Our Day

In the mornings I sometimes catch a little bit of Martha in between Addison's breakfast and mine. The other day Martha was making homemade lemonade. It's been so hot around her lately that I had the perfect opportunity to try it. Here's the end result and it tasted as good as it looked. My first time sugar rimming a glass, not too shabby. Here's the recipe:
2 Parts fresh squeezed lemon juice
5 Parts cold water
Sugar or Splenda to taste (I used Splenda)
Sugar rim your glass and pour lemon aid over crushed ice.

Our friends Bradd and Sam passed on this Leap Frog learn your alphabet magnetic alphabet and sound box. It's a good distraction for Addison when I have to be in the kitchen. She was down there playing with all the letters for awhile and I look over and she's LICKING the fridge! What is wrong with this kid? She tries to eat everything and this latest attempt proves the ANYTHING part. All I can say is it must be Ryan's genes because the Worlton kids never attempted to eat fridges. It made for a pretty funny moment though and I wish I could have gotten it on film.

Keeping Up

We bought Addison some squishy blocks and Ryan showed her how they could be stacked. She then preceded to knock down every tower he built.She loves her Dad.

Grandma Cec brought back this cute John Deer bib from one of the concerts she went to this summer. It's made from jeans and does the trick .

Grandma Pat sent this outfit for Addison. You gotta love it. We think it makes her look like Aunt Jamima. We laughed and laughed.

Baby cellulite is so cute.

To the Shore.

Today, the three of us traveled up the peninsula to Jacksonport. One of the ladies from church has a cottage there on the shore of Lake Michigan and held a picnic afternoon for the branch. It was the most idyllic day and weather. It was warm and humid with just enough wind to keep it comfortable and the water. The water was the warmest I have felt outside of Hawaii. I went kayaking for a bit and didn't even flinch when the waves lapped up over the sides of the kayak. This was very good seeing as I got soaked. It was a beautiful day.

I have looked forward to the event of Addison experiencing sand and waves. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make it into the ocean when we were on the West Coast so here in Wisconsin was her first shoreline experience. And she loved it. When thinking about this moment I have always been worried over the thought of her trying to eat the sand or rubbing it in her eyes. But she handled it like she had been in it a thousand times before. She grabbed a handful, examined it and that was it. No eating, no rubbing. It was blissful.

She would kick her little legs so vigorously in the waves and smile. I do believe she could have stayed just like that for hours and hours.

Sheer contentment and a beautiful day.

I Forgot These.

This will make sense after you read the next post. I forgot to add these in.
Here's two of the cardboard boats from the Maritime festival. All of them floated until the end, when one team attacked all the other boats with their oars. Everyone went in the canal and their boats were torn up. That is all except our favorite one, this turtle. This one is for Pop-Pop. Blow this picture up and look at the boats name...Curdinator. That'll have to be Addison's nickname for when she plays sports.

We've Been Keeping Busy

Time flew by at lightning speed while we were on the west coast. Now being back home it is still flying. We have been keeping busy with all the fun summer activity the peninsula has to offer.

We went to the county fair and took Addison for the first time. It was very important to Ryan that he take her to see the animals. She wasn't so excited to be so close to them. We also went to her first demolition derby. Thanks to earplugs she took her nap through most of it.

Pretty tentative, even with the baby rabbits.

This was really a cool picture in person but on film... well it's pretty much just cow butts.

She wasn't sure with the goats at her feet.

The pigs were not as cool as the straw.

We also went to the Maritime festival and saw some pirates! We were hoping Addison would perform her "one eye Willie" face, but not go.

It was s-o-o-o-o-o-o humid this day. It was kind of miserable and made us just want to run into the museum to escape the heat. Just one problemo...the museum was just as hot and stifling as outside. No AC people? Isn't a $12 ticket a piece enough to pay for AC?

Addison indulging in some ice cream minus the cherry pie side.

