Brooklyn Cheyenne Harvey was born on July 24, 2007 at 4:30 pm, weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 in. long.
Addison wasn't too interested in her first cousin at the beginning, but now that she cries and makes noise, Addison always has to go investigate.
Addison likes to pat the baby very gently. Here she is in the hospital, reaching for Brooklyn (you can see Addison's little hand touching the baby).
Addison sitting on her cousin on last time!
Addison always wants to play the piano while Aaron practices his music for church, so sometimes she gets to play by herself. It looks like she is well on her way to becoming a professional!
Playing telephone with Grandma.
Reading with Grandma.
With Addison walking (of which I have no pictures, but I promise you she has been walking since taking her first steps on June 15), we needed to get this girl some shoes! We had some little Keds and basic trainers, but they were so heavy, she would just wave her foot around until they flew off. These Robeez are made of soft leather and elastic and are so light that she doesn't even notice them. Now she can walk around outside and in stores without Mama worrying!
The package is really yummy too.
Stirring in the cake batter goodness after the ice cream is mostly frozen.
Addie doing her part by playing with the serving spoons.
After GrandMary arrived to babysit the next few days, we all went down to the Arch grounds to watch the fireworks. Addison thought they were interesting and wasn't scared of the sound a bit, but she did get bored about the first ten minutes or so.
And she loves chewing on her foam letters!
Colin reading to Addison.
Addison going for Colin's ball while Colin, Leigh Anne and Lissa sing "Wheels on the Bus".
Uncle Daniel and Kristen fed Addison after dinner on Saturday night. She just gobbled it up!
Showing off the suit to Grandma.
Posing with Mama before the plunge.
Loving splashing herself in her floatie.
Swimming with Daddy.
Chilling out in her coverup afterwards (and playing with Mama's cell phone, one of the current favorite toys).
Aaron and I in front of the Canadian skyline, from the American side.
The American Falls.
The Canadian or Horseshoe Falls with two Maid of the Mist boats in the mist.
Aaron and I about to board the Maid of the Mist.
The Horseshoe Falls from Skylon Tower.
We had fun but we were ready to head home and see the baby!
All of us with Aaron's dad.
We had some of Aaron's work friends over to our house for a barbeque. Addison enjoyed sitting in the washers box and playing with the washers! We had to remind her several times that those weren't the best things to be putting in her mouth!
Addison playing with Savannah.
Addison and Jacob
On a Thursday night, we visited Uncle Kenny and Aunt Kathy to take them some homemade ice cream. Addison played with their dog Little Loulou through the glass door.
Addison enjoyed the Maypole dance.
On the weekend when we were supposed to go camping but didn't since Addison started teething (more on that later), we visited the park a few blocks from our house. Having been born in late September meant that we had to wait until spring before visiting the park for the first time. We put Addison in the baby swing and she really seemed to enjoy it!
Daddy getting Addie!
Addison and I got all dressed up for the Mother/Daughter Banquet at church in celebration of Mother's Day!
Even though she is now crawling and can get around herself, she still really likes to practice walking by holding our hands. Aaron took Addison for a walk in the front yard.
