Relaxing Weekend

We went to the City Market this week and caught a flew glimpses of the the KC air show. Epa paid for Addie to ride on the the barrel train...twice!!! She was so happy, she waved to us each time she looked around and saw us near by.



Micah found her in her bedroom like this the other day. She was reading her book, sucking her binkie and relaxing her her sock basket (minus the socks).



Here's our little multi-tasker. She can mow the lawn, hold her baby, & wear a princess dress and heels!


An action shot...


Addie Sue waiting for the train ride to begin.


Memaw and Epa came up to visit this weekend. We went mini-golfing last night and Addie had a blast. She was a really good listener and got off the green when it wasn't her turn. Her form is definitely lacking...I'm sure Tiger Woods will expect much more from his toddler when the time comes. But we thought she did a great job of getting the ball in the hole, despite the number of strokes it took.
My mom beat us all........as always. I swear she must go out and practice on her days off work. lol

Look who's Turned 30!

Micah turned 30 yesterday. To celebrate, he shaved his goatee into a mustache and went to get his license renewed. He's thinking is that he will always look younger in person b/c he looks like he's 40 in his picture. I think it's hilarious!!! He looks like one of those guys off of Super Troopers.



We went out to dinner to Jose Peppers, Micah's favorite Mexican restaurant.

Last weekend, we went to Jenny (Hare) Macfee's wedding reception. She and her hubby, Kevin, got married in the Dominican Republic in June and celebrated with the people who couldn't go in KC. It was an awesome reception....just as I had anticipated. Jenny has great taste. She and Kevin have been living in NYC in the last year. I think they're going to be moving to California very shortly. Ahhh...the life of the MWOK (married without kids).


Me and my very good-looking husband...not very humble am I?


Kelly, Jenny (Beautiful, isn't she?, Carrie F., Carrie E., and me


The group of girls from Graceland:
Corey, Nikki, Kelly, Carrie, Jenny, me, Carrie, Christine (met in NY), Emily, & Julie

Addie turns 2 1/2 this weekend too! I never did get her two year photos so I really need to get my act together.

She's a joy, most days, and ornery some days too.

• she stalls going to bed BIG time now. The following reasons to avoid bedtime are now becoming part of her routine: "I hungry", "I need a drink", "I have to go potty.", "I want to watch a movie.", "Last time, book.", "I need my binkie & lovey.", etc. The list goes on and on.
  

• She's still working on getting her 2 year molars. She's been late getting her teeth all along.

• She opens the fridge and pulls out food on her own.

• She's potty trained, but not "poopy" trained.

• She calls elevators..."alligators".

• She's very gentle with her babies. She cuddles them, pretends to change their diapers and she talks to them like I do to her, "Shh...It's okay. Mommy's got you. I'll kiss it and it will be better, okay?"
  

Graceland Dance Party (Uhm...I mean playdate)

Girls just want to have fun!!!


Zoe (sleeping), Addie, Tessa, Mallory, & Lucy

A bunch of girls from Hanthorne @ Graceland got together for another playdate. Things got a little wild and the kids didn't get their naps on time...but it was worth it. We had a great time!


Addie Sue before the fun began.

The girls put on some of Addie's dress clothes and we danced to Material Girl.


Mallory (Emily's daughter) taking a break!


Zoe (Da's baby) slept through the entire dance sequence!

I didn't get pictures of everyone there. Eli (Amy's baby) was the way out numbered by girls...but he was still in the thick of things.

Kalani (Sue's little guy) practically nursed the entire time...so I didn't get any shots of him either.

All-in-all, we had a good turn out: Kerri and her three girls, Amy & Eli, Emily & Mallory, Sue & Kalani, Da, Lucy & Zoe, MiJean & Guyel (sp), and Addie & me!

We all had a great time!

It's getting Hot out There!

A profile of my sweet baby girl...



Much has happened since my last post. Nothing really exciting, but blog worthy, of course.

First of all, I celebrated my 31st birthday, which is just insane to me. I hear about people that are in their thirties and I think they are older than me, but then I stop and think, "Wait, I'm thirty something too!" I have to shake my head to get that realization out. I don't feel like I'm thirty. I feel like I'm mid-20's still... anyway...

