Look there's Cy - woof woof!

We went to the Fan Fest event in August again this year. Last year we got our photos with Coach Campbell and our boy D (Deonte Burton) but this year we didn't attempt. You really aren't supposed to take photos with players/coaches (there are lots of signs). We just walked around. Addison napped, I shopped, etc.

Whenever Addison sees Cy at home, which is a lot, she woofs (or sometimes its an arf).We keep saying Cy says "Go cyclones!"  She DID NOT like him at Fan Fest!! She was terrified.

Yup, running on the turf with no shoes on. She had those tiny black beads all over her from the turf! 

If you look way in the back of the photo you can see the top of Cy's head. This distance was okay. She wouldn't walk closer. And she stared HARD at him. haha! 

Playing on the gymnastics mat. They have a mat at daycare and practice their somersaults. 

Hey look, it's that burp rag again! This was at Hickory Park. She puts the rag over her face and screams and runs around. She couldn't see and didn't care!

The only time she went to Hugh was for him to put the rag on her face :) She thinks it's funny when other people put the rag over her face! 

I need a 5 hour!

I was getting my bag ready for work and was packing some 5 hour energies, Addison thought she needed some :) She loved playing with them. 

Kid loves her burp rags! She loves to nestle in and cuddle with them....we always say "aawwww". That's what we are doing in the photo above. Then she will hold it out to Ryan or I to lay our head on and we all say "awww" She is obsessed with her rags, they are all over the house and our cars! 

I need to play with my lighting a little bit, but my mom got Addison (or me) a backdrop so we can do photos at home. I tried putting a fluorescent lamp in the room for more light but I think it kind of looks funny. 

She also loves to climb on her little chair. She climbs over the sides and over the back. Then she stands on the seat and we say "sit down" and she will laugh. Then eventually she will sit on her knees and say "like this?" and we say "well kind of. sit on your bottom" then she sits on her bottom and says "like this?" and we say "yea like that". Then she laughs and jumps up to her feet and says "Like this?" and we go through the whole thing again. We could go round and round for 15-20 minutes :)
In the photos above she is playing with her magnets, just upside down.

Is that a monster? No....it's the vacuum....

 Ever since she was 9 months old, Addison has been scared of the vacuum. When I was on maternity leave, I used to put her in the Baby Bjorn and vacuum with her so it's not like she didn't hear the vacuum before! haha! When I'm vacuuming, she runs and hides.....and then pokes her head around the corner to see what we are doing. It's like she is terrified of it, but wants to keep an eye on it so it doesn't pull a fast one on her! Ryan works with her and trys to get her close to me and the scary vacuum and tell her it's okay. It doesn't work well. Then we try to leave it out in the room for a few days and walk around it. It's hilarious because she has a scared look on her face while she makes a wide circle around the vacuum. If it's in her way, she will just stand and cry until we get her. I feel like I may have already wrote this on the blog, but I have multiple record-keeping avenues for Addison I can't remember what I put where! haha!

Anyways, I caught her doing this all by herself at 16 months - this is a huge step!! Just the other day (18 months now), I saw her touching it lightly and then run away screaming while I was vacuuming. ha! 

You see a lot of photos like this, her just sitting on the couch. It's not entertaining or funny, but I'm sentimental about how quick she is growing so we take lots of photos. Plus, I love her outfits and picking out her clothes, and I want to remember what cute outfits she had! 

This photo shows a typical night in our house - Addison carrying around a musical animal (bunny shakes and sings "here comes peter cottontail"). I thought it was hilarious, she has an old Fit Bit braced on her face. And I can't remember what's under the other arm. She LOVES to get in our desk drawers, so I have converted them to strictly "junk" drawers with items she can play with. the fit bit band was one of the items. I'm just impressed she wasn't chewing on it! 

Corn on the Cob

Yes these are a little old....I'm trying to catch up! This are from the beginning of August. We got some of Grandpa Ron's sweet corn so we thought we would let Addison try some. This was how she held it when we handed it to her, we had to help a little :) 

She may not have eaten any, but we got some good photos. I'm not really sure how any kids her age actually eat it off the cob! We sliced some strips off so she could actually eat it. We hope she learns to love corn like her dad and I do!

Snack time

Our floor is so clean....you could eat off it! haha! Just kidding. I was really just hoping it was clean enough for Addison to eat off of! And yes we put cereal on the floor for her on purpose, it keeps her entertained and she enjoys it - ha! 

Addison spent the day with Grandpa Ron, she was hoping she could help him mow.

Fun at the park! Addison is now getting better at riding the seal and the frog, but her favorite activities are slides and the swings. We love when she says "wweeee", it's pretty funny. Another favorite activity is watching all the older kids at the park. We were in the middle of a nerf gun war with a couple dads and boys one day. I'm surprised that Addison didn't steal any of their darts, she was enjoying stealing Brayden's darts only a few days before!

The bunny

These photos were from August I believe, she had just started to get up on the bunny on her own. Now (in October), she can easily get up on the bunny and loves to ride it. I'm shocked she hasn't tipped it yet.....

Look!! No hands!! 

I was at work and got this picture. Just relaxing with my feet up :) 

She was resourceful.....standing on the diaper box because she just HAD to see what was going on outside. She likes my parents house in Ames because she can see out the windows to watch people and dogs. She needs to grow a little more to see out our windows! 

Has anyone seen my pickle?

This kid makes me laugh.....who gets a pickle stuck to their forehead?? Addison loves pickles, she gets excited when she sees the pick-a-dilly come out of the fridge. 

I think she was practicing her circus act..... 

Addison's hair was getting a little long.....

So we had to try a ponytail! 

This little bag was the perfect size for Addy! She looked so cute walking around with the bag on her arm. She's going to be my little shopping buddy :)