Addie Reese Turns 9!!!!

Addie Reese Turns 9!!!!

23 Questions for the Birthday Girl

1. What is your nickname? Addie Reese

2.  How old are you?   9 years old

3. What is your favorite toy? American Girl Dolls  
4. What is your favorite tv show?  Full House and Good Luck Charlie

5. What is your favorite food? Cheese Pizza and French Fries 

6. What is your favorite outfit?   Chuck Taylors, Turquoise Blue Shirt, Leggings, and Sparkly Pink Skirt

7. What is your favorite game to play?   Games in the American Girl Books
8. What is your favorite snack?  Goldfish
9. What is your favorite animal?   Sea Turtles and Elephants
10. What is your favorite song?   “Exes and Ohs” and “Style”
11. What is your favorite book?   Wayside School Series

12. Who is your best friend?   Aubree Reynolds and Lyla Hampton

13. What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice  

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Hide and Go Seek 

15. What is your favorite thing to do inside?  Reading books and playing with American Girl Dolls.
16. What is your favorite holiday?  Easter and Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?   Mr. Bear and Blankey

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?   Pop-Tarts and Pancakes

19. Where is your favorite place to go?   Disney World

20.  Where is your favorite vacation spot? Seaside, FL.

21. What do you want to be when you grow up?   A world traveler

22.  What do you want for your birthday?  Eat at the American Girl Café and American Girl Lea Clark

23. What do you want to do on your birthday? Zip Line with friends

 

Addie Reese is turning 8!!!

This week has been full of snow and ice for us here in Tennessee!!! We are hoping that tonight is the last of it for awhile because we have to celebrate a little girl turning the BIG 8!!! 

This year we will celebrate with cake, cookies, friends, and paint.  So here is Addie's annual interview....

23 Questions for the Birthday Girl

1. What is your nickname? Addie

2.  What is your favorite color?  Blue and Green

3. What is your favorite toy? Mr. Bear and Legos
4. What is your favorite TV show?   Scooby Doo and Sofia the First

5. What is your favorite food?  Pizza  

6. What is your favorite outfit?   Blue Shirt with flowers on it and linen shorts

7. What is your favorite game to play?   Princess Candyland
8. What is your favorite snack?   Cheese Puffs
9. What is your favorite animal?  Penguins
10. What is your favorite song?  Shake It Off and Blank Space by Taylor Swift
11. What is your favorite book?   The Princess in Black and Junie B. Jones

12. Who is your best friend?   Aubree Reynolds and Lyla Hampton

13. What is your favorite drink?   Apple Juice and water

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?   Play on our play set

15. What is your favorite thing to do inside? Play with my Polly Pockets
16. What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?   Mr. Bear, Blankie, and my Dream Light

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?   Pancakes, donuts, and Pop-Tarts

19. Where is your favorite place to go?  Aubree’s House

20.  Where is your favorite vacation spot?  Seaside, Florida

21. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Baker, Doctor, Designer, and Babysitter

22.  What do you want for your birthday? A bunch of toys

23. What do you want to do on your birthday? Be with my friends and family and have fun!

Addie is 7!!!

Where has the time gone?  I know I will be saying this when she turns 13... then again at 16... then again at 18... I bet even when she is 34!  Addie is just such a blessing to everyone she meets.  Once you get "in" with her and breakthrough the shyness, she will never stop talking to you.  What are some other facts about Addie at 7 years old???  Here is here birthday interview...

What is your nickname?  Addie

How old are you?  Seven

What is your favorite animal?  panda bears

What is your favorite food?  yogurt

What is your favorite color?  purple

What is your favorite book?  Frozen Books

What is your favorite TV Show?  My Little Pony

What is your favorite movie?  Frozen

What is your favorite song?  Let It Go from Frozen

What is your favorite drink?  water

What is your favorite breakfast food?  Chocolate Chip Pancakes

What is your favorite snack?  peanut butter on a spoon

What is your favorite outfit to wear?  A pink Seaside shirt and a sparkly skirt 

What is your favorite game to play?  Hello Kitty Trouble

What is your favorite toy?  Mr. Bear

Who is your best friend?  Aubree Reynolds

What is your favorite thing to do inside?  Play with Polly Pockets, American Girl Dolls, Mr. Bear, and Frozen Toys.

What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Play soccer

What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas

What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  Blanket and Mr. Bear

Where is your favorite place to go?  Disney World

Where is your favorite vacation spot?  Seaside

What do you want to be when you grow up?  A Teacher

What do you want for your birthday?  Easy Bake Oven, Frozen Toys, and a purse you can color

What do you want to do on your birthday?  Have fun...

 Well I think we delivered on the fun.  We celebrated this little girl who is growing up way to fast with a 50's skate party.  I must say, I LOVED having a party outside of our home.  Everyone dressed up in their 50s attire and skated the party away.  Addie has some great friends and family that are willing to do anything to celebrate her. After the party at the skating rink, we continued the celebrating with a sleepover that consisted of chocolate milk shakes, PB and J sandwiches, Cheetos and a lot of squealing girls in the upstairs of our home.  

I am honored to be your mama for the past 7 years and many more to come.  You are full of spunk, drama, sweetness, hugs, and kisses.  You are beautiful, kind, and smart too!  

Happy Birthday to my little girl!

The Zoo Crew....

We celebrated Poppy's birthday with a lot of wild animals... and I am not talking about the children... just look at the picture below.  It was a very strange Memphis day with low humidity and a high in the low 80s.  Addie and Drew loved getting to share time with Ninnie and Poppy at the zoo... which is one of their favorite places.  We had two special experinces that day!  We had the chance to feed the giraffes.  Addie was a little timid and Drew really did not want a part in the experience.  Kyle let one eat the lettuce leaf from his mouth (which Addie's reply to that was "you are not getting a kiss from me until you brush your teeth")  and I was just amazed at how long their tongues were.  

