This is a typical bite for Addison. Open as wide as possible and shovel the food in. We often have to remind her to chew her food. :) Where did she learn this from??











Need I say more? :) Just look at those eyebrows, everything is concentrated on that bite.

Banana Phone

Addison loves to pretend to talk on the phone to her relations. This phone conversation is a fairly long one . . . then she decides it's time to eat the phone! :)

If you listen, you'll hear her talk about great grandma's house, how great grandma is funny, Cade, Aunt Cami, Katie, and Lyndsey; that's all I remember at the moment anyway.

It is really fun watching her try to mimic her mom and dad. In another conversation she kept saying great over and over. I'm sure she's heard me saying that on the phone!

Rub a Dub Dub

Addison loves tub time. We decided to play with her hair a bit the other day and she enjoyed the results. She can see her reflection in the faucet and often talks with it during the tub.

Her eyes are closed in most pictures nowadays because she thinks she is smiling when she says "cheese." It is pretty much an automatic response whenever she sees a camera.

The Many Faces of Addison

Here are a few shots of Addison where her personality and mischievousness just shine through! This one is called goth girl.

I can't remember why she was mad, but it's quite a face.

She loves to get a hold of daddy's stickers on his guitar case!

This would be purple crayon. If you ask me that would hurt.
Crazy baby, as Addison herself would say.

I'm not sure why Addison decided to fold her arms, but she did and I think it gives it just the right touch. When you get into mom's eyeliner you have to show you're sorry somehow! Also note the bulge in her onesie - those are about six colored pencils shoved down her shirt. Silly girl!

This one reminds me of water polo days and sticking grapes under our lips. However, it seems Addison doesn't need grapes to pull this look off!

Camping with the Fords

The Fords and the Harwards got together over the 4th of July weekend for a little camping. It was fun . . . despite the rough nights for all. :) The kids really enjoyed camping and hopefully they have some memories to remember.

The little town of Fairview has a museum with a replica of a woolly mammoth that was found not too far from the museum! It was pretty massive! The original isn't displayed because the bones never fossilized.









James and Addison on our exploring adventure in the woods. We were following an animal trail of some sort - probably deer.














Addison and Brinly had a blast in the tall grass and the beautiful flowers.












Cami preparing something - maybe dinner?

Shane getting all the help he needs to set up the tent!

A Day at the Zoo

On Monday, James, Addison, and I were able to go visit the animals at the Zoo! We had a fun day with the elephants, zebras, bears, tigers, birds, giraffes, etc. Addison really enjoyed her first trip to the Zoo, despite smelling a bit sour all day because she got car sick on the way. :) It's always an adventure with this girl!











Visiting the elephants.

We wore the poor girl out and she slept all the way home!