Little Miss Giggles

Playing before bedtime :)

Hippity Hoppity Easter Time

So Addison's first Easter was this past Sunday and she lived it UP! We met great-grandma J at the 10:30 Easter service at Shepard of the Hills church in Fountain Hills. That church is actually the one that I use to visit with my family when I was young, during our spring break vacations. I didn't even recognize it, it has changed SO much. It was quite a lively service... Addison kept craning her neck to look at the older gentlemen behind us who was putting his heart and soul into every song :) She thought he was just fascinating! Addison was blessed by the pastor while I took communion and she was happy as a clam the entire service.
We headed to the Rio Verde clubhouse for Easter brunch and the food was FABULOUS. An endless buffet of every breakfast food and desert you can imagine. Unfortunately daddy couldnt be with us as he was at school finishing up his Wildland Firefigther Training.
Below are pictures of cute Miss Addison all dolled up for church and getting in the holiday spirit :)







This day brought back such wonderful memories of family vacations to AZ when I was younger. I look forward to making traditions with Addison and hope that she will one day tell her children her wonderful memories of growing up :)

Giggly, Smiley and sitting up!

Addison isnt quite sitting up by herself yet but she loves that she has enough balance to sit and play during bathtime. Hard to believe that right before and after bathtime she was a super crabby, no fun to be around baby ;)

And top right makes 3!

Addison officially has her 3rd toothie!!! We were laying in bed this morning, playing like we usually do (gives mommy a few extra minutes to wake up) and what do I see but another tooth! It is just barely poking through but it is already super sharp...believe me, I learned the hard way! My BABY GIRL now has 3 big girl teeth, hard to believe.

Days go by

What a busy week it has been. Alex is now in his 3rd week of work at PCSO and enjoying it much more than Rural/Metro. I'm liking it too, as he leaves later and gets home earlier. We have had much more family time in the afternoons, taking walks and just spending time together. Addison really seems to enjoy spending time with both mommy and daddy...TOGETHER!

So last Friday was Addison's FIRST trip to the Phoenix zoo. It was the perfect day weather wise and we had the great company of moms and babies from our playgroup! If you ask me, the Phoenix zoo sucks in comparison to other zoos around the country but Addison didn't seem to mind. I think we saw more empty exhibits than we did animals though. And for those of you who wonder about me, my animal rights stand and zoo's, I dont have a problem with most of the exhibits as the animals are either injured or rescued and would not survive in the wild. Don't get me started on circus's though >:( ANYWAYS, Miss Addison got to take pictures with her FAVORITE animal, the Giraffe! She now has 3 very special giraffes in her home collection including:
Harold- 7 foot stuffed giraffe that often dresses up in mardi gras beads and baseball hats
Marley-Wooden giraffe sculpture from Jamaica
Noah-Tiny stuffed giraffe that rattles and fits perfectly in her hand.



Some mommies and babies from our group :)

Addison trying to figure out the cow


During the weekend, I work Saturday and Sunday and if daddy is at work Addison gets to join me and play with her triplet friends. It has been a blessing to be able to bring her with me and the kids I nanny for LOVE her, so it works out well! They are so cute playing together, but I must admit they look monstrous compared to her. She will get there someday :)

Taryn, Brooke and Addison=TROUBLE

Playing with plastic utensils haha

Addison showing off her ride

Driving

Cuties!!!

Tuesday, we went out with our favorite pregnant mommy Ashley to get pedicures. Ashley is going to give birth ANY day and needed to be pampered! Addison is SO excited to have another little girl to play with soon!


Ashley and baby girl in her belly!

Addison and I getting our toesies done!


Thursday Addison got all dressed up to meet EB for the very first time...the Easter Bunny that is! I will have to have Alex scan the actual picture of her sitting on his lap, she is ALL smiles! These are her fancy dress pictures though...


All fancied up and posing with her stupid ikea rat

At the mall with her 3 favorite toys...Giraffe, butterfly and rat

The past two days Addison has had some sort of a tummy bug so we are laying low and trying to get her feeling better. Think healthy thoughts!!

Splishy Splashy Bathy Time

Temper Tantrum

Well, today Addison and I went to a music class and she loved it! She was all smiles, even repeating the tones the teacher made. We did one activity with wooden sticks and she loved it. When the teacher gathered up the sticks, Addison FREAKED out, started screaming and crying. As soon as she got her stick back, she was fine. OH NO, I didn't think temper tantrums started this early! YIKES!
Yesterday Addison had her first trip to Ikea with our playgroup. They had all these adorable stuffed animals which I kept showing to her and which one does she pick to love the most? The brown rat...What a weird little girl!




Tuesday, we had lunch with her Great Grandma Johnson and shared about our Jamaica trip with her. GG gave Addison a book about thumper the bunny and a mommy and baby bunny for Miss Addison. How sweet!