Addie and Poppy also rode a camel.  Addie is not ready to trade in her car seat for a camel and gave it a big thumbs down in comfort.   What a great day full of family and fun!

Tripp loving the zoo!!!

Kristen, Addie, and me feeding the birds...

Checking out the zebras...

Kyle being the cool dad:)

Drew's Three....

Flashback post to March 23rd 2013

This little fella has turned 3!!!!!  Where did the time go????

We had a Meeska-Mouska- good time at our Clubhouse to celebrate with all of our favorite people.  

Drew was very excited and this was the first birthday that he got the fact that it was ALL.ABOUT. HIM!!!! 

So what is this little guy into these days???

Some of his favorites are:

the colors blue and red

yogurt and hot dogs

 eggs and bacon 

Scooby and Shaggy

playing Pirates and Bob the Builder

riding around in his Jeep and Tractor

being the best little bother... I mean brother

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Amazing Grace and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy DrEW 

Addie in Wonderland

We celebrated big this year for Addie's 6th birthday.  I declare, the older kids get the longer their birthday's last.  We celebrated all weekend long this precious little girl and had a great time doing it.

Addie invited 6 of her dearest friends over for a tea party sleepover.  I loved the mix of friends she chose.  One of the little girls... can you guess... has been her buddy since she was born, one has been her Sunday school friend since they got into the nursery together, two more came along in mother's day out when I took a year off to stay home, and the newest one is from her kindergarten class.  Talk about a sampling of friends to cover the first six years of Addie's life. 

  We squealed, played, dressed up, acted silly, and painted pottery.  It was so much fun with not a lot of drama.   We enjoyed the little girls... and they did not even have a little bother... I mean brother named Drew to get in their way.  I LOVE my little boy but he would have put a damper in the festivities. 

Kyle and I were hoping the little girls would fall asleep during the presentation of Brave.  2 out of the 6 fell asleep.  We took the girls upstairs to Drew and Addie's rooms for the night.  When the 2 sleepy heads woke up the next morning, they could not believe that Mr. Kyle carried them upstairs... they said "My dad won't even carry me upstairs."

The next moring, we woke up bright and early.  These little girls ate through 5 dozen donut holes.  We opened up presents and played till it was time to go.  Addie then was showered once again by her family and friends for cake and ice cream.  Addie learned this year that Drew loves to blow out candles... he got to hers before she could.

Addie's big present came from none other than Poppy.  He surprised Addie and Drew with a four wheeler and jeep power wheels. 

All in all it was a wonderful celebration of a wonderful little girl. 

Addie is 6!!!!

I am not sure where the time has gone but we have a six year old in the house now!  

She will be quick to remind you that it takes two hands to show you how old she is!  My little girl is getting so big... so smart.. so caring... and so helpful.  We do not have as many "strong-willed" moments anymore.  I love our time together more and more each day.  Getting to ride with her to school, hearing her read me her book on the way to school, seeing her in the afternoon dismissal line... always wanting a hug or a kiss... she just steals my heart.  These wonder years of being able to do but not being "all grown up" are the best in there own special way. 

So what are a few of Addie's favorite things these days? 

 This is the questionnaire I had here answer the week of her birthday.

Nickname: Add and Addie

How old are you? six

What is your favorite animal? giraffe

What is your favorite food? Chicken nuggets

What is your favorite color? pink

What is your favorite book? Any Pigeon book

What is your favorite TV Show? Scooby Doo

What is your favorite movie? The Little Mermaid

What is your favorite song? Jesus Loves Me

 

What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice

What is your favorite breakfast food? Chocolate Chip Pancakes

What is your favorite snack? Yogurt

What is your favorite outfit? Hello Kitty Shirt, Zebra Skirt, and black leggings

What is your favorite game? Princess Candy Land

What is your favorite toy? Mr. Bear

Who is your best friend? Aubree Reynolds

What is your favorite thing to do? Play with my Polly Pockets and Squinkes

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the snow and ride my princess bike.

What is your favorite holiday? Valentine’s Day

What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Mr. Bear and Blanket.

Where is your favorite place to go? The Zoo

Where do you want to go on vacation? Seaside

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Teacher

What do you want to do on your birthday? Have a slumber party.

 Happy Birthday Addie Reese!

Ordinary Days... Turning 32... Old Timer's Day... Opry Mills...

Drew turning into Old McDonald...

Addie on Pirate Day at Preschool...

The whole outfit... 

With her teacher Miss Jody... I love these teachers!

Addie's newest obsession... Squeakies.  She leaves them in the strangest places for us to find.

Flounder and Sebastian spent the night in the fridge.

 

Celebrating my 32nd birthday with my favorites.

Mom and Dad came over and we went to dinner at Cracker Barrel.  We then came home to have some cake.  Addie had talked Dad into taking her shopping for me.  She came through with some of the best "prom" jewelry for me to wear when "daddy and I have date night."

Kyle added some charms to my bracelet...

She also picked out matching "A" necklaces for us to wear together... 

this girl can melt my heart.

My Birthday Flowers from my mom and dad...

Family fun at Mr. Gatti's

Drew loves any game with a ball!!!

Old Timer's Day = the best people watching day in Dickson.

Addie waiting for the parade to start at Kyle's office.

Drew and Kyle taking it in on the front porch steps...

The new taste of the town!

Way to go Justin!!!

Opry Mills Fun...