Blues Clues on the couch

Addison decided to make some Blue's Clues paw prints on the couch this morning. Thank goodness for washable crayons.

New Trike

Chinese New Year 2008

Chinese New Year 2008
Originally uploaded by nik_donna

I know that everyone is about to faint that we actually have a current blog post. I know it's been forever and we really are going to try to do better. Today was the annual Chinese New Year parade. As you can see in this picture, Addison is all smiles! That quickly changed once we got in the parade lineup. She was overwhelmed and became very shy. it is the Year of the Rat so we had her some ear and a nose that she had no problem prancing around the house in last night. If you click to see more pictures here, you'll notice that her daddy wore them instead.
We went to the China Wok restaurant after the parade and she opened up a little bit there. We ate with another family from our China Group. We got some great news too. They are moving back! We are so excited that the girls will get to know each other better and get to play often.

Click here to enjoy more pictures of our day.

Addison's Second Birthday

Addison's Second Birthday
Originally uploaded by nik_donna

Yesterday we had Addison Claire's 2nd birthday party. She had a wonderful time! It's hard to believe that she is already two years old. She still didn't like the cake too much but enjoyed all of her company. Click here to see more photos of her special day!

One Year After Referral

One Year After Referral
Originally uploaded by nik_donna

It's hard to believe that one year ago today, we received our referral of our beautiful daughter. It truly was one of the happiest days of our lives. It's amazing how fast they grow! Here's a little information to show how much she's grown.

Referral Weight: 16 lbs. Today's Weight: 23.5 lbs.
Referral Height: 29 in. Today's Height: 33 inches
Referral # of Teeth: 0 Today's # of Teeth: 13
Referral Age: 10 months Today's Age: 22 Months

She also has hair now!!!! Click here to see another photo one year after referral.

Visit To Papaw's

Visit To Papaw's
Originally uploaded by nik_donna.

Yesterday, we went to Waynesboro to Papaw's house to eat shrimp and visit with the cousins. My sister and family from Huntsville came in and also Nik's mom (Granny Nan). Addison took her first four-wheeler ride and loved it. Of course I had to ride too, just to make sure Nik was going nice and slow! Addison was still very shy during the visit. She kind of sat back and watched while cousins Sarah and Ben played. She did play with the pots and pans for a little while with Sarah until she got the bright idea to stick some of the play utensils right through Papaw's deck. Sarah got a little upset about that and ratted Addison out. The day was beautiful and the temperature was great! Here are some more pics of our day.

What's In My Ear?

What's In My Ear?
Originally uploaded by nik_donna.

I don't know if this is normal or if anyone else has this problem, but our child likes to put things in her ears A LOT. We were eating pizza Friday night and we looked and Addison had a piece of pepperoni in each ear. After she does something like this, she doesn't call any attention to herself. It's just something we find. She totally amazes us with the things she does!