We Went To Bass Pro To See Mr. Ho Ho Ho

A few years ago at breakfast my Grandpa told us that Bass Pro Shop had free pictures with Santa. So for the last three year we have taken Addison to see Santa for free and you even get to keep one photo. It is a brilliant idea. They get people in the store to see Santa and the store is way to cool to turn around and leave so we always stay and look around. They have a huge fish tank with massive size fish inside, holiday crafts, games to play, a pretend wilderness to walk through, an archery shooting booth, a snowball fight, and lots more. They have the cutest clothes and boots ever and pretty cool jewelry too. I love the place. I know most people here the name and think RED NECK but while yes there are some red neck things it really is a very neat place. We went last night despite all the weather warnings. We made it there and home before any of the freezing rain even started.
Addison was very excited to meet Santa. Her anticipation increased when we got to the head of the line. There was an elf welcoming us to Santa's wonderland with a gingerbread man silly band. Soon enough it was Addison turn and she walked right up to Santa and hopped into his lap. She has never cried or acted scared of Santa or any character dressed up for that matter. She does really well and even had a conversation with Santa. He asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she said, "A New Teddy Bear for Mommy and a Car for Daddy. Pretty even don't you think? I get a teddy bear and daddy a car. I'm teasing. I think it was incredibly sweet that instead of thinking of herself and what she wants she wanted Kevin and I to have a gift. Santa remarked on how cute and very sweet she was and gave her a candy cane and we were on our way- to explore that is!
The backgrounds and decorations they have there are fantastic. Two years ago we had Holly come with us and we used their decorations to do our family Christmas cards. They have this really cool green truck outside, a Frosty, Reindeer, and much much more.
We always have a really good time at Bass Pro and will continue to visit as long as Santa pictures are free. If you haven't been it is definitely worth a trip to Indiana to see. While you are there pick up a stuffed fish pillow, clay pigeons, and fly fishing overalls for that special loved one on your Christmas list!

Addison, Play With Your Food!

You always here parents say, "Stop playing with your food." I'm guilty of it. I have said it on many occasions but not today. Today I say, go ahead play with your food. With snow on the ground what kid doesn't want to go outside and play? Addison loves the snow. We have had plenty of snow the past few years to play in. Last year we even got to make a snowman. Well, not this year. Addison has had a runny nose and horrible cough going on two weeks not and I'm not about to take her out in the cold to get any sicker. So we decided to make our own type of snow man. One that didn't freeze your fingers, you don't have to get dressed in snow clothes, to make, and that was tasty to eat. We made "Frosty the Powered Doughnut Snowman". The only part of frosty that wasn't edible was his top hat.
Addison was a wonderful helper and eater! Frosty was constructed from three powdered doughnuts, pretzel sticks for arms, an orange tic tax nose and mini chocolate chip eyes and buttons and a card stock hat. What a fun, yummy way to pass time. He may not have been made from snow but he definitely melted in our mouths!

Christmas Light Looking; A Mimi Tradition

Kevin has very fond memories of looking at Christmas light with his Mimi. For the last couple of years we have carried on this tradition with Addison even though Mimi isn't here to join us. There is one neighborhood in particular that we always visit because Kevin said they would always look there with Mimi. Kevin told me that Mimi wanted to live in that neighborhood. She loved to entertain but never felt like she had enough room. She wanted a huge house more then anything trust me they aren't all they are cracked up to be (at least from a cleaning stand point.)
Anyway we love being able to share this tradition with Addison. Anyway that I can help Addison to know Mimi and who she was, what she liked, and how very special she was and still is to to our family. She and I had a great relationship. Her love for her family was VERY apparent. She loved her grandchildren so very much and I know she would be absolutely crazy about all the great-grandchildren. I remember when I was pregnant with Addison Mimi was dying in the hospital. She was in pretty bad shape but the day we found out that we were having a girl we went to the hospital, we were determined to tell her that she was going to have a great grand daughter. When we share the good news with her, her face lit up. I made me feel good to be able to tell her that even if it was one of that last times I got to speak to her. I think of her often and miss her friendship. I wish Addison had the opportunity to get to know her. I see a lot of Mimi in Addison. Kevin always says she had Mimi's eyes.
I know Mimi is watching down over us keeping us safe and healthy. Part of me knows in some way when we go out looking at lights she is with us enjoying the tradition right along with us.
I loved seeing all the lights but my favorite house had a simple sign in their yard that said it all,"Happy Birthday Jesus"
We had a good time looking at lights , listening to Christmas music and ended the night with some Peppermint Ice Cream. The end to a very festive day.

