Spring in Chesterfield

Addy found my high heels and she's really good
Saying cheese a little too hard
Driving the car and saying choo, choo(she knows that because the train comes by the trailer)

Our friends who are graduating. Brad had a nice finals rally mustache but, I am happy to say it is gone now!

It has been a great spring! We have been having 75-80 degree weather and I cannot complain about that! The sad part about this time of year is saying goodbye to good friends we have made here and see them moving on to real life. (that's what we call it when you aren't a student anymore!) IT was sad to see 3 families move but, fun families are still here we just don't want the day to come when no one is in the trailer park with us but maybe then we will be leaving:) There was a bbq for the families who graduated and these are the pics.

Addy was having so much fun playing on the slides and swings but she especially loved her balloon! And then I was so excited it was finally nice enough weather for Addy to wear Grandma Sue and Aunt Lindsay's cute dress they gave her. She started to say cheese and smile before we even took the picture so now we are in the stage of Addy squinting her eyes when we take a pics. You can never get a perfect pic with these non professional cameras!! Addy is growing up, and saying all kinds of words she just has to start putting them altogether. She is definitely trying to put words together but they just aren't clear.

We can't complain life has been pretty good oh except the tornado sirens going off on Saturday!! Yes I said it Tornado Siren!!! It was a first for us, basically it was raining really hard almost all day and on the bottom of the tv the warning was first severe weather, then it went to tornado watch then it went to tornado warning and then Brad and I fell asleep and woke up to the siren going off. Addy was sleeping so I really thought I don't want to leave but Brad said I will get Addy and you go to the car. We went over to the mall looking like we came from the trailer park! We waited an hour and then there were blue skies and sunshine! It was crazy and we did hear there was a tornado in the city next to us so always be safe than sorry! We survived our first Torando Sirens, yeah!:)

NAUVOO

The back of the Nauvoo temple right in front of our hotel. Which we liked but we were under the kitchen so that doens't work when we were trying to put Addy to sleep and sleep in a little

Carthage jail
Addy with Jospeh and Hyrum Smith at Carthage jail
B and Addy in front of Joseph, hyrum and emma smith's grave
Addy and I walking the trail of hope. There were journal entries from the saints, amazing to read their thoughts when they were leaving....
Backside of the temple
Front of the temple:)
this statue is right in front of the temple, where Joseph and Hyrum stood before they rode to their death in Carthage.
The sunstone from the original temple
We had such a great time in Nauvoo! It is only 2 1/2 hours away so we took advantage and went over the weekend. Addy did ok on the ride but she was very good considering how boring this trip probably was for her. It is fun to go in the homes and shops but the wonderful missionaries give you a long story of what happened there. Well, Addy's attention span is one minute maybe so we only went in one home and the blacksmith shop and she ran like crazy so we didn't do anything else.We did experience the Nauvoo hotel buffet. We thought it was perfect for nauvoo, there are no fast food restaurants anywhere so you have to experience this buffet. It was good southern food and the next morning we had Grandpa Joe's breakfast across the street so Brad and I basically need diets!! The temple was gorgeous and the weather wasn't great the first day in fact it was pouring rain but the next day it was sunny and a little cold but nice enough we could go visit everything we missed. It was amazing to imagine the pioneers looking across the river and thinking let's go! Because I would be very scared but that is why they are more than amazing because of their faith in the Lord. This trip helped us realize how grateful we are for everything we have , we definitely have been blessed. It helps to put everything into perspective. We are grateful that the saints did go to Salt Lake and build the church we don't know where we'd be without it. All that to say everyone should go to Nauvoo and get a little spiritual boost:)

