Minnesota Zoo

So I am very behind on my postings, not sure what my excuse is for this one being so far behind, because we went to the Zoo in August and it has been over 2 months now, but oh well!

We decided to take a Saturday morning and meet Auntie and Nana to spend some time outside looking at and naming all of the great animals! We tried to snap a family picture on our way out of the Zoo, but it looks like Addie was getting pretty tired (and close to lunch time), and not totally bought-in to sitting down and posing for a cute pic.

So in order to get out to the petting zoo portion of the zoo, everyone gets on a open bus type vehicle, which Addie decided was terrifying and spent the entire ride crying, while the other parents were giving me looks of sympathy and being grateful their children were behaving!

The goats ended up being a little too aggressive for Addie, they will climb right on top of you or knock you down to get that little handful of food. Mike walked out with poop goat prints all over his pants!

We thought it would be cute to have Addie pose on the marble turtle, which started out okay, but soon turned scary as you can see by the look on her face.

I realize it is starting to sound like Addie was either crying or scared during this entire trip, but I actually think she enjoyed it quite a bit. She was able to stay really engaged for about the first hour or so and was really interested in the smaller animals that she could see up close. I am sure next summer she will appreciate it even more!

Time With Auntie

This is the email that I get from my Mom, "Erin, I know you are sick, but it has been 10 days since you have put a post on the blog, Addie could have braces by now." Oh please lady, I talk to you every day, so I am pretty sure that you get the highlights!

Dear Tiddles, I know you are feeling sad, so this posting is for you, hopefully will make you smile!This picture is from the last time that both Katie and I were home visiting with my mom a couple of weeks ago. Addie was enjoying some cuddle time with her "Aunnie." Don't even try to pry Addie's snacks out of her hands, it isn't going to happen, especially at Nana's house where she gets to load her snack cup up with cookies, and this generally happens before Mom even gets out of bed to find the evidence.

Umm, Dad I hate the MN Vikings, why did you put me in this dumb sweatshirt? Mike has now brainwashed Addie to say "Go Vikes" and pump her fist in the air. So sad.

Addie talking to herself about something that is apparently quite hilarious!

The Lacek Girls Visit

Long before I became a Mommy, I was a nanny! I started when Emmy was just 6 months old, and it is wonderful that we have stayed in touch with the family since then (Emmy is now 8 and Ali is 6.) They came to stay at our house for a night and it was so much fun to have a sleepover! In fact, the next morning as the girls were having a little snack, they said to me "cookies and water, doesn't get any better than this, today is the best day of my life." Pure hilarity. It really is the simple things in life!It will be great when Addie gets to the point where she is willing to pose for pictures. Ali was trying so hard to get Addie to sit on her lap and smile, but as you can see, she just wasn't having it, and started to throw one of her "fake" temper tantrums.

Addie cuddled up next to Ali on the couch, handing her a book to read to her, but I think Ali was more interested in the cartoon on T.V.

These two are total hams! I tried to get Addie to pose in the picture with her matching pink flower headband, but of course, she had her own agenda!

This is a small glimpse into what pretty much every room in the house looked like, it is amazing the messes that 3 little girls can create!

Night, night. The girls all ready for bed, Addie is her comfy feet pajamas and the girls in their cute matching sets. I don't think they ended up actually going to bed for about another hour, but I tried! They were just having too much fun showing off their gymnastic skills, and Addie was having a great time trying to keep up! Thanks girls, come again soon!