Daydreaming of summers past

Having decided to take it easy this summer due to the birth of Ty, I've been thinking about what a great summer we had last year and how much I'm missing. It will be fun to get back into the swing of things next summer, hopefully having shed all this darn baby weight, and start doing the things we love.
I really can't imagine having to endure another dreary winter before I get out on the river again but I've resigned to it. I think Brian is planning a guy trip so that will be fun for him. I think we will make it to the beach towards the end of this summer when Ty is a little older, I'm just not sure I'll fit into my wetsuit! Anyway, here is a stroll down memory lane from last year:

Our week in Mexico

Sharing great times with cousins!

Riding our raft down the river with friends '08


Judy with her sweet smile


Duane concentrating real hard


Holy Cow!


Brother Paul, Duane & Judy, Steve & Leah, Brandon & Terri, Brian & I


The look on Leah & Terri's face is priceless!


Now you see them, now you don't!


Paul, Gail, Tim, Jillian, Connor, Brian & I


Jillian has no idea whats coming...

AND another one bites the dust...

I'm grateful for all my dear friends and family for all the great memories we share, last summer was a blast and I'm grateful for each of you!

Ty Update

Well, I've been terrible at taking pictures the last couple weeks. Here is a recent one. Ty had his two month appointment this last week and he's doing great. He weighed 11 lb 2 oz (28%) and is 23 inches (44%). He's very small but the doc says that his growing trends are excellent, he's just a little baby.
He's smiling, laughing and cooing all the time now. He always wakes up so happy. He loves to go on walks with Brian. He's been in his crib for 5 days now and doing well. He still wakes up several times but he falls asleep easily in his crib. The worst part so far, other than the sleep deprivation, is my monitor. It's TERRIBLE...tons of interference and static! I guess I'm going to have to break down and get another one but I have no idea which one to get. Any suggestions? Mine was not cheap and comes with 10 channels so I'm not sure what the issue is.
Anyway, that's the low down on little Ty so far. I'm crazy tired right now so I might be editing this later but for now I'm off for a little nap!

Our first injury of the summer

Just hours after my niece and mother-in-law left town, Morgan tripped over the hose and broke her wrist! She initially came in screaming that her head hurt, she had smacked her head into the ground, so I had Brian take her down to urgent care. She left with a head injury and came home with a broken wrist. When we saw the Orthopedist we expressed our disappointment that she had done this one week into summer vacation. He told her if she promised to be very responsible he would give her a brace instead of a cast so she can swim.
The kind of break she has is what he called a buckle break. Instead of her wrist bone cracking it buckled so it's bowed on the xray. He says it hurts like crazy but is not as susceptible to further injury as a crack is.
Funny thing about this picture is that Connor, Gail's son, tore ligaments in his hand and they both just happen to have an appt. in orthopedics on the same day only 5 minutes apart so we were able to carpool.

Kristina's Graduation!

She did it! Kristina graduated from high school on June 10, 2009. It was a nice ceremony but freezing cold. We got great parking with the use of my mother-in-laws handicap placard...thanks Sandy! She also saw us before it started so she was able to wave at us as she went up. My big beef with it was that Vintage high school does not require a ticket for the ceremony so it was PACKED and freezing (oh, did I already mention is was freezing). There were families that were literally saving three full rows of bleachers, all the way across! It was annoying and yes I got an attitude with a parent(or two). Brian wasn't there yet and I had just climbed to the very top of the bleachers with an infant in an infant seat in my arms and I wasn't about to climb back down so MOVE OVER!!
The other thing we get to look forward to five more times: our children will be one of the first to receive their diploma (Kristina was number 4)and then we get to sit through another 800 kids before it's over. IT WAS TORTURE! Don't worry, Kristina agrees; she was freezing her behind off and couldn't participate in the beach ball throwing because she was in the front row (sometimes having an A name isn't always the best). Congratulations Tina!
Oh, I forgot to mention, Brian knew the man that handed Kristina her diploma, he works in the DA's office. That was pretty cool.

Roller Coaster Junkie!

If you didn't know already, Morgan is an absolute roller coaster junkie! She has been since she was little; the wilder the ride the better. The poor girl has been waiting years to be tall enough to ride Medusa at six flags. Every year she asks if she's tall enough, we check, then every year I say,"No, maybe next year honey."
Well, look how she's grown! She was over the moon when she realized she could go. She went on with Cody and Connor because none of the younger ones would go. You go brave girl!

