Meet Leon

Last year for Christmas my dear friend "North" (Teresa West) gave us a copy of the Elf on the Shelf and eventhough Addison was a little young for it last year she has fell in love with it this year. Tonight we opened the box, read the book and picked out his special name....... Leon! WOW! I know right? How clever are we to name him Leon? Well... that is Noel spelled backward! Awesome! We went through several suggestions, and even put a few of the good ones in a cup for Addison to pick from but none suit him like Leon! I mean he just is a Leon. Here are a few of the names we tossed around: Cookie (Addison's one and only suggestion), Elfisson, Tom, Bert (after her favorite Sesame character), Pal and Hank but none of those were right. We thought a little longer a Leon was put on the table and everyone shouted with glee! Oh Leon you'll go down in history! And obviously as much of a challange as choosing a name was I think Leon is going to be quite the handful! However he seems to take his day job of "monitoring" very seriously he has already got into mischief day one. Addison says "Oh Lee-non you silly"

Me and my gang!

Addison's wise words for today.......
"Always watch the scary parts of the Little Mermaid with a friend" it also helps if you entourage includes : Max (the dog from the Grinch), Super Why and a sweet baby-doll to help balance everything!

Lil' decorator for hire

Ready to work! Opening her Sesame Street ornaments Look mama dinosaurs train! Now it's time for the red ornaments These next few steps take total concentration A quick clap for myself Pleased with my hard work :)

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from Addison and all the Little People too~

Window Shoppers....

Stephen LOVES Christmas! I know most people do but he really really gets into it every year. Tonight we were going to eat dinner at Olive Garden with a quick pit stop into the mall to get Stephen a new phone cover and just happened to walk through Macy's and there Christmas Tree Extravaganza! She was in heaven and so was he. We had already purchased all of our "ornaments of the year" and were seriously only looking tonight. She found several ornaments similar to the one she had already chosen this year and kept asking "Is this for Addison's tree" and we would say "No you already have one" this silly grin would appear and she would answer back "OH yea! I'm funny"! What a kid (I really was there too! It's just more often than not I am the photographer)

Sara Beth Fielden and Justin Turner's Wedding

Here comes the bride....... Here comes the bride!
Today was Sara Beth's wedding and the first wedding that Addison has ever attended. She has been to several receptions but I just didn't feel she was wedding ready until now. Addison loves to play dress-up and be the princess and all that comes with those roles so when I told her this was Sara Beth's princess day she was on board! All day we talked about how we had to be very quiet while the preacher was talking and that we couldn't talk to Sara Beth until princess time was over (the reception). She was jazzed about the whole day, I packed her a small back-pack of snacks, kelly dolls, crayons and a doodle pad ~ she was set! Addison was quiet as a mouse the whole ceremony and couldn't take her eyes off the bridesmaids as they came down the isle then the Princess came and Mr. Bruce too! As soon as she saw Sara Beth she looked at Stephen and said "look daddy oh weee sissy how pitty" (all the kids call Sara Beth "Sissy"). The ceremony was georgeous and the food at the reception was Yum-O - Williamson Brother's BBQ. Addison and Emma Grace danced the reception up! We all had a fantastic time and Sara Beth was truly the Princess of the Evening

Her latest find!

Addison has found a new favorite game to play in her room, she gets inside her closet tells you "bye-bye" and closes the door behind her. Hummmm..... she has a great outdoor playhouse but maybe just maybe Santa will bring her some kind of indoor playhouse. Maybe? I think all little girls long for their own little place to nest. I can remember playing under my bed with the sheet pulled down on both sides to make walls and I would use a flash-light so I could see all my stuff. My brothers use to play under our front porch and dig dirt tunnels with their matchbox cars and G.I. Joe men (boys.... Yuck!) I snapped a quick video of Addison and her new apartment lastnight.