Two Peas in a Pod

I just wanted to post a few pictures of Addi and Jacob's relationship.

Addi has really turned into a Daddy's girl, and tells me that he is her handsome prince not mine.
She adores her daddy, and greets him with great big hugs and kisses when he gets home from work.

They enjoy playing tackle football,

swimming,

chasing,

dancing,

and cuddling.

When these two are together, I can't help but smile and be so thankful for both of them.

July has come and gone

A very small sample of our July

Addi eating Spinach...so glad she loves her veggies.

Playing with soap and water

She played out there for so long pretending to cook. Then it all ended in a big water fight.

We were all drenched :)

Good times!

Fourth of July cake...for fun. Thanks Jacob for all your help!

Donated it to a shelter.

Well, there you have it...a small sample.

I Know My Father Lives!

Addi singing after Church one day!

Wen Wen

Yesterday was my beautiful sister Wendy's birthday,

so I just wanted to dedicate this post to her.

Wendy is one of the best people I know,

She is one of my best friends.

She took care of me in college as a little freshman

at BYU-Idaho. Good times!

She is goofy (proof in the picture), witty, smart,

and very creative (the next Martha Stewart)

She has a great love for the Savior,

and is such a great example to our family.

I couldn't ask for a better sister, friend, aunt!

We love you Wen Wen!

Happy Birthday!

Spontaneous trip to Orlando, Florida

This past Friday Jacob got off at 9:00 in the morning (that never happens) so we decided to take advantage of the extra long weekend and head to Orlando to go to the beautiful

Orlando, Florida Temple.

Just a side note...There we met someone from the surrounding stake who had a great contact for jobs. We will see where that takes us in the next few months :)

While driving to Orlando we saw a plethra of signs advertising cheap tickets to Disney World, so we thought we would check it out. After a goose chase of trying to find these tickets, we were finally told that there are no such tickets. The next morning, Jacob worked really hard at getting us into Disney World, and a few attempts later we were able to get in with a great deal. Thanks Jacob!

I should mention here that Addison was super excited to see the princesses (or her friends as she calls them) and to go inside Cinderella's castle. When she found out we had tickets she started jabbering in the back about how she was going to shake all of their hands and tell them nice to meet you. Then she was going to borrow Belle's car and drive it around, and then fix all of them dinner. She sure knows how to make me smile :)

So here is our unplanned, very spontaneous adventure at Disney World. Addi with her favorite princess Sleeping Beauty

Addi and Cinderella

Addi and Belle

Addi and Snow White

Addi and a fairy (not sure which one)

Our first ride

It's A Small World After All

We loved it!

We rode on this one three times :) It was Addi's favorite

Come on Babe...you can do it!

Inside Cinderella's castle

The Moa outside Cinderella's castle

Addi and the beanstalk house

(We just checked this story out at the library a few days before our trip, so Addi was excited to see it and take a picture by it)

Trying on hats in the beanstalk house

Addi trying on a Pluto hat and helping her dolly (Kyla) try on a Goofy hat.

(If you will notice, Addi has Kyla in every picture...she takes her around 24/7. I love it!)

Addi wanted to take a picture of Kyla wearing this headband...I'd say she did a great job!

Addi trying on a princess crown.

Sweet girl!

Addi really wanted one of these balloons, but since we were trying to leave the park with only having to buy two bottles of water, we suggested to her that we take a picture by it and print it out for her to put on her wall at home. She liked the idea, and so here it is for all of you to enjoy as well :)

Feel free to print it out and put it on your wall too :)

The last thing we did before parting the Magical World of Disney was take a picture with the ones who started it all...

Mickey and Minnie Mouse

We had soooo much fun on our spontaneous trip. It made us feel like we were in college again :). It was so much fun to see Addi's face light up with all the excitement. We rode all the kiddy rides, including the carousel three times, met the princesses twice each and visited Cinderella's castle at least three times. We woulnd't have had it any other way!

As we were walking out of the park Addi could barely keep her eyes open.

Going...

Going...

Gone!

Dreaming of driving Belle's car I'm sure :)

The Highlights of our lives

To preserve our family memories for years to come, this next post is going to be some of the highlights of the past few months.

Jacob and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary!

I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I feel so lucky to have married my best friend and I am soooo excited for an eternity with the love of my life!

I love you babe!

Happy Anniversary!

In April Addi and I flew to Utah to be with family. Jacob wasn't able to come due to school :( but Addi and I were very grateful we could see everyone again.

There aren't very many pictures from our trip home because I seem to always forget to take them, but here are the few I do have.

Addi and grandpa trying to figure something out.

Mom, Wendy, Dad, Addi at my grandparents house.
This is where Addison learned her slippery fish song, thanks to my cousin Nat, and the help of some very slippery fish actors (see video at the bottom :)

We were able to go to the temple

And Aunt Wendy threw a cupcake party for Addi. She absolutely loved it. She is such a little girly girl and she was in heaven the entire time.

A little sidenote: Addison loves shoes and she would wear my mom's shoes whenever she was able, hence the big shoes in this picture :) I love it!

Addi and aunt Wendy

Mmmmmm Thanks Aunt Wendy! That was a GREAT party!

We loved every second of our trip home. Thank you everybody for hanging out with us :)

This is a picture of another one of my final cakes. it was supposed to be two layers, but my top layer fell apart, so this is what it ended up being. Cute anyways.

Another highlight of the month was Addi's first pet.

We knew it wasn't feasible to get a puppy right now so we opted for fish instead.

This is Addi looking at all the fish and trying to decide which one she wants :)

Preparing the tank

Dumping the fish in...she named then Sam, Moosha and Lujah (short for hallelujah).

I love her creativity!

This last weekend we went to Cape San Blas in Port St. Joe. It is a Florida state park with the bay on one side of the road and the gulf of Mexico on the other. It is absolutely beautiful! This was probably our favorite day trip since being in Florida.

Addison enjoying the beach

Addi and Daddy

Mommy and Addi

We did a ton of snorkeling for shells and other fun creatures.

We found a rare sea shell too!

We also went to the grand opening of the new airport. This means that we can fly home for cheaper and you can visit us for cheaper! Let's do the shout hooray dance as Addi would say!

Addi loved getting her face painted.

Slippery Fish Video