She only knows what she's always seen!

Of course AdEliz would naturallly think that you hold a baby while you vacuum! I don't think I've EVER vacuumed without holding her while she's been awake!!

The Living Christmas Tree

This weekend Brian and Caden were both Jesus in the Living Christmas Tree and I have to say I couldn't be more proud of the two of them! I hope you enjoy some of the great pictures from the weekend. If you would like to see more check out our church's facebook page.

AdEliz LOVES popcorn!

Today Addison found a bag of popcorn I was eating for lunch while they were napping. It was pretty full when Caden found it. Next thing I knew Addison was standing at the coffee table eating some too! I went in the kitchen to stir the spaghetti sauce I made and come back to find this! I'm so glad she's now able to climb up in the chair and to help herself to whatever it is she needs up there!

P.S. I do know that that Ad shouldn't be eating popcorn but I've been in the house since Monday afternoon because Caden has had a fever. His fever broke during the night last night and hers started this morning! It was easier to give in after she had already had some than to fight her on it! Shortly after I took this Addison did manage to spill about 1/2 the bag in my chair! She made Emma's day!

Cookie Blog Hop

My friend Carrie is doing a blog hop over on her blog! Make sure you head over there and get some new ideas!!

Butterballs

Mix:

1 cup soft butter

1/2 cup confectioners sugar

2 tsp vanilla

Sift and stir in:

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup chopped nuts (I typically use pecans or walnuts!)

Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet

Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes

Roll cooked balls in confectioners sugar

She's 15 months and....

Addison is walking everywhere! She is also consistently standing up in the middle of the room. She sneaks and gets ornaments and carries them around! Brian and I are both so thankful for our sweet girl! I'm one lucky Mommy, that's for sure!

P.S. I'm not sure Caden is so excited that she can move a little faster toward his toys but he does think it's cool that we can all hold hands and walk!

Who's idea was it???

I've decided that it couldn't have been a mom that decided that trying to take a "perfect" picture of their sweet darlings to send to just about everyone they know. Tonight after dinner we set out on a mission to get our "perfect" picture! It wasn't as easy or quick as Brian and I had hoped it would be...here are a few that didn't make it...enjoy!

Air Force One and Thanksgiving Day

The Ryan boys came over to play. While we were outside, we noticed a huge low flying plane that was extremely loud. I looked up and noticed that it was Air Force One. Apparently they were doing touch-and-go's in Greensboro because they came back through a few more times. Here are some pictures of us playing and a good picture of Air Force One taken from my driveway.

Thanksgiving Day 2009

We woke up and decorated the house for Christmas. Becky made a jello casserole with pretzels and cream cheese to take to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving dinner. We called Mimi and Pop Pop in Florida. They said it is 59 degrees there. It was 52 here. Enjoy some of these pictures from Thanksgiving Day. Addison as a reindeer is a candid shot from our house. Others were taken at Grandma's house.

Caden's Native American name: "Swinging Bat" ~hopefully no coincidence with the baseball pun