Changing it up...

I am going to stop posting on this blog. 
I will continue to do Beane A Day so if you want to keep up with us, just look there =)
In fact, I will start posting more than one picture a day on some days just for my sake of looking back at our days.
Here is the link: http://www.beaneaday.blogspot.com/

Camp...

Garet had to work Memorial weekend.  He had to be out at one of his camps... so we joined him!

 

We had a lot of fun!  Colin was super pumped about it!  We brought a few things to keep the kids happy... here is Addison trying to get Colin's basketball...

 

There was a lake there that we went to see the first day we got there...

 

There were boy scouts that were training, so for all of our meals, we joined the scouts.  Colin was very impressed!  Saturday morning we took a little stroll around the camp...

 

Here is Colin running ahead...

There was a basketball court and a HUGE rock pile!  Colin liked to slide down it and make "steam"... just like cars make =)

 

Addison liked to play in the rocks too...

 

We brought the wagon (seriously the best toy EVER!) and Addison helped Colin fill it with rocks...

 

We also brought the motorcycle, which I think Colin has outgrown, but it looks like Addison may be interested in it now...

 

It was fun to just hang out outside.  We had great weather!  

 

On one of our little walks we found a huge water thing...

 

There was also a big stage.  Colin got down at the front and yelled, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! START YOUR ENGINES!"  Precious.

 

We enjoyed snack on the go...

 

Colin decorated these race car things...

 

Then he helped Garet race them!

 

We just finished our lunch when the scouts came in to eat... they were together praying and Colin whispered, "Can I go over there?"  I said sure, then snapped this picture of him slowly walking back. =)  He gets so so shy!  

That afternoon we went back down to the lake.  The boys got in the canoe and I laid on a towel for a bit while Addison ate her snack.  This was my view:

Here are the boys headed back from their boat ride:

 

We were the only ones on this lake... it was murky... we saw a turtle... I'm sure there were snakes somewhere.  They must have been hiding real well.  Colin was SO excited to swim in the lake... so Garet pretended that it was a pool and they got in...

 

They had a great time =)

 

That night after dinner we played with balloons...

 

These were given to Colin (Thanks Grandma Kay!) and he loves them!  You blow them up and let them fly!  He chases them all around... it is hilarious!

The next morning Garet had a couple things to do, so I stayed packing everything up.  Thank goodness for the Cars dvd and our laptop!  (there wasn't t.v.)  Colin was occupied and I got everything together for us to be on the road by 10!

 

Neither of the kids slept that great there... so on the way home they both took little naps =)

 

We had a great time! 

Catch up...

Okay, so life has gotten even more busy... I am going to play catch up here on the blog...
Towards the end of April we went to the NC Transportation Museum - and had a BLAST!

 

 I mean, when you have a child that loves trains like Colin does, this is an awesome place to visit!  There were trains everywhere!

 

(see him covering his ears)
AND we got to ride a train!  See the happiness on that face?!

 

We all had a lot of fun! 

We got to go to a neighbors house and have a pool party =)

 

 Addison discovered that not only can she climb up on the rocker, but she can rock while she's up there.  Geez.

 

One of Garet's sisters came to visit at the beginning of this month.  We took her to City Lake Park and we got to ride (another) train.

We all went out to dinner...

 

And the next day two more of Garet's sisters came with their families and we went to a baseball game!  we got a group shot before we left.  (Except Colin, he was actually running a fever that morning... so he was taking a nap)

 

At the game...

 

After the game was over, they let the kids come run the bases...

 

Colin showing off his bike riding skills =)

 

This was us on Mother's Day...

 

It was a perfect day!  I got to spend it with my family =)

She's one...

 

We had so much fun celebrating our precious baby girl!
We woke up and gave her our gifts that morning...  she had a big helper opening everything!

 

(the only paper I had was baby shower paper.  Just disregard that...)
 And we gave her birthday hugs and kisses...

 

Then we got ready for people to come over... we had a little party with some of our friends and family here.  This picture was taken right after I got her dressed, with a bow in her hair.  In the picture it's in her hands.  That's because it lasted approximately 10 seconds...

 

Addison is such a blessing!  She is so sweet and cuddly!  She fits right into our little family and we couldn't be more thankful for this amazing child!

