addicted to addison

randomness

2012-01-30T07:46:00.000-06:00

so i think it has come down to this. i'm so busy with school and work, so phone pictures is what i am resorting to.

granny played pretty pretty princess with us one night. i enjoyed seeing her in the jewels! it snowed the first time this year, and my mom snapped a pic before she took addison to school. she was ready for the snow. we went to see beauty and the beast in 3d. of course popcorn was involved. addison and i both loved it {and maegen did too! she went with us :)} my mom got some chocolate covered fruit, so addison and i had it for dessert a few nights. addison really liked the bananas. we built towers at my grandmothers house, and took turns laying down and having a tower built on our head. addison really enjoyed knocking the towers down. and lastly, a few weeks worth of balloons. a ballerina, hula monkey, and elephant. wonder what she'll get this week?

the first week

2012-01-17T11:10:00.000-06:00

last week was my first full week of everything.

i started my internship on monday {i'm working monday, wednesday, and friday}.

and had my monday night class for the first time.

i started my first grad classes on wednesday and thursday.

and the whole week wore me out.

we did a lot of training at my internship. there are 4 tax interns in total. i'm really glad there are other interns so i don't feel like i'm the only one. the other girl tax intern has never done any tax stuff before {like me}, so we're in the same boat. the other 2 guys have, so they know more of what they're doing. but hopefully the training will just stay in my brain and i'll get the hang of it!

we moved to our desks on friday afternoon, so yesterday we started doing practice tax returns all by ourselves. luckily i'm close to the other tax people, so i was able to ask lots questions {and i have lots!}

my first grad classes went really well. wednesday night is a tax class taught by my favorite teacher, so i'm actually excited about that. and thursday is audit, which i don't like. but i had the teacher last semester and he's really nice, so hopefully it won't be too bad.

i also have friends in both classes, so that makes it a lot better.

the biggest adjustment i've had to make is not seeing addison very much. since i have 3 night classes, it means i'm not seeing her before she goes to bed those 3 nights. i missed her a lot last week and i know that will continue. grad classes are only 10 weeks, so once they're over i'll get to see her 2 more nights a week, which will be much better. i know this is for the best and will definitely be worth it in the end.

i'm officially becoming a big girl.

an ogre and a panda

2012-01-11T07:12:00.000-06:00

a few days after christmas, we took addison back to opryland to see the christmas shrektacular. it was a free event. it was first come, first serve as far as seating went. it was really crowded when we got there {which was 30 minutes early}, but we got a good place for the kiddos to see.

not only was shrek there, but kung fu panda was there too! addison was so excited and she sang and danced the whole time. she'd answer when they asked questions and everything. it was so cute!

i'm all about the free kid events!! although you could spend $50 a person to have your picture taken when the characters. um, no thanks.

merry madagascar ice

2012-01-10T08:23:00.000-06:00

a few weeks ago, we took addison to see the ice exhibit at opryland.

the theme was madagascar, which addison loves.

i had never been before, so didn't know how cold it was going to be. i had always seen people wearing those ridiculous coats, but i didn't know if they were really necessary.

well, they are. i had thick socks, my boots, my northface, gloves, and a scarf. and the coat. and i was still a little chilly.

addison was so cute in her big blue coat.

she got to go down the slide too. she loved that. she went down at least 3 times.

we had a lot of fun! it's definitely something we will try to do every year!

addison's birthday

2012-01-06T07:15:00.000-06:00

so, addison's party was over a month ago. and i'm just now getting around to blogging about it. oops.

anyway, addison's birthday was exhausting. i'm not going to lie.

but it was great. she had a blast and that's all that matters.

we rented a bouncy house. the weather forecast looked awesome about a week before the party, but then it changed and showed that it was supposed to rain all day. i was worried we wouldn't be able to do the bouncy house, but the rain let up right before the party and it was perfect! {just a bit muddy}

i was a little preoccupied with everything else, so i was the worst picture taker ever. i feel horrible and wish i had actually taken some. oh well.

we had goldfish, gummies, pretzels, and capri suns for the kids. my mom made salsa and i made rotel for the grown ups. but i'm pretty sure some grown ups dipped into the kid snacks :)

i also made cake pops for dessert. we got cupcakes from publix too {i love publix}.

i made a little addison banner with paper doilies. i used the left over scrapbook paper from the letters to cover the clothes pins. clever, huh?

a nice blurry picture of me, addison, and her daddy.

and the birthday girl's candle.

i was really surprised at the number of people that came to the party. i invited all of the kids in her class, but only 1 rsvp'ed. i was scared that only 1 would show up, but 3 did. it was great! addison had so much fun playing with them. a lot of friends and family came too. it was a great birthday!!

i'm promising myself to be better about pictures next year.

santa ornaments

2012-01-05T14:14:00.000-06:00

i know this is a little late to help with this christmas {since it already passed}, but it may be helpful next christmas!

my mom found a really cute santa ornament on pinterest, and i recreated it.

my mom had the clean ornaments that split open in the middle already, so didn't need to get any of those {and i also don't know where you would buy them. maybe a craft store like hobby lobby or joann's}.

what you'll need:
clear ornaments
red scrapbook paper or card stock
scissors
cute ribbon
black craft paint
white puff paint {i used sparkly}
small paint brush

cut the red paper in strips {probably about 1/2 an inch wide} and then curl it with the scissors like you would ribbon. it was a little more difficult than ribbon {as you'd imagine}, but you just have to do it a couple times to get it curly. and i actually would curl them around my finger to make them curlier.

then i put the strips in the clear ornaments. my mom helped tie the ribbon through the hole in the ornament. then i painted a thick black line around the ornament. by the time i finished the last one, the first ones were dry {i did a little over 20}. i used muffin tins to hold them while they dried and it worked perfectly! before i painted the white belt buckle, i used a fine tip sharpie to write "from addison - christmas 2011" on the bottom. just so her classmates would know who it was from :) then i used the puff paint to make a belt buckle. that was probably the easiest part. i let them dry overnight, and they were good to go in the morning!

i think they turned out super cute!! and they were pretty fun to make, too!

we didn't forget about jerry

2012-01-05T07:46:00.000-06:00

so my goal of taking pictures of jerry every day...i failed.

anywho, we didn't forget about him! just the taking pictures part. but i did snap a few pictures when i thought it was a very cute/clever idea.

he played pretty pretty princess with hello kitty and monkey.

the little beanie baby snowmen tied him up one morning, which wasn't very nice.

and he went fishing! i found the idea on pinterest.

so that was jerry. he also hid in a stocking, rode in santa's sleigh, hid in the fridge, made a snow angel, had a snowball fight, and lots of other things.

hopefully i'll be better at documenting next year. addison was sad to see him go, but i know she'll be really excited to see him next christmas! she has already threatened to call santa and tell him i've been bad. silly girl.

2011

2012-01-04T09:23:00.000-06:00

here's a recap of 2011 on the blog...

january - i went to chicago for new years. it was my first real trip away from addison. we also had a lot of snow, so addison got to have a lot of snow days. and we got to play in it too!

february - i celebrated my 22nd birthday. we also got to have a fun valentines day that included yummy treats and some car riding.

march - addison moved up to a big girl bed. she did so well with the transition! we played with photo booth, which is one of her favorite things to do on the computer. addison also went to some classes at the zoo with gigi, and i got to tag along for one.

april - we went to the zoo for an easter egg hunt. addison was actually talking about it the other day. it was crazy to me that she remember something from 8 months ago. we also dyed eggs for the first time, and it was a lot of fun!

may - i finally started using my new white iPhone. and i still love it!!! addison got to ride in gigi's jeep for the first time, and loved it. she requests to ride in it all the time.

june - addison went to the dentist for the first time and joined the no cavity club. we also got to go see trucks in the park. and addison started swimming lessons, which was a little rough. thankfully it got a lot better!

july - addison spent a week away from me and took a trip to the beach with her daddy, which was also her first trip to the beach {outside of my belly}. we went to see elmo live and addison had a blast. we also went to the chattanooga aquarium and saw lots of fun fish {and butterflies and turtles}.

august - i had a big girl vacation with my friends to hilton head. it was also the month of concerts because i saw maroon 5 and katy perry within the same week. addison finished up swim lessons, and also had her first sleepover with her second cousin georgia. we also had a visitor from alaska, my cousin liz and baby finn!

september - i was very busy with school this month {as with most others}. we were able to make a trip to the zoo, though!

october - addison started preschool {and still loves it! as do i}. she went to her first fall festival at said preschool. we went see the lion king and it was addison's first time to see a movie at the theater. it was amazing {and beauty and the beast comes back out soon! we will definitely see that!}. she also halloween party at her school.

november - we celebrated addison's 3rd birthday with an awesome party that included a bouncy house. it was also the month that i announced getting an internship, getting into graduate school, and applying to graduate undergraduate school. woo hoo!

december - we visited santa {which addison LOVED} and addison had her first school performance where her class sang rudolph the red nosed reindeer. omg i died of cuteness.

better late than never, right? so ya, that was our 2011 all in a huge collage. i can't wait to see what happens in 2012! i'm excited about big things happening for me, and most of all, i'm excited to see addison grow and do new, even more awesome things!

christmasssssssss

2011-12-28T08:19:00.000-06:00

we started a new tradition on christmas eve. before we headed out to do my step-mom's family thing, addison got to open one present. i labeled it with a heart instead of an "a" like all of her other ones. so she had to do a little hunting to find it.

it was a pair of princess christmas pjs. i figured that since we'd be out late, they would be good for her to change in to and wear for christmas! it's definitely something that i want to continue to do.

so we headed out to do my step-mom's family christmas around 4:30 and we didn't leave until 9. and we still had to go back to my dad's and open presents. so needless to say, it was a long night.

addison had a lot of fun though. my step-mom's niece has two boys and addison is right in the middle of them age wise. so she always loves playing with them!

when we opened presents at my dad's, it got kind of ugly. addison wanted the same presents as everyone else, so she kept getting upset. i blame it on the fact that she was really tired.

when we got home, which was around 11, she had a hard time going to sleep. but after some cuddles, she passed out.

then i got to put on my santa hat. i had gotten the baby doll, stroller, and diaper bag from my dad earlier on christmas eve {they were already wrapped}, so i had to unwrap and open all of that. then i had to take her pink guitar out of the box. then it was just figuring out where to place everything!

i pretty much just stuffed as much in her stocking as i could. and everything that wouldn't fit sat on the floor beside it.

i finally went to bed around 1. i was exhausted.

luckily, addison was too. she didn't get up early or anything. chris came over christmas morning and we both went upstairs to wake her up.

she somehow got turned around in her bed. i honestly don't know how that happens.

chris brought her downstairs and made her close her eyes. she was SO excited to see all of her presents.

after addison got to play some with her santa gifts, we had a yummy breakfast. my granny spent the night christmas eve so she could be here christmas morning, so that was nice. after breakfast, we went and opened all of the gifts that were wrapped under the tree.

addison definitely racked up. i didn't go as overboard as last year, but i still went a little crazy. at least i'm going in the non-crazy direction.

addison's loot included {but not limited to}: bitty baby + stroller + diaper bag; pink barbie guitar; pink hunter boots; 2 pairs of toms {silver sequined from papa and mimi & purple herringbone from friends}; ariel & tangled barbies; clothes {4 shirts + furry jacket + purple coat + white skinnies + denim jacket + 2 pairs of pjs + tights); 2 scarves; mermaid potato head; picnic playdoh; llama llama book; cupcake cake pan; mix & measuring set; animal cookie cutters; candyland; hello kitty umbrella. that's all i can think of. now that i'm listing it out, i realize how much it was. and i'm sure i'm forgetting a few things. goal for next year: go less crazy with presents.

her stocking was full of random things. hello kitty undies + chapstick + nail polish + coloring book + stickers + other things.

yes, my child is spoiled {just like her mother}.

but seriously. look how adorable she is with her baby. and in her new toms. sometimes i wish i could borrow her clothes.

i won't go into much details about what i got from santa, because that just isn't as exciting as what addison got. but i did get some cute new clothes, for work and play. and lots of gift cards, which i'm super excited about using. santa brought me my watch that i have been lusting after {i was planning on buying it with my first check from my internship}. he {or should i say she, aka my mom} surprised me with it early. i'm totally in love with it!

christmas this year was a blast. i'm so glad i got to experience watching addison get excited about everything and tearing into presents. this was the first year that she has really gotten into it, and it was awesome! i'm excited about the years to come. but for now, i'm ready to regain energy from christmas chaos and relax before my crazy semester starts {in less than a week!}

happy birthday gigi!

2011-12-27T07:24:00.000-06:00

happy birthday mom!

you are a wonderful mom and gigi. i don't think addison and i could have done any better!

hope you have a great day!

it's santa time

2011-12-20T09:53:00.000-06:00

i don't think addison could have been more excited to see santa this year.

when i told her we were going to see santa, i asked what she was going to tell him she wanted. she could only come up with 2 things. a doll and a pink guitar.

when he asked her what she wanted, she got shy and said she didn't know. but after talking to him for a minute, she warmed up and told him her 2 things.

i love the place we go to. we went last year and again this year, and they have been great both times. we didn't have to wait to see santa. and we can take our own pictures!

addison last year with santa.

and the year before that.

funny thing about her wanting a doll. on black friday, my mom told me that american girl was having a sale. so i looked on there, and decided to suggest that papa and mimi {my dad and step mom} get addison a bitty baby for christmas. i also picked out a cute diaper bag and stroller. i figured that if addison got a nice baby doll, we could get rid of the rest and she could just have one.

who would have known that my idea would have been the only thing she wants. the doll, diaper bag, and stroller are already wrapped under papa and mimi's tree. but i talked to them about switching gifts so santa could give her that stuff, and they were fine with it. so i'm just going to wrap some of the gifts i got addison for papa and mimi to give her, and we'll swap.

and i ran out this morning and got a pink guitar. from santa, of course. it's a barbie one. and it's obnoxious. i don't know how long it will last. it may be returned to the store. we'll see.

rudolph the red nosed reindeer

2011-12-15T09:12:00.000-06:00

last week addison had her first school performance.

each of the classes at her school did a different christmas song.

her class sang rudolph the red nosed reindeer.

we had been practicing singing it for a little while.

she was super excited about singing.

all the kids wore christmas pjs. {of course addison needed a new pair for the occasion}.

i was scared she would get stage fright and not want to sing.

some of the kids before her, which were in the younger classes, got upset. nothing too bad though.

let me just say, it was hilarious. she was adorable. as soon as she got up on the stage, she waved at EVERYONE. she was smiling and waving like it was her job.

then when the music started, she stood there and sang and danced. it was adorable. and i couldn't stop laughing. i was so proud. it made me so extremely happy. i can't believe how big she is.

it was a little dark, so the pictures weren't great. but i will never forget the first time she got up on a stage to perform, and just how cute and funny it was.

oh, and i'm pretty sure addison had the most fans. there were 10 of us. me, her dad, my mom, my granny, my step-brother and step-sister, maegen, jenna, haley, and jake. so ya, my child has groupies!

addison's christmas list // 2011

2011-12-05T08:49:00.000-06:00

well, addison didn't exactly put this list together. when i asked what she was going to tell santa she wants, she said "micky mouse strawberries". i have no clue where she got that. just putting together 2 of her favorite things. but i thought these would be things she'd like. and some of them have already been ordered.

