My Little Angel

Kiddie Party Time!

The temperature has FINALLY dropped a few degrees! Just in time for a fun Kiddie Halloween Party at Addison's friend Brenden's house. Addison wore her angel costume and kept it on, wings and all, until it was time for lunch and I took it off! Okay, so there was a halo that made it all of two minutes. I know a picture exist of her in it and I will find it! Addison had a blast playing with Brenden, Noel, Devynn, and Madison on the swingset and decorating pumpkins. I ate way too many pumpkin rolls... mmm... cream cheese icing!
As a side note, Addison is on day 5 with NO diapers... except at nap and night time. She is doing great! I was pretty nervous about the day care at the gym because it's usually pretty crazy with everyone coming and going. But she has been three times and so far, so good. It's still early to be declaring victory but I'm feeling pretty good about my goal of having her out of diapers by the time Baby Irish makes his/her debut. Yeah, Addison!!


Addison on the swing


Pumpkin decorating


Addison loved the balls!

Darn Ol' Dog

This is a picture of Lexi after eating 2 boxes of raisins and 9 granola bars one day. Addie and I came home from the gym to find wrapper all over the living room floor and my bedroom floor. She got in the pantry and just helped herself. Can you believe, she never got sick!?

At the Pumpkin Patch

To continue our preparation for Halloween, Nana Jo, Aunt Kimmy, Uncle Chi-Chi, Haylee, and the three of us went to a pumpkin patch. My goal for the day was to take one good picture of Addison so that I could make a Halloween card to send out to family. While we did get some good looking pumpkins, the picture taking didn't go so well. Eighty shots later, I have a couple so-so shots and a whole lot of this...


Addison throwing her pumpkin, again... don't know why this was so fasinating for her?


When you ask Addison to smile or say "cheese!"... this is what you get.


Seriously, what am I going to do with this hair?


Speechless.


The poor defenseless scarecrow Addison kidnapped, threw down & tackled while Haylee tried to pull this eyes out. This is when we decided to go home.

Boo Bash at the Zoo!

We spent this weekend getting ready for Halloween! On Saturday we all went with Addison's friend Brenden and his mommy and daddy to 'Boo Bash' at the Sanford Zoo. Thankfully, Brenden is pretty stable on his feet now and hugs have replaced the shoves! While most kids were dressed in costume, I decided that a morning in the Florida sun at the zoo with a white velour angel costume wasn't such a good idea. We even convince lil' Noel and big Noel to join us a little later in the day. Lil' Noel was looking like quite the swashbuckler in his pirate costume and I don't think Addison even realized who he was until we told her!


Having a snack before we watch the elephant show.


Brenden and Addison... how cute!


The Family


The boys and the kids... Hey, this picture had potential to be good!


Welcome to the wonderful world of candy!

Windy Day at the Beach

Today, Addison and I took advantage of living in Florida and hopped in the car for a quick day trip to the beach! We went with Addison's friend Keeley from the gym and had a great time. Keeley is another little Shirley Temple so there were lots of curls blowing in the wind today! Here is a picture of my little princess in next year's bathing suit (it's a little big) getting ready to hit the waves.



While Addison is a little water baby, Keeley was a much bigger fan of playing in the sand. Her mom made her her very own little ocean with no scary waves. Addison plopped herself down in between trips to the surf and back.



I forsee us making quite a few more trips now that the weather is finally starting to get a little cooler. Works for me!

Grandmother's 80th Birthday!

This past weekend was Grandmother's 80th birthday! We all went up to Tennessee to celebrate. Addison had her first non-family member babysitter while all the adults had an amazing meal at the Melting Pot. I think I gained 5 lbs just that night. Bryan, Elizabeth and I managed to finish an entire pot of chocolate so we moved on to Grandma and Papa's table! Addison and Caleb survived just fine at home with a little help from a 'Max & Ruby' DVD and markers. Then Sunday we all went to church and Grandmother got to show off her adorable great grandbabies... I think that was her favorite part of the weekend! ;) Caleb and Addison got along so well together and welcomed with open arms the newest member of the Irish clan... little puppy Kelly. Kelly is Grandma and Papa's 10 week old Golden Retriever. He was such a good pup with the babies and with a face exactly like the Cottonelle dog, how could you not love him?

I can ride my bike!

Here is a video of Addison finally getting the hang of riding her bike. Although, the more she does it, the more she goes backwards rather than forwards!