Michael & Margie got Married!!!

Michael and I have been friends since we were in 4th grade. We always had a great time together. I am so happy that he found a woman like Margie to keep him on his feet. Margie is a great girl and I love her to death! I think they are perfect for each other! I am so honored that they asked me to do their pictures for their wedding....thanks you two for trusting me with those memories.

We went out after the wedding. So of course I had to have someone take a picture of Michael and I since I was behind the camera for the actual wedding events.

All of my best girl friends....you hear me say it time and time again on this blog. These girls mean the world to me and words can never express how blessed I am to have them in my life!!!

We ended up running into Jamie and Mike downtown that night after the wedding. They hung out with us and had a good time. Thanks for having fun with my other wonderful crazy friends!!

If you want to call it a pumpkin patch....

Sunday afternoon we decided to go to Wilmington Island Methodist Pumpkin Patch. Well, lets just say that we wait too long this year!!!! I wanted to take her the weekend before we just didn't get around to it. I have never seen the Pumpkin Patch at the church that riped out the week before Halloween. That's great that the church sold so many; but, not so good for my pictures and Addison's pumpkin patch experience. I hear that there are a few other patches around town that still have a good numbers of pumpkins. Maybe we will make it to one of those! If not, this is what we got this year. I'll make sure next year to go as soon as the pumpkins are arrive!!! Addison had fun running around and I guess that is all that matters!!!

Playtime at Papa and Grandma's House

Addison spent the night with Grandma and Papa Saturday night while I shot a wedding for close friends! Nick and I picked her up on Sunday afternoon. When we got there, we stayed played around, visited the pumpkin patch, and ended up eating dinner with them! Thanks Grandma & Papa for watching Addison and cooking us a yummy dinner!

Mini Play

Addison and Daddy played in Forsyth Park while I did my Christmas Special mini sessions. They had a good time playing. Although I think Addison may have worn Daddy out just a bit. It's a lot having Addison outside by yourself for almost 3 hours. She just doesn't stop!!! I snap a few pictures when we first got to the park before I went to work!

Wedding bells will soon be ringing....

Saturday we hosted a wedding shower along with Jimmy, Jodi, Buddy, Laura, Kathryn, and Gary & Kerri for Pat & Anne-Marie. Nick's brother Nick is getting married in November so we wanted to give them a shower to celebrate! We had a great time. We had wonderful BBQ, baked beans, pasta salad, and some fruit for lunch. Then of course you have to have cake!!! Yummy!

It got a little wild & crazy at the shower. Okay, not really! It started to rain towards the end of the shower & because the kids were forced to be inside things got crazy with all the kids. As you can see Addison took it upon herself to get on the dining room table. Once up there she started to throw the deocrative balls in my centerpeice at her cousin Ben. Of course Ben loved it!!

Mommy's Shoes

Those are some big shoes for a little girl. Addison was so proud walking around in Mommy's shoes!

20 Months

I didn't do a 19 months post so I thought from this point on I will just do every 2 months. So the last 2 months we have been busy playing outside and enjoying Addison. Addison continues to grow in her communication skills. She is speaking in some sentences even. Well, three word sentences!

She has really taken to her babies and stuffed animals more everyday. She loves playing with her Little People school bus. This may be her favorite toy right now. She loves pretending that she is putting her babies to sleep by putting a "blanket" (really a little washcloth) over them. She loves playing with her puzzles and does a great job of actually matching the puzzles and getting the shapes in the right spot! Her favorite books right now are "Good Night Moon" and "I Love You Stinky Face". With "Good Night Moon" she thinks the moonlight coming in the windows is "noise" because at the very end of the book it says good night noises everywhere! So cute!

Unfortunately she totally understands time-out. The other day she put herself in time-out! She looked at me and said "Time-out, Mama, time-out". I asked her what she did; but, she just ignored me. I heard her the other day put one of her dolls in time-out. Does this tell you that she gets put in time-out often. It's really not that much; but, I guess enough that she knows what it is.

Addison loves pushing the "buttons" on the computer. When she sees that we have left the chair out where our laptop often sits, she runs over there. Before we even notice, we hear her saying "buttons, buttons"....pounding away! She also knows that we can play music from the computer. She runs over to our desk top computer and says "Men, Men". Which is the theme song to "Two and Half Men". She loves the theme song. She not only loves it; but, all music! She loves to dance and spin! I can't wait to get her in dance lessons!

She knows certain colors now. She knows orange, pink, white, red, black, and yellow. She gets them confused sometimes; but, for the most part knows them all. She has orange and white down the best! She continues to amaze Nick and I everyday!

Addison can't get enough of being outside. She loves running around being chased, playing on the playground and just plain being outside!

It is so hard to believe that in another 4 months she is going to be 2. Boy, time is moving too fast. I just want to freeze it!

Addison, Mommy and Daddy love you so very much! Words can never being to express our love for you! As I say every month you bring so much joy to our lives!!! We Love You!!!!

I'm not happy...

Addison told Nick yesterday "I'm not happy." I couldn't figure out where she would have gotten this from; then it came to me, she got in trouble and put in time out for climbing on the table. I told her that Mommy was not happy that she climbed on the table. Wow do kids soak in everything! For the past two days, she walks up to us and says "I'm not happy" in a too cute little voice! So of course we have been trying to reverse the I'm not happy with I'm happy! Tonight she told us she was "Happy"!!!!

Here's a picture of a "HAPPY" little girl!!

Yikes, over the sofa.....

So for some time, Addison has been "thinking" over the idea of climbing over the the sofa. We have tried to discourage it out of fear that she will get hurt. Well, the other day, I hear "help, Mama, help." She was hanging from the back of the sofa. Of course she did it again despite me telling her not to....well I got a picture. I'm sure that didn't help teach her not to do it...it may have encouraged it....yikes!

Then I got this picture the next day when she did it again. She has this new thing, when she says cheese, she grins really big & squints her eyes.