Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies. For Mother's Day we headed out to Cherryville to visit Brian's mom on Saturday. We celebrated Mother's Day and my Dad's birthday on Sunday at my parents' house. As for my own celebration- Brian took Addisyn to the McDowell Nature Preserve on Lake Wylie while I got my hair done on Friday. Below are pictures from our Mother's Day celebrations...

Family Portrait (dog and all!)...


My precious daughter...



These next pictures are a little out of order. Below is my new hair style, followed by pictures of Brian and Addisyn's adventures at McDowell Nature Preserve while I got my hair done...


Yes, Addisyn went wading in the water- shoes and all...

She also collected some rocks...

And she waited for daddy to help her climb over the root...

She loves the nature trails...



My nephew, Cayden, and Addisyn in their swim diapers...



Pictures from Brian's mom's house...

Brian's mom came up with an awesome "make-shift kiddie pool" and Addisyn had a blast playing in the water in the backyard. Look at these huge smiles...












Pictures from my mom's house...







We will post again soon!
Love,
Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear/Dog

Spring is in full bloom!

That is right- spring is in full bloom- as lovely as that might sound, allergies are killing us over here! Despite sniffling noses and red eyes, we still spend a great deal of time outdoors (especially Addisyn picking flowers). Here are some pictures I thought were cute...

Family Portrait (thanks to the timer on the camera and Brian's grill being strategically placed in front of our swing, we were able to accomplish this):




Addisyn loooooves flowers!! I told Brian we can't put down "weed and feed" because then Addisyn would not have any flowers to pick. This girl can pick A LOT of flowers QUICKLY! Check out these pics from after dinner:






I babysat for my sweet little nephew, Cayden (6 months old), on Tuesday. Addisyn enjoyed playing "mommy" and helping me out:




A few misc. pics from before the Mt. Holly Springfest...
Addisyn has a flower:


Great picture of the dog (he is looking right at the camera), Addisyn, however, has her eyes on something else :)


We will post again soon!
Love,
Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Dog/Bear

Mt. Holly Springfest 2010!!

Today was the Mt. Holly Springfest, and the Carolina Dance Explosion dancers did such a great job providing entertainment. We were #5 to perform, so Addisyn was able to watch some of the older girls first :) Here are some pictures and a video of the event...

We met at Great Grandma/pa P's house (less than 5 minutes from the festival) to show off the matching outfits for the dance. I tried to get a picture of Addisyn and Kyla, but Addisyn did not want to look at the camera :) Brian calls Addisyn a "decision-engine"- she will decide what she wants to do and when! Anyways, here is the best pic I got of the two girls...


Pics at the Mt. Holly Springfest- waiting for our turn to perform (although Addisyn did provide some entertainment while we waited lol)...














She thinks she is one of the big girls...



"Mommy and Me Class" Dance to "Isn't She Lovely" (To play the video press the arrow button- it looks like a triangle)...



**If you missed the Mt. Holly Springfest- mark your calendars for the Garibaldi Festival in Belmont on Saturday, May 15th. Carolina Dance Explosion will be dancing at 1:30 at the stage in Stowe Park.

**Addisyn will not be performing on Saturday, May 8th. She will be performing both the tap and ballet dances at the Garibaldi Festival on the 15th though :)


We will post again soon!
Love,
Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear/Dog