Dad's Day Off Routine

Each and every Monday, Daddy and Addy head out after her afternoon nap to Farm Fresh to go grocery shopping. Check out her J-Lo baby blue jumpsuit she was sporting this week. A couple of free samples from the bakery and a a sippy cup of juice is usually all it takes to keep her happy. But regardless of how crabby she is getting towards the end of the experience, she always rallies at the check out register when she gets to ride the checkout conveyor belt alongside the groceries. Here she is this Monday (pardon the bad cell phone picture.) For old times sakes, I also included an older picture of us shopping last year as well, you can see that she has learned to enjoy it a little more these days.

Pigtails in Pink

Addy was sporting some pigtails at church on Sunday, which made for some interesting hair styles when the rubber bands finally came out. Her hair stayed in pretty much the same place all afternoon, even without being held in place.


Here is Addy with her Sunday afternoon sports buddies, Dad and Uncle Brett watching Ohio State knock of Wisconsin...and a little Nascar on the side.

Sick of Being Sick

Well, we officially hate winter around here. It seems every week one of us is sick and then we just pass it around one to the other until it is your turn again. Kristyn had a sinus infection, now Addy's nose is running and she is back to pulling on her ear, and my throat is bothering me again. Kristyn and I have agreed that we have gotten sick more in the last 6 months than in the first 5 years of marriage.

Addy has a doctor's appointment this week to check on her eye which may need surgery. The medicine they gave her to clear up the eye gunk each morning didn't work, and she is waking up with them dried up and often dried shut.

Last weekend we went to Clay Boyer's party in Fredricksburg and then headed to Richmond on Sunday so Jon could preach at The Well where former Chapel Youth Pastor, Brent Underwood, is currently pastoring. It was a fun day with the Underwoods and Scott and Jan Wiese in the afternoon but we didn't take any good pictures, so nothing new to show, sorry.

Dad and Addy were home all day Saturday together while Mom was at a Beth Moore Simulcast conference at the Chapel. We spent the afternoon working on Addy's ability to throw a ball. So far she has learned to throw a volleyball, so Mom is ecstatic, but no luck with the football.

Addy Out for an Afternoon Walk

Kristyn took Addy out last Friday on a walk on the new pathway they just completed in the nearby woods. It is part of the preparations for Jamestown's 400th in May. You can see her energy fading quickly as the day goes on.

So Close to Going So Far for Free!

I have been working on contest to design a logo for a new website I am obsessed with, www.mikons.com. The contest ended this week, and I guess I finished a close second, so they say. The winner got an all expense paid trip to Austin and the South By Southwest Interactive Arts conference, which would have been fantastic! Below is a sample and here are my complete entries.

Happy Valentine's Day

Kristyn and I hosted the 5th Annual Father Daughter Valentine's Banquet for the Chapel Men on Monday night. We started the event after Kristyn gave me the idea from something similar that she did with her dad as a girl. It has become a huge success. Every year we are in a larger location, and this year we had 160 people attend, including several grandfathers. I have a wonderful lady who does all the decorations (see the Teddy bear table below) and we take portraits and frame them for the girls as well. The highlight was hearing about one table where a recently adopted girl from the Ukraine broke down in tears as her new dad talked about how much he loved her and how proud he was of her.

Addy has to be 8 to attend, so here she is with us as we got ready. She went out to dinner with Phyllis and Louis Leffler and their small group.

Here is the picture from last year as well to reminisce.

For Only the Diehard Addy Fan: 5 Minutes of Presents

Party Time...Excellent

Post Party: Addy and Clay Past Their Bedtimes