Growing Like a Weed

For those of you who are not on Facebook, you probably do not get as many updates on Addison as the rest of the world. (Hint, hint--get on Facebook, it's the cool thing to do.) Anyway, she is getting so big and developing daily. Here are some updated videos and photos of our little munchkin.

Rolling over on February 13th

Our little home girl

In her pretty spring dress

Laughing...watch the whole thing, the end is the best!

Playing in her ExerSaucer

A Birthday of Choices

Trevor likes to talk big and taunt me with presents and surprises. This birthday was no different. I personally think he wanted to go down in history as Husband of the Year. He gave me vague hints and multiple times told me that I did not choose to listen to his hints, which I came to find later was a hint in itself.

When my birthday finally came, or rather two days before my birthday because Trevor couldn't wait any longer to give it to me, I opened the card only to find a CD enclosed. On the CD was a Powerpoint presentation made by the one and only Trevor. The Powerpoint presentation was where I would make my choices. The first screen informed me that I had a 60-minute massage scheduled at 3 p.m. on Saturday (3/7) with Kate at Aveda in downtown White Bear Lake. The next screen was where I had to pick one of three choices. I had to pick from a facial, mani/pedi, and new hairdo/highlights. I decided to go with the facial (a little taste of Heaven as my SIL Krista so nicely put it). My final decision was to pick between four things. The first choice was to go to two Twins games this year. The second choice was to shop and pick out a new "sexy" outfit (as Trevor put it) and go out to an "average-priced" dinner. The third option was dinner at the Melting Pot. The final option was a "night on the town" which included some activities at Block E in Minneapolis, which included dinner, movie, Shout House (dueling pianos), and of course GameWorks. I choose Melting Pot.

To back track a little bit, I was given a few days to make my choices, until my birthday to be exact. My reasoning for choosing the facial over the mani/pedi and hair was simple: I just got my toes done by Krista a few weeks ago and didn't need that done, and I didn't want to keep paying the maintenance every few months to keep getting my hair highlighted. My reasoning for choosing Melting Pot over the other choices was also somewhat simple after talking through it. We always go to a Twins game or two every year anyway, so why take it as a birthday present (sorry Trev, the truth comes out!). I did not want to buy a new outfit because I am in the process of losing weight, so having an outfit that I would wear maybe once didn't make sense to me. I chose not to do the night on the town because when it came down to my last two choices, Melting Pot blew a night on the town out of the water.

I have yet to set up my appointment for my facial, but we did go to the Melting Pot on Saturday where we were able to easily spend well over a hundred dollars (and that included a free chocolate fondue!) Unfortunately, our camera was left in the car, so we do not have any pictures to post. However, the food was outstanding, the little enclosed table with curtain was very romantic, and I could not have enjoyed myself any more.

THANK YOU HONEY FOR SPOILING ME! I LOVE YOU!

A tough week ahead...

I knew this day would come but I managed to put it off for FOUR months...

Today is my first business trip (without my baby coming along). Honestly, its going to be hard to not see my little girl (and my wife) for most of the work week! I am accustomed to spending so much time around her lately that I think I am going to go into withdrawals by Tuesday night! Luckily my wife has family here now to support her while I am gone which gives me some peace of mind! She'll do well though, Meg really has this parenting thing down!

On a positive note, Addison is doing great! Addison is healthy and growing nicely...at her four month checkup we found out she is 11 pounds 13 ounces now and 24 inches long. She's long and skinny, does that like anyone you know?? haha I am sure she will love to be blessed with my skinny genes if that is the case! There isn't much that is harder to endure though than watching your helpless little 4 month old baby get shots though. I have NEVER heard her cry like that though! We are expecting a new cousin for Addison in the coming weeks which will be so fun for her...Meghan and I each had a cousin about the same age as us and we have fond memories of us hanging out together!! We can't wait to meet little baby Vik!

Super Bowl Ads

I am a HUGE football fan, but I'll confess the reasons I watch the Super Bowl in seasons where the Packers are not it are:
1) Funny commercials
2) Last chance to watch football for like 6 months

I was a little disappointed in #1 this year (though the game was GREAT) but there were some real good ones...just fewer to choose from. With this economy though I expected things to not be what they usually are! To make my list, you need 2 things, make me laugh and be creative. If you lack either I will likely forget your commercial...movie previews and tv show ads do not count. Some companies (like GoDaddy) continue to push the lines with their sexually charged commercials and honestly, that is so like 5 years ago. Most people are past that and honestly if I need to register a domain name, GoDaddy is NOT getting my business.

So without further ado, here is Trevor's Top 5 Favorite Commercials from the 2009 Super Bowl:
#5 - Cheetos - Power of Crunch: Not a uber creative commercial, but it made me laugh and I liked the end how his luck ran out IMMEDIATELY after the bag was empty. This wouldn't have made my list most years though...weak competition in 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DZao4kN73M

#4 - Bud Light Meeting: Being a marketer...I can relate to the person mention cutting back marketing cause that seems to be one of the first cuts in times like this...its usually people like them that don't have a clue that come up with it too. How proposterous to come up with the idea of cutting the Bud Light from the budget!! I laughed hard when I saw the guy fly out of the building...not too unrealistic though (well at least their reaction wasn't).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQvqkadg9JI

#3 - Teleflora'sTalking Flowers: This commercial is a juggernaut but not a good enough one to crack my top 3. This makes it here for two reasons...one is that its INGENIOUS from a marketing perspective with V-day about 2 weeks away...captive audience of mostly men...Teleflora will BLOW up cause of this. I thought this commercial was really funny though too, especially when the flowers say "no one wants to see you naked" at the end!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7IvUEssa4A

#2 - Doritos - Free Doritos: Every man is up for a good hit to the junk commercial. These are almost relics these days but that makes them funny again. There was a time when these were the norm in the Super Bowl but they are more rare these days which makes them funny again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UukD_cIw08E

#1 - E-Trade Singing Babies: I am a sucker for these E-Trade commercials...I admit that. When the baby started singing I lost it! I love these commercials and this one was GREAT. Slam dunk...I knew this was the winner right after seeing it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhfl4mFH1No

I give a special honorable mention to two commercials:
HM #1 - Miller Lite's 1 second commercial...to mock your biggest rival like this (Bud spent about $35 mil just in advertising time...not including what they spend in creation) was stinkin AWESOME!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYiGpVGTU2U

HM #2 - Career Builder: The core of the idea was wonderful and I think it could have been a really funny commercial but it was too repetative that made me actually get sick of it before it was even over the first time. They could rebuild this one into a really funny one though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79tMMFja-Fw

What are your thoughts? Did I miss one that you loved?

The First Few Days

Greetings from sunny, warm, not-humid, gorgeous Grand Cayman. We enjoyed our first two full days on the Caribbean island. On Sunday hopped in the car and drove up to Rum Point where we ate lunch on the beach. The view was fantastic. Rum Point has some of the most amazing stretch of ocean and beach on Grand Cayman. It was a real treat to get to spend some time there. We plan on going back for a day at the beach, and I cannot wait. Addison got her first touch of the ocean at Rum Point.

Then we went to Georgetown where 90% of the shops were closed (most of the island closes down on Sunday). We had some ice cream at DQ and took a short ride up 7 Mile Beach where we reminisced about our honeymoon and saw the Marriott (where we stayed) and some of the restaurants we ate at. Then it was back to our condo for pizza and snacks during the Super Bowl.

Monday was a day of relaxing. We stayed out in the sun most of the day; Addison in her Bounce 'n Play.

For dinner we went to the Lighthouse where Addison slept the whole time, and we were able to enjoy a dinner in peace and quiet for once!