I Can't Believe She's Eight!

Where does the time go?


I can't believe that Addison is now eight years old!


Here are eight great reasons why we love our little girl...

1. She is a beautiful, young lady both inside and out.

2. She cares a lot about people.

3. She makes us laugh every day.

4. She is a great big sister.

5. She is very helpful.

6. She is a friend to everyone.

7. She is very creative and loves to sing.

8. She made a great decision to be baptized.






Happy Birthday, Addison!

The Great Escape!

"Isn't he cute?" you ask.

Not for long...

Back in September, Richard calls out to me...

"Hey, hon! Guess who can climb out of the crib?"

My response... "No way!"

But... guess what?

Aidan can climb out of his crib. We had just gotten ourselves a new crib too. The old crib was voluntarily recalled. Darn it!

He was not even two years old yet. Twenty months to be exact.

Yikes!

He hasn't slept in a crib or a pack 'n play since.

I Know, I Know, I Know...

I know that it's been a very long time since I've posted a new blog.

I'm sorry!

I've finally found some time to create a couple new posts.

I hope that you enjoy!

Deer?

We were vacationing in Rehobeth Beach (Delaware) a couple of weeks ago. We decided to go swimming at the community pool near the beach house we were staying at, and this is what we saw...

What's a deer doing near a beach house?

Happy 11th Birthday, Alex!

I can't believe that Alex is now 11 years old! Wow! How time flies!

I can't believe how much he has grown over this past year!

In this last year, he has accomplished so much...

1. He played flag football this last winter season. (And... he loved it!)
2. He is a three time published poet. (Thanks to his ALP teacher!)
3. He is the new student body secretary at school. (He ran unopposed!)
4. He discovered that he experiences motion sickness. (Oceanography Trip!)
5. He went on his first weekend trip without the family. (Thanks, Kirsten and Greg!)
6. He went into Mexican waters on his Oceanography trip. (Choppy waters and vomit. Ewww!)
7. He went to Victoria, BC. (Canada!)
8. He has polished his video game playing. (Nintendo DS, Wii, and computer games)
9. He is going into the sixth grade. (He graduated fifth grade!)
10. He learned to play the violin. (Thanks to Orchestra!)
11. He recently graduated from cub scouts and is now in 11 year old scouts. (Arrow of Light!)

(11 1/2... He's made Mom and Dad proud of the young man he's becoming!)

Wow! Look at all he's done this last year.

I'm sure he'll accomplish even more in this next year!

School's Out For Summer!

Need I say more?

Don't You Just Hate When...

A couple of weeks ago I celebrated a birthday. Because of this special occasion, I was able to choose where we, as a family, would dine to celebrate. (Oh, the joys of being princess for the day!)

I chose a nice restaurant where we've dined before.

All day... I was craving a particular sandwich they have on the menu. I was so looking forward to it! What a great way to top off one's birthday, right?

Well! Guess what?

It is no longer on their menu. Bummer, huh? I had to search for another meal. So I decided to choose an item on the menu that Richard loves.

Well... I didn't care for it too much.

Don't you just hate when that happens?