| From the looks of it, all we do is hang out with Addison and take pictures of her. That is mostly true, but sometimes we have time for school, homework, graveyard shifts, laundry, and even the occasional run. On Saturday we ran our first official race! The three of us did a 10k (6.2 miles) together. We ran the whole way, although not super fast. It took us 1 hr and 12 min. Not super speedy, but not too shabby for our first round. This is right before the race started.  Addison was a good girl the entire time. She loves hanging out in her stroller.  There were about 3000 people that participated. It was really fun because the energy level was so high and everyone was having a good time and cheering for each other. And what a feeling of accomplishment when we finally crossed the finish line!This is a map of the course. Map |
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Rex Lee Run
Kid Icarus
Once a baby can crawl, and then stand, what's next? No, she's still not walking, but there is something else that can suddenly require that your child be supervised at all times.
But she's so proud of herself!
What a wild one. And as the pictures show fairly well, these stairs are made in such a way that we can't really put up a gate to keep her from climbing them. Looks like she'll get to spend more time in the playpen, at least until we move somewhere without linoleum sheathed concrete (mentioned in previous posts) where we can hopefully put up a baby gate if there are stairs.
But she's so proud of herself!
What a wild one. And as the pictures show fairly well, these stairs are made in such a way that we can't really put up a gate to keep her from climbing them. Looks like she'll get to spend more time in the playpen, at least until we move somewhere without linoleum sheathed concrete (mentioned in previous posts) where we can hopefully put up a baby gate if there are stairs.
Addison's First Swim
We took Addison swimming for the first time the other day. She LOVED it.
I love the look on her face in this picture.
Plus she just looked so dang cute in her little swimming suit!
My Family came up for a visit this weekend and it was a blast. This is Sarah and Addison at the fish tank at Cabella's. (Jake HAD TO go there to shoot the laser guns.)
We were all pretty tired after a fun but long weekend. I think Addie was affected the most though, as demonstrated here.
When Addison goes down for a nap, she plays around in her crib for a while before falling asleep.
This is how we found her the other day.
Who's the real Addie?
In what seems to be a continuation of her dedicated efforts to learn everything all at once, Addison is now standing all by herself. You'll recall my confession in the last post, that I helped her stand for that picture, but not for this one. In fact, I was sitting at the kitchen table studying and looked up to see this.
All of this behavior is getting to be a little bit dangerous since our floor is basically concrete covered in linoleum. Even the area rugs do little to soften the impact of her poor head. We have had to be extra vigilant to keep her safe. Just one more reason to look forward to moving back to Grand Junction at the end of the semester!
I was also ecstatic to read in the GJ FreePress yesterday that St. Mary's Hospital and CU Health Sciences are working on a deal that will allow the medical school to accept 24 more students per year and place them in Grand Junction to complete the clinical portion of their education. That's pretty exciting!
I was also ecstatic to read in the GJ FreePress yesterday that St. Mary's Hospital and CU Health Sciences are working on a deal that will allow the medical school to accept 24 more students per year and place them in Grand Junction to complete the clinical portion of their education. That's pretty exciting!
Addison in Motion
This picture is pretty much just cute. I will confess to having helped her stand up in this one, but she sure enjoyed it, and stood there by herself for quite awhile.
Poor kid has her dad's hair. Good thing she got her mom's beautiful eyes.
Addison's first roller coaster ride.
A friend of ours recommended these "Biter Biscuits", saying that his kids love them. Thanks for the recommendation, Kyle. I think Addison really did enjoy it, but we were done after the first one. And since we are currently running a despotic monarchy, her opinion was not calculated into the final decision: no more biter biscuits.
No sooner than she mastered crawling, Addison's world expanded to include the stairs. Great fun for her, and possibly the beginning of gray hair for us. Especially since not even our monarchical authority provides a way to fence these stairs off from her exploration.
Unlike the first picture, this posture was arrived at entirely under Addison's own power. It's amazing how fast they go from barely crawling to trying to stand and walk.
Quote of the day: "You know you're a mom when you lick your fingers and they taste like Desitin." --Kristin
Poor kid has her dad's hair. Good thing she got her mom's beautiful eyes.
Addison's first roller coaster ride.
A friend of ours recommended these "Biter Biscuits", saying that his kids love them. Thanks for the recommendation, Kyle. I think Addison really did enjoy it, but we were done after the first one. And since we are currently running a despotic monarchy, her opinion was not calculated into the final decision: no more biter biscuits.
No sooner than she mastered crawling, Addison's world expanded to include the stairs. Great fun for her, and possibly the beginning of gray hair for us. Especially since not even our monarchical authority provides a way to fence these stairs off from her exploration.
