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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Muehlhauser Family Vacation : Punta Cana : 5/29/11

My Dad's side of the family took a trip to the Dominican over Memorial weekend.  All the kids (including ours) went along.  Seventeen people total - now that's quite a family!  We enjoyed warm weather, sandy beaches, and quality time with the family.  Addison did ok for the most part.  She was a bit more clingy and whiney  than usual, but I'm sure it was because she was out of her element.  She did love walking around and talking to all the resort staff.  They would walk by and say "pretty baby" and she would schrunch her nose, tilt her head to the side, and give them a big smile.  Then she would tell her stories.  This girl can go on forever with her stories, let me tell you!  Here are some pictures of our adventure.

Waiting for our plane at the airport.

Papa Mike helped keep me entertained on the plane.


Hanging out waiting for our room to be ready.



Enjoying the kiddie pool with Daddy.

 
Daddy....are you in there???

Beach time!

I loved walking in the ocean.

Hmm, what should I do next?

Weeeeee!!!

I wasn't so sure about getting too deep in the water.

Uncle Chris and I.

Digging for some treasure!

Collin, Aunt Janel and Conner.

We moved to the pool in the afternoons.



Once we were under the spraying water I liked it.

Cheeeeese!

The nose schruncher.

Snacking before dinner.

Our little family.

Dancing in the courtyard.

Haning out with Jack.

The cabana - perfect for us.


My tutu swim suit!

I'm telling you Addison, the fish was THIS big!!!



The floaty - I could only handle a few minutes of this.

Daddy even participated in a pool game.

I see you!

That's funny!

Collin, are you ok buddy?

Aunt Julie and I.

Aunt Erin and Jack.




The habachi grill.

I was very entertained by it all.

Uncle Chris got to wear a chef hat.

Daddy got to take a turn at the grill.

I loved the fried rice, yum!

 



Mommy and Daddy's romantic dinner out.
The best italian they ever had!

Some pictures of the resort.
They had these swinging benches, they were nice.

The main courtyard.


The kiddie pool.

Adult pool #1


Adult pool #2 with swim-up bar.

Favorite palm tree.

Special cabanas for the Preferred Club.

The whole crew.

Headed back home. 

Good-bye Punta Cana!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

12 Month Stats and Latest Pics

We went to the doctor last week and he said everything looks great!  Here are Addison's stats:
Height:    29'' / 50th %
Weight:   21lb4oz / 50th%
Head:     17-3/4'' / 50th%

Addison is eating table food a lot better now.  Although when I do find something she likes, she will very well shun it away the very next day.  She's a tough one to figure out, but she definitely likes her Cherrios and Puffs!!

Addison definitely keeps us entertained, she starting to do a few new things that just make us laugh.  She drums her fingers over her lips to make that "bub, bub" noise all the time.  The other day she started making fish faces, I kept seeing her trying to suck in her cheeks and she eventually made a fish face.  I just wonder where she gets these things!

She is always playing with her rocking chair.  She loves to sit on it, get off, push it around the living room to the perfect spot and then sit again.  She even tries to stand up on it, so we have to watch her close!  Addison's favorite past time is being outside, we say she takes after Grandma Cheryl in that respect.  She enjoys her swing, wagon rides, going for a walk/run in a stroller - anything!  When we bring her in, she starts to fuss when we head toward the door.  I am glad that she enjoys it so much because we are outside a lot.

She's into everything, all the cabinets and drawers.  Just last night she was stretching to reach the door handle and she would have got it had Doug not opened it from the other side.  Now we have to baby-proof the door handles, I'm sure Doug's going to LOVE that ;-)

Addison is walking more and more everyday.  Even in the past few days her walking has increased ten-fold. Everytime I look up she's walking somewhere, rarely crawling.  She gets to a standing position by pulling herself up on anything nearby and then walks all over the house.  I did catch her a time or two standing up on her own completely.  It truely is amazing how quickly they advance.

We can't believe one year has passed by already.  Addison has brought so much joy to our lives and we feel so blessed.  Doug and I just sit back and watch her in amazement.  She's definitely the apple of our eyes!  Here are some pics from the past month.

I see you!

Mommy and I helping Daddy take the track off the skid loader. 
I love running equipment!

This is a little difficult to get out of.

I really should start taking gymnastics or something.

What, I'm not suppose to be on here?  Ah well.

Feeding Mommy some of my food.  Less for me to eat!

See, this is how you ride the lion backwards - it's more exciting this way!

One of my favorites - my rocking chair.

I was helping Daddy do laundry and decided to put on his shirt all by myself!

Mommy, you are never leaving me again. 
I'll sit on this suitcase as long as I have to!

I just don't understand why I can't get any milk out?!?

They find me sitting in my cart all the time.

Just chillin!  (look at that perfect posture)

Helping Mommy take all the towels out of the drawer.
I'm such a big help, what would she do without me???

Cousin Abby pushing me in my cart. 
This was so much fun!

Drinking out of a big cup.
Daddy put a napkin in my collar so I wouldn't make a mess.

Hi there! 
(Daddy doesn't realize, but I just made a 10 minute call to China on his cell phone - hehe.)

Trying out my new tent with Mommy.

I crawled into Aunt Lindsay's bag - I wanted to go home with them darn it!

Hey, my shades are pretty cool!

I put my little lamb in the cart and gave her a ride.

Coloring!