last day of swim lessons

addison went back for a third week of swim lessons 2 weeks ago.

she hadn't been in a few weeks, so the first day back wasn't exactly perfect. but she got better the second day, and the other three days were perfect!!

i'm so glad she warmed up to swim lessons. she was such a different child than she was at her first few days of class! she did such a good job.

the last day was a little different than the rest. it ended up storming right after the class started that morning, so they called it and we came back later that afternoon. i was a little stressed because i still had to pack to for the beach and i didn't want to miss her last swim lesson. everything was fine though!!

that afternoon, all the parents got to go sit out by the pool and watch the kids {instead of hiding in the carport}. addison did great! she'd just wave to me and smile. and being closer meant i got better pictures!

she got to dive for rings again and she loved it.




she was so proud of her pink ring!!



addison and her favorite swim teacher.


and this is addison with ms. carolyn.


of course, i had to throw addison in the pool since it was the last day. whenever the swim teachers throw her in, she doesn't care. but when it was my turn, she got a little upset. but she did great!



i'm so proud of her!

fall mdo

i'm back!

i bet you didn't even know i was gone.

well, i took a little vacation and went to the beach with a group of my friends for a week.

but i'll blog about that later.

today addison started back at mdo for the fall!


she really wanted to carry her backpack like a big girl. she held her lunchbox for a second, but then said it was too heavy.

i can't believe how big she's gotten since her first time at mdo.

i was kind of worried about how she would do since i just got back from being gone a week. but she did great! ran right in and then just looked back and waved bye.

i'm a little nervous about today because it's her first day at mdo potty trained. at the end of the spring, she was pretty much potty trained but i always sent her in pullups just in case. but today she went in panties. i'm sure she'll do fine though! she's such a big girl now.

can't wait to go pick my baby girl up!!

fun at the fountains

last week i took addison over to the fountains at indian lake {an outdoor shopping center nearby}.

i forgot that hendersonville was having some water issues. apparently due to the heat, something is in the water. they're working on cleaning it {or fixing it. i don't know}. but, needless to say, the water smelt pretty bad.

the fountains were still on and there were other kids playing, so i just let addison play with them. i figured she'd be fine as long as she didn't drink much of it.

luckily, i had a cup in my car that she could play with because all of the other kids had cups too. didn't want her to feel left out!








and of course addison made new friends...



it was so hot outside, so i didn't last long. it gets hot really fast when you're not in the water!

addison had lots of fun. she had a bath as soon as we got home because she smelt a little bad {maybe more than a little}.

i'm sure we'll be going back. hopefully they get the water fixed soon!

addison's first sleepover

monday night, addison had her first sleepover.

my cousin, georgia, called me last week and wanted to know if addison could come spend the night with her or if she could come spend the night here. i thought addison would be better here, so i suggested she come over here! addison loves georgia, so i knew she'd be so excited about the sleepover. georgia is 9, but it think she's always wanted a younger sibling. so when addison came along, georgia loved being around her because it was like she had a little sister! and now that addison is older, she's more fun to play with!


addison's a good cuddlier sometimes...



i hadn't really thought of what all we would do, and when georgia wanted to make a craft, we had to be creative and come up with something. while we were figuring out what to do, addison and georgia colored on my mom's new chalkboard table! my mom got it at a yard sale and painted the top with chalkboard paint. i kind of made fun of her for doing it, but i've been drawing on it a lot. it's fun!


we decided to make flower pot magnets. first it was just going to be flowers, but we decided the flower pots would be really cute! addison helped a little bit, then she had to nap. georgia and i finished them up and addison was excited to see them when she woke up!

i think they turned out super cute! there was 1 for each of us.


we ordered pizza for dinner and watched madagascar {requested by addison}.


then georgia read addison llama llama before bed.


we got donuts for breakfast yesterday and then they watched another movie and played.

when we made the flower pots, we also made little headband things. addison didn't want to wear hers monday night, so i couldn't get a picture then. but she decided she wanted to wear it {for just a second} yesterday morning, so i got a picture!


i think addison had a lot of fun having a sleepover. she talked about it all last night and this morning. hopefully we'll be able to do it again!

new cousin

a few weeks ago, my cousin, liz, came to visit. i don't get to see her very often. she used to live in florida, but her and her husband moved to alaska, which is a long way away!

i was so excited to see her. but even more, i was excited to see her new baby boy!!!

addison loved spending time with her new cousin, finn. she really likes babies now.


she got in some granny cuddle time.


addison loved loving on finn. she gave him kisses and held his hand. so sweet.





i love when she crossed her legs. she's a goober.

addison then insisted that finn sit in a bedpan. great idea, kid. he actually liked it, surprisingly enough.


and i just had to post this picture of my mom and addison. both playing on their phones {addison's really on mine, but she seems to think it's her's sometimes}.


we had a great visit with liz and finn. i'm so glad we got to see them and got to meet finn! i can't wait to see them again, hopefully soon. we may have to make a trip up to alaska!