March Madness

March was a CRAZY month, I thought for a while that I would not be able get through it but we succeeded. So just a recap of the crazy month.

-Addie's MRI came back normal
- Addie's 3rd Birthday with lots of princess gifts
-Our 4th Anniversary with some reminiscing of very HAPPY YEARS
-Me being in charge of YW each Wed
-Aaron being out of town for a little bite
-Crazy fun with the family in Idaho
-Me painting our kitchen and putting in our bead board back splash (try saying the 10 time fast)

Here is the Crazy fun with the family. We came home for the weekend to help Ty trim some trees.

Addie in her cutie glasses.

I love this girl!! Notice the red walls in the back ground, not so red anymore.

Aaron was gone on a business trip and came home to find this. I decided that I wanted to change up the color of my kitchen.

Here is the tree cutting crew.

Em picking up the limbs.

Plus the best mom in the world. She really is amazing women and I look up and admire her very much.

We finally decided on the color of blue that I wanted.

Aaron is going to kill me when I say this but I am not sure about the color. What do you all think? (PLEASE be honest)

Plus we started on our summer project of our back yard. First on the list was taking down the ugly fence.

Breakfast in bed with Addie

Lately Addie has been waking up at about 6:30 or 7 and Aaron and I have been teaching her that it is still "night time" until 7 a.m. Today was no different, Addie woke up at 6:20 a.m. saying "Mom all done with bed" I then preceded to take her to the potty, get a drink and then showed her that the clock was not yet 7 and it was time to go back to bed. I put her back into bed and go back into my room and almost get back to sleep when I hear Addie getting up again, I looked at the clock 6:54 a.m. I know that she is not going back to bed. She comes in and I put her horse and 3 blankets on the bed and I pull her up. After "pretending" to be asleep she hops up and pull the blinds open. Addie then decided that it was time for breakfast and said "Stay her mom, I am getting a yogurt" in which I reply "Addie you are not eating a yogurt in moms bed". I hear some rustling down stairs and hear the silverware drawer open and close and then Addie's little feet coming up the stairs. Aaron hollers down to eat the yogurt at the table, but we still hear her coming. Addie then walks in with three yogurts and three spoons, yep you guessed it Addie brought us breakfast in bed. How can we turn down a little cutie from having some fun. This is going to be on the top 10 of my list for being the best breakfasts in bed. So that is what brightened my morning, seeing my little cutie serving others and being the independent little cutie that I love. How was your morning?

Best of Times!

One morning we woke to snow, Addie and I decided that we where going to shovel off the walks and make a snowman. After the first one who became "daddy" Addie decided that we needed a "mommy" and "Addie". Here are our family of snowmen.

Addie putting the arms in the snowmen.

Addie got dress up snow white cloths from Opa and Grandma Janet for Christmas.

Addie is becoming quite the acrobat.

This was perfectly safe believe me, I was resting on the couch being very still and daddy was just at arms reach.

We have a membership to a fun kids play place called Discovery Gateway and we use it all the time.

Addie helping me organize my sewing container.

Addie at Discovery Gateway with her favorite thing a horse.

She loves feeding him and petting him. I think that if she could she would bring him home and put him in her room.

My potato head.

Addie's potato head

Playing in the water.

Addie's EEG

So last Friday, January 27 Addie had another seizure. As most of you know this is her second one. With the first seizure I have to admit that I kind of freaked out, but with this one I was mostly under control and I felt so much better know what to do and what to do next. We made another appointment with the Pediatric Neurology with Primary Children's and had that appointment today. While we were there we were scheduled for an EEG and then if that is abnormal we will then have an MRI done. Here are some pictures of Addie having fun getting ready for her EEG.

She did amazing! I only had to take her to the bathroom once and we were able to use many books, sing songs, look at pictures for my camera, and just some fun talking to keep her occupied. We won't get the results for a week or so, but I will let you all know.

New Year New Mom

I probably am not the first mom to say this but I feel like I am learning each and every day how to be a better and more patient mom. I absolutely love being a mom but after being with Addie each day I know that she knows how to push my buttons. This year my goal is to be more patient and loving to Addie.

Here is a article that I have found has helped.
http://imom.com/parenting/tweens/parenting/training/constructive-discipline-the-secret-to-constructive-discipline/

November and December Goings

Having fun with ice cream buckets.

She is a country girl at heart.

RRRR!!

Having fun with Addie at Matt's basketball game. She has was having fun putting her purse on her head.

Magnetic shoes

Here is Matt playing at his game.

I finally finished making Addie's foot board and side boards for her big bed. She absolutely loving being a big girl.

Aaron finally won his brother Nate in a chess game. Nate had won the last 4 times.

Addie has such a blast during Christmas playing with Quinn.

This is what Addie got for trying to hold her cousin Brayden that weights more then her. She smashed her ear on the hard wood floor and got a huge blood blister.

August Fun Times!

Addie loves putting on my clothes. Here she is trying to wear my pjs.

We went to Cars 2 with our friend the Lukers.

After swimming and playing Addie was all tuckered out.

Addie is in love with horses right now and loves playing giddy up on our legs.

We also love just chilling and reading some books.

Blowing bubbles at Grandma's house.

Addie just being Addie having some fun.

You have to love those dandelion seeds, they are so much fun to blow and see where they land.

Rodeo weekend at the parade. Addie was not wanting to look at the camera with all the fun going on.

Addie loves taking pictures now. Here are some that she has taken.

Addie was helping Aaron clean windows. She was helping just a little to fast for Aaron.

Look mom I undid the whole roll.

Some fun time at bath time.