Weekend trip to Vero

This weekend we loaded up the car and headed down to Vero to visit the Wilson's. Jason was Bryan's mentor when he first started at PSS so he pretty much lived with them for about 6 weeks. I think that is where Bryan got bit by the fishing bug so guess what the boys did on Saturday... you got it! They went fishing! And crabbing just to mix it up a little. Of course, all I could imagine was the show 'Deadliest Catch' but logic tells me it wasn't near as dangerous in the in Intercoastal! The Wilsons have 3 boys and Addison just loved each one! She must have asked them their names 100's of times.... I'm not exaggerating!! It was the running joke of the weekend, "what is your name? what is your name?" Here are some pictures...

Feeding the ducks in the backyard

Cameron's turn!

Addison has a new buddy to push her on the swing!

Addison caught a fish! YEAH!

While we were down south, my favorite photographer Sara Kauss came and took family pictures for us. Hopefully we will have another fun Christmas card to send out! Wish me luck!

My New 'Twins'!

It's not what you all might be thinking, we didn't find two babies in my tummy but it's something just as wonderful! The 'Estate' washer and dryer (haven't heard of that brand? There is a good reason for that!) that Bryan and I purchased for $550 for the pair finally bit the dust. While I was a bit stressed at first toting clothes around the neighborhood in search of a dryer that could finish the job mine had started, all my stress has been relieved having done my first round of laundry in my brand new HE front loading Electrolux washer and dryer! I'm on the Kelly Ripa bandwagon! I guess this is one of those "you know you are getting old if...

you take a picture of your washer and dryer!'"

And for the reason you all actually read this blog... here are some pictures a few weekends back of Addison and Lil Noel having some yummy cupcakes at a UCF game tailgate. As you can tell, they had a great time!

We have some baby Irish milestones as well too... just the other night, Bryan felt baby kick. He just happened to have his hand on my tummy when my little soccer player had one of the biggest kicks to date! Guess bambino was just saying "Hi!" to his/her daddy!

At the Zoo cont'd...

During Storytime... I swear she wasn't trying to hurt him!



Brenden and Addison... how cute are they?

Storytime at the zoo

Today Brenden and Addison took a little trip to the zoo for storytime! Addison loved it but Brenden was ready to go look at the monkeys about half way through! They still had lots of fun checking out the animals. Mommy was bad and forgot her camera but Brenden's mommy pulled through with this video clip of the kids posing for their pictures. :)

I'll post some pictures soon. enjoy!

From the Mouth of Babes....

While I fortunately have no picture that goes along with this story, I just had to share this with everyone...
Bryan had been cooking all night long making some boiled peanuts to have at the UCF Homecoming tailgate this weekend. We all know what boiled peanuts look like, right? Well, Bryan took a peanut out of the pot to taste test it. Addison watched him closely, looked at me and said, "Daddy's eating my poopie." Gotta love kids! Ha!

Happy Halloween

Halloween night we went Trick or Treating with Haylee, Aunt Kimmy, and Nana Jo in downtown Sanford. All the cute little stores on "Main Street" hand out candy. They set up a little kid area with games and bounce houses. There was a little rain but after that cleared up it was a great night! Addison was in the costume contest but didn't win... the judges were paid off. ;) Here are some pictures of her and Haylee.


Uncle Bobo, Addison and Haylee


Daddy and Addison


Addison & Haylee

The girls

Trick or Treat!

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!

Weekend at Grandma's and Papa's

Well, this weekend Addison decided that Nana Amy was no longer Nana... she is now Grandma. We were all confused, except for Addison, who corrected anyone who referred to Amy as Nana rather than Grandma! It was pretty cute! We all had a great time and Addison and Ella even got to spend some time together. We went to Ella's Aunt Lori's farm and got to pet the horses. Addison liked the baby horse but was a little nervous to be around the big boys! Meanwhile Daddy went to Chicago and had a sports lovers weekend. He went to the Cubs game on Saturday and a Bears game on Sunday. Not to mention arriving at Wrigleyville early to watch the start of the UCF game and of course catching the Cowboys game while eating a steak at Mike Ditkas restaurant! Poor Daddy was a tired boy on Monday!

Here are a few pictures:


Addison & Ella





Cheetos Party!

Lazy Weekend

Bryan had his Annual Sales meeting this past weekend so it was up to tired little me to keep Addison occupied and happy. We did pretty good! Friday we took a quick trip to the zoo and I'm starting to realize that the real attraction is the splash pad I let her play in at the end of the day even though she tells me she wants to see the monkeys! She's good!! Saturday we had some girl time and went shopping with Nana Jo and Sunday we played with Haylee. All and all it was a great weekend and Addison and I are looking forward to just as much fun next weekend at Nana and Papa's pool! Here are a few snapshots of the weekend.


Watching the monkeys


At the splash pad




Haylee's new jeep

Now I Know My ABC's....

Yeah Addison!

Making the Best of Cabin Fever

Addison and I have been trapped inside since Tuesday morning while tropical storm Fay hangs out on top of us. So, this afternoon we decided to make the best of it and go outside anyway between the rain bands. Fortunately, we haven't been getting too much rain although as I type this the wind is stronger and the rain is heavier than its been! She looked so cute with her rain jacket on, I had to snap a picture. The picture with all her jewelry on was another attempt to kill some time her although that only lasted 5 minutes!! I didn't realize how much we went outside...

Aren't I pretty?

The Itsy Bitsy Spider....

Mom is 30!

I had my 30th birthday this weekend and had a great time! Bryan got tons of friends together for a crazy dinner at Taverna Opa on International Drive. There were napkins flying in the air, techno music blaring and dancing on the tables with belly dancers! I never knew dinner could be like that! Nichole and Fred even drove all the way up from south Florida to celebrate with me. Here are a few pictures from the night and of course some of Addison because I can't post without a picture or two of her.

Bryan & I...

I came back from the bathroom and this is what I saw... my husband dancing on the table with a belly dancer!

Some of the girls dancing on the table...

I was forced on the table while the waiter blew this really loud horn and the entire restaurant sang "Happy Birthday" to me!

This was Addisons present to mommy... a few minutes alone with a marker and look what happens!