Thursday, December 31, 2009

A trip to the Zoo with Ry Ry and Uncle

We took some time to watch the bird show.  Addison sat and paid attention the entire time.

Addison enjoyed pushing Ryder in his stroller.





Paul was trying to get Addison to sit on the dinosaur, but she wasn't interested...so here is Paul sitting on the dinosaur.

Wii

So I finally gave in...we got a Wii.

I had so many good pictures of Pappy playing that it was hard to pick one.  He really got into it, especially when he found out his Wii age was 23...and that was left handed.

Addison loves the Wii as well.  She doesn't really understand how to play, but she loves trying.  She will go get a controller and tell us to put it on.  It is really cute!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Playing with Ry Ry








Christmas

We created some family traditions this year.  On Christmas Eve we made cookies for Santa.  They were a little over-cooked, but we knew Santa wouldn't mind.  We couldn't even bite into them, instead, Addison licked all the sugar off of them.  On Christmas morning Addison went into the living room to find her gifts in the chair.  She was so excited about opening presents.  Her reactions were priceless.  After opening presents we went to MeMaw's for breakfast.  She loved playing with her cousins and riding her new car from MeMaw.  After breakfast we went directly to MiMi and Pappy's house.  We opened presents and had lunch.  Addison enjoyed spending time with her Aunt Nat Nat.  That night we had dinner with my Dad, Heather, and Anthony.  It was a long exciting day!









 

Our Big Girl

Addison got new bedroom furniture for Christmas from her MiMi and Pappy.  She loves her new bed and started sleeping in it day one.  She also got a new dresser, which she loves rearranging the clothes, and a toy chest that her Pappy built for her.  I got a kitchen set free from my school and refinished it to match her room.  She loves everything.  It is now a fun place to hang out in.



Potty Training

So, we decided to go ahead and start potty training Addison.  I was going to have 2 weeks to dedicate to properly training her.  I did a ton of research and talked to a lot of people.  My goal was to make this a fun learning experience for her.  I decided to stay the 1st day at home and let Addison run around in a shirt and undies.  She was so excited about her Dora undies.  She did very well the 1st day.  She used the potty 3 times and only had 3 accidents.  I made a big deal of NOT peeing on Dora.  Her first accident she ran to me "telling-on" Dora.  She kept saying, "Dora, pee pee".  She was completely grossed out by this learning process.  It upset her everytime she had an accident.  Day 2 was wonderful.  She had an accident early in the morning and that was it!  It was been just over a week since we started training Addison and she has only had 1 accident.  We are so proud of our little girl! 

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Early Christmas

We had an early Christmas with Uncle E, AA, and Ry Ry.  Addison loved opening the presents.  She would rip one little piece at a time and then hand the trash to whoever was close by.  She got a new baby doll, a diaper bag with tons of goodies.  Thank you!




We also got a surprise visit from Aunt KK.  She got Addison a bunch of puzzles that came on a really cool organization shelf.  Thank you!

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Lights at Saluda Shoals

MiMi and Pappy had an amazing day in Charleston planned for all of us.  We were going to go shopping, sight-seeing, out to eat at California Dreaming, and then the lights at James Island.  Well the weather caused a change in plans.  We had to stay in Columbia but still had fun visiting with Aunt Nat Nat and Uncle Adam, going out to eat, and seeing the lights at Saluda Shoals. 

Addison had so much fun.  She viewed all the lights, hanging out the window, with the heat blasting. 




This is for you John Bo, Susan, and Thomas

This is for you John Bo

This is for you Matthew

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Sleepover!

Mimi, Pappy, and Nat Nat took Addison Friday night for a sleepover.  We were able to have a date night that consisted of finishing our Christmas shopping, wrapping all the gifts, and putting the lights up outside.  Thank you Mimi, Pappy, and Nat Nat I can tell from the pictures that ya'll had a GREAT time!