2 Happy Girls

This little bugger was happy to have her Momma home! It took her a minute to realize that I was really home, but once the shock wore off she was stuck to me like glue.

Addie was pretty excited to find Mom home when she woke up, and even more excited to see her presents.

Good thing Inonna was still here to ease the transition, and tame the mess of my crazy family.

When Addie is hides treats around the house and Avery sniffs them out, nne can only anticipate the mess.

Not to forget Dad! The girls were excited to see Dad when he came home from work! (We got in late, and he had to go to work before we were up) Addie loves to hang out with her Dad, she works out with him, helps him pick up poop, and even tries to help him mow the yard. To say the least they are buds.

Addie and Avery on the other hand are mortal enemies! Avery loves her big sister. Addie is less than thrilled with her little sister. Avery doesn't seem to mind, she still loves her sister. But Mom cringes every time she hears "no baby no", maybe because Addie refuses to share, be looked at and heaven forbid be touched by Avery. I have a feeling that there is going to be some growing pains with these two!

A Slice of Paradise

I am the luckiest person on the planet! A free trip to Cabo San Lucas was just what the doctor ordered! Thank You Aflac. Paul was the best husband ever and worked his bum off to qualify for an all inclusive trip for two to Mexico!

After several stressful months it was the break from reality we needed! 5 days in the sun, sand and pool, without a diaper in sight!

A little sand in the air, and a million dollar view every time you turn around.

Great friends to pass the time and keep our minds off of our children at home with Inonna in the not so warm and sunny land of Idaho.

I am not sure what is more scary Avery without a nap or the waves! Cabo had to wildest waves. They were so big and powerful that we couldn't even get in the water at times.

Mexico isn't exactly known for its timely nature. And Man alive it was chilly when the sun went down. Definitely not what I was expecting. The first night Wendy and I were wrapped up in t-shirts, walking around downtown freezing our bums off, trying to dodge the children selling bobble animals.

Week of Recovery

Coming off a hectic weekend we had a week of rest and recovery, with a little less relaxation than I would have liked. Good thing that Tangled was released, I could not have watched the Care Bears any more! Our Rapunzel, when Addie's hair wasn't enough longs, she found her towel to make long long long long hair.

Monday and Tuesday we had Isaiah come and play. Being his spring break he was a good sport and watched Tangled and played with Addie.

Avery, could you please shrink a few inches, Mom is way to tired to take apart your crib and adjust the mattress.

Two sickos hanging out on the couch watching shows! Nothing says Spring Break like a cold! Really! Tuesday evening brought misery to Mom and Addie. Too bad Mom duties don't get sick days! I would have enjoyed a nanny for Avery, and a cook for the family!

At least we were feeling a little better by the time the warm weather rolled in.

A family who jumps together, gets brain damage together! Sorry Avery you were destined to be a jumper!

And I wonder why we are still sick! Hopefully we can get healthy before Inonna comes to play!

On the Road Again!

Addie is ready for a fun day of riding in the car. She knows the drill all to well. Thank goodness for the head phones! Otherwise the Care Bears might not live to stare another dark heart! (That's the bad guy, and who can survive a good Care Bear stare)

While Addie thinks that she needs to watch Care Bears on repeat, Avery had the right idea! Amazingly enough the girls were awesome little road trippers. The last hour on the way home was a bit rough, but we were in a blizzard, extremely exhausted, and logged way to many hours in the car in too short of a time.

We made the mad dash trip to Portland for Ava's baptism. Ahhh how we love Portland! A whole lot of tax free shopping, cousins and food!

And a room full of trampolines! Seriously. After an hour of jumping, jumping, flipping, and jumping, the sweaty gang was pooped!

What a great weekend, a bit short, but great. It was fun to be able to enjoy a few of our favorite things (other than family) about Oregon; rainbows, tax free shopping, Burgerville, Moe's and Woodburn. Wow husband will need to work really hard and make some more money before we venture back to my mecca of shopping!

The Simple Things

Ahhhh Life is Goood, Especially when your Addie!

At this house we find joy out of the simplest of tasks. Ellie dog runs from the vacuum cleaner, Addie tries to ride the vacuum and Avery, she likes cord duty. Chores around here are not for the faint of heart, I have lots of help! If Ellie dog isn't trying to run away she is joining in, and Addie always wants to see what exactly what I'm doing. Avery she knows how to hunt me down if she can't see me, so she is never far behind.

Avery wants to be just like her sister, so it is only fair that she learns how to enjoy the Ipad. Tonight while we were putting Addie to bed, Avery pulled herself up and stood next to us during prayers. It definitely won't be long before those 2 are going to be partners in crime! I can already hear them fighting over the Ipad.

