Addie is now 17 months, And some other things...

The weather is starting to cool down. It feels so much better now. Sometimes the afternoons still feel too hot but maybe that's because I am pushing 3 kids in a stroller to pick up Staucie from school and it makes me sweat on most of the days and then I just want to go inside to some air conditioning. So we mostly play outside in the mornings or evenings still.

 Addie is adventurous. She is never afraid to run away from me or to climb and jump off anything. She is scary at the park because I never know what she is going to try and climb and/or jump off of. The park is a lot of work. 


She has also recently CHIPPED her front TOOTH. We are not even sure when it happened but I am not surprised. She is so funny. She "jumps" off of things, but it is really like falling on her face. Sometimes when they are being naughty and jumping off the couches onto the pillows, Addie will miss the pillow. She is tough. She likes to climb onto the dishwasher door and help me unload it. She never wants to load it. She much prefers to just keep taking things out.

 Bensen and Addie like to get on the table. I think they must like me telling them "No" a lot because they like to do things that make me say "No." ha ha. 

 Addie really likes shoes. She loves them. She is always having me help her put on different shoes all day. She has many to choose from. Staucie has lots of heeled dress up shoes that she loves too. She is getting good at running in them.

 She loves to sport the sunglasses that Tami gave her. (And btw, my walls back there, are not bare anymore. yea!)

 Wrestling with dad never gets old and just gets more exciting now that there are 4 kids to jump on him and sit on his face.

 Cheese.

 Addie is also super good at throwing fits. She lays herself down where ever she is. Even outside on the sidewalk. She screams and her legs go stiff and her toes point. When you are holding her while she does this, her legs squeeze your side. Also, when she is mad she puts her arms straight up so you can't pick her up and throws her head back and arches so you cannot hold her. This usually happens when I am trying to catch her from running away, making her go in the house, trying to put her in the car, etc. She is impossible to buckle in her car seat. She screams real loud and arches real good. I have to buckle her in her car seat at least 3 times a day to take or pick Staucie up from school so it can get real frustrating, but I feel bad for her too. :)


I don't remember why she was mad at me in this picture, but she ran away and laid herself on the floor and screamed. I took a picture because I think it is funny. She is adorable and full of life. She is so happy to be alive and is most of the time so happy as she bounces around and chatters. She can say: No, Mine, Go, Baby, Mommy, Daddy, Staucie, Milk, Ball. I am so sad that she continues to grow so fast.

Love all my kids. They are all so fun to watch grow. They do and say silly, intelligent, and crazy things all the time. Thank you kiddies for being mine!