Go Tigers, drinking tea, and playing the kazoo!

More video! She has been counting 1 -2 - 3 but I couldn't get it on video...another day.

Suwannee Springfest 2011

Last weekend we went Live Oak, FL for Suwannee Springfest for a long weekend of music and camping. We met up with Lindsey and her family and a couple of her friends (bayley and allan -rockstars and awesome with the kiddos by the way!). It was a great weekend, although Scott and I froze the first two nights since it was colder than we anticipated. Addi had a nice warm blanket so she was fine. One night I pulled her in bed with us because something startled her and I wanted to share her blanket. Seriously, her one blanket was warmer than our three! She had a great time dancing and playing with Dana. After every song and set list, Addi clapped. It was too cute! She slept well but had to nap in the car...just too much going on. It was fine since we could listen to the music on one of the side stages near the campground while she napped. The weather during the day was wonderful. Other than the random fireworks in the middle of the night, the freezing cold first two nights, and the ticks (yes, Scott and I had lots of ticks when we got home) it was a great time! We would do it again and again and might head to the fall festival. It was so much fun - Thanks Lindsey for inviting us!


I was excited to see Donna The Buffalo and The Avett Brothers and have some new music to download...Josh Phillips Folk Festival and The Honeycutters (which I really loved!). We only knew a handful of the bands so we let Lindsey and Bayley lead the way to the different stages. Scott went back to the tent during Avett Brothers since we couldn't get Addi to sleep at the stage, and he knows I really wanted to see them...it was getting late for her. He was able to catch most of DTB since we put Addi in her pjs on site.

swinging in the hammock

just enjoying the music

Playing in the dirt on the front row of the stage

Enjoying a snack in the wagon

Of course Addi wanted to color while we were there

Just us girls: Lindsey, Jen, Addi, and Bayley

Addi and Daddy throwing the football around

I'm gonna catch it!?!

Too cute!

Dancing during Donna the Buffalo

Not sure what Addi is laughing about but it makes me smile

Taking in the scene at the mainstage

Scoping out the mainstage environment

Entrance into the mainstage and festival area

Feeding the mini horse during our walk Sunday morning

chapel on grounds...I thought it was really pretty

Random bullets of life

I have a ton of pictures from the camping trip this past weekend (so much fun!) and will hopefully get them up this weekend. We are doing well but are really busy so I will leave you with some random bullets of updates.

• I passed my dissertation proposal defense this past Tuesday! YIPPEE!!!!!! I have some revisions to make, but I am on my way to collecting data and actually doing the research
• Scott and I are covered in tick bites...that is right tick bites. I also have some other bite that is painful and gross looking. Keeping an eye on it in case I need to head to the doctor (do people actually go to the doctor for insect bites?)
• Addi now greets Dylan each morning with, "hello (sometimes hi) Dylan, good morning"(it is really cute)
• She also likes to say "I see [fill in the blank]"
• Aside from the "I" and "my" (my shoe) she likes to also talk in third person..."Addi milk; Addi color (meaning her turn); Addi shoe
• Although she doesn't mind sharing with adults, sharing her crayons (any crayons really because all crayons are her crayons when other kids are around) with other kids is very difficult for her.
• Addi loves giving hugs and kisses and does so many times a day..we love it!
• She is also obsessed with Cheerios and asks for them constantly. Of course she gives half of them to Dylan. But if Dylan steals them she gets mad.
• Elmo, Big Bird, and Baby Signs...enough said.
• Addi hasn't had a paci at school in many months...we did not know this until the other day. She can nap without it. I am pulling the plug next week - Scott is out of town so it will be a little easier I think (even he said this). At night she asks for "paci and bear"  - we've let it go on too far. She doesn't even sleep with it really (once she falls asleep it is gone). So wish us luck.

Scott turns 30!

So he is going to write this blog post...

I was fortunate enough to actually have two birthday parties.  Addi has been singing Happy Birthday to me all week as well and it has been great.

The first was on my actual birthday where Jen and Addi cooked me one of my favorite meals, Fish Tacos.  First time she has ever cooked these and they were excellent.  One of the best meals I have ever eaten.

Then Addi helped me open my birthday presents.  First we opened up all of the cards from the parents.  Then I opened up Addi and Dylan's present.  They gave me a new pair of Rainbows which was much needed.  Then Jen surprised me with a large box that had another box in it and another box in it.  Great lead up to a great gift.  She gave me two tickets to see the Red Sox down in Tampa in September.  I was extremely excited and we even jumped online and booked a hotel room that night.  Our friend Brandy has already decided to keep Addi for the night so Jen and I can go. A very exciting day but it was not over yet.

My next party was on Saturday.  I cooked some ribs and macaroni pie (which are some of my favorites) and we had some friends come over for drinks, food and sour cream pound cake.  Check out the picture of me blowing out the candles.  They would not stay lit so we had to take a picture of me acting like I was blowing them out.  We had a great time hanging out with everyone and I even went out for a few more cocktails later that night.

All in all it was one of the best birthdays of my life.  Jennifer and Addi are just wonderful people and do everything for me, and I am truly blessed to have them in my life.  

Video & More Birthday (weekend) Pictures

Here are a couple more pictures of my birthday weekend with friends (last weekend). I've also been busy using my birthday present so I've included some video footage of bath time, singing Happy Birthday to Daddy, playing golf, singing, and doing some push-ups with Daddy (not in that order).

At CJ's playing with Natalie and Brandy

Dylan wanted to wear some bows :)

This time last year!

I just looked at this blog post from March of last year and after watching the video am teary. She is growing up so quickly, and I am so happy to have some video footage to capture these memories. She was barely crawling but starting to get around. Her laugh is still the same but our living room is much messier! Check out the old blog post if you get a chance.

St. Marks 2/26/2011

Last weekend we went to St. Mark's to walk around the lighthouse in the wildlife refuge. Then we had lunch at the Riverside Cafe (best grouper sandwiches we've found since moving here!). We had grouper sandwiches and oysters - Yum, yum! We saw three bald eagles in the refuge. It was cloudy within the refuge but once we got to the restaurant it was sunny and warm.

Eagle 3a

Eagle 3b

Eagle 1

Eagle 2