Keeping Up With the Vandegrifts: October 2012

15 month check up

Addy turned 15 months on Monday the 8th and had her check up today with her fabulous Dr. She weighs 21 lbs 4.7oz and is 29.5 inches tall. We are blessed to have such a happy and healthy baby. She had to get 3 shots and with just a few tears, she was awesome!! She definitely has a mind of her own these days and is expanding her vocabulary; dog, 'pon' for pond which we go by on walks, 'me' for milk, 'nah-nah' for no, what's that, momma and dada are some main words for her and she babbles a lot and seems to know just what she is saying. She knows where her tongue, tummy, toes, socks, and shoes are and also mommy's nose.

Are you calling me momma?

Momm'a Penguin Duck Tape

Love this sweet girl

Branson Fun

This past weekend we went to Branson and my mom went with us. Our neighbors have condos down there, so we rented one for the weekend and really enjoyed it! We left on Friday and stopped for lunch at McDonald's in Clinton, then got the show on the road and made it to Branson, checked in our condo and let Addy nap while mom and I went to Walmart for some goodies. That night we drove around, ate at a disgusting place (the one with the big Chicken) by Tanger Outlet and then moved on to some shopping. Saturday we had breakfast at the condo, got around and went shopping at the 5 and 10 store and then to Branson Landing. Addy was tired and ready for a nap so we left and she fell asleep within minutes in the SUV, we grabbed lunch and ate in the SUV and then she woke up and we went to another store and then back to the condo to rest a few minutes before it was time to head to the Kirby VanBurch magic show. Addy enjoyed it and towards the end was tired of sitting so her and daddy moved back a few rows so she could walk and be more "independent". We went back to Branson Landing, had some dinner at a really good Mexican restaurant there, and did a little more shopping before heading back to the condo. Sunday we got up and had breakfast, then we had to go back for a couple things at Tanger Outlet and then headed to Bass Pro in Springfield. Addy loved the alligator, fish, and turtles there. Man has it changed since I was little! We had lunch and headed home. We really had a good trip and got some good shopping in and even some Christmas shopping done, but wished the weather was warmer so we could Ride the Ducks and do Bumper Boats, maybe next year! It was nice to get home and Addy was glad to see her toys and play.

Teething on her Tylenol bottle

Playing with Grandma

Deer in the Headlights

She loves all shoes

Can I get out of this yet?

Our Driver

She loves her toes

Grandma and a very tired Addy

August/September 2012

I can't believe it's been since July since I've updated, we have been busy as usual and enjoying watching Addy grow and explore the world around her. In August, we took Addy and our niece Taylor to the aquarium downtown and enjoyed it, we went to the Johnson County Fair and Bull Blast, our friends Ellen and Bret had their 2nd baby, Cara, and Kelly and Brett had their first, Hannah. It has been fun seeing them and their little ones! Addy and I went to Deanna Rose Farmstead in August with our neighbor Christy and Addy's boyfriend Jordan, and then went again in September with Kelly, Hannah, and Kelly's sister and her boys. Addy fed the goats a bottle of milk and they jumped on her but she enjoyed the animals. We went to Ark City to visit Ellen, Bret, and their 2 girls the end of August, and then they came up here in Sept to attend a wedding and stayed with us one night and we went to the zoo with Ellen's family. We went to the Ottawa tractor show with my mom and Jared's dad. My dad, stepmom, grandpa, and Jason help with it every year and Addy woke up just in time to ride with papa in the parade. We celebrated Jared and my mom's birthdays the end of August and then my brother Jason, Jordan our neighbor's 1st, our nephew Caden, and my birthday the month of September. We went to the Royals game on a Fireworks Friday and they had won, making it more fun. We also went to the Louisburg Cider Mill's Fall Festival and Addy rode a pony for the first time and ate donuts. We went to the PRCA American Royal Rodeo and Addy stayed awake until the last 10 minutes and loved it! We had lots of lunch and dinner dates and shopping with friends and family, and enjoyed walks almost every day and had playdates outside with Jordan in the evenings. Here are some pictures of our fun events: