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| Mystic River in Glendale |
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| Kim and Addy checking out the views |
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| Kim and I relaxing |
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| Addy and I snooping at the neighbors squash! |
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| Addy and Braxton playing in the water. |
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| afternoon in Glendale |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Addy and I visit a friends dog. Addy loved this little dog because he had lots of energy but loved to cuddle. We like cuddlers! He also had a gimpy front paw that he held up all the time. It looked like he was a three legged dog. He didn't mind a bit and it didn't slow him down.
This morning Addy and I were walking down the stairs to her preschool and she yelled "Don't start without me." This reminded me of the story my Mom told me when I was a little kid attending art class. I walked down the stairs and yelled "Hi kids!"
This morning Addy and I were walking down the stairs to her preschool and she yelled "Don't start without me." This reminded me of the story my Mom told me when I was a little kid attending art class. I walked down the stairs and yelled "Hi kids!"
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Addy's First Day of Preschool
Addy did not want her photo taken for her first day of school. I guess all the photos we took for the first day of orientation were plenty. I asked her to go potty before we left for school and she said "No I don't have to go and if I need help at preschool I will ask Mrs. Stephanie." Well, let me just shut up! This kid has it all under control.
Addy did not want her photo taken for her first day of school. I guess all the photos we took for the first day of orientation were plenty. I asked her to go potty before we left for school and she said "No I don't have to go and if I need help at preschool I will ask Mrs. Stephanie." Well, let me just shut up! This kid has it all under control.
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| Addy got a cool bubble shooter in the mail from Mimi and Papa |
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| She shot everything in the house |
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| It also came with cool lights built in |
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| Addy's first day of preschool - the day after her orientation |
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| Snack for first day of preschool - Go Fish! |
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Preschool Orientation
I couldn't sleep last night. I was so excited about Addy going to school. She was ready to "see what all the fun was about." Daron is worried that she will get hurt.
We all went to orientation today.
Daron pointed out every sharp corner at the school and it was actually surprising how many sharp edges there were! Deep breathe. Addy saw her buddy Treyson and her good friend Cedar just signed up for preschool yesterday! There happened to be a cancellation on Saturday so they had one spot available. Cedar, Treyson and Addyson were the most outgoing and talkative in the group. Hope that doesn't get her into trouble! I tried to get a few photos at the school without looking like a total dork. Hey this is a big deal especially when its your one and only heading out into the big scary world of school. I am happy to report she is WAY braver than I ever was and when I asked her what she liked best she said "The bikes in the playground."
We all went to orientation today.
Daron pointed out every sharp corner at the school and it was actually surprising how many sharp edges there were! Deep breathe. Addy saw her buddy Treyson and her good friend Cedar just signed up for preschool yesterday! There happened to be a cancellation on Saturday so they had one spot available. Cedar, Treyson and Addyson were the most outgoing and talkative in the group. Hope that doesn't get her into trouble! I tried to get a few photos at the school without looking like a total dork. Hey this is a big deal especially when its your one and only heading out into the big scary world of school. I am happy to report she is WAY braver than I ever was and when I asked her what she liked best she said "The bikes in the playground."
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| Addy took a photo of Mom and Dad before we left for preschool. |
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| I hate this photo of me but this blog will be printed out for Addy's baby book. I didn't want her to think I never took photos with her! ha. |
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| We told Daddy not to cry! |
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| She's ready to go to school. |
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| What's next Mrs. Stephanie! |
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| Awwww. |
Sunday, September 04, 2011
I hosted book club last month and when I told Addy that we were having a "book party" she said "We have to have cake." She made cupcakes and not thinking I set them on the chest of drawers which is between the kitchen and guest room. Later that evening I had Zeena come inside. If you ever have wondered what would happen if you put a plate of cupcakes in front of a dog... Anyhow, we used silicone cupcake holders which thankfully she did not ingest. Addy made sure to put sprinkles on the cupcakes which you can see randomly scattered on the white comforter. My favorite is Zeena's face. She's like "What? What?"
