One more picture

I forgot to post this with the others...silly me! What a hottie huh?! Jed's not bad looking either ;) This is his other baby.

I love my family...and Fall!

Okay, so you can't really see the fall leaves that much, but we took pictures in them yesterday. Here are a few...probably more to follow :) And yes, I did CHOP my hair, that isn't just the camera angle! 10 plus inches to be precise! 10 going to locks of love and a little more in trimming up and layering. Thanks for not grounding me mom- even though I didn't get permission ;)

I loved this picture....Janet just took it randomly and it is a favorite. I love pictures like that!

Me and my two friends.... you can see she gets her good looks from her daddy :)

Welcome Baby Deacon

Deacon Daniel Rees has finally arrived! He was born on Monday September 22, 2008. He weighs 8 lbs 12 oz- Those Rees's make big boys! He's a little sweetie and we're so excited that Addie has another cousin! We couldn't be happier for Terry and Melissa- good job guys! He's a keeper!

The happy family- Melissa, Terry and baby Deacon

Here's the new little one sleeping all snuggly in his mommy's arms.

Addie got to meet her new cousin...she had to keep her distance since she's been sick. She really wanted to GRAB him though, along with most things in her sight right now!

BBG- Best invention ever

Okay....well I guess maybe not THE best invention ever. It sure feels that way right now though! I forgot to mention in my other posts today about this little machine that is saving our lives right now! Sorry for the 3 posts in one day- but I HAD to share this with any of you moms with sick little ones, even allergies.

This "BBG- Baby Booger Getter" is the coolest (and yes grossest) machine! Those little suction bulbs that you try to use to clear out babies' noses never work well. This is like using that little thing for an hour but in 10 seconds! Yes, Addie HATES it- but she hates those too. At least we're able to keep her nose cleared out to help her not get further infections. My doctor and Addie's have told me that is the key to not getting ear, nose and chest infections with colds is to keep the nose clear......So, here you go kids! Ask you pediatrician to get you a script for one and a medical device company will bring it to you! We've just kept this one since April, when she had her first sniffles. It's only $7/month w/insurance :) Gotta love it.

Addie exploring

Here is Addie doing her latest tricks...rolling around to get EVERYWHERE.....she loves the hard floors because she can slide. She can push herself back and slide, but hasn't figured out the forward part yet. She also can turn herself all the way around...just still not crawling. I'm fine with this much mobility so far :)

What Addie's been up to.....and INTO

Oh the fun times that surround a baby learning to become more and more mobile! She really is funny how she'll roll herself right into the areas and corners I try and make her avoid. Silly girl....

Mommy had "hid" all of the cords and such in one corner behind the ottoman....yep, it took her all of three or four minutes to roll over there, small diaper bag in tow to find them. Hmmm.....some serious baby proofing is to come. I thought I had! Note the little bag with her....she's funny, she loves that thing! She always picks a random "toy" to take with her on her adventures.

Friday night Addie got to have her friend Reagan sleep over :) Lori was running the TOU Marathon in Logan on Saturday and needed someone to watch Reagan, so we got to play with her for a day. These two were so cute together! At one point, I thought, see? I could totally handle twins....hmmm....couple hours later I thought "How do you do this Heather?" Seriously though, Reagan was an ANGEL- she slept 11 hours that night!!! Although....this was how Addie spent the night.....SICK!! Okay, so I know she looks happy because she really is such a happy baby. It's hard to see, but she's got a runny nose, and red flushed cheeks...not to mention hair a mess. Poor little thing was up all night (therefore mommy too) with a horrible runny nose. She couldn't breathe if I layed her down, so I had to hold her upright in a chair all night so she could sleep :( She's doing a little better today, so hopefully a few more days and she'll be okay. I gave it to her, so I feel bad. I'm past the worst of it, and I think she is too. Now, it's daddy turn....sorry honey!

