11 Months

Addilyn had a lot of new adventures when she turned 11-months old. At the end of July I knew I would have to be out of town for a work conference for a couple days so to make up for that time away from my baby I took a couple of days off and we headed to the Oregon coast for a kind of spur-of-the-moment vacation. Addilyn was quite the trooper during the 12+ hour car ride. We had so much fun at the beach, the hotel pool, seeing the sites, and visiting the aquarium. Addilyn would yell and squeal when she saw the fishies swimming around. It was a lot of fun!

Addilyn and Mom in Astoria, Oregon (Where they filmed Goonies!)

At the Seaside Aquarium feeding the seals

Seals waiting for some fish. They word start slapping their sides and barking at you to get some food. So fun!

Addilyn touching a starfish, she wasn't a fan.

Dad and Addilyn at the beach, too cold to swim!

Mom getting some snuggles at the beach.

Our first time at the ocean together!

Addilyn and mom outside the Maritime Museum.

One of the things I missed about being in Logan when we lived in North Carolina was all the summer traditions I had grown up with; days up at the lake, the fireworks on the 3rd of July at the stadium (yes the 3rd, they do that so the smaller towns can have their own fireworks on the 4th), watching the Lewiston fireworks from our backyard, the Cruise In, and the Cache County Fair. I was so glad that we got to make it to all of  those things this summer! I can't wait to see Addilyn grow up loving them as much as I do.

Addilyn and Mom sharing some corn on the cob at the fair

Dad showing Addilyn all the animals. 

The animals were the one part of the fair that I always bypassed for the food, rides and booths, but Dustin grew up on a farm so this was the ONLY part of the fair for him. Addilyn started to make the animal sounds along with her new friends, the chickens and coos. It was very cute. Overall we had a very fun summer!