Addie has coined some cute phrases recently....
Addie: Mommy, I want dirty biscuits for breakfast.
Me: What are dirty biscuits?
Addie: You know, Mommy! The ones with brown and white on top!
Me: Oh! You mean cinnamon rolls!
Addie: Yes! Dirty biscuits!!
This can be heard multiple times a day around our house....
Addie: Mommy, I'm froggy green!
Me: What? You're a froggy?
Addie: No, I'm FROGGY GREEN! I want something to eat!
Me: Oh! You're super hungry!
Addie: Yes! I'm froggy green!
Life doesn't get much better then being froggy green and then getting to eat dirty biscuits!!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Addie's 3rd Birthday
Addie has had a Hanukkah-like Birthday in that she didn't just have 1 day of presents, but MANY days of presents!! Even though her birthday is only technically 1 day a year, she has been celebrating for several weeks! Her first gift (a bicycle from her PopPop Old and MarMar Young- explained and documented in an earlier post) came a few weeks ago, followed by many more over Thanksgiving (see the Thanksgiving post). This was great in that it allowed her to truly enjoy and focus in on her gifts instead of being totally overwhelmed the actual day of her birthday!
The day of Dec 4th dawned cold and clear, just like the day she was born! I walked into her room with Alden, singing "Happy Birthday." She just grinned and smiled and then promptly requested waffles for breakfast. As we were getting ready for her big party, several calls came for her. By the end of the 3rd one, she turned away from the phone, annoyed. "Mommy, they just saying the same thing!" she retorted! After this, anytime someone started to sing or say Happy Birthday, she would just give me a pained look and say "It's the same thing, Mommy!" The poor girl doesn't appreciate the same greeting from multiple people! Even when her Aunty Becca and Uncle Thomas sang to her in German, she still knew it was the same thing! Thankfully our little talk about being polite about it stuck until after her birthday party!
Her cupcake themed party was super simple and yet everyone had lots of fun! All her little friends have Mom's that stay at home, so her party was on her actual birthday during the day. The kids played in the playroom, taking a quick break for goldfish and grapes, then finally taking a bigger break to decorate cupcakes. The kids had fun AND it saved me from having to decorate a ton of cupcakes! Addie's friends gladly helped her open her gifts- some not even paying attention they were so engrossed in what they were playing with. In the end, everyone left with a cupcake and a balloon. We had a great time and are so thankful for all the fun and cool gifts!!
After a much needed nap, we went over to our friends' house for dinner. Then we packed up all the kids and went to a local Christmas Parade. Addie LOVES parades, so we thought it was a great way to end her special day! I'm not sure what she enjoyed more- the fact that her friend Grayson was sitting right next to her, the free candy canes that were passed out by the various floats, or all the bright lights and floats that were actually in the parade!
Now, Addie proudly tells anyone who asks that she is now 5. When corrected, she will admit that she isn't 5, but really 6. Nope- try again- now, on the 3rd try, she will generally admit she is 3 and hold up her 2 straight fingers with the 3rd finger, the little ring finger, still scrunched up, getting the knack that it is now included!
She is such a sweetie, this Adeline Rose. She fills our life with joy and gladness- as well as a daily need to depend on Him to sustain and love her.
Here are some pictures (ok, a lot of pictures) of Addie's birthday!
Feeding her Baby Snow White- her gift from Mommy and Daddy
LOVING her Baby High Chair and PJ's from Cousin Nate
Happy Birthday! One of the last times it wasn't "annoying"
The spread- notice the cupcakes on the table cloth- I traced a cupcake stencil all over it!
The Mom's chatting while the kids played
Controlled chaos
Blowing out her candle- and yes, she has 2 cupcakes- 1 she decorated the night before and 1 she did with her friends. No, she didn't eat them both at once... And yes, she has cupcakes on her dress!!
April helping Grayson decorate his cupcake.
Addie and her buddy Anna enjoy the kids table (Anna wasn't a huge fan of it at Thanksgiving) She is REALLY looking forward to her cupcake!!
Attempt at a group shot- there are still 2 boys missing...
Telling the triplets Thank You for the really cool Play-Doh Ice Cream Shoppe!!
Anna and Grayson "help" Addie open her gift from Grayson- doll house furniture!
Opening more family gifts after her nap
Sharing her new Legos from Couins Kuda and Annesu
Cheering for the floats with Grayson, Avery and Alden!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
A Full Thanksgiving
We had a marvelous Thanksgiving!! I will try my best to keep it simple....
Al's parents came to celebrate with us since Al had to work the entire time except Thanksgiving Day itself. My in-laws arrived Tue for dinner and that's when the fun began!
We had fun around the house on Wednesday with Addie getting a Baby Doll Crib for her birthday (she was getting so many gifts, we decided to spread them out a bit). Just the girls went to the outlets to scope it out. We heard of some amazing deals going on during the Midnight Madness and decided to think about it.
Turkey Day started off with watching the NY Macy's Day Parade- both kids liked it, but Addie was glued to it from start to finish! Later, we had some good friends come over for Thanksgiving dinner. The kids all had fun together! Then at 11pm, Mom and I headed to the Outlets for Midnight Madness. Neither one of us had ever done anything like this, so it was an adventure! We certainly got some great deals- and we were shocked at how many people were there even at 3am when we left!
