The Ledyard Girls

Dawson's 4th Birthday Party

2009-09-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

Sunday afternoon we went to my nephew, Dawson's, birthday party at Pump it up. All the kids, and even some of the adults, had a great time playing. The sweet birthday boy.

Dawson and Brianna. I am not sure what Brianna's face is about in the picture!

Playing with the hula hoop.

Sassy girl!

Regan and Addison going down the big slide.

Regan looking so happy to be taking a picture with her mom.

Addison, Makenna, and Dawson goofing around.

Silly girls

Keller Wild West Fest

2009-09-26T19:29:00.001-07:00

Brianna and my nieces danced at Wild West Fest today. They did an awesome job! This was Brianna's very first performance, and I couldn't believe how excited she was. I was so proud of her! Addie and my nephew Dawson.

Daddy and Bri waiting for her turn.

Brianna and Avery

I love this pose!

Hugs from Mom for good luck.

Avery, Brianna, and Makenna. Sweet cousins!

It was a little hotter than I expected. We tried to make sure we kept Addie in the shade as much as possible.

Brianna with her dancing buddies.

Addie really didn't care to sit in her stroller the whole time. Nana, my mom, took pity on her and held her for a little while.

Mommy and Addie.

I really didn't get many pictures of the girls on stage, but this is the one that turned out the best.

Allison, Brianna, and Avery.

Can you tell we really like pumpkins?

2009-09-26T19:10:00.000-07:00

I love Halloween and Fall. We decided to go ahead and decorate this weekend. Brianna had such a good time helping me! I bought some candy corn flavored Hershey kisses and I can't quite eating them. They are so good!

Lost Tooth

2009-09-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

Brianna finally lost her first tooth. This tooth has been loose for a while and it was just barely hanging on. Jason decided it was time to come out and he thought he would try the old string trick. Brianna thought the idea was great at first.

But then she changed her mind quickly!

She is trying to tell Daddy no while her lips were held together tightly!!!!!!!

Then she decided she would try to pull the tooth out herself.

Daddy thought he would give it a try with his hand, but she kept jerking back every time he got close.

After about 30 minutes Brianna(and Mommy and Daddy) was starting get tired and laid back while she kept working on that darn tooth.

After another 20 minutes and lots tears and prayers to be brave, Mommy took matters into her own hands and jerked the tooth out before she could stop me. Look how red her eyes are.

Cuddles from Daddy made everything better.

She put her tooth under her pillow, and the Tooth Fairy was very good to her, because by the time she made it to our house, all she had left was twenty dollar bill! We told Brianna it was only for her first tooth! Hopefully when she loses her next tooth there will be a little less drama!

BRIANNA'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

2009-08-25T17:21:00.000-07:00

Well, we actually made it through the first day! Brianna did great and she really seemed to be excited this morning, and she woke up bright and early on her own, which pretty much has never happened with her. She just asked me to be sure and pick her up after school, and to have Daddy come if I was too tired! I told I would never be too tired to pick her up. Jason and I barely made it out the front doors before the tears hit, but I think we did pretty well. I was so excited to go get her this afternoon. I kept myself busy all morning, but after lunch time dragged by a little slowly. Eating breakfast.

All ready to go! Doesn't she look cute!

On the ride to school.

Brianna and Daddy in front of her school.

Brianna and Daddy walking in. I was starting to get a little teary at this point.

Brianna in front of her locker-she was really excited to have a locker.

In front of her teacher's sign.

At her desk.

Getting to work.

I snapped this last picture as we were about to walk away. I am so proud of my big Kindergarten girl.

Lake Whitney

2009-08-21T19:46:00.000-07:00

Well, I am finally getting around to posting about our trip to Lake Whitney two weeks ago. Jason's family rented a lake house for a few days. We got there Thursday and came home on Sunday afternoon. We had a nice time, but were very tired and ready to come home and crash! While, the house was big enough to accommodate all of us, it was a little less than clean and very dusty and musty! My allergies were awful for a week after we got home. I think we all made the most of it, and enjoyed being together! We swam, rode on the boat, had water balloon fights, played games, made smores, and ate a lot of great food! I somehow managed to get some of my pictures out of order, but you get the general idea! Brianna and Nathan making crazy faces with smores all over them.

I don't think Brianna has ever had a smore, and she LOVED it!

Daddy had to help get the marshmallow toasted just right.

Addie sitting with Joey and his girlfriend Kelsey.

Uncle Mark with Lindsey, Nathan, and Brianna.

