Our little piglet

Addie was a little pink piggie for Halloween. Yesterday some of us met up at a park to let the kids run around in their costumes, since we all had different Halloween plans for tonight. It is so funny to look back at them all together last year, as compared to this year- they are growing up SO fast! Addie woke up this morning throwing up. I thought it was an isolated incident, but as we were on our way to a pumpkin patch, she threw up again... A trip to Target, and a some pedialyte later, she seems to be getting better. We ended up taking her out so she could run around and do some trick or treating, and hoped that she didn't throw up. We saw Luke for a short while. Who knew we'd be trick or treating with paper towel in tow :) Addie had a great time running around from house to house. One thing that I thought was very interesting is that mostly everyone put out bowls of candy. We didn't ring one door bell. Addie did a great job just taking one piece (okay sometimes two)! All in all, our little piggie wasn't a piglet at all... we let her have one tootsie roll pop and some toast, but I didn't want to take any chances.

A Northern Michigan getaway

Cor and I were lucky enough to get away last weekend for a Fall getway. We went up to Northern Michigan and explored Traverse City, Charlevoix, Petoskey, and Harbor Springs. They are all such cute towns with great food, quaint cottages, trendy boutiques, and friendly people. I highly recommend them all! Being up there reminded me a lot about New England. We hope to make it back up there this summer to enjoy the boats, the beaches, and the beautiful surroundings. The weather wasn't the best, but there was still beautiful colors on the trees. It was really fun to be able to be on no schedule, relax, and just be together without our precious Addison. She stayed with Cor's parents- thanks Oma & Opa for taking such good care of Addie!

Our little monkey!

Addie's 17 months!

Wow! Another month has quickly passed. It's hard to believe that in one more month Addison will be 1 1/2! She continues to be a ball of energy, so much fun, and she's learning more each day. Her #1 favorite activity continues to be trips to the park and the zoo. She also loves airplanes and points up to the sky and says "airplane" whenever she hears or see them! She is starting to talk more and copies many words we say. She continues to love coloring, books, music, and dancing. She did her first race this weekend for the Comer Kids Classic,and loved it!

Addie in action...

Addie's favorite activity is definitely an outing to the park. She runs wild, climbs all over the playset, and makes my blood pressure rise because she has NO fear. Instead of sitting down to go down the slide, she walks off and thinks it's funny... she has tried walking off the platform where the fire pole is many times- yes she is crazy! She also loves to try on our shoes and experimented with a "puff" dress... she is very fashion forward with her taste :) Maybe we'll see puff dresses on the runways soon!

Out of hibernation mode!!!

Well... the past few weeks have been INSANE! I think things will calm down a bit for school for a while, which will be amazing! Poor Addie has been having a hard time with me gone quite a bit more than she's used to... It breaks my heart! I want to apologize for all the phone calls and emails I have not gotten back to... I am now coming out of hibernation mode, and will hopefully get caught up :) School has been all consuming lately- I think I spent over 40 hrs this past week on my couch studying the same book... Last weekend my dear college roomates Sara and Heather came to visit for a reunion (we missed you Vanessa!). It was Wheaton's homecoming so we headed out there and then just spent the weekend relaxing, catching up, and acting silly! It was so nice to see you girls- we love and miss you here in Chicago... come back anytime. This weekend was beautiful, warm, and felt like summer. We had a great weekend catching up on much needed sleep, went to the zoo, the park, and got to see Al, Ben, & Paige. Paige and Addie had fun playing together... I think it is the first time they really enjoyed each other's company and played together, instead of just parallel play.