Reagan was dedicated at our church on Mother's Day. The girls were precious in their matching outfits. Reagan was asleep the whole time, but Addison thought it was so much fun to be on stage. She said, "See alot people!", and loudly said, "Amen" after every prayer.
We had a great day celebrating Addison's 2nd birthday on Friday. Her party is coming up Saturday, but we spent Friday celebrating and playing all day. Tommy was able to work from home, so he took a few playbreaks throughout the day. She got a new game from us, where she catches butterflies from an elephant's trunk. We also made cupcakes, which you can see from the picture, she is not quite sure how to eat. Friday night a few friends came over for dinner and cake. The kids cracked us up pulling each other around in the Mega Blocks wagon. We all had a great time, except poor Reagan, all the fun was a bit too much for her!
This is Reagan's most common expression....fists curled at her checks and brow creased....she's a very serious girl! She was one month old on Saturday, but still very little. She only weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces at her one month visit. She is sleeping a little longer at night and trying so hard to smile! Considering all the noise a chaos she puts up with from her sister, she is a pretty laid back baby!
Addison loves when we bring Reagan into her room in the morning or after her nap. She likes Reagan to get in her bed so she can snuggle, kiss and hug on her! It is so sweet watching them together.
Oh these sweet precious days don't last long enough! I can see her getting bigger every time I look at her! These are a few of our amateur attempts at photographing her while she was still newborn. I really wanted a few pictures with Big Sister as well, but I have decided it is simply impossible to photograph a newborn and toddler. In every picture Reagan was crying, and Addison was a blur because she couldn't sit still!
Two wet, slippery girls and a couple of tired parents! Addison is such a big helper. She loves washing her baby's toes. As you can see, she enjoys this more than Reagan does!
Okay, here is the comparison. This is both girls shortly after they were born. I think they are pretty similar, but who knows, maybe it is just the standard hospital attire that makes it seem that way. Reagan is the picture on the top....Addison is the picture on the bottom.
After the Easter Egg hunt the kids headed straight for the sandbox. We stripped them down and let them play. They were so cute running all over the backyard in thier diapers and covered with sand. All this fun resulted in group bathtime, where we had five kids in one tub....thank goodness for the invention of the garden tub. These are the kinds of pictures that will make for great bribery some day!
Addison and I went to an Easter party with her playgroup today! Miss Laurie made lunch for all the kids and hid Easter Eggs in her backyard. They were so cute. We predicted that they would stop at one egg each, and be too busy opening that egg and eating chocolate to keep hunting. But, we were wrong. They ran around and filled their baskets. Miss Laurie had lots of desserts for after the hunt, which was probably Addison's favorite part.
We went to Dallas last weekend, and Addison got to spend the day playing on Pappy and Miss Debra's horse ranch. She is in heaven there! She helped Pappy drive the tractor, fed all the horses dinner, and played with the barn cats. Her favorite is feeding the horses carrots for snack!
Look at this sweet face...could she be any cuter? I am having to learn how to enforce discipline, despite the sweet little looks she gives me! Yesterday I changed the radio in the car, which she thinks should remain constantly on Elmo. As I changed it, she said, "No Mommy!". I told her, for the millionth time, that we don't say "No Mommy", that it isn't nice. She smiled at me sweet as pie from the backseat and said, "No, Kim"! What a mess....I couldn't do anything but laugh, which means I am sure she will use that line again!
Our friends from Phoenix came to visit last weekend and we took all the girls to the zoo! Even with 4 adults, getting 3 kids and all their gear loaded and unloaded from the car is a task! Addison loved all the animals at the zoo, but not as much as the poop! Whenever someone asks her what she saw at the zoo, she tells them "poop"! It's true, there was alot of poop...I just sure didn't expect it to be what she remembered most! I almost feel out of my chair laughing the first time I heard her tell someone that!
Sunday night we went with the McClures to Sesame Street Live....Elmo Makes Music! Addison is crazy about Elmo right now, so this was such a treat for her. Besides the fact that we completly overstimulated our children it was so much fun! They were pretty hyped up after watching DVD's all the way there, seeing the show, a LATE dinner at Chili's and more DVD's all the way home! This was one action packed evening in the eyes of a one year old, but we all loved it!!!
Well, we have survived our first major accident. I am sure it is only the first of many to come! Addison was trying to walk her 70 pound dog, when Maggie spotted something and bolted. I had been holding Maggie's collar, while Addison held the leash, but I had just let go for a split second....all Mommy's fault! Maggie yanked the leash right out of her hand, but not until after Addison bounced twice off the concrete! She has actually been pretty tough, and didn't even cry that long, she just looks pretty beat up!
After lots of time and consideration, this was Addison's outfit of choice this morning. She has on "big girl" Dora panties over her diaper, her fuzzy house shoes, and her golf visor on backwards. What golf course wouldn't take her this way?
Santa stopped at the Guess house early this year, since we won't be home for Christmas. Addison was so excited to see her new table and chairs! She loves to sit and color. Notice her outfit selection. Mommy put the jammies on her. The dress shoes, bracelets and Christmas bow she added herself....such a girl already!
