She is learning so much!

Often times I think I forget that Addy is actually learning things. I just love to see how much she changes and learns from day to day.

When we ask Addy if she wants something she will walk to where it happens. Here are the examples that she does: When we ask her if she wants to go "night, night" she will first find her binky and then go stand by her crib. If we ask if she wants cheese she will go to the fridge and try to open it. If we ask if she wants a snack she will go to the pantry. If we ask if she wants to go bye-bye she will wave her hands (she has to use both hands whenever she waves) and walk to the door and proceed to attempt to open the door. If we ask if she needs a diaper change she will walk into her room and stand by her changing table and say diaper. It's so fun to see her learning all these new things!

Addy gets sooo soo so excited when her daddy comes home from school! She will stop whatever she is doing and run to the door to greet him! Tyler and Addy have a new game that they just love to play! In the video you will notice that Addy is crawling because Tyler is crawling. She loves her daddy so much!



We just got Addy her first real baby doll (non cabbage patch doll). She LOVES this thing. I did not think she would ever get attached to any one thing. Boy, was I wrong! She carries her baby everywhere! She loves to take it buh-bye. She loves to give it kisses and point to it's eye, nose, and mouth. I think it might be her current most prized possession. It's so sweet to watch her with it. She also loves to use the baby's binky.

At the store she would not let go of the box! We let her choose which one she liked the best and this doll won hands down! Once she found it she would not give it up. She loved having it out of the box and held it all the way home.

We had the chance to go to the Washington County Fair this past weekend. The weather was gorgeous! We had fun walking around, looking at the animals, and watching people. We didn't go on any rides since we will be going to the Hermiston Fair in 2 weeks! We're pretty excited for that and the rodeo!

It's Never Long Enough

Over Tyler's week break between his second and third year of dental school we went to a Berry Family Reunion in Utah. It was my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. It was a blast! Tyler and Addy were finally able to meet almost everyone in my mom's family that they hadn't yet had the chance to. I think we were missing a total of 5 people from the entire Berry family! That's pretty good!

Photography done by Melanie Paxton.

The reunion was up at Snowbird Lodge in the mountains. It was gorgeous up there! The weather was sunny and it just felt so great! We spent time doing many exciting things: the Alpine Slide, ZipRider, Rock Climbing, Trampoline Jumping, Ski Lift Riding, and taking the Tram to 8500 ft. where there was still snow!














Thanks mom and dad for a wonderful time! As always, it wasn't long enough. I am ready to come spend like a week with you guys!

Wow!

So... if you have not yet seen the old spice commercial, watch this first!




Okay... now watch this!



I cannot believe how much he looks and sounds like the real Old Spice guy! Love it!

I love and miss BYU is all I have to say! The HBLL was my home for 4 years since I worked there all through college. I miss it. And I love this video! Just thought I would share!

FINALLY!

Summer has come! We are so excited to have the sun shining and for the nice warm weather! We have been able to get out and enjoy it quite a bit! It's so much better here when the sun decides to make an appearance. This week was in the 90's a few days. Addy and I ventured out to the Lake Oswego Splash Pad with our good friends Marissa, Spencer, and baby Nellie! Addy absolutely loved it! Spencer, however, wasn't too sure. He would just stand there and watch it and then repeated "I don't like 'dis! I don't like 'dis!" It was cute. Spencer enjoyed looking at the ducks and the lake that was not far enough away. Once Addy realized there were stairs that led right into the lake it was over... forget the fountain, she wanted to go for a swim in the lake! We had a blast playing in the hot sun and then getting UU yougurt afterwards!











In Other News:

Addy is talking more and more! She is miss independent! It is sometimes quite a challenge because she wants to do everything by herself even though she doesn't know how yet. When she wants something she will let you know and if she doesn't get it she will let you know even more! I think her absolute favorite thing is eating. It seems that she gets the most excited over food!
A few words that she has added to her vocabulary lately are: bubbles, buh bye, yeah, baaaa (when you ask her what a sheep says!), and still tons of jibber jabber that is so important! She is so fun and getting quite the personality! I'm afriad she's going to be a bit of a drama queen...

More Pictures of Our Silly Girl!

A few pictures from recent events:

Addy sliding down a box one of her birthday presents came in. She LOVED it!



