2T

A few days ago, I bought Addie a few pairs of leggings for the fall weather we are beginning to experience here in Cville.  I snatched a couple to bring into the fitting room to try out, including her current go to size of 18-24 months, along with the next one up that this store carried, size 2T.  As I hiked the pants up on her cute little chub legs I saw that the 2T would be the smarter size to get.  Has my little girl really graduated to T as in TODDLER size??

Creating a masterpiece 

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. She has been acting so grown up lately! No longer a little baby. Adeline is so verbal! She can say and use over 100 words correctly.  Recently she has been learning the lyrics and tunes to new songs and often times we come across her singing to herself as she plays. A few of her favorites right now are If you’re happy and you know it, Twinkle Twinkle little star, and I am a child of god.

Biker Girl

Sharing a slurpee with Pop

She has also been saying prayers! She starts by addressing Heavenly Father, then as mom or dad says that we are thankful for our family, without any nudging she begins listing each member in our family.  It such a sweet thing to witness our little girl choosing the right at such a young age and doing what she has learned.

Addie saying prayers at church

She’s a good helper too. Her latest thing is to push up her bench right by the sink when Mom is washing dishes and, though she can barely see over the edge, she likes to grab the sponge and clean the dishes, just like mom.  She also takes good care of Samson. She feeds him breakfast and dinner and makes sure to have him wait to eat until she gives him the go ahead, “Oh-Tay!”

Cuddle time with her BFF

Even though it is a little sad to watch her grow up so so quickly, at the same time it is so exciting to watch all that she learns each and every day. We love our sweet toddler girl!

Loving playing in the rain

One Year Older

This week I had my 25th birthday! Gosh, I'm definitely starting to feel a bit old. I use to make fun of my mom for forgetting how old she was, but now I have joined the ranks. In my head I think I will forever be 22. John was still busy this week with interviews (which is a goood thing) but we were able to spend a day as a family together in Richmond, about an hour outside of Charlottesville.

We stopped at the Shortpump Outdoor Mall where Addie LOVED playing on the train. She kept peaking out of the window and saying, "Heeelllloo!"

We spent a good part of the day at Maymont Park. We brought boxed lunches from a local favorite, Sally Belle's Kitchen. They were adorable and tasty too!

Addie got to see all kinds of animals; horses, sheep, goats, foxes, owls, chickens, pigs, and even bears! But her very favorite were the "fishies". She especially liked feeding some her leftovers. 

Later on, for my birthday, John took me to pick out a new purse. Then we had dinner with our closest pals in Charlottesville at a yummy Indian restaurant. After that, the party continued with girls night at our favorite yogurt place, Sweet Frog. It was a fun day!

On Wednesday the party continued when we got a surprise visit from Dawn, John's mom. It was fun to spend the day with her at some of our favorite spots like Cook-Out and Greenleaf Park. It was a warm day so Addie stripped down and played in the water with Grammy!

It was a pretty great week and it's safe to say I felt sufficiently loved. I guess if I have to get older, it's okay, as long as I get to be surrounded by family and friends!

Back Where We Belong

Weird to think that Virginia is the place we call home now...yes, we have gone to the dark side. But actually, we just love Charlottesville and are so happy to be back to our house, friends, school, and city.  We will miss the family and pals we left in Maryland, but it was great to spend the summer with them. We plan on making plenty of visits back throughout the year.

Just hanging out with her best pal

Feeding baby some breakfast, we think she'll make a great big sister!

Enjoying some popsicles at a pool party

John has been busy with lots and lots over interviews (over 20!!) so we are keeping our fingers crossed that we will find the perfect fit for our family. We know that our Heavenly Father always provides for us, and John has clearly done his part, so we aren't too worried.

During a break in his busy week we were able to get away and pick some peaches at the beautiful Carter Mountain Orchard with a few friends.

And of course we had to enjoy some of their famous peach cider and apple cider donuts!

Lookout World

Here comes Adeline.

she's lovin' it!

The Golden Arches. Yes. Might just be the happiest place on earth. Okay but truthfully, we try to avoid all grease pits, fast food joints, and the likes, but lately I have been having this serious salt craving. How might one satisfy a salt craving? Why, bring on the french fries of course!  So Addie got to experience her very first happy meal. (We later found out that John felt quit left out that we would hit this major life milestone without him.)

                    Here are some shots of the special occasion...Enjoy! (She sure did!)