Easter 2013

We had a great Easter weekend! Dave got Thursday and Friday off and spent most of it studying, but we enjoyed him home anyway. Friday Dave worked on my car all day and hopefully fixed whatever was leaking all over the driveway. Addison worked along side her dad with some little toy tools and her play car. Her hands were freezing and her face bright red when they came inside. I can't wait for warmer weather that was the happiest Addison has been in a long time! We squeezed in dying some eggs that night before bed. Most of the dye ended up on Addison's hands and face! Saturday was the ward egg hunt. The primary was in charge so I went early to set up. That was the earliest I have been ready and out the door since the new year. It was a little bit of a struggle, but I managed to get through the day. We had doughnuts, muffins and juice for everyone after the egg hunt. There was a great turnout and no snow so we got really lucky! Addison did a lot better at this egg hunt and knew what to do. We came home and passed out while Dave went to a guy movie with some buddies. It was a sunny afternoon so Dave washed the cars and I cleaned for the first time in a long time:) We ended the day by getting milk shakes at a local diner. When we got in the car Addison shouted, "Ice Cream!" We have made a few ice cream runs lately and I think developed a bad habit for Addison! Easter morning we got Addison up and handed her a bucket to go look for her eggs. She was pretty cute when she would find one she would say, "Looky here!" She found a giant coloring book and her very own froggy umbrella. Her favorite was the Minnie Mouse chapstick that the Easter Bunny thought was a good idea (2 of them are already in the trash!). Grandma and Grandpa Michael sent new playdough and some fun books. Grammie and Papa sent some new books, a Peter Rabbit movie that she loved, a pretty spring church coat and some reese m&ms that Dave ate in one sitting. Addison wore a pretty smocked blue dress that her Aunties and I wore when we were young. We had the Quinn's over for an Easter feast that was absolutely delicious. Juana make a carrot cake that I am still dreaming about! We are blessed this Easter as we reflect on the sacrifice that our Savior made on our behalf. When we were telling Addison the story of the resurrection she started to cry when we said Jesus died. When we showed her a short video of Jesus resurrected she was happy again:) We feel very blessed to be together this year as a family and even more excited that next year we will have a new little one! 

Trial Run

For playgroup this week we had an egg hunt for the kids. This was Addison's first go at an egg hunt. I tried to explain to her how it would go and what would be inside the eggs. She was confused and not interested to  say the least! When everyone started running for eggs Addison informed me that she was only looking for the "green ones". Apparently that is her favorite color these days! She thinks everything is green! She ended up with a pretty good sized loot when I showed her that there might be M&Ms(her favorite candy) inside of the eggs. I failed on the picture taking due to losing my camera before it started. We have a ward egg hunt this weekend and daddy Dave will be put on memory making duty:) I love Easter weekend. The Easter Sunday program is always really nice which I am looking forward to. We have a yummy dinner planned that I actually plan on participating in. 3 dozen eggs are patiently waiting in our fridge to dye and the bunny is bringing Addison some pretty fun things!

On a side note I am not 15 weeks! I am stilling feeling sick, but getting a little more energy everyday. 

Spring Break

For Dave's Spring Break we took it easy and stayed at home a lot...We were all a little stir crazy by the end of the week so Dave wanted to go to the Corning Glass Museum. It was just over 2 hours away. I was a little nervous considering I can barley make it to church ten minutes away. We only had a few emergency pull overs on the way home:) We got there just in time for Addison's nap which was bad planning on our part. We ended up taking turns going to the different presentations that they offered. Both of our favorites was the glass blowing demo. Dave won a vase during his show! We never win anything so I was pretty excited! We had a really nice time and I hope to go back someday to take a class! 

We were excited to find out that Uncle Chris was going to be driving through our neck of the woods for a few days. We told Addison a little too early and every time she heard the door ring she screamed his name...over and over. We treated him to some famous Buffalo Chicken Wings and Dave took him to Niagara  Falls. Mostly Addison just sat on his lap and enjoyed screaming his name!

Say CHEESE!!

Living by the Fisher Price head quarters has had its benefits! I finally got all the paperwork completed to put Addison in the product modeling. She has her very own work permit (fancy!). We got a call that they wanted to use her for a shoot. Jenny was in town for her Spring Break so we headed over to East Aurora. They gave her clothes to change into and styled her out of control curls. They walked us into a warehouse and the photographer and another lady did their thing. Addison was very happy to play with the toy and did a pretty good job doing what they asked (minus when she started beating the toy against the floor). I will say that it was probably the most ugly toy I have seen, but still a shot at stardom right! It was a Christmas toy so it won't be out for a while, but we are keeping our fingers crossed that Addison is picked! Aunt Jenny promised Addison M&Ms if she did a good job...we headed to the grocery store straight after. 

