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While Daddy played golf last night, I decided to get out and run some errands with Addie. It was supposed to go like this...

Babies R Us
Gymboree
Park to take pictures


What happened was this...

Babies R Us
Realize at Babies R Us that I have no wallet (it's sitting in the living room where Addie left it)
Drive 20 minutes back home to get wallet
Decide to take pictures in the front of my neighborhood instead
Gymboree, where I chase Addison for 30 minutes and realize she has pooped
Out to the car, where I realize I have no more diapers
Rush to Babies R Us where they have free newborn diapers in the nursing room
Get her out of the car, notice old man laughing hysterically at me
Figure out Addie's big, white booty is being shown to everyone; which is why old man is laughing
Find out there are no diapers in the nursing room anymore
Rush to the back where the diapers are
Get swim diapers (need them anyway) and rip open the package
Addie poops again
Realize I can't pull the diapers down (as poop will get all over my back seat), so I resort to ripping them off
Back home
Addison's asleep, but has to be woken up to get more clothes on
Glass of wine:)


Crazy night, but at least I was laughing the whole time. Here are a few pics I took...can you tell she's teething??

These were on the wrong setting, but I still think they're cute.

The end to a great weekend...

In response to Pastor Alex's new series on Who Wears the Pants? (a series on parenting that is awesome and completely practical), Scott and I decided to end the weekend at 10pm with a glass of wine and a great discussion as we sat on the couch.... it was our date, though at home, and Addie was fast asleep. Hey, you take those special moments when you can. Does it cheapen it a little to know that as I excitedly wiped off the dust on our wine opener, I realized that all I had to do was unscrew the cap off of our cheap wine?? :) Love, love a cheap glass of Moscato.

(Sorry, Michelle.... I know you are jealous.)

Carrot Cake Recipe

Alright, Emily... this is for Jason!

Scott's mom makes the BEST carrot cake. It's a birthday tradition and he looks forward to it all year long.

Carrot Cake

2 c. all-purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
3-4 cups finely shredded carrots (just put baby carrots into a food processor.... super easy!)
1 c. vegetable oil
4 eggs

Cream Cheese frosting
8 oz. pkg cream cheese - soft
1 stick butter - soft
2 t. vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan. In large mixer bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add the next 3, beating with an electric mixer until combined (~2 min on medium speed). Turn into pan and bake at 325 for 50-60 minutes or till done. Frosting-beat butter and cream cheese (soften them first). Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Spread on cake once it has cooled.

In love.... with a new tool.

I've been making a lot of apples for Addie lately and peeling them has become quite a chore.... I hate it and sulk the whole time I'm peeling. We have talked about getting an apple corer/peeler for awhile and finally, we spent a whopping $16 on one today. It is super cool and I think Scott actually thinks it's a tool for him. He proudly cored and peeled all the apples... and WANTED to do so! I'm definitely in love with this new, super cool tool.

Cowgirl

We had Scott's 30th party/Game Night tonight with friends from our current and old community groups from church....it was full of fun! We played Taboo and the Wii, ate lots of great food, and the police even came! (Poor Lori, whose car was hit by a neighbor!) I forgot to take pics until Ferris put Addison in Tyler's boots at the end of the night...

Now, how do I get out of these??

On another note, I had a great meeting at Jazzercise Friday night that I have to share... A few of us stayed after the meeting was over and we all talked about finances, which is a topic of conversation everywhere these days. Anyway, 2 hours later, I left with a friend's debit card (long story) and a renewed spirit to be the Proverbs 31 woman I strive to be. Although we don't live near our family, I'm so thankful Scott and I have found an amazing church family and for me, a family at Jazzercise. I love the fact that we all stayed and talked for hours about Dave Ramsey's principles, about being disciplined, good stewards, great moms and amazing wives. Trust me, you DON'T find that everywhere, and I feel blessed to work with awesome people who love God and who really care about each other. And, what am I taking away from those two hours?? God has been gently tapping on my shoulder for awhile to be a better steward at the grocery store and now I have a plan. My goal? $100 in groceries. That's it. Per week. I spent $85 today, so I have $15 dollars to last me the rest of the week in case I need something. I'll let you know how it goes:)

Spring has arrived!

It has been gorgeous in Tulsa the past few days, which means I just HAD to get out to our local nurseries! Addie and I spent the day planting and pulling weeds. She has overcome her fear of grass and proudly walked all over the yard without shoes tonight. Big accomplishment for her!! Unfortunately, with all of my "outside" time, my allergies are now out to get me. Neti pot in hand, breathe rights on my nose, and lots of meds..... I will win this battle!


Here are a few pics from yesterday.

She loves getting into her swing.

Again, picking my flowers off!

I think this one above is too cute!

I know the next one is a little blurry, but she started showing Daddy her belly... :)

We were playing with the Frisbee with Buster. Addie was very proud of herself for finding it before Buster. I think he was too tired to run at that point!

Once again, she was very proud of herself.

From my garden...


Love those purple phlox. Just wish they would bloom more than just once.

Happy Birthday, Hubby!!

Scott is turning the big 30 today! His favorite birthday tradition is to have chicken parmesan and his mom's homemade carrot cake. In fact, he's probably thinking about dinner every 10 minutes at work... seriously! We are going to take the whole week to celebrate, too. Thursday we're going on a date to McGills and then Saturday we'll have a Game Night at the house that will involve Dance Dance Revolution. Just hearing the title should tell you how much Scott *loves* the game.

We decided to take Addie on a fun date this weekend to a local breakfast diner and then we went to my favorite nursery in Jenks. As you can see from the pics, she enjoyed the food:)

Did she really think we wouldn't notice a few bites missing??

This totally captures Addie's personality. She talks the whole time she's eating and usually stuffs her mouth completely full. She had just put her entire hand in her mouth and wanted to show me nothing was left.

Since Easter was cold and rainy, we didn't quite get a good Easter pic. So, here's a pic from a month ago when we first tried it on. Yes, we added tights and a sweater! Poppa calls it her Quaker dress. I think she's precious.