New experiences

The end of last week was even busier than the beginning! Thursday we went to Addison's friend Savannah's house for a potluck playdate and Addison got to try a "bounce house" for the first time. I was really surprised when she was petrified of it. I thought it would be right up her alley but I think it was a little intimidating for her. She preferred to push the dolly stroller around and carry around her friend Noah's spiderman lunch box :)
Friday morning we went to the mall with Ashley and my two godsons Kaelam and Tyner. We did a little shopping before Addison and Kaelam spotted the play area and then it was all over. Kaelam is 2 and Addison has grown up playing with him so he is pretty excited that she runs around and interacts now :) They had fun chasing eachother and going down the slide. Friday afternoon we visited Lisa (I used to nanny for her twins) and we got to meet the new addition to their family, baby Ryder. He was exactly a week old and slept in my arms the whole visit, I miss that smell of a new baby and an innocence that only a newborn has. He is perfect and we are so thrilled for their family! After that we went to visit the other triplet kiddos that I used to watch and at 3 1/2 all three girls are cute as buttons! The girls got a trampoline for Christmas and after the bounce house incident I was wary of letting Addison try it but this time I went in with her and I have never heard that little girl laugh SO hard. I was bouncing her and Alli around and she was belly laughing. Adorable! I think we may need to add that to our backyard when we landscape, fun for the whole family! After draggin her out of there, Addison played dress up with the girls and was litterally bouncing of the walls she was having so much fun. I think the triplets were a bit overwhelmed with this baby coming in and touchnig all of their toys but they were very sweet to her and included her in their play :)
This week is a bit more low key, only a few playdates and hopefully some relaxing!

This dolly stroller is the coolest!

Where am I?

Get me out of here mom!

Spiderman lunchbox, she was pretty much obsessed

Loved exploring the stairs

Sliding down the play area slide...this whole area is made of all recycled materials!

Dressup with Sami and Alli! Looking fabulous girls! Alli is accesorizing with a Packers hat...couldn't break it to her that they lost!

Playing with her friend Taryn...matching pants and all!

Wearing her friends platform sandals...we will have to get her a pair of her own this summer!

Riding her friends motorized Mack Truck, honking the obnoxious horn was her favorite part...of course

Hi mommy! Don't you love my new Roxy sweatshirt!?

My two lovies

Playing in the front yard with Daddy, since our entire back yard is dirt and dog poopies right now :-/

Socialite

I have been busy all week busing Addison to her social obligations, now I know how soccer moms feel! Monday we had a park playdate with a friend of mine from school, Tuesday was a playdate at the San Tan Mall play area and then lunch with all of our play friends and today we had a lovely afternoon at the park with my girlfriend Jessica.
Biggest news of the week is that none of Addison's play shoes fit anymore so we went over to Kohls and picked her out a brand new pair of kickass Vans, biggest shocker was that she is a size 6! I absolutely cannot believe it, they were sitting next to her previous play shoes and absolutely dwarfed them :( Addison is quite proud of her new kicks and wants to wear them ALL day...reminds me of when I was a kid and would constantly wear my new shoes until my parents forced me to take them off...My mom and I still laugh about when I was 5 and my grandpa bought me new shoes and I slept with them the first few nights haha :)
Addison's newest tricks:
-Running away from me whenever we are out in public, she is usually laughing so hard that she falls over and I can catch up to her but it is seriously tiring!
-Every animal is "doggie," we are trying to start deciphering between the different animals with her but she doesn't quite get it yet
-She pretty much has to watch a DVD while she rides in the car now, I have created a MONSTER!
-She is starting to play with her little friends, SO cute
-Goes down slides all by herself and lands on her feet!

We also joined the library yesterday and Addison had a blast exploring the kids area, as did I as that is where they hide the Harry Potter audiobooks :D

Riding in style, even at the grocery store!


Fun with friends @ San Tan

Check out these new shoes!

Poser!

Doing her homework at the library haha

A little privacy mom!

Park playtime with Auntie Jessica!

Happy 2010!!!

Addison had QUITE the New Years celebration with her homies yesterday! We went to a playgroup party entitled "Countdown til Noon" The babies played and then we dressed them up in beads, crowns and hats and counted down the new year at noon, it was so super cute. Shout out to Grandma Laura who made her the super awesome shirt she is wearing in the pictures! Addison's favorite part of the day was the celebratory cupcakes at the end, she ate almost the entire thing and kept saying "num num num num!"
I was so proud of Addison too as there was a new mommy and 2 month old baby who joined the group and Addison was so gentle and fascinated with the little guy, it was so cute! She is going to make a wonderful big sister someday! Much love and Happy New Year from Arizona!



