2 yr old pics

Here are Addie's pictures I had taken at Target. I just took a picture of the real ones that is why they are a little weird. But you get the idea...

The last day of our cruise we stopped at a private island owned by Norwegian called Stirrup Cay. That was a mellow day. We just layed out on the beach, ate lunch and relaxed. The boys played in a volleyball tournament and WON!

Ashley and I soaking up the sun.

Kim and I at one of our yummy dinners.

The cheesy brothers.

Nassau, Bahama

When we stopped at Nassau (pronounced Nas-saw) we decided to go to this awesome water park, resort place called Atlantis. We went there last year and loved it! It is world famous and celebrities go there a lot I guess. When we first got there it was pouring! But we didn't care. We were going to get wet anyway right? So we run out in the rain and go on all the water slides, lazy river, ect. The water was really warm so it was quite enjoyable. Rain let up pretty quickly and the sun came out. As you can see, the resort is HUGE! Such an amazing place! I could go there again and again!

Pretty sweet set up this house has on the island, eh?

First stop: Grand Bahama Island

So we just got back from a 4-Night Cruise to some of the Bahama Islands. We went with 7 other couples and had a great time!

A group of us rented scooters for the day at the first port. Those things sure go fast! We toured all around the island and found this AWESOME beach! Crystal clear water, warm breeze, palm trees.. the works I tell you. True paradise.

Angela and I posing with gorgeous ocean background.

enjoying the last month of summer...

Addie and her best friend, Emma hanging out at the Herriman Lake. They had so much fun playing in the sand and water together. It was fun to watch.

My baby is 2 yrs old!

For Addie's birthday we had both of our families over for pizza and to spend time with us. It was so much fun to have most of our family there to share in this special day with us. We got her his little power wheels.. she loves it! It goes so slow but she thinks it's the greatest thing.

Singing "Happy Birthday" and this year she blew out the candle all on her own. It was SO different from last year. This year she wasn't scared of her cake and actually opened her presents on her own and was really happy and excited about the whole thing. She changed so much this year!

Here is the birthday girl waiting patiently for everyone to get situated so she could start opening her gifts! :) That's one happy girl! Mommy loves you, beautiful Addie!

It's party time!

I decided to let Addie have a friend birthday party this year now that she's 2. We kept it small and just did a Pool party, Lu'au theme. The kids played outside and it was so fun to watch them play together. Addie has been looking forward to this party for weeks.

gRoWiNg FaSt...

Addie is only a few weeks away from her second birthday already! Wow time goes by so fast! She is so much fun to be around! Here she is counting to 10 for the first time on video! She just learned how to do it last night. So this morning I tested her knowledge and it stuck!

She is doing extremely well with potty-training. She hasn't had any accidents in over a month! It is so great to be able to totally trust her now and not be worried about bringing a change of clothes with me every were. She learned so quickly.. within a week she was in underwear all day with no accidents. She is talking so much more now. She will copy most of the words I say when I'm not even talking to her. She really picks up on a lot of things. (I better be careful.) She is excited for her birthday party and has had fun helping me buy things for it. She is most excited for her friends, balloons, and cake.. she says.

Addie is such a tender, loving child. She has so much love to give. She is almost always happy and making people laugh. She is obedient and helpful. A complete joy in my life! We are very blessed!

For Aunt Janell

Addie was being crazy this night, so I got a little bit of video for you... This will have to do for now. :)

Lake Powell

We just got home from a great week at Lake Powell. Addie had so much fun swimming and playing with the extended family. She did great on the drive there and back too. We hiked up to this place called Rainbow Bridge, luckily it was only a mile away because it was HOT!! Addie did great because she got to ride on Daddy's shoulders the whole way! Poor Josh. We stayed on a really nice house boat and had a great time with family!

Addie loves to help Josh wash the car. She gets bubbles all over herself. She is quite the helper!!