She looks so innocent by grandma Rees's flowers doesn't she? Haha, she was grabbing them and tearing them apart...which grandma happily allowed her to. Would you tell that face no? See? She must have been feeling a little better....back into finding things she shouldn't play with ;) And Yes, that is drool on her shirt...gotta love that.

Congrats Whitney and Chris

Jed's little sister, Whitney got married Friday! Here are a few pictures. I didn't take very many cause I was doing a lot of running around. Aren't they cute and happy together?! :)

Here is Addie with Chris's little sister Laureen- cute little girls!

What wedding day isn't complete without the bride pounding a burger from Wendy's right before the reception? Haha, Whit was going to starve to death otherwise.....I spared her and didn't post the pic of her and the burger. Although I think it'd be a great Wendy's ad ;)

To see a couple of her gorgeous bridals, go to Janet's blog.

The after party! Addie's favorite part of the wedding was afterwards when everyone was taking stuff down in the tent and uncle Dustin ran around with her on his shoulders letting her see all the paper lanterns she's been eyeing all week. Sorry it is blurry...still cute though.

Just like my auntie

I had to post this picture of Addie and aunt Ashley- so cute! Ash had just made herself a headband from some extra material she had and decided to make one for Addie to match...

How I get ready...

This is how mommy entertains me long enough to actually do her hair :)

8 Months Old

Addie is 8 months old today! Such a big girl! I can't believe how fast the months go by, I know she'll be a year old before we know it....sigh.
She's rolling all over the place now! She always hated rolling to her tummy, but now she's figured out she can keep going to get places and my house/life haven't been the same since. She's working on the crawling. She's quite motivated, just has to figure it out a little better. Within the month I know she'll be all over the place! Baby proofing to come very soon!!

- She weighs 17 lbs and is 27 inches long
- She loves to eat her cereal with fruit in the morning and her veggies at night
- She has now decided that anything that we put in our mouths she wants, even though she can't have most of it
- She's saying more and more sounds...instead of just "ooh and ahh", she has added "ga, goo, dada, bleh, baa".....haha more to follow I'm sure! This girl wants to talk!
- She still LOVES bathtime! She seriously soaked my floor this morning splashing. I couldn't grab a camera quick enough....
- She loves naps with mommy or daddy and will roll and grab our faces when she wakes up....too sweet

Glass half full :)

So I'm not going to lie, it has been a very rough week. Too many issues and stories to go through, but it isn't worth dwelling on. So today, I'm taking a glass half full approach! I looked through pictures that I took this week and realized that we actually have had a lot of good things take place and have a lot to be happy about....so here are the high points in our week:

Some serious bragging rights here! Ash and I made these darling strawberries and mini cheesecakes for Whitney's shower on Monday. Aren't they too cute?! Little brides and grooms...so appropriate for a bridal shower. We had a pink theme, and even the cheesecakes matched. I know, I have problems ;)

Addie and her auntie/bride-to-be!

All dressed up with somewhere to go- Jed and I had a black tie gala that we attended on Thursday. It was fun to get to get dressed up.....took me back to high school days haha.

How can you possibly think life isn't fair when you look at these big blue eyes? I sure can't! My little sweetie just melts my heart and makes all the bad go away. This was taken yesterday after her and her daddy got "bumped" in the parking lot by an old guy on his cell phone...ugh. I was just happy that both of my sweeties were okay!

The Zoo

I took Addie to the zoo on Saturday with my sister-in-law Emily and her kids, Grady and Taylor. It was lots of fun! Addie was so good and just loved being outside with all the people. She even liked a few of the animals. Let's face it though, at this point, people are still more interesting to her. Her grandpa Randy joined in the fun too!

Here are our little monkeys :) Taylor, Grady and Addie

Addie and her grandpa checking out the Zebras...and randomly chickens were in there ??

Here is Taylor happy as can be on the carousel! I love this picture- what a cutie pie! Addie liked it too...mommy was a little dizzy though. Wow, I must be getting old or something.