Addy and Daddy sharing an Ikea ice cream cone!!! Sharing food is there favorite activity to do together. Addy got her appetite from her dad. Mom may need to get a second job to pay for the grocery bill!!

Addy fits perfectly in her diaper box and thinks it is great when mom pushes her around the house in it. Mom thinks she is getting too old to be bending over that far and running around the house like that (but Addy usually wins the argument)!!! Again, Again!!

Addy and Diesel out playing in the snow together for the first time. Addy didn't really know what to think. She is trying to clean off her play set, but gave up after she realized she wasn't getting very far!!

I really can't sing Stacey's praises enough. She did such a great job and captures so many memories. Thanks!!

My amazing sister-in-law worked her magic again and got some great pictures of Addy.

When she is playing with her legos, that is the longest you will see her sitting still and doing one thing!!

Addy is getting so good at eating with her spoon. She doesn't even want my help anymore.

Addy had a great Halloween but she didn't understand why she couldn't eat the candy right when people gave it to her. I think she gets that from me!! She mad a cute little ladybug!

We went to a great aquarium in Duluth and saw some cool stuff. Have to go back sometime and take Addy!!

Josh and I got away for a week and went to Duluth. Addy stayed with Grandma and Grandpa to get some spoiling in. We both a had a great time.

Addy's hair is long enough now to get into pigtails and personally I think its the cutest thing I've ever seen (but I may be biased)!!

Addy got to try out the big slide and the carousel at the fair and loved it. Can't wait until next year for her to try more rides!!

Addy enjoying Sweet Martha Cookies at the MN State Fair with Papa. As you can tell she fits in this family well!!! She basically ate her way through the fair right along with us:)

Addy found a water fall at an outdoor shopping area in Minneapolis. She loves water no matter how it comes or how cold it is out!!

Addy Swinging at the Lake

Addy celebrating Daddy's 30th Birthday!!! I can't quite tell if she is enjoying herself or not;) I know Daddy enjoyed watching her:)

The city of Minot had a free day of summer fun a couple of weeks ago so we took Addy. She didn't know what to think of the petting zoo. She just stood there and looked at all the animals.

Addy loves water no matter where she can find it...even if that means the dogs water dish:)) Here she is sharing water with daddy and trying to fill the cup with her hand. She did this for almost an hour this night and we were all laughing so hard.

Thank you to everyone for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed that the water did not reach our main level and it does not appear that we have any mold in our main level either. We have the basement stripped down and will hopefully get it sanitized this weekend. Thank you so much as well for offers of help. I will let you know if we need any, but we seem to be doing well right now. We also will not be finishing the basement for at least a year to let it dry out and see what next year brings.

Hope you enjoy the pictures of Addy now that I have had time to get them up. She is getting so big and growing up so fast. She is the thing that has kept us laughing through this all!!

God is good!! God has a plan!!! He will bring us and Minot through this!!

Addy is trying to cover Ginger up for her nap!! Ginger is so good about just putting up with it.

Addy likes to try to dress herself. Here she found a pair of my shorts and was wearing them!!

Addy loves things that are her size, like her chair at the lake.

Addy in her pool at the lake and her frog friend that she let share her pool.

What can I say!! My beach baby is too cute for words!

She also loves the water!! She just loves being outside!!

She also loves playing in the mud!!

Addy loves being outside in the grass!!

Digging in after getting all the polka dots. She pounded down most of the cake...I think she got her daddy's appetite!! I may need a second job to buy the groceries for them;)

Addy ate all the polka dots off of her cake before she dug in. It was so funny.

Well it has happened!! Addy is beginning to take a few steps all on her own. Here's hoping Josh and I are ready for this!!

Addy loves to dance and bobs her head every time she hears music. It is really cute!!

Addy sported pigtails for the first time today. It looked pretty cute!!

Addy with all of her loot from her party!! Of course her favorite was the tissue paper the gifts came in, but you can tell she had a great day.