 

We had some fun outside with the bubbles while we got the food ready...

We had lunch and then cupcakes and ice cream!  Addison loved having everyone sing... and it took her a bit to get into it, but you can see that she loved her cupcake!

 

Somehow the kids took over the dining room...

 

I think Colin really opened all of Addison's gifts.  I tried to let her be a part of it, but wow Colin was fast =)  Addison did love her gifts though!

 

Here is one of our only family shots that day...

 

And then Addison went down for her nap while we had some fun outside.

I can't believe how fast a year went by!  We are so so in love with our little girl!  I just can't believe the love I have for her! 
Addison is 17% height and 27% weight (oh, and 91% head!), she is wearing 12 month clothes and size 3 shoes, she loves her brother so much!  She copies nearly everything he does!  She is a climber and loves to cuddle!  She started walking on her birthday... she isn't totally confident, so she still holds things and crawls most of the time, but when she wants to she turns around and just walks clear across the room!

Our days...

One day I may want to remember these crazy days =)

These pictures are random ones I have taken this month. 

 

We wake up early... Colin is up by 7 and Addison is up anywhere between 5:30 and 7.  Once we are all awake, the kids play in the living room while we get breakfast together. 

Breakfast is eaten by 8 each morning.  You can see that Addison is a dainty eater... she will eat pieces of food one at a time...

 

And Colin... he just shoves it in his mouth =)  note the watermelon seed on his chin

 

After breakfast, we get dressed.  Colin plays with cars most of the time as I get myself and Addison dressed.

Once we are all dressed and ready for the day it is usually around 8:30/9.  If it is Tues/Thursday we drop Colin off at preschool.  Any other day we will run errands at this time.  Sometimes, when Addison wakes up earlier, she will "nap" in the car on the way to wherever we are going for the day.
Sometimes we go to stores.
Sometimes the park.

 

 Sometimes the library. 

 

 Sometimes we stay around the house.  We get outside, or the kids play in the playroom while I clean or something.

 

Around noon we eat lunch.  At some point when I am in the kitchen this happens: 

When I am cleaning up from lunch, lots of the time, Colin takes this time to turn into a race car and "race" around the house.  I count the laps he does.  The most he has done was 28.
Between 1 and 2 I put the kids down for their naps/quiet time. 
Colin usually doesn't actually sleep during this time.  He will read books or something.  He just has to be quiet.  Randomly he will fall asleep though...

 

Addison always naps at this time.

 

By 3/4 they are up and ready for snacks.  Little Miss Addison is very very interested in food.  So, I make sure to give her a snack while Colin is eating his or she will try her best to get at his food =)

Once snack time is over we usually head outside, unless we have any other errands to run for the day.  When it is really nice, I turn on the hose and Colin is in charge of that.  This day he was "washing his trucks".

When Garet is home we go on walks in the afternoon, or bike rides.

Colin takes a dip in his pool... or sends his cars into the pool via the slide...

Addison really likes riding in the wagon.  Which turns into a "race car" when Colin drives his Jeep.  We race.  Colin wins.  Always.  Oh, and he wrecks us.  Always.

 

Around 5 or so, depending on what I am making, I head in to start dinner.  Colin will either stay outside, or head in with me and drive me crazy play in the kitchen with Addison, or I will put on a movie or t.v. show.  (Normally it's the latter.  It makes dinner making go so much smoother!)

Dinner is around 6.  After dinner, when Garet is home he will take over with the kids and I will shower or just go enjoy a bit of quiet time.  Either way the kids usually end up in the playroom playing for a bit before we wind down. 
At 7, Curious George comes on.  Colin watches this as his way to wind down.  Addison gets her bath and is put to bed.

 

When Colin's show is over (at 7:30) he gets a bath and goes to bed. 
When Garet is home, we are able to catch up on the day or watch a movie or show on Netflix (House of Cards is our current fav.)
Then we are in bed by 10 or so...

 

Colin randomly will wake up during the night with a bad dream.  It just takes reassuring him that everything is okay and he goes back to sleep.  I usually hear Addison once a night or so, but most of the time it is just her moving around and she goes back to sleep too.  If she does cry in the middle of the night I go in, rock her for a couple minutes, lay her back down, and she goes back to sleep.

Then we start over =)