Addison is FOUR!

Oh, how we love this girl.

We managed to celebrate her birthday over a one week span, which is a miracle. Usually our birthdays are spread out over weeks and months, but this year was a birthday whirlwind.  It began with a bouncy party with her preschool friends. Being the preschool teacher, I just invited the whole class and almost all of them came! It sort of felt like a field trip, but because this is a dream preschool class, I loved it! And Addison loved it:)

The next day was her actual birthday. We had bsf, lunch with Aunt Megan at Rainforest Café, and special dessert and presents at home.

She loved her “slipper jammies” and pop up castle, as well as the coupons Hailey made her.

At preschool that week, she brought donuts to share at our teddy bear picnic.

And we celebrated with the Edwards’ side by having ice cream sundaes at our house. 

 On Sunday, Grandma and Grandpa D. came over and took us to lunch after Hailey's cheerleading. They got Addison the MOST adorable waitress costume ever, which Hailey is wearing in this picture, along with lots of cute clothes.

The celebrations wrapped up with Nana and Leon coming for dinner and birthday celebration, however I failed and didn’t get any pictures of that one. They gave her new gymnastics outfits and pitched in to pay for Little Gym, which is very exciting. She finally gets her turn, and she counted off the days until it was time to start.

It was like stepping back in time and watching Symantha. She even wore a hand-me-down outfit (Nana’s present was a little small:)), and had the same teacher Symantha had – Ms. Suzy! Addison loved every second of it, and I am so glad she gets her turn.
We now officially leave the carseat behind, and she gets to move on to a booster seat. All signs of baby are disappearing, which is so sad. But we love seeing the sweet, funny little girl she has become. I know this post is ridiculously long, but just for my own sake, here are a few things about Addison right now:
*Sleeps with purple pillow and pink blanky. Now that she is four, these are supposed to only stay in her bed
*Still takes a nap every afternoon
*Really wants me to have another baby, or just asks when she can have one herself. She is mesmerized by babies and wants to use pacifiers or bottles or sleep in a crib.
*She is super silly, outgoing, wants everyone to be her friend
*Favorite toys: Little people, babies, rice, puzzles
*Sings to herself all the time
*Begins prayers with, “Father one day…”
*Pretends to be asleep often when we pull into the garage
*Has a completely irrational fear of pulling a shirt on over her head. She MUST do it herself, or will be terrified
*Plays teacher at preschool and loves to try to tell everyone what to do. They will obey her, unless I step in and tell her to quit bossing kids around!
*She tells me I am pretty or fancy all the time.
*She is a great little companion for me while the kids are at school. So easy-going and fun.

We love you Addison Kate!!