Happy Halloween!

We had a Halloween Party at the Clawson's on Friday.  It was a hit.  We dressed as the Wizard of Oz and were impressed by everyone else's costumes.  
Kori the indian and Nora the mermaid.  And Ryan in the background as a 909er.  All of those from the OC know what I am talking about.  
Chelcie as Raggedy Ann and Von the lion.
Bob as Manny Rameriez (I think?) and Batman and Woody.
Shandra as Pippy Longstocking and Tristan as Curious George.
Mondo as Reno 911 and Brookie the Strawberry.
We are not quite sure what Bronson was.  I think that is an ostrich and Ian the scarecrow.
And Addi as Dorothy.  The wig did not last long, luckily I planned ahead.  

Random Pics...

I found my camera!!! It was under Addi's armoire. So here are some pictures that I just uploaded from the past month.
Addi was chosen to do a Pediped photoshoot last week.  She did great, following directions unbelievably.  She does not listen to anything we say, so it was shocking to see her cooperate so well.  
Bubba at a birthday party.  So cute.
Happy Addi.
A night at the park.

Scary.  Two Addis.

246

That is how many loads of laundry I have done since Von was born. Sometimes I feel like it is all I do. So worth it, though.

10 months

It is that time of the month again. I cannot believe how this year has flown by. Von is almost a year old. Crazy. He just got another hair cut and has learned how to sign "more" with his little hands, shown in the picture below. These pictures were again taken with my phone. This is making me crazy, not being able to find my camera. Hopefully it will turn up soon.

Just Dance

Addi has been taking a dance class through the city this last month. It makes for busy Fridays for us with school and swim already scheduled on that day, but it is well worth it. She is such an active kid, she can never be too busy.Poor Von in the background. He had another flare up of pink eye that day and wasn't doing so well. Notice that Addi is the only kid at the mirror. We are still working on following directions. I have lost my camera somewhere in my house, so these were taken on my phone. The last time I saw my camera, it was in Addi's little hands. I have looked everywhere, dumped out all of her baskets of toys, searched high and low. It is no where to be found. Luckily, I had almost all of the pictures uploaded.

9 Months and 3 Years 9 Months

Von turned 9 months last weekend. He is finally crawling and loves to eat real food. He still has no teeth, but his hair grows like weeds. He just had his 4th haircut. At his 9 month appointment today he was 22 pounds and 2 ounces and 30 and 1/4 inches long. Which makes him in the 95 percentile for height and 75 percentile for weight.


Yes, she is wearing a swim cap (nerdy, I know, but she loves it) and yes, she is a great swimmer. I think she can hold her breath longer than I can. Seriously.

Is she ready for preschool or what?

Addi has officially started preschool. We went last Friday to meet her teacher and then again on Wednesday for parent orientation, where Addi also went to her class for an hour and a half.
After school on Wednesday, we were driving and Addi says, "Mom, school is good." I said, "so you want to go back on Friday?" Addi said, "No, now Mom."
We went again today, for her first "real" day, where I drop her off and leave until noon. She did great. Ran into her classroom excitedly and was happy for me to leave her in her new environment.
These were taken on Wednesday, she refuses to pose for me these days.
She had a chance to play on the playground a bit before class started today. She thinks that every kid is her friend and joins play effortlessly.
In her classroom.
With her teacher Miss Laurie.