Monday, June 24, 2013

May 2013


 I got to spend the day with Snow White on Addie's sick day.
 

 Addie's not so sure here.
 
 Practice hair for dance recital pictures.
 

 So pretty.
 
 Right before pictures.
 
 Dancer's Edge. Bahama Roller Coaster Ride.
 
 Chillin' at the Husker game.
 
 Chillin' and eating crackers at the Husker Game. Oh Addie!
 
 Kashy on first base.
 
 After the game, Kash came to join us at the tail gate.
 
 Jenny and Jack came from NY to watch Kash. So good to see them.
 
 Izzy and Jack.
 
 Silly breakfast.
 
 x 2.
 

 Lily and Charlotte hanging out enjoying some lemonade.
 
 Oh yeah, by the way, Addie refuses to sleep....EVER.
 


 Dress rehersal.
 
So cute!

Well, here we are almost half way through June and I am just getting to May's entry. Whew! Life is busy. I'm not sure why, but it is and I'm tired. This post will probably be scattered but this is how I remember it.

At the beginning of the month I woke up to Addie having vomit all over in her crib. I instantly panicked because the day before she had fallen from our ottoman and then she ran smack into a table at Runza that knocked her to the floor. My first thought was a concussion. I couldn't believe I didn't wake up to her vomiting in her crib. So I stayed home from work and took the girls with my. Addie was concluded to be ok, just a virus. Izzy came home with another antibiotic for yet another sinus infection. When will it stop?

In the middle of the month we went to watch Kash's last baseball game as a Husker. The girls had a lot of fun watching the game and playing on the playground. It was definitely a sunscreen day. I thought I had lathered the girls in it and Addie must of had a spot I didn't get. She was fried. I felt so bad. I hate that!

Addie has been very moody lately and attached to my hip. Literally. She is either being held or holding on to my pant leg. I don't mind too much except for when I'm trying to get something done. She is drooling a ton. You would think that she was getting new teeth. I feel like she does it when she is really concentrating on  something. I did some research and the readings were also suggesting enlarged adenoids which our ENT doesn't seem to excited about removing. Addie is saying, "How do you do?" and "Here you go" (when handing us something). She is getting very talkative. I love it.

Izzy has become the protective big sister. She is constantly sticking up for Addie when she does something wrong. We went to Applebees for dinner one night and Addie was acting out and throwing food so I took her outside for a while, and Izzy was so distraught that I was mad at Addie and removed her from the table. Some funny things that Izzy said this month were:

 "Addie was crying and I made her happy because I'm getting nicer."

"Mom is it my birthday?"  I said, "In one month, Izzy."  She said, "Yay, one month. I'm going to just cry because I just looove birthdays."   .......My emotional child.

"Mom what is that on your car? " I said, " It's bird poop."  She said, "Eww, I've never heard of a car toilet."

After school one day....  "Mom, I want to change my name to Rosie." I said, "Why Rosie?" She said, "Because there are too many Izzys. I'm Izzy, Sophie's sister is Izzy and so is Levi's dog. "

It's never a dull moment in the Brown house and my house can sure attest. It is filthy and I have a ton of laundry, but I suppose it will be there tomorrow. Hope you are all doing well and we'll talk soon.

Monday, May 13, 2013

April 2013


Mark and Gary talking at Mark's 40th.
 
 Mark's mom and Aunt Joni.
 
 Mark's sister, Trish, and her husband, Dave.
 

 Gamma and Addie.
 
 


 Kami tooted a birthday tune to her Uncle Mark.
 

All the Hastings boys that came to help Mark celebrate.
 
 This is a normal weekend day in our Pacific Woods nook. Bubbles, sidewalk chalk, bikes, laughing, crying and good times. This is our neighbor Finn.
 
 Izzy and Maia.
 
 Addie and Maia. Addie loves bubbles and wants to play with them ALL the time. "Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles...." She pretty much puts the wand in her mouth to blow the bubbles. I'm sure it doesn't taste good.
 
 
 Izzy coloring me a sun and flower.
 

 Her masterpiece.
 
 Finn, Maia, and Izzy.
 
 Maia loves playing with Addie and tries to help her do the things the big kids do.
 
Silly girls.
 
 We went and watched Kash (#3) play baseball at TD Ameritrade field against Creighton Blue Jays.
 




 
 Our old buddy Cletus. Shedding like crazy right now.
 
 A fun day to play.
 



 Addie and Maia reading in the garage.
 

 Livie and her daddy Matt joined us to close out the night. Livie and Addie were born an hour apart at the same hospital and we were just down the hall from each other.
 
 Learning how to hula hoop. I tried and I have totally lost the edge. I even have bigger hips now. What gives?
 
 
Well, my husband has finally became a mature, wise, seasoned man...or he turned 40! Yep that's all, he just turned 40. He still has a ways to go in the other categories, but that's why I love him and we have fun together. We celebrated his 40th at the Parliament Pub with friends and family and really enjoyed seeing everyone. A big thanks to Mike and Jen Laun for coming all the way from Dallas.

Addie is growing like a weed. We had her 15month well check a little late. She was 33.25 inches tall and 26.9 pounds. These values put her in the 95th and 91st percentiles. Dr. Anglim said she was a big girl. Addie knows all of our names and points to us when she says them. She also repeats everything we ask her with good clarity. When she hands us something she will say, " Here you go." I can't believe all she is saying. It will be no time when her and Iz can full on play together and my Barbie days are limited. Bitter sweet!

Izzy is doing well also. She has moved up in swim lessons and they took her flippers away. I thought she was going to be a metal winning swimmer until they did that. Once they took her flippers away she seemed to be like a fish out of water. She can't figure out how to move forward. It will all come.
Izzyism of the month: "Just ready did." Her way of saying she already did something.

Mark and I got a weekend free of kids thanks to Gamma, PopPop, Grandma D., and Bob. We sent the girls to GI so we could work on taxes. We also got an evening to play. Boy, I'm out of practice.

Hope this finds everyone well. Talk soon