Friday morning, the Christmas decorations went up! The kids helped PopPop put up the tree and then they decorated it- even Alden got into putting on the ornaments! Once that was done, we went to Salisbury to visit Santa- Addie was SO excited!! When it was her turn to see him, she just lit up and told him enegetically, "I want a baby doll, please! I want a baby doll, please! I want a baby doll, please! Oh, PopPop wants a red 'vett (corvette)." The picture turned out cute, but my scanner isn't working so you will just have to take my word for it! We then stopped by Al's Lowes and visited him briefly. The kids were exausted- as were all the adults! Al and I got a treat- the Grandparents watched the kids and Al and I got to go out, just us! We went back to the outlets to see if they had any more bargins.
Saturday we relaxed around the house and let Addie open the rest of her birthday gifts from MarMar and PopPop. She LOVED the new baby diapers and 2 new outfits for her dolls! After naptime, we bundled up and headed to Ocean City. We had a Birthday Dinner for Addie at The Doughroller and then walked to the Winterfest of Lights. We got there just in time- the line wrapped around the building within minuets of us getting in line! We rode the little trolley around the park looking at all the light displays. Addie's favorite was the Cinderella display while Alden enjoyed it all! After that, we needed to thaw out a bit, so we went to Starbucks where Addie had a special birthday Peppermint Decafe Mocha- she LOVED it!
Sunday we went to church and then sadly after that, the Grandparents had to leave. We had a wonderful weekend with them and are so thankful for happy times like this!!
Addie decorating her own little tree to put in her room- it's the tree that Al and I had when we first got married.
Al's parents came to celebrate with us since Al had to work the entire time except Thanksgiving Day itself. My in-laws arrived Tue for dinner and that's when the fun began!
We had fun around the house on Wednesday with Addie getting a Baby Doll Crib for her birthday (she was getting so many gifts, we decided to spread them out a bit). Just the girls went to the outlets to scope it out. We heard of some amazing deals going on during the Midnight Madness and decided to think about it.
Turkey Day started off with watching the NY Macy's Day Parade- both kids liked it, but Addie was glued to it from start to finish! Later, we had some good friends come over for Thanksgiving dinner. The kids all had fun together! Then at 11pm, Mom and I headed to the Outlets for Midnight Madness. Neither one of us had ever done anything like this, so it was an adventure! We certainly got some great deals- and we were shocked at how many people were there even at 3am when we left!
Friday morning, the Christmas decorations went up! The kids helped PopPop put up the tree and then they decorated it- even Alden got into putting on the ornaments! Once that was done, we went to Salisbury to visit Santa- Addie was SO excited!! When it was her turn to see him, she just lit up and told him enegetically, "I want a baby doll, please! I want a baby doll, please! I want a baby doll, please! Oh, PopPop wants a red 'vett (corvette)." The picture turned out cute, but my scanner isn't working so you will just have to take my word for it! We then stopped by Al's Lowes and visited him briefly. The kids were exausted- as were all the adults! Al and I got a treat- the Grandparents watched the kids and Al and I got to go out, just us! We went back to the outlets to see if they had any more bargins.
Saturday we relaxed around the house and let Addie open the rest of her birthday gifts from MarMar and PopPop. She LOVED the new baby diapers and 2 new outfits for her dolls! After naptime, we bundled up and headed to Ocean City. We had a Birthday Dinner for Addie at The Doughroller and then walked to the Winterfest of Lights. We got there just in time- the line wrapped around the building within minuets of us getting in line! We rode the little trolley around the park looking at all the light displays. Addie's favorite was the Cinderella display while Alden enjoyed it all! After that, we needed to thaw out a bit, so we went to Starbucks where Addie had a special birthday Peppermint Decafe Mocha- she LOVED it!
Sunday we went to church and then sadly after that, the Grandparents had to leave. We had a wonderful weekend with them and are so thankful for happy times like this!!
Addie is THRILLED with her new doll crib!
Addie studying the parade.
Addie at the kids table- this was actually Mom Perreca's as a kid, but Dad P stripped and stained it for her and Alden!
The Turkey Day Group! Notice the kids are with us- The Kids Table didn't go over so well with them....
Helping PopPop put up the tree
Alden putting on decorations
Addie decorating her own little tree to put in her room- it's the tree that Al and I had when we first got married.
Opening her birthday gifts!
Showing off Baby Becca's new outfit!
Showing off Baby Becca's new outfit!
Her special birthday dinner at Doughroller!
All bundled up and ready go see some lights!
Happy Couple!
Addie and her birthday Mocha
Alden had fun taking these 4 bags of coffee off the shelf, and then putting them back....
The kids and their new outside decorations- the big tree is Addie and the smaller tree is Alden
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Fun Pictures
Here are some fun pictures from around the house.
Alden stylin'- he was SO proud of himself that he could put them on!!
My big-little kids! They love it when the sofa cushions are propped up- it's just their size then!
Handy Addie- helping Daddy fix the fan- she's prepared with the hard hat and tool belt of tools!
