pumpkin patch

last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch. the same one we've gone to for the past two years.

addison had a blast, like in the past. and she didn't want to leave. surprise surprise.

it was a little {lot} warmer than i thought it was going to be. luckily, addison was wearing a jacket so she just took that off. not so much for me and my mom. we were pretty toasty. it was still fun though :)

we had to go on a hayride to get our free pumpkins. in the past, they just had the pumpkins out in the main area. but this year they had them a little ways away so you had to go on the hayride. they also had a new pumpkin shooter thing. addison and i did that. not well. but it was fun! i'm sure the guy who was working the thing was laughing at me.

now i just need to make addison's halloween costume and decorate and carve some pumpkins. yay halloween!!

oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies

well that was a mouthful.

addison and i made chocolate chip cookies last weekend.

and they had oreos in the middle.

doesn't that sound so healthy?

i got the idea from none other than pinterest.

the recipe we used can be found here.

they were actually really easy to make.


they looked like huge cookie balls before they went in the oven. and then they just looked like huge cookies when they came out.

and everyone loved them! how can you not love a chocolate chip cookie with an oreo in the middle??

we'll definitely be making them again.

my girl

i really don't know.

i don't know how i got so lucky to have addison.

i don't know how she's become such an amazing little girl.

how does that happen? how do kids just grow up?

it really amazes me.

it's hard to imagine her as such a little baby. obviously she was. because, common, we all know they were babies once.

but, omg. almost 4?!

i know there have been times that i haven't been patient enough.

i've lost my temper.

i haven't spent enough time working with her to write her name.

i haven't baked enough cookies with her.

i've made myself feel guilty about not being with her enough. being away at school or work.

or working on homework while she's in the other room watching tv.

or even putting a movie on so i can just have a while to sit and relax and have some me time.

but...

everything. all of this. will be worth it. in the end.

i will be able to give addison more than i would have had i not gone back to school. had i not continued in school. had i not gotten an internship.

all of this is for us. for her.

there is light at the end of the tunnel. and i can't wait to get there.

disney on ice

last sunday we went to see disney on ice.

it was our second time to go. the first time was about a year ago i guess. i honestly don't really remember.

what i do remember from last time is that i loved it more than i thought i would. i actually didn't think i'd even enjoy it. but i was completely wrong. it was all about princesses and i was pretty much in disney heaven. right along with addison.

needless to say, i was pretty pumped about going again. probably just as excited as addison.

she dressed up in a tutu and tiara. she looked super cute!!

this time, we steered away from all of the food with little toys and just got addison a little mermaid t-shirt.

this time was a little different than last time. mickey and minnie were the hosts {as usual}. but there were only a few different, longer, parts. there was cars, little mermaid, tinkerbell, and toy story 3.

personally, i would have rather just seen princesses. but i guess repeating what they did last year would have been kind of silly.

addison LOVED it though.

the entire time, she kept asking what was next. and at the end, she continued to ask. and when we kept telling her it was over, she started to cry. she wanted more.

it was one of those times when she was upset and crying, and my mom, chris, and i were all laughing. ha. poor girl.

all in all, we had a great time. we'll definitely go back next year. and i'll be super excited if they do princesses again :)

miss us?

it has been brought to my attention {many times} that it has been over a month since i blogged.

a month is a pretty long time. i keep meaning to post pictures and exciting things that we've been doing lately {not that there's all that much excitement over here}, but i guess time has just gotten away from me.

so, you can thank my dad, who was the one reminding me of my lack of posting, but me finally returning. and i'm going to try and do better and blog at least once a week {gasp!!}.

we'll see if i'll actually stick to it.

so, what have we been up to lately??


- addison started soccer
- i bought a new {white} kindle since mine broke
- we baked cookies {and snacked on dough}
- addison had soccer pictures {so cute!!}
- we saw finding nemo in 3D
- we had the best snow cones i've every had
- it's officially fall, hay and pumpkins and all
- playing and dressing as a fairy {or really any princess}
- i may or may not have fallen in love with bloody mary's {i'm obsessed with olives, too}
- more soccer {more on that in its own post}
- bat {and pumpkin} crafts
- drawing with gigi and working a puzzle with papa
- school picture day!

that's what we've been up to! or at least all i'll bore you with in this post :)