1. bitty baby stroller // $48
2. bitty baby // $48
3. bitty baby diaper bag set // $36
4. martha stewart mix and measure prep set // $19.99
5. pink leotard // $15
6. llama llama home with mama // $15
7. kids original hunter boot // $75
8. pink tiny toms // $34
9. toddler cardy uggs // $120
10. disney princess briefs & hello kitty briefs // $18 each
11. sally hansen insta dry nail polish in fuchsia flare and chartreuse chase // $2.49 each

i love spoiling addison. i'm so excited for her this christmas! she loves opening presents now and seeing everything, so it's going to be so much fun.

i can't wait for christmas!!

christmas-y

2011-12-03T10:08:00.000-06:00

santa's coming!!! i know him!!! -- from my favorite christmas movie.

oh, christmas. i love it so much! especially the decorating and shopping.

which is why i wanted to give my blog a little holiday love.

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yay for christmas!!

meet jerry + first day of presents

2011-12-02T09:12:00.001-06:00

this year we decided to start the elf on the shelf tradition.

we read the book on wednesday and addison named her elf. i have no idea where she comes up with certain names. but we now have elf jerry to look over her and report back to santa.

yesterday morning was the first day he was out, and he was eating breakfast when addison came downstairs.

i'm hoping jerry will encourage addison to be on her best behavior, since he's reporting to santa and all. i know i will be!!

addison also gets a present every day in december until christmas. it was something my mom did for me, so i wanted to do it for addison. i always loved getting to open something every day. they aren't big gifts, just little things from the dollar section of target and such.

so last night she got to open her first present. and she was really excited about it.

she opened green nail polish. i wanted her to open it well before christmas so her nails could be green {kinda christmas-y}, so i'm glad it was her first gift! it's sally hansen insta-dri nail polish. i heard that it actually dries fast {sometimes nail polish doesn't do what it says it does}, so i thought it would be good for addison. since she never sits still and all. i painted her nails last night and it does dry super fast! score.

finger and feet craft

2011-12-01T07:24:00.000-06:00

a few months ago, addison made a super cute craft for her dad's birthday.

of course i found it on pinterest.

she made a caterpillar with her fingers, and then a butterfly with her feet.

i'm not going to lie. painting with a toddler is kinda difficult. especially when you're trying to actually make something and not just paint for fun. but she liked painting and having her feet painted and seeing the final product. she was quite proud!

butterfly // caterpillar
i think it turned out really cute!! i'm excited to make more {messy} crafts with addison!

big things

2011-11-30T08:39:00.000-06:00

big things are happening.

for me.

a month or so ago i applied to graduate. it's kind of weird that you have to apply to graduate. i thought you only applied to get into school.

but, i had to apply to graduate. which will officially happen in may.

i will graduate college in may.

i guess technically it will be the second time. but this will be the first time i walk. i graduated from community college in may 2010 with my associate degree, but i didn't walk. i'm definitely walking this time, though.

a few weeks ago i got accepted to graduate school. i'll be going to school even longer {i may be crazy}. i'm really excited, though, and i know it will pay off. i'll still be at belmont...yay! i really do love belmont and all of the friends i've made there. and even {some of} my teachers.

and, to add to what i'll be doing next semester, i got an internship!

i'm really excited, and equally nervous about it.

i didn't know if i'd be able to do an internship, or even if i would get one. i decided to apply to a couple part time ones that were posted on belmont's career site to see if i would get any interviews. i figured if anything, it would be good experience to interview. i ended up getting an on-campus interview with one firm, which led to an interview at the firm. and that meant i needed a suit. cue crazy suit search. but it was successful and i got a suit that i love. and i'm kind of excited to dress business casual 3 days a week. don't know how i'll feel when i have to do that 5 days a week. i am sad that i'm going to have to take out my nose ring. it's not really a ring, just a stud. barely noticeable. but i don't think that's acceptable in accounting. i'm planning on taking it out in the morning and putting it back in when i get off work. every day. we'll see how long that lasts. {i'm sure my dad is hoping it doesn't last long}

anywho, next semester is going to be crazy. super duper crazy.

i'll have 2 undergrad classes {all i need to graduate!!!!!!}, 2 graduate classes, and my internship 3 days a week. and of course being a mommy 8 days a week, 30 hours a day. lots of mommying over here.

i'm nervous about being an adult. having a big girl job. juggling something else on top of what i already am doing.

so i will officially have no life.

i'm ok with it though. it will be totally worth it.

birthday day

2011-11-22T08:46:00.000-06:00

we started out addison's birthday with some lovely cuddles.

i actually blew up balloons the night before to put in her room. i got the idea from mandy at harper's happenings. i was so excited for addison to wake up and see all of them!

but, she woke up pretty early saying she needed to go potty and then she wanted to sleep with me. so she didn't really get to wake up and see them, but as soon as she woke up {which was later than usual. happy addison's birthday to me too!} she went into her room and was so excited!

we spent a good part of the day just playing in her room with her balloons.

she had a super healthy breakfast.

yes, a cupcake for the birthday girl.

we went to lunch with gigi and granny at one of addison's favorite places, firehouse. kid's eat free on mondays so we hit that up a lot. and then got this awesome new coke machine. it's just one thing and has a touch screen and a button to push to dispense your drink. i want one. i'm a dork. ok, enough about that.

addison worn her princess tiara most of the day, and i didn't object. it was her birthday.

it was raining too, so she wore her rain boots. and jumped in lots of puddles. i've taught her well.

apparently you're supposed to do the chicken dance on your birthday. she has no clue what the chicken dance is, but it sure looked like she was doing it when i was taking her picture.

if you look closely, you can see her present piled up in the background. we had her party on sunday, so her presents were already opened. and she got a lot. which means i will be doing some toy organization/purging. while addison sleeps, of course.

her third birthday day was quite the success. we didn't do anything too exciting because we were both still exhausted from the party the day before. but we got to hang out and play all day long, which was a win.

three

2011-11-21T17:15:00.000-06:00

i still remember almost every detail three years ago.

that i had lunch with my dad. that i was trying to organize addison's closet. that i thought i peed on myself while doing said organizing. that i soon realized that actually my water broke. that i couldn't get ahold of my mom. that i called mary and calmly asked what she was doing, and when she said she was at work i started screaming and crying that my water broke. that i didn't have a bag packed because my due date was still 16 days away. that i finally calmed down and packed a bag and headed to the hospital about an hour later. then addison was born about 8 hours later.

i can't believe it's been 3 years. that a year has already passed from you turning two. i have a feeling this will continue happen from year to year.

i love the things that you're doing at this age. you constantly crack me up with the things you say. you pick up on everything, which sometimes bites me in the ass {she can't read yet}. i'm amazed at the things you can remember. i'm so proud of the little girl you're becoming. i can't wait to watch you grow and do more and more. two was a great year, and i'm sure three will be just as awesome.

happy third birthday pookie. i love you more than you can imagine.

randoms

2011-11-10T08:02:00.000-06:00

oh blog. you have become neglected.

i'm sorry.

my dad has been pestering me to post some pictures, so here i am. finally blogging. and it's going to be a bunch of random stuff since halloween.

addison went to her first classmate's birthday party the saturday before halloween. i'm so glad we went! i was able to meet a few of the parents and watched addison play with some of her new friends. and she had SO much fun. they had playtime, snacks, cupcakes, face painting, balloon animals, and goodie bags. i want to be invited to a birthday party like that.

addison and i went to my friend's halloween party later that night. addison was a pirate, and my friend and i were mr. and mrs. potato head. i was the mr. and haley was the mrs. i made them the night before for only $9 i think. super cheap. we found the pullovers at cvs for $1 each {who woulda thought!}. and then we just got felt and velcro {i made them to where you could move the pieces around so we could swap throughout the night. that was a lot of wasted effort because it would have been just as easy to switch pullovers. oh well. they were cute!}

on halloween, we still have 2 pumpkins that needed to be carved. so i looked up some stencils and settled on one. i thought it may be kind of hard, and it was. mainly because the pumpkin was so freaking thick. whatever. it was totally worth it. turned out super cute.

i love hello kitty!

we went to the zoo last week with my friend amy. it was a perfect day. i didn't know how many more days we'd have like that, so i wanted to take advantage of it. we went through the whole zoo, which we hadn't done in a while. there were a ton of kids there on field trips, but they were all dispersed so it didn't seem that bad.

addison is obsessed with all of my friends. so whenever they're around, she wants to play with them and not me. so she wanted amy to take her to see the meerkats.

we went to the petting zoo and a lot of the goats were actually out. so addison got to run around and pet a lot of them. one of which was quite fond of me and my sweater. i had forgotten that they like to eat clothes.

and addison promptly passed out on the way home. seriously passed out. i tried to wake her up to get lunch and nothing. if i hadn't had to drive, i would have passed out too.

happy halloween!!

2011-10-31T08:23:00.000-05:00

addison had her halloween party at school on friday.

she was a ghost. my mom got the idea off pinterest and made her shirt and tutu.

we i made sucker spiders for all of the kids in addison's class. they were a little difficult at first (the legs, at least) but i got in the hang of it. i thought they turned out super cute!

addison let me snap a picture of her with our pumpkins the other night too. i had to trick her into smiling, but hey, it worked! i carved tinkerbell in my pumpkin, and i'm pretty proud of her

last night we went to ghouls at grassmere. it's a trick-or-treat thing at the zoo. we went last year, and we all had fun. so we decided to go back this year.

i didn't know if it would be crowded because it's the last night of it and the night before halloween, but it ended up not being too crowded.

but it was kind of chilly.

addison was a pirate. it was completely her idea. i made the skirt and i love the way it turned out! i made it like i did her tutus, but with fabric and a little tule. she already had the leggings and shirt, and my mom had the head scarf thing. the black shoes were the only thing we had to buy, and i think they are super cute and i know she'll wear them a lot after halloween.

she didn't really let me take pictures, and it was dark, so i didn't get many good ones. hopefully i will get better ones tonight.

there was someone working at the zoo that was dressed up as a pig, and addison loved it. she went and talked to the pig and didn't want to leave. she even gave the pig a hug goodbye. so sweet!

i'm excited about taking addison trick or treating tonight! and sharing her candy :)

pumpkin patch

2011-10-28T11:04:00.000-05:00

last weekend we ventured out to the pumpkin patch.

we went to the same one as last year. i seriously cannot believe how much addison has changed. she looks so tiny in the pictures from last year!

this year she got to do a lot more. it wasn't as crowded as it was last year, so that was really nice. it felt amazing, too. addison is a whole lot more outgoing than she was last year and she wanted to do everything.

they had a thing full of corn that the kids could play in. i wanted addison to do it last year, but since it was really crowded, she didn't get to. she did this year though! and she loved it. she actually did it twice. and she had corn all in her short. saving it for later, i guess.

addison really enjoyed seeing all of the animals. she was especially excited about feeding the goats.

i love how excited she looks in this picture.

she played with the donkeys too.

they had little cows pulled by a 4-wheeler, and addison was all about that. she did it twice. she wanted me to go with her the first time, but when it was her turn, she ditched me.

she wanted to go a second time, and i wanted to go with her. i thought it would be fun.

ya, i was wrong. i thought the cow was going to tip over. other parents rode with their kids, so i knew it wouldn't tip over, but i was scared. i just closed my eyes the whole time. but addison had a blast! she yelled "weeeeeeeeeeee!" and "yay!!!!!!" the whole time.

she wasn't too excited about picking out a pumpkin because we told her we had to leave after that. but we let her run around and gather different pumpkins to choose from. she was pretty proud of her choices.

i guess she decided she wanted to show off and she grabbed two.

she passed out 10 minutes into the ride home. guess 3 hours at the pumpkin patch wears a kid out.

fall festival 2011

2011-10-24T08:02:00.000-05:00

let me start by saying we have had a super busy weekend.

craft and big girl sleepover friday night.
yoga, fall festival, birthday party, dinner, and wicked on saturday.
pumpkin patch on sunday.

i felt like we never stopped. especially saturday. but it was all so much fun and i took a lot of pictures so now i can blog!

addison's school had their fall festival saturday. i hadn't planned on going, but it was free and my mom talked me into it. i'm so glad we went!

i really love addison's school. they are all so nice and she's learning so much already and it's just a great school.

at the fall festival they had different activities in every classroom and 2 bounce houses outside. wonder what we did first?

addison is seriously obsessed with bounce houses. so we spent a good amount of time out there. and it was gorgeous so we didn't mind.

she did a few things in the classrooms, like decorate a pumpkin...

