Addie, Addie OH!

Addie is GROWING UP!  At 21 months she has ditched the baby stage and is embracing toddler-hood.  The rest of us?  We are trying to catch up!  She wants to walk and run everywhere and she is not a fan of the word "no."  She is bull headed yet alarmingly sensitive.  Everyone keeps saying "it's a girl thing."  I am not sure I am convinced of that, but it certainly is an Addison thing.  She's had a lot of firsts lately... first haircut, and first big girl bed.  We have no crib at our house anymore.  How strange is that?  After 9 years...  that ship has sailed for the Silves family.  It's a little sad, but a little not too.  I try to enjoy each and every stage we are in for all of its high points, and pray I forget the low ones.  :-)  Addison has definitely been a blessing to our family.  She will forever and always be fiercely protected and loved by all of us!  The boys dote on her and she knows she can just get them to do whatever SHE wants them to.  Not sure how long that will last, but it's funny to watch right now!

Today she is out playing in the backyard with Wyatt.  Yup, by themselves!  I am watching and listening to them, and it's hilarious.  So excited for her to enjoy her new Independence, and come running back to mom when she needs a snuggle.  

Love you baby girl!

Splish Splash - she's taking a bath!

I don't know what I was thinking.  That she was still a baby, that she didn't know how to sit by herself, or ... that I just didn't notice that our newborn was becoming a toddler!?!  But I finally did clue in to the fact that she probably didn't need to sit in her bath seat now that she 16 months old.  The girl was LOVING that she had all this new found freedom to move around in the bath tub.  She's a fish just like her brothers!

Sister, Sister

Addison has grown up the past 6 weeks or so.  She's crazy busy, walking, and crazy, and busy!  :-)  The boys can't get enough of her.  She says mom, dad, doctor doctor, uh-oh, thank you, and grandma.  Such a talker.  She loves to eat, and her favorite toys are balls and cars and horses.  Can't wait to celebrate Christmas with the little sweetie!

She's walking!

It's official... on October 16, Addison took her very first steps on her own, making it from the chair all the way to the ottoman.  She was HIGHLY motivated to get to the iPad.  She did it!  I think this is the youngest any of the Silves kids have been when they took their first steps, way to go sweet girl!

Doctor, Doctor, give me the news, I've got a bad case of loving you!

I've put up so many pictures of the boys lately that it's high time little sister made the blog!  She has completely changed in the time span of being 14 to 15 months old.  Crazy!  Her hair is growing, she's put on a little weight, and she's grown about 3 inches too.  She's got one tooth on top, and one on bottom and the second one of each is about to break through too.   

And it's not just her appearance that is changing.  She is now a lightening fast crawler and cruises around the furniture holding on and taking steps.  She reaches up on tables to grab things and can open drawers and toilet lids.  Yes, toilet lids.  *Sigh*  She is no longer a passive audience to her brothers antics - she gets right in the middle of the fray and often gets her body or her feelings hurt.  Her feelings being hurt produces the loudest crying and shrieking that will only subside if she is held close and rocked, and if you sing "Doctor doctor, give me the news I've got a bad case of loving you!"  While your're singing she'll start be-bopping her head from side to side.  Silly and sweet baby girl!  

One + Four = PARTY!

Sunday July 14 was a special day.  We had Addison dedicated at church that morning, and we stood up front before our congregation, family and friends and promised to teach Addison to love the Lord and to love and be obedient to His word.  The boys took this promise very seriously!  So many family and friends came to also make the promise with us.  I am so grateful for family that is committed to teaching God's word to our kids.  Not just preaching it, but living it out.  

After church we all headed to our backyard for lunch and a few birthday's to celebrate.  Wyatt turns 4 this week, and Addison just turned one, so it was time to partay with a Knight and Princess theme.  I thought giving them a castle and Wyatt a Knight costume was enough, but Auntie had to pull out a princess costume for Addison to wear.  She didn't know what to think!  I can see a Halloween costume coming....

 Can't believe this little dude is four.  And I can hardly remember the days we called him "Quiet Wyatt."  Ha!

 The CHEETOS were a BIG hit.

 Addison loved her baby bed from Grammie and Duane!

 Bathing suits and doll accessories from Grandma and Grandpa.  LOVE!

 And excuse the photo overload, but how do you not when it's a first birthday?

 And tradition was complete - Auntie washed her up after her cake, just like she did for the boys.  What a sweet Auntie!