Let it snow...let it snow...let it snow...

Trying to catch a snowflake on her tongue

Outside the window letting me know she was ready to come in

The first snow of the season, and boy it is COLD and WINDY!

Naturally, Addison wanted to go out and catch a snowflake, so we bundled her up and out she went. She only lasted about 3 minutes before coming in. I lasted less than a minute :)

Happy (Late) Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we went to the Dixie Stampede in Branson. We had a blast and Addison was mesmerized by the entire show she didn't even eat!!

GO BEARS!

Addison and Daddy wearing ALL the Bears gear that she could find, for the 3rd pre-season game. She said that she is the Bear's cheerleader, so she was running around the house yelling "GO BEARS!!!"

First Day of Preschool (again) Aug. 09

Yet again, we have encountered her first day of preschool, this time in Missouri. We were tossing around the idea of starting in her kindergarten this year, but Missouri doesn't test out and she needed to be 5 to begin.. I guess this just made our decision easier.

At first Addison wasn't very cooperative, but I enticed ( ok, bribed ) her with a special toy and McDonald's after school, to get her all dressed up. It worked and I got the look I was going for :)

She wasn't too excited to go, but I know once she is there she will do just fine.

Once we got to school, we found her cubby and put her backpack away. Her cubbie is under her good friend Kay-lee's, so that is nice. Although they are sitting at different tables.

Next, we found her seat and she immediately started coloring with the crayons and paper sitting in front of her.

I gave her a hug and kiss and told her not to have too much fun, and off I went :)

Ahhh..finally, some peace and quiet...
Now what??

On the boat

Just for you Nicole...

Big Girl

Addison picked out her own clothes and even brushed her hair and put in barrettes. She was so proud of herself. She has done this before, but not all together and not with such pride :). She even brushed her teeth without being prompted!

My little girl is all grown up!!

Where does the time go?

OR Future Photographer??

My future writer..

Yesterday, Addison wanted me to write down a story for her, so I came up with the bright idea of having her write it down herself! I couldn't think of a better way for her to practice her letters, so I told her how to spell the words and she wrote it down!!

If you can't read it, it goes like this: There once was a princess named Addison. There was a lake with a dragon and no fish. There was a trollbridge.

That's my girl!!

Sleeping Beauty

Now why can't she look this angelic while she is awake??

The future Betty Crocker.....

The view outside my window this late afternoon.

How pretty.

WTF?!?!

No school again today. That makes 3 days in a row. Why? I don't know. It hasn't snowed since Tuesday and the roads are clear.
That means another day alone, stuck, with Addison. Did I just say stuck? I mean, honored. My child NEVER makes me crazy, or makes me want to sit in a corner and just cry. She is the most well mannered, best behaved child..............oh, just forget it.

Til Tuesday, when school resumes again........Sweet Tuesday.

SNOW DAY

We have an actual snow day today.
Yippee!

Today, we will build a snowman to commemorate the day.


Edit: No snowman for us. The snow wasn't cooperating.......
We did, however, make snow angels. No pictures to post, the batteries died right when I went to take a picture............Sigh..........

Note to self

Easy bake ovens suck!
Hopefully, making cakes will be easier than the pretzels.........
Not to mention Addison walks away while I get stuck doing all the work.
Where is the fun in that?

Ice day

Yep, you heard that right. Here in Mizzou, we seem to get more "ice days" than the usual "snow days" us midwesterners are used to.

So, today, we are experiencing Addison's first ice day.
To celebrate, we are going to break out the easy bake oven and bake some cakes and pretzels!

I seem to recall, back in the day, a certain sister of mine, who had an easy bake oven and wouldn't let me play with it.................

I finally did it!

I succumbed to the blogger world and finally decided to start my own!

I can't guarantee that I will be witty, charming, or even politically correct, but I can promise you tons of laughs :)