Last night we took a family outing to the Mall, which proved to be just as entertaining as a movie. Addie comes up with funniest things. Dad left me in Ad to go look in a different store. I said "oh no we just lost Daddy, where did he go?" She looks at me with her big eyes and goes "oh no, Daddy where are you. Daddy I find you?" Then she starts running down the hall and looks back at me and says "come on Mom we have to find Dad".

While we were searching for our Dad we walked past the Victoria Secret store and Addie looked at me and goes "swim soups, wheres the shimming pool?" Once we got home Avery tried on her new swim suit, and immediately Addie wanted to go swimming.

Until the weather warms up she will have to enjoy Mom's bathtub, where she likes to practice for Inonna's house! I love how Addie's brain works, she can find just about anything entertaining!

The Good the Bad & the Adorable

Just about the time that I get completely irritated with the girls they do something adorable! Avery is our little sweety, she wants to be a part of everything that we do. Including eat what we eat. I was eating Red Vines and Addie was eating Oreos, thus Avery is covered in both!

Now too bad that we all can't just kick back and relax in the kitchen sink! I mean after a stellar meal of Oreos and Red Vines a girl needs to chillax

Most of the time when the girls are together Addie is yelling "No Baby, NOOOO" (she doesn't share so well)! But occasionally the two play together and it pretty darn cute!

Avery is still at the age where I can pick out her clothes and head ornaments. As long as I can get them on her wiggly body she is good. She doesn't complain, argue, or pull things out of her hair! When an outfit comes together as cute as this one, it makes the battle of the wiggler worth it!

Addie on the other hand... She has just started questioning me, arguing with me and all out acting 3. She likes to pick out her own clothes and has her own ideas as to what matches. It took A LOT of convincing that the pink leggings matched and the brown ones didn't! Plus last year when I purchased the hat she refused to wear it, but now that it is to small she tries to stretch it onto her fat head! Oh and I can't seem to keep her still. She is just like Avery always wiggling, dancing, or running!

We aren't sure where she learned about baseball! But after a few trips around to the neighbors backyard we switched to golf. And after a few more trips to the neighbors (thanks Dad) I decided it was time to play on the swing set. Holy Moly Addie has an imagination. We were off to the moon and back. No worries NASA we didn't break anything, we just explored a little!

After a long trip to the moon it is always nice to kick back, relax and fall asleep on Mom!

Avery managed to sleep through a space expedition. When she woke up she was ready play. While the rest of the family was a little groggy, Avery was wide awake and ready to be independent. She wouldn't let me feed her! I tried forcing the food in her mouth, I tried sneaking it in, I tried everything! She had to eat it by herself and do it her way!

Having 2 independent girls is sometimes a little hard on good ol Mom. However the sweet moments make it all worth it! My favorite times of the day are in the morning when we snuggle together in bed and watch shows (keeping Avery on one side, Addie on the other) and at night when Addie insists that I "nuggle" before she goes to sleep. During that time we tell all the Dinosaurs to leave her alone, and we put on our 3 layers of lip gloss. Those late night potty trips and warning the dinosaurs are all worth it! One gummy smile, a "thanks Mom, your the best" and a "wuve you" are a Moms magic eraser!

Growing Girls!

The girls are growing so fast. Avery has already outgrown an entire bin full of clothes. I put away all the clothes that she had out grown and unpacked some of the 6-12 mo clothes and realized that I should probably cut back on clothes.

Here I was thinking that I was doing better, I wasn't going overboard. But I was wrong. Do you see this closet? Does it look like there is any room in it? It still needs all the spring clothes, where are those going to go?

It is never to young to start eating pizza! Avery is an eating machine, she loves all thing food! Addie on the other hand is a bit more particular, she likes all things candy. Sugary goodness is her true love!

In the spirit of Spring I decided to clean the couch out! I should probably thank Jeff Strong for the $$ and the Strong children for the rest. Every time I clean out the couch I find treasures! After I vacuumed out all the Hannant crumbs, I decided to dive a little deeper into the deep crevasses! I should thank the Strong family for the best couch ever! It is the gift that keeps on giving, 4 1/2 years later and 20+ years old and still going strong!

Dear Future Mr. Avery Hannant, I hope you are ready for a snuggler! It looks like you are destined for the cursed arm of death, until then Lamby can endure the dead weight.

In other news. Ellie dog is now known as Big Red Dog, and Avery is crawler! No more tummy dragging schooching about for her! See ya next week, same bat time, same bat channel!