...and play musical chairs. where she decided it was best to just sit and eat her sucker.

she got to pick out a pumpkin and left it in her classroom because they are going to paint them sometime this week.

they had lunch {subway and chickfila and some other snacks}, so that was awesome. i love watching addison run around with other kids. it makes me a happy and proud mama.

after lunch, addison got her face painted. well, it was really just a face crayon or something, but she got something on her face. she wanted a lion, but the girl said she didn't think she could do a lion. so we went with something a little simpler...a butterfly.

i'm excited about other fun school events! she's already been invited to 2 parties, of which i have no clue who the parents or kids are. but i think we may go to both so she can make friends and i can make parent friends. we're both growing up!

first day of preschool

2011-10-07T11:12:00.002-05:00

well, yesterday was actually addison's first day of preschool. but since i also had school, her dad and my mom took her. so i missed out on the first drop off. i did get to go pick her up though!

so these pictures are a slight fib, since today is really her second day of preschool. but one day isn't that big of a deal, right? right.

i've seen this idea a few times before, most recently on harper's happenings. my mom is a bit of a chalkboard freak, which came in handy since i wanted to use small chalkboard for the info. addison said it was heavy {it really wasn't. she just likes saying things are heavy}. so she opted to sit with it. and then it wasn't so heavy when it was her idea to stand with it. things seem so much better when they're your idea!

she did great when she was dropped off yesterday {my mom gave me all the details} and today! she's been going to MDO for a little over a year, so she's used to going to "school". MDO was twice a week for 5 hours, and she's going twice a week to preschool, but just for a longer. it's more structured, with more learning and discovering and crafting and everything that an almost three year old could wish for.

i'm so proud of my pookie. she's growing up so fast. i can't believe she will be 3 next month. tear. it makes me happy and sad at the same time. i'm so happy to get to watch her grow up and become an amazing little girl, but it makes me so sad that she isn't my little baby anymore. but every day she learns something new and discovers new things and says new things and sings songs, and it's SO much fun. i'm just soaking it all in and enjoying it while she still likes playing and hanging out with her mommy :)

my new love for luggage

2011-10-06T13:37:00.000-05:00

i don't know when it happened.

but i've developed a love for old luggage.

my mom, maegen, and i went to the flea market in august and saw a lot of old luggage for sale. but, it was kind of pricey. like $20-$40. not really in my price range.

btw, that trip to the flea market was a huge success. maegen and i both got purses {leather, crossbody purses, which i had been on the hunt for}. mine is fossil and is kind of worn, which i like. i don't remember what brand maegen's is. but, we got them for $7.50 each. that's one of the many benefits of having my mom there...bargaining with the sellers. i also got a pair of armani sunglasses {they're from the 90s. kinda vintage. super cute}. and i got a gold chain necklace, a gold and white bracelet, and a pocket watch to put a chain on and make a necklace. score!!

anyway, back to luggage.

so my mom and i went to a huge community garage sale a few weekends ago. we got up super early {like 5:45} so we could get there bright and early.

and i found these beauties. there was a kind of retirement community that was having a yard sale, and these 3, adorable old women had a garage full of stuff {seriously full. packed. i don't know how they had so much stuff}. but i found these 2 among all the stuff.

$7 for both. love them! they do kind of smell like moth balls, but my mom said she knows a way to remove the smell, so we're going to try that.

we also went to yard sales last weekend. i found this super cute suitcase at one, and i really wanted it. but i didn't get my hopes up because i figured it'd be at least $15, which i didn't want to spend.

but, my mom asked the seller how much she wanted for it. and guess what she said....

...$1. that's it. a dollar. ahhhhhhh! she said her husband would probably have wanted more, but he wasn't out there with her and she didn't care. i was so excited!

i haven't exactly decided what i want to do with my luggage yet. i think i want to use them as decorations in my room, but i can also use them for storage. i'd seriously consider using them as luggage when i travel {which isn't very often}. they're pretty small though, and i'm quite the over packer. they're going to get used somehow because i love them!!

randomness

2011-10-05T09:23:00.000-05:00

wow.

i just noticed that i only blogged 3 times last month.

that's sad.

i've just been so busy with school. and i haven't really taken many pictures with my good camera. just my phone since it's so convenient.

so, i've decided i'm going to start doing some randomness posts. it will just include some random pictures and things that we have done recently. i did one last month, and it was good for me to just throw things together and actually write a post.

addison passed out in the car the other day. how uncomfortable does that look? i tried to wake her up multiple times so she could just readjust, but she would still end up in that position. she has also gotten really sweet with her baby dolls {sometimes}. she will read them books and gently put them in bed. and other times she'll put them in time out. cute and funny, either way.

this past weekend there was a halloween thing going on in the shopping center close to us. i don't know why they did a halloween thing so early, but we took advantage of it! they had a whole section of the parking lot blocked off, as well as the whole main area filled with bounce things, face painting stations, and food making booths. she played in one of the bounce things and then got on the big slide one. i didn't know how she'd do on that, but she did great! a lot of the bigger kids would climb over/around her, but she didn't care. she loved it! hey also had booths set up all around the parking lot with companies giving out candy. so addison got a little practice trick-or-treating. and they even had a firetruck for the kids to "drive"! addison tried to put it in gear. luckily, she was unsuccessful.

and last but not least, i have recently enjoyed making potato head people with addison. she is pretty good at making them, but she sometimes wants me to help. so i made a happy potato couple.

that was our excitement for the past couple of weeks. hopefully i'll be able to keep up with the randomness posts just so i'll actually have something to post!

addison's first movie

2011-10-03T08:46:00.000-05:00

addison went to her first movie a few weekends ago.

we went with my mom and 2 of my friends {maegen and haley}.

what did we see, you ask?

lion king, of course!!

in 3D, of course!!

that is the only picture i took. and it was before i realized that they gave us kid 3D glasses, so she was wearing adult ones.

we got popcorn {what's a movie without some good, buttery popcorn??} and we were set. although addison did get some lovely buttery fingerprints on her glasses, so we had to wipe them off a few times. it was hard to see through the butter.

addison was SO good. there were a lot of other kids there, so i wasn't really worried about her talking a little. she would say "he's in trouble" and "he's sad" and "he's happy" throughout the movie whenever something would happen to simba. but that was about it. she just sat there and ate a TON of popcorn and watched the movie!

i haven't seen it in forever and i had forgotten how good it is. i was singing along the whole time. and yes, i cried when mufasa died.

it was a great first movie experience, and i can't wait to take her to see more!! it gives me an excuse to see kid movies that i want to see, but feel weird going to see as an adult. i think the next one will be happy feet 2.

beach ride

2011-09-20T09:58:00.000-05:00

my mom got addison a jeep at a yard sale a few months ago.

for some reason, she calls it her beach. i guess jeep and beach do kind of sound the same, but not really. we correct her and she'll say jeep, but she always goes back to beach at some point.

she rode it a few times, but since it was so hot this summer she didn't get to ride it that much.

she got to take it out the other day since it was really nice. my friends maegen and haley came over to play, so they got to go too!

i'll go ahead and say that addison is a horrible driver. she hasn't grasped the concept of steering. hopefully she'll catch on soon. we've been working on it, but it hasn't been very successful.

she got tired of driving her beach when we were almost home, so i just drove it home. it wasn't the most comfortable ride, and i'm sure i looked like a fool. like i care. it was better than having to push it home.

hopefully we can work on the whole steering thing and she can ride it a whole lot more. i didn't know i'd have to teach my almost 3 year old how to drive.

visiting rio

2011-09-19T08:12:00.000-05:00

addison went to the zoo last week...twice.

her daddy took her on tuesday and i took her on friday.

this kid knows her way around the zoo. she should be a tour guide there.

but seriously.

anywho, we met mary and gavin there and we brought addison's wagon. she's really wanted to take it to the zoo, but we just never have. until friday!

it was really nice outside. and it wasn't too crowded. it's definitely better when all the kiddos are back in school.

when addison went with her daddy on tuesday, they rode the train. she really wanted to ride the carousel, but her daddy gets a little dizzy, so they couldn't. that was the first thing we did when we got to the zoo...

after saying hi to rio on the way in, of course. addison loves that movie. i still have yet to see it. there are 3 blue birds right when you walk in the zoo, and i guess they look like rio. so addison has to say hi to them on the way in and bye on the way out.

addison wanted to ride the giraffe on the carousel. she was all excited until she started walking up to it. i think she had second thoughts, but i was able to get her up on her giraffe and she did great! she didn't want to let go of my hand at first, but she did eventually. such the big girl!

she loved riding in her wagon.

i think she loved it even more because gavin was in there with her.

we tried to take some pictures but none of them turned out great. either addison wasn't smiling or i was making a funny face. so this pretty much sums up our attempt.

addison also loved tickling gavin. she would reach over and tickle his belly. i don't think it really tickled him, but she thought it did and she would always laugh.

goodness he is so cute. i can't believe how big he's gotten.

and momma mary. i love these 2!!

it was definitely a successful trip to the zoo. hopefully we'll be able to go back a few more times before it gets too cold to go. we've definitely gotten our moneys worth out of our membership!!

randomness

2011-09-07T12:37:00.000-05:00

well, i've been busy doing school stuff since i started back 2 weeks ago. joy. it hasn't seemed like that much, but it's definitely kept me busy.since i haven't had much time for blogging, i figured i'd take a minute and share a few pics from the past few days...addison cuddled with her baby. she likes to put her baby to bed the same way she is put to bed. it's really funny how she picks up on that and repeats it with her baby.we went to a labor day cookout monday with my step-mom's family. it went from being hot on sunday to being chilly on monday. it was a pretty big temperature shock for me. luckily addison's jeans from last year still fit {expect that they are a little too short}. i love her shirt. i got it a little while ago but it was always too hot for her to wear it. i wish it came in my size.along with the chilly temperatures came rain. lots of rain. it rained most of the day sunday, all day monday, and all day yesterday. so i got to bust out my rain boots. yay! i wore them monday night when my mom and i ran errands, and i definitely jumped in a few puddles. i wore them to class yesterday too because i wasn't sure if i was going to have to walk {depending on parking}. and i'm glad i did. i took a picture in the bathroom at school to send jenna what i was wearing on the nasty, chilly day. i know, i'm weird.oh, and i just had to share a few of daniel tosh's tweets. i took a screen shot of my phone to send to my dad because i thought he would enjoy them. i like the notre dame one the most because i know how much my dad hates notre dame.and that was my randomness over the last few days!

pony ride

2011-08-30T08:19:00.000-05:00

when i was younger, my dad would always take me to ride ponies when they were in town.

since addison is old enough to do that now, my dad has been on the lookout for ponies around town. he took her while i was on my big girl vacation for the first time, and she loved it!

he saw that there were ponies in town last weekend, so we all went! she definitely looks like she knows what she's doing.

they had 2 bounce things there too, so she played on those after. it's crazy watching her do everything all by herself!

she had so much fun! hopefully we can take her back soon!

week in iphone pics

2011-08-29T16:52:00.000-05:00

i'm linking up with amy at a good life again for a week in iphone pics.

i may have slacked a little with pictures. sometimes i just forget. oops!

monday

monday was one of my slacking days. addison had mdo and i hung out by the pool. i wanted to get as much sun as possible before class started on thursday.

tuesday

tuesday was a really busy day. addison and i went downtown to my school so i could get a parking pass. my friend maegen went with us, and my other friend amy met us there. amy is going to school there now too, but she's in the grad program. i showed her around a little bit while we were there, but it was so hot! my friend jenna met us all for lunch, and then all of us, minus amy, went to jenna's pool. after the pool, we went home. addison passed out on the way home and slept on me for about an hour. then when she finally got up, we went to mexican with my mom, jenna, and maegen. we went for the balloon lady, of course. but she wasn't there. we were all very disappointed.

wednesday

wednesday addison had school again. after i picked her up, we went and got ice cream from sonic. addison loves their cones, just like her mommy. she's a little messier than me, though.

thursday

thursday was my first day of class. it went really well! aside from me wanting to fall asleep in just about ever class. i'm not used to being up that early. unfortunately i'll have to get used to it again. that night jenna, maegen, and amy came over for jersday. yes, i have become obsessed with jersey shore. my friends are to blame. so now, every thursday, we get together for jersday and watch jersey shore and make drinks. it's quite fabulous, actually.

friday

friday , addison and i went to a few yard sales with my mom. addison got a little horton elephant. after that, we took my mom's car through the car wash. addison loved that. she stayed with her daddy that night and maegen and i had a little girls night. we got chinese takeout and watched the proposal. i have a major major crush on ryan reynolds. major.

that was our fun filled, busy, exciting week!

concert week

2011-08-26T09:48:00.000-05:00

i was so excited about last wednesday.

so excited.

it was jenna's birthday and we were going to have a fun pool day.

then, maegen and i were going to the maroon 5 concert.

omg. adam levine.

i made cake pops for jenna's birthday, which i had never made before. i see them online all the time and always thought they were super cute, so i thought i'd give them a try. i didn't get any pictures of them, but they turned out pretty cute! and everyone seemed to really like them. so i guess i did a pretty good job :)

addison got to come to the pool after she got out of school, and she had a blast. she loves my friends, and they love her too. which i'm so thankful for!

we all went to eat mexican {minus addison} before the concert and then it was maroon 5 time!

we got there right when they were getting on stage {neither of us really liked train, so we didn't care about seeing them}.

adam levine. yum.

they played a lot of their old stuff, which i loved. i know all of their songs. i've remained quite the loyal fan over the years.

buttttttttt, they were only on stage for about an hour. which was kind of disappointing. i could have listened to them all night. and i could have definitely watched adam all night.

it was my first time to see them in concert and it was definitely worth every penny!!

that was wednesday night. now, skip to friday.

i got a call from maegen and she said that her dad got tickets from his work for the katy perry concert and wanted to know if i wanted to go.

let me go ahead and say that i've never really been a huge fan of katy perry. a few of her songs really annoyed me and i just wasn't into her. but recently, i've started to like her and i kind of wanted to go to her concert. but not enough to buy tickets.

so, i got to go see katy perry too!

it was an amazing concert. she was great. she played for what seemed like a really long time, which was awesome.

i haven't really gone to many concerts, so 2 in 1 week was definitely a record for me!!

they were both so much fun! great way to end the summer.

back to school

2011-08-25T15:56:00.003-05:00

today was my first day of class.

yippee!

not really.

my schedule is kind of weird because i have 2 first 8 weeks classes. they only meet once a week for 8 weeks, so i get the class over with in half a semester.

anywho, i thought both my 8 week classes were on tuesdays, so i was quite disappointed yesterday when i saw that i had one today. and it was the 8 am one.

it was fine though! aside from horrible traffic and me being 2 minutes late. but other people were late too, so it wasn't just me. i was on time to all my other classes. which are all in the same building. and 4 are in the same 2 rooms. if that makes any sense.

i'm still a little in denial that school has started. i know that will go away pretty quickly because i'll be so busy doing school work. i'm hoping this semester isn't too bad. all of my teachers seem to be ok. none stand out just yet. but it is just the first day.

now i'm off to order a couple more books. joy.

wee bit wednesdays

2011-08-24T10:33:00.000-05:00

wow. i haven't done a wee bit wednesday in forever!

school starts tomorrow, so hopefully i'll be able to keep up with it :)

{one} what's your guilty pleasure tv show?
oh wow. i have a ton. i've started watching jersey shore {never thought i'd say that}. i'm a sucker for any of the housewives shows too. i really love tv.

{two} ear piercings on men: yes or no?
i strongly lean towards no, but i think it can work occasionally.

{three} do you have dish or comcast?
neither. at&t uverse.