Addy was sooo tired after her party at the park. Here she is half asleep on our way home! I love the dirt on her little legs.



Addy had so much fun playing in the dirt at her party! She wasn't too sure about the goldfish cake that I made her though...



Addy found a suction cup and decided to use it as a binky.



Asleep in her car seat after a long day of shopping!



Addy "helped" me plant my flowers from mother's day.



Playing on our deck in her new swimsuit, with her water table that she got for her birthday!



I went in to check on Addelyn last night before I went to bed and this is how I found her. Sooo relaxed, with one foot hanging out of her crib!

Woof Woof!

Today Addy and I were just out playing on our deck enjoying the warm weather! (finally!) It's a gorgeous day. Addy heard a dog barking and she said "woof, woof!" We have tried to get her to say it before, but she refused. I was so surprised when she did it! I went in and grabbed the video camera and was sooo happy when she continued to do it again! She's such a doll! Here are the videos!




And here is Tyler's proudest moment! haha Addy loves to brush her teeth!

Now For The Stats

I realize that I have posted about Addy a lot lately! Wait... who am I kidding, that's all I ever post about! I just mean that I have done like 500 posts in the past 3 days. I guess that's what happens when we do so many things all around each other.

Addy had her 12 month checkup yesterday! She is just as healthy as ever! Here are her stats:

Weight: 21 lbs 10 oz 62nd%ile
Height: 29 1/2 inches 65th%ile
Head: 47 cm 93rd%ile

I guess she kind of has a big head. Go figure!
Addy absolutely loves bananas right now! She will walk into the kitchen and try to reach them on the counter when she wants one. She has about 2 a day, but would eat 5 if we let her! She is starting to say more words. I can't remember which ones I have already mentioned, but she can say ball, there, done, cheese, more, sometimes I swear she says banana, book.... that's all I can think of right now.
Addy is so much fun! I just love having her around the house. She is my entertainment!

Happy Happy Birthday Addy Dear!

We are having a party for Addelyn on Saturday. However, we HAD to do something for her on her actual birthday. I know that she would have no idea, but she might care when she's older that we didn't do anything. I'm not even sure she had a clue as to what was happening. I went and bought some cupcakes, since I will be making 2 cakes on Saturday! We put a candle on it and sang her happy birthday, while she gave us weird looks. It was fun! I cannot believe what a dainty eater this little girl is! I thought for sure she would shove the cupcake in her mouth and try to devour it. This was not the case. Addy first licked the frosting, then looked at the cupcake, and licked it some more. She did not take a huge bite out of it! I had to break a piece of the actual cupcake off so she could try it. Silly girl! By the end she was clutching her cupcake and holding it close, as to not let it get away. Soooo cute! Sometimes I wonder where she came from. She has such a personality and is not afraid to show it! Scroll down for picture overload!

These are just a few I took of her playing in her room on her birthday!


Now starts the cupcake eating festivities!





Yummy frosting!









Feeling a little sick, maybe?






Here is a video of the dainty cupcake eater!

A Year Ago Today...

We were here:


waiting for her:




That was the worst pain I have experienced, but the best day of my life! I would do it again in a heart beat! It is amazing how much you can love such a little thing. We are so lucky to have Addy in our little family. She is such a wonderful little girl! When I think back to how little she used to be I wish I could go back. However, it is so fun to watch her learn and grow and I wouldn't want to miss it! I think Tyler described it best today when he said "She walks like E.T., her hair is so long she looks like cousin "it" and she tears the house apart faster than a wrecking ball... and I love every minute of it." We sure do love you Addelyn Nicole! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS ADDY!

On to Bigger and Better Things!

Addy has graduated to a big girl car seat! We decided to put her in it for our trip down to Sun River for memorial day weekend. She was SO happy to be able to see out the windows and to talk with mom and dad during the drive. Addy has also started dancing to music. While we had the radio on she would just bob the top half of her body up and down. It is pretty adorable. One day I will get her mad dancing skills on camera!





While in Sunriver we were able to take her on her first bike ride. I was a little nervous that she would hate it. BUT, she absolutely loved it! She was talking up a storm, she fell asleep, and she gave us big cheezy grins! We went on 2 bike rides for at least 2 hours each. Now I want a bike trailer for my birthday so I can take Addy on bike rides every day... first I need a bike though!