Recent Videos of Addison

Just a few moments from the last few months! Lots of jabbering, a little baking, even a bit of exercising, AND the short video from her second birthday party.

Happy Birthday to Addi...Happy Birthday to Addi!

Addi's birthday cupcakes! She loves cupcakes, so we decided against a cake this year! Our CARNIVAL was lots of fun and so many family and friends and their adorable kids came to share Addi's special day. Everyone had lots of fun and Addison is still talking about her party. If she's happy and had fun then it makes all that work worth it for me! A special thanks to everyone who helped set up, clean up or brought something for the party. Its wonderful to have so many people who love our little girl. Of course I took about 200 pictures, so I will just share a few of the ones with Addi in them. Birthday number TWO was so much fun...can't wait for number THREE!

cousin Aubrey, Gammy, and Addi on the see-saw

the kids loved hitting London with wet sponges! I'm glad he was such a good sport!

our little monkey! I took pictures of the kids in this photo banner...

in the bounce bounce!

cousin Porter (Pooh) being silly

Aunt Katie painting Uncle Matt's face!

She wouldn't put her sucker down!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to You! She loved singing the birthday song!

BIG CUPCAKE!!!

Addi, Aunt "Isa" and Pooh . She had a hard time figuring out how to eat it!

so many wonderful presents! Thanks everybody for your thoughtful gifts :)

she was sooo tired by the time we opened presents, she had a cold so WE didn't get much sleep the night before :(

the farm sand & water table dada and momma got Addi (she loves animals!)

Movie Time

Last Saturday Ryan was working (playoff baseball) so my mom, dad, Addi, and myself went to the movies to see Rio in 3-D. It was Addi's first movie EVER and it was everyone's first 3-D movie... we are just poor country people I guess! So after $40 on movie ticket and $15 on drinks and popcorn we enjoyed the show! As soon as the movie started Addison put on her 3-D glasses and her jaw dropped open. For at least two minutes she sat there mouth opened wide. My mom was afraid that she was choking on popcorn, but she just amazed at the 3-D picture. I have to admit, it was pretty cool, especially since the whole movie is so bright and vivid. At one point in the movie the birds are being chased and Addison started screaming (yes, screaming) "fly away baby birds, fly away baby birds!" She was so excited that I had to put my hand over her mouth to get her to be quiet. Then, a little later there was a scene where the birds were dancing and some upbeat music was playing. She started dancing and saying "shake ya body" over and over. We were laughing so hard we were crying. The movie was cute, but watching Addison watch the movie was so much fun. She wanted to take her glasses off half the time, but the picture was blurry without them, so eventually she would give in and wear them. I was amazed that she sat there (stuffing her face with popcorn) for an hour!!!! Generally, our little girl can't sit still for 5 minutes... an hour is almost unbelievable. I can't wait to take her to another movie :)


Addison is about to be TWO and she is doing lots of funny things these days! Here are a few things that make us laugh!
- We sing "hit the road jack..." she says "hit the jack road...and don't come back no more no more no more... hit the jack road"! it's hilarious and she has us laughing everytime
- she says "cool man cool" all the time!
- she just started saying things are pretty... when we got out of the car at the movies, she said "Mimi's car is so pretty"! We laughed and of course she said it again. Then she said "Mick Mick (my dad) is so pretty"!
- When you ask her how old she is, she says "FOUR" then smiles and says "TWO"
- the other night she called her daddy "Ryan" (his name of course) but she always calls him Dada. I thought it was funny, especially since she kept saying it over and over, but her daddy didn't like it one bit!

I know there are more... she says/does something everyday that has me shaking my head and laughing. I still can't believe that our little toot is going to be two years old! I am looking forward to her birthday party being over with. I have a problem...I tend to go overboard and create work for myself and this party is more proof of that. It's nothing spectacular, but I did everything myself (handmade with love) fromt the invites to the cupcakes. Did I mention the hand decorated goodie bags and birthday banner?!! All I can say is thank goodness I am creative (and really like to do that stuff) and thank goodness for my handy dandy Cricut (the best gift (besides love) that my momma has ever given me!) Anyway... pictures of the CARNIVAL party will be coming soon!

Bed Bugs Bite

The last few weeks have been busy for us. Ryan's JV team finished their season, but the varsity made the playoffs... so Ryan's absence from our lives continues! Oh, did I mention spring football has started already too. The life of a coach... the work NEVER ends! I have been busy doing permanent makeup every other week and getting ready for Easter (check), Candice's baby shower (check), Mother's Day, and Addison's 2nd birthday party. Easter was wonderful. Addison had 3 egg hunts and got lots of great gifts! Easter candy should last us until Halloween! Church was good and a much needed reminder of the reason for Easter. I have to admit, I have fallen behind on Mother's Day! I better get ready, time is running out (as usual). It never ceases to amaze me...I don't have a full time job...I should get everything done and have free time, right?! Oh well, Addison keeps me busy and I "create" lots of unnecessary work for myself too. Everyday I say "tomorrow I am going to take it easy and relax" and it never happens! There is always something that needs to be done, bought, fixed, or updated. I guess it's just my personality, I can't relax when I know there are things to be done. That is one of the ways that Ryan and I are so much alike.
Speaking of Ryan... he really is the best. My birthday was Monday and he cooked an excellent supper (and cleaned up) on Sunday night. Addison was on her best behavior on my birthday! I got lots of hugs and kisses and I heard Addison's version of "Happy Birthday" too many times to count. Then "aunt" Katie (the best sister-in-law ever) watched Addison Monday night so we could go out to dinner. They pampered me with lots of cards, gifts, and birthday cake. It's nice to have a family that cares so much about me. I am looking forward to Ryan having some time off (a few weeks) this summer so we can hang out as a family.
Addison is getting much more talkative. In the last few weeks she has been blurting out more full sentences, that people other than Ryan and I can understand! She's my daughter and I have to love her, but she really is a character. It makes me happy that she is so cute and entertaining to others. I was worried that because I stayed home with her that she would be quiet and shy...I don't worry about that anymore! This past weekend we had Candice's baby shower (yay! baby Avery's coming) and Addison spent the afternoon/evening entertaining the crowd.
Addi has lots of little sayings that make us smile, but here are some of my favorite:
- "happy to see you"... she says this all the time when she sees someone or something
- "abre"....(not sure on my spelling) but she doesn't say 'open' in english she says it in spanish! Thank you Dora the Explorer!
-"delicioso"... she saves this one for only the best food!
- "no ma'm"... when I tell her to do something she doesn't want to do... at least she has manners
- "no welly"... Ryan says "whoa nelly"... she gets it backward almost every time!
- "lobe you mommy"... my personal favorite

She still acts like a puppy dog more than I would like, but she does it for attention and because Hitch and Harley are her 'siblings'. She is still obsessed with cows, baby calfs, and bulls! Oh and the obsession has moved to MiMi's new puppies...the "brown puppy" in particular. Unfortunately, she is still a climber and now she pushes chairs around to get what she wants! On a good note, she is more affectionate, lots of hugs and kisses for everyone. Just tonight she was playing with all her baby dolls, and when it was time for bed she took them to her room and covered them up and said "night, sleep tight, bug bite". Seriously, could she be any cuter or smarter?! Yeah, I am being one of those moms right now. I am good mom, one of the few things I am sure of, and bragging on your kids is what good mom's are supposed to do!

Thankful for my little family and all of our blessings,
Addison's Mom