Jibber Jabber

Our Miss Addy is getting so big! That is all I blog about because I really have nothing else to say but I am excited for The Bachelor Finale on Monday and American Idol! But, Addy is starting to say a bunch of words and she is repeating a lot of things I say. So, yes I have to be careful!! Her favorite word right now is uh-oh whenever anything falls or she does something she is not supposed too. She also loves to just sit and say momma, momma until I look at her. She just figured out last week that she can grab the back of our bench which was too tall for her before and now she slides right up there and loves to hang out there. She also loves the kitchen chairs which is scary because I know one day I am not looking she is going to go right on her face. She is a little dare devil and loves to try things out and pushes all the buttons on the tv remote and my phone so sorry if she calls you! She always is jibber jabbing and we love it because we know she is talking to us but we can't understand a word she is saying! We love the stage she is in right now but I know it won't be as fun up the road so I am having as much fun right now as I can! In the cold that is hard to do and especially in the Missouri cold! It is bitter but now that I have rambled enough I think that is a pretty good update! Oh and Brad is just studying all the time so forward we go with school , yeah!!

Still cold but keeping Warm

I love watching Addy grow each day. Every day there is something new that she does. I turned the corner the other day and she was just talking to herself and so proud that she had found the shower cap and put it on her head! She is independent.....she wants to do things on her own and I love that about her because she learns really fast because of this! It was so funny to see her in the shower cap! She loves to dress up all the time. Brad and I finally got a pretty good picture I would say so I just had to put it up because I love my B so much and am so proud of him! This trimester is already a killer and he is so dedicated, I know he will get through it as long as their is food on the table because he loves food! We are loving life and trying to get through this winter stuff, I am not liking the cold but hopefully the warm will come sooner than I think:) That is just wishful thinking I know!

Winter Time

We had so much fun in Salt Lake and Olympia for the holidays! It was great seeing family. At my parents house Addy loved the clementines (pic above) she threw them all over the place! Santa visited us and brought Addy lots of fun new toys which we had to ship home. It was great to be with Brad and be lazy. Addy was able to play with her cousins in Oly and they had lots of fun running around and we found out that Addy loves to be in her diaper and no clothes. As soon as I would go to change her she was up and running everywhere.....hilarious! She is full of energy that is why I liked having help around for the holidays now we are back to the entertaining her all day! When we got back to good old Missouri it was freezing cold and so we bundle Addy up and off we went. She loved the childrens museum...her favorite thing were the balls, she loves to throw them. Addy loves to get in our closet and wear our shoes. In the pic above she had found not only my shoes but my hat as well, I think she will like playing dress up! Addy doesn't want me at the computer anymore so off I go for another day but we had lots of fun and hope the cold will go away soon. We are getting sick of inside play!

Addys 1st ponytail and babydoll

Addy has been loving the bathtub lately! It is so funny she just wants to get up on that ledge and sit there. While she was occupied I decided to put her hair in a ponytail. It was really tricky actually because it is so curly it won't go back very easily. Oh and she definitely did not want to let go of the apple! We have been looking for a babydoll for her and while at our one of many trips to Costco we found this set which had a stroller, highchair and bassinet for this baby. It was perfect for her and a really good price so we snatched it up and let her have it even though its a christmas present. She doesn't know the difference! She has loved playing with it especially if you look in the picture she doesn't care which way she puts the baby in the stroller as long as its in there! And lastly she loves to been in just her diaper so we love the last pic with B and her cute belly!

Welcome to Missouri

We just got our family pics done. It was a lot of fun, we went to the old historic route 66 bridge on the Missouri-Illinois border. We took this one by the missouri sign for fun but we really do call it home now. We have been here for 3 months now and have loved it! There is so much to do and 65 degree weather right now isn't half bad. Addy is full of energy and learning everyday. She is so funny, Brad and I laugh all day at her. She can fold her arms during the prayer and she jumps on the count of 3 and then laughs at herself. The other day she had a big diaper and I told B it was his turn so he said,"Addy go get a diaper." of course he was kidding because he was being lazy but 30 seconds later Addy came out of her room with a diaper and gave it to dad. So funny she is too smart! Brad is starting finals and will be done on the 16th and then we are headed to Utah and Washington for Christmas. Can't wait to see all of you!