Sea World with Grandpa & Grandma Dillon

Grandma and Grandpa Dillon came to visit for a week at the end of September! The first weekend here we headed to San Diego for the night. We spent all day Saturday at Sea World. It was really warm, but we had a great time. They have a Sesame Street area with rides and characters. Addison was in her glory when she could sing and dance with Elmo and Friends. Then she even got to meet them for a quick picture.
We loved having my parents out here for the week to keep us company and visit. Jim and I got to go on 2 date nights while they were here. We had dinner with friends who were here from Wisconsin and went to a wine bar another night. Thanks for the great week Mom & Dad! Addison had a really hard time letting them go at the airport.

Go Bears!

We had to get Direct TV so we could get all our Chicago Sport Games. The adjustment however is that a lot of the Bears Games are on at 10am California Time. When you have a toddler, it doesn't matter if it starts at 10am. We're up by 7:30am!! Thanks Auntie Kickin for sending Addison her Bears Jersey. She even wore it to school to represent!

Kitchen Time!

Playing Dress-Up and School

Addison is really into playing dress-up. She also likes to read to her stuffed animals. This is her being the teacher and reading them books, so mom could fold laundry for maybe 5 minutes by myself!!

Labor Day at Marina Del Rey

We went to Marina Del Rey (which is only 15 minutes from us) on the weekend of Labor Day. We took a nice $1 Boat Ride. It let us off at a place called "Mother's Beach". There we had lunch at Cheesecake Factory and played on the playground on the beach. We then took the boat back to where we parked.

First Day of School!

Addison started 2.5 year old Pre-School in the beginning of September. She is going 3 days a week for 4 hours a day. Her school is at a church down the street, so we get to walk their each day. She has 2 teachers named Ms. Khanh and Ms. Amy. She loves them so much. She really enjoys doing art projects and it's obvious by what she looks like when I pick her up. It was important for Addison to be around other kids her age. Also it was important that Mommy have some time to herself, so I can be a better mom the remaining time. I am enjoying my time by working out, taking an uninterrupted shower or running errands. My favorite part of the day is when I go to pick her up and seeing the smile on her face!!