Seattle - August 7-9th

We had been looking forward to being able to take Addison to the Woodland Park Zoo there for a long time - I HIGHLY recommend it. It's much better than our zoo in Vancouver, and my season's pass for our zoo gets me in free down there too. Their zoo has actually been there for over 100 years, so it's quite the sight. We're hoping to go back again before the summer is over.

Addison loved the African village they had. We're hoping Grandpa can build her a little thatched hut like this one!

First ride on a carousel - she didn't like the horse that went up and down, so we had to switch to a stationary one.

Pike Place market - BUSY on a Sunday!!

Mmmmm, fresh raspberries!

Addison loved the Dixie band. She was dancing along....

A day at Stanley Park

We decided to go to Stanley Park on one of the first days of the heat wave. It was busy! We went to the Aquarium but the line up was huge, so we decided to cool off at the water park for a bit first and come back later. Luckily the line up did get shorter, and we went for a few hours. Addison LOVED all the fish, especially the floor-to-ceiling fish tanks. And the beluga wales ("Baby Beluga" is her favourite song...just like mommy's was 27 years ago!).

I think I forgot to mention in the last post, but Addison started walking June 29th. She is pretty quick now, and getting into EVERYTHING. As soon as I clean up one mess, she is making another. I took her to the pediatritian she's seen since she was born, and he's extremely happy with her progress, and doesn't need to see her anymore. She is above the 75th percentile for all her measurements and her weight (this is for her corrected age of 15 months).

She seems to understand a lot of what we are talking about. Her first word, of course, was "woof". She sometimes sits up in her sleep, says "woof", and lays back down. It's quite hilarious. She also knows signs for "baby" and "more". She knows names for body parts, noises animals make, and different toys. It's amazing how far she's come in the past few months!

Vancouver Island

We went to Vancouver Island for the last weekend of June. My mom entered us all in a draw to win a gift certificate to the Long Beach Lodge in Tofino, and both her and Greg won. So we stayed at Tigh-Na-Mara in Parksville on the Friday night, and in Tofino on Saturday night. On the way home we stopped in Port Alberni to visit my family's old dog, Bentley, who was adopted by a family there.

On the ferry to the Island

In Parksville

Reading a book to herself

In Port Alberni - petroglyphs on Sproat lake

The Mars Water bombers have been kept there since the 1960's.This is our old dog, Bentley. We couldn't have asked for a better life for him! He LOVES the water!Captain Addison

Cute movies of Addison

I can just imagine how funny this one looked from the street!

Fort Langley on a Sunny Evening

Daddy had a poker tournament so Auntie Lisa, Addison and I went for a nice walk in Fort Langley. As you can see, she's learning to walk! When she's not paying attention, she will take quite a few steps on her own, but as soon as she realizes it, she loses her balance and topples over.

Auntie Lisa

Kisses for mommy

Fun at Grandma & Grandpa's

We are very fortunate that Addison has a huge 1-acre yard to play in at my parent's house. She is there 3-4 days a week while mommy & daddy are at work, and always has tons of fun. Her favourite thing lately is riding on Grandpa's lawnmower!