Just Because....

Just Because - these are pictures that I have meant to post & time has just gotten away from me. I am been really bad the last month or so about taking pictures. I think with spring, hopefully, on it's way I will get the camera out more. We tend to do more in the spring & summer.

Addison wants to see MORE SNOW

Addison put her hat on and looked at me and said "I want to go outside & see snow." I felt so bad. She remembers going outside the other night when it snowed; I guess she thought it had snowed again. She must have walked around for about 15 minutes telling us snow was outside and she wanted to go see it! That made me want to pack up right then and take her to the mountains to see more snow! But, I guess it will have to wait until next year! I guess she really liked the SNOW!!

Trying to convince Daddy to let her go outside to see the "snow" with a hug and kiss. Looks like Daddy won in this deal since there was no snow outside.

Gearing up for St. Patty's Day

We are exactly 1 month from St. Patrick's Day!!

Addison is ready.....are you?

This is the dress that Addison wore last year as a dress. Now we are using it as a shirt. It's neat to see how much she has grown.

Addison's Birthday Party

We had Addison's birthday party at Monkey Joe's for all her little friends. We had 19 kids - all except 4 were under the age of 3. Wow that is a lot of toddlers running around. It was so cute, we kept telling Addison that we were going to Monkey Joe's for her birthday party when she woke up from her nap. So one of the first things she said when got up from her nap was she wanted to go play!! All the way there she talked with us about who would be there and the fact that it was her birthday party. Whether she really understood it was her birthday I am not sure.

She had a blast playing at Monkey Joe's. She even came up to me towards the end of the party and said "Mommy, I have fun at Monkey Joe's. I love you." Wow talk about melting your heart. A two year old saying that.....so anyone that thinks I am crazy for having a party for her, oh well call me crazy. Those words made it all worth while!!! I know she will not remember; but, for that moment in time she had a blast and that it one of the things life it all about! Living it to the fullest!!!

Addison - I want you to continue to live life to the fullest and never forget the feeling of being a child and carefree!! I love you!

Happy Birthday, my little ladybug!!!! I am glad you enjoyed your day!

Really, Snow in Savannah

Believe it or not, it snowed last night. I think we got 1-2 inches. My guess would be 2 inches. We decided to take Addison out last night since she has never seen snow. We held off on her bath and let her stay up later than normally so she could see the snow come in. We wait for some snow coverage on the ground and then we bundled her up and took her outside! She really liked the snow.

This is what it looked like this morning when we woke up! Very pretty with all the snow on the ground. It was all gone by noon with the exception of those that built snowmen. All the snowmen were still standing in the neighborhood - slowly melting away! Will be have to wait another 20 years to see snow in Savannah again? The last time it snowed in Savannah I was 10.

Everybody Up

It was so cute. Addison decided she would play this game with everyone. And I mean everyone (Grandma, Papa, GG, Aunt Kathryn, Mommy and Daddy) - if someone wasn't participating, she would pull them in.

She would say "everybody up" and everyone would have to stand up; then she would say "everybody down" - everyone had to sit down. Then she would throw out another command; maybe "everybody hands up". This game must have continued on for 15-20 minutes. The command that she gave the most was "everybody up" and "everybody down" so at least we all got our exercise for the day!! I think we may have a leader on our hands!

2 Year Stats

Addison had her two year well visit with Dr. Shelley today. I love Dr. Shelley. He is always so relaxed and always willing to spend time answering your questions. Addison weighed in at 26.2 pounds (40th percentile) and 35.75 inches (90th percentile). Dr. Shelley says that Addison's height amazing him given my height and Nick's. Maybe she was able to grab some height from my Dad's side of the family (that's the only place I can think of)! Dr. Shelley told us that we could start the transition to low fat milk. He said we could keep her on whole or start to move her down. I decided we would move down to 2% milk so we are slowing doing that right now!! He said she was doing great and all was going well!! He said we didn't need to see him again until she was 3 years (well and sick visits - but we all know, we like to avoid those)!!