{four} what's your favorite current fashion trend?
gosh i don't know. i really love flowy shirts with skinny jeans or shorts, but i just need to find some! and i'm loving chunky bracelets and watches. i definitely need to get a cute watch!!

{five} if you could learn to do anything, money not being an issue, what would it be?
i would love to learn another language. actually, lots of other languages. i know a tiny bit of spanish, and that's about it. i'm just not quick picking up other languages, but i think it would be so cool and helpful!

{six} red or white wine?
either. red makes my face get really hot though.

{seven} what type of food is your favorite (ex. italian, mexican, etc.)
i love mexican and italian. yum.

{eight} hp or mac?
mac all the way! used to be a pc girl, but i switched over last year and haven't looked back. love my mac!

{nine} what color is your bedroom?
tan. i really love it. i just need to keep it clean...

{ten} what's your favorite form of exercise?
circuits. it goes by really fast and i get in a really good workout!

big girl vacation

2011-08-23T09:21:00.001-05:00

2 weeks ago i headed out to the beach with a group of my friends.

we left friday afternoon and stopped in atlanta for the night. then we headed out saturday morning to hilton head.

my friends have gone to hilton head for the past few years, but this is the first year that i was able to go.

it was my first time to be away from addison for a week. and i was really worried about how she would do.

she did great. i think she missed me, but she was so busy that she didn't really care. we told her i was going on a "big girl vacation". she stayed with her dad, my mom, and my dad throughout the week. i think she had a lot of fun with everyone.

we got to FaceTime a few times, which was really nice. addison would talk for a minute and then run off and do other things while i talked to my mom or my dad. she's a busy kid.

and i had a lot of fun with my friends at the beach! i hadn't been to the beach in a few years, and it was so nice and relaxing. and i got really tan. score!

last day of swim lessons

2011-08-16T10:39:00.000-05:00

addison went back for a third week of swim lessons 2 weeks ago.

she hadn't been in a few weeks, so the first day back wasn't exactly perfect. but she got better the second day, and the other three days were perfect!!

i'm so glad she warmed up to swim lessons. she was such a different child than she was at her first few days of class! she did such a good job.

the last day was a little different than the rest. it ended up storming right after the class started that morning, so they called it and we came back later that afternoon. i was a little stressed because i still had to pack to for the beach and i didn't want to miss her last swim lesson. everything was fine though!!

that afternoon, all the parents got to go sit out by the pool and watch the kids {instead of hiding in the carport}. addison did great! she'd just wave to me and smile. and being closer meant i got better pictures!

she got to dive for rings again and she loved it.

she was so proud of her pink ring!!

addison and her favorite swim teacher.

and this is addison with ms. carolyn.

of course, i had to throw addison in the pool since it was the last day. whenever the swim teachers throw her in, she doesn't care. but when it was my turn, she got a little upset. but she did great!

i'm so proud of her!

fall mdo

2011-08-15T12:09:00.003-05:00

i'm back!

i bet you didn't even know i was gone.

well, i took a little vacation and went to the beach with a group of my friends for a week.

but i'll blog about that later.

today addison started back at mdo for the fall!

she really wanted to carry her backpack like a big girl. she held her lunchbox for a second, but then said it was too heavy.

i can't believe how big she's gotten since her first time at mdo.

i was kind of worried about how she would do since i just got back from being gone a week. but she did great! ran right in and then just looked back and waved bye.

i'm a little nervous about today because it's her first day at mdo potty trained. at the end of the spring, she was pretty much potty trained but i always sent her in pullups just in case. but today she went in panties. i'm sure she'll do fine though! she's such a big girl now.

can't wait to go pick my baby girl up!!

fun at the fountains

2011-08-04T09:12:00.000-05:00

last week i took addison over to the fountains at indian lake {an outdoor shopping center nearby}.

i forgot that hendersonville was having some water issues. apparently due to the heat, something is in the water. they're working on cleaning it {or fixing it. i don't know}. but, needless to say, the water smelt pretty bad.

the fountains were still on and there were other kids playing, so i just let addison play with them. i figured she'd be fine as long as she didn't drink much of it.

luckily, i had a cup in my car that she could play with because all of the other kids had cups too. didn't want her to feel left out!

and of course addison made new friends...

it was so hot outside, so i didn't last long. it gets hot really fast when you're not in the water!

addison had lots of fun. she had a bath as soon as we got home because she smelt a little bad {maybe more than a little}.

i'm sure we'll be going back. hopefully they get the water fixed soon!

addison's first sleepover

2011-08-03T10:27:00.000-05:00

monday night, addison had her first sleepover.

my cousin, georgia, called me last week and wanted to know if addison could come spend the night with her or if she could come spend the night here. i thought addison would be better here, so i suggested she come over here! addison loves georgia, so i knew she'd be so excited about the sleepover. georgia is 9, but it think she's always wanted a younger sibling. so when addison came along, georgia loved being around her because it was like she had a little sister! and now that addison is older, she's more fun to play with!

addison's a good cuddlier sometimes...

i hadn't really thought of what all we would do, and when georgia wanted to make a craft, we had to be creative and come up with something. while we were figuring out what to do, addison and georgia colored on my mom's new chalkboard table! my mom got it at a yard sale and painted the top with chalkboard paint. i kind of made fun of her for doing it, but i've been drawing on it a lot. it's fun!

we decided to make flower pot magnets. first it was just going to be flowers, but we decided the flower pots would be really cute! addison helped a little bit, then she had to nap. georgia and i finished them up and addison was excited to see them when she woke up!

i think they turned out super cute! there was 1 for each of us.

we ordered pizza for dinner and watched madagascar {requested by addison}.

then georgia read addison llama llama before bed.

we got donuts for breakfast yesterday and then they watched another movie and played.

when we made the flower pots, we also made little headband things. addison didn't want to wear hers monday night, so i couldn't get a picture then. but she decided she wanted to wear it {for just a second} yesterday morning, so i got a picture!

i think addison had a lot of fun having a sleepover. she talked about it all last night and this morning. hopefully we'll be able to do it again!

new cousin

2011-08-02T08:47:00.000-05:00

a few weeks ago, my cousin, liz, came to visit. i don't get to see her very often. she used to live in florida, but her and her husband moved to alaska, which is a long way away!

i was so excited to see her. but even more, i was excited to see her new baby boy!!!

addison loved spending time with her new cousin, finn. she really likes babies now.

she got in some granny cuddle time.

addison loved loving on finn. she gave him kisses and held his hand. so sweet.

i love when she crossed her legs. she's a goober.

addison then insisted that finn sit in a bedpan. great idea, kid. he actually liked it, surprisingly enough.

and i just had to post this picture of my mom and addison. both playing on their phones {addison's really on mine, but she seems to think it's her's sometimes}.

we had a great visit with liz and finn. i'm so glad we got to see them and got to meet finn! i can't wait to see them again, hopefully soon. we may have to make a trip up to alaska!

new domain!

2011-08-01T08:17:00.000-05:00

so, a little over a year ago, i bought addictedtoaddison.com

i was lazy and forgot to renew it, so someone else bought it. so i had to switch back to my old blogspot url.

i decided that i wanted a real url again, so i bought addictedtoaddison-blog.com

yay!!

we have a fun day/night planned. addison starts another week of swim lessons today, and tonight we may or may not have a sleepover. exciting, right??

week in iphone pics

2011-07-30T00:28:00.001-05:00

i'm linking up with amy at a good life again for a week in iphone pics. yay!!

monday

oh monday. addison and i ran some errands monday morning, which included going to michael's and target. when we were leaving target, addison was walking with me to the car. i was holding her hand, of course. she ended up falling, but i didn't realize it. so i ended up stepping on her foot. and i felt horrible. she got a pretty nasty boo boo, but she also got a new doctor kit from toys r us. and she got to wear cute hello kitty bandaids {after the initial fit of not wanting to wear a bandaid}. we went to firehouse for lunch after the incident {kids eat free on monday!!}. then she got a popsicle for dessert. she loves her little popsicles! and of course some playing before bed.

tuesday

tuesday wasn't too exciting. i was studying for my tests, so addison just chilled with me. we started the morning off playing with playdoh. none of which got eaten, i believe. she really liked when i made one of the sesame street characters and then she got to smush them. we took lunch to my mom and granny and then hung out for a while. and addison got some quality granny cuddle time.

wednesday

addison was with her daddy on wednesday, so i didn't get any pictures from that. i spent the afternoon by the pool studying before i had to go take my ethics final. so glad that's over!

thursday

thursday was a big study day. i had my income tax final that night, so i spent most of the day studying for that. addison was super helpful. she would bring me toy snacks and sit on my back while i studied. i actually really enjoyed that class. maybe i'll go into tax?? who knows. but, i'm also glad that is over.

friday

friday was so nice. i didn't have to worry about any school. amazing. addison and i played all morning. she read books to her babies before it was time for them to go to bed. she would "read" the books, which was hilarious. after each book, she'd say "goodnight!" and then she'd say "one more? ok!" and read another book. she's silly. then we went to play in the fountains after lunch. hendersonville is having some water issues, so the water smelt pretty bad. it has something to do with the heat and blue algae growing in it or something. but other kids were playing and addison didn't drink any, so i'm guessing it was fine. and we weren't there long. it was so hot. we got icees after, which were perfect for cooling us down. then we went to dinner with the fam. great end to the week!

oh ya, did you notice? i'm done with school! for the summer at least. woo hoo! here's too a few weeks school free!

hello kitty

2011-07-28T08:46:00.000-05:00

i kind of love hello kitty.

i don't have a full blown obsession. but it may be close.

i've got addison hooked on hello kitty too. it may be a little more appropriate for her.

a while ago, i got a hello kitty debit card. it was adorable. i always had people tell me how much they liked my card. i loved it.

well, a few weeks ago, i got an email from my bank saying there was some questionable activity on my account.

someone stole my card number and spent most of my money. in florida. at publix and home depot.

apparently there is a string of people's card numbers being stolen in my area.

this is the first {and hopefully only} time this has ever happened to me. the bank was really good about it though. they cancelled my card, gave me a temporary card, and refunded my money.

i got my new card in the mail yesterday.

it's still hello kitty, but it's a little different than my other one. and i don't think it's as cute. which makes me ever more pissed at the people who stole my card number. stupid people.

i was pretty attached to the white with polka dots.

the new one is pretty cute though. i'm sure i'll get used to it and love it just as much as my old one.

hello kitty rant/vent over.

but seriously. who doesn't love hello kitty? hopefully all of you do :)

poor two

2011-07-25T10:18:00.001-05:00

have i ever told yall about two?

i honestly can't remember. i think i meant to, but forgot.

in may, when addison first started potty training for real, we were trying to think of a prize to give her when she started to do well.

that prize ended up being a fish.

and what did she name the fish?

two.

we let her pick, so we kind of have to go with what she chose. it's pretty funny, actually.

two has been doing pretty well. addison talks to him {i'm assuming it's a him. just because}. she feeds him. she shows him her toys. she's really sweet to the little fish.

but, there is one member of the family that isn't so sweet.

and that would be the cat.

the cat wasn't really interested at all in the beginning. i thought we may have problems, but there weren't any.

then, the fish bowl water started going down. a lot.

not the little amount that you expect to happen. but like a lot a lot.

then, we caught him {the cat}, hovering over the fish bowl and drinking the water. and pawing at two.

proof of poor two being tormented.

and, just so you can see the amount of water that the cat drinks out, here's a before and after picture. i took the first one right after cleaning his bowl, and then the second one was probably 5 days later.

that's a lot of water!!!

poor two. i think we may put something over the bowl to protect him.

p.s. if you look really close in the first picture of the fish bowl, you may see a picture of me from like 6th grade. nice, right?

week in iphone pics

2011-07-23T10:12:00.000-05:00

i'm linking up with amy at a good life again for a week in iphone pics.

monday

monday morning addison and i went to pick up tickets for britney spears {!!!!!!!}. they went on groupon a few days before the concert for half off, so i scooped some up! but the catch was that you had to go pick them up at will call, where there was quite the line. totally worth it though! and addison made some new friends. we went to lunch at firehouse {where kids eat free on monday}. then it was britney time! there were 3 of us {me, my friend jenna, and my step-sis ali}. nicki minaj opened for her and she was really good. but i especially loved britney! i loved her when i was younger and still do. it was so so much fun!

tuesday, wednesday, and thursday

i slacked and have nothing from tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. i had projects due wednesday and thursday night, so that's all i was doing those days. which is definitely not picture worthy.

friday

friday we went to lunch, then on a little shopping spree. i've been going to the gap outlet so much these past few weeks. there was one in opry mills, which was kind of far away so i wouldn't go that often. and they didn't ever seem to have good things. but once opry flooded, the gap outlet store moved really close to me. not good. so, we went to return stuff and ended up spending more. but everything was on sale, and all the sale stuff was an extra 50% off. we got some good deals! we went to chickfila for dinner {where i ate chicken again. i gave in}. addison traded her toy in for some ice cream. i think that's a better deal because she never plays with the toy. addison has a new favorite thing to do, and it's fake laughing. it's really funny. oh, and after her bath last night, she was calling me girlfriend. like "hey girlfriend" and "look at me girlfriend!". i have no clue where she gets those things.

and that was our week!!

at last

2011-07-23T08:22:00.001-05:00

i've been wanting a summer look, but i could never find a kit that i really loved. then i got to thinking "why don't i just do a more simple design?" yes, you were just inside my brain. listening to my thoughts.

so that's exactly what i did. and i stayed up even later last night than i already had so i could put it up.

there are only a few new things. i took away the nav bar and just have my links on the right ----->
i added my pinterest link so you can see all my pins. i love pinterest. but that's a whole different post.

i think that's about it!

sorry i've been slacking on the blogging this past week. 2 projects + summertime doesn't equal fun. it's hard to balance school when i'd rather be hanging out at the pool. but, alas, i have.

good news though! only one more week of summer school left!! 2 tests and i'm free! for a few weeks. then back for the fall. yippee! {i'm kind of excited. not fully, just maybe a little. i do kinda like school. don't tell anyone, though.}

anyways, hope you like the new design!

week in iphone pics

2011-07-16T16:15:00.000-05:00

i tried to be better with taking pictures this week. i wasn't too bad. there was just one day when i didn't get any. i'm getting there!

i'm linking up with amy at a good life again for a week in iphone pics.

monday

monday wasn't too exciting. honestly, i don't remember what all we did. i do know that it was hot. when we went out to run errands i felt like i sweated off about 10 lbs. we got icees after to make up for the weight we lost. that's my story, at least. it was my first icee of the summer. what took me so long to get one? i love those things!

