Addi’s preschool class put on a little performance at their Christmas party. Sorry, grandparents, if I had known it was going to be SO cute, I would have invited you! Addison played Mary in the Christmas story, and then they all sang songs with jingle bells for us. They were a big hit and I was so glad her teacher, Ms. Suzy, took this on for the first year.
2003 Symantha {age 1}
2005 Symantha and Hailey{ages 3&1}
2006 Symantha and Hailey {4&2}
2007 Symantha and Hailey {5&3}
2008 Addison 9mo.
2009 {ages 7, 5 and 1 1/2}
2012 {10, 8, and 4 1/2}
It never gets old.
In August, our family went up to Paradise for a hike before dropping Symantha off at camp. It was a pretty quick hike, but so beautiful. Just wanted to share some of my favorite pics.
And goodbye to summer. It was a great one.
Better late than never, it’s Addison’s turn. I love, love, love her right now. She is still in my favorite age/stage (except I do love the babies!). She was so fun this summer.
♥She still takes naps every day, but we can skip it if necessary. She will just be a bit emotional that night… or sometimes more than a bit.
♥She has a very sensitive nose. Often proclaims places “stinky,” and she can’t handle it.
♥Every time we are in the car she wants to play the animal game (guess what animal she is thinking of) or “I spy”. She also is constantly coming up with “would you rather” questions. Such as, “Would you rather live in a marshmallow or a tree?”
♥She loves her friend Ava, next door. They are peas in a pod, and so cute together. They are generally dressed up and playing house or school.
♥She took swimming lessons again this year at Henry Moses, but would not put her head under water. She became deathly afraid of doing it. She is ok with you splashing her like crazy or water spraying her face, but not going under water.
♥Besides the head under water, she is a pretty brave girl. It only took a few times of us walking her down the zipline before she was going on her own.
♥She was able to do a lot of what the big kids could do this summer. She has always had to be the observer, but now she can often participate.
♥I wish I could stop her from growing anymore. I get teary-eyed just thinking about how big my baby is getting.
♥This girl has a great sense of humor, and she can be funny even when she isn’t trying. She is very matter-of-fact about things, which can also drive you crazy. Things are usually black or white with Hailey Grace.
♥She is a monkey on the bars. She climbs everything and wants to flip, do tricks, etc. And she wants someone to watch every trick.
♥She is much more of a daredevil than her sisters. However, she still must show me every owie or injury and can be very dramatic about it.
♥She has gotten quite into reading this summer, and will read by herself for a long time. However, she still likes to have a book that we are reading together. She has not been a fan of doing her school work this summer, compared to the last couple of years when she actually liked it.
♥She is a fish in the water. She barely comes up for air, she just wants to stay underwater with her goggles the whole time. Swimming lessons were good for her this summer, and she can finally pass the swim tests at the pools we go to (so she can go in the deep water by herself).
♥She is almost as social as her big sister, constantly wanting to play with a friend. She loves to play house, usually acting out some kind of drama.
♥She continues to be very picky about the clothes she wears. Clothes cannot be too loose or it drives her crazy. This drives me crazy. Most shoes are “uncomfortable” for some very small reason. I have to force her to wear tennis shoes.
♥She still loves to cuddle, especially her mom. She always wants to hold my hand when we are places, and I don’t mind.
♥She gets along wonderfully with Addison. She is a good big sister. When Symantha was at camp, these two were great together. However, she has some trouble being a little sister. She can be SO annoying to Symantha. Derek relates to being a middle sibling – it must be tough sometimes.
♥She is one of a kind, and we love her so much:)