So happy she can go on!

There they are, second row back!

NO THANK YOU!

Morgan after the ride, as for Cody and Connor in the background,
it's just another day in the park!

Beautiful Morgan

I loved this picture of Morgan and Ty. Morgan is so good with him; she changes his diaper and comforts him when he needs it. Just the way she cradles him when she holds him shows her natural nurturing abilities. She never looks awkward or uncomfortable, she's a natural! She's going to be a great mom one day.

Brookey's Belated Birthday Party

We celebrated Brooke's birthday this weekend. We had a great time and I had lots of friends here to help me with Ty. Brooke was very patient waiting for her party to be planned. Since we were at the hospital having a baby on her birthday, she didn't do much to celebrate so we planned a belated party for her. I wish I had taken more pictures but I didn't think about it until it was time to sing happy birthday, oh well, the ones I have are cute.

Father and Son Campout

My boys love the father and son campout that the church holds every year. Last year they had an airsoft war out at the abandoned mental hospital that's not far from the campground. They went inside the hospital and explored, it had old beds and some equipment that had been left behind. They really think it's haunted. Well, this year it was boarded up so they couldn't go inside but still had fun nonetheless. I'm just grateful that Brian didn't let them build a fort out of poison oak vines this year. Brian was in charge of the breakfast, he did well, the only thing they ran out of was the orange juice. Cody was just a toddler when they went for the first time and they have only missed one year since!

Where has the time gone?

Troy Logan Addington

Wow, Troy graduates from elementary school in 3 weeks! Cody starts high school next year!!! Yes, I have given birth to a child that is starting high school! Where has the time gone? Life has flown by so quickly that I look back in a panic and think, "have I done enough, have I been good enough parent?"
Cody has already become a true teenager; we are very uncool and he doesn't want much to do with us. He's very sweet and respectful but very uninterested in us. Troy is not quite there but is well on his way. Troy still tells us everything about his life but would much rather "hang" with his friends then be with us. It's not fair, I just need more time!
I know most parents must feel this way but when it's all said and done I hope we will have had the time (and the skills) to accomplished what needs to be accomplished with our kids. Hopefully I'm not the only one who goes through these periodic parental panic attacks!

P.S. Click on the pic to read the poem, it's pretty.

Ty's First Bath

Here are some pics of Ty's first bath. It seemed like forever before his umbilical cord fell off so he could be dunked. The whole family was gathered around the sink for the event and Brian took pictures as he laughed his rear off.
It started out ok, then it went from good to bad to ugly! Ty definitely likes showers with Dad more than the bath.

Going good...

Still ok...

Starting the melt down...
(I LOVE this picture, Brian says he looks like Benjamin Button!)

Melt down has officially begun...

Melt down in full throttle...

Relief at last!!

Ty Daniel Addington...

Arrived on April 17, 2009
11:17am, 7lbs 20in.

As Brooke's birthday (April 17th) approached, Kelly and I realized that the 1 in 365 odds of Ty arriving on Brooke's birthday was fast becoming a possibility. Frankly, I liked the idea: one less day to remember, combined parties, you know, the whole two birds with one stone thing...

Then sure enough, about 4am on April 17th Kelly woke me up and said she was in labor. We drove to the hospital and by the time we arrived, she was dialated to 5cm and her contractions were only a few minutes apart. After one of Kelly's longer labors (this was her 5th) Ty Daniel popped out at 11:17am. The doctor said my hearing should return in about a week; yes her screaming was that loud. But after careful reflection, I realized that birthing a child is much more painful than surgery to repair a hernia!

Ty weighed 7lbs even and he is 20 inches long. Ty and Kelly are both doing great. I tried to get her to go see a movie tonight but she is too sore. Anyway, Kelly has a honey-do list she wants me to complete during my four-week vacation, yet she wonders why I never take time off? So I better get started, after a quick nap of course!

Brian

Just kickin' it

I think the nurse went a little overboard on the eye ointment!

Go ahead, take my picture if you must.

If that flash goes off in my face one more time...

It's been a long day for me and Mommy!