Unlike the first picture, this posture was arrived at entirely under Addison's own power. It's amazing how fast they go from barely crawling to trying to stand and walk.
Quote of the day: "You know you're a mom when you lick your fingers and they taste like Desitin." --Kristin
Growing Pains
Well, it's official. Addison has been accepted into the School of Hard Knocks, and is learning her first lessons with enthusiasm. "Crawling 101" is the class, and it has given her several good bonks to the head plus some nice fat lips. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of that yet, but here is a funny picture I do happen to have.
This picture represents her active participation in the "Everything Must be Bitten" class from the aforementioned school.
This picture represents her active participation in the "Everything Must be Bitten" class from the aforementioned school.
Wedding Pictures
I have been meaning to put these up for a while now. Here they are finally!
Dad and Carol knew each other in high school, so Carol used their senior pictures on the announcements. She did it on this cake too. Isn't it cute?
It was a great wedding and we are all very happy about it!
Dad and Carol knew each other in high school, so Carol used their senior pictures on the announcements. She did it on this cake too. Isn't it cute?
It was a great wedding and we are all very happy about it!
Good Times
Addison is so much fun these days! I am loving this stage. I am sure I have said that about every stage. She is getting a sense of humor and loves to play with her daddy. This is one of those sublime moments. She laughs when we tickle her, but this was the first time she giggled like a little girl.
Today was the first day her hair stayed in pigtails!!! It was so cute I took a million pictures. I won't bore you with all of them, but this one was good.
Today was the first day her hair stayed in pigtails!!! It was so cute I took a million pictures. I won't bore you with all of them, but this one was good.
Nearly forgotten, but funny!
I was going through some old stuff on our computer and found these pictures which have not yet been posted. In fact, I forgot some of these existed, but found them hilarious. After I was done rolling on the ground, I decided I should share.
If Addison were blonde . . .
Nice wig, eh? I have a picture of Kristin wearing it too, but I think I'll save that for blackmail. This next one is what happens when Addison dresses herself. Of maybe it's when daddy dresses her . . .
Actually, that's Addison's Sunday outfit, without the dress, for feeding right before church. Any of you who have kids will understand that. The next two pictures are a series. This first one depicts the usual manner in which we put Addison to bed.
Now, you need to understand that lately Addison has been rolling over onto her stomach almost instantly, as soon as she gets laid down on her back. Which has made going to bed kind of rough for her, since she practically refuses to roll back onto her back or sleep on her stomach. So she just cries. This is what we typically find when we go in to help her out.
Note that she is almost completely turned around. What a silly kid.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.
If Addison were blonde . . .
Nice wig, eh? I have a picture of Kristin wearing it too, but I think I'll save that for blackmail. This next one is what happens when Addison dresses herself. Of maybe it's when daddy dresses her . . .
Actually, that's Addison's Sunday outfit, without the dress, for feeding right before church. Any of you who have kids will understand that. The next two pictures are a series. This first one depicts the usual manner in which we put Addison to bed.
Now, you need to understand that lately Addison has been rolling over onto her stomach almost instantly, as soon as she gets laid down on her back. Which has made going to bed kind of rough for her, since she practically refuses to roll back onto her back or sleep on her stomach. So she just cries. This is what we typically find when we go in to help her out.
Note that she is almost completely turned around. What a silly kid.Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.
Addison's first Christmas
This year we spent Christmas at Karl's parent's house. It was a lot of fun to see everybody. Addison had fun meeting her twin cousins that are about 1 1/2 months younger than her. She also enjoyed ripping the wrapping paper off the presents and playing with it.
After Christmas, we went to Grand Junction for my dad's wedding. (Pictures of that to follow.)
My little brother Jake got a robot for Christmas. I thought Addison would be scared by it, but she actually liked it.
After Christmas, we went to Grand Junction for my dad's wedding. (Pictures of that to follow.)My little brother Jake got a robot for Christmas. I thought Addison would be scared by it, but she actually liked it.
Happy Anniversary!
Yesterday was our five year Anniversary! Karl's Mom came and stayed with Addison overnight while we went to Salt Lake. It was so much fun! We went to a little Argentinian restaurant called the Tango and had some fantastic milanesa and South American style barbeque. Then we went to Zanzibar which is a jazz club that has live music every night. In the morning we went back to the Temple we were married in. We got some poor kid to take a picture of us in the freezing cold! Why did we get married in December again? Oh yes, sometimes love can't (or doesn't want to) wait. Anyway, it was a blast. What a great five years it has been!
Family photos
Hello to one and all, and a Merry Christmas! We just got our pictures back from the Target studio. Here is a little sneak peek.
Yes, her rooster-tail sticks up ALL the time. We've tried everything but hot-glue. That one was still so cute though that it will be on display at the local Target.
