Big Girl Bed!

Addysen is in a big girl bed now!! We put her in it on April 5th, and it's been smooth sailing ever since. (knock on wood) This kid must really love me. Mommy is not a morning person and so far, she will go to bed, sleep all night and not get up until we come and get her. So there has been no knocking on my forehead at 7:30 in the morning, saying "Mommy, get up!" She too sleeps in, but I never know when she wakes up, because we never hear a peep out of her! This may be a shock to some of you, but occasionally, I am up and dressed before she is!

Alright, that's it! I'm keeping her!

Bedtime has become my favorite part of the day. Now we get to lay in bed with her and read books! We love it and she loves it!snug as a bug in a rug!

Addysen turns 2!

Making cupcakes, the night before her birthday.

(Miss Addysen is an excellent helper/cook!)

At daycare Addysen shared her cupcakes with all of her friends.

I think they were a hit!

Addysen and all of her best buds at daycare.
L-R: (Ava, Jeri, Addysen, Carolyn, Molly and Preston (or as Addysen use to say, Peppy))

Birthday night we went to Happy Joe's to celebrate!

Addysen didn't really like the Happy Joe's staff singing to her :(

but she liked the ice cream!

Lindsay and Jared gave her some cool outdoor toys - including her new pink lawn chair!

And of course she got bubbles! ( from Papa and Grandma Sharon)

The weekend following her birthday, we had a BIG family party at our house! She loved it - cake, ice cream, presents, and cousins to play with!

Addysen taking the time to read each and every card.

(wait, isn't that upside down? that girl has talent!)

a new tricycle from PaPa and Grandma Sharon.

finally at the end of the party, Addysen and Lexi warmed up enough to play/sit by each other. Addysen kept calling her "baby." (Addysen is only 5 months older than Lexi!)

Don't they all pose so well? So cooperative!

Aaron Turn's 30!

On March 28th, I had a "SURPRISE" birthday party for Aaron at Jimmy's. I thought that I was being so good and sneaking planning this event, but obviously there was a large hole, somewhere in my planning. The day/night was quite stressful for me. That was the day they were predicting 7 inches of snow! Aaron suggested that we just stay home, since the weather was going to be so bad. I said, "No! It's not that bad out, we can go." and if anyone knows me, you know I was lying through my teeth. I love the winter and snow, I just HATE to be out and in a car while it is happening! (so if he knew I was planning something.... why did he let me fret so much?? - jerk) AnyWHO! I took Aaron out to eat at the Packinghouse, in Galesburg. It was a good dinner as usual. Then, I had Joel give him a call and say, "Hey, we're out at Jimmy's, why don't you come and I'll buy you a birthday drink?" Aaron said, "I'll have to check with my wife." (right, since when?) So he gets off the phone and starts talking to me about something else... I said, "Well, what did Joel say?" He just looked at me and said, "So, how many people do you have at Jimmy's?" I'm sure my face turned bright red, as I am a terrible liar! I said, "What are you talking about?" Wait, that was the second thing I said. The first thing I said to him was, "I hate you!" (see, I'm a terrible liar!) He caught me red-handed and I had nothing to say. So... we went to Jimmy's. (I was driving about 35-40 mph, because of the snow I HATE driving in - which annoyed Aaron). We walked in and everyone was there, dressed to impress, and singing "Happy Birthday!" And when I say, dressed to impress... check out everyone's shirts.

Happy 30th Birthday Aaron!

St. Patty's Day

We didn't do much to celebrate St. Patrick's day, except Addysen wore a green shirt and we had a fun day at the farm. Addysen got to feed one of the calves with a bottle! Then she got to ride in the tractor with Daddy. Plus the whole time we were there, Rocko - the dog was following us around and jumping on us. Addysen would classify this as a one lucky day!

(to hear the video, just scroll down to the bottom of the page and press pause on the music player.)

Is she talking??

Addysen is talking more and more these days and it is so fun to listen to her, and all the new words she is picking up. Then there are times when she is saying something, but we have no idea what that something is. Aaron and I will just sit and laugh at her because she sounds like a little Chinese woman.

MS Carnivale 2009

On Friday night we attended a fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The party was a Carnivale/Mardi Gras theme that was held at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria We had a great time. This was something that we've never been to and it was unlike anything Aaron and I have ever done. The party consisted of a French Quarter style menu, complimentary wine, New Orleans Jazz Band, a palm reader, juggler, mime, stilt walker, fortune teller, a balloon guy, face painter, caricature artist and to top it all off....drag queens! (Aaron, Brandon and Jared's favorite - he he he!) This was such a fun night! And to make it even better, the 700 plus crowd was all there to help support and raise money for the MS Society.

Brandon was our leader of the night, he volunteered his services at the party. He and Tammy are becoming more involved within this group and hope to volunteer at more events in the future. For all those who are reading this, I would like you to know that we will be walking again in the MS walk on September 13, 2009. Soon we will be updating our MS homepage, so we can start collecting donations for our team. I'll keep you all updated, if anyone is interested in donating.
Here are some pictures of our evening. Enjoy!

As the festivities were getting started.

Tammy getting her palm read....

Someone found the complimentary wine! he he he!

"the cat women"

See, I told you there were drag queens! Weird! Never seen this before!

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WHILE WE WERE AT THE MS CARNIVALE...

ADDY WAS AT GRANDMA SHARON AND PAPA'S HOUSE!

Baking cookies with Grandma Sharon.

Are they done yet?

Who is telling the silly story, Papa or Addy??

(pictures courtesy of Grandma Sharon)

Valentine's Day

Daddy got his two favorite girls some roses!

practicing for Miss USA.
Addysen got some play-doh because she is so loved this Valentines Day.

We're not too creative yet...

but she likes it when mommy rolls the dough to make "b-balls."

The new calves!

The calving season has begun! This year is going to be so exciting for Addysen to watch all the new calves. She LOVES to go to the farm to see the moos and rocko (the farm dog). She quietly whimpers every time we leave. I guess she is going to be a farm girl, but with a city girl wardrobe! - check out her (farmin) boots!

This is Dan. Isn't he cute.

( I have taken on a big responsibility at the farm, I am naming all the new calves. As you can guess Aaron, Jared and Nate all use these name when referring to the calf, he he he!!)

Daddy trying to get Addysen to touch the calf for the first time.
Well look at that... looks like she's a pro!
(just for you Uncle Nate!)

Where's Waldo? I mean, Where's Addy?

My 2 favorite people and Dan.

Checkin out all the other moos.

(Addy is such a farm girl already - if you can tell, she already has cow poo stuck to her boot!)

and this one weighs in at about 22 lbs.

(daddy's idea)