Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Roadtrip to Wyalusing

To keep us even busier we made a short trip to see Niles' mom and dad and the whole Putnam crue in Wyalusing PA. We had so much fun while we were there! We didn't do much but visit and still had SOOO much fun! Dorian played with her best friend Maddison for two straight days and Addy was loving life being held, hugged, and kissed for three days straight!

Maddison and Dorian are great together. Maddison is Niles' niece. She is 7 years old and LOVES Dorian. The first person Dorian ran to when we walked through the door was Maddison...she can't get enough of her. Dorian begged Maddison to read to her all day and to pick her up and walk with her! They play great together and Maddison LOVES to take care of Dorian! It is great for both her and me! ha ha Maddison even volunteered to change diapers this time around! She loves to play mommy and I love to let her! ha ha Maddison had a blast holding and feeding Addeline also, but loved chasing after Dorian more!! We love you Maddison and appreciate all of your help!!! Dorian can't wait to come see you again!!!

Another huge breakthrough was with Grandpop! Dorian has been afraid/unsure of/fearful of him since, well, she has been old enough to walk. I can see it in his eyes that this makes him sad that Dorian doesn't want him to play with her, or pick her up, or even just be in the same room. But my friends, times are changing, and Dorian is getting older....she let him pick her up!!!! Dorian even let us get a picture with her and grandpop!!! They played together and had a great time!!! (a cookie or two helped in the matter also, but that doesn't matter!!!)

Dorian also was "okay" with Loretta and Russ's two Dodson's. She has been extremely scared of these two dogs. But this time around she ran right up to them in their cage and let them lick her fingers!! It is AMAZING what time will do to children...Dorian has grown up a little and it is evident in her actions!!!

Nana and Aunt Ellie came to visit the second day we were there and Ellie couldn't get enough of our chunky Addeline!!! She had yet to meet our new little lady and we were so happy to see them both before we leave for New Mexico!

Our trip was relaxing and fun and it was so sad to leave. Even more sad we won't see you for a long time. But we will send pictures and videos in hopes to see you soon!




















Busy Busy Busy

We have been BUSY BUSY BUSY the past few weeks!!!! Last week we took a road trip for the day to see Uncle Mark and Uncle Patrick in Pittsburgh! I am still so very mad at my self for forgetting my camera but we had a blast! We picked them up and went to the zoo for the day, took them out for dinner, and then came back to DuBois! Really...so much fun!

We had a play date the following day with some great friends of ours!

We took advantage of the SUPER nice weather and walked and played out side!

We went to the DuBois Mall with Aunt Summer and had fun on the rides in the mall!

And we played some more outside!!!!

Such Great fun we had this week...on top of packing and getting things ready to move back to New Mexico...we've been BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!












Sunday, March 7, 2010

Pig Tails!!!

First time her hair completely can be pulled up into pig-tails!!!!! YAY! And she look ssoooooooo darn cute!!!! CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!!!





Utensils ROCK!

When I left for the cruise Dorian was just getting the idea that you could use a spoon to eat food with. When I came back from the cruise she needed no help eating with utensils and could use both a fork and a spoon! Grandma taught her how to use a fork and use it well!!!

Now starts the obsession with spoons and forks. She HAS to have one with her at all times (I only give her plastic spoons to walk with), she tries to feed everyone whatever she can, and she will NOT let you feed her anymore. She plays pretend with her stuffed animals and feeds them all day with a plastic bowl filled with a whole lot of nothing! She will shove a spoon in any ones face that will let her and even in Addy's face unwillingly (only because she can't speak for herself yet)!

But Mr. Independent has learned yet another thing she loves to do and tries very hard to master it each day! So thanks to Grandma for teaching her such great things! Any way Grandma might want to tackle potty training?!??!! Just kidding!






Monday, March 1, 2010

Quick Visit From Daddy

Niles able to come home for a long weekend. He has only had two breaks from his classes since he has started, so time is limited with him. We decided to fly him home for three days between his last two classes. It was so good to see him...we missed him soooo much!!! It was not only nice to remember we have a daddy but also to remeber that I have a husband, too!

Although he had a lot of difficulties getting here and getting back, he claims it was all worth it to see us all for a few days! He missed his flight coming in and was delayed by a lot of time, he didn't get in until 1am last Saturday. When he was leaving his plane from Houston to El Paso was cancelled and he was forced to sleep in the airport for a solid 12 hours.!! YIKES!!! Crappy luck, but he made it to where he had to go on time and everyone was happy!

Niles is currently in his fourth class with a fifth class to directly follow until March 26th. He is at an air force base in Washington and will fly strait to Florida on the 20th of March for his fifth class. After this Niles will have a lonnnnnng break of about 2 months. Dorian, Addeline, and I will drive down to New Mexico to see him during this long break!!!! We are so excited to see him again.!!!! Not excited about the drive, but my mom has volunteered to help me for a few days on the road which we are very thrilled about!!

So in less than a month we hit the road and in less than a month Niles will be done for a couple months.....:)