Expiring...

Someone is pretty excited to be a BIG SISTER come September! This picture would be more accurate if it was me with my face in the toilet bowl. This has been a rough 13 weeks and counting. I am finally having a few days were I don't lay on the couch and run for dear life to the bathroom. Thanks to loving family (Jenny came for a week followed by my mom for 3) I have been able to endure. We had our first ultrasound this past Tuesday and Addison kept telling the lady, "Good Job!" when she would look at the screen. The new addition looks good and it always seems more real once we get a glimpse of what is going on inside there! 

We found out just after we got back from Christmas break. I had a feeling I was pregnant because I had been feeling really tired. Addison and I ran out and bought a Big Sister shirt and put it on for when Dave would get home from school. It took him a little while to notice it, but he was really happy once he caught on:) We went out to Duff's Wings to celebrate the big news. Addison has now put the Big Sister shirt on her doll that she totes around. Aunt Jenny got to go to the first doctor appointment to hear the heart beat and for me to get something for all the nausea and throwing up. 

This pregnancy has already been so different than before I don't really know what to expect day to day! I have been very blessed to have good supportive friends who took Addison for play dates, checked in on me and picked up the slack for me in my calling. Dave has had to put on the hat of Mr. Mom and Graduate Student Dad. I say it has been good for him! I can't seem to help make dinner without loosing it before it's prepared so meals have been on Dave. Jenny made a whole bunch of freezer meals for us which have been a life saver! My mom faithfully had dinner ready by 5:05 so I didn't get sick the whole night. I am learning the secret to surviving is going to be early...really early like 8:30. I have missed a lot of activities that I really like to go to, but am learning to take it slow and allow myself to regain energy. 

We can't wait for this Spring and Summer to fly by and become a family of four!

Grammie & Papa Came

Grammie Fajen has come and gone! She was able to stay for almost three weeks. It was really nice to have an extra set of hands and Addison LOVED having her here. We went to lunch a few times, but mostly played at home. It wasn't good weather until the day she left! Papa came the weekend before Grammie left. He of course also brought a giant number 11 on ice for me as well... it has become his entrance fee:) We went out to a good Mexican restaurant and the boys went to a man movie the first night. Papa brought Addi up some hand sanded wood blocks that she played with and enjoyed all weekend. Juana offered to watch Addi for us so we could all go see the new OZ movie. We got carryout pizza and news from a new place and enjoyed an evening home. 

Dave had midterms and is now on Spring Break! We had plans to go visit the Collette in Chicago, but our plans fell through. We plan on enjoying the slightly warmer weather and spending time as a family. We went to the aquarium today and Addison loved it! She ran around climbing up to the windows and saying, "Oh wow! Look at that!" Yesterday, she had her first roll in the mud with the Quinn kids in the back yard. She liked licking the little bits of snow (gross!) and stomping in her new shoes (double gross!). Dave had a run in with the neighbor's window with a soccer ball:) I told him he better set up a lemonade stand to pay for it this week! We are crossing our fingers that Spring in right around the corner!

Past Few Weeks

I can't seem to keep up right now so I am not going to even attempt to go back and document everything! We have had a pretty quiet month and have been blessed to have a few visitors as well. Aunt Jenny came for a week at the beginning of February and Grammie moved in towards the end. She is still here and we are loving having her around. Addison is on cloud nine and hasn't even noticed that her binky has gone "missing" until nap/bedtime:) 

Addison's major news is that she is finally getting another bottom tooth! This poor child has has rabbit teeth forever! Hopefully it comes in soon followed by the rest. Our good friends the Wheeler's moved this month which we are pretty sad about. We are happy for them to move onto bigger and better things though! Addison lives for birthday parties! Her friend Kalei had a party this past weekend and she practiced the birthday song over and over! She has also been toy testing a gold fish potty for the past few weeks and we are making some progress. We have had a few celebrations that ended in her reward of gummy bears which she pronounces, "gumbi bears!" She has enjoyed helping Grammie in the kitchen and has even learned to put away the silver ware! I am pretty impressed. Her crazy curls can now be tamed into piggy tails. It makes her look so old and it makes me want to cry! She is growing up. It has been snowing a ton so we haven't really gone anywhere, but have enjoyed staying in and playing with toys!