Real Do

Addison had her first REAL haircut. In the past I have just cut off a rat tail or mullet but this time I actually gave her a style. Every time I get my stuff out she asks if she can have a haircut. She did so good, granted I put on a movie for her, she sat still that whole time. She even sat while I styled it. It makes her look so grown up. So cute!

Growing up too fast

Taegin is getting so big. I can't believe that he is going to be 5 months. Taegin has found his voice, he is screaming and yelling all the time. He can roll from his belly to his back. He loves to stand! If you sit him on his bum he will slide and try to stand up himself. He has go the cutest smile. I just love him so much!

Halloween

Addison was so excited for Halloween. I had got her dress early and tried it on her to make sure it fit, so every day she wanted to wear it. I didn't want to ruin it so I had her wait. She felt like a princess as soon as she put it on. She was Cinderella, Taegin was Superman, and I was a new mom of two ready to pull my hair out! We went trick or treating with her cousins and she thought it was great. Now every time she wants to wear her Halloween costume she asks if it is Halloween.

Painting Pumpkins

I stole this idea from my sister. Last year she let her daughter paint a pumpkin and put a shower curtain on the floor for less clean up. So I did it this year and loved it. Addison had so much fun. Reed painted a Taegin vampire and so then Addison's was a vampire Mommy. I did stick figures of our family. It was lots of fun.

She was so excited to paint with real paints, I am mean like that and don't let her use real stuff only color wonder and water. I told her that she need to wash her brush out when she was done with that color. There was some misunderstanding so she would dip it in the paint and then in water and then paint with it.

Even Daddy got in on the festivities!

She was so messy afterwards that she went right into the tub, some of it didn't even come off for a few days. But it was well worth it!

Literally

How come kids take every thing you say so literal. We have been trying to teach Addison to put she shoes and jacket away when we get home. I always tell her to put her shoes by mommy and daddy's shoes. As you can see she does just that. One by my shoes and one by Daddy's shoes. A while ago after bath time and me combing her hair, Reed told Addison to go put the comb in my bathroom. Well every time I need to pee I tell her that I am going to the bathroom. So I went into my bathroom to see my comb, and may I add my favorite comb, in the toilet! I really have to watch what I tell her to do.

A year later...

Addison finally went to nursery without crying!!!! After a very long year and not seeing an end in sight she did it. I was very nervous because they had us change buildings. In our old building we had gotten it so that she would only cry for 15 minutes or so. So to have something change I was worried it would set us back with all the progress we made. One of the girls that I play Bunco with got called as a helper, I walked in that first Sunday in our new building and told her that she was Addison's new best friend. Addison cried for a few minutes and then started to play and I left. She didn't cry anymore the whole time! The next week we told her in Sacrament Meeting, during the closing song, that we were going to go to nursery. She started walking out in the middle of the song. After the song was over Reed went to take her to nursery, she walked right in and started playing! He told her he needed a hug and kiss, she came and gave him one and went right back playing. She hasn't had any issues since. They have brought her to me when she is poopy and she wants to go back. Plus she tells me, "I didn't cry about you" meaning she didn't cry because I was gone. I am so glad she goes!

Day's off

On Reed's day off we decided to go to Discovery Gateway. It has some of the funnest things for kids. Addison loved the house and the grocery store. She loves to pretend to be a mom. We had lots of fun and can't wait to go again.

Getting all the food we can

We love Daddy's days off!

She pushed this grocery cart everywhere. They didn't have very many of them, maybe 4, but one little girl saw her looking for one and us telling her we would have to wait our turn and brought one to us when she found an extra.

She loves to talk on the phone. She has started to pretend to talk to Ponk and Grammy but she won't say anything except "nee nee nee." She has started to have her hands on her hips for almost anything. I guess I must do that a lot.

Watching the water fountain while Daddy is in the Apple store. We can't go to Gateway without making a trip to the Apple store.

Waiting for the water to start back up. I love the hands on her hips.

Telling daddy that the water is bigger bigger!