WARNING : Gingerbread House Under Construction

So not only was this Addison's very first gingerbread house it was also De De's very first gingerbread house. I made one for the first time several years ago with Kevin when we were dating. Little did I know the house pretty much came pre-constructed. The house was complete just needed a decorators touch.
I have to say Deanna and I had a time trying to get the icing "glue" to be sticky enough to make the candies to stick. I had some left over chocolate icing from Addison's birthday cupcakes so we decided to use that instead. It worked way better. Both of us were so messy. We had icing up our arms, all over our hands, in between our fingers and toes (ok not really our toes but we were extremely messy.) There was ton of giggling coming from both of us. Addison had little interest in putting the candy on the house and about 100% interest in decorating the inside of her tummy with candy. Typical Addison. She did help a bit on the roof and door . It was funny because I could tell it was bothering Deanna that Addison wasn't decorating it perfectly. She asked me if it was ok that it wasn't perfect. I had to laugh because in my preschool class I always wanted the kids art projects to look like the diagram so everyone knew what it was. I took me a while to realize that what they make it their interpretation of the diagram and is their individual artwork. Addison is 3 years old, she can't construct a perfect gingerbread house and if I expected that from her I would be crazy . She is only going to be little once and if the decorations weren't straight is doesn't matter it was how much fun we had doing it that counts. So on a fun scale I give this project an A++.
After we had lunch Addison went to bed and Deanna and I talked and talked for hours. We had a very nice day together. Really looking forward to Christmas and spending time with family. Can't wait to make another gingerbread house next year. It was a lot of fun and a huge mess. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.

Roses are red, Violets are blue I can't stand choosing a name for you!-and it is Daddys fault!

We find out in one week what this little baby is..To say I'm excited to know if this is a boy or girl is an understatement. I have to know it is making me crazy. I want to start getting nursery ideas together, I want to finalize a name (which is harder then the labor will be , I'm sure) Kevin is awful to choose names with. He doesn't like ANY names and it makes me CRAZY. I think choosing a name should be such a fun part of pregnancy but with Kevin it really isn't much fun at all. I often wonder how we decided on Addison. I have made lists and he laughs at every name I like. He refuses to use any name that a family member has, anyone we know with that name, it is pretty much miserable. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Violet. It was my grandmother's name. I never knew her for she dies when my dad was eleven. My dad doesn't remember much about her so what I know I have learned from my Uncle Darryl, my Dad's older brother. I feel like from as long as I can remember I have been on some sort of quest to soak up as much information as I can about my grandmother. I want to know her so bad. I have one item from her, an old lawyer's bookcase that has been severely damaged by water. My dad wanted me to throw it out but I refused. I'm hoping that I can restore the bookcase and pass it down. I could care less that it is an antique and worth anything, which it isn't due to all the damage but to me it is worth everything. I want it only because it was hers and It is all that I can cling to as a part of her. So if this sweet baby is a girl I would love to name the baby after her but, you know who doesn't like the name. Boy names are hard too. I like Max and Mason, Kevin is alright with Mason , he kind of likes it but, likes Maxwell and not Max. I can't see myself calling a tiny baby Maxwell, seems so formal and grown up. I guess a week will tell us the gender and we can go from there and hopefully choose a name that suits this sweet baby. I think Addison and Violet sound like wonderful sister names. Addison and Mason sound pretty cute too. I'm sure this child won't go unnamed but the process of name it has not been an enjoyable experience, for me anyway. Here is another fun website that lets you test out baby names. I chose to test drive Violet- After saying all these phrases with Violet in them I still love the name.


Baby Name Test Drive

How does Violet Kuhn sound in the real world?

