Addison J. Barat: Quick weekend update

This weekend has been cool and rainy, a welcome relief to our parched lawn and yard. DJ and I, along with his parents, took in a show of the Phantom of the Opera on Saturday. That was the 5th time I've seen it, and it never gets old - I love it! I'm busy dowloading my favorite tunes from the musical so Addison can listen to them on her iPod. :) We left Addison with our neighbors Gwen and John and their 3 girls (future babysitters) who adore Addison. She likely had the best afternoon of her life. When we walked in to get her, the girls were surounding her, playing with stuffed animals, putting on a puppet show, reading her books, hiding behind forts made from blankets - she looked like she was in heaven.

Just over the last week Addison has become increasingly active and a bit more daring, getting into drawers, closing doors, pulling up on the stereo cabinet to mess with the buttons and pointing at absolutely everything in sight. She's even been taking a few little steps forward while holding onto our hands.

Around 8:30am on Sunday we got a phone call from Mara saying Mike got called into work and that she needed help with Eliana - 18 months. Mara had a c-section, so I can only imagine how difficult it is 8 days after surgery having to chase and lift a 22 pounder. So we hung out at the Antonoffs until Mara's mom could come over. Addison took a GREAT nap there and then snacked and played with Eliana. Oh, and she popped another little pearly white tooth on the top right!

Swinging at the lake last weekend