Boone

Aunt Jilly got a new puppy today! He was so sweet and cuddly and the girls absolutely fell in love with the little guy.

Don't Try This At Home, Folks

I keep the scissors out of her reach so that she doesn't think this is allowed without permission and supervision. Haha! She sure was excited to have a hand in Mommy's haircut though. Future hair stylist?!?

4th of July

My Little Athlete

Addalyn has been doing awesome at T-Ball on Monday nights! She really likes it, heat and all. You can see that she sometimes tries deciding if she's more comfortable hitting left or right handed, but she certainly does better as a lefty. Monday night is her first and only "game" (scrimmage against her own team) followed by a banquet where she'll be awarded her first medal. She has asked over a dozen times this past week when she gets to play her game and get her medal. It's great seeing her so excited and eager to play!

For some reason this darn video gets really out of focus, but I think you can still see how happy she is after her hit. :-)

Addalyn Turns 4!

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Happy 4th Birthday, Addalyn Renee!

Has it been 4 years already? It just doesn't seem possible. Addalyn's been so confused as to why she was still 3 after having a birthday party. This morning she woke up and asked Nana, "NOW am I 4"? Nana said "YES!" so she ran into my room and looked in the mirror and said "no I'm not, I don't look any bigger!". I love it! Tonight was her first night of dance and she did awesome. Followed all the directions and looked like extra cute in her dance attire. Here are a few pictures...

Sassy Pants!

Macey showing off her sassy face

I love the hands on the hips!

"Mama! Mama! Watch me jump!"

The Littlest Justin Bieber Fans!

We can't get enough "Justin Fever" around our house these days! Addy and Mace can both sing the entire beginning to "Baby". We listen to it daily. Addalyn comes up with new dance moves each time! I finally got her enrolled in a summer dance class so let's see how she dances in 4 weeks. Between baseball on Monday nights and dance on Wednesdays, our summer is going to fly by!
PS--this is the outfit she wore to the sitter's on this day. I argued with her for a few minutes that morning but decided it wasn't worth it. She loves her "single ladies outfit"!

The Addalyn and The Macey Flowers!

For Mother's Day this year, Patty and the girls picked out these beautiful Azalea plants to put in front of the house. Addalyn is sitting next to the Addalyn plant and Macey is next to the Macey plant. Macey's is a little smaller and has some catching up to do! We water them daily and I'll continue to take their pictures in front of them as they (the flowers and my babies!) continue to grow. :-)

Macey Is Officially Potty Trained!

Two and a half weeks ago, I picked Macey up from the babysitter's house and she informed me that Macey was wearing the same diaper I brought her in that morning...dry as can be! She decided on her own that she was ready to be a big girl and hasn't looked back since. I'm so very proud of my sweet angel, but I have to admit...it makes me so sad that my BABY is out of diapers (except for night time, of course!). Where's the pause button on life?! They're growing too quickly!

Friday Entertainment :-)

Here is Addalyn's American Idol audition. She's so talented...even writes her own music. Think she'd be in the bottom 3 this week...?

Also, any grandparents that need a birthday gift idea...I'm thinking a kiddy karaoke machine would be a HIT! She seems content singing into this basketball pump, but I have no doubt that she'd get hours of enjoyment singing into a real microphone.

*side note: earplugs for Mommy are a must :-)

Washing Mommy's Car

Addy Renee was such a big helper and actually power washed my car at Papa's house last night! I'm so glad I captured her first attempt on video because the power of the spray kept knocking her off balance. It's pretty powerful!

Fun At The Park (Past and Present)

At the park on a beautiful Friday evening

Our crew took up the entire swing set!

Macey swinging at 5 months

Macey swinging at 2 years and 5 months :-)

Showing off her SUPER muddy shoes

Camryn and Mace

Addalyn swinging -- April 2008

Addalyn swinging -- April 2010

Camryn, Landon, Addalyn, Macey -- April 2008

THEY'VE GROWN SO MUCH! (2 years later)

The 3 amigos THEN

The 3 amigos NOW

First Concert!

Friday night we headed to Parkville to check out a fantastic 80's cover band, The Zeroes. At first, the girls were pretty timid and stayed close, but by the end of the night, Addalyn was on part of the stage dancing! They did not stop running, dancing, and spinning for 2 hours straight.

Macey has her own creative dance moves :-)

Addalyn climbing off her dance stage

They didn't stop smiling the whole time!

FULL of energy

Happy girl
I'm so bummed that this one came out blurry!I swear they didn't have one ounce of sugar. Where do they get their energy!?!