A Hug, A Kiss and an Invasion of Personal Space

As we were uploading pictures from the potty experience, we turned around and found the following scene. Thankfully, we had our camera right there. Buster is so tolerant of Addison's many kisses and hugs each day. And, as you can tell, she practically sat on top of his face in order to do so... his head was on the pillow before she sat down:) Very sweet. I hope our next child is as affectionate as she is. What are the odds of that? :)

I Can't Believe It!

Yep, that is my proud kiddo peeing in the potty. We're not really potty training, but I keep asking her hoping one day that it will happen.... and it did!! Now, I'm off to watch the snow falling outside!

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday Scott and I celebrated our 7th anniversary! It will be 12 years this March since our first date! Crazy how fast time flies. To say that we're soul mates in an understatement. I'm thankful to God each and every day that I am married to my best friend.

And, to end this somewhat sappy post, let me just say that we ended our night by playing the Wii. Good times.

More Bows!

Before we left Nana's house, she let me look through her amazing assortment of ribbon. It was like a second Christmas for me! So, as Scott and Brent played Scrabble one night, I started making a few new bows. Hours later, I ended up with 23 new bows. Thanks, Nana, for providing new bows for Addison and baby girl!

Trip back home!

We just got back home from visiting our families back home in North Carolina. We had a little snow a day after we got here, but evidently we missed the BIG snow in Tulsa on Christmas Eve! We spent the first part of our trip in Asheboro with my mom, grandmother, brothers and their families. We spent a lot of time playing with the cousins, and even visited Great Grandmother in the nursing home each day. Addison liked riding in Great Grandmother's wheelchair, playing with the controls that moved parts of her chair and bed, as well as playing hide and seek. We enjoyed watching Addie interact with her cousins Ethan, Eli, and Erin, who is four months older. We were hoping that Erin would teach her how to go to the bathroom on the potty, but after sitting on the potty a few times, the interest was gone:(

Four generations: My grandmother, Mom, Addie and me

Fascinated by Uncle Tim's mouth

Tim's wife, Aunt Kasey

Playing with Great Grandmother's remote for her bed

Addison and cousin Erin making joyful noise
Happy times: Addison seeing a new doll

The second part of the trip was with Scott's family in Cary. We started off by getting together with a couple from our old small group. The next day, we continued with a playdate with friends, moms, and Nanas from the church where we grew up. The kiddos were born within a couple months of each other, so it has been fun watching how their interactions change each time we visit. Addison was a little shy at first, but quickly got reacquainted with her friends Colton and Ivy before long. Shrieks, laughs, running, hiding... let's just say the kiddos were tired afterwards! Later, we visited my Uncle Gary and Shirley. Back at Nana and Poppa's house, Addison enjoyed watching the squirrels eating their food right outside the window each day. Of course, she didn't mind all of the extra attention from Nana, Poppa and Uncle Brent. Scott and I were able to visit our old church for their Christmas Eve service before going as a family to the church where Scott and I grew up.

Playdate with Ivy and Colton. You should have seen the moves we were doing behind the camera to get them to smile!!

Uncle Brent and me comparing bellies; Addison making out with Santa on the side

Brent, Nana, Poppa and us

Making her first cookie with Nana: Icing and LOTS of sprinkles

Week 27

Here I am-Week 27. Officially less than three months away! People keep asking me in public when I'm due. When I say March, they sometimes give me an, "Ohhhhhh." Hmm. Not sure what that ohhhhh means. (To which I usually reply with a sweet smile that you always look bigger faster the second time around.) I had my doctor's appointment yesterday and I'm still celebrating that I only gained 3 pounds this month versus the 7 pounds I gained each month for the past two months. Now, where's my ice cream with chocolate and peanut butter chips...

On another note, we decided to get Addison big girl furniture before the next baby comes (though I'm not looking forward to her being in a bed that she can get out of). After looking for beds and dressers and getting sticker shock from everywhere we went, we just happened to go to Mathis Brothers here this weekend (If you don't live around here, it's the biggest furniture store you've seriously ever seen!) and we found a white head board in the "AS IS" room for $99! Add a frame for $30 and there you go. Oh, how I love the "AS IS" room! Pictures of her new room won't be coming until February when we put it all together. Here's the $99 head board. Yes, it came with other parts, but Scott disassembled it to get it in the car.

As for baby, she will be staying (big gulp) in our room for a little while (those who know me know I DO NOT like this-we will see how long it lasts!) until all of our family leave and then she'll take over the guest room.

Santa

We fortunately live about 5 minutes away from Bass Pro, which is a huge plus at Christmas. They have Santa there most nights and weekends and the best part is that you can bring your own camera to get pictures of your kiddo with Santa! That means FREE! Scott first took her several weeks ago, but he ended up with a blank stare from Addison in the picture. Then, we went this past weekend but there was an hour wait. So, today was our third and final attempt before heading to North Carolina this week! She saw Santa and kept saying his name, but this is what happened when we got up there:)

Bouncy Barn

We went to the Bouncy Barn near our house for a playdate with some friends on Friday. I was secretly hoping it would have the same effect on Addison as before (she fell asleep at 7 at night that time). Unfortunately, she didn't want to bounce as much as I had hoped, though it still made her pretty tired. We tried to get Addison in the picture with her friend Brody, but as soon as he heard me say, "Say cheese!" he quickly darted into the house:) Smart boy!