Winter Wonderland

Adrian got to experience her 1st playtime in the snow. She enjoyed it, but didn't want to keep her mittens on which was a problem in 20 degree temperatures. We definitely need to invest in a sled as well.

As I was getting her ready I kept think of the movie, "The Christmas Story" and the little boy who looked like a tick ready to POP! Adrian at least looks like a cute little tick!

Adrian attempting to make a snow angel, she didn't really want to relax and lay back as you can see.

Not a flattering picture of mommy (keep in mind it is 9am on Sunday with no makeup:), but I wanted to capture the moment of both of us.

Happy Holidays

Busy...busy...busy! We just got back to Polk City on Sat. after being back in Rockford since Tues. We headed back a little early to beat the bad weather. Below are pics of our X-mas celebration back in Polk City, X-mas with Mitch's mom in Charles City, X-mas with Mitch's Grandma, Dad, and brother in Greene, and X-mas with my family in Rockford. Adrian was a trooper and handled it very well even sleeping through the night with all the extra activities.

Our Christmas tree with lots of wonderful gifts!

This was one of Adrian's gift from us. It is a tent which is easy to assemble, if you can't tell it is a tree. It looks kind of like the Keebler Elf House.

Mommy & Adrian camping out!

Adrian at Grandpa & Grandma's house in Rockford.

Christmas Eve at the Sinwell's with Grandpa Jim

We love her new table and chairs and so does Adrian. There are a total of 4 chairs so her little buddies can color together! I bet Kamden and Preston would love a tea party :)

Adrian & Grandpa coloring.

Adrian is a collector of anything...spoons, crayons, books, and pens. Grandma had a set of multi colored pens and she loves gathering them. She also started putting one in her mouth and running around.

No, I didn't break the stool. This is a little stool from the Amish store that was just Adrian's size.

Aunt Jamie and Trice playing fetch and Grandma making a snowman on X-mas morning.

X-mas at Norma's in Greene, Adrian liked playing with her shinny bowls.

Grandma Harden showing Adrian all the pretty ornaments.

The Noel's opening gifts Christmas night.

Gotta love Radio Flyer! Adrian got her nice red wagon for this summer and even has a cute umbrella for keeping the sun off.

Adrian reading her new puppy book.

Mom getting her new diamond necklace from dad. He did a great job picking it out and only had to call me once to get my opinion.

Adrian and mommy love her mechanical pluto dog...he barks, walks, and wags his tail.

He are some of the great gifts Adrian received Christmas night.

The Harden and the Noel clans.

Jamie taught us a new card game called, "Nark" which was a lot of fun. Mom was the victorious winner.

Bye Bye Bottles

Officially, Adrian is no longer a baby! I kept telling myself she was still a baby and not a toddler because she was still getting a bottle, but that all ended this weekend. I think Adrian could of stopped a few weeks ago but it was mommy waiting for a weekend that wasn't busy to get her adjusted. She has been doing great not getting her bottle:)

Mommy loved packing all of this away, I now have more counter space!!!

Adrian before bedtime with Elmo. Adrian's new routine is around 7:15pm to read books, rocking in chair, sippy cup w/ milk, and gram crackers.

Girls Night Out

The gals (Kate Fischer, Steph Dingel, & Kim Culham) Wednesday night got a chance to all get together this past week for a girls night out. With us back home and the grandparents and husbands babysitting we decided we needed a chance to catch up on old times. We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings in Mason City and got the chance to recount lots of old high school memories which was fun. After eating and a few drinks we stopped off at a few local bars which were booming with business (actually the opposite, pretty dead the night before Thanksgiving). It was great though getting the chance to get together, especially since we don't get the chance very often. We always pick up right where we left off though. It is pretty amazing to still have friends you have had since preschool! Love you guys!!

Happy Thanksgiving

We just got back to Polk City today and it is sure nice to get back home. You don't realize how much you miss things until you are away for awhile, especially your own bed. We were back in Rockford from Wed. to today which was nice to stay awhile and not feel like you have to pack up to leave just as soon as you unpacked. Thanksgiving day we celebrated a little later in the day so Tony could get off work so we ate at 3pm and it was well worth the wait!