Addy and I got on a roll for a few days of sewing little animals out of scrap material. Addy did a great job helping to stuff the little buggers.
Addy's buddy Grace spent the day with her.
Addy and I painted and painted and painted. I however wore a shirt while painting.
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| This is what happens when you give the kids a camera |
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| Addy at Sand Hollow about an hour from the house in Hurricane. |
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| Daddy and Addy at Sand Hollow. The water was 85 degrees which we weren't looking forward too but it ended up feeling fairly cool. I guess when the air is 105 degrees 85 is chilly! |
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| We had stayed the night in St. George so that I could get a 90 min massage and Addy and Daron could go to the Bounce House. Sat. morning I headed to a great farmers market and stocked up on veggies. We also got Addy some new furniture for her bedroom. |
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| She is such a hoot. |
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| more recycled animal toys - cat, octopus and shark - the cat and shark used to be Addy's shirt and the Octopus was a skirt of mine. |
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| hat day at the Andrews house |
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| old shirt = new mouse toy for our cat |
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Some Days...
There is a restaurant in St. George that says something like “God created kids so parents would welcome death.” I didn’t like it all that much until today. Today was one of those days. To be fair it started the night before. Addy fell asleep in her baby jogger around 9 which is early so I was thrilled. Unfortunately she woke up whining at midnight and two and four. What the hell? She asked me to “tell me a story not a book story.” So at midnight, two and four I told her stories. At two she wanted a story about birds very specifically a mommy, a daddy and a baby bird and at four a.m. she wanted a story about horses (I think) but again was very specific that the story had a mommy horse, daddy horse and a baby horse.
Luckily we slept in but that didn’t seem to help either one of us. We were both sleepy and when her friend Cedar came over her grumpiness came out. Every question I asked or Cedar asked resulted in a high pitch response that usually was a negative to whatever we were asking. I decided to tip all the furniture over and vacuum. Since Addy hates the sound of the vacuum I figured they could play in her room while I swept. When I brought this up to Addy she adamantly said “NO!” Since I was tired and grumpy myself I said “Fine” and turned on the vacuum. She screamed and cried and said “No I don’t want you to vacuum.” Again, I was in a bad mood and wanted to accomplish something this morning so I told her to go in her room or deal with it. The bottom line is I ended up dropping the couch on my toe. I sucked back screaming bloody murder and running down a roster of bad words. I yelled something at Addy went towards my room and told Cedar as politely as I could “I just hurt my foot I need to go in my room for a little while.” Poor girl. Usually I have a very chill house but not today. No not today. Addy cried and yelled and cried and eventually I felt so sorry for Cedar that I braved the waters again.
Addy and I were going to head up to my office and I wanted to get a sandwich on the way there. Addy didn’t want to do either. I was gathering all the stuff I needed for the office while she whined about needing a blue juice or another episode of Fishtranaut. Usually if she says she doesn’t want to go I pick her up and we go anyway and she is fine. Today with my broken toe, bad mood and insane child I decided to bag the whole idea. I was irritated. I crawled into bed and she came in. I almost fell asleep three times she never batted an eye. Ugh. She kept poking me and saying play with me. On a normal day I would play with her because I am a stay at home mom and that is what I do but today the last thing I wanted to do was play make believe. I wanted to sleep in quiet bliss.
Her buddy Brax came over and they played a little. Excellent I thought. Ya right. They started asking for a drink and a snack and then Addy wanted me to play with her. Ahhh why did I invite your friend over? To play with you! I made them dinner which they didn’t eat. I finally got ½ the meal down Addy but it was a struggle. Then as I cleaned up the kitchen I realized Brax had poured juice in the kitchen drawer, Addy had left a popsicle drenched napkin in her room, Brax spit on my leg (claiming it was an accident) and Addy basically whined about every little thing. The kicker was when Brax ran to the bathroom yelling “I have to poopy” with an urgency that scared me. Later that evening when I walked into the bathroom to take a shower I picked up with my BARE HAND what I thought was a red clay rock. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
Needless to say, I am in bed and Daron is getting Addy her cheesy cracker minus the blue juice since I told them both it was too late for that. It ensued yet another crying fit. Whatever. I am hoping that he will remember to have her brush her teeth before bed and that she will eventually GO to bed. So much for my Preschool Training Bootcamp.
