Across the River and Through the Woods....

To Grandmother's house we go...

except Grandma Jodi and Pop Pop came to our house.Addison has been soaking up the attention latley. First, Grandma Cec came for a week during Addison's second week of chemo. That visit brought lots of spoiling, dresses as previously seen, shoes, and hats. And now Grandma Jodi brought some smashing new sunglasses to go with a previously shipped swimsuit (and lots of other Grandma goodies!)
I love this gummy little smile. And guess who she was smiling at? Her momma.

We had a ton of fun while Rick and Jodi were here. We traveled up the peninsula to take in the quaint little villages, made the obligatory cheese factory stop, made the rounds at the custom meat market, and Culverized (regional take on In and Out Burger) the in-laws. And as always there was lots and lots of baby holding and loving.

This is what my morning routine has become. Toothpast, flat iron, pacifier, bows, and eyelash curler, and a cute little monkey taking it all in from her Bumbo. Certainly different than it use to be, but I love it.

Great, Great, Great Blog

www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

So a few weeks ago I was reading about this blog called designmom.com I went to it and was parousing through the posts. I came along one that caught my eye about pregnancy stories and out of the four or five posted this one really grabed my attention. And it is AMAZING. You will cry and cry and cry, but it's well worth it. I went onto Kelle's blog and I'm now addicted. She writes about enjoying the small things in life. She is very inspiring and her photography is beautiful. What's even more exciting is that she is being featured on CNN on March 16 at 4pm EST. But first you gotta read this birth story of Nella.

Finally Pictures of Addison's Room

So I can finally post pictures of Addison's room. Her crib took forever to get here, that's okay though because they gave me some money back for the delay. And let me tell ya some money back on this thing just made it reasonable. Both end panels are carved, so beautiful! I love how the room turned out, a good mix of contemporary and traditional. There's still some little touches I want to do but thought I had better get these up before Ann divorced me as a friend. The inside of the crib. This little birdy was a shower present. One of Ryan's co-workers, after seeing the draw pulls I painted, picked this up for us. I don't much care for stuffed animals but this one is perfect.
My Mom made the bumper pad and sheets for the crib. Thank you Grandma Worlton for the mattress and bumper pad insert. And I absolutely love the skirt! This is the inspiration for the whole room. Year back I saw a iridescent orange crib skirt and fell in love with how unusual it was. When we found out Addison was going to be a girl I knew exactly what my starting point for her room would be. It's so much lovelier in person. It has pink shots of color moving through it an dazzles in the sun.The dresser with little birdy pulls and the mirrors as I previously posted. Here they are all together.

This painting that Tiffany did brings so much color into the room and I love it! As you may have noticed I still have not covered the big ugly green chair, lovingly referred to as the Oscar (as in the grouch) chair. I just can't find the fabric I want for cheap. I don't want to spend $500 on a slip cover, you know? But the chair is great for in the middle of the night. Oscar keeps you nice and warm. Notice the little quilt blocks above her closet. Thank you Pat!

While my Dad was out here in December he was busy in the garage painting. Come to find out he was painting a picture for Addison of the day she was born. It's a picture of a barn, field, and blizzard. My sister Summer made Addison this quilt for her bed. It's a perfect blend of colors and traditional and contemporary designs. While she's little we'll keep it on the wall and later move it to her crib.