Monday, August 15, 2011

The princess is 4!

I don't know where the time has gone, but our little Addi Bay is 4 years old! What amazes me is that she will start Kindergarten next year (at 4 years old). It is hitting me hard that she is a little girl now. No more baby Addi!

Here are some things about Addi:

1. She cracks us up with the things she says and the vocabulary she knows. Sometimes I think "Where did you learn that or hear that?"
2. She loves to laugh and is good at making others laugh, especially her baby sister.
3. She is an extremely picky eater. Her plate always consists of cheese, turkey, strawberries, crackers, and sometimes yogurt. We make her taste our foods but that often leads to meltdowns and dry-heaving!
4. Her favorite restaurants are Sol Azteca, Chick-fil-A, Domino's, and Pizza Hut.
5. She is a "techy" and can work an Ipad, Ipod, and Iphone better than any adult hands down!
6. She loves animals! She helps her daddy pick up and weigh snakes. She also holds rats, mice, geckos, worms, salamanders, etc.
7. She enjoys taking gymnastics and previously took soccer.
8. She knows how to pitch a good "fit" when she hasn't had a nap.
9. She is known for mixing up various songs and putting them together, such as "Chinkle, chinkle little star, how I wonder what you are. Uppa Buppa world so high, knick knack paddy wack give a dog a bone, we are weak but He is strong." or something like that!
10. She is the light of her parents' lives and loved by so many! She is an absolute JOY and we love her so very much!




Saturday, August 6, 2011

Addison's 4th birthday party!

Today, we celebrated Addison and Emerson's 4th birthday! I can hardly believe the girls are almost 4 years old. 4 seems like a regular "kid"- not a baby anymore. We had the most fun! The weather was beautiful, we had tons of friends and family come...just perfect (though it could've been 10 degrees cooler!). Here are some pictures from the day:
Julie thought of every detail in decorating for the party. Wish I could be so organized...
Are they cute or what?!


Addi's friend, Taylor, came! She loves Taylor and has missed her this summer.
Addi's friend, Davis, came. They are moving on Sunday so it was so sweet of them to come to the party. I wanted to get pictures of all of the kids in front of the "wanted" poster but wasn't able to.
Ms. Tish, Finley's teacher (Taylor's mom) kept Finley busy and happy!
Addi's cousin, Riley, came!
Addi with Taylor and Thomas, her buddies!
Caroline had a ball digging for gold. She missed the horses b/c she spent so much time digging!

The horse lady brought this precious pony. It wasn't tied up on anything and it just walked around eating grass. It was so gentle! The kids petted it and walked around it. So neat!
Cousin Dartmouth

Tucker borrowed this trailer from a friend and Randy drove it. The kids had so much fun riding around the lower parking lot!

Fin's first time sitting on a horse (we didn't let her ride).



James was drawn to this pony. He picked up the leash and walked it around. It was hysterical! Leigh let Katherine take a ride on the pony as James led them.
Our sweet girls ready to blow out the candles.


Jett and PawPaw

Thomas and Elise Rose



Love this picture!
Finley loves Emily! Sweet Emily and Aunt Glenda helped set up for the party Friday night. They also spent the day today helping and cleaning up.
We didn't open gifts until we got home. Addi was having too much fun playing with her friends!
She had a great time opening gifts and couldn't wait to play with everything! She is going to be one dressed up, made up, princess with every accessory possible!
Thanks to everyone for making our sweet girl's birthday party so much fun and so special! We are truly, truly blessed! And now, we are about to CRASH!