tuesday

tuesday was balloon animal day. i had to study for a test, so we just hung around the house all day until it was time to go eat mexican. my friend, jenna, joined us for the fun. addison got a monkey this time.

wednesday

wednesday was the day of my test, so i didn't really do much besides study. addison and i took a break and went to lunch with some of my friends. she loved that {and so did i}. they all went to the pool after, and while that was super tempting, i had to study more. boo school.

thursday

thursday was a long day. i went to the gym, then hit up the pool for a little while. we had lunch at chickfila and then we had a tour of a preschool. ugh. when did my baby get so big?? after that, i went to the bank to get a new debit card because someone stole the number of my other one and i had to cancel it. i was not happy about that. and then i had school. like i said, long day. oh, and i got britney spears tickets for monday. they were half off on groupon. cha-ching!

friday

friday was another fun filled day. addison and i were at the pool with some friends for a few hours. she didn't do so well at first, but after we had a lunch break she did great. she got ahold of my friends lipstick when we ran out for lunch, so that resulted in a funny mess. after we got home, addison passed out. she was still tired when it was time to get up from her nap, so we had some cuddles. then she got ice cream for dessert because she ate a good dinner {and she had a lot of ice cream}. she wanted to be a monster after her bath. so cute. "monsters go rawrrrrrrrr!"

that is all. hope everyone had a great week!

chattanooga aquarium

2011-07-12T08:48:00.002-05:00

just a warning, this post is a little picture heavy.

last friday, we went to the aquarium in chattanooga. we had to take chris back to get his car fixed, so we figured we would make a day of it. it was addison's first time at the aquarium and she had a blast!

she wanted to watch a movie on the way down. she actually watched parts of the 3 movies we brought. she was watching gnomeo and juliet at this point.

i played with my camera settings for a while {and took a lot of pictures while experimenting}. i thought the water looked pretty cool in this picture. it took about 500 tries.

there were these 2 turtles that were swimming together and it was pretty funny. the one on top kept clawing the bottom one in the face.

the aquarium has 2 different buildings, so you can take a little break in between. we got some snacks and ate outside. it was so pretty. and addison made some pretty funny faces.

the first room in the 2nd building was the butterfly room. addison LOVES butterflies, so i thought she'd be so excited. there weren't as many butterflies flying around, but i think they were hiding in the trees. one landed on someone's hand, and after they were done showing it off and taking pictures, they put it on my hand. addison loved looking at it but she did not want it on her hand.

after i was done with it, i tried to make it fly away. that thing did not want to let go. i finally got it off by getting it to climb onto a leaf.

addison walked over a vent cover and it made her dress blow up. she loved that and played on there for a few minutes. the things that entertain kids...

the penguins were next. they were pretty cool. i never realized how fast they can swim. they were just flying all over the place. it was pretty impressive.

i think these were sharks swimming around, but i really don't remember.

these crabs were massive.

the jellyfish looked really neat. addison wasn't really interested, but i got to play with the camera and take some pictures of them.

and then a shark swimming right at us. these pictures look kind of scary, but i don't really remember the shark looking so mean. i guess i was just concentrating on taking a picture and not on the huge fish swimming toward me.

and then some random fish to end the trip.

we all had a lot of fun. addison got a seahorse stuffed animal and a little shark toy from the gift shop. she's not spoiled at all.

we grabbed a bite to eat after we left the aquarium and then we headed home.

within 10 minutes on being on the road, she was passed out. i wish i could have been too, because i was worn out. but a passed out child equals a successful trip!

my swim lesson experience

2011-07-11T09:39:00.000-05:00

well, i promised i'd post about my swim lesson experience. and i finally am {extremely late, though}.

i have no clue how old i was when i went, but i'm guessing around 6. so older than addison, but not that old. my granny took me to a couple different places for swim lessons before then. and guess what. i never learned how to swim.

they would never make me get in the pool, so i'd just sit on the side.

i have no clue how my mom heard of ms. carolyn. but that's where i went and actually learned how to swim.

i remember my first day still. maybe not the whole day, just one part.

my dad took me that day. the deal is that parents can't hang around and watch the kids. at least not where the kids can see the parents.

so i was dropped off and was waiting to start my lesson. i guess we were all supposed to start getting in the pool, or the class before me was ending. either way, there was a little girl that didn't want to get in the pool. she was crying and refused to jump in. ms. carolyn went and tried to get her to jump in, and she wouldn't. so ms. carolyn picked her up and tossed her in.

my dad says that my head spun around so fast looking for him. he was on top of the carport {there's a deck up there}, and he just backed up so i couldn't see him.

trust me. when it was my turn to do ANYTHING, i did it. no hesitation.

i learned how to swim that week. i still remember being told to jump in the pool and roll over to my back {like what addison was learning}.

i ended up taking more swim lessons from her {i really don't remember how many, though}. i became a different kid in the pool after lessons. before, i was scared to jump into the pool, even if someone was there to catch me. after, i wanted to jump in all the time and show off my swim skills.

i'm so glad my parents took me there, even though it was kind of traumatizing the first day. but it's a story i will always remember and laugh about.

i hope addison continues to have fun from now on at class. i'm sure she will. i can't wait until she can really swim in the water! i'm sure it will be sooner than later.

elmo!!!

2011-07-09T09:23:00.003-05:00

2 weeks ago, we went to see elmo.

i was kind of excited. sad, huh?

definitely not as excited as addison though! it was the first time addison had ever been to something big like that, so it was really exciting for all of us.

we had been telling her about it for about a week, and about 100 times a day she'd ask about going to see elmo. i made a countdown and put it on the fridge so she could see how many days were left. that kind of helped.

the day of elmo, i was kind of nervous about how it would be. i figured addison would be fine, but she had never been to anything like that before so i wasn't sure.

of course she dressed super cute to see elmo!! she wanted to impress him :)

she even posed with me. and i got kisses!!!

she was SO excited when we got there. she got some prizes {an elmo light up toy and a t-shirt}.

the show was about elmo and his friends, so there were a lot of life sized sesame street characters there in addison to elmo. i honestly can't imagine being in those getups, but i could imagine it was going to be really hot. and i don't see how they dance so well. i'd be falling all over the place. oh well. they were great, and addison loved it. that's all that matters!!

i didn't take my camera in because i didn't want to have to keep up with it. so the pictures of everything there were from my phone.

it was good because it was loud with all the other kids so i didn't have to really worry about addison talking or getting excited.

i'm thinking maybe we can go see a movie next! who knows. we're just doing more and more fun things nowadays!!

she's back!!!

2011-07-07T08:24:00.001-05:00

addison got back late last night.

and here's a bunch of pictures from her trip {all phone pics}.

addison had a playmate there too {her cousin}. clearly she had lots of fun and was worn out.

i'm so excited that she's back!! now it's time for lots of cuddling and playing.

week in iphone pics

2011-07-06T11:52:00.000-05:00

i'm a little late with these again. oops! i'm linking up with amy at a good life again for a week in iphone pics.

monday

monday started out with addison double fisting her milk and water. she's a champ. she had swim lessons that afternoon. after her nap, we went to visit granny and addison insisted on pushing granny's wheelchair around her room.

tuesday

tuesday morning we had a crazy storm. it woke me up pretty early and i almost got in the closet to take cover. but i didn't. part of the tree in the front yard was down though :( addison had swim lessons again, and started to improve!! we made our weekly trip to the mexican restaurant, and this week addison decided to get a giraffe.

wednesday

well, i kind of slacked for wednesday. we didn't do anything too exciting. addison had swim lessons, and i went with her and my mom. she did so great! then i had class that night, so i didn't do anything thrilling.

thursday

thursday addison had to go to swim lessons twice since she was going to miss class on friday. so i took her to the morning class. she didn't do too hot. but she was great for the afternoon class {of course, the one i don't go to!} i had class and a big test that night, so i spent most of the afternoon studying. my mom sent me the second picture while i was in class. addison didn't want to nap so she decided to surround herself with her animals. that girl is a silly one.

friday

friday didn't really go the way i had planned/expected. addison left with her dad to go to savannah for the 4th. it's the first time addison has left, and the longest i've been away from her :( any way, a few hours after they left, chris called and said his car broke down in chattanooga. they were going to fix it, but it was going to be around 2 hours. i was just glad they were ok and were in the city so they could stop somewhere.

i got a call a little bit later, and they don't have the part they need. it won't come in for a week. that wasn't exactly going to work. so, i took my mom's car down to chattanooga {about 2 hours away} so chris could drive that down to savannah. my dad was going to come pick me up in chattanooga and drive me back.

well, the 2 hour drive down turned into around 3.5 hours because there was a really bad wreck and the interstate was closed at one point. needless to say, i got a little emotional. but i finally made it and got to see addison for a little bit. we all got a bite to eat and then chris and addison were off to savannah {7 hours later}. i wondered around hobby lobby and best buy until my dad and stepmom picked me up and then we headed home.

it was all worth it because addison is now having fun on the beach with her daddy. she's coming back tomorrow, though, and i can't wait!! i'm so excited to see her. but i may be a little jealous that she's tanner than me :)

swim lessons - week 2

2011-07-01T12:02:00.000-05:00

after last week, we decided to enroll addison in swim lessons again this week. same place, just in the afternoon {that's the only time they had an opening}.

my mom took her again on monday and tuesday. i don't really remember how those days went. my mom didn't really stick around and watch, just because there was no point if addison was going to be upset.

but tuesday, after class, the teachers said addison did really well. my mom watched her towards the end, and there was no crying {from addison, at least}. HUGE improvement.

so, i decided to go wednesday.

oh. my. gosh.

totally different child.

she did AMAZING. so great.

she started to really like one of the teachers, so she would stick with her for most of the class. all last week, addison was floating on her back with a life jacket on. this time, no life jacket at all. she did it all by herself.

she even jumped in the pool and floated by herself. and off the diving board. and she was happy!!!

see? happy child. no crying. paid attention. even laughed!!

she had to go twice yesterday because she couldn't go today. she went in the morning and then in the afternoon to her regular class.

i took her by myself yesterday morning, thinking it would be fine.

well, she wasn't really fine. she cried most of the time. but it was because she had to poop {we have some poop issues around here. by we, i mean she}. but we had that issue resolved by her next class. my mom took her then because i needed to go to school, but my mom said she did fabulous. she sent me 2 videos and they made me so happy!!

here they are. totally different child from last time. the videos are from an iphone so it may be hard to see. especially in the first one.

addison is the one on the diving board. you can see her come up and float all by herself without a life jacket. yay!!! such a big girl.

on the last day, the teachers take the kids diving for rings. since yesterday was addison's last day, her favorite teacher took her diving for rings. they did it just for her since she wasn't going to be there today. so sweet! addison was so excited.

i am SO glad addison finally warmed up to swim lessons. she really had fun the last few days. and she did so well.

i think i'm going to take her back a little later this summer for more lessons. just one more week probably. but they'll start teaching her how to actually swim, which will be really exciting!!

butterfly and heart craft

2011-06-30T09:11:00.000-05:00

i had been wanting addison to color or make something for my granny, but i just didn't know what.

the other day, i just thought up a super easy craft for her to do {and hoped it would turn out cute}.

i googled {don't know if that's a verb, or even a word, but is now} an image of a butterfly and a heart. i think i looked up stencils or something like that. and i picked the ones that looked the simplest. i made them big enough to fill the page {i used photoshop but i'm sure you could use word or something like that}.

i cut them out and then traced them onto construction paper.

then i just cut random pieces of different colored construction paper. i used a glue stick and got the heart and butterfly all gluey, then addison stuck pieces wherever her heart desired.

i cut out a body for the butterfly and glued it on top.

i think they turned out really cute! especially since i just used stuff we had at home. and addison was so proud of them and so excited to give them to granny.

now i'm going to try and think of other cute {cheap} crafts we can do this summer! and i will, of course, share the good ones.

steppin out saturday - 6/25

2011-06-28T08:11:00.000-05:00

i'm a few days late. better late than never, right?

this is my first time linking up for steppin out saturday over at harper's happenings!

saturday was a big day.

want to know why?

we went to see elmo! yes, elmo. the big red fuzzy dude addison loves. and some of his friends were there too. like a big yellow bird, a flying fairy, and a grumpy dude that lives in a trashcan. and lots more.

she was so excited, to say the least. who woulda thought? i'll save all the fabulous details for later though.

week in iphone pics

2011-06-27T10:40:00.001-05:00

i'm going to try and do a week in iphone pics every week. i take a ton of pictures on my iphone, so i figured i'd share!

i'm linking up with amy at a good life, who came up with the lovely idea!

monday

monday was addison's first day of swim lessons. my mom took her, but i took her picture before she headed out. after, she got to hang out with her furry brother, tybee.

tuesday

tuesday addison went to swim lessons again. when we got back, we made a cute craft for my granny. when we headed to take it over to her, it looked quite nasty out. that night, we went to eat mexican at my favorite, dos margaritas. they have kids night on tuesdays. they have a woman go around to the tables and make balloon animals. this girl is ridiculously good. i wish i had her balloon making skills. we went a few weeks before and addison got a flamingo. this time she got a mermaid. yes, we'll be making this a weekly event.

wednesday

wednesday i only got a picture of ice cream face. addison and i had a lovely mother daughter lunch date. we went out for ice cream after and addison got all messy. good thing she's cute.

thursday

we ventured out to chickfila on thursday for lunch. addison wanted to bring it home, so we had to wait in a crazy long line. and i actually ate chicken (i haven't been eating meat since september. i've had maybe 2 things since. i'm not too serious about it, but i'm trying to stick with it). but, i had a craving for chickfila, so i got me some. i doubt i would have waited in that line if i wasn't dead set on getting some. and it was delicious.

friday

friday was the last day of swim class. i just got a picture of addison on our way. she was chillin with her hello kitty sunglasses on.

well that was fun! i'll try to do this every week from now on :)

swim lessons - day 5

2011-06-24T16:48:00.000-05:00

my mom took addison for day 3 and 4, so i wasn't there to take pictures or anything. my mom said she cried some, but each day it seems to be less and less. maybe not that much less than the last, but nonetheless, it's less. that was a lot of lesses.

i went today since it was the last day. addison has been excited to go before we get there, but once it's time to hand her off, she doesn't want to go.

she did fine though. even though she would cry some, she would still float on her back like she was supposed to.

today they got to dive for rings. of course the instructors would go down with them, but all of the kids seemed to like doing that. addison got to go twice and got 1 ring each time.