Addie enjoying my ice cream dessert I "earned" at Red Robin. I had to wear balloons and flap my arms like a bird.

My mom and me

Andrew (emptying his plate), Debbie (my SIL), & Micah


After dinner, we went to Costco to walk off our full stomachs. Here's Addie relaxing in the cart. We put a big dog bed underneath her to make it more comfy.

You've probably notice the yellow splint on her arm by now. We failed to mention that Addie had to return to Urgent care only two days after her previous visit to the ER. We're pretty much embarrassed at the frequent trips we took to the doctor on behalf of Addie's health last weekend, so we put off sharing the news about her latest fiasco. Last Saturday evening, we went out to dinner and then stopped by Walmart to return something. As we're standing in line, Micah was letting Addie climb up his legs. When she reached the top, she began crying and holding on to her wrist. We were sure she was just exaggerating so we did some shopping, thinking she would let up. She never did. In fact, she refused to let go of her wrist. So we took her to CM and were almost positive that she must have a broken bone.

To make a long story short. They did an XRay and she has no fracture...maybe some soft tissue damage. We let her wear the splint for 4 days and then took her back to the orthopedic doc to have a look. She didn't see that anything was wrong with the way she was using her arm, but Addie was very unhappy. She cried her heart out and stared at her splint laying in the trash can. The doc gave us a removable splint to use if she continued to persist, but luckily, after her nap, she woke up and never asked for it....and she's been fine since!!!


Micah got me the best birthday gift I've ever received (& his parents contributed too!). I've been saving for one with my Mary Kay money but it was taking me forever. Any guesses on what it is?

A DYSON vacuum cleaner: the top of the line animal model. You might think, "That's not such a great gift! It's a home appliance!" but you couldn't be more wrong. To me, it is my dream machine. I would take this Dyson over a new car at this point in my life. With two big doggies that shed like CRAZY, it seems like I can never get our floor clean...now I can lay face down on the carpet and not be irritated b/c by the sight of dog hair. Don't get me wrong...those dogs are worth every strand of hair, but it's nice to have that hair in trash and not on my floor.


While mom and dad where in town, we went to the spray park. Here's our "burrito baby" with her grandparents.

I just got out of jury duty this afternoon. We waited about 6 hours when they said that the case we'd been assigned to settled out of court. YEAH! I was kind of intrigued by the whole process and wouldn't have minded being assigned, but I really hated the waiting part...and the pay. I made an entire $6.84 today! Whahooo!My dad had stayed an extra day so that he could watch Addie for me and he just took off. I'm so blessed to have people so willing to help out.

ER

We had to take our lovely girl to the ER last night around 8 PM. We were all getting ready to go for a walk when Addie grabbed on to Kaylee's leash without me knowing it.
All I heard was a thump & when I looked up I saw Addie face down on the concrete, still holding on to Kaylee's leash. I guess Kaylee started walking and pulled Addie forward. Luckily, she didn't keep walking and drag her on the ground.
Addie cried hard, instantly & I was soooooooo sad. These things happen so quickly. All she wanted was to be held. We decided to give her some medicine to help with the swelling and she was cooperative with letting us put on ice pack on her head.

We decided to let her watch her favorite movie, Madagascar, and veg. out. It wasn't long before she konked out in my arms. I have to admit, I loved holding her. I don't remember the last time I got to hold her while she was asleep. The next thing I knew, she woke up and started vomiting. Micah quickly mentioned that she might have a concussion. We called Children's Mercy and they said if she vomited again to take her to the ER.
To make a long story short...she ended up vomiting FIVE times before the night was through. The hospital did a cat scan and everything came out normal. They gave us some meds to help her stop puking and we took her home and got her in bed around midnight. She was such a trooper the entire night and she seemed to steal the hearts of many of the workers. She was saying thank you and goodbye to everyone as we left.






Micah slept in her room last night so that he could wake her every two hours and make sure she was okay. He said he slept terrible because "Addie is such a stinker and moves around constantly". He said she talks in her sleep too!!!

We're so glad our baby is okay....................now we just have to pray for a small hospital bill! Anyone know how much Cat scans cost? YIKES!

