I know it's not the best, but I'm glad I have it because this is our first picture we had taken....on the day we met 8 years ago!!! (He'd only got home from his mission the day before so he was literally shaking when the picture was taken!) Gosh we were skinny then! Happy Anniversary of the Day We Met!!!
Things I like to do… Squish bugs, ride in the truck, go to the “big shopping”, swing, swim, go on walks in the stroller, play monsters with dad and “help” him fix things.
I like to eat… Chickens, juice packs, noodles, the chocolate out of E.L. Fudge cookies.
Things I always say… ““Go away!” “Mom, Mama, Mommy, Mama, Mom, Mommy” “Let’s see what else is on” “It’s a scary mannequin”
A few of my favorite things… Anything silky, my spider-man underwear, taking bubble baths, being lightly tickled, my helicopter book, singing songs.
I love to watch… Scooby-Doo, Sponge-Bob, Monster House, Bolt, Dragon Tales, Spiderman
I’m really good at… Going potty, doing puzzles, counting, giving loves, and running away.
Things I really hate… Having my hair done, going to time-out, brushing my teeth, going to the nursery at church.
Wow, I can't believe she is already 3 years old! I remember when she was first born, I never thought I would survive 3 months, let alone years. She has been so much fun to have around our house. Addison makes us laugh (and sometimes cry) every day! While we were up at Fish Lake last week, we were talking about how we went 4 years married with no kids how that seems so long ago because we've filled these past 3 years with so many fun memories! I could fill pages up with all of the funny things she says and does.
I took her to her 3 year "well- child" check up on the 22nd and she passed it with flying colors! I was prepping her on the ride over to the Dr. with certain questions...colors.....counting.....boy vs. girl..... When I asked her, "Are you a boy or a girl?" I was expecting her to say, "boy!", but instead I got the answer " I'm a yellow spiderman!" I was like, oh, no! , we're going to fail this appointment! But luckily, Dr. Clark didn't ask that! Here's some fun pictures of her over the past 3 years!
Addison will be 3 years old on the 17th of this month...HOLY COW!!!! Anyway, we usually do the whole "family-get-together-at-our-house" thing, but this year, we'll be on our annual Fish Lake camping trip during her birthday. So we're celebrating it with the WHOLE family this Sunday, the 12th, at our house so everyone can come to her party. (Plus, I don't even want to try to bake a cake in a trailer oven and expect it to look good.)
It's no secret that Addison is going through what I like to call a "phase" where she thinks she is a boy, loves spider-man, wears little boy's briefs, hates her hair done, plays in the mud, and wants to shoot guns. Since her gifts this year include....a spider-man bike, spider-man baseball and glove, and a spider-man movie (nothing I picked out, mind you...)I was drawing the line at a spider-man cake. I decided I was going to make sure her cake was super girly, frilly, poofy and PINK just to remind her, and the rest of us, that SHE IS A GIRL!!!
So I thought to myself, "Self, if you knew how to bake, you could actually make a cake". Normally, I consider myself pretty creative and crafty. I can make all kinds of gifts, crafts, and decor for my house, but I don't pretend that I can bake. I mean, I think in the 7 years I've been married, I've made two cakes. Any wedding presents that were given to me that had to do with baking something, are still in a box somewhere in my basement. I'd rather buy it than bake it. In fact, the white frosting that has been sitting in my basement expired in Spring of '07. I guess that is what they mean by rotating your food storage.
So I call up my sister Lindsey and between the two of us, we decide to take upon us the grueling task of making a "GIRL" cake. Can I tell you....7 HOURS LATER....$46 LATER ..... 2 ANGRY HUSBANDS LATER, We finally finished! We had no idea what we were doing because we each had a different "vision" of what this masterpiece was going to end up looking like. I originally wanted to make some super cute cupcakes (in a cupcake tin that has never been used). But then after googling and shopping all day, we kind of originated away from that idea and came up with THIS....along with a few other exciting moments in our day.
One of many Dr. Pepper's...
I haven't used my mixer enough to know that I only have one beater...
My amazing frosting skills...
Um...we're not quite sure what it was supposed to turn out as....but it IS pink and NOT spider-man!
What happens when you ignore the kids for too long, they wet your couch!
Let me just start by saying, I'm married to one of the best men on the earth! He has so few faults that it's almost hard to find anything wrong with him. (don't worry, I've found one to share)... Before I get to that, in light of Father's Day this month, I thought I would share some of the things I DO love about him....
Not only is he the Priesthood holder and provider for our family, given us a roof over our head, food on our table, a safe car to drive....here are a few more things about him that are pretty cool:
~ He will hang and rehang any picture, shelf, mirror, etc and help move furniture around the house depending on how I want it that day.
~ He lets me keep him awake until all hours of the night while I ramble on about pretty much nothing. (In almost 7 years, he only fallen asleep 1 or 2 times)
~ He calls me multiple times during the day to see how I am, what I'm doing and how my day is going.
~ He surprises me with little things I love like Gummy Frogs from the gas station, new stickers/post-it notes, and my favorite cereal.
~ He'll pretty much let me buy whatever I want (within reason) and decorate the house however I want.
~ He's always shoveling someone's driveway, cleaning the church, giving money to every person with a cardboard sign on the corner, giving away his skateboard to a little kid at the skate park, mowing someone's lawn, listening to someone's problems, running people on their errands, and will go without what he wants or needs so others can have what they want or need.
~ He lets me rock out to my music selections in the car. He's learned to tolerate some country music and even Michael Jackson.
~ He takes care of bath time with Addison, helps out with late night feedings and rocks Jace to sleep every night.
~ When he unlocks the house door, he lets me go in first.
~ I get to pick where we eat and he always pumps the gas so I don't have to get out.
~ If I'm at work and I forgot something at home, he'll go back and get it for me and bring it to the school so I don't have to.
~ He paints mine and Addison's toenails.
~ He has seen me at my best (25 lbs and 2 kids ago) and my worst (first thing in the morning and 22 hours into labor with both kids), and he still seems to love me!
~ He takes me out for ice cream and likes to go on walks and drives just to spend time with me.
~ He's given up the sunshine of Southern California, sandy beaches, palm trees, salty air and early morning surfing to be stuck here in Utah with me. (don't get him started on it by the way)
WITH THAT SAID..... This is why he is FIRED!!!!!
My adorable, sweet (matter of opinion), darling little girl is wearing a spider-man t-shirt and a new present from dad....spider man swimming trunks. I'm pretty sure he's aware of the fact she's a girl, but doesn't seem to be encouraging it!!! (What you can't see is the spider-man briefs under the suit.) So unless I find a cute bikini/tankini top that will match the shorts, I'm afraid I will have a topless swimmer at the pool this summer.
Anyway, check out some pictures below of the "Man of the House"