Helping Alden with the hat- can you just see the love in their eyes!?!
See, Alden DOES have top teeth! From the looks of that gap between the 2 top, he's going to be a champion spitter!!
Alden stylin'- he was SO proud of himself that he could put them on!!
My big-little kids! They love it when the sofa cushions are propped up- it's just their size then!
Handy Addie- helping Daddy fix the fan- she's prepared with the hard hat and tool belt of tools!
Helping Alden with the hat- can you just see the love in their eyes!?!
Thankful
I'm thankful for so much- it's hard to know where to begin!
To start off with, I'm thankful for my amazing family. God has given me an amazing husband who also happens to be a fantastic, hands-on dad. I'm also thankful for my 2 beautiful, life-altering, amazing, spunky children. There was a time I wasn't sure how God was going to fill the desire to have kids He had placed in my heart.... What's funny is that we just made our last payment on my Honda Pilot. When we bought it, we weren't pregnant, but had faith that God would fill the Pilot for us. I remember thinking as we signed all the paperwork, that I wondered where I would be when we made that last payment. Here I am, living in DE with 2 amazing kids! God is certainly good!!
It's not enough to just say you are thankful for something, at least not to me. It's important to SHOW that you are!! Al and I have a running date night- were we model for our kids that we love each other. With that in mind, we are starting up "Mommy/Daddy Dates." These will be happening on a regular basis. We each remember times when we had special one-on-one time with our parents- be it something special like getting icecream or just running errands. During these times, we felt valued and treasured. This is what we want for our kids!! What a great way to start building a relationship that allows the kids to realize that they are valued as an indiviual- and let them know we are thankful for them?!? Now, each of us will take the kids out, one at a time. I took Addie to get her 3rd year pictures taken and to have fun at the mall playground- just us girls. A friend watched Alden. Addie was thrilled- but about 2 hrs into it, she started asking when we would be getting Alden! Al then took her running errands. At the end of the day, she was glowing! When we said our prayers that night, she thanked Jesus for "Date Days"!! Alden got to go grocery shopping with me- I think he enjoyed the fact that he wasn't being "loved" the entire time by Addie...
It's just a start, but it's something that I am thankful for- time to spend one-on-one with the wonderful gifts God has given me!
To start off with, I'm thankful for my amazing family. God has given me an amazing husband who also happens to be a fantastic, hands-on dad. I'm also thankful for my 2 beautiful, life-altering, amazing, spunky children. There was a time I wasn't sure how God was going to fill the desire to have kids He had placed in my heart.... What's funny is that we just made our last payment on my Honda Pilot. When we bought it, we weren't pregnant, but had faith that God would fill the Pilot for us. I remember thinking as we signed all the paperwork, that I wondered where I would be when we made that last payment. Here I am, living in DE with 2 amazing kids! God is certainly good!!
It's not enough to just say you are thankful for something, at least not to me. It's important to SHOW that you are!! Al and I have a running date night- were we model for our kids that we love each other. With that in mind, we are starting up "Mommy/Daddy Dates." These will be happening on a regular basis. We each remember times when we had special one-on-one time with our parents- be it something special like getting icecream or just running errands. During these times, we felt valued and treasured. This is what we want for our kids!! What a great way to start building a relationship that allows the kids to realize that they are valued as an indiviual- and let them know we are thankful for them?!? Now, each of us will take the kids out, one at a time. I took Addie to get her 3rd year pictures taken and to have fun at the mall playground- just us girls. A friend watched Alden. Addie was thrilled- but about 2 hrs into it, she started asking when we would be getting Alden! Al then took her running errands. At the end of the day, she was glowing! When we said our prayers that night, she thanked Jesus for "Date Days"!! Alden got to go grocery shopping with me- I think he enjoyed the fact that he wasn't being "loved" the entire time by Addie...
It's just a start, but it's something that I am thankful for- time to spend one-on-one with the wonderful gifts God has given me!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Christmas Card Picture Adventures
I decided to try to take advantage of all the amazing deals being offered if you ordered your Christmas cards early.... Here are my attempts at getting both kids happy, looking at the camera and having something Christmasy in the background- the adventure. There really weren't too many casualties- just 3 glass balls, thanks to Alden's great throwing arm.... I won't tell you which picture we picked, you'll have to wait until you get yours in the mail!!
Finally, I'm funny! 
TAKE ONE: In the living room- I thought I would take advantage of the olive green wall color!
Seconds after this shot the gold ball in Alden's hands was in a million pieces on the floor. NOTE: Don't give a glass ball to a boy who loves to throw AND then put him on a hardwood floor!
Someday I'll blackmail Addie with this one...
I love the looks on their faces here...
I can't believe you just did that Mom- that's so embarrassing!
TAKE TWO: After naptime, in Addie's room with a blanket draped over her dresser, using natural light- Thanks for the advice, April, my friend who's an amazing photographer!
More glass balls- Alden enjoyed taking off the hooks...
Finally, I'm funny!
Someone thinks something is funny.
Looking at the tree in wonder....
My beautiful girl- I can't believe she's almost 3!
Look what I have, Mom!
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