Addison J. Barat: Shana's visit

Auntie Shana came for a 4th of July weekend visit and we had fun! Addison smiled right off the bat when she saw Shana, which is funny becasue usually she takes a bit to warm up to people. Shana came baring gifts and lots of playtime for Addison. We had fun just being together, going out for lunch, playing at the lake, hanging at Jeff and Natalie's, cooking and sitting out on the patio all night on the 4th of July. This past weekend Addison developed a major obsession with balloons and lights. She can turn lights off and on and gets very excited about it. She points and makes "ooh, ooh" noises at both the balloons and the lights. She has also started attempting to sing along when we do "Itsy Bitsy Spider", it's so cute! You can tell she is trying to say spider, and she does it in a sing-sing voice. I will definitely try to capture that on video. There's been more teething action too, so we suspect the eye-teeth will be popping through pretty soon. She's definitely turing into a little girl, no longer a baby. Amazing, and sort of sad, but SO much fun! I took the day off from work on Monday and just spent the whole day with her. I cherish those rare weekdays together! Wish I could do it every day, especially during this time of rapid growth and change.