September 27, 2011 ~ 11 Months TODAY!

As time is nearing her first birthday I cant help but be a little sad! Just 11 months ago I had my sweet, little 9 lb. 5 ounce baby in my arms! But, with my sadness brings great joy in the little girl she is! I love watching her curiosity. She is learning so many new things and I am just so proud to be able to say I am her mommy!

Well...the sign DOES say 11 Months...but that is hard to get a peak of with our little munchkin!

There we go...MUCH easier with the clothes OFF and daddy holding the sign!!! :)

Yes...she is a skinny mini...but, she was VERY excited to be telling mommy and daddy that we have a "bu" (buck) on the wall! Yes...daddy is working very hard on "buck" being her first word, and, he may very well succeed! We shall see...

Things that have been going on with Adi lately...hmmm...she has more teeth in. She sure did bust through the first ones early at 4 months old but these other 4 have taken their time! She is cruisin' along furniture like nothing and has been AND, last Friday, she did take 3 steps from Nick to me. She is climbing and is now our little monkey. She likes to look out our living room windows, so no climbing accessible items near them. Adi loves to give mommy and daddy hugs now when asked which I think mommy may be wearing this welcome out fast, so I better stop being so needy!!!

We are having a blast and enjoy our baby girl so much! We have such amazing family and friends and are blessed each and every day with so much love!

10 Months...LATE!!!

Life as we all know gets VERY crazy! I DID take Adi's 10 month pictures last month...I just never got around to posting. I must warn you...these were ridiculously hard to take as I had asked Nick to help me numerous times but then nothing...SO, I gave up and did them myself! I got very few shots of her face, but I had a good laugh and these just prove how squirmy she really is!

ENJOY!

It's a picture of her face...but of course...NO smile!

Sometimes bribery just works! She was quite content with my phone AND I got the 10 Month sign KINDA in the picture!!! HAHA!

This is all just too much fun! :) Go with the flow...that works best...

Summer is Coming to an End!

September 15, 2011 marked a very special day for us. Bentley turned 1! Bentley is my great-nephew who was born 3 months premature @ 1 pound 12 ounces and is over 27 pounds! He had a blast with his cake and all of his visitors at his party!

He was a little shy with the cupcake at first but once he realized what he could do...he had a BLAST!

Adi and her cousin Bentley having their pictures taken together for the very first time because Bentley was not able to be around anyone under 12 years old being a premie baby! Arent they just cute!?
After Bentley opened all of his presents, his cousin Ashley came a little late and brought this toy that lighted up and made noises and look at my daughter...she just pushed her way right in front because she wanted that toy in the WORST way! Look at sweet little bentley, just sitting back all relaxed taking in the fun! The picture doesnt show it but his hand is resting on her back! It was just too cute! :)
Mommy and Adi celebrating Bentley's birthday! I dont have many pictures of myself and Adi, as I am always the one taking the pictures, so this is a rare occasion and I like the picture!

Saturday, September 17th was another special day as my mom had her birthday AND mom and pops had their wedding anniversary that day too! We headed to the cabin on the Mississippi River for the night to help them celebrate! We had great fun with grandma & grandpa Robson, great-grandma & grandpa Rodamaker, aunt Shanna, cousin Cade, aunt Melissa & cousin Kodie!

We are looking forward to the fall weather as it seems every weekend there is too much going on and we have no time for home projects! And then of course, as the leaves change colors and fall, it brings us closer to the white fluffy stuff called snow that we love so much!

Mall of America

This weekend was a success...myself, Aunt Melissa and Adi hit the Mall of America and Twin Cities IKEA store! I am so proud of Adi. Saturday we shopped from 10a.m. until 8p.m. with a 2 hour nap in there and Sunday we shopped from 10a.m. until 6p.m. with only a 45 minute nap! She was a little trooper! Her daddy better look out because she is a shopper in the making!

Please excuse the order of the pictures below...I somehow managed to twist them around so they are backward...

This was at Rainforst Cafe on Sunday...Adi was tuckered out! It was a really neat little place to eat. It had moving aligators, steam from the water, thunder and lightning storms, moving monkeys/gorillas, HUGE fish tanks, it was AWESOME! And she slept right through it all!

However, on Saturday we saw Mr. Toad at the Rainforest Cafe, so we stopped in for a quick photo! Adi was very interested in everything...

Saturday morning before shopping Auntie decided to paint Adi's toes...because what girl can shop without her toes painted, right!?!

Before we left town Friday morning we got to have a quick visit with Great-Grandma Harwood...Adi giggled and smiled the entire time! But, who wouldn't with a great-grandma like her!?!