Halloween Fun

We went to an apple orchard with our friends Danielle and Doug who had just got engaged (Congratulations!) and Audrey, Neil, Evan and Amelia. It was a nice day and just slightly cold, but Addy was happy to wear this very cute hat Dad bought.
At the orchard there were a number of pumpkins to choose from.



Addy enjoyed sitting among the pumpkins looking for the best one.





She found one she really liked and wanted to show Evan how strong she was by trying to lift the pumpkin without putting down her favorite leaf.

On Halloween Addy had a hard day. That day she got her top 2 teeth and she wore this chicken suit that Dad picked out last year before Addy was even born. She handled the teeth and outfit well and enjoyed seeing all of the kids trick or treating.

The rest of the weekend plus has been even harder. Addy has been fighting a bad fever. On Saturday Mom and Dad took her to the after hours doctors office where she recorded a 104.9 degree temperature. She has been struggling with the fever all today as well. We went to her doctors office today and got some medicine which we hope will help quickly. Luckily Mom was already taking Monday as a vacation day and has Tuesday off.

October Fun & Games

October brought some fun times hanging out with dad. Addy loves hanging out with her dada and he loves hanging out with her.

Addy also found a new place to play in the family room.








She pulled out the basket of toys and then crawled up onto the shelf.
















For a couple of days she loved sitting on the shelf.

We also went to Stephen & Elise's soccer games and met up with Grandpa Ken and Aunt Deborah. Addy went right to Grandpa Ken. She enjoyed hanging out with him at the game and at lunch.

September & Family

The end of September brought a visit from Aunt Melissa, Uncle Andy & Cousin Lia, as they were in town for their niece Milana's baptism. Grandpa Denny also came down to visit everyone. (Grandma Barb was sick and could not make the visit.)





Uncle Andy shared with Addy one of his favorite books. She really got into Uncle Andy's story.














Addy showed Lia some of her favorite finger foods, pasta pick ups. I'm not sure if any were shared, but it did seem like Lia was interested in what Addy was eating.
























The girls sat nicely together as we were getting ready to meet Andy's dad for dinner.

We had a nice dinner with the family and then took the opportunity to take a group picture.

The following weekend Grandpa Denny and Grandma Barb came down. (The reason Grandma was ok with missing the prior week.) Grandma watched Addy while Grandpa, Dad and Mom went to the Michigan vs. Wisconsin game. (It was a very good second half of a game.)

To England We Go

On August 28th Addy, Mom, Dad and Aunt Martha flew over to England for a week. Addy was wonderful on the overnight flight and slept the whole way. Grandma Denise picked us up at the airport and we drove 4.5 hours to the Lake District in northwest England. Addy was good for the drive up as well, but she enjoyed the break here where we were able to stretch our legs in the fresh air.

We met up with Aunt Deborah, Grand Aunt Caroline and Grand Uncle Bob who flew over with Grandma a few days earlier and Great Grandma and Grandpa and Grand Uncle Robert who live in England and Steen who came over from Denmark. We all stayed together in a wonderful house with a lot of stairs.




We brought a baby backpack instead of a stroller to carry Addy around in and she loved it. Mom and Dad were both able to carry Addy around with comfort and ease.














Addy was so comfortable that she even fell asleep a couple of times in the backpack.

























Even though we had some rainy days, we were still able to catch the beautiful Lake District Landscapes.
























Even more important than seeing the English country side was the time we were able to spend with Great Grandma and Grandpa, Grand Uncle Robert and the rest of the family. We loved having Addy get to meet and spend time with everyone!