At the festival they have teams who build "boats" in a limited time out of cardboard and some sort of caulking. We went to watch the teams try to float their boats. Notice Addison's dress is perfectly coordinated for the occasion! Oh what fun it is to have a darling little girl. Ryan always asks me if it's fun to dress her up like my personal doll. Yes, it is!

As always, she wants more, more, more ice cream!

I had Ryan take this picture of us before we went to church. I only have a handful of pictures with Addison and I. I am usually behind the camera and for fear that she will not know how much her Mommy loves her I wanted it documented.

Look at those two cute teeth! She just broke her fourth one also. Now she has two middle lower ones, two on top, the ones on the outside of where her front teeth will be. Maybe, if she's lucky, she'll get her two front teeth for Christmas.

My friend Kim moved to Salt Lake before we got back from the West Coast. She didn't want to pack this little kitchen along so now Addison has a super retro kitchen and accessories.

I love this picture of her!

This is one of her newest tricks. She has discovered that she can lean her head w-a-y over to each side along with giving five and shaking her head in a "no" motion.

We're Back.

After six short weeks out on the West Coast visiting family we are back home in Sturgeon Bay. Addison and I flew out to Brookings for four weeks and then Ryan joined us for the last two weeks. We stayed a week together in Brookings and then we headed up to Seattle to visit more family. We were busy non-stop while we were gone. Addison was able to meet a lot of family and have many new experiences. Here's some pics from the second half of our vacation.

We went camping for a few nights up the Chetco River. It was nice and warm. Ryan and Addison gold panned on our first evening up the river.She loved sitting in her Bumbo splashing with her feet. Grandma Cec discovered a new revolutionary toy...a canning lid. Who would have guessed. Behind Addison you can see the bottom of the motor home. We really roughed it!
I have always taken for granted how crystal clear the Chetco is. After going swimming here in the canal I truly appreciated the Chetco's clarity.

Modeling her new bathing suit Great Aunt ShawNee and Blake got her.

Addison learned to take naps in some very unusual places, namely the closet, a bathroom at the shop, and the river bar.

The only time in your life you can get away with cellulite and have people call you cute.

Hanging out with G.A. ShawNee.

On the way to Seattle we stopped off in Astoria to visit our friends Bradd and Sam. We were all stationed there a few years ago and now Bradd and Sam are there again. It was great to catch up and drive around to some of our old favorite spots in town. Here Sienna is teaching Addison Chinese. When I asked Sienna what she was saying she said, "I don't know I just learned it on Ni Hao Kai-lan.

Addison love to watch the girls run around. Which of course included Sam running around too.

Group shot in front of one of my favorite landmarks, the old net drying shed.

Pop Pop and his baby curd.

We were lucky to have Ryan's sister, Jeniffer and her two boys, fly into Seattle while we were there too. Ryan his brother, Justin, and sister.

Jacob decided Uncle Ryan's head was a good spot to sit.

Grandma Jodi bought Addison and Brady net bags with handles. You can put food in the bags and they can munch on them without worrying about chocking. They were a hit.

Addison liked to pull Jacob's hair and funny enough he seemed to enjoy it too.

Addison and Brady.

Sometimes you just have to show boys who's the boss.

Since being gone Addison learned how to roll from her back to her stomach and is improving on her tummy time. We often find her sleeping on her stomach at night.While we were in Seattle Addison was able to go to her first Pop concert. The Reeces Monkey,a kids pop band, was playing at the park. I don't think I've ever seen a bigger collection of strollers, and baby gear in my life. It was pretty impressive. And what do you do when you have seen an awesome band? You buy a t-shirt, errr... Grandma Jodi buys a t-shirt, and you get it autographed by the band. Pretty good for only seven months old.

With Great Aunt Jen.

Snuggling with Pop Pop before bed.

Sharing toys with Brady.

Can you see them? Her lovely, long eyelashes have grown back.

Addison really loved to watch Pita and Lilly race around the house. They however, didn't really love her.