Run, Reindeer, Run!

I did a 1 mile fun run with Addy and one of her favorite friends earlier this month. It was great fun and we were able to run with a couple other classmates and their moms. Addy did great, she almost ran the whole time. She still struggles with finishing strong but given that she is not even 6.5 years old now I will give her four gold stars for humoring her nutty mom! :)

Cally's Preschool Christmas Party

An Early Christmas Gift!

 

Addy and Cally modeling the new jammies from Grandma

 I can't imagine why Grandma thought the girls needed to open new jammies before Christmas? I mean the girls' jammies look fab, right?! ;)

They both had a great time opening a gift early.

The 12 Days of Christmas!

 

The girls were glowing with readiness for the church Christmas program last night! They both did an awesome job, I was so proud of them both! Addy said it was very hard to stand for soo long but that she had fun. You can see some of the girls' Christmas craft/decorations. Addy has taken to decorating the house with her handmade crafts for every occasion. :)

A Visit with Santa!

 

Every Santa visit should end with glitter tattoos, right?!?

Cally and a Buddy

Cally has the sweetest friends in her preschool class. I love how happy and comfortable she is in her preschool program. I don't think we could have asked for a better fit for our Bear.

'Tis the Season!

Addy's first Christmas wrapping job of the season. She did it all by herself and made sure to pose in a way that would maximize our viewing pleasure of her new earrings. :)

A Piercing to Remember!

Addy has know joined the ranks of the pierced earlobes! I never wanted the girls to get their ears pierced young so I always made sure that Addy knew that getting your ears pierced was not a fun activity. I figured if she thought it would hurt a lot she would only want it done when she was really ready for it. Well, one day Addy decided she was ready for it!

It is hard to tell in the picture because the purple spot the piercer drew on her earlobe is still there but Addy selected her birthstone for her first pair of earrings. Addy was definitely nervous in the chair waiting for the whole procedure but she was very brave. She LOVES showing everyone and anyone her new earrings. I was in her classroom helping with reading and when it was her group's turn at my station, she asked her group, "Is there anyone here who hasn't seen my earrings yet?!" I laughingly told her that I bet everyone has seen them by now and she very seriously told me that she thinks there are kids in the other class who have not seen them yet. ;)

Roar!!!

Cally made a paper bag tiger puppet. Shouldn't life always be this sweet. :)

The Future

Over the last few days, Addy and Cally have both been talking about what they want to be when they grow up. Cally says that she wants to be a mommy and have a baby. She is not sure how old she will be but so far she has figured out that 7 is not old enough.

Cally and her 'mommy bag'!

Addy on the other hand starts crying at the thought of having to have a baby. I have always been really honest with Addy about where babies come from and Addy is not at all interested in pushing a baby out. She is truly afraid that a baby will just pop into her belly and she will have to push it out. I think Addy is at the age where she is giving a lot of thought to all she is learning about the birth of Jesus.

Addy knows that she wants to always live at home with me though. She says I can teach her all about rocks and we can be geologists together when we are not relaxing. Life is so straight forward at not quite 6 and a half!

Addy loves being an artist and I hope she keeps up with it. :)

Better Late than Never....

Here are a few pictures from a Thanksgiving weekend photo shoot with the cousins. It was so much fun to see all the kids playing so well together. :)

Cally, Addy and not-a-baby anymore Elsie!

Elsie, Cally, Oliver, Addy, Jacob, Jadon and Jarred

I thought it would be cute to try for a jumping action pose. The younger kids were too little to get a good air shot but everyone liked trying! :)
 

Ornament Exchange

The girls and I attended an ornament exchange at our church. I was so happy with how well both girls did choosing ornaments. Addy took charge of our shopping trip and decided that we should all pick an ornament about God. At the exchange the girls each spoke a one-word line (Cally said gold and Addy said frankincense) in a dialogue about the birth of Jesus.
It was a lot of fun to see who ended up with our ornament and to watch their faces as they opened them. Oh and it is a "women's" event and neither Addy or Cally could wrap their mind around that.

My Big Girl!

 

Cally will not let me call her my baby. Even when I try to explain to her how she will always be my baby no matter how big she is, she still tells me she is NOT a BABY! I used to think that she just didn't understand what I meant by it, but now I realize she understands exactly what I mean and she has no interest in being my baby ever again! She always tells me, "Mom, Addy says she will always be your baby! Not ME!"

Family Cuddle Time

 

The girls are so sweet and cuddly! Even Fluffy pants! :)

 

Another fun afternoon at the Zoo

Cute cuddly cats!

Addy came running up to asking for a camera because she said, "they are just too cute!!" Luckily for us all, Addy captured the moment. ;)

A Night of Hockey

We went to our first Mavs game of the season this past weekend. It was so much fun! I don't think it hurt that the Mavs scored 8 unopposed points. :)

Cally was very concerned that the goalkeepers did not get a chance to play very much. She kept saying that he was not getting his turn. She was thrilled when they switched sides because she thought the goalie was now playing.

Here we were all looking up at the giant floating hot dog contraption that drops coupons on to the crowd. We actually won one this time. :) I was so busy stuffing my face with popcorn that I didn't even realize what was happening until a bunch of kids ran up to David and tried to rip the envelope out of his hands. David held on though!!

Addy and her buddy, Josh! Josh did an awesome job during the youth hockey goal shoot contest. Addy and Josh are such cute friends! :)

Kitty Slumber Party

Fluffy is all grown up and has joined the older cats in napping most of the day away (at least when the girls are in school).

Addy's Holiday Blooms

Addy has her own Holiday Cactus. Her cactus was bought off the clearance/sale table at the end of last year. It has tried to bloom twice before, but each time some one's (Cally's) curiosity was stronger than the buds ability to hang on to the plant, so these blossoms were met with great enthusiasm.

This post brought to you by the letter....

 

H! Great work, Cally! Our car definitely looks better with the letter H written on it. :)

Get out and VOTE!!!

                                  

       Don't fall asleep on the job! Your vote counts!

Fluffy and her girl!

Story time with Cally

Cally hosted story time on a recent afternoon. Her preschool teacher told us at conference that Cally also reads to her classmates at school. :)

Halloween: A tale of two nights!

So I am very sad to admit this, but I managed to delete/paste over all the Halloween pictures on my camera. The only ones I have left are from David and my phones. Ack, that is one mistake I hope to never make again!!

Addy and Cally in their matching cheerleader costumes. They looked adorable! :)

 

 Mummy Cally at Addy's class Halloween party. Cally now thinks she should be able to go to any and all first grade activities...

Mummy Addy at her class party. The kids loved this activity. They had the most fun breaking out of their wrappers.

The girls were lucky to have trick or treating on two nights this year. Our local high school football team had a home playoff game on actual Halloween night so trick or treating was spread out to Friday as well. It was nice that no one had to miss out. Also, extra nice was that the team is heading off to another game on Tuesday! :)

What Cally has learned in preschool!

Surprised!

Scared!

Mad!

Disgusted!

As cute as it is to see Cally make these faces, it is even cuter to see her whole class do it together! She has a great class and fantastic teachers! :)