A trip to the Zoo

We went to the zoo on Tuesday and met Cory, Beth, & Rowan there. Micah had the day off and he hadn't ever been to the zoo with Addie before. It was soooo hot, but Mother Nature actually gave us a break and sent a lovely drizzling rain about noon time for some relief.

We got a close up of the chimps. Their favorite spot seemed to be right in front of the windows...which made for an awesome view. Here, Rowan and the chimp put their feet up together on opposite sides of the glass window.



Here's a great shot of the elephants from a far.


We got to see elephants do their "tricks"


Addie Sue walking by herself


Addie and Rowan walking along the path together.


The END

Til Death do us Part

This weekend, Lauren (our niece) got married to her beau, Larry. We got to spend time with our family from Ohio and California. Angela and her family stayed with us so we got to know each other really well. They all left this morning & we already miss them.

Addie and Gavin dancing the night away



The bride sang to her groom...it was very lovely. They both seem very happy!!! Rowan was the prettiest little flower girl!


Addie managed to get achold of a chocolate covered marshmallow.


The Ohio Hunts (minus Travis, Elsie, & the boys)

The whole crew of kiddos (minus Sydney and Brody)
Hayley, Gavin, Addie, Felicia, Rowan, Christian, Katelyn, & Tylar


Felicia reading to Addie Sue before bedtime


Hayley and Lucas cuddling


Felicia and Hayley walking with Addie at the Temple

Addie and Rowan reading with Uncle Cory

Rowan and Addie on the carousel at the mall


Addie made me late to the rehearsal for the wedding because she decided to paint her nails without any help. She woke up from her nap, and instead of calling out to us to come get her, she pulled a bag off the hook beside her bed and proceeded to paint...only instead of just her nails...she painted EVERYTHING! As a result of this escapade, we now have a ruined wood floor, kitchen table, crib, bathtub, sheet, bumperpad, shirt, panties, & shorts and two towels! Micah ran to CVS to get some more nail polish remover and he and Angela went to town on her skin. Meanwhile I had to leave to practice my song at the rehearsal. It was quite a fiasco...but funny in hindsight.

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Family Reunion

We had the first annual Tilbury Reunion last weekend in Chicago where my Aunt Jan & Uncle Bob live. I don't think we've ever all been together in the same city but it's been since my Grammy died ten years ago that I've really seen much of my mom's family. We had all these cousins & their kids that we've never even met. What's amazing to me is just how spread out we are. Just from our family we saw this weekend, we had folks from Florida, Tennessee, Washington DC, Washington (the state), Chicago, Missouri, Kansas, & North Carolina!!! That doesn't include the cousins that live in Australia, Colorado, & Texas! We ended up having a wonderful time and are looking forward to a reunion in 2010.

Meet the Tilbury Clan:


The Tilbury kids from Bendena, Kansas: Kathy, Bob, Sharon (aka: mom), Larry


The Tilbury siblings with their spouses: Dean & Kathy, Bob & Jan, Diane & Larry, Sharon & Earl (my folks)


Proof---that Toby & Addie Sue do get along...sometimes!


Some of us cousins...there are actually 10 in all, so only half of us could come. I can't imagine how crazy it will be someday if we all can all get together. (Karen, Kevin, Joyce, Luke, Me)


The great-grandchildren! Grammy only got to meet Anna out of all the kiddos in this picture! But, certainly, she's fond of them all and enjoys watching them from above.
Ben, Toby, Addie, Caleb, Colby, Anna, & Peyton.


Our folks all volunteered to watch the kids for us so that we could go into Chicago for the day. We had a great time...and got a lot of blisters!!!


The view of Michigan Lake from the Hancock Tower


Micah...showing off his Caucasian buns


Karen, me, Ken, & Joyce eating Rainbow Cones---very delicious!


Micah and me on top of the Hancock building


A cool piece of artwork. It's a huge bean that allows you to see the city skyline!!


Addie with Memaw and Epa reading books before bed. She was such a trooper. She didn't get to bed until 10:00 many nights but she did great at getting to sleep and taking her naps anyway!


Most of us at a pub in Naperville, IL. I'm excited to see everyone again next time!