EASTER 2018
April 9, 2018 • HOLIDAYS
It was an eventful Easter to say the least. A weekend full of sickness and excitement. Everly spoke about Easter and the bunny for DAYS leading up to the holiday. I'm beginning to think Easter might be her new favorite holiday over Christmas. She had 21 questions about how the Easter Bunny makes it in the house. Does he come down the chimney like Santa? What happens if he gets the house all wet? Will he wake us up in our room? Will he turn the lights on? Why doesn't the Easter Bunny talk? Will he make a mess? I've said it before, but I just love reliving the magic of the holidays through my daughter's eyes.
We went to visit the Easter bunny a few days before, and Addison was in love. She immediately reached right for him and giggled the entire time. Everly on the other hand was nervous at first. But after watching baby sister for a few minutes she decided it was a good idea to say hi.
To kick-start Easter morning Everly awoke us with the sound of her puking and choking at 1:30am. It was probably the first time I've ever been thankful she sleeps on our bedroom floor since I was able to respond so quickly. I've never jumped out of bed that fast at 1:30 in the morning. Poor thing was COVERED in vomit. We gave her a bath, drink of water, watched Peppa Pig for a few minutes and she was back asleep. Thankfully that was the last of it for her. So we thought it may have just been a fluke. She felt better by sunrise and wanted to go to church. So we got up and walked in the living room. She walked right past the basket of goodies sitting on the coffee table into the kitchen without even noticing them. We finally had to tell her to go sit on the couch while we fixed breakfast. When she saw the baskets her mind was completely blown. "Momma! Look!" I asked her if the Easter Bunny came she gave the sweetest and most excited "YEAH!" And started dancing. You may have caught it on my Instagram stories if you follow me. I will cherish that video forever. It took everything I had to keep her from running and waking up her sister to tell her the good news.
Unfortunately the weather was unusually cold and we couldn't do much egg hunting. So after digging into the baskets, we headed to church. While in the middle of communion, and dead silence, Addison projectile vomited EVERYWHERE. Bless the amazing couple who helped my husband and mom clean it up while I washed Addison in the bathroom. You know you attend an amazing church when strangers will help you clean up your kid's vomit. Thank goodness I took a couple of pictures of the girls before church. Because this is what the before and the best of the after looked like...
Poor baby smelled SO bad. And you could tell she was miserable. So was Daddy. He couldn't hardly stand to smile for that picture.
After that we knew the vomit wasn't a fluke. But my family braved the germs anyway and everyone came over to our house for lunch. We had ham, broccoli, potatoes and rolls. After lunch my sister frosted some cupcakes she had baked for us and we hid a handful of eggs outside for Everly to hunt real quick. I am looking forward to a few years from now when our egg hunts get a little bit more competitive. It's one of my favorite family holiday memories from my childhood. Those will never get old.
We lovingly handed off our germs to my mother and grandmother who were sick a couple days following. Although the holiday didn't exactly go as planned, we were all together. And that's all I really wanted. That and to see the smiles on my girls' faces. I hope your Easter was just as blessed, but maybe a little less eventful than ours.
ADDISON TURNS ONE!
March 26, 2018 • HOLIDAYS, MOTHERHOOD
This post is a month old at this point. But the day was too special not to share. We celebrated our ONE year old princess with a small party surrounded by close friends and family. It was the perfect day for our perfect little girl.
invitation, crown, shirt, tutu
I decided not to do a theme for this party. I wanted an elegant and simple setting with pink flowers and balloons. And as always our cake, cookies and cake pops were made by Dalishas Bakery. They were just as delicious as they were pretty.
Addison didn't know what to do with herself and all the attention she received. When everyone sang to her you could tell it was a bit overwhelming. But she LOVED her cake. Although she didn't want to get her hands dirty and didn't put on much of a show for us. She kept requesting to be fed by fork. Little Miss Priss.
Look at her little crossed feet sitting just like a little lady. My heart.
By far Addison's favorite part was the presents. She squealed for every toy and animal we pulled out of the bag.