Violet , could you please set the table?
I am not joking around Violet , this is really important to me!
Violet --Violet ! Are you listening to me!?!
Hello, Wellington Inc. this is Violet .
Violet Kuhn, come on down! You're the next contestant!
Hey Violet . How are you doing?
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Violet Kuhn.
Violet ! Pick up your toys. I am not going to ask you again.
I am at Violet Kuhn's house.
Do you Violet Kuhn take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?
I talked to Violet this afternoon.
I am sorry, Violet isn't here right now. Can I take a message?
You'll have to see Violet Kuhn about that. She will know what to do.
Yes? Violet ? Do you have a question?
Mr. Kuhn, if Violet would consistently turn her homework in--on time--she would be one of my star pupils.
Would passenger Violet Kuhn please see the nearest ticket agent?
Violet . Is that you?
And the winner is... Violet Kuhn!
Mommy! Violet ate my cookie!
Hello, you've reached the voice mail of Violet Kuhn. I am away from my desk right now. Please leave a message and I will return your call as soon as possible.
Violet , it's not the end of the world. It's just a car. You are more important than a car.
Violet , I love you!
Write back soon. Your Friend, Violet
Does Violet like avocado?
Violet , it's time for dinner.
Violet , Kuhn. Spelled V-I-O-L-E-T- .
Oh, there you are Violet . I've been looking all over for you!

Cute Cousins, Christmas Cookies, and Craziness

Try saying that title five times fast. Yesterday was a pretty good day overall. It got off to a very slow and rocky start but ended on a good note. The plan in my head went as follows; wake up early, get ready have breakfast, make cookies with Hayden , Addison and Kayla at De De's house, Have lunch, play, head home and have a nap. The day went like this; Addison woke up late, hurried to get ready, Addison needs to poop but refuses, Addison sits on potty forever and finally decided to stop holding her bowls, have to make a pit stop at the store for an extra bag of cookies and sprinkles per Deanna's request, standing in line to pay and get a call from Paul telling us he went to the store and to just come over forget the store, finally make it to Deanna's for cookie making at 11:30 way later then I wanted. Seems to be a pattern in my life. No matter how much I hurry the further behind I get.
We had lunch and began the cookie making process. None of us had ever made the kind of Christmas cookies you use cookie cutters on so the kids weren't the only ones learning from this. Each kid had their very own bowl, spoon, package of cookie mix, and ingredients. Addison and Hayden made chocolate chip and Kayla wanted to make sugar cookies. They all got to do every step themselves with a little assistance from the adults. The plan was to have all the kids stand around the island on step stools and mix their batter only there were two stools and three kids. The kids were arguing back and forth over the stools when I got an idea. Landon was sitting in his highchair watching every move his brother and bigger cousin were making. I said guys, if you stand at the island Landon won't be able to see and since he isn't old enough to stir yet, he really wants to watch. I told them to grab a seat at the table and we would get started. It was funny because each kids had a different agenda. Addison could not wait to EAT the cookies, Hayden was all about rolling the dough and wanted to use the cookie cutters, Kayla was super excited to put on the sprinkles and held tight to sprinkle container. They had a hard time understanding that we had to mix the batter , roll out the dough, then use the cookie cutters, cook bake the cookies, let them cool and then decorate them. There were too many step for their minds to process.
While the cookie were baking I pulled out some Christmas headbands and asked the kids to put them on for pictures. I was snapping away . Deanna wanted one with all three kids together in front of the Christmas tree. She didn't like that they were standing so far apart and moved Kayla over closer to Hayden which really upset her. Kayla was super upset and cried. No one could get her to stop crying, we all tried but it seemed to make her more upset. Her crying made Landon cry and Hayden trying to comfort her got his feeling hurt when he was told by Jeff to leave her alone and he started to cry. It was a bit chaotic for awhile and then things settled down. The cookie came out of the over, cooled, and the decorating began. The adults were trying to think of a good system for the kids to do the frosting, and sprinkles. They each got their own bowl again and a cheese ball spreading knife for the frosting. I think more of the frosting made it in Addison's mouth then on her cookie. She was spooning the sprinkles into her mouth instead