{stocking up}

I can hardly believe that stores are already clearing out all of their summer items...including clothing! I've decided to be proactive this year and stock up on shorts and tank tops for Addison since it says nice and warm until the end of October.

I've recently scored some amazing deals at Children's Place and Baby Gap. I got shorts & tank tops at Children's Place for under $3.49/each! Baby Gap had some awesome deals on tanks & tees, too! I paid $4.99 each for some really adorable appliqued tanks! Can't beat that! They were originally $14/each! YIKES!

Anyway, now is the time to hop online and stock up if you are in the market for some more summery duds. Old Navy, Gymboree & Crazy 8 are also having blow out sales!

This is my shopping PSA for the season, so consider yourself warned! =o)

Happy Shopping!

{keeping cool}

On Saturday during our adventure through our local WalMart, Mission: Find-a-Pool, we discovered that they had all of their summer stuff on clearance.

Karl found and fell in love with this Hamilton Beach Ice Shaver. This machine makes slushies (yes, slushies) and Snow Cones. It was on clearance for $20, so I caved in and let him buy it. We also stocked up on every flavor of syrup for the low price of $1.50/bottle. Score!

Needless to say, this has been Karl's BFF. He's been chugging down the Watermelon-Cherry slushies on a nightly basis.

Oh well, what else are we supposed to do when it's 108* outside?! Yeah, I said 108*. It was 112* when I left work for the day, and I even have photographic evidence:

Yesterday we spent the day hanging out at Auntie Anaya's house and invading her pool. Addison sported her first bikini. I could hardly contain myself...look at those thighs! Those rolls are slowly disappearing and it's making me sad!

{keepin' cool in the pool}

I broke down and bought Addison a new pool today. Her little green frog was much too small for her, so we are now proud owners of the Flower Power Pool.

It's HOT here people....hot as in 105*! We just had a lovely 85* weekend last week! It's insane! Karl & I both hopped in her pool too...well, we put our feet in anyway. Hopefully Auntie Anaya will be around tomorrow so we can come and invade her pool! =o)

{do you pandora?}

I've got a severe obsession with Pandora.

What is Pandora you ask? It's an Internet based radio that you control. You are the DJ. You enter an artist or song title to create a special station that plays like songs/artists. It's also available as a free app on the iPhone, which is where I primarily use it.

Pandora is free, and it makes this music lover insanely happy!

What are your favorite Pandora stations?

{photo shoot}

Last Friday, I made good on a Gift Certificate that was given to me by my friend, Anaya, for Christmas. It was for a photo shoot with Amanda Frank of Frankly Yours Photography.

Addison was a bit of a grump, so we didn't get too many chipper shots...but we did have fun. You can view our proofs here.

Here are some of our favorites:

{wordless wednesday}

New Domain

We have a new address on the world wide web.

www.adventureswithaddison.com is now our shiny new place!

You can still access us through http://whitnall.blogspot.com though! =o)

{29}

Today I turn 29.

Wow.

The years have definitely flown by. I'm having a bit of a time wrapping my head around that number. My last year of my 20's. I guess I'd better make it a good one, huh?

It seems just like yesterday that I was meeting Karl and beginning a new chapter of my life. 10 years ago we were celebrating my 19th Birthday together.

Thank you everyone for all of the calls, emails and texts. I really appreciate it!

{15 months}

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day to my amazing husband. Everyday you are a shining example of what a Daddy should be. Addison is so lucky to call you her very own. Thank you for all that you do. We love you very much!

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.