carving pumpkins

Addysen enjoyed carving pumpkins, but was not too interested in getting messy.

Daddy had to put a stop to that thinking... He made her get in there and get the guts!

She thought it was gross!

and didn't like her hands being so dirty.

FINALLY... she realized that it was okay to get messy and feel all the goop!

eeewwwww!!! squishy guts!!!

Addysen's finished product.

Can you guess who carved each pumpkin?

A visit with Baby Peighton

Going to baby Peighton's house.... SUPER EXCITED!!!

Peighton, Addysen and baby

best buds!

what a pretty baby!

touch your nose...

and I'll touch you right... here.

Before we left, Addysen got to help Lindsay burp Peighton after her bottle. She thought she was pretty important.

It's time for pumkins!

Playing at Country Corners in Alpha!

Riding in the cow train!

Swinging with Daddy.

Going out to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins!

Look what we found growing in the pumpkin patch.

We decided to pick this one and take it home with us.

looking for baby pumpkins.

We found some! Addysen picked some all by herself!

all of our hard work!

Taking a break for some apple cider!

Could she be any cuter?

Found a perfect place for pictures, but would she cooperate? Nope! But she did get to tackle this gigantic pumpkin!

Mommy+Addy Day

This summer I knew that I wanted to take Addysen to the zoo, at least once. Our summer was unusually busy, and time ALMOST got away from us. I heard on the radio that the Niabi Zoo was closing early this year, so I sprung into action. I took off a half day of work and took Addysen to the zoo, just her and I. It was the best day of my summer! We had so much fun. She got to ride the pony, the carousel and the train. Then when we were done looking at the animals, we had ice cream and played on the jungle gym. She was such a good girl and it was so awesome to spend such quality time with her. I discovered this day, she is a great kid and I really kind of like her! Going to work on Monday was REALLY HARD!

Addysen - riding Snowflake.

Checking out Momma's favorite...

the giraffes!

Looking at the silly monkeys!

looking for the momma lion

(you can barely see her, laying by the fence in the shade)

daddy lion

(what a pretty kitty!)

Riding the train...

Oh no, here comes the covered bridge!

Ahhhhh! we made it through!

Time for Addysen's favorite...

The elephants!

(i had to bribe with ice cream to get this picture!)

Getting advise from the Niabi gorilla.

The End - Ta Da!

Meeting Baby Peighton!

Addysen was SOOOOO excited to meet Baby Peighton. She was not shy at all about telling Lindsay, "I want to hold her." She did a great job holding her, touching her softly and giving her kisses. She liked it when baby cried. She would look at me, smile, put her hand over her own mouth and giggle quietly. Then she would pat her and say, "it's okay, Baby Peighton, it's okay."

Addysen and our newest shopping buddy!

2009 Peoria MS Walk

A BIG THANK YOU, to everyone who donated. At last count we raised just over $900 for the National MS Society.

Team Larry

Daddy and Addy, ready to walk for Team Larry

Game face, she's ready to walk...

or ride in a wagon.

Our team, walking strong!

What a pretty view from from the walk site.

Keep going ladies! Not much further!!

"re-fueling"

Cooling off after a long walk!