these swim lessons may not be the normal, parent in the water with the kid stuff. but i know that if i was in the water with her, she wouldn't do anything. she would just cling to me. so this was the best option for us. the instructors are really sweet to all of the kids, and they would talk about mickey and elmo and other silly kids stuff just to engage the kids and keep their minds off of being upset. even though addison cried most of the time, she would still talk about it and would be excited to go back. so clearly it wasn't that bad.

i know i've said i'm going to write about my swim lesson experience, and i promise i will! i'm working on it and it will be one of my first posts next week, so be looking for it!

swim lessons - day 1 and 2

2011-06-21T12:55:00.002-05:00

day 1

yesterday was day 1. my mom took addison because i was scared (from past experience), and i just thought it'd be better if my mom took her. and my mom didn't mind.

i was all excited to see pictures and videos of the first day. but my mom didn't even get to see addison swim at all. the main teacher talked to the parents the whole time, so they didn't get to watch. my mom said she heard a few cries, but didn't think any were addison. and addison seemed fine and happy when my mom went to get her, so the lesson seemed to have gone well.

this is the only picture of the day, which was taken right before the lesson started.

day 2

oh, today. day 2. since yesterday seemed to have gone well (but i guess we really don't know), i decided i wanted to go. my mom and i were going to take addison, but chris wanted to go too, so my mom stayed back and chris and i took her.

addison didn't wake up in the best mood. the first thing she said was that she didn't want to go to swim lessons. but we talked about it some, and she kind of warmed up to the idea. kind of.

she had homework, which was to practice laying on her back like she's supposed to in the pool. we did that some on the carpet yesterday and this morning, and she was doing really well. i had high hopes for today.

we got there, and addison didn't really want to go in. as soon as the teachers came out and got in the pool, i handed addison to one and darted away.

and then the screaming and crying started. it wasn't that bad at moments. it was kind of on and off. sometimes a lot of the kids would be crying, so you couldn't tell which was which.

but addison cried just about the whole time.

they put the kids in life jackets so they could float on their backs. addison wasn't too fond of that, but she floated on her back for a while. since the parents/grandparents/whoever brings the kids have to stay hidden, these were the best pictures i got.

you can kind of see her floating. just barely. but she's there.

she sat on the stairs in the pool some, and i think that was when she was calmest.

and for your viewing pleasure, here's a video of today. i took a few videos, and just combined them. i thought it was pretty funny when the guy started crying along with her, because i totally do that sometimes. and then when he says "you're angry", i cracked up. ha. and then she got dunked. twice.

my mom is going to take addison tomorrow, and hopefully it will be better. i guess we'll see. even though addison cried most of the time, she still did what they were telling her to do, so that's good. i just hope she can have fun and not be upset.

i'll do a lesson recap on friday when it's all over. and i'll tell my swim lesson story. it's pretty funny.

wee bit wednesdays

2011-06-15T15:46:00.001-05:00

it's a nasty, rainy wednesday. and i have class tonight. boo. but it's wee bit wednesdays, which makes it {almost all} better!

{one} what color best describes you + why?
i'm never good at these! i'd say pale pink. it's a kind of shy and happy color.

{two} how have you changed in the past year?
hmmm. i'm not really sure how i've changed. i think i've started caring more about school, which is definitely a good thing.

{three} have you ever had any surgeries?
i had my wisdom teeth cut out. that's it!

{four} why did you start your blog?
i wanted a place to write about being a mommy and document everything that happened in addison's life. and i'm so glad i did!

{five} what are you looking forward to this summer?
going to the pool A LOT. and hopefully going to the beach!

{six} do you have any family traditions for the 4th of July?
my dad and i used to go to atlanta, but we haven't in a few years. i always loved doing that, and maybe we'll do it again when addison gets a little older.

{seven} what’s something new that you’ve tried in the past few months?
i started straightening my hair again some. that's really the only thing i can think of. it's kind of a new look, but i'm not that big of a fan. it takes more time and it gets messed up easier. i'll stick with curly :)

{eight} what is the perfect a/c temperature?
70ish. i like it to be cold.

{nine} what was the last movie you saw in the theater?
midnight in paris. i wasn't even sure what it was about, but i really liked it!

{ten} what song do you think everyone should hear at least once?
gosh i really don't know. i can't just pick one song. anything by john mayer is amazing.

finally pool time

2011-06-13T09:18:00.002-05:00

addison and i went to the pool for the first time this summer a few weeks ago. it's been so hot here lately that being in the pool is pretty much the only way to be outside comfortably.

we've been to the pool a lot these past few weeks, and it's been really nice. hopefully we'll keep going a lot. my goal is to go at least once a week.

we went with my friend mary and baby g, and it was baby g's first time in the pool! so exciting.

addison has done great with her puddlejumper. she sometimes wants to take it off and swim "by herself", which she can't exactly do yet. but i'll take it off and swim around the pool with her.

she starts swim lessons in a week. just one short week before she is traumatized (i'm being sarcastic here).

i'm actually kind of scared about her going, but i know it'll be ok. she's going to the same woman i went to, and i have been slightly scarred for life. it's funny now, but that first day of lessons scared the shit out of me. maybe i'll expand on that later. kind of a funny story. but i learned how to swim, and that's what matters, right?

my mom is going to take her the first day and then if she does well, i'll probably go for the rest of the week. the teacher doesn't allow the kids to see their parents during the lessons, which i think is pretty smart. but there's a little deck that the parents can sit at and not be seen. so i may just do that.

now we're off to the pool for our 1 pool day a week (hopefully there will be more though)!

touch a truck

2011-06-10T16:40:00.000-05:00

today was "touch a truck" day at the park close to my house.

i asked addison if she wanted to go this morning, and she said no. so i wasn't going to make her go.

i figured i'd give her another chance, so i asked again a little while later and she decided that she wanted to go.

so we went!

she got to sit in a police car. she tried to climb in the back, but i told her i never wanted her sitting in the back of a police car so i put her up front :)

one of the firetrucks had its huge ladder out. i never realized how high it goes!

addison got to sit in a firetruck too. those things are really high up! the firefighter had to put addison up in the seat. she loved it and didn't want to get down.

the tire on the firetruck was taller than addison...

and then the day turned a little sour. i tried to get addison to stand on the front of the firetruck so i could take her picture, and she just flipped out. she ended up sitting there, but she wasn't happy about it. she threw a huge fit, and i just had to laugh. and take some pictures of the breakdown.

i'm glad addison changed her mind and wanted to go! she had a good time, for the most part. and it gave me an opportunity to take fun pictures!

wee bit wednesdays

2011-06-08T11:15:00.000-05:00

i've been kind of MIA the past week. my granny went into the hospital and i've been trying to help out with everything going on, so i haven't made time to blog. i'm not going to go into details in this post, but maybe later. i figured i could do wee bit wednesdays though :)

{one} how many times have you been a bridesmaid/maid of honor?
i was a bridesmaid once. it was in my cousin's wedding a few years ago.

{two} what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night?
check facebook and twitter. it's a habit.

{three} you just won your dream vacation, all expenses paid. where are you going?
some amazing beach at some awesome resort where there aren't many people. white sand beaches with clear water. and i can get tan!

{four} what is your favorite outdoor activity?
i like being outside, but it's gotten so hot the past couple of weeks! addison and i have been going to the pool a lot this past week because we can be outside and be cool! we like playing at the park and going to the zoo too.

{five} as a child, what did you want to “be when you grew up”? did you end up there?
haha well at first, i wanted to be a cashier somewhere so i could scan stuff. i always thought that was so cool (and i worked at a few places where i got to do that. not as exciting as i thought it would be). when i got a little older, i wanted to be a meteorologist. i have always been obsessed with the weather (mainly because i'm scared of storms), and i thought i wouldn't be as scared if i knew what was going on. but i'm obviously not doing that!

{six} what are 3 things your dream home would have that you don’t currently have?
hmmm...a pool, a big kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and hardwood floors...and the list could go on and on.

{seven} what’s for dinner tonight?
i have no idea. my summer classes start tonight so i'll probably just pick something up on the way home.

{eight} if someone stopped by your house unannounced on a typical Saturday night, what would they find you doing?
probably just hanging out at home, working or watching tv.

{nine} what’s your average monthly water bill?
well i still live with my mom, so i have no idea!

{ten} what do you do to relax?
play on the computer, watch tv, or lay by the pool - without addison. i don't exactly get to relax if she's there too :)

another first

2011-06-01T11:32:00.000-05:00

today was addison's first dentist appointment.

she knew she was going to the dentist, but she didn't exactly know what was going to happen.

i told her they would play with her teeth, and she was excited about that.

the appointment was at 7:30, which was well before when both of us get up. but she woke up in a great mood and watched disney when we got to the dentist.

they called her back and she went fine. but as soon as it was time to lay in the chair, she freaked out. she finally did though, and she did great! there were a few times that she kinda freaked out, but overall it went really well!!

these were the only pictures i took while we were there. i felt a little weird taking pictures at the dentist office.

addison had no cavities and got to be the first in the no cavity club for june.

she even got a certificate!

and these were my attempts at getting a good picture of addison with her certificate. first, the fake smile...

then a better smile.

she goes back in 6 months and i hope it goes well then too! i'm sure it will. yay for clean teeth!

sidewalk chalk and bubbles

2011-05-30T08:16:00.000-05:00

it was so nice this weekend! actually kind of hot, but that's ok. better than cold and/or rainy.

we took advantage of the nice weather and had a little outdoor fun.

the only issue with going outside...cicadas.

if you don't know what they are, you are NOT missing out. and i'm pretty sure anyone and everyone that has had to deal with them will agree. there are so many and they are so loud. and ugly. SO ugly.

luckily, we weren't attacked by any while we played with our chalk and bubbles.

doing the bubbles has been a work in progress. addison usually tries to put the bubble blower thing on her mouth, which can't taste very good. but she's been learning, and probably not enjoying that taste, and she started blowing bubbles like a big girl!

i love my timing sometimes...

i'm so glad addison loves playing outside! it's so nice sometimes to just relax and let her do her thing.

a new first...

2011-05-28T09:14:00.001-05:00

my mom has a jeep.

she loves it.

it was actually my first car.

she bought it when i was 15 because i wanted a jeep.

and i drove it once i turned 16.

for about 2 months.

i don't know why exactly i stopped driving it, but my mom and i switched cars for some reason and i just continued to drive my mom's car.

i always had this theory that the jeep was out to kill me. the tire fell off once when i was driving, which was definitely an interesting and scary experience. and i had at least 1 flat tire while driving it for the short 2 months (there may have been another flat tire, but i can't remember).

so, my mom now drives the jeep.

she got another car after i had addison because she wanted something that she could drive addison around in.

but, addison is 2 and a half now. and she's big enough to ride in the jeep.

which, of course, i was kind of hesitant about.

yesterday, i put a carseat in it and we went for a drive.

and, duh, i took pictures.

addison loved it SO much.

she threw a huge fit when the ride was over. that made my mom extra happy.

i guess there will be lots more jeep rides in the future...

is that minnie mouse??

2011-05-27T11:12:00.000-05:00

addison got this adorable minnie mouse dress for her birthday. it was a little big then, but it fits her perfectly now.

she wasn't really into the whole smiling for the camera thing. so that's the best i could do.

and since mommy was taking pictures, addison wanted to take pictures too...

this was also the first day addison wore big girl undies. she had one accident, which was right after these pictures were taken. but that was the only accident we've had, and that was 2 days ago! so today will be her 3rd day, and hopefully she'll continue to do great! she isn't sleeping in undies just because i'm not sure if she's ready for that. but during the day she's been wonderful!

elephants!!

2011-05-26T12:05:00.000-05:00

being a member at the zoo rocks.

addison and i get in free, and we can bring a guest. fo free.

now that they're charging for parking, it's even better! we don't have to pay to park and neither does our guest.

so last week, we headed out to the zoo. and my friend jenna met us there.

let me just say, addison loves jenna. she'll ask about jenna at least once a day. and when we're with jenna, addison wants nothing to do with me.

so addison had a blast showing jenna around the zoo. it was packed though. there were a couple of schools that were there on a field trip, and then just lots more people. and it was hot.

but we made it through! i didn't take many pictures though.

jenna took these while we were walking to see the elephants and giraffes. addison was being really silly.

when we got to the elephants, they were so close!!

and as you can see, addison does love jenna. she demanded jenna carry her/hold her hand most of the day. when we left, we went to get sonic and addison wanted to sit in jenna's lap and eat.

i'm glad addison loves all of my friends and they love her too!

wee bit wednesdays

2011-05-25T12:57:00.000-05:00

it's wednesday again! and you know what that means...

{one} what’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?
i've never been on any horrible dates, luckily.

{two} if you could be any other person for one day, who would it be?
hmmm. this is a hard one. maybe someone famous, just to know what it's like!

{three} what is your favorite kind of cheese?
i really love cheese. i eat SO much. i think mozzarella and feta are my favorites.

{four} do you remember your 1st grade teacher?
of course! her name was mrs. jones. i don't remember much about the class though.

{five} who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?
i'd have to say my mom. i can call and rant with her :)

{six} were you ever in a school talent show?
nope. i don't know what i would have done in a talent show. and i probably would have been really nervous.

{seven} who is your favorite fictional character?
i really can't think of one off the top of my head.

{eight} can you open your eyes underwater?
i can, but i don't like to. i used to all the time when i was younger, but it hurts now. i do it sometimes, but not often.

{nine} do you look at the keyboard when you type?
nope. the only time i look is when i put my fingers on the keys, if that.

{ten} when was the last time you took a nap?
yesterday, actually. i seriously never nap. i always want to, but i have so much i feel like i need to get done that i never end up taking one. and i usually wake up in a bad mood because i want to sleep more. ha! but i was really tired yesterday, so i took a little nap.

i survived. and didn't pass out.

