sweet addison

long overdue, but here we go.

addisons 2nd birthday came and went much too quickly. we have had so much fun with her personality, spunk and attempt at humor. think a 2 year old can't be funny??? then you must not have one :)

it feels like she's grown up a faster than avery did at that age. the dr says she's really tall, so maybe that's why. he also said she's talking much more and more clearly than a lot of children her age ~ but as he also said, avery is such a talker, addison was bound to catch on. seriously, avery never stops talking and if you've heard her at nap or bedtime, you know. addison also moved up a class at church and that made me pretty sad. she's pretty much the smallest one in her class and i don't love that. i'm confident, though, that she can hold her own. she's a survivor (cue beyonce). but i don't like that she looks at us when she goes in as if to say "really? you want me to go in here?" this class also does not permit diaper bags, another sign she's no longer a baby :(

need more proof that she's growing up? she's started holding up her clothes and calling them "cute." she regularly asks for my coffee and she knows how to cut her eyes to see if you're watching her.

needless to say, the baby days are gone, but i'm keeping her in footie pj's as long as i can....until she's potty trained anyway. here are a few pictures from her birthday party. we had a great time with all of her/our friends....and missed a few of them as well.

she loved the happy birthday song

and she blew out both the candles, all by herselfher doll was her favorite gift and once she opened that, she didn't really want to open anything else! happy birthday addison!

is this the way i want to return??

so i was tagged by lori to "honestly scrap" about myself - and i'm not really sure what that even means. i'll be honest - i hate the 'tagging' but i feel as if i'm somewhat responsible after the '10 things i'm not afraid to admit' list..even though i didn't tag, i just 'encouraged' you to play along. regardless, i'm not above making a list, and apparently there are rules to this - they are: 1)First list 10 honest things about yourself - and make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep! 2) Pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap. i feel like this is 10 things i'm not afraid to admit, but hey, i'm game. i'm sure my list can be expanded.

Stephanie's Scrap (again, not sure about the title)
1) honestly ~ i'm not a big fan of kids, other than my own and a few others that feel like my own
2) honestly ~ i'm not afraid of confrontation
3) honestly ~ i'll steal one from lori ~ when i speak of 'home' i might be referring to my parents house or my actual home with my actual grown up family
4) honestly ~ i'm great at memorizing scripture, not always the best at applying it
5) honestly ~ i think everyone with kids needs to go through a growing kids course
6) honestly ~ i have apparently become a bandwagon fan, says allen. i loathe the bandwagon person. that's okay, at least i don't buy the tshirt at the concert and wear it there.
7) honestly ~ i think addison looks a lot like my baby pictures and no one will admit it but me
8) honestly ~ i like winter and cold when i'm participating in a 'winter' and 'cold' activity, like skiing. but i don't like to be cold just because it's cold
9) honestly ~ i love that allen thinks to get me egg drop soup on wednesday nights all on his own
10) honestly ~ i hate starbucks and think most other people do too - they just like to say they drink it. it's a fad. come on people, BE the trend, don't follow it.

my seven
jennifer, abby, kaitlin, gina, beth, maegan, michelle