Lots of giggles with Adrian and Aunt Jamie before the meal.

Aunt Jamie and Uncle Mark also made it back for a few days and brought puppy Trice along. Adrian really enjoyed watching him however she wants to sit on our lap, because of Trices doggy kisses :)

Someone is tired!


MMM...look at the feast. This was Adrian's first try of turkey and dressing, which she loved it all.

Is that the bird...gobble, gobble!

Adrian experiencing her first effects of Tryptophan from the turkey :)

Grandpa Harden getting in some cuddle time.

Thanks Grandpa & Grandma Harden for the great Thanksgiving meal. Adrian got lots of cuddle time, bath time, and play time with you and she really enjoys it. Thanks!

Happy Little Butterfly!

So, ok I am a little late on this post. Halloween was 13 days ago, but it has been busy with work and Adrian being sick last week. Polk City had their trick or treating on the 31st from 6-8pm so we got Adrian dressed up to take her to the neighbors and then come back and help hand out candy at the house. One neighbor was so impressed with Adrian's cuteness we were invited in and they took a few snapshots of the little insect.

Butterfly ready for take off!

As cute as the little hood was Adrian had a heck of a time with it covering her eyes and getting in the way, so I had troubles getting pics with her eyes open.

Butterfly Down!

Mommy and Adrian before Trick or Treating. Since Adrian wasn't going to get any candy unfortunately mommy had to eat it:) Mommy and Daddy even got a mini can of pop each from one of the neighbors!

Adrian didn't want to let go of her 2 leaves she found.

Oh, about Adrian being sick...no it wasn't H1N1 we took her to the doctor on Tues. of last week and even though that was her 3rd day of being sick the doctor said it was a virus. She had a fever, cough, and really runny nose. Adrian didn't start feeling better until last Friday and she still has coughing episodes at night, but it is getting better.

1 Year Doctor Appointment

Adrian had her 1 year doctor appt. this last Monday. Everything went good, her physical and mental development is right on track. Some of the things Adrian can say and do now are: Words: uh-oh, Momma, Dadda, ball (kinda), and I swear one time I heard her say kitty, but who knows.
Physically: Adrian walks everywhere, turns off lights if I hold her up, throws her clean diapers away in the trash, likes being read to, drinks whole milk in a sippy, and much more!

The shots went as good as can be expected, but the poke in the finger for the lead test was pretty bad. Adrian did NOT like holding her little finger out so they could fill up a vile with blood. I have never seen it so hard to put a band aid on either. As you can see in the below pic her little wrapped up finger.

1 Year Stats--Height: 30 1/4 (85%) Weight: 22.6 lbs (70%) HC: 17 3/4(50%)

Isn't this the cutest, saddest, little face you have ever seen. She looked so pitiful after her shots, mommy felt really bad for the little bugger!

Birthday Bash!

Last Sat. Adrian had her big 1 year Birthday Party, sportin her Iowa Hawkeye gear. We had about 20 people and a few of Adrian's little friends running around. We had a great time and to top off the night the Hawks won to make it even better. Surprisingly with the big cheers from the basement Sat. night I never heard a peep out of Miss Adrian!

Adrian, Preston, and Kamden all did a good job playing together with minimal toy stealing and tears.

Adrian got lots of new books from the Millang's and the Smith's which Adrian loves so we have been reading some new books, which is nice for a change!

As you can see we had Grandpa's and both Great-Grandma Norma and Jaunita at the party.

Auntie Jamie & Uncle Mark gave Adrian the little Elmo and a giftcard, which bought a cool looking frog humidifier for Adrian's bedroom. Jamie, it works great, I love it!

Kamden helping us open the gift from the Eichmeier's.

This was defiantly Adrian's favorite card, which was from Grandpa Larry. She starting squealing and got all excited.

Little miss b-day girl couldn't wait for me to get her Leap Frog Learning Table out of the box. As you can see she just climbed up on the box to play with it. Mommy just had to show off her little bloomers...oh, look at that little bum.

mmm...that looks yummy!

Yep, it is!!!

Thank you everyone for the great gifts and stopping by to wish Adrian Happy Birthday!