That reminds me the other day I told her I was ready for her to start preschool. I felt as though I have been touting it up forever. In fact, I have been talking about it since June. She replied “Ya, I can’t wait to see what all the fun is about.” I told Daron I probably built it up too much at this point.
There is a restaurant in St. George that says something like “God created kids so parents would welcome death.” I didn’t like it all that much until today. Today was one of those days. To be fair it started the night before. Addy fell asleep in her baby jogger around 9 which is early so I was thrilled. Unfortunately she woke up whining at midnight and two and four. What the hell? She asked me to “tell me a story not a book story.” So at midnight, two and four I told her stories. At two she wanted a story about birds very specifically a mommy, a daddy and a baby bird and at four a.m. she wanted a story about horses (I think) but again was very specific that the story had a mommy horse, daddy horse and a baby horse.
Luckily we slept in but that didn’t seem to help either one of us. We were both sleepy and when her friend Cedar came over her grumpiness came out. Every question I asked or Cedar asked resulted in a high pitch response that usually was a negative to whatever we were asking. I decided to tip all the furniture over and vacuum. Since Addy hates the sound of the vacuum I figured they could play in her room while I swept. When I brought this up to Addy she adamantly said “NO!” Since I was tired and grumpy myself I said “Fine” and turned on the vacuum. She screamed and cried and said “No I don’t want you to vacuum.” Again, I was in a bad mood and wanted to accomplish something this morning so I told her to go in her room or deal with it. The bottom line is I ended up dropping the couch on my toe. I sucked back screaming bloody murder and running down a roster of bad words. I yelled something at Addy went towards my room and told Cedar as politely as I could “I just hurt my foot I need to go in my room for a little while.” Poor girl. Usually I have a very chill house but not today. No not today. Addy cried and yelled and cried and eventually I felt so sorry for Cedar that I braved the waters again.
Addy and I were going to head up to my office and I wanted to get a sandwich on the way there. Addy didn’t want to do either. I was gathering all the stuff I needed for the office while she whined about needing a blue juice or another episode of Fishtranaut. Usually if she says she doesn’t want to go I pick her up and we go anyway and she is fine. Today with my broken toe, bad mood and insane child I decided to bag the whole idea. I was irritated. I crawled into bed and she came in. I almost fell asleep three times she never batted an eye. Ugh. She kept poking me and saying play with me. On a normal day I would play with her because I am a stay at home mom and that is what I do but today the last thing I wanted to do was play make believe. I wanted to sleep in quiet bliss.
Her buddy Brax came over and they played a little. Excellent I thought. Ya right. They started asking for a drink and a snack and then Addy wanted me to play with her. Ahhh why did I invite your friend over? To play with you! I made them dinner which they didn’t eat. I finally got ½ the meal down Addy but it was a struggle. Then as I cleaned up the kitchen I realized Brax had poured juice in the kitchen drawer, Addy had left a popsicle drenched napkin in her room, Brax spit on my leg (claiming it was an accident) and Addy basically whined about every little thing. The kicker was when Brax ran to the bathroom yelling “I have to poopy” with an urgency that scared me. Later that evening when I walked into the bathroom to take a shower I picked up with my BARE HAND what I thought was a red clay rock. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
Needless to say, I am in bed and Daron is getting Addy her cheesy cracker minus the blue juice since I told them both it was too late for that. It ensued yet another crying fit. Whatever. I am hoping that he will remember to have her brush her teeth before bed and that she will eventually GO to bed. So much for my Preschool Training Bootcamp.
That reminds me the other day I told her I was ready for her to start preschool. I felt as though I have been touting it up forever. In fact, I have been talking about it since June. She replied “Ya, I can’t wait to see what all the fun is about.” I told Daron I probably built it up too much at this point.
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