Uncle Kirk let Brianna drive the boat!

Natalie and Brianna.

Mommy and Addison. Addison loved riding on the boat, but did not like the life jacket at all.

Brianna and Addison

Brianna really took to swimming while we were there. Thank you Uncle Jeff for getting her to try! At the beginning of the summer she would freak if her head went under water. She was adamant that she did not want swim lessons! Now she is so brave and has no fear. Jason took her swimming this week and she was jumping off the sides all by herself. I am so glad she has gotten over her fear!

Kelsey, Lauren, Lindsey and Addie digging for shells. Later, Lindsey cut her finger on a piece of glass and they stopped digging in the dirt after that.

2009-08-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Addie is really starting to take after her big sister! She loves purses, makeup, jewelery,dresses, and tea parties! Such a little girly girl!

American Girl Store

2009-08-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

We took a quick trip to the American Girl store with one of Brianna's friends, Sarah, and her mom. We didn't stay long, but the girls had a great looking around. Brianna wants to go back for her birthday, and she had fun picking stuff out to get next time. We love American girls!

Block Party

2009-08-01T19:06:00.000-07:00

We had a little block party and cookout with some of our wonderful neighbors. It was so much fun getting to know each other better and let the kids play together. Brianna loved playing with her friend Savannah. Jason smoked ribs and they were awesome! I gave one to Addie and she loved it. I really thought she would just chew on it a little bit, but she was ripping the meat right off! Her daddy was so proud! She was very upset when daddy took the rib away though.

Outdoor fun

2009-08-01T18:51:00.000-07:00

We have had a few nice days here that have allowed us to play outside a little. My girls just love playing outdoors! Isn't amazing with all the toys kids have, playing with boxes can be just as much fun!

Swinging time.

Blowing bubbles.

Three things you didn't know about us-blog hop

2009-07-13T19:49:00.001-07:00

I wasn't sure I was going to participate this week, because I was sick all night and all day today. My hubby was so wonderful and took such good care of me and watched the girls so I could rest. Thankfully I am now feeling sooooooo much better.

So, I actually had a hard time coming up with three.

1. My husband and I have been married for six years, but we have been together for eight. We met at church and we started dating about a year after we met. I knew after a month that we would get married. Life is never perfect, but I am very thankful for Jason,Brianna and Addison.

2. My husband and I have a total of eight siblings between the two us. Jason has three older brothers, and I have four older sisters and a brother. We also have nineteen nieces and nephews and I have seven great-nieces and nephews. Talk about big family gatherings!

3. I work part-time (three days a week)at a Christian preschool. It is the perfect job for me. I teach three-year- olds and I love it! Three-year-olds can be a lot of work, but I really can't imagine doing anything else right now. The best part is both of my girls have been able to come with me, and I can check on them through out the day. They are just down the hall from me. This year Brianna is starting kindergarten and I am very nervous. I have loved having her at school with me. We have all the school breaks together and our summers off. You can't get better than that.

As you can see, my life isn't exactly all that exciting, but I am loving it!
Thanks for stopping by! This blog hop is a lot fun!

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My Favorite Picture-blog hop

2009-07-06T21:27:00.000-07:00

I love this picture of my girls. They just look so sweet together. We have the same picture in black and white hanging in my living room.

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Red, white, and blue cake

2009-07-04T21:11:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone had a great July 4th! We had such a nice day. We went swimming, Jason grilled hot dogs for lunch, and Brianna made a cake all by herself. Well, I helped a little and did all of the clean up,but the majority of the work was done by her. Then, my parents came over for dinner and we went out to watch more fireworks from our driveway.

Fireworks

2009-07-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

Our city had it's first annual fireworks display last night. It was so much fun! They had a jump house, free popcorn, and free snow cones. The fireworks were so good! I was worried Addie might get scared, but she was thrilled with all the lights and noise. Brianna during the National Anthem. They were using a
slingshot to catapult these t-shirts into the crowd. Brianna
was so excited when Jason got one. She just had to wear it.

Me and my sweet girls.

Proud to be an American!

Daddy had to share his snow cone with Addie.

Trip to Austin

2009-07-04T20:32:00.000-07:00

We took a short weekend trip to Austin a couple of weeks ago. My cousin,Leeann, lives in Austin and my Aunt Betty, cousin Holly, and cousin Barry were there visiting her. Since Austin is such a short trip for us we decided to go as well. We had so much fun just hanging out and enjoyed spending time together. We really didn't do much, we went to dinner one night, but we stayed around the hotel most of the time and let the kids swim and play. Me with Carrie, Barry holding Addison, Holly, and Amy.

