Busy, busy June!

Ugh....I just sat here for a good thirty minutes or so writing about our busy, busy June only to find that the post didn't save!!!!  This one will probably not be as detailed, but I wanted to make sure I at least hit some of the highlights!
We had our family vacation June 9-17....it was wonderful to have that much time off together!  We had the perfect mix of time away, time here, time alone and time with family/friends!  We started the week with the Cubs/Twins game on June 10!  Addison loved the game and lasted the entire time, even in the 92 degree heat!  We definitely have a baseball fan on our hands! :-)  We left right after the game and drove the couple hours down to Stockholm, Wisconsin (a small town with population of 66!).  It is a beautiful town right on the Mississippi River!  We spent a few nights enjoying our friends quaint apartment in the town.......we walked around town, hung out on the river with Addison and Wally, watched lots of choo-choos (Addison's favorite!), enjoyed some of the local restaurants, and just relaxed!  It was a perfect get away!  The highlight was when we went to "farm pizza" on Tuesday night.  We brought a big blanket and enjoyed pizza made from freshly-grown farm ingredients while enjoying the animals!  It was so much fun!!! :-)
We came back on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday we enjoyed watching Addison in her first Beast Little Gym class!  She loved the beam, bars, air mat and climbing on whatever she could find!  It was fun that daddy got to see her too!  She now thinks that everything, everywhere is a balance beam, and all bars are meant for swinging...mommy's nightmare! :-)
Thursday-Sunday we had Uncle Adam and Cousin Victoria in town to visit!  We enjoyed some breakfasts out with the girls, a morning at Mall of America on the rides, a BBQ Saturday afternoon, and time relaxing and catching up at home.  Addison loved chasing her big cousin around until the point of exhaustion.....lots of skipped naps and early bedtimes those days!
Noah and I attended the ENT graduation Friday night and our friends Kate and Will's wedding Saturday night that week....it was fun to have some time out together!  We took daddy to Jax Cafe (our new tradition) for Father's Day brunch...delicious!!! :-)
Other events of the last couple weeks have been a playdate with Levi and Ali at the splash pad, more Little Gym classes, a lunch out during the week with daddy and his coworkers, a happy hour with mommy and work friends, time in the park by the river, and our trip to the Como Zoo (this morning) with our friends William and Stacy!  Addison definitely missed her friend "WiWi" when he was out of town!
Addison is really stringing words together lately.....she now says things like, "mama, more juice,"  "no-no nap," night night bus."  It is so much fun to watch her vocabulary expand!  She has also taken a liking to picking out her own clothing in the morning.  It seems like whatever I grab in the morning is not the right thing as she says, "no mama" and proceeds to dig through her own drawer in search of the perfect outfit!  Oh my!! :-)
Enjoy pics from the last couple of weeks!
As for peanut #2....only one more week until we find out the sex and have the level 2 ultrasound!! I can't believe we are almost halfway there!  I am feeling pretty good....but the bump is definitely growing!!!  I have been feeling baby kick for a couple weeks now....sure is an active little one!  :-)

 Addie and daddy on our hike!

 Wally and mommy!

 Farm Pizza!  Addison loved the horses!

 Father's Day brunch at Jax Cafe

 Wally turned 4 years old on June 21!  Wally sleeping in "his bed"

 Cousins Victoria (5) and Addison (21 months)

 The family...before a wedding!

 Vacation!

Outside fun, beads, pull-ups, corn, big girl cups!

Today is day one of our vacation!  LOVELY!  After an enjoyable day of breakfast at Cuzzy's, a long walk across Stone Arch with the entire family, playtime at the park and home, and dinner outside at Punch Pizza.....I find myself relaxing on the couch....a perfect time to update the blog!
It has definitely heated up here in Minneapolis!  Temperatures have been in the 80s and even in to the 90s the last couple of weeks.  Sunscreen has become our new best friend.....although, I have discovered that just because it is a baby sunscreen, DOES NOT mean that it is tear-free!  We have had some definite catastrophes with Addison rubbing her face and getting sunscreen in her eyes....poor thing, she screams like crazy until we can rinse it out!
Noah and I had our 4th wedding anniversary on the 31st and I surprised him with a babysitter and a dinner for the two of us downtown at Rosa Mexicano that weekend!  It was a nice, relaxing evening out!  The food was authentic and delicious!  It's amazing that it has been four years....and all the changes we have gone through together during those years.....a new city, a new home, new jobs, a new dog, a new baby and a new pregnancy!  I can't wait to see what the next four years will bring!
Last week was a fun week for Addison....we had play dates on both Monday and Tuesday with friends.  We spent Monday morning out in the suburbs with our friends Ali and Levi.......we played at their house and went to the park near their house.  Addison loved riding in the wagon with Levi and having snacks along the way! Tuesday morning we went to the St. Louis Park splash pad with our friends Anna and Allie, and Jen and Eva.  It was a blast to watch Addison warm up to the idea of the water!  She was a initially a little hesitant, but once she started, she was in to it!   She loved filling her bucket and dumping all over her body!  She was giggling and loving it! :-)  Definitely a fun new discovery, and a place we will enjoy frequently this summer!
Some of the other highlights of the week was Addison's introduction to "big girl pants"-pull-ups!  I decided to buy a package at Target last week to trial them out since she has been so opposed to diaper changes and wearing diapers.  She loves them!  She even knows how pull them on herself!  :-)  I'll get a picture real soon!
Addison has also been using big girl cups now at most meals-yea!  She is much improved in reducing spills...although of course, there are still some accidents!  She is so proud of herself drinking from a "real cup."
Addison also tried corn on the cob for the first time this week!  She has always enjoyed corn, but this was the first time I let her hold the cob and go for it!  See pictures below.....she was all smiles!  We can tell she has some Indiana blood in her!
Finally, Addison has been very excited about mommy's beads this week....it is her special treat to get to pull these out of the box and try on each necklace!  She regularly plays dress-up now!

 Reading library books with mommy

 My bus!

 Big girl cup at lunch

 My new shades!

 Corn on the cob-first time ever!

 So yummy!

 Wagon date with Levi

 Playing with my friend Eva in the splash pad

 Getting ready for the splash pad!

15 week belly picture of the new little peanut!

Showering with daddy!

Well.....more updates to come after our vacation week.....we are going to the Twins game tomorrow mid-day, then leaving for Wisconsin for a few days.  We will be back mid-week and around through the weekend with Noah's brother in town, a wedding and Father's day! :-)