Happy Friday

Have a great weekend!

Tate & Jack Camel Back Riding

Here is Tate & Jack riding a camel in Dubai. That poor guy doesn't look to happy in his muzzle :( I am happy to report they have adjusted really well, and are loving life in the U.A.E. My parents are hanging in there, but I know they miss their life back in Colorado and will be happy when they finally come home. We miss them all very much!

Recent pictures over the past two weeks.

Here she is getting ready on Tuesday morning. Addison started a new daycare last week and has done so well! She has a new little buddy named Van, and they play together and get along great! We were sad to hear that Barb was closing her doors to get ready for her move to Ohio, but thankfully - Kim's house has worked out great and Addison has adjusted so well. She is really happy and took to Ms. Kim immediately. My only complaint is that its quite a bit out of the way from my work. With that said, Kim agreed to take Addison 1-2 days a week when I am on maternity leave, and we are HOPING that she will take Avery & Addison in the fall when I have to return to work. She is a very nice lady, and had a nice family. I am so happy things have turned out so well.

Addison got this reindeer from her friend Savannah that lives in Indiana. She held it in a death grip for about a hour until I had to pry it out of her hands so she could go to sleep. It was pretty cute though :)

Eating some cheerios - sporting her "elf" outfit :)

Check out those cute boots ;) - Gotta love Gap Kids.

Thanksgiving Pictures

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family and friends and TONS of food. We had our friends Erin, her BF Brad & mom Paula over, one of Erik's close friends David and my brother Craig & his girlfriend Leah. It was a total relaxing day -and I am proud to say Erik did the turkey all by himself (because honestly - it barfs me out) and he did a great job!! Addison turned up the charm after dinner and proceeded to sing & dance for everyone and put on a little show. She is a total HAM, and loves the attention. Here are some pictures from our nice relaxing day.

Our Thanksgiving table before the festivities started.

I was trying to get some good pictures of Addison for our Christmas card (they are going out in the mail this week) and Erik picked up Addison and I snapped this cute picture! I got that dress from Hanna Anderson, and I love it! I am so thankful to be having another little lady - so I can get more use out of Addison's wardrobe!!

Here is Brad, Erin & her Mom finishing up dinner. We had a lot of food to begin with - and they brought a ham, yams, 2 kinds of mashed potatoes & cookies (I am sure I am forgetting something). Thank you for everything you brought! It was so good! Erik even made up a little song about the "yams". ;)

Craig, Leah & Miss Addy Shea - she thinks Uncle Craig is so funny ;) Craig has just turned 20 and is living in a house in Littleton with 3 of his good friends. He is working at Costco and doing well!! I cannot believe my little brother is so grown up!

This picture was taken before David took the most graceful fall I have ever seen. He was coming up from the basement and was going to get him and Erik another drink and tripped over Addison's baby gate. He fell pretty hard, but it looked really graceful and he SOME HOW managed to keep both whisky glasses from shattering all over the floor and he didn't even spill one drop. Atta boy - David ;) David is originally from Rockford, IL and went to HS with Erik. I know Erik is so thankful to have him here in Colorado.

A couple pictures of the girls rooms

Here are just a couple pictures of the girls rooms.

Addison's crib

Looking into Addy's room.

At this point -we just put her name on the wall behind the crib. Oh and I added those little lambs ;) I think they are super cute!

Jack's Big Music Show

New pictures coming this week.. also a Baby Landgren update.....

Sorry for not updating the blog with Thanksgiving pictures. Work has been really busy - and I haven't been able to find the time. I will upload them this week for sure though.

After some thought - Erik and I decided we were not going to keep our daughters name a secret any longer. We really wanted to decorate her room w/ her name above her crib and didn't want to worry about hiding it for the next 4 months. So without further adieu... we are naming Addison's little sister:

Avery Sophia Landgren

Our second "runner up" was Rowan Sophia.. but in the end Erik decided he liked Avery more.

So that is our big news for the day!

I promise to update with pictures soon. Addison started a new daycare and has caught a bit of a cold.. and now I am lucky enough to have it... so I haven't been feeling too hot :( I guess its that time of year though.

Hope this finds everyone doing well - and getting ready for the holidays!