I'm Still Alive

I haven't posted in awhile and wanted to update everyone on life's adventures and maybe you'll understand the break in my post. First, we signed all the papers and we bought a house!!! We moved in on April 1st! We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Addison and I just run around and chase each other with all our spare room! We didn't have the internet hooked up for 3 WEEKS! I had major withdrawls from my online "social" life. We celebrated our new house by passing the stomach bug around (starting with Addison, myself, and then Neil)! I hate sick babies the most. Next, Neil's dad turned 75 and his mom threw a huge surprise party! We had so much fun. My students took their end of the year test and they all did AMAZING...I can't help that I have such smart students! My sister had a baby girl...Kali Marie Farnsworth, May 7. We share middle names (it also helps that her other aunt and grandma have the same middle name too). She is absolutely adorable. We spent the weekend together and I've been home two days and miss her like crazy. It was also nice to get to spend some time with my Ryan and Kyla (Kali's brother and sister). Now, Neil and I have 12 nieces and nephews, plus 1 on the way, due in July!

Addison has grown so much. She says Ma all the time. It means mom. She says it in many ways. There's the angry way, the tired way, the scared way, the needy way, the whiny way, the look right now way, and the I'm being cute way! I love it every time she says it. We turned her carseat around so now she is facing forward...she loves it, we love it! She can ride on her car now. She eats pretty well and loves bananas! She will throw a fit to eat a banana if she sees it. She is becoming opinionated about foods she likes and dislikes. She loves riding with her daddy on his new riding lawn mower. She's very cautious about new situations and people. Once she gets comfortable...she's ready to play and you can't stop her. She loves daycare. She walks into daycare every morning on her own and hugs the 3 ladies in there. They eat her up everyday! She turns to me and waves and says bye-bye! You might think this is hard...but I love it. I know she is well taken care of and loved on. She loves the other kids in her class and hugs on them. I fix her hair in pigtails and everyone always comments on how cute she is. I think she is the cutest baby ever (I'm bias though)! She loves to show off at church. I think she knows that we want her to be quiet and so she gets away with things she normally wouldn't (I try to avoid tantrums during church). She likes to go from person to person to see who will give her the most attention or who offers the most fun! Also, she has a fan club everywhere she goes (especially church). As soon as everyone says Amen...she has several little kids and the young women there to say hi and get hugs. She's spoiled...what can I say. We are trying to get her to enjoy the grass, but I think she's a little girlie. She doesn't like to get dirty or to touch things that might get her dirty. She LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and dances away when it comes on. She also likes Elmo...they watch it at daycare. She knows where her nose and eyes are, we are working on her ears and mouth. Her favorite toy is a monkey that sings "Don't you wish your boyfriend was hot like me, don't you wish your boyfriend was sexy like me, Go bananas". I know what you're thinking...why would we let her have a toy like that, well a student gave me it for Valentine's day (that's another sotry all on it's own) and she danced all around. It has stopped several meltdowns and has been my lifesaver, so we'll keep the monkey. We'll explain hot and sexy to her later when she starts using those terms! Everyone keeps telling me that she's not looking like a baby anymore and I get quite sad, she'll always be my baby. She has brought more joy and happiness into my life than I could have ever imagine. I never knew how much I could love until she came into my life! I love Neil (don't worry), but a Mom's love is completely different. Everyday I look forward to all the new things she'll say or do.

I'll try to post pictures soon. Especially of Addison and our new house!