On our way to the P-A-R-T-Y

Just walked in and already found her new favorite toy

Playing trucks with her friend Noah

Playing so gently with baby Austin

New Years Princess!

Her senior picture haha!!!

The group! We are on the bottom right :)

Christmas and growing up

Wow I'm slacking! Sorry to all of Addison's loyal fans, she is just appalled that I haven't updated :) We spent Christmas here in Arizona this year as a nuclear family...unfortunately the whole house has been sick with colds, tummy bugs etc for the past 2 weeks so we spent most of Christmas eve and Christmas day laying around and relaxing which I guess really is one of the best ways to spend it! It was nice enough out to take a nice long walk and even the two big idiots (aka the dogs) got to tag along which they thought was pretty much the greatest thing EVER. We now know why we rarely take them on walks though, their feet hit the pavement and they go bonkers! Addison thought it was great entertainment though and we didn't hear a peep out of her the whole time. Addison got a lot of presents this year but what was cool was that each one was really thoughtful and something that she will definintely get a lot of use and loving out of!

Our tree on Christmas Morning


Look at your stalking moo!

Pretty bow from Grandma!

What could be in here!?!

Her awesome "Addison" cup! She carries it with her everywhere...thanks Grandma Laura!

Love the excitment on her face..over bath toys haha!!

I'll hold it for you Dad!

How does this drive shaft go in Daddy??

Addison and her new Quad!

Following in her Daddy's footsteps



Romeo just HAD to be in the picture

Loves her Daddy

Looks like she is mid-spin hohoho!

Just hanging out with her bud Lenox

Grieger Family Christmas 2009

As of late Addison has been growing up way too fast for my liking and I'm starting to really wish there was in fact a pause button for life. She has a great sense of humor and is a really good playmate...her favorite little friend is Jezzie our cat. Jezzie greets Addison every single morning when I change her morning diaper and tags along at her heels most of the day waiting for Addison to play with her...well playing is Addison grabing her tail and pokeing her in the eyes but she does it with love! Here are some other Addison "stats:"
-She likes to "march" not just walk
-She wears my underwear on her head, like this happens almost daily, so strange, I dont even know where she gets it!
-She walks around the house with a tissue and pretends to blow her nose
-She says:
Dog
Jezzie
Ball
Hi
Dada
Mama
Drink
Eat
Shoe
Bye Bye
Night Night
-She often pretends to suffer from baby narcolepsy...like today at the grocery store she told me "night night!" then laid her head down on the bar of the shopping cart and pretended to sleep for a good minute.
-She snuggles now which is weird because she never was big on that!
-She always has to be wearing socks or shoes or something fancy like beads or my watch...she is ALL about the accessories!
-She now sleeps with 2 taggie blankies, 1 lamb plush blankie, yellow handmade blankie, elmo, glowworm and a bear that says the lords prayer...she loves her lovies!

And in other news, Addison is getting a little cousin this summer!!! Alex's sister is expecting and is due late summer...I didn't think Addison would be getting a cousin any time in the near future so this is so exciting! Congrats to Auntie Danielle!

And here is Missy Moo trying out her brand new Quad!

Picture Update

What a busy past few weeks! The excitement hasn't stopped since Alex's birthday! A week ago I began a nursing assistant course (which I need in order to apply to nursing school in January) so I get up at 5:30am every morning and drive an hour to class then don't get home until 4:30 or 5, needless to say I am wiped. Alex does not work Tuesday-Thursday so him and Addison have had some great father daughter bonding time. He sends me texts and picture message updates throughout the day and my heart aches, I just want to get home to the two of them! Monday and Friday Addison has been going to an in home daycare and she LOVES it! There are about 5 other kids and 2 adults so she gets a lot of attention and peer interaction. There is a little 21 month old boy that follows her around like a lost little puppy dog and I guess they do everything together, so cute! When I come to pick her up she lights up, gives me a big hug and then goes right back to playing with her buddies...She gets a "report card" each day that lists what she ate, how many times she pooped and peed, how her temperment was and what her favorite activities of the day were. It is the cutest thing EVER! My little superstar already :)
Here are some pictures from our past few busy busy weeks...


Her first fat lip!

Passed out on the way to Thanksgiving lunch!

Being a ham at her Great Aunt Deb's on Thanksgiving

Out back with daddy!

Watching Thanksgiving football with Mommy

More food please mommy!

Her in car dvd player...she LOVES it!

I wanna be a rock superstar live large...All dolled up

Picking out a REAL Christmas tree

Her first piggy tails!!!!!!!!!!!