Happy Birthday Miss Addison!!!

OH.MY.GOSH! Where has the time gone?! I can't believe you are now 2 years old!! Seriously Addison, I can't not remember what life was like without you! You have become such a little person in the last 3 months its crazy! You say new words and do new things each and every day. Our biggest adventure lately? Potty training!! You're doing so well, I'm so proud of you! Only had 3 accidents at school on Wednesday but went pee in the potty 4 times! Thursday you only had 1 accident!

December 28, 2008

December 28, 2009

 December 28, 2010

Just a few new things:
~potty training
~can count up to 20, usually by yourself
~knows your abc's
~loves to sing ANY song
~knows almost all the colors and shapes
~sleeps in a big girl bed
~wears 2T clothes, size 6 shoe
~Loves to play with baby dolls/pretend play
~eats pretty much everything still
~loves to do puzzles with dadda


Addison- you are the most important part of my life. I wake up each and every day so happy to be alive and have you as my daughter. Even though you have started already with the "terrible 2" stage, I wouldn't trade it for the world. You are a polite, thoughtful, SMART!!!, happy and talented little girl. I just really can't express how much I love you monkey. Hope you have a great birthday!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!

Phew it's been a long couple of days! Thursday was Addi's school party which was a blast!!

Nothing like cupcakes at 9:30!

Santa came 2 days early to give the kids presents!

Friday morning we went over to my dads house to exchange gifts and have lunch. Christmas is definitely more fun with 3 little kids running around!

Loving her new couch and baby doll!

Friday night Kyle's parents and brother came over for dinner and presents. Addi couldn't get enough of her Uncle Erik. When he took his girlfriend home she kept saying "Where'd Erik go?" It was too cute!

Putting ordaments on the tree...

Opening up baby doll/shopping stuff

Writing/drawing with her magnadoodle

Santa made his way to our house late last night. We woke up at 5:30 this morning (AAAHHHH!) and opened up presents. Addi was SO excited! She even opened up Kyle and I's because she didn't want to share lol

This afternoon we headed off to Kyle's aunt and uncles house where again, Uncle Erik couldn't leave Addi's sight.

This is what happens to little girls who wake up at 5:30 and play all morning with new toys....

After the Ledbetter Christmas we went to my aunt and uncles house. Little did I know that Santa would make a quick stop there too! Hahah addi hated it.

Maybe one day I can get a good picture of the 3 of them....

All of the great grand children..

All in all it was a great Christmas! We have one more party tomorrow and that's with my mom's side. We are going to Gel's for lunch/dinner then back here for presents. Should be a great time!

I'm going to go wake my snoring husband up and tell him to go upstairs...

Night!

RIP Papa

My papa (mom's dad...the only grandparent I have left) died this morning. While I won't go into details, let's just say it wasn't pretty and it was very, very unexpected. He leaves a lot of un answered questions and a lot of people that are very hurt and pissed off. Only time is going to heal the pain and right now I don't know what to do.

My uncles are on their way/almost here from NC and FL. I'm sure my nana's family will be in from NY this weekend. We are going tomorrow to set up the arrangements.

This is definitely NOT the way I wanted to remember the holidays/spend the next 4 days off work.

So I know you're up there Papa, seeing Nana again after all these years, while you're at it could you find my grandma and Mark and give them a big hug and kiss for me? And tell them to continue to watch over us and watch Emileigh, Addison, Mason and Brayden grow up? And tell nana that I've become an ah-mazing baker, and we'll all be ok. You're in a better place now. No more hurting. No more pain.

I love you. I miss you already and it's only been 13 hours.

Y3W-Bottomless Toy Chest

The Bottomeless Toy Chest is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to delivering art projects, crafts and interactive toys to hospitalized pediatric cancer patients.

I have been given a challenge by my MK sales director to collect donations of $25 for teenage girls suffering from cancer. Now what does your donation do? The number one request from teen girls is make up and skin care and being an MK consultant I'm able to help make their day a little brighter (and their face!) . Think about it. When you were in your teens what did you want? Make up. Wouldn't it be nice to give a cancer patient something that would make their day?

So if you'd like to help out, let me know. Thank you in advance!

Blizzard 2010

Yesterday it started snowing around 10am and it hasn't stopped. Not even a little bit. There's wind gusts up to 45mph, lake effect snow, complete weather nightmare out there. SO bad in fact, Porter and LaPorte was in a state of emergency today (which they have extended until tomorrow). There was no school today and pretty much everything was closed...well except for my work. I didn't go in though because Addi's school had no power and a tree fell in the yard, blocking the drive ways. We stayed home, watched movies, took a nap on the couch, made cookies and had a good day staying at home. Nana even ventured out and came over!

I like both of these pictures equally :)

If you could find my steps and my walkway, that'd be great....

Or if you could get my car out.....

She was such a little stinker today :)

SO glad that we only have a 2 hour delay so far tomorrow. I need to get out of this house and Addi needs to get back to school. It's like she knew she wasn't suppose to be home today. She kept 'calling' her friends and talking to them. Poor baby, misses her friends :(

Hope everyone stayed warm and had good day off :)

Your 3 Words

OK it's only 2 words, sue me.

I'm now a Mary Kay consultant! Crazy I know!

I'm really hoping that I can make some extra money and stash it away for either a rainy day or pay off our credit cards with it.

Everyone should have a party :) It's a fun way to get lots of free products and have a girls night in!

You can order from my website at any time

www.marykay.com/hledbetter :)

Wanna play along?

Head over to Jenni's Blog and do it!

The Time Has Come

As much as I'd have liked to keep Addi in her crib until she turned 5 and then just locked her in her room until she turned 30, she had better plans. On Friday night she figured out how to climb out of her bed. There was no trial run either. I layed her down, we said our goodnights, I turned around to turn off the light and walk out the door and she was out of her crib :( So at 9pm Kyle and I had to convert her crib to a big girl bed and make it seem like it was the best thing ever when in reality it was breaking my heart :( She has done very well though. Only woke up once Saturday morning at 5 and it was because she lost her juice cup and I put her back to bed. The only bad part about her being in her big girl bed is I don't hear her get up. She just goes to the door and knocks and says "mommy, up!" Ugh 6:45 comes early! I did buy her some bed rails yesterday just in case she starts to feel adventerous and wants to roll around. I don't want her to fall out.


And so the venture begins....

Ahh sound asleep in her big girl bed :(

In other news Kyle and I got the flu today and have been so miserable. I'm hoping Addi doesn't get it. I went shopping on Black Friday and absolutely LOVED it! I will definitely go again next year. Addi, Emileigh and Mason are DONE! Saturday the Ledbetter side had family pictures done. We got our Christmas card picture (too bad Kyle isn't smiling!) and I haven't decided if I just want to send cards with the picture or make an actual card. I may just wait until I get Addi's Christams pictures taken (would have been today, but this is the first time I've gotten out of bed/off the couch) and see what I should do. Suggestions?