Prom... After High School

Friday Tyler's school had a Prom Night. We went out to dinner with friends and then continued on to the dance! We had a blast! Tyler and I had never been to a dance before. It was fun to get all dressed up and hang out with adults! Thanks to Tyler's parents for being terrific babysitters! And of course we had to take a few classic prom pictures!

What a Crack Up!

Here is Addy at her finest! Oh, how we love this little girl!

20 Months!

Addelyn is 20 months old today! 4 more months and I will have a 2 year old! I hope that she doesn't have awful terrible twos... I am kind of expecting her to. Haha

In the Last Month Addy Has:
~Learned her ABCs. She is constantly signing them to herself, while she plays, while she reads a book, while she's concentrating. It's super cute!
~Loves to open and close doors!
~Has learned how to get into the pantry. Oh no! She will close the door on Tyler and me when we are in a room, go to the pantry, get the chocolate chips, and hide! Cute!
~Her bangs are growing out... finally!
~She helps me pick out clothes and shoes while shopping.
~Started calling Tyler, "Tyler" instead of "Daddy".
~Tells me right before, or maybe a little after she has already started going, poo-poo or pee-pee in her diaper... potty training is just around the corner! I can feel it!
~Loves to sing "If You're Happy and You Know It" and "Popcorn Popping".
~If she does something that she's proud of she says "Good Girl!" or "Good Job!".

She Moves, She Sings, and She Still Gets into Things!

I still LOVE watching Addy dance. The other morning I had some music going and she just came by in the kitchen and started dancing. I love it!


She loves to sing the ABC's (though she does skip a few letters here and there). Addy also loves to sing "If You're Happy and You Know It!" she says, "happy, happy... hurray!" and lifts her arm in the arm. It's pretty cute.


And of course... we are STILL child proofing! I finally put cabinet locks on where we keep our DVDs, so hopefully they will not always be strewn across the living room. I also sewed a little cover for our game shelf. I just put velcro at the top and bottom... it has kept her out this far! It's so nice to not be constantly putting games back together.

My beautiful creation!


She LOVES to be part of everything! When we read scriptures at night she will go stand by whoever is reading and talk nonsense until we listen. It's hard to keep reading over her because she just gets louder if you keep going!

This is what happens...

when it's super quiet at our house. A few nights ago we had sat down to have family scripture study before bed. Addy ran off, which happens quite often. After a few minutes of realizing that she was being extremely quiet, I got up to check on her. This is what we found!




She was standing in the toilet! When she saw me she just started laughing. I think she thought it was actually a lot of fun! She did go potty earlier that day... which leads me to believe she might have felt the urge to go... who knows!




On a different note... Addy has become extremely attached to her "meow hat". She will not leave the house without having it on even though it is around 50 degrees out. Addy will also leave it on once we get home and wear it around the house. The other night she actually wore it to bed! Thanks Aunt Jenna!

Sunshine at the Coast

Yesterday was too gorgeous too just let it pass us by. I had heard on the news that it was going to be sunny and warm at the coast! So, we hopped in the car and headed to Depoe Bay and Lincoln City. The Smith's joined us in our fun outing and we were so glad they came with us! We got Salt Water Taffy, watched the Blow Hole, played on the beach, went to the Outlet Malls, and ate dinner at Mo's. It was so nice to be outside and soak up some sun! I have missed that burning ball of gas in the sky lately. And the Clam Chowder was a perfect ending to a wonderful day! Addy has never been to a beach! She was super excited at first... however, her first encounter with sand was not love at first touch. She may have cried a little because her hands were dirty. This girl does not like having dirty hands! As Addy was walking around she was talking nonstop to herself. She had a lot to say about the beach.


Depoe Bay watching the blow hole... you can see a little of it behind us. We even saw a pack of seals in the ocean!


Addy jumping and screaming for joy when she was put down on the beach.


A little concerned about the sand on her boots.





Love this picture!









She had fun chasing the sea foam around.


Digging with Spencer.


THIS is how beautiful it was!


At Mo's.


This is what happens after a hard day of playing at the coast.



It was super windy, so sorry about the sound.

Reading and Laughing

Addy loves to go in her room and read to herself. When she is done reading she'll close the book and say "all done". It's pretty cute. She knows quite a lot of words (not by reading of course, but by the pictures). She has also recently learned how to open a closed door... not good! We need to be sure that we always have our front door locked now.

French Braids

I attempted french braiding Addy's hair today for the first time! She didn't hold very still, but I still managed. I never really learned how to french braid, so I still need a LOT of practice. They turned out okay... I think. What do you think? Right after the last picture the right braid fell out... bummer!

The side view.


The back.


The front, I wish her bangs would stay in that position...

19 Months!

We have a smart little girl on our hands! She knows most of her letters! I'm not sure if this is "normal", but I did not expect it so early! My mom got her a letter puzzle for Christmas and she learned them that day!



Addy spends her days:
~Playing with her toys in her room.
~Saying the alphabet.
~Counting.
~Napping.
~Eating.
~Talking.
~Coloring.
~Playing with her friends at work.
~Watching "Street".(Sesame Street)
~Reading books.
~Climbing on anything and everything.


Coloring.


Watching her show, while laying on the floor.


Wearing my boot and her hat around the house!


Standing on the table... unfortunately she manages to get up here a lot!

Welcome Into the World Little Kennedy!

Tyler's brother, Cameron, and his wife, Camilla, received an addition to their family of two yesterday! Kennedy Adele Bendixsen She is beautiful! Lots of dark hair like Addy had. She was born 1/4/11 at 8:36 pm. Weighed in at 7 lbs 6 oz and was 20 inches long! It will probably be a while before we get to see her little face in person, so for now pictures will have to suffice. I think she is gorgeous! So excited for these two!