Getting back to normal

Is there such a thing as normal?  I have decided, no.  However, I am learning to go with the flow..... and I am learning it is WAY more fun!  I still have my moments..... (don't we all?)

First and foremost, I am back in panties!  Yippee!  I was starting to get a rash from those diapers and man did it hurt!

I think it is easier around here too, cause Momma seems to have gotten the hang of things a little bit.  She was pretty frazzled the first couple of weeks that max showed up.  Now we are back to doing all the fun stuff we used to do..... like finger paint, play hockey, play with my baby (thanks Johnson's for the cool carrier!).....

Last Sunday I got a really bad cold, I tried to pretend I wasn't getting it.... I played and played and played.  I was the house doctor, making sure to give everyone their shots.  What?  Doctors can wear Vikings shirts......

By Sunday night I was really tired, and felt just awful.... I cried and cried and cried.  I couldn't fall asleep because I couldn't breathe!  First Daddy laid with me, then DiDi..... but I talked so much that she fell asleep so I came out to get someone else.  Papa finally came and laid with me and told me NO TALKING........ I am not sure how or why, but it worked and soon I was fast asleep.  In the morning my nose was still really stuffy, but I couldn't help but smile when I saw my birthday present!  It was a horse!!!  One I can actually ride on.  Pretty crazy!  Papa and DiDi have horses they ride, but I didn't know they were going to bring me one too! (Emma wasn't so sure about it)

Remember those moments I was telling you about?  Well, here is one that I had...... I have an hour of playtime everyday in my room.  I really enjoy it and Momma says she is very proud of me.  I play by myself and I truly love it.  I sing and read and build....... but this week I decided to crawl up and get the lotion off of the shelf.  I put as much as I could on my arms.... and finally I ran out of room, so I figured I would eat it..... Momma said it isn't for eating....beats me, I thought it tasted pretty good.

Whew, sorry, this is a long one.  I had better run....... Oh, by the way, my cold is WAY better...... but I think I gave it to Max.... oopsy!

Love,
Charly Addison

Where do I begin?

Wow, so time has kind of gotten away from me!  I went to my Uncle's wedding in California and I had so much lined up to tell you about and then WHAMO a week later I have a little brother!!

So, what I think I will do is fill you guys in on the new little man in my life and then I am going to actually go back to California (well, not literally) and tell you all about that too.....cause seriously, that might have been one of the most fun weeks I have ever had in my life!  Really.

Without further ado, here is our growing family!

Maxwell Murphy Landa was born exactly 1 day before my 2nd birthday.  He was super small, well, he still kind of is.  I LOVE to hold him!  He gets boring quite quickly though.  I mean, he doesn't do anything but sleep and eat and poop.  Momma says some day that we will play together but I don't really see how that is possible.

Like I said, Max was born on August 6th and my birthday is August 7th.  We were supposed to have a party, but Momma seemed a little overwhelmed and ended up canceling it at the last minute.  It was okay though,  I still got an awesome cupcake with horses on it and lots of balloons!  I didn't really like birthday cake when I turned one,  so I must really have grown up since then because I love it now!!

As you can see, the frosting was my favorite part.....

I love Max very much.  I even named my baby doll Max.  I feed him (oh yea, I lift up my shirt and everything.  It always makes Momma and Daddy chuckle a little) and change his diaper and Nana and I went the other day and got him a bassinet to sleep in.  I tuck him in every night.  Momma says I am a great big sister.  Don't let these pictures fool you though.  I love Max and all, but I kind of wish sometimes he would just go away.  I used to get all of Momma and Daddy's attention, but now I have to share it with him.  Last week I decided that maybe if I stopped going pee-pee and poo poo on the toilet, that would get their attention.  It worked.  They both got frustrated at first, but then they left it up to me if I wanted to wear diapers or panties.  I told them diapers.  So I have been wearing diapers now for the last week and at first it was fun, but now they don't really care anymore and this diaper is kind of annoying.  Maybe I will go back soon.  We'll see how this week goes.  Anyway, back to the good stuff....