Makenna, Brianna, Avery, Dawson, Nicholas, and Regan.

Me and Addie.

We went to a great Italian place where everything was
served family style, which worked great, because we had 20 people
at dinner. This is our table.

This is the other table.

Addison, Makenna, Regan, Dawson, and Mitchel.

Dawson, Mitchel, Nicholas, Avery, and Brianna.

Regan, Addison, Uncle Chuy, and Makenna.

Brianna, Dawson, and Avery.

Dawson, Avery, Brianna, Addison, and Makenna.

Bunnies

2009-07-04T20:24:00.001-07:00

We found these little bunnies in our yard a few weeks ago. They were so tiny! Brianna was so excited to look at them. Addison was excited too, but she was so loud and kept yelling "puppy!" I decided to stand back with her a little so she didn't frighten the poor things.

Summer

2009-07-04T19:59:00.000-07:00

Aunt Annette this post is for you! I can't believe it has been so long since my last post. This summer has been pretty busy, but it has been nice to be able to relax some and enjoy our free time together. First of all, I got to see my friends welcome a sweet, healthy baby boy to the world. I could not be more happy for their family!!!!!! Me and sweet baby Wyatt.

Wyatt and his big sister!

Wyatt and his grandmother!

We have also enjoyed swimming and spending time with friends.
Addie got to eat her first popsicle and she loved it.

Because it has been so hot we have been spending time
indoors during the hottest part of the day. On Tuesdays and
Wednesdays they have free movies at our local theater.
We have enjoyed going, even though Addie sometimes gets bored and
starts to wiggle. She usually likes to start off in her own seat, but I
have to hold her towards the end.

Baby dedication

2009-05-24T18:34:00.000-07:00

Today we had Kid Weekend at our church. They had bounce houses, a fire truck, popcorn, and cotton candy. We also had a baby dedication service and we were able to dedicate Addie's life to the Lord. Brianna was still sick, and since she wouldn't eat or drink at all, Jason took her to the doctor this morning. She has strep and she had to have her throat swaped, and she was very upset about it. My mom took her to get her prescription filled while Jason came home to pick up Addie and me for church. I felt so bad that Bri missed all the fun at church, but she was able to rest all afternoon and she is feeling so much better now. These are just a few pictures from this morning.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-05-24T18:27:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to wish a Happy 6th Anniversary to my sweet husband! We went to Texas de Brazil, our favorite restaurant, for dinner last night. We had nice quiet dinner and then we went straight home, because poor Brianna was sick. I love you Jason!!!!!!!!!!!

Zoo Trip

2009-05-22T20:14:00.000-07:00

Because I didn't feel like our week was going to be busy enough with last days of school, I decided to throw in a trip to the zoo. It actually ended up being a great day! The weather was perfect, and the zoo wasn't too crowded, even though it was half price day. Sorry, there are a lot of pictures to follow, and I really did narrow it down! Checking out the monkeys.

Brianna always has to get an animal sipper filled with fruit punch. This was Addie's first trip where she was able to enjoy one, and she LOVED IT! She was covered in it, but she was a very happy girl.

She has recently started to prop her feet up on the tray of her stroller. It does not look comfortable to me at all, but if I try to move her foot down, she just puts them right back up.

You can't see very well with the glare from the glass, but there is a huge gorilla on the other side.

Brianna's favorite exhibit is the flamingos. We always go to the monkeys first, but the flamingos have to be the next stop.

For some reason Brianna felt the kangaroo should wear her hat.

Addison stayed awake as long as she could, but she finally just passed out.

Brianna loved watching the calf drink the bottle.

We ran into Tristan,one of Brianna's friends from school, and they were able to play together for awhile in the barn exhibit.

Addison had the best time pushing the audio buttons for the animals. Every time you push the button it makes the animal's noise. Her favorite was the pig.

Looking at herself in the mirror was her second favorite thing to do.

I thought this was a cute picture of the girls, but I didn't realize has cut off the alligators nose!

Sitting on the wagon.

Brianna named her horse on the merry-go-round "Brianna"!

I tried to take a picture of Addison and me on the merry-go-round.

