Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at Chris & Melissa's -

Martha Stewart, have you ever seen something this lovely??

Everything was beautiful and the food was delicious!

Sean skipped his nap because he loves hanging out with his cousins :)

Doesn't she look pretty? Headband and all!

Whenever I ask Sean to talk to Addison - he says:

"Hi, my name is Sean. I am your big brother. I will protect you."

We had Thanksgiving with Stan's family the next day at Beth & Ryan's

Addison wearing her "first Thanksgiving" shirt

Addison - 1 month

2 x 2 x 2

Addison had a great check-up - She gained 2 pounds, grew 2 inches and gained 2 cm in head circumference. That means she is now:

22 inches

10 pounds

and her brain is a little bigger??

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

This is Sean's Grandpa
It is actually pronounced Grand-Pa, with the emphasis on the 'Pa'
When Sean was first learning their names he called both of Stan's parents "Grandma" - so I guess in our effort to emphasize the difference in their names, Sean began calling him 'Grand-Pa" and it kinda stuck. Happy Birthday!

Indy Trip

I decided to take a trip to Indy to get a little extra help with the kids while Stan finished up law school classes and introduce Addison around town. I resorted to PBS this morning (and confess that I have done this several more times...) to help get the kids packed, fed and the car loaded for our trip. Both kids did great in the car - and we had a really nice trip. Here is a look at all the people that Addison got to meet!

Aunt Pam
Cousin Cassidy
Here are the cousins together!
Aunt Melissa
Uncle Chris
She got some good snuggle time with Papa
Brook came up for a day visit!

Tania

The Stayte's

As Sean does on about every trip to Indy - we went to the Children's Museum and played with the trains...

...and the water...

...and the construction site!

Beth's Baby Shower

Beth's baby shower was at a really neat restaurant in Cedar Lake - everything, including the mother-to-be - was beautiful!

Have you ever seen cupcakes like this?

Addison's first party

Baby Abby received lots of wonderful things!

Addison did very well at her first party - she let a lot of people hold her and then slept so that her Mommy could enjoy the shower!

Bathtime

Addison's First Bath - she cried harder during her first sponge bath than any other time in her short life - it was not pleasant!

Second attempt -
not much better...

Third time's the charm?

Apparently not.

Playdough, Popcorn & the World Series

We sure love Wednesday nights when Daddy is home!

Addison goes to college

Addison went to Wheaton with me on Monday to meet the ladies!

BFFs

Here is a little snippet of a conversation I had with Sean last night:

Sean: We're best friends forever.
Mom: Best friends forever?
Sean: No, best friends for-e-ver!

It was such a sweet moment - not sure where he picked up the language, but I thought it was worth posting on our blog, so I could show him when he is 13...

Trick or Treat

Sean went as a race car driver this year

Trick or treating on Hollywood. Sean kept trying to give people his candy when they opened the front door :)

Excited about his bucket of candy

No costume for the little one - we just put a big pumpkin hat on her head...

Mr. Incredible, Batman, Robin, Race Car Driver, Astronaut, Pooh, Princess, Monkey & Bat!
What a group!

Sean & Reed in their puffy suits