These Shoes Are Made For Walking.....

We had a girls only shopping trip today. Aunt Britty, cousin Emileigh, Addi and I went to the mall for shoes. I think I may be starting a bad habit here with Addison. The first store we went to Finish Line, she picked out a two pairs of shoes.

The first pair, Nike Freedom Lite Toddler Running Shoes



And the second Adidas Streen Run Minnie Mouse Toddler Casual Shoe


I just had to get the Minnie Mouse shoes since she loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse nowadays. Maybe I'll order the Nike shoes and give them to her as an Easter present. Hmm that's an idea!! OH and she has HUGE feet now! When we bought her old shoes back in October she was a 3.5, now she is a 5! She's actually right on track for her age :)

She wasn't too happy that I made her sit in the stroller.


She also wasn't too happy I made her ride on the carousel.


Or really I should say she didn't like when it started moving...


But I'm a mean mommy and kept taking pictures :P


But at the end of the day it was just me and Addi.


We played, read books, I threw her on the bed a few times, tickled the sillies out of her and we snuggled on the couch while watching The Good Night Show

And in the words of Nina and Star:

Hey! Hooray!

We had another fantastic
day and now it is time
to say

Good...
Banana?

Good...
Noodle?

Good Night!

Snow Days!

99.9% sure Addison loves the snow. But don't take my word for it. Just look at the pictures and watch the movies :) I'm really wondering if she could be ANY more like her father....

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Snow Fun from hilary ledbetter on Vimeo.

So Smart!

Over the last few weeks I have noticed that Addison is getting smarter by the day. And that is literally speaking.

--Kyle has taught her where her shoes are so when we ask her "Go get your shoes" or "where do your shoes go" she'll either go get them or put them away.

--We also let her pick which movie she is going to watch-Elmo or Mickey Mouse.

--I let her play in the cabinets when I'm cooking dinner or doing something in the kitchen and she has to clean up her mess before she leaves. Of course I help her but she will put whatever she got back in the right drawer/cabinet.

--She will also pick out which shirt she wants to wear in the morning.

--If you ask her to go get something-blankey for example-she will look for it until she finds it.

--She knows which dog is which and prefers Cory. Stewart is sta and cory is dog (her words). She also helps to "feed" the dogs. She puts down their bowls at dinner time.

--She loves to throw away her diapers now. It's her "job".

--She loves to put lotion on her hands and rub it on her belly.

--Pretty sure she knows how to work my phone. We practicing texting :P

--She knows what it's bedtime and will get blankey, give kisses to us and the dogs and usually go down without a fight.

--Likes to have her baby "drink" from sippy cup and then burp it.

--When Kyle isn't home she yells out the window daaadaaaa looking for him.

--She loves to help me with the laundry. I think her favorite is sorting. haha!

I really can not believe how smart she is. And how grown up she is. At almost 14 months she's already saying about 10 words and can understand so much more :)

Bathtime fun

We definetly have a water lover on our hands! Bath time is usually takes 30 minutes and two times putting warm water back in. After dinner I'll tell her to go upstairs for a bath and I swear she runs. Her shirt is half way off by the time we get into the bathroom and she's climbing over the tub trying to get in. I think I may have a future swimmer on my hands :)

A bunch of random stuff

Well happy late Valentine's day! Kyle and I spent Saturday night in Chicago with some friends and went to the auto show on Sunday. We had some great food in Chicago. I highly recommend Timothy O'Toole's and Giordano's.

My papa is going to Florida for the remainder of the winter to stay with my aunt and uncle.

I really can't believe how much Addison has grown and learned since she turned one. Not only is she borderline running, she is now saying mama, dada, papa, baba, stat (stewart) dog (cory), dog (dog), juice, kit kat (cat), hi, what's that, who's that, claps her hands when she wants elmo, will dance to any song, waves good bye, gives kisses on demand-and sometimes just because :), IS FINALLY SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!, will usually answer a yes or no question (either says yeah or shake her head), is following simple directions-sit down, go upstairs (for bath time), lets get naked, will help take off her clothes, tries to put on her shoes (or anyone else's for that matter), is starting to figure out how to use a fork, loves to drink from a "big girl" cup.

Oh man, I really don't know what else. I know there's more but I just can't think of it.

Here's a picture of her opening her gift from us on Sunday. What did she get you wonder? Elmo Loves You movie, an Elmo toy and two books. This kid has more elmo movies then I know what to do with-maybe I shouldn't have ordered her 4 more from Amazon.com then huh? Oh well!

Here's to old friends and new ones :)

A few months back I ran into a friend who I haven't seen since high school. We were inseperable in middle school. We drifted apart in high school but were always friendly to eachother. A few months ago I ran into her at the bar, got caught up on life, exchanged numbers blah blah blah.

Today we got the kids together. Oh man did they have fun!! Her son is 15 months old and is a typical boy! But they were so cute together!! He gave Addi a hug within 5 minutes of meeting her. We almost had tears in our eyes! They played and played, had a snack, shared sippy cups, ran screaming throughout the house, got into the pots and pans and overall had a great time! Addi was so wore out by the time they left she grabbed her blankey and baby and headed towards the stairs. I expect her to be sleeping for at least 2 hours!

I'm upset with myself for not taking pictures. :( but there will be lots more get togethers now that I know they only live 5 minutes from us :)

Papa Wiesemann

Chesterton resident Bernard “Denis” Wiesemann, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Porter Valparaiso Hospital Campus.

He was born Jan. 31, 1940, in Gary, to Bernard and Thelma Wiesemann, who preceded him in death.

On April 18, 1959, he married Margaret Boi, who on Aug. 14, 1997, also preceded him in death. On Oct. 25, 1998, he married Lois (Peterson) Fancher, who survives in Chesterton.

He is also survived by a daughter, Terry (Bill) Martin of Chesterton; four sons, Kevin (Shiela) Wiesemann and Keith (Mary) Wiesemann, both of Chesterton, and Jeffrey (Jean) Wiesemann and Timothy (Cindy) Wiesemann, both of Valparaiso; two step-children, Vicki Fancher-Keller (Stan) of Porter and Glen (Shawna) Fancher of Loveland, Colo.; nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and seven step-grandchildren; a brother, Keith (Linda) Wiesemann of Ontario, Calif.; and three sisters, Kenlynn (Richard) Smith of Citrus Heights, Calif., Karen (Larry) Gonzalez of Chino, Calif., and Kathy (Jesse) Birlew of El Reno, Okla.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Clement; and a grandson, Mark Wiesemann.

Denis retired from LTV Steel as a supervisor in 1995. He belonged to Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He was a caring and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and will be sadly missed. Denis was known for his passion for hunting and the outdoors. Wildlife put a gleam in his eyes that will be a vivid memory for all who knew him.

Funeral services, Pastor Jane L. Aicher officiating, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2050 W. 1100N in Chesterton. Burial at Chesterton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at White-Love Funeral Home, 525 S. Second St. in Chesterton and from 12 p.m. Saturday until the time of service at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Lutheran, the American Cancer Society, or the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.