On Top of the World

Packing Heat

Addie + Nerf gun = Crazy Excited Toddler Who Scares Everyone Around Her

Miss Mess

Where ever Addie goes a mess is sure to follow.  This girl knows how to tear a room apart in seconds.  Good thing she enjoys playing pick up...

Christmas List

Wesley asked for some paper, scissors and glue today as he wanted to start his Christmas List even though it is only April.  (He makes his lists by cutting and pasting pictures onto paper.)  Lots of Lego sets were cut out...  :)

Playing Disney

Ever since we got back from Disney in February the kids LOVE to play "Disney".  They grab backpacks and the stroller and will put all of their stuff onto the couch, hop on the couch themselves, and "ride the bus" to the castle, back to the resort, etc.  It is the cutest thing ever.  Sometimes they pretend to ride on rides.  One day when I was playing with them they had me go up to Addie's room to ride on the Star Wars ride.  While pretending to be on the ride Wes was yelling and pointing, "There's Darth Vader".  I yelled, "There's Princess Leia."  Wes goes, "NO Mommy, we are on the Star Wars ride."  You can tell he hasn't really ever watched the Star Wars movies.  He hears "princess" and immediately thinks of Disney princesses.  So funny!  I love sitting back when they play Disney as they play so well together and say the cutest things.

Meet My Baby

"Addie, what do you want to name your new baby?"

"My Baby."

"Yeah, I know she is your baby but what do you want her name to be?

"My Baby."

Chicago

Wesley had a day off of school and Ben and I decided to take a vacation day so that we could make a day trip to Chicago (or 'Cago as Addie calls it).  We had plans to go to the Lego store at Water Tower Place, pizza lunch at Giordano's and then we were thinking about hitting Shedd's Aquarium or one of the museums.  

Upon walking into Water Tower Place we found ourselves inside the American Girl store.  Now we had plans to let Wesley pick out a new Lego that day so this was a perfect store to let Addie pick something out for herself.  I swear we started to get American Girl catalog's in the mail right after we brought her home from the hospital.  From the catalogs I have had my eye on a Bitty Baby for her for quite some time, but was just waiting for her to get a little older.  I didn't grow up in the American Girl generation.  I was a Cabbage Patch Kid girl, but those Bitty Babies are cute!

Right after we walked in we found the Bitty Baby section where Addie found some twins in a stroller and proceeded to take them on a walk.  Then we eventually were able to talk her into leaving them there so she could pick out her baby.  She went for a little blonde baby girl with pigtails just like her.

Then we hit the Lego store.  We love those Lego statues.  Whenever we take Wes to a store and tell him he can pick out a toy he gets so overwhelmed and has a hard time making up his mind.  He doesn't take these decisions lightly.  I think he is a little like his Momma in that aspect.  Ben walked the store with him several times.  Finally he picked out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Lego set.  He was one happy camper and had the entire thing put together the next day.  He's had a lot of Lego building experience behind him over this last year.

Shedd's Aquarium looked super packed so we went to the left and went into the Field Museum instead.  One of the highlights was getting to see Sue the T. Rex.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Happy birthday to Daddy!  The kids were happy to give me a quick smile, but were even more happy when they were able to blow out the candles.  I sure hope they still let Ben make the wish.  :)