Poor Addison

**Side note: This is way out of the normal Addison box and that's why I had to grab the camera and take a few pics. She never pitches these types of tantrums or flips out like this at all but......... she hasn't felt very good for a few days nor have we slept very well because of her congestion. So I guess this is truly what sleep deprivation and a stuffy/runny nose will do to a sweet little girl. Either way it was "her first fit" so it had to be captured on film :)

Get out of here sicky!

Poor Addison has started the New Year off with a nasty cold! She has ran a slight fever 99.2 - 100.1 for a little over 24 hours and I have been alternating Tylenol with Motrin and a splash of Triaminic for the nasty cough. She seems to feel a little better today but still not quite back to being that little smiling happy girl just yet. But when you ask if she hurts anywhere she says "Uh huh I need a band-aid" and then we say "Get out of Addison you sicky! Leave her alone" and she giggles. We may have to make a visit to the Dr. on our last day of Christmas break if she doesn't sleep better tonight :(

Addison's Book Of the Month

We read to Addison every night sometimes 2 or 3 books but they are almost always "kiddie" books. I have decided to revert back to reading her one novel a month like I did when she was younger and had no opinion in the night story department. I would read the kid everything when she was infant. I read the entire Anne of Green Gables collection, Harry Potter and several others because all she needed at that point was to learn vocabulary and to hear my voice. But then she grew, and started chosing her own books. Some weeks I know I have read pinkalicious, purplicious and goldilicious three and four times each! ENOUGH!! We will still continue to read her book selections but I am also gonna squeeze one semi-kid friendly novel in their too! This months selections come from my personal childhood library....... Noel Streatfields "Theatre Shoes". I started with this one because I haven't read it in probably 20 years and the mothers name was Adeline, "Addi" for short! She seems to enjoy that part so far

2010 Resolutions

Stephen and I always make a Resolution list just like I'm sure everyone does and half of the list is "stuck to" and the other half is well........ not. This year I decided to let Addison help me with a "Resolution Chain". Stephen and I wrote our resolutions on Snowflake and Snow Men cutt-outs then Addison and I strung them on a ribbon to hang on the China cabinet this way we have to look at them several times a day and maybe they will be a little easier to follow. Although, I'm probably only gonna leave the chain hanging for a week or so, it still was a fun project to do.

Heather's Resolutions:
1. Keep car cleaner (exterior too)
2. Adopt a weekly chore sched.
3. Up my work-out routine
4. Help Stephen stay on top of his book work
5. Finish craft projects (sewing and scrapbooking)
6. no computer surfing while Addison is awake
7. teach Addison one new thing every week (big thing)


Stephen's Resolutions:
1. Call his mom at least monthly (I know!)
2. Get to church on time
3. Spend more quality time at home and with Heather
4. Be more productiive with down-time
5. Keep a positive attitude
6. stay on top of book work


Addison's Resolutions:
1. Use the potty
2. Lose the pacy
** I know she's not 2 yet but she does have the whole year to complete hers :)

Happy Birthday Paw-Paw

My dad's birthday in News Years Day and every year we have a huge dinner with tons of desserts at my parents house and this year was no exception. We bought him a Rain Drop shower head and Addison made him a card. Eveyone came and we ate, sat around, and ate some more. What a fun filled way to start 2010

Rockin' New Years Wii 2009

Stephen and I decided several years ago that we are NOT the "rock in the new year" people. Some people are and that cool too but we just aren't. We prefer to stay in eat appetizer snacks for dinner and watch movies. This year however we decided to mix it up a little and have a quick dinner at Fuddruckers then his oldest niece - Rose Marie came over to break in our new Wii. It really was a lot of fun. Addison thought she was doing something really special since she had had her bath and was already wearing her jammies and we were letting her play a little pass bed time - WOW! I like new years she said. And every so often she would say "Happy New Birthday to you"! Oh well, close enough

A bond has formed

Noel was our first born that came into our new little family in April 2003. She was the center of our universe until......... February 2008 when this little peach colored, crying thingy joined our lives. While Addison adores her and loves to kiss her good-bye and good night every day the jury is still out wether or not Noel is very fond of her. She has never, not even once attempted to be aggressive toward Addison she just simply acts as if she doesn't exist. Until today! Noel LOVES LOVES LOVES to have her booty scratched and will instantly become a huge fan of the booty scratcher. So today we were getting ready to leave the house to run a few pre-New Years Eve errands and Addison walks over to Noel and says "Bye Boo (our pet name for her) I love you and I scatch you booty for you" you should have seen Noel's face. It was as if she had finally realized the reason we brought this tiny little person home nearly 2 years ago, and now she had fallen in place to do her life-long duty..... scratch the booty! I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship and deep appreciation of each other :)