Beach trip 2014

This year we were invited to spend a week at the beach with my uncle and his family. We stayed at a beach house at oak island, nc. It was a beautiful place and a great family beach. Sadly because Michael had just started a new job he had no vacation time which meant he could only stay for the weekend. 

To give Michael some extra time we left Friday as soon as he got off and stayed overnight in a hotel so we could hit the beach 1st thing Saturday. The ride up had us hit more traffic than I expected it took us 3 hours to get to Matthews. Thankfully we have friends there and stopped to have dinner with them which gave Addie a break and helped us keep our sanity! It made us get there late, but also let Addie just sleep the rest of the way which is much better than what she did on the way home... We got to the hotel around midnight and crashed. 

Next day we got up and hit the beach 

Addie didn't like the waves especially at first but she loved the sand!

We had a great morning on the beach just the three of us. We then headed to get some seafood for lunch (the hubby and mine favorite part of the beach) and headed to get settled at the beach house .

Addie really bonded with aunt Sarah. She as stuck to her hip all week. I think it had something to do with aunt Sarah being the one to go to for snacks :) Addie also got to play with her older cousin Lily. She wanted to do everything Lily did of course, and Lily should get a gold medal for putting up with and being so sweet to Addie all week.

The house we stayed in had a great private pool we loved. Addie didn't really like it at first but once we got her a float she really warmed up to it. Her favorite part was to just throw all the toys in the pool though. 

I even had her jumping in to me by the end of the week. 

The beach was a lot different this year. Addie was everywhere! It was a lot more fun but a lot more work for me ! She loved to play in the sand and run up and talk to strangers. (She is so social) by the end of the week she was even brave enough to run straight at the waves. By the end of the week I was exhausted and so glad to come home Michael . It's much easier with 2 parents. I won't even get into the worst car ride of my life driving back just the two of us... Let's just say never ever again will I drive that far without back up lol! Over all it was a great trip and I am so glad to have the opportunity. Thanks uncle Dan and aunt Sarah ! 

17 months

So I think I get a failing grade at this blogging thing. Between keeping up with Addie and school I'm stretched pretty thin. I want to go back and make up for all I missed, but for now I will just start with what is current.

Dear Adelyn, 

You are almost a year and a half old! I can't believe how much you have grown. It's hard to remember the days of crawling or scooting. It feels like you have been walking no running the whole time. You sure keep us busy! I am truly amazed everyday by you. You just seem to soak everything up, and you are learning so much. I swear you are a genius which I know all parents claim, but   I really think you have them all beat. You can say probably 20 - 50 words and can pretty much repeat anything. Your daddy and I are being really careful what we say these days. :) 

You have such a little personality. I swear you are just like your daddy. Which means we are in HUGE trouble. You think it is funny when someone gets hurt... Really you have this sort of evil laugh you do which is really funny but not when it's you getting hurt. 

You know how to get what you want already . I mean it is kind of scary how good you are at it. The other day you brought grandpa a ginger ale not for him but because you knew he would give you some. You also have this please thing down. It is really cute you say it like peease! Lol and I love that at least you have some manners. It can also drive me crazy though!  When you want some thing that's all we hear please please please. 

Your favorite foods are chocolate and French fries and boy are you good at finding them. Just the other day I was ordering at zaxbys and before we even got our food you were saying fri fries fir fries (that's what you call French fries). I guess you could smell them. Daddy said you even woke up the other morning and said fri fries. Fri fries peeeese! He guessed you were craving them. I mean who could resist that? You also love peanut butter, yogurt, eggs, and all kinds of fruit. 

You love to go outside even when you were a tiny baby it would calm you down. Now you love if even more. You love to run around with Sam in the back yard and ride on your smart trike Nana and Pa pa got you. I even got you a seat so you can ride with me on my bike. You seem to like that too. You cry any time you have to come in and ask to go outside all the time. I hope you keep you love for the outdoors. 

You also love to "watch the baby" which is to watch videos of yourself on your nanny's phone. You love it! You will just smile and laugh and watch the same ones over and over. You will ask nanny "baby" "baby" and reach for her phone. I don't know why you like watching yourself so much well.... Maybe I do. After all I love watching you too.