ADDIE TURNS TWO!

Addie after her party (and FULL of SUGAR)


A blast from the past....Addie Sue this time LAST year!

How can this be? I don't believe my "baby" is two years old now!!! I mean, I want Addie to mature, grow, & learn...but I want her to stay little and innocent forever too! I know I can't have it both ways.

Addie was soooo psyched for her "Nemo" party. All morning, she kept saying, "Nemo party. Birthday cake...Addie birthday cake...mmm...two...Nemo party..." you get the drift. She perseverated (sp?) on it so much that I was sure she wasn't going to nap. Luckily, she had a great nap and was generally happy for her party guests.


Addie all dressed up for church.

I know it was just a small two year old party, but you know how things tend to grow, and grow, and grow. It kind of turned out into a BIG party and I was a bit stressed out the night before. I didn't think the details were going to get worked out very well...pizza, snack, craft, people, entertaining, etc. Then, we woke up to a mini-blizzard and I assumed most people would call to cancel. But, we went to church and it turns out it was just what I needed. Paster Fred had to change his message last minute, since so many people were gone, and he did a bible lesson instead. I left the service feeling completely at peace with whatever may come. I'll have to save my notes so that years down the road, when we're planning Addie's wedding, I can remember not to "sweat the small stuff".

Anyway, the party went fine. The kids seemed to have fun & Addie Sue was tuckered out at bed time. The house wasn't even that messy! I have to say that my MOMMY was soooooo helpful and the preplanning went much smoother because of her. She even made Addie a Nemo cake (see below).

Memaw made a perfect Nemo cake for the party.

We hardly got any pictures b/c we need a new camera. We're "researching" right now...which means we might have a new one in a couple months. We drag our feet when it comes to spending money (I'll try to post some more when I get pictures from my mom and dad).

Last weekend, Gigi and Papa (MJBH's parents) came out to celebrate with Addie. We enjoyed their visit and Addie soaked up their attention.



Papa reading to Addie Sue before bed.


Gigi painted Addie's nails for her....she was fascinated!

We'll go to the doctor's on Friday to get those wonderful SHOTs, and stats on height, weight, etc.
We have some adorable video of her counting & singing, but (as is always the story) it takes too long to update!!!

Hope everyone had a great week and found time to reconnect with your "special someone". We didn't. We put Addie in bed and I fell asleep on the couch while Micah watched TV. We did cuddle...does that count?