Preschool Graduation

2009-05-22T19:24:00.000-07:00

Brianna graduated from preschool on Tuesday. I know I say this a lot about my girls, but they just keep growing so fast. It does not feel like she should be big enough to be graduating. She has gone to the same preschool since she was a year old. It has been a wonderful place for her, and because I work there I have always been able to check in on her during her day, and I have always known her teachers really well. I was so sad and so excited all at the same time! I am sad that I will be dropping her off at school everyday, and I will not be there to see how her day is going and give her a quick hug. But Brianna was feeling so excited, grown-up, and special at graduation, that I couldn't help feeling excited for her. I know that she is only going to Kindergarten, not of to College, and I know that I have placed Brianna's life in God's hands, and I also know I need to trust Him to take care of her in the big bad world. I just feel like, because this day came so fast, that the next thing I know, she is going to be walking out the door with car keys in her hands! Okay, if I am feeling like this now, how am I going to be on the first day of Kindergarten? I think I am going to be a basket case! Doesn't she look so cute in her cap?

Mommy, Daddy, and Brianna.

A big hug from Daddy!

Brianna and her friend Megan.

Brianna's teachers-Mrs. Pam and Mrs. Sandra. They were great this year!

I love this picture of her! She looks so sweet!

Getting her diploma from Mrs. Pam!

The last three picture are from the performance for the parents.

CONGRATULATIONS BRIANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mother's Day

2009-05-17T18:37:00.000-07:00

I know I am a little late with this post, but this week was really busy. I had a great Mother's day weekend. Saturday we went to my mother-in-law's for a cook out. Uncle Kirk got a new toy and took some of us for a ride.
Mimi and Addison-she is so close to walking.

Mimi, Addie, and Lauren.

Brianna riding Uncle Kirk's Harley. I can't believe how excited she was about riding!

Sunday after church, we took a long nap, which was soooo nice. Sunday night we went to eat with my side of the family at Joe's crab shack. The kids all played on the playground. It was a little loud, but we still had fun.

Nana and all the grand kids.

Me and my sweet girls.

Tea Party

2009-05-17T18:28:00.000-07:00

Addison got a tea set for her birthday, and both the girls love playing with it together.

Happy Birthday Regan!

2009-04-29T20:11:00.000-07:00

My niece Regan turned 11 today! She had a Twilight themed slumber party on Saturday. My friend Dawn made the cakes and they turned out great! We went by for pizza and cake, but we left before the party really got started. They went to the movies and did a scavenger hunt at Walmart. I am sure they kept my sister up all night and had a lot of fun!

Brianna, Addison, and the birthday girl. Addison
had her first pigtails!

Yard Work

2009-04-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

Brianna is a big helper! Jason went out to do work in the yard and of course Brianna offered to help.

Sleep Over

2009-04-29T19:41:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my niece Avery and Brianna had a sleep over. They had so much fun! They did their hair and makeup and played until they crashed at about 11:00. Brianna got this tent for her birthday last year and we set it up so the girls could sleep in it. They had so much fun with it we decided to leave it up. Addison has been enjoying it too! Look at that pink eyeshadow!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T20:33:00.000-07:00

We had a very busy Saturday so my kids were completely worn out on Easter morning. Also, Addison's ears were still bothering her. We had a nice day, and we took a LONG nap this afternoon, but I didn't get the best pictures. Oh, and by the way, the tiara was not supposed to go with Brianna's Easter outfit, but I decided to just let it go. The girls with their Easter baskets.

Me and the girls.

Brianna, Addison, Avery, Dawson, Regan, and Makenna

Surprise Birthday Party

2009-04-12T20:09:00.000-07:00

Right after Addison's party we headed over to the restaurant where we had planned a surprise party for my sister's 40th birthday. She had no idea and she was really shocked! Surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!

My sisters Carrie and Amy and Shannon.
Shannon is a family friend that grew up with us.

Brianna with her friends Kaitlyn and
Allison, and her cousin Avery

Addison with her Aunt Carrie. The
two birthday girls!

Addison in Daddy's hat.

My brother surrounded by all the kids.
They all love him!

Some of my nieces and nephews.
Joseph, Mitchel, Sarah-Ann and Alex.

Addison's Birthday Party

2009-04-12T19:24:00.000-07:00

We had Addie's first birthday party this weekend. We had such a good time! The weather was perfect! It was a great day, even though Addie is still fighting a double ear infection and had two shots the day before! Thank you to everyone that celebrated with us on our little girl's first birthday!
The Ladybug cake that my friend Dawn made.

The smash cake that Aunt Amy, Aunt Annette,

and Daddy let her dig into a little early!

She LOVED her cake! Thanks Mrs. Dawn!