2011-05-24T13:50:00.001-05:00

i don't remember if i blogged about giving blood before. if i did, sorry for the repeat story.

i don't even know the last time i gave blood. it was within the last year, but that's all i remember about the when.

my dad gives blood pretty much as often as he can. i used to go with him when i was younger. of course i wouldn't give blood, but i'd just sit and watch and talk to him.

once i got old enough, and got up the courage {i really hate needles. and just the thought of giving blood makes me queasy}, i would go to actually give. but the first couple times i went, my iron level was too low to give.

i'd be lying if i said i wasn't relieved that i couldn't give. but, alas, i went a couple times later and my iron level was high enough.

and i gave blood. and i survived.

if you know my dad, you know that he's goofy and likes to pick on me. i guess that comes with being an only child {which i'm not anymore, but i still get picked on.} i've learned his ways, and i pick on him just as much as he does me now. so when we give blood together, he always makes funny faces like it's hurting him or something. which makes me laugh, but i'm still a little uneasy about it.

the last time i went, i wouldn't say it went that great.

i wasn't very smart about it and hadn't had much of a dinner the night before. i had lunch right before we went, but that didn't really help.

i got really light headed and they had to put my legs up in the air. haha. i just wanted them to take the needle out and be done, but no. they kept going. i got through it but i laid there for a while after. i seriously felt like i was going to pass out. which has never happened to me before, but i was sure that was the day. when i finally got up, i wasn't feeling great but i didn't pass out. i ended up just lounging around at home the rest of the day.

today my dad and i went to give blood, and it wasn't as eventful as last time {which i consider to be a good thing}.

we got breakfast before we went, which definitely helped.

i was done by the time it was my dad's turn, so that was good. i did felt great during the whole thing, but right at the end when they were finishing up i started to get light headed. i asked to lay down, and i felt much better. i sat up again after a few minutes. and then i got really light headed and laid down a second time. i just waited until my dad was done, and i felt fine.

now i know that i'll probably get light headed no matter what, but that's ok. i survived. and i know i'm doing something good. even though i will always be nervous every time i go, i still want to continue to go. you never know when something may happen and you or someone you know will need blood.

oh, and i get to wear this cool thing on my arm. and make weird looking faces while taking pictures. awesome. the bandage even matches my chicago bulls shirt. score!!

forced friends

2011-05-20T16:13:00.001-05:00

sometimes, when friends have kids, those kids become friends. it may be a little forced, but hey, who doesn't want their friends kids to be friends? {get that?}

addison has a new friend, whether she likes it or not. but don't worry, she likes it. she's actually getting really interested in him. she likes "baby g". i'm excited about her teaching him stuff. good and bad, of course. you're welcome mary.

oh, and i hate having to use flash. but there was no light. and i had to capture the moment.

and she climbed in his carseat. just like she does every time mary brings him over.

new friends are always so exciting!!

wee bit wednesdays

2011-05-18T15:54:00.000-05:00

{one} do you watch the history channel? if so, what’s your favorite program?
not much. the only show i watch on there is pawn stars.

{two} what is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
rain makes me really tired, so i usually just lounge around. maybe watch a movie.

{three} what does your dream house look like?
i don't really know! i see lots of houses i like, but i don't know exactly what my dream house looks like,

{four} what state were you born in?
tennessee.

{five} do you have a change jar? if so, what do you use it for when it gets full?
nope. i used to throw my change in a little container, but i stopped for some reason. i would probably just buy myself something. it'd most likely be pennies, so it wouldn't amount to much.

{six} what’s the first website you look at when you get on the computer?
blogger or facebook.

{seven} what is your favorite breakfast?
well, i'm not really a breakfast person. i like cereal for a quick breakfast. if i'm going out for breakfast, i love waffle house. some people think it's nasty, but i think it's delicious.

{eight} what’s the most memorable trip you’ve ever taken?
hmm. i'm not sure what my most memorable trip is. i went to london when i was younger and that was pretty awesome.

{nine} do you prefer your coffee black or with cream/milk/sugar?
i don't really ever drink coffee, but when i do i load it with creamer.

{ten} have you ever done a professional photo shoot?
i did the glamor shots when i was younger, but that's it.

b's {blog} boutique

2011-05-16T10:01:00.002-05:00

now that the semester is over, i can start designing blogs again! so, my waitlist at b's {blog} boutique is now open for the summer.

if you'd like to get on the waitlist, just email me at bailey.touchton@gmail.com.

wee bit wednesdays

2011-05-11T13:25:00.001-05:00

i'm finally done with school! yay! well, at least for now. summer classes start in june, and i'm taking the GMAT. so i have to study for that until class starts. but i'm just glad to be done for a little while!! and i spent part of my first day free at the pool. i need to get rid of the ghost look i've got going on.

now on to wee bit wednesdays!

{one} what profession have you always admired?
teachers. i've always wanted to be a math teacher, but i don't think i have the patience.

{two} what would the title of your memoir/biography be if it was written today?
ha i have no clue. i'm no good at coming up with creative names for things.

{three} how far do you commute to work?
well, i don't work. but my commute for school is about 30 minutes each way. not sure how far exactly.

{four} are your earlobes attached or detached?
attached.

{five} do you eat the unpopped kernels of popcorn at the bottom of the bag?
nope. especially not with braces!

{six} what is the strangest gift you’ve ever received?
well my dad got me a toothbrush for christmas one year. i couldn't come up with anything for him to get me, so i figured he'd just give me money. i was wrong. but it's a nice electric toothbrush and i use it now. so thanks dad!

{seven} what is one tv show that you wish hadn’t been cancelled?
hmmm. i don't really know. it'd be pretty awesome if saved by the bell was still on!!

{eight} what is something that you are saving money for right now?
nothing right now.

{nine} what hobby would you like to take up?
knitting. i learned how to, and enjoyed it. i need to start again.

{ten} how many times a year do you get really dressed up?
probably none. at least not really dressed up. i try to not look homeless when i leave the house, but it happens sometimes :)

finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

2011-05-10T09:07:00.000-05:00

it's here.

finally.

actually, it was here almost 2 weeks ago.

i got it the day it came out.

but, i didn't start using it until last monday. it was hard to hold back, but i had so much to do for school that i knew i didn't need an additional distraction.

it's beautiful.

i'm in love.

via

so worth the wait.

i even got the pink bumper for it. there's no way i was going to cover up any of that white!!

just another day at the zoo

2011-05-09T11:12:00.001-05:00

over easter break, addison and i made a trip out to the zoo. just me and her.

i haven't gotten to take her to the zoo by myself, so i was really excited to have a mommy/daughter day.

with my camera in tow, we headed out to the zoo.

her favorite animals at the zoo are the monkeys. they're pretty close to the entrance/exit, so she got to see them a few times while we were there.

i tried to get her to pose by the meerkats, but she didn't want to.

they have a little petting zoo where you can pet goats. only one goat was out of their little blocked off area, and i felt kind of bad for it. all the kids descended on it. but it didn't really seem to mind.

my mom loves flamingos, if you didn't already know. the zoo added flamingos fairly recently, and addison has a new love for them. she can now say flamingo, and it's so cute! i was able to get her to pose with them after about 50 tries.

we hung out in the alligator room for a while because no one was in there and addison wanted a snack. i don't think she really cares for the alligators, but they play music and addison likes to dance to it.

and she's really into jumping lately. sometimes she'll try to jump instead of walk. she's a silly one.

it was a really fun day, and i can't wait to make lots of trips to the zoo this summer! which is almost here, by the way. only one more exam tomorrow, and i'm free!! well, not really, but that's ok. at least i'll just be done with the semester :)

wee bit wednesdays

2011-05-04T11:30:00.000-05:00

it's that day of the week again!

{one} when was the last time you used a pay phone (if ever)?
gosh i don't even know. i'm sure i've used one at some point, but i can't remember when.

{two} did you ever fail a subject in school?
nope.

{three} where do you go to get your favorite hamburger/cheeseburger?
well i don't eat any meat, so i wouldn't know. and even when i did, i didn't like hamburgers. i'm a picky eater.

{four} have you ever served jury duty?
nope. hopefully i won't ever have to. knock on wood.

{five} how old were you when you moved out of your parents’ house?
well i moved out when i was 18, moved back in, moved out, and then moved back in. ha. lots of moving.

{six} what is your favorite color to wear?
i love to wear white or black, but i've been trying to venture out and wear more colors and patterns.

{seven} do you have a pair of shoes that you wear all the time?
i got a new pair of sandals and i love them! i have a feeling i'll wear them a lot this summer. and i love my rainbows too. and my toms. i think i may becoming a shoe person.

{eight} do you enjoy talk radio?
not really. i like listening to music.

{nine} if you could turn one unhealthy food into a healthy one, what food would it be?
probably pasta or mexican. i eat both of those a lot.

{ten} who is the best speaker you’ve ever heard in person?
hmmmm. i don't know. i haven't heard many people speak, and i can't think of who was the best.

last day of class!!

2011-05-03T12:05:00.001-05:00

today is the official last day of class.

i'm so excited to get this day over with.

i had 2 papers due today, which was a joy. one was 15 pages and the other was 12 pages. and i had a huge test. and a presentation.

big day.

i've already taken the test and turned in one of the papers. the presentation is done and the other paper is finished and printed.

i feel a whole lot better now.

i still have to go to my night class, but it's the last time i have my super long day.

woo hoo!

i have finals thursday, friday, and next tuesday, but i'm not too worried about those. i was just really looking forward to getting today over with.

oh, and guess what i got!

the new white iphone 4.

and i'm in love.

i got it the day it came out, but just opened it yesterday. i had so much to do over the weekend, and i knew if i opened it i'd just play with it. i was planning on opening it tonight, but i couldn't wait.

it's so pretty! i'm so glad i waited.

only one more week and i'm done with the semester!

wee bit wednesdays

2011-04-27T11:08:00.000-05:00

it's wednesday again! i'm super busy with school because it's almost the end of the semester!! but the end is in sight. yay!

{one} have you ever been stuck in an elevator?
yes. once. i was at a softball tournament and i got stuck in an elevator at our hotel with a few of my teammates. one girl flipped out. i was ok though. the power didn't go out or anything, and we got out within 10 minutes.

{two} have you ever ridden on an elephant?
i have! i rode one when i was younger at a zoo.

{three} have you ever met a well known celebrity?
well let's see, i met ashlee simpson at a concert because i won tickets and a meet and greet. and lorrie morgan picked me up at chuck-e-cheese when i fell off something when i was little.

{four} do you have any food allergies?
nope.

{five} do you know how to sew?
i can sew, but not exactly well. i usually need a little guidance.

{six} did you get an allowance when you were young?
yes i did!

{seven} how often do you fill up your gas tank?
probably once a week. i drive a lot to school, so i have to fill up often. hopefully i won't have to fill up as much this summer.

{eight} have you ever been stung by a jelly fish?
nope, luckily.

{nine} have you ever been robbed?
i've never been robbed, but i've had a couple things stolen from me. it's a horrible feeling.

{ten} what is the worst haircut you’ve ever had?
well, i thought it'd be a great idea to chop off all my hair when i was in 5th grade. i looked like a boy. it didn't bother me then though. but when i look back now, i realize i looked super goofy.

happy easter!

2011-04-24T16:20:00.000-05:00

yesterday we went to addison's first ever, official, for real easter egg hunt.

it was at the zoo.

i was excited. and a little nervous.

they had one in the morning and one in the early afternoon, and we went to the morning one. we figured it would be hotter and more crowded at the later one. and since we went to the earlier one, we got to walk around the zoo for a little bit before addison got tired.

let me just tell you, addison rocked!

we started out the morning like this...

...which made me a little worried.

but she perked up and was ready to hunt for some eggs!

one of addison's little buddies was there with his family, so she had a little friend.

don't think i'm crazy, but we had practiced some with her in the back yard earlier in the week. not so she'd win and be the best egg hunter ever, but because she had never done anything like that before, so we wanted her to kind of know what she was doing.

and she was awesome! she got out there and picked up eggs like she had been doing it all her life. her age group was 2 and under, so there weren't any older kids pushing everyone around. and there were tons of eggs. the way they did it was that the eggs didn't have anything in them, but you turned your eggs in after you finished and everyone got the same little goodie bag. i really liked that because no matter how many eggs you got, you still got the same thing. addison filled her basket about half way up, and then we stopped. she took her time towards the end and would just watch everyone else.

it was a lot of fun, and i'm really glad we went! they had a lot of other activities for the kids to do, as well as the same ole zoo stuff, which addison loves. we'll definitely be going back next year if they have it.

hope everyone has a happy easter!!

dyeing eggs

2011-04-22T14:08:00.000-05:00

this morning addison dyed some easter eggs.

i'm extremely surprised we didn't end up with a huge mess.

but luckily, she was great and didn't turn blue, green, orange, or pink.

she did such a good job! i love that she's old enough to have fun doing this stuff now!

now all we have left is to go to an easter egg hunt, which we're doing in the morning. i'm excited and nervous at the same time. we'll see how it goes! i'm sure she'll do just fine.

wee bit wednesdays

2011-04-20T12:13:00.002-05:00

yay! it's wednesday again! i missed the new glee last night because i was in class (boo!), so i'm catching up right now. oh how i love glee. don't you??

now on to wee bit wednesdays...

{one} how often do you do laundry?
about once a week.

{two} what is your favorite type of cookie?
definitely my granny's chocolate chip cookies.

{three} what would you do with an extra $2000 per month?
save it. and then use it when i get out of school to move out.

{four} what was/is your favorite subject in school?
math. for sure. i love math.

{five} have you ever ridden in a hot air balloon?
i remember standing in line to ride in one, but i didn't. i don't think i ever have. i could be wrong. clearly i don't remember.

{six} what was your high school mascot?
bison.

{seven} if you had the chance to go into space, would you?
hmm. not sure. i kind of always wanted to be like zenon, so maybe. it'd be pretty cool.

{eight} how often do you go dancing?
pretty much never. i'm not a dancer.

{nine} would you rather drive or fly?
if it's not far, i don't mind driving. but i'm not really a fan of extremely long road trips.

{ten} have you ever been caught re-gifting?
i haven't ever been caught (knock on wood), but i have re-gifted. haha. is that tacky??

wee bit wednesdays -- and a bit more

2011-04-13T13:39:00.000-05:00

ok, first off, what's the deal with photobucket?? i'm sorry if you're having issues too with your images. i'm hoping they'll all be back up soon. their site says it will be back up by late tonight, so i'm hoping that's true. sorry for any inconvenience. i had no idea until i looked at my blog yesterday afternoon.

and, another thing. i let my domain name expire because i was going to renew with blogger (i got it through godaddy first), and before i could get it through blogger, someone snatched it up! how rude. so it's back to ole blogspot.com for now.

on to wee bit wednesdays...

{one} have you ever fainted?
nope.

{two} what is your favorite casino game?
well i've never been to a casino, but i like to play poker.

{three} do you have a good sense of direction?
pretty good, i think. i get it from my dad :)

{four} laptop or desktop?
laptop. i like being able to sit in my comfy chair and watch tv and be on my computer all at the same time.

{five} what is your go-to hair style when having a bad hair day?
just pulling it up. either in a ponytail or a bun.

{six} do you read the newspaper on a daily basis?
nope. i just read sale papers on sunday.

{seven} do you have a favorite celebrity chef?
i like fabio from top chef. he just makes me laugh.

{eight} what tv show would you like to make a guest appearance on?
either modern family or the office. i love both of those shows.

{nine} do you have satellite radio in your car?
nope. i'm fine with just the plain ole radio.

{ten} what was the last movie that made you cry?
oh i don't remember. probably some movie that i shouldn't have cried during, but i'm a softy.

how i feel...

2011-04-12T08:49:00.000-05:00

...about still having braces.

i went to the ortho yesterday and my braces are still on today. i'll have them for at least 6 more weeks. if my teeth are perfect in 6 weeks, they'll schedule me to have them taken off, which could be another 6 weeks later. hopefully not that long though!! but at least my teeth are straight and i'm on the home stretch!

making butterflies

2011-04-11T12:19:00.000-05:00

when i tagged along to addison's zoo class while i was on spring break, they made little butterflies. they were super cute, and really easy to make! and cheap :)

my mom thought it'd be cute to make them for family and friends, so we did a few weekends ago.

you need:
washable markers
coffee filters (we just used the cheapo ones)
clothespins
magnet strips (if you want them to be magnetic to go on the fridge)
pipe cleaners
hot glue gun
spray bottle

i gave addison a coffee filter and just let her color all over it. she colored more in the middle, so i had to help her color the outside (the outside is what shows the most, so you want it to be colorful). you just have to color on one side of the filter (addison would flip it over and try to color on the other side. silly girl).

i told addison to get excited, and she did! i think it's hilarious that she still does her get excited thing. she's been doing it since before she turned 1!

she had a big time coloring...

after she finished coloring, i put each coffee filter on an old dish towel and sprayed it down with water (using the spray bottle). we had a little drying rack thing that i laid them on to dry, but you could just lay them on paper towels or something similar.

once they were dry, i scrunched one up (just pinch the center of the filter and pull the top and bottom together. it's hard to explain, but once you do it you'll understand). then i clipped the clothespin to hold it. my mom thought it'd be cute to add a pipe cleaner as it's antenna or whatever. so she wrapped it around a pencil (you can use pretty much anything similar, and you can make them bigger or smaller depending on the look you want!). then we clipped this in the clothespin too! we used the hot glue gun to seal the clothespin shut so it wouldn't open, and then used the hot glue gun again to put the magnet strip on the back.

and the finished products!

they're really cute, and fun to make! we made a few at a time because addison would get tired of coloring, so it was a process. but it's super easy!!

have fun :)

you know it's easter time when...

2011-03-31T14:52:00.001-05:00

...you see these in the store.

and they last in your house for about 18 seconds. or at least that's how it is in my house.

potty and big girl bed

2011-03-25T12:08:00.000-05:00

i have been such the slacker.

i'm really going to try and be better. school has just been a lot this semester. i won't bore you when that. maybe in another post :)

so, addison is potty training now. we've been at it for about a week now, and she has some on and off days. we're trying pullups, and she seems to like them.

she doesn't really tell me when she needs to potty, so we're trying to work on that. i'll just sit her on the potty every so often and sometimes i get lucky.

we also got a travel potty. i've only used it a couple of times, but it's made traveling and having to go potty so much easier.

addison is also in a big girl bed now!! my mom got a twin bed frame, so we put that together about a week and a half ago while she was at mdo. my mom got a headboard and footboard, but those need to be painted so we just have the bed frame for now.

she has been doing fabulous in it!! she hasn't figured out how to escape yet (knock on wood). her bed is in the corner, so we only have to use 1 bed rail.

she seems to love being in a big girl bed! and i like it too because i can crawl in bed with her in the morning to wake her up :)

and it means i get to redecorate her room a bit. still working on that though. i'll post pictures when it's done (if that ever happens).

wee bit wednesdays

2011-03-23T11:06:00.003-05:00

i'm slacking...i know. sorry!! hopefully i'll have some pictures to post soon, but until then, it's wednesday!!

{one} what was your first job?
i worked at dollar general. exciting, huh?

{two} have you ever seen a stand up comedian?
i've seen ralphie may and daniel tosh. daniel tosh was my fav :)

{three} when was the last time you played mini golf?
oh wow. i don't even remember. it's been forever.

{four} what was the last picture you took?
i took pictures the other night when i went out with my friends. but just on my phone.

{five} burnt food: yes or no?
um no. gross.

{six} if you have a pocket full of change, what do you do with it?
my purse is full of change, and i don't really do anything with it. i just let it sit there.

{seven} can you touch your tongue to your nose?
no. i'm not that talented.

{eight} do you scrapbook?
nope. i always wanted to, but i kind of see this blog as a digital scrapbook.

{nine} do you buy lottery tickets?
i've bought a few, but not recently. i guess i can't say i hope i win the lottery when i don't even buy tickets!

{ten} do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it?
a little of both.

wee bit wednesdays

2011-03-16T11:56:00.000-05:00

it's wednesday again!!

{one} scruffy or clean shaven?
no preference.

{two} what’s your favorite sundae topping?
i don't really eat sundaes. is that weird?

{three} do you own slippers?
i used to wear slippers all the time, but i don't anymore. i usually just wear socks.

{four} did you ever have a tree house?
nope.

{five} how you do relieve stress?
listening to music or working out.

{six} what’s your favorite dr. seuss book?
the foot book is one of mine and addison's favorites. addison really loves there's a wocket in my pocket too.

{seven} have you ever taken dance classes?
i did when i was younger.

{eight} which do you use more: the thesaurus or the dictionary?
the thesaurus. definitely.

{nine} what’s your favorite form of exercise?
doing circuits.

{ten} what’s the longest you’ve ever waited in line?
i'm really not sure. i'm not a fan of waiting in line, so it probably wasn't very long.

zoo days

2011-03-14T11:51:00.000-05:00

my mom signed addison up for a few weeks of classes at the zoo. they're on thursdays while i'm in school, so my mom gets to take her and have some addison/gigi time. they get to color, read books, sing songs, and meet animals!

this past week, since i was on spring break, i got to join them! it was really fun. my mom isn't able to take many pictures when she goes by herself because addison wants to sit with her the whole time, but since i was there, i could take some pictures!

it was cold and kind of rainy that day, so the zoo was pretty dead. we walked around outside for a minute after class, but we didn't stay long. addison loves the monkeys, so she wanted to go see them. unfortunately they don't like cold weather so they were inside. she said "where monkeys go?" constantly when we went to where the monkeys were supposed to be. and she kept asking for the rest of the day. she's a silly girl!

my new obsession

2011-03-11T10:10:00.001-06:00

i really wanted a pair of TOMS for christmas, but i couldn't make up my mind on which ones i wanted and i didn't know what size i'd be. so i kept putting it off, until i finally went somewhere that sold them and tried on a pair. i figured out the size i needed, but they didn't have the color i wanted. so i ordered them online.

and i'm in love with them.

they are so comfy.

and i think i want 2351332532 more pairs!

i got the olive ones (top) but i'm thinking about getting another pair. these are my favorites!!

and i don't want to leave addison out...

i love all of these for her. she may get a pair too!

all found on the TOMS website.

do you have a pair of TOMS? if so, which ones? do you love them as much as i do??

wee bit wednesdays

2011-03-09T12:57:00.003-06:00

sorry i haven't blogged in the past almost week. i've been in kind of a funk so i haven't been motivated to do much, let alone blog. but since i'm on spring break, we have something fun planned for tomorrow so i'll definitely blog about it and post pictures!!

and here's the one thing you can pretty much count on every week...wee bit wednesdays!!

{one} what color is your kitchen?
it's hard to explain. kinda red, but with some brown/tan. that probably doesn't sound like a pretty color, but it is!

{two} do you have a good luck charm?
nope.

{three} do you prefer to write with a pen or pencil?
i use pens most of the time, but on tests and things that i know i'll need to erase i use a pencil.

{four} can you use chopsticks?
yup. i'm not an expert, but i can use them.

{five} do you prefer baths or showers?
definitely showers. a bath can be relaxing though. i haven't taken a bath in forever. don't worry, i have showered though :)

{six} what is your favorite salad dressing?
thousand island is probably my favorite on salads. i like the ginger dressing at the sushi places, too.

{seven} can you sing the alphabet backwards?
i've never tried. it would probably take me a while.

{eight} do you have any allergies?
nothing big. just the usual seasonal stuff.

{nine} crunchy or creamy peanut butter?
creamy.

{ten} have you ever hitch hiked?
um no. and i don't think i ever will. scary!!

photo booth fun

2011-03-03T09:17:00.001-06:00

addison and i had a fun time playing on photo booth yesterday. and i found a cute picture from a while ago too. she makes the funniest faces! she'll say "cheese!" and smile really big. and then she started playing with her tongue.

wee bit wednesdays

2011-03-02T10:41:00.000-06:00

it's that time again! and i only have one more day of class left before spring break!

{one} do you wear holey jeans? if so, do you buy them that way?
i used to buy them that way. back in the day when i worked at abercrombie. now i realize how stupid it was to pay more for jeans with holes in them!

{two} do you get a full 8 hours of sleep per night?
no. i think i get about 7 hours most nights. which is pretty close. i wish i could sleep for 10-12 hours. i love me some sleep!

{three} what’s your favorite way to eat an oreo?
no special way. i just eat it!

{four} do you wear shoes in your house?
sometimes. if i'm in comfy shoes, i'll usually wear them without thinking about it.

{five} who would you call first if you won the lottery?
my mom!

{six} have you ever been in a food fight?
no. i remember some guys trying to start one when i was in middle school though.

{seven} do you snore?
nope.

{eight} do you know how fast you type?
i'm not sure. i took a typing class a few semesters ago and i think i type pretty fast.

{nine} can you do a headstand (without using a wall)?
um no. not unless i'm in the pool!

{ten} how do you like your popcorn?
with a lot of butter! i love butter.

too lazy to take real pictures

2011-02-28T10:37:00.000-06:00

not saying that these are fake pictures, but they aren't as good as ones taken with my camera.

things have been busy/crazy around here, with addison getting new sicknesses quite frequently.

but i figured you were getting bored with my word filled posts, and wanted to see pictures of her! so here are some random pictures taken on my phone over the past couple of weeks.

yummy donut holes...

stuck in her car...

swinging in the back yard...

one of the many sick pictures (can't really tell she's sick though)...

finally digging into the valentine's day cookie...

lunch at chickfila...

cuddling with an owl pillow at target...

that's it for now! hope everyone has a great day! i'm going to try and stay dry here. lots of rain throughout the day (and a tornado watch until 1 this afternoon. joy.)

and there's more...

2011-02-25T16:27:00.000-06:00

addison started getting better monday. she wasn't as fussy and was starting to get back to her normal self.

and then thursday she had nasty gooey stuff coming out of her eyes. it wasn't a ton, but enough to where i had to clean it out every once in a while.

and then my mom said it was probably pink eye.

great.

so i got up early this morning and called to get addison an appointment with the doctor. when i got her up, her eyes wouldn't open because of the goo. she didn't freak out or anything though. she let my mom and i clean it off.

and off to the doctor we went. sure enough, she has pink eye in both eyes. poor girl.

it really doesn't seem to bother her. except when i had to put the eye drops in. she didn't like that.

hopefully the drops will work and it will go away in the next couple of days.

and hopefully we've got all the sickness out for the year!!

wee bit wednesdays

2011-02-23T11:44:00.000-06:00

i've been slacking on blogging this past week. sorry! i've been super busy with school and addison. she's been sick on and off and we're trying to get her back to normal. hopefully i'll be back to blogging regularly soon! but for now...

{one} do you always wear your seatbelt in the car?
yup! i'm pretty good about that.

{two} do you crack your knuckles?
not very often. usually when i'm bored or nervous.

{three} what is your favorite flavor of gum?
i love orbit gum. probably spearmint or something like that. i can't chew gum now though because of my braces :(

{four} what is your favorite piece of jewelry that you own?
a silver ring i got soon after addison was born. it has my initials engraved in it.

{five} who is your best friend?
hmmmm. i have a lot of really close friends. i can't choose just one!

{six} what is your favorite smell?
well, i really like the smell of gasoline and sharpies. is that normal?

{seven} what is your favorite lunch meat?
i don't eat meat anymore. but when i did, i didn't really eat any lunch meat.

{eight} do you still have your tonsils?
yes.

{nine} do you untie your shoes before you take them off?
sometimes. depends on how tired i am.

{ten} what color is your car?
black. and pretty dirty. looking forward to the rain giving it a nice bath tomorrow :)

wakey wakey!

2011-02-17T13:42:00.001-06:00

i just love getting addison up. i love her bed head and everything.

just one of the joys of being a mommy :)

wee bit wednesdays

2011-02-16T21:31:00.000-06:00

i almost forgot to do wee bit wednesdays!! it's pretty late, but i got it in :)

{one} what is your favorite breakfast food?
i don't really do breakfast, but when i do, i love waffle house and star bagel. i get hashbrowns and cheese eggs at waffle house. and at star bagel, i get a plain bagel with spicy cucumber cream cheese. it isn't spicy, and it doesn't taste like cucumber. and it's really good!

{two} how many pairs of shoes do you currently own?
hmmm. well i own probably 12 or so, but i don't wear all of them. my collection is growing though :)

{three} city or country?
it varies. some days i think it'd be cool to live in the city, and others i'd prefer the country.

{four} what is your favorite part of your job?
getting to know all different kinds of bloggers!

{five} what is your favorite junk food to snack on?
i can't think of just one. i'm trying to not snack on junk food anymore, but i'd say any sort of chips and dip. or little candies, like m&ms or something like that.

{six} have you ever been mentioned in the newspaper?
i think so. something for school. don't know if it was a club or sport or what.

{seven} do you use post-it notes?
yes!

{eight} do you have freckles?
a few. they aren't that noticeable though.

{nine} is it okay for men to wear pink?
ya. why not? if they think they can pull it off, go for it!

{ten} when was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
i have no idea. i used to write a lot of notes in high school, so probably then.

v-day gifts

2011-02-16T09:06:00.000-06:00

addison was spoiled on valentine's day. what can i say?

she got a cookie, and my mom and i got one too :)

addison got a minnie dvd, an abby cadabby dvd, a lion, a little pink jacket, a pair of crocs (and she's going to get another pair too. i just waited until the last minute and couldn't find ones i liked), minnie socks, a cookie, and candy, of course!!

addison can turn anything into a phone. she wasn't a fan of the crocs, but i think she was just in a grumpy mood.

now i just have to figure out something for the easter bunny to bring her!