Mommy Daughter Date

This morning I watched the news and when they announced that it would feel like 108 degrees I thought, "What a perfect day for the zoo!"

Not.

But we hadn't been in forever and I wasn't motivated to go workout and I'd spent all morning long on the phone trying to get a bill sorted out. I didn't think the heat would be a big deal, so off we went, just the two of us.

We melted.

That's about all I took away from this trip. Kidding.

Addie loved the birds.

But her favorite was the albino alligator (crocodile?).

We practice swimming like alligators, so this animal was especially intriguing to the young swimmer.

The huge iguana creeped her out. Me too.

Babies are one of her favorite things in the world.

Imagine her delight when she discovered baby elephants!

This girl is incredibly ticklish.

We're always picking on her.

She was thrilled to find such an easy target and couldn't resist tickling the monkey's toes.

Did I mention we melted?

Nursery Time!

Our little girl is growing up. She's no longer a baby. Though it pains me to say that!

She's now closer to being 2 years old than she is to 1.

Crazy.

Turning 18 months means nursery time at church!

This has revolutionized our church going experience:)

At 18 months Addie is a very sweet girl.

She loves being good and will rarely do something she knows she's not supposed to (knock on wood).

She is learning like a sponge. She learns new words every day and loves talking to us. If there's an 'awkward silence', she feels like she has to fill it and will starting pointing at anything she knows and tell us what it is. Or she'll simply look at us and with a sly grin say, "Hiiii."

One of her favorite words is glasses.

One of her favorite people is her Daddy. Scott's new schedule requires him to take naps every now and then. When Addie sees our bedroom door shut she will come to me and say, "Shhh (with her finger to her lips). Daddy Sweep." She's even learned to speak in a hushed voice. It's so cute to see how considerate she is of her Daddy.

The shoe craze is still going on.

She can now walk in my heels.

The other day she put them on and grabbed the broom to cween.

She just needed a pearl necklace to be the perfect 1950's housewife.

Of course, every princess has to have a Cinderella moment.

Dad's always more than willing to step in to be prince charming.

We love this girl. We can't imagine life without her.

At the end of each day we lie in bed and talk about the silly or amazing things she does.

She amazes us each day!

Oh, Sweet Summer!

The look on these faces says it all!

Happy 4th!

For the 4th we started the day off with a ward breakfast.

We hung out at the pool with friends.

Grilled up some burgers.

And played games. No fireworks for us though. My red heads both have early bedtimes.

We had such a good time with friends celebrating our country (and a day off of school)!

Bragging Time

*It you didn't notice, I'm using nap time to catch up on my neglectful blogging over the past month*

He did it!

My Scotty finished his second year of medical school! He's a 3rd year now. That blows my mind. When we first moved into the ward and met families that were in their 3rd year I remember thinking to myself, "That it so far away. I don't think we'll ever make it to 3rd year."

Then I blinked and here we are!

Scott did so well in his 2nd year. A few weeks ago he finished Step 1 of the board exams. You really can't even fathom how insanely hard this test is until you either a) take it or b) live with someone taking it (even then, I still don't think I fully get it)! We're so proud of how hard he worked on that test and are waiting for the scores now.

3rd year means a lot less classroom and a lot more actually learning how to be a doctor! He started in the hospital last week. Starting rotations, also means starting to have call:( Which means 3o hours straight at the hospital.

Scott had his first night of call last week. Addie and I did great on our own and kept busy doing crafts and having a girl's night.

We ate yummy popcorn!

And watched Beauty and the Beast

Scott was jealous he missed it:)

More Fun!

With the Ellsworths in town, there was a lot of drawing on the sidewalks...

(Wow, her hair looks even redder!)

Getting spoiled from Grandma and Grandpa with some new shades...

Eating lot's! Especially at the Chocolate Bar...
Getting spoon fed sugary treats by Grandma...
And hanging out at the pool (sorry no pics for this one).

We were so glad that Scott's family could come see us and help us get settled into our new home. Sue is a master at setting up houses, since they've moved so much. She was invaluable to me in helping to get everything at the new place put together. We miss them like crazy, but are so glad they got to come!

Come back soon;)

Beach Time!

The whole time the Ellsworths were in town, it threatened to rain, but we decided to take our chances and headed to the beach. Thank goodness we did, because it was a gorgeous day at the beach!

Brotherly Bonding

While the boys played catch in the waves, Addie got extra Grandma lovin'.

I Scream, You Scream!

We all scream for Bluebell ice cream!

We were so lucky to have some of Scott's family come and visit us a little bit ago! First thing we did when they were here, but move to a new place. It would have been impossible without their help (and a bunch of people in the ward, thanks!). Nate was awesome at keeping Addie busy with books and games, while Sue and I packed boxes then had Scott and Harold load them up in the truck. It was some amazing team work! I really can't say thank you enough times to them.

After the fun (haha) of moving, we headed up to Brenham to the Bluebell Ice Cream Factory. If you haven't ever had this ice cream, I'm sorry. It's heaven.

Despite how she appears in this picture, Addie LOVED this little hat and wore it for almost the entire tour!

The finale of the tour is getting to pick a flavor.

My favorite part of this picture, aside from Addie lickin' her lips, is Nate going to work on his ice cream in the background.

Yes, it was that good!

Bet you can't tell that Addie's flavor was chocolate.

"I get cranky without my Bluebell."

Such a true statement.