Tea for Two

Last week Addy rediscovered a tea set she had received as a present awhile ago (Thank you Meeks Family!). It was fun to "pour" tea into our cups.

And it sure was fun to "sip" our tea.

And since I love this dress and all of the different buttons on the back, I kept taking pictures.  Even after tea time was done.

And after the bead monster found some beads in my closet.

Rides, rides, and some junk food

First Stop: The Carlsbad Outlet Malls

Shopping gets a little boring for Addy, so my mom and I tried to break it up with a couple of rides while at the outlets.  First she "rode" in a car with Spiderman and then she rode in a train.  Addy enjoyed both although you could tell she was trying to 

figure out how they both worked.

The Train

 

The Love Bug taking it all in and occasionally practicing her "choo choo"

Riding with Addy

Second Stop: The Del Mar Fair (aka San Diego County Fair)

In the fair package we bought there were 50 ride coupons.  In order to make the most of our money, we needed to use the coupons. So onto the Ferris Wheel, Crazy Mouse (no Addy allowed), and the Carousel we went! While she wasn't sure about the Ferris Wheel at first, by the end Addy had a smile on her face.  Brad (Alison's boyfriend), on the other hand, did not smile until we got off.

Crazy Mouse was crazier than I remembered, but still good ole fair fun.  Addy enjoyed the carousel as long as it did not move.  As soon as it moved, she was off her horse and in the seat.  Even then she wasn't sure she liked it.

Addy & Auntie Alison

 Still fun

 Thank you, Mommy for saving me from that horse!

Of course, while you are at the fair you must have fair food.  And we definitely made sure we ate our way through the day.  Addy loved all of the Australian Battered Potatoes, Farrell's Ice Cream, and mini doughnuts we gave her.  

The Del Mar Fair holds great memories for me: riding the Ferris Wheel with my dad, seeing Air Supply with my parents, milking a cow when I was younger, introducing Tim to mini donuts, and telling our families I was pregnant.  I am just happy that I can share those memories and create new ones with Addy.  Can't wait for next year!

Silly Head

My daughter has become quite a joker.  She is learning how to mess with people and I tried to capture a little part of that in the following video.  She has also learned no and how to use it, both to express her opinions and joke around with me. Hope you enjoy!

Early Celebration

Tim has Fridays off and my first day of summer break was this Friday, so Tim & I decided we needed to celebrate.  Celebrate not only the start of summer but also an early Father's Day since Tim had to work.
We started with lunch at a little hole in the wall place called El Zarape in University Heights, then off to the zoo to make good use of our passes. This was the first time Addy was able to walk around, interact with other kids, and actually take notice of the animals, which made everything more fun.

 Watching a little water show

 Ooooooo..."doggie" 

Everything was a "doggie" and the giraffes even got a growl.

 The cool hippo

 Saw more koalas at the zoo than in Australia

 So interested.  So fun!

 A great celebration for all three of us!

Lady Bug

Recently my love bug was having issues going to bed at night.  This is my little girl who, as long as we stuck to our routine, was usually asleep within minutes of laying her down.  Now I feel it was a mixture of things causing this sleep issue: I broke her mobile, she was teething, routines were a little out of whack.  After several nights of 10 pm bedtimes (3 hours after the normal bedtime) and LOTS of crying, Tim and I were at our wits end.  Enter Lady Bug.

Lady Bug is from a toy store by our house and projects the constellation on the ceiling above Addy's crib. It has three different colors (red, green, & blue) and I thought it was cool enough to try and see if it would distract Addy from fighting sleep.  Amazing...it worked the first night. Back to our routine and our love bug is sleeping through the night after going to bed peacefully.

Full Timer Party

Every year Trader Joe's throws its full-time (aka management) crew a party.  If you remember, it was one of the first times we went out without Addy last year.  This year the party was at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach .  Since the hotel was over 30 miles away from our house, we also got a free hotel room for the night.  Thankfully, my mom & Alison agreed to watch Addy for the night so Tim & I were free. (Thank you Mom & Alison!)  It was so very relaxing to just eat, drink, and dance with no concerns about an early wake-up call.

Crummy photo...oh well, it was dark and I only had my phone.  We really did look good. :-)

Overall, a successful night for all.  Tim & I had a great time and Addy had a great sleepover with her G-ma & Auntie Alison.

Visitors, Babies, and Graduations

The weekend of June 3rd was fun-filled and busy.  On Friday, Tim's mom and Mormor flew in and hung out with Addy & Tim all day.  They went to lunch, frozen yogurt, and to the park.  Addy had a great time stealing Carolyn's fries, sharing Mormor's yogurt, and swinging.

Addy also had a great time showing her purse to Mormor.

When I got home we went eat some yummy burgers at Urge and more frozen yogurt with Carolyn & Mormor.

Saturday Addy and I went to a baby shower for my friend, Megan, who was expecting a little boy to be named Jameson.  (Update: Jameson was born this past Saturday!!  He was a little early, but he is doing good and so is his momma.) I love shopping for Addy, but it was fun to buy some little boy stuff.  It was also nice to catch up with some "Fallbrook people" whom I had not seen for awhile.  

After the baby shower we went to celebrate Tim's cousin, Robbie, graduating from San Diego State.  Since we were party animals, I made sure Addy looked the part in a party dress (and a dress she could not crawl in!).

It was great seeing Tim's family and hanging out with the cousins.  I better not forget to mention the yummy tacos and rum punch. :-)

To end the weekend/start the week, Addy got to see her Grandma Carolyn & Mormor one more time for lunch on Monday.  They were able to drive to Fallbrook and meet up with my mom and Alison. 

Overall, a great weekend.

Congratulations Robbie!!  Congratulations Megan!  And welcome Jameson! And thank Carol for all of the pictures!