Oh man am I a proud dad!
Yes, her rooster-tail sticks up ALL the time. We've tried everything but hot-glue. That one was still so cute though that it will be on display at the local Target.
Oh man am I a proud dad!
Christmas time
I love this time of year as I am sure most of you do. This is the first time Karl and I have had a real Christmas tree! In the past we only had a two foot tall fake tree that we lovingly nicknamed Kevin. He is on our dresser this year, and the big one is in the living room. Here it is!
Addison does not appreciate being left out of whatever is happening. (This is a nice way of saying she gets mad when I try to put her in her bouncer while I get ready in the morning.) She wants to see what I am doing and the view from the bouncer isn't very good. This is her Dad's solution. I don't know if it will stick or not, but she was happy and it was pretty funny.
Addison does not appreciate being left out of whatever is happening. (This is a nice way of saying she gets mad when I try to put her in her bouncer while I get ready in the morning.) She wants to see what I am doing and the view from the bouncer isn't very good. This is her Dad's solution. I don't know if it will stick or not, but she was happy and it was pretty funny.
Mmm . . . . Delicious!
Addison had her first bite of baby food yesterday! Well, technically it was round two. Her ambitious and independent father decided to give her some rice cereal while I was gone for a half hour run a couple of days ago. As I came in the house, he excitedly told me what he had done and was suprised when I didn't react in the expected manner. In the discussion that followed, I learned to appreciate his desire to be a hands-on father, and he learned to appreciate my sentimentality as a mother. We decided that it didn't really count (because the first round is really just water, with one or two bits of cereal floating around anyway) and that we would do it together next time, pictures and all. So here it is! I expected her to make a funny, disgusted face like she did the time my Dad gave her a little taste of Dr. Pepper (much to my chagrin, but what are grandpas for?).
It went more like this:
She has been so eager to try food that she just chowed down! This picture is blurry, but it is a good example of how much she liked it.
"Don't take it away Mom!"
It went more like this:
She has been so eager to try food that she just chowed down! This picture is blurry, but it is a good example of how much she liked it.
"Don't take it away Mom!"
Pearly Whites
Addie got to meet some more of her cousins this weekend! From left to right: Kaydee 2 1/2 months, Addison 5 months, and McKenzie 9 months. She was bummed the twins (who were also born this summer) were not there, but she will get to meet them at Christmas time.
And finally after much fussing, hand biting, and drooling, Addison's two bottom teeth have made their debut! She doesn't appreciate my efforts to get a picture of them, so this one, which so beautifully demonstrates her drooling expertise, will have to do for now.
And finally after much fussing, hand biting, and drooling, Addison's two bottom teeth have made their debut! She doesn't appreciate my efforts to get a picture of them, so this one, which so beautifully demonstrates her drooling expertise, will have to do for now. 
Misc updates
This week brought us Addison's very first Halloween! We got her a cute little costume and were all set for her to be the hit of the ward party, and then they cancelled it. Bumma. What's a little duck girl to do when she's all dressed up and there's nowhere to go?
Kristin took her to work, where everybody loved her, and we actually took her with us to go deliver cookies to our sunday school class, so she got to spend some time in it after all. Kristin decorated Addison's nursery with butterflies (if you haven't seen, there's a picture in one of our very first posts) and now Addie just loves them. She's so much fun these days!
Addison also has the funniest hair. She has this long rooster tail right on top, and then a bald spot, and then a little mullet/rat-tail in the back. It has finally started to grow, and so it looks thicker now, but that just seems to add to the humor of it somehow. This picture is an attempt to catch her hair in all its glory.
And finally, I got the information about my new vintage guitar, straight from the company. It's actually a 1959 Supro Belmont. The guy from the company said it looked like it was in great shape, and I agree. I put nice soft strings on it, so it would be gentle to Kristin's fingers as she learns to play. This is what it looks like all cleaned up.
Kristin took her to work, where everybody loved her, and we actually took her with us to go deliver cookies to our sunday school class, so she got to spend some time in it after all. Kristin decorated Addison's nursery with butterflies (if you haven't seen, there's a picture in one of our very first posts) and now Addie just loves them. She's so much fun these days!
Addison also has the funniest hair. She has this long rooster tail right on top, and then a bald spot, and then a little mullet/rat-tail in the back. It has finally started to grow, and so it looks thicker now, but that just seems to add to the humor of it somehow. This picture is an attempt to catch her hair in all its glory.
And finally, I got the information about my new vintage guitar, straight from the company. It's actually a 1959 Supro Belmont. The guy from the company said it looked like it was in great shape, and I agree. I put nice soft strings on it, so it would be gentle to Kristin's fingers as she learns to play. This is what it looks like all cleaned up.
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