She didn't want to stop eating, but Daddy
finally decided to cut her off. She wasn't

happy!

Opening presents in her ladybug chair.

Nena sat close and made sure Addie didn't
dive out of her chair!

Papa showing Addison her balloons.

Alex helping Addison walk.

Pictures

2009-04-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

My mom and I took the girls to get their pictures done at Kiddie Kandids tonight and I love the way the turned out. We ended up buying more than we planned, but we do that every time we get their pictures done!

Happy Birthday Addison!!!!!!!

2009-04-07T19:44:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is Addison's first Birthday! I can't believe it is here already. How did this year go by? It just went too fast. I want her to stay small, but at the same time, I love to see how much she is learning and growing. Addison is such a blessing to our family and we love her so much! Her party is on Saturday, and I will post pictures this weekend. Brianna and me waiting for Addison's arrival!

8lbs. 6oz. What a big girl.

I know this isn't the best picture of me, but I

love Addison's face in it.

Her first Hook'em horns.

Sweet baby in her Longhorn hat.

Addison today in her sweet pink tutu. Look
at that tummy!

2009-04-05T19:34:00.000-07:00

Jason can play the guitar and has an awesome singing voice. Addison loves to sit and listen to her daddy! She smiles and claps for him. I think it is so sweet! After listening for a few minutes she just has to try it herself.

2009-04-05T19:17:00.000-07:00

We went to a House Warming party for my grandmother this afternoon. She just moved into a new apartment in a retirment community. It was nice to visit with my family that we don't get to see very often. Brianna and Nanny

Brianna and cousins

Brianna, Addison, and Brooke

Addison and,my brother, Uncle Bubba. Addison

never lets anyone hold her, but she went straight
to Bubba.

Addison and Papa

Birthday Party and Baby Shower

2009-04-04T18:59:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we went to a birthday party for Alli and Sam, our friends from school and church. Of course, I managed to get there without my camera, but the girls had a great time and the weather was perfect! Happy Birthday Alli and Sam!!!! Then, last night, we had a baby shower for my dear friend Mechelle. I am so excited for her family and I can't wait to meet her little guy, Wyatt Edward, in June. Mechelle and Ed are wonderful parents to their sweet little girl, Faith. Wyatt is going to be blessed with a great family!!! We had this adorable wreath made has our hostess gift!

Isn't it cute!!! It came with 5 burp cloths, and a
lovie, then we added some stuff off of her registry.

Can you tell the theme is blue and brown camo?
This is also the theme in Wyatt's room, and Mechelle
got to show everyone last night!

Our friend Dawn made the cake. Didn't she do
an incredible job? I loved it!! She is also making
Addie's cake for her birthday.

The hostesses and the mom-to-be. Pam, Crystal,
Mechelle, April, and me.

Our little princess!

2009-04-04T18:53:00.000-07:00

Brianna loves to pick flowers(or weeds) and she thinks everything is more fun with a crown on her head!

Shopping

2009-04-04T18:15:00.000-07:00

Last Friday I had planned on taking the girls to the zoo, but it ended up being too cold. Every time I decide to do something outdoors we will suddenly have a cold front! Instead we took a trip to the mall, which my girls think is just as much fun. My mom went with us, and she took the girls to the play area while I got me hair cut. She snapped some really cute pics, but I could only get this one to download. I love how sweet they are together. After that, we did some shopping, and mom got this adorable ladybug swimsuit for Addie's birthday. Then we had lunch and saw a movie.

I love the ruffle!!!

2009-03-22T14:34:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to Joe T. Garcia's with some friends from Jason's work. The weather was just perfect and it was so nice to sit outside and enjoy it.

Addison had her first bite of lime and despite the faces she was making she kept wanting more.

Addison with Jason's boss, Ryan.

Brianna can't pose for a picture without a hand on her hip.

Sweet sisters

Our family

Addison and her little friend Emilee, and Emilee's dad.

Addison and Emilee were born on the same day, just a little
over an hour apart. Aren't they cute together?

