Earrings!!!!

Someone got their ears pierced!!  I was worried to death this was going to be a major ordeal.  Luckily someone told me the local ENT clinic would do this.  So off to the ENT we went.  I have to say this was way more “pleasurable” than I could have ever imagined!!  Dr. Stevens and his office did an amazing job with my little princess!

 

They start off by numbing the ears with a cream.  This was the hardest part of the whole process because we had to keep the cream on the ears (of an active two year old) for 45 minutes in order for it to work. 

They finally called us back after that.. They took time to put a purple dot on her ears and line them up very well.  The doctors and staff were very gentle and patient with Addy.  She flinched just a bit with the first ear… But by the second she was a pro and sat in my lap with no issues!  I’m super excited at how cute they turned out!! And Addy has to tell everyone she got “earwings”

 

This is before!!! She was excited!

 

 

  This was waiting with the cream on our ears.

 

First purple dot

 

Second purple dot

The end results!!

Perfection!

Princess Sofia & Jake and the Neverland Pirates

We took our little princess to see a show with Princess Sofia and Jake and the Neverland Pirates… She had a blast.  This was the first time she really sat and enjoyed a “show.” Seeing the look on her face when the characters came out and how excited she was, was priceless.  God has truly blessed us with an amazing little girl!

  

My pictures didn’t turn out very well because, I couldn’t get Addy to look away from the show long enough!  But the show really was amazing.  The actors and actresses did amazing!  And kept the little ones completely entertained!

Christmas 2013 Part 2

We started a couple of new traditions this year with our little blessing!  And they were so much fun!!!

 

For the reindeer we have to put our reindeer food, carrots, and water….

We set all the food out, and the next morning we saw where the reindeer ate their food, carrots, and they had turned the water red when their nose touched it!!  She loved it!! Such a fun tradition we will continue in the years to come!

 

We left Santa his cookies and milk… AND… our Elf was leaving for the year (thank goodness.. our elf wasn’t very good this year. ha)  You can see how excited she was. She was done for the night and ready for bed.

 

Santa came and brought a bicycle, art easel, and trampoline!!  Along with a ton of clothes and other toys.  She had a blast Christmas morning!!!  Nana, Papa, and Aiken came to see her open Santa gifts Christmas morning.

 

We finished the afternoon off at Grandmother’s for lunch.. and Josh’s family that afternoon.  As I’ve said before we are beyond blessed with the amount of family we have.  They are all amazing and we love them more and more each year.  Jesus is so good to us and we hope to teach Addy the importance of Christmas each year!

Christmas 2013

This Christmas was the most fun so far!!!  We started Christmas Eve off at Nana’s house… Where we were all blessed with way more than we deserve!! We have an amazing family and I enjoy them all so much!!  They all adore Addy just as much as I do and I am so thankful for the special bond we all share!

 

Our Little Elf loved passing out the gifts!

 

They do love each other.. (sometimes)

Love these two very much!! (Shelley is leaving us to head to Ole Miss for Pharmacy School! We wish her the best of luck!  She will do amazing!!!)

Laken and Ryan.  :)

Sweet Ally had knee surgery just a couple days before Christmas… Love this little family.

Yes we have on Sofia shoes, a princess crown, princess wand, and angel outfit, and Sofia’s amulet.

Memphis

Back in October we took a weekend getaway trip to Memphis with some of our favorite people!!!  We had a blast seeing sites we had never seen!!  We went to Graceland and enjoyed a day with Elvis!!!  We went to eat at Memphis BBQ and it was great!!!  We also took Addy to see the ducks at the Peabody hotel in downtown Memphis (adorable!!!!)  But I think my favorite part of the trip was the view of the Mississippi River!! It was amazing!!!
 

This was Chris and Kim’s last trip before our sweet baby Avery arrives!!! Isn’t she adorable!!



This pink car caused a melt down in the middle of the museum… Addy was bound and determined she was going to ride in the car!




This was the “duck master” at The Peabody hotel. 







This is the front room in Elvis’s mansion.  The windows were absolutely gorgeous!!

Halloween 2013

My favorite little girl was a strawberry this year for halloween!! I know I repeat myself ALOT… but in my opinion… she was the cutest little strawberry ever!!!



This year she and I went to JCJC and met up with Travis, Stacey, and our favorite Landon!!.. We left there and went to church.. finally we went up and down our road!!  She got way to much candy.. but she loved to say Trick or Treat…  And she wasn’t very good at sharing her candy with Mom and Dad.  (We are working on that!)

Laurel Fair 2013

October held the annual Laurel Fair!!! This year was Addy’s first year to ride rides… and she had a blast!!!  She wasn’t scared of a single ride and we had a blast watching her… Well I kinda had fun riding with her.  I love being a kid at heart!

 

                                       

 

These two pictures maybe some of my favorite ever of this little girl!  Her expressions are amazing!

 

  She loved feeding the animals!!!

This was our first ride!!!!

 

She had to ride these two by herself! And did perfectly fine until she got bored…. Then she started to stand up at the end of the ride.  (My heart may have skipped a couple beats)

                                                              

She and I both had a blast!!  She was definitely not ready to leave this year.