Big Papi!

My dad was in town last week for business and came over on his night off to see our house and play with Miss Addison. She wasn't thrilled for about the first hour, she screamed whenever I left her in the room alone with him. She is very wary of strangers, especially men. She was not about to let her guard down but then Papi shared a bite of his dinner with her and it was all over from there. She swooped down on him like a vulture and they were best buds after that! It is so cool to see her with her grandparents, gives me a glimpse into how they played with me when I was little and it gives me happy feelings inside :)

Reading with Papi

Showing Papi the animals and what sounds they make
In other news, Addison's new favorite thing is to climb up on the sofa and "jump jump jump!" Jump coincidentally is one of her favorite words to repeat over and over and OVER again. She is really becoming a mover and a shaker and I find myself drinking significantly more coffee in the morning just to keep up with her, I guess the 14 hours of sleep she gets at night could be to blame :)

Jumping on the couch in her jammies, accessorizing with mardi gras beads

Playing "night night" with daddy...they pretend to sleep and then she jumps up and laughs

Yesterday we spent some time as a family and ended up at Barro's pizza. It is a great pizza restaurant that has a whole kids area with toys, games and tv to keep the kiddos entertained so the parents can get a chance to eat :) Looks like Alex is one of the kids....

They probably wouldn't have noticed if I left!

Today we ventured to "old town" Gilbert with some friends and explored the main street and then played at the park. Addison as usual had a blast climbing up the jungle gym, going down the slide and repeating. She kept up pretty well with the "big kids" and was very gentle and loving with the babies. ..

Riding the horsey seesaw

Hugs! LOVE IT!

I told Addison to give Tyner a hug....well she tried!

Kaelam going in for a kiss

Drawing time in the "cool kids" clubhouse