Salado

2009-03-22T14:10:00.000-07:00

We had a nice Spring Break. We didn't do a lot, but it was nice to not have to be anywhere at a certain time. I spent the first part of the week spring cleaning, and I was so glad to be able to get it all done. On Thursday, Brianna spent the day with Mimi Linda and she had a great time. Thanks Mimi! On Friday, we took a day trip to Salado to spend the day with family. Jason, his dad, and his brothers all went golfing. The girls and kids just hung at Papa and Granny's house. We were tired when we got home Friday night, but we had a really good time. Jordyn and Addison

Lindsey, Lauren, Brianna, and Nathan

Brianna and Nathan

Granny and Addison

Natalie and Addison

Joey and Addison

Jason with his dad and brothers

My sister-in-laws(minus Shelley, who had to work), Granny,

and all the cousins

Jason with his dad, brothers, and all the cousins

2009-03-16T21:06:00.000-07:00

The girls and I went to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the Omni theater on Friday. I thought a weekday would be less crowded. I was wrong! They had a ton of field trips scheduled that day. So many, in fact, the guy at the ticket counter had to check if he could even let me in. FYI, they told me I could call a head next time to see how many field trips they had scheduled. He did end up letting me in and once the crowds cleared out, we had a great time! Brianna loved grocery shopping. They even had scanners that beeped when you pretended to check out your food.

Of course, Addison wanted to shop too!

Look at Brianna riding a bucking bronco!

They had so much fun sitting at the camp fire together.

Brianna spent a lot of her time talking on this telephone.

If only she would serve me coffee at home.

Can you tell she is having a good time?

Next, we met my mom at the Omni Theater to watch Deep Sea. It ended up being a little more graphic than we were prepared for and Brianna covered her eyes quite a bit. There was a lot of sea creatures eating other sea creatures. I just thought it would be a lot of pretty pictures of life under the sea. Again, I was wrong! She was able to watch some it and we still had fun!

Sweet and Sassy

2009-03-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

Bri has been wanting to get her hair cut short for a while and she finally talked me into it. Before

And after!

2009-03-08T19:34:00.000-07:00

We had an extremely busy weekend including two birthday parties. We had a lot of fun, but after losing an hour last night everyone is very tired. I am sure tomorrow morning is not going to be fun. Birthday party # 1 was for a little girl Brianna goes to school with. The little girl on the right in this picture is Megan, one of Brianna's very good friends. Brianna just met the little girl on the left at the party, but insisted on her getting in the picture. I never did catch her name.

Birthday party #2 was for this sweet girl, my niece, Avery.

Brianna was a little scared to go down the slide at first, but finally gave in and tried it. She had so much fun! She didn't want to stop!

Addison and Daddy.

Addison wasn't quite sure what to think about Uncle Chuy's goatee.

2009-03-08T19:26:00.000-07:00

Addison is 11 months old today! Only one more month until her first birthday! Wow, this year has really flown by.

She loves to pull out the bottom drawer of her dresser and pull everything out.

Baby jail

2009-03-07T18:14:00.000-08:00

I put Addison in her bed for a few minutes while I helped Brianna get out of the bath. We always call it going to baby jail. Haha! This is the sad pouty face that greeted me when I got back. She would rather be playing on the floor, and of course, finding stuff she can get into!

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Addi just got a new highchair/shopping cart cover as an early birthday present from Nena. It is so cute and they had it in brown and pink! She loves it! Now I don't have to worry as much about her being exposed to germs when we go out to eat or go shopping. Here she is at Oscar's-our favorite Mexican restaurant. Of course, big sister had to get in the picture too.

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It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's Super B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My sweet girl LOVES to play dress up! This is her favorite outfit!

Total drama queen. I don't know where she gets it from. I haven't been able to post in a couple of weeks because my camera broke. Well, actually I broke it by dropping it. Oops! I loved my camera and I was really sad to see it go. Thankfully, my mom is letting me borrow her camera until I can replace mine.

Fun at the park!

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Addison loves her new toy! She got this walker/riding toy for Christmas from Papa and Granny Gayle. Thanks Papa and Granny. She is on the go! She is so funny to watch when she is riding it , for some reason she only can go in reverse!

Valentine's Day!

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I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day. I was a little under the weather so we stayed home all weekend. Jason was very sweet, not only did he take care of the girls, he brought cards for all of us, flowers for Bri and me, and a set of baby keys for Addi. Poor Bri spent most of the weekend entertaining herself and playing dress-up. She LOVED the flowers Daddy brought her and just had to have her picture made with them! Our little monkey LOVED the monkey card Daddy brought her, well really she just enjoyed chewing on it! And I LOVED Daddy for being so helpful this weekend!

My Ist time blogging!

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Lately I have become a little obsessed with reading blogs. Some of the ones I have been really hooked on are from people I don't even know. Since I love to read blogs so much I decided to start one of my own. I hope you enjoy catching up with my family as much as I enjoy showing them off!