It was such a fun day. And it was clear Addison really enjoyed herself. Thank you so much to everyone who came and helped make our little girl feel special.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADDISON
February 22, 2018 • MOTHERHOOD
Our second princess will be one next week ya'll. ONE! I can't believe it. I think back on the last year and I feel like time just slipped right through my fingers. It went by so fast I'm worried I'll forget (or already have forgotten) the small moments, the tiny details of baby Addison. Our life is such a whirlwind with two kids and a daddy who travels out of town for work. I always consciously make an effort to give each girl a special moment of just her and I at the end of the day before bedtime, even if it's just a small one. Time is moving faster and faster on me and I don't want to forget these days or look back and wish I had appreciated the beauty amongst the madness.
Addison is our solemn baby. Which makes it extra special when she laughs. She smiles with her eyes. Sometimes she smiles so big she gets this tiny dimple under her right eye. Instead of laughing, she shows her happiness and excitement with her body language. She kicks her legs, waves her hands, squeals and smiles the biggest smile when something or someone gets her going. She is WAY more attached to her momma than Everly ever was. And I love it.
She still hates food. Bottle is life. You CANNOT pull out a bottle in front of her. If it's time to prepare a bottle, you must do it in secret. Or she will spit her paci out and immediately start a meltdown. When she gets sleepy and fussy, the quickest way to calm her down is to give her the tag of a blanket. She loves to shove the tag down into her mouth (strategically without removing her paci) and suck on both at the same time. Puts her right to sleep. And she almost always wakes up in the best mood.
She loves music. She will sway side to side dancing the moment a good beat drops. She's not ticklish. At all. And no one can make her laugh the way Everly can. Addison adores her big sister. All Everly does is look at her, and she laughs the sweetest belly laugh. She has four teeth. But you'd never know it unless you went looking because she brings her lips in covering her teeth constantly. She's always sucking on her bottom lip.
This baby girl instantly fit so perfectly into our family. She stole Everly's heart (and all of our's) immediately. It's almost like she's always been here. Yet at the same time we can't believe she's turning one!
Happy birthday Addison Elaine. Words cannot describe how much we love you. You took our hearts by storm from the moment we laid eyes on you. You are solemn yet so sweet. And when you do show excitement, it's with your whole body. Your smile lights up the entire room. And you will never turn down a chance to be held. We cannot wait to celebrate you and your very first birthday sweet girl.
Now I shall spend the rest of the day holding my baby girl while burying my face in her baby cheeks. Because now I am fully aware her babyness will quickly begin to fade.
FAREWELL 2017
January 5, 2018
2017 was one for the books y'all! And by far the best year I think we've had. Here's what happened...
We started the year by moving into our new house.
Best of all- baby Addison was born, making us a family of four. And all of our hearts doubled in size.
Momma spent seven weeks at home getting to know her.
We enjoyed many weekends in the Spring downtown taking advantage of the park and the cupcakes and ice cream.
Everly far exceeded our expectations and turned out to be the best big sister we could have ever hoped for.
Addison learned to smile and melted our hearts away.
Everly got her first haircut.
Nana got a boat!
We spent lots of time outside enjoying the summer in our new neighborhood with our new neighbors.
Went strawberry pickin'.
Did a lot of sisterly bonding.
Addison's personality began to show.
Everly turned 3. And still talks about her donut party to this day.
And then she started preschool.
We vacationed in Florida.
And took several trips to Nashville.
Introduced Addison to food. And she hated it.
Daddy had surgery.
Then three days later Addison did too.
Frequented the orchard all year long.
Daddy got a new job in a new city. So we went to check it out.
We dressed up for Halloween.
Mommy went to a conference in Orlando and took Daddy along with her,
while the girls spent some quality time with Aunt Coco.
Everly danced in her very first recital.
We celebrated baby's first Christmas.
Took a trip to Gatlinburg and made it home just in time to ring in the New Year.
Happy New Year everyone! I cannot believe another year has come and gone. But we are excited to see what 2018 has in store for us. Life seems to continue to get better and better.
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