I am getting my 2 year molars right now and it hurts a little bit.  Max doesn't understand how it feels, but Momma says he will soon enough.  I think I am going to be a good big sister..... think of all the things I have been through that I can help Max with!!

I can't wait for you to meet him!

Love,
Charly Addison

Summer is here!

I don't know about you guys but this summer thing is pretty crazy around here.  We have sunshine everyday!  Momma and Daddy say that, while the sunshine is good, the rain is important too.  SO we have been praying for rain a lot lately.  I have been staying busy as usual.  On Father's Day, Daddy and I went fishing..... it was spectacular!  I can't wait until someday I can have a fishing pole too!

Momma and I had our river shoes on, we are ready to go!

It was a great morning until I slipped and Momma went to catch me instead of the camera...... I mean, Momma told me it was okay and that I was much more important than the camera, but I still felt bad.  Rivers and cameras must not mix, because it doesn't work anymore.  It sounds like Momma sent it somewhere to get fixed.  I hope so cause Momma's phone doesn't take nearly as good of photos.

Oh my gosh, how did I forget to tell you guys this?!?!  In preparation for my roll as big sister I officially go pee pee and poo poo on the toilet now!  The first week we were all pretty exhausted.... but now I just go and I get to have 2 WHOLE M&M's every time I go!  How cool is that?  Plus I get to wear super cool Hello Kitty underwear.?!  I tried to explain to Emma how to do it, but she still goes in the grass.  Maybe someday.

Momma and I got to ride down the river last week.  A couple of our friends have a little boat and they are river guides.  It was a bumpy ride sometimes but for the most part I loved the water splashing into the boat.....we sang Row, Row, Row your Boat a gazillon times.......I wish you could have all been with us!

We go to the Farmer's Market every Saturday and I get to pick out a special treat.  They have such good food!  Last weekend I ate a fresh tomato on the way home.....yummie!

And last, but for sure not least, this weekend was Flight Days in the town right next to us.  There were helicopters flying really close to the ground when we first got there.......they were so BIG!  And after that I got to watch a parade!  Most of the kids were chasing the candy around, but I was more amazed with all the floats and people going by.  A really nice guy on a 4 wheeler did stop and hand me this super cold popsicle....it hit the spot!  I think my two favorite things in the parade were the horsies (I LOVE horsies!) and the fire engine.

When the parade was finished we went over to the carnival and I got to see my best friend, Teagan.  Everything is better when I get to share it with her!

I miss you all and can't wait to see you.

Love,
Charly Addison

Florida

Hello my friends!

Well, the photos are plentiful from our trip to Florida this year.  We are so blessed, Momma says, to have a friend of the family who lets us stay at his place when it is not busy.  I don't understand why it isn't always busy, I mean who doesn't want to go to the beach and pool everyday?  I got tons of time in my suit and by the end I was putting myself underwater (I was kind of showing off).  Grandma was with us the first 5 days we were there and it was super fun!

I think after that my next favorite thing was the day that we rented a little boat and went out onto the ocean (well, in between the keys and stuff).  I got to drive, which is my newest obsession and we got to see a dolphin!  He followed our boat for a little while, it was pretty amazing.  We named him Digger.

Shoot, I guess I can't put things in order of favorites..... cause the ice cream cones were pretty spectacular too!

One thing I did do that I know wasn't Momma or Daddy's favorite was that I learned to operate the elevator by myself.  I know how to push the buttons and everything.  And, well, doors, I mean those are super easy to open now so one day Momma was putting on her suit and I thought I would just get headed to the beach.  I opened the front door and headed to the elevator.  Lucky for me I pushed the button and the doors opened right away!  I got in and was about to push the #1 button (cause I know that is where the ocean is) when Momma came running around the corner and brought me back to the condo.  She told me that it was very important not to leave the house without Momma or Daddy.  Oopsy.

All is all it was an amazing vacation and if it would have been up to me I would have stayed longer.  Check out my wagon of sand toys that I brought to the beach with me each day.  I am not as fast as Daddy, but I was trying to catch up!

Finally it was time to head home....... "Mr Bus Driver?  Can we get going?  I LOVE airplanes!!"

Love,
Charly Addison

Easter

Happy Easter!  Okay, okay, I know I am late, but I was super sick and I was having trouble being my happy-go-lucky self.  But I am back!  Considering the fact that my temperature got up to 103.9 the Saturday before Easter, I really had a pretty good time.  You will notice, however, that I am in my pajamas in every picture!  I started feeling sick on Thursday night and my temp was around 100.9.  Mama was hoping it was teething or something....you know, nothing a good night sleep won't take care of.  I woke up Friday and was at 102.5 and I pretty much stayed there all day.  By Saturday morning I hadn't eaten much food and my temp was still up there........ I pulled it together and came upstairs and painted eggs with Mama and Daddy.  It was great fun.  I even ate a couple of them.

What, you don't wear a helmet when you paint your Easter eggs?  Don't knock it til you try it :)

I think the stickers were supposed to go on the eggs, but most of them ended up on our faces!

My fever peaked after my nap on Saturday, but by midnight it finally broke.  I woke up on Easter morning and even though I didn't have a lot of energy, I felt like a new person!  I came upstairs and there were balloons (my favorite!!!) and there was even a special basket just for me!

I made sure that the bunny got some of my treats too!  I love to share with my stuffed animals (they never seem to eat as much as my friends)

Nana and Popi were there too..... we were supposed to have more friends over, but Mama didn't think it was a good idea with my fever and all.  She was probably right.  Nana brought over some awesome bunny ears for all of us to wear.....

Even Emma.

I hope you guys had a wonderful and blessed Easter too!

Love,
Charly Addison

Spring time

Hi guys!  I have been super sick this weekend so I haven't had time to download all of our awesome Easter pictures, however, I thought I would take the time to share my spring with you!

This past month leading up to Easter has been busy!  I got to spend the weekend with Nana and Popi in Aspen.  We rode on the gondola, made waffles, walked around town, you name it, we did it! (okay, well all the normal things a 20 month old would do of course!)

and then if that wasn't enough, the next weekend I got to spend with Boppa and Di Di in Vail.  They drove all the way from their house to visit me!  How lucky am I?!

Oh yea, I might have skied a little bit too!  Pretty fun!

Okay, well, I had better get to bed...... I am feeling much better, but I need my sleep.  Plus, I am in my big girl bed now and I really love it! (I'll try to get mama to take a picture of me in it for you)  Night night!!

Love,
Charly Addison

Surf, Sun, and Seagulls

I have had so much to tell you, and no time to sit down and actually do it!  Life is getting so busy now that I am only taking one nap.   Whew!

We went to Cali to visit Uncle Charlie and Auntie Kinsey and all I can say is FUN!  I showed Piggie the ropes on our flight out there.  I even shared my puffs with her.  She must have been nervous, cause she didn't eat very much.  I have to say, she did pretty good for her first time flying.

We went to the beach and chased birdies (mama and auntie Kinsey kept talking about rats, but I didn't see any rats).  I ran and ran and ran and when I got tired, Uncle Charlie helped me finish the chase!

Seagulls from Kristina Landa on Vimeo.

We went to the zoo too!  There were lots of people so it was hard to see the animals but my favorite part was the carousel and the sea turtle that Uncle Charlie bought me..... I named her Lilah.

I didn't understand why I couldn't crawl over the fences and go give the animals hugs?!  I mean, why not, right?  Don't the giraffes look friendly?

I was waving to everyone that was watching me.  My Elephant was a pretty sweet ride!  I picked him out myself.

When we weren't running around doing all of these cool things, I found my favorite thing to do was to just lounge in the pool.  Ain't life grand...

Much love to you all,
Charly Addison