Addie waking up Easter morning... still a bit tired and sun burned from a day out in the sunshine.

It was SO pretty in St. George. It was great to get away from all the local snow! Aren't my husband and daughter the cutest!? :)

Then we headed home and enjoyed Easter evening with my family. Addie got to have another easter egg hunt... and yup, more gifts! She sure had a great weekend!!

Addie: 2 1/2 yrs old.

My friend/neighbor Amelia took these beautiful pictures of my little princess! She says she only does it as a hobby and she's not professional. I say YEAH RIGHT!! These are far better then "professional" ones I have done before. I am so excited to now have such good quality, candid pics of Addison. Thanks again Amelia! You are wonderful!

The only bad thing is she looks way too grown up! :( How do I make it slow down??

Addie is sunshine in my days! I love how bright and vibrant these pictures are! It captures the happy, shining daughter I am so lucky to have in my life!

Taking after mommy..

I recently signed up to be a Mary Kay consultant and I got my starter kit with samples in the mail the other day. I opened the box and went to another room for a bit. I came back and found Addie just like this! On her own she had opened and set up the mirror set and pulled out little makeup applicators. She was licking the eye shadow sponges and putting it on like lipstick and eye shadow. She even knew what to do with the mascara brush. She was cracking me up and kept asking what was so funny. She loves to play with all this stuff still. I gave her her own little "makeup" bag. I'm glad that pretend makeup still suffices. Its the "real" messy kind that worries me. Here's to hoping she enjoys the pretend makeup for a long time. :)

Arizona!

We went on a road trip to Arizona to visit a bunch of my family. Some cousins I hadn't seen in five years! We also went to celebrate my grandpa's 75th birthday! Addie enjoyed watching her movies in the car with her headset.

Grandma Flick with the great grandkids.

Addie with her second cousin Layla. They are 2 months apart and look like twins from the back. Same height and same long, blonde hair. They had SO much fun running around the house and up and down the stairs the whole night. They kept calling out for each other and held hands all over.

The girl cousins and their baby girls that came to the party.

I LOVE THIS LITTLE MUFFIN! She did so great with the HOURS and HOURS of driving!

Add and her second cousin Alyaih. They played together for hours out in the sunshine.

Josh, Grandpa the birthday boy, and my dad.

Grandma Williams with the grandkids.

Some ways we have kept busy and warm lately...

Color (and paint)....
Visit Aquarim again .....

Say "Hi" to Nemo....

Play with friends.... (Zach and Josh)
Get messy with baking.....

and go to Cafe Rio! : )

It's time for a big girl bed...

Addie has her "new" bed now. I just converted her crib into a toddler bed and she loves it! I told her to sit on her bed for a picture and she totally posed like this on her own. haha. What a silly girl. I love having her bed this way too. She is such a good girl and actually says in her bed during naps and bedtime. I was really worried about it being a disaster. It's so much easier giving her hugs and kisses at night now too without the crib in the way. She is growing up way too fast!

Mexico Cruise

Last week Josh and I went on a Mexican cruise with 12 other couples. Our first stop was Puerto Vallarta were we went on a zip line threw the jungle. It was so cool and so pretty to drive deeper and deeper into the jungle. Next place we stopped was Mazatlan. Here we went horseback riding on the beach,which was really funny. All of our horses were doing their own thing and we couldn't control them. They keep trotting and it was hurting our butts. We all just laughed as we went for the crazy ride! Then we went to Cabo San Lucas. Josh went snorkeling and saw cool stuff he says. But it was too windy to get in the water for me. This cruise was quite different then other ones because it was very windy the whole time and was chilly for most of it. I only got about 3 hours of laying out in the sun total for the week! And that is my favorite part of cruises! But we still had a great time with our friends and laughed a lot. We missed little Addie though. But she was home having a great time with Nana and Grandma! Thanks again ladies! You are the best! (I put up a LOT more pics on facebook so check those out too)

Happy 28th Birthday, Josh!

Aquarium

Last weekend, Josh and I took Addie to the aquarium for the first time. She really liked it! It was cute how they have little places for the kids to stand so they can get close to the glass. It was so interesting to watch all the animals and fish moving around. Add stared for a long time at each spot. This octopus was really cool. Addie says it "ocopus". She was really excited to see the "real" Nemo! What a great winter activity.

Well, Addie sure has lots of space for her permanent teeth to grow in. But until then guess she'll be a sweet little gap tooth girl. :) I LOVE my little muffin!!