Saaaaaad Duck

I heard Anne Perry talking in her room by herself and found her sitting in the rocking chair "reading" Five Little Ducks.

I'm sure you know the book/song: "Five little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away, mother duck said quack quack quack quack, but only 4 little ducks came back."

And on it goes until Sad Mother Duck goes out to find her baby ducks!

Here is Anne Perry's version (with a bit of interpretation). I think her sad eye adds to the drama!

Addie Weekend!

(warning...long post. more pictures than anything though! i know...it's about time!)

We decided to make the best of waiting for these little girls to arrive. So this weekend, we had another Addie weekend. You may remember the trip we took to Tennessee in January to the Aquarium and Discovery Museum before I had to stop traveling. This weekend was nothing like that, as I have to limit my walking and movement; but we decided to do some of Addie's favorite things this last weekend as a family of 3!

It started Friday morning with a trip to the park and then a visit to DiDi's house. I'm not sure which she enjoyed more!

She had so much fun balancing here. I was a little shocked that she could figure it out because I sure wasn't up for demonstrating!

...I love this smile!

After nap time, we went to visit Rie Rie and ride the horsey at her house. Then we went to dinner at Salsaritas's and got ice cream at Nancy's Italian Ice! Yummy!

On Saturday, we got up and made one of her favorite breakfasts: eggs and cinnamon rolls! (ok. ok. so right now it's one of my favorites too, but that's beside the point!)

My Dad and Pat were in town, so they stopped by to visit for a few (and brought us more diapers! whoohoo!). Addie was thrilled to see them and show off her painted fingernails and toenails! She also had to show off her owie on her toe and polka-dot dress! 

And what's an Addie weekend without the Egglestons? Cady, Mandy, and Chad met us at Chick-fil-a for lunch. Cady and Addie are such sweet friends, and both of them literally squealed with excitement when they saw each other! We all ate lunch and then let the girls play on the playground for a while. Loved these pictures we got of the 2 of them right before we left!

After falling asleep in the car before we could get home, Addie decided she needed to snuggle in order to go back to sleep. So this very pregnant mama wrapped my big girl's long, little body around my huge tummy and rocked her to sleep. Perfect timing and such a sweet few minutes, I might add!

When Addie woke up, we went to one of her sweet friend, Lily Kate's, 2nd birthday party! She was so excited to get to see Lily Kate and Raegan, two of her MMO best buddies! (they were actually all very happy but the sun was in their eyes, so everyone is squinting!)

Then it was off to dinner with Rie Rie at Chappy's, one of Addie's favorite places to eat (and one of our favorite places to take her because she eats for free AND we had coupons!) Of course, what's eating at Chappy's without getting a free mini ice cream cone! I'd left my camera at the birthday party, so I had to use my blackberry, which doesnt take great pictures; but i LOVED her expression!


I knew I'd never make it sitting through church, so Paul took Addie to Sunday School and church on Sunday. Then it was home for BBQ and nap time!

We'd missed getting to feed the ducks Saturday, so what better of a time to do that than Sunday!
After getting ready, we went to feed the ducks at the Museum of Fine Arts. Paul has been saving our bread scraps and ends just for this day! The wind was stronger than I've seen here in a long time (without there being a storm). It didn't stop us from having fun though! Check out her hair!

After feeding the ducks, we went to the little fountain up next to the museum (and were more shielded from the wind). Addie really loves fountains right now and always points them out when we are in the car!

I rarely get pictures with Addie, so I handed Paul the camera to see what we could get. There would be no posing, as our little 2 year old is apparently opposed to that; but I sure did love these that he got! She thought it was hilarious that she was getting me wet! I just love it when she laughs! And since I never post pictures of me with Addie, here are 5!

It has been an absolutely perfect weekend, not without it's fair share of tantrums and aches/pains; but it has been perfect for us. We got to spend some precious time with just Addie, something that we will continue to do but will be much more challenging to accomplish. 

If you ask her who's coming/going to be born this week, she yells BABIES, TWO BABIES! Our prayer is that she will remain this excited about the little girl's arrival.

I have received so many emails, fb wall posts/messages, and phone calls just to let us know people are praying for us. We are, once again, being bathed in prayer; and it's covering us with a peace that can only come from our amazing God. Thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement!

We'll get a post up as soon as we have time on Tuesday, even if it's just words!

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 

Philippians 4:7

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

Feeding the Ducks

Mandy, Cady, Addie, and I took a picnic to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) on Thursday. It was a beautiful day to be outside, especially in the shade!

Addie was thrilled to see Cady (they are such sweet friends!), but all she could talk about were the ducks! The minute she saw the first duck, shes started YELLING, "duck!" "dUcK!" "DUCK!" (all of which sounds like QWUCK!)

Watch the ducks head...

It's totally checking out wherever Addie is pointing.

She did a great job actually feeding the ducks, both the food we brought for them and her food! It's hard to differentiate between the two when your 16 (almost 17!) months old!

Besides the ducks, there was a very curious (and certainly not shy) squirrel.

It started out there, safely in the tree but still wanting to get in on the action!

See it watching us?

Before we knew it, it had scurried down to take part in the feast that was being thrown to the ground!

But my favorite things were the baby ducks! We looked up, and they were following their mama to the water in the straightest line ever!

Then they got brave and decided to get in on the action too!

That's pretty hard work for those tiny legs though! So a quick rest was in order!

And when I invaded their space a tad too much, they were off faster than I could snap my camera to catch up with their mama to stay safe.

Our little ducks had lost interest in the obnoxious ducks and decided it was time to go visit the dogs at a nearby table. Always going. Always observing. Always moving!

Happy Monday!