Purple Dancin' Machine

Here's the little Princess demonstrating her "Happy, Sad, Mad" routine.

And here's a few clips of her dancing...

{wordless wednesday}

Fashionista in Training

Addison has discovered high heels and designer purses! Oh boy, we're in trouble! I think it's time for Daddy to get a part-time job! LOL

Spontaneous San Diego

On Friday night we were hanging out in the backyard, Addison was happily swinging on her swing set and Karl came up with the bright idea to get out of town for the weekend. He'd been working a lot of hours lately and just wanted to get away.

We haven't been the most spontaneous people since becoming parents, so the thought was exciting and scary all at the same time! We quickly decided on San Diego. We got online and made hotel reservations and we were on the road within 2 hours. Luckily Karl works for a major hotel brand, so we are able to get deeply discounted hotel rooms. Gotta love that perk!

We headed over to Sea World on Saturday morning and spend most of the day there. Addison absolutely LOVED that place! She got to touch sting rays and starfish, see Shamu, Dolphins and so much more! We weren't sure how she'd react, but she was very into the whole thing! It was very exciting!

Addison decided to take a nap around 2:30, so we thought it would be a good time to head on out since we were meeting up with Karl's cousin Robin and her husband David, for dinner. We went over to Seaport Village to kill some time while she slept. Seaport Village isn't quite what I remember it being as a kid!

After Addison woke up, we decided that we should find a park to let her burn off some energy. We ended up at Old Trolley Barn Neighborhood Park. It was an awesome park with lots of grass and trees...and an awesome playground. Addison definitely enjoyed herself.

We had dinner at the Blind Lady Ale House. It was a nice laid back environment and we enjoyed some awesome pizza & conversation. Robin & David are awesome and we don't see them enough!

We had a great time and it was so nice to just get away! We plan on going back later this summer to hit up the San Diego Zoo and maybe Balboa Park.

Happy Birthday GiGi!

On May 31st Addie & I drove out to my parents' house to celebrate GiGi's birthday. June 1st is her actual special day. We had a nice low-key BBQ with our family.

Addison and her cousin, Kegan, had a great time playing with each other, but I was lame and forgot to take pictures of that!

Grandma said that it was the best Birthday ever! I think adding babies back into the mix makes a big difference, since all of us grandkids are all grown.

Happy Birthday GiGi! We love you!

Back to Good!

After last week's hospitalization, Addison is definitely back to good! She's running around like a mad-woman and eating like a bottomless pit!

She lost 6lbs due to that wacky virus that she had, and I pretty much think she's on her way to gaining it all back! We never got an official diagnosis, other than that of a virus that she could've caught anywhere that just hit her really, really hard!

We're glad to have our spunky little miss back, that's for sure!

Back away from the Cheerios, Mama!

Hospital, Smoshpital

We had to bring Addison back to the ER last night because her symptoms hadn't really improved. They finally decided to admit her. We had to be transferred via Ambulance to another hospital because apparently there is only one in this town that admits pediatric patients!?!

Since being here she's been steadily improving. Her labs are looking good and her appetite is finally beginning to reappear.

We are just waiting for the Dr to make her rounds and we should hopefully be discharged this evening.

Thank you to everyone for keeping her in your thoughts. We greatly appreciate it!

Adventures in the ER

Yesterday we had our first experience with taking Addison to the Emergency Room. She had been vomiting since Saturday, along with other things and it didn't appear to be getting better.

We took her to the Dr yesterday morning and she advised us to take her to the Emergency Room for fluids because she was dehydrated. Poor thing had lost 6lbs in a matter of 2 weeks (most likely over the weekend). We were there all day long. She needed a lot of hydration.

So far, she appears to be doing ok. She was given nausea medication that will hopefully let her keep something down. Our fingers are crossed and we thank everyone for their thoughts!

Take me back....

Tonight Anaya (my BFF) and I are going to head downtown to the Rabobank Arena to catch No Doubt with special guests Paramore and The Sounds.

I cannot even describe how excited I am. I've been listening to the musings of No Doubt since I was in Junior High...before No Doubt made their mark in the music world in 1994 with the release of Tragic Kingdom.

Gwen Stefani is the epitome of beauty (in my book anyway). I've seen her several times, with the most recent being last year on her Sweet Escape tour. I'm looking forward to seeing her 'back with the boys' and rocking out all of the No Doubt "Classics," if you will.

I've recently become a fan of Paramore and Haley Williams is an amazingly talented singer & songwriter at the young age of 20. I cannot wait to see their performance.

I promise to be back with pictures and reviews. I'm also excited to try out my camera at a concert. We shall see how I do in dark lighting! Wish me luck!

Summer is on the horizon

Sunday we spent the day at Casa de Padilla, floating in the pool and being all sorts of lazy. The high here was 105*! Way too hot, way too soon!

Addison loved the water even more so than she did last year. She spent lots of quality time floating around in her ladybug floater and doing tricks with Daddy.

Greg & Anaya have a new addition to the family...in the form of a 4-legged furry pup. His name is Walker and Addison was all about him! She loves dogs!

Shreddin' It

Starting on Monday, I'm jumping on the phenomenon that's been traveling around the interwebs....the Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred.

I've watched a few bloggers successfully complete the 30-days and I'm convinced. I bought this DVD a while back, and I've done it a handful of times. It's been sitting in my DVD player collecting dust since! It is a hard non-stop 20 minute work out that will leave you gasping for breath...but no pain = no gain, right!?!?

I'm trying to get up the nerve to post before, during and after pictures to document my progress.

Addicted to Etsy!

I am a self-proclaimed etsy.com-aholic. I love, love, love this site! I've gotten so many fun things from here:

• Addie's Hairbows
• Addie's Birthday Hat & Shirt
  
• Addie's Party Favor Labels
• Mommy Necklaces
• Great gifts for family & friends

If you haven't checked it out yet, please do! Everything is so unique and handmade! You'll soon become addicted yourself!

These sweet labels came from here:

Easter {recap}

Yeah, I know Easter was over a month ago...I'm a slacker, sheesh.

We hosted Easter at our house for the first time. It was really nice to have both of our families up here to celebrate.

The Easter Bunny brought Addie a water table, and she loved playing with it. I see it getting a LOT of use this Summer! It was also the end of her dress, since it got soaked!


We had an awesome late lunch of Honey Baked Ham and yummy side dishes. Uncle Jeff also snuck someone some chocolate when Mama wasn't looking! Ahem


We did an egg hunt in the backyard for the big boys, and one for the little ones out in the front yard. Addie wasn't quite sure what to do, but she looked cute nonetheless!

It was a great day and I hope we can host it again next year!

Sicky McSickerson

My poor baby is sick, for what seems like the umpteenth time this year.

It all started on Sunday night with a low grade fever, which we attributed to the 4 molars she's cutting. It sky rocketed to a 102.7* fever by the wee hours of the morning and we've been on this crazy fever wave ever since.

We took her to the Dr's yesterday, and the culprit is a double-ear infection. Our Dr said that ear infections often go hand in hand with cutting molars. Oh joy!

So, yesterday she basically slept the day away and we went back to the Dr this morning for a follow up. She was very concerned with the high temperature. It was still there, so now we wait and see if it goes away within the next few days, if not we go back. Addison has been on a Motrin & Tylenol rotation every 4 hours. Poor kid hates the stuff!
I took her into work with me for a few hours this morning and it was quite a riot to say the least.
We only suffered one casualty, she broke the head off of my Dwight Schrute bobble head! Poor Dwight!