Monday, July 13, 2009

Suntanning, Meltdowns, "Happy Daddy" and More...

Happy Birthday Rich! Or, as Annessa says, "Happy Daddy!"

Seriously???




# 1 Goof-ball




"Daddy, this ice cream is yummy!"



So we went on our first official "Steif Family Vacation." Let's just say it was interesting. We took Ness to Door County (note to self: not the most "toddler-friendly" place in the world). Rich really wanted to try out our mountain bikes at Peninsula State Park. So, we packed up the truck with all our gear (and a lot of fruit snacks to keep Annessa happy) and away we went.

We had two "major mental meltdowns" as Rich likes to call them - one because I wouldn't give Annessa her 30 millionth cup of "apple-juuuuu mama Iwaaaannn apppple-juuuu" (that's I want apple juice, in case you don't speak toddler). Luckily they both happened in the hotel room. Needless to say we felt like we were walking on thin ice the rest of the trip.
"Autumn, is she gonna do this in, you know, public?"

"Umm...maybe..."
After biking, we went to the beach. Here is a snippet of conversation I had with my soon-to-be-two-year-old:

Her: (looking at high school girls laying out) Mama (pointing) nii-nii (translation: sleeping)

Me: No, honey, they are laying out (like she would even get that, but whatever...)

Her: Nii-nii mama (going over to one of their blankets and laying down - full of sand I might add)

Me: Rich - look! (grabbing the camera)

Her: Mama, hugh-shhhhh, hugh-shhhh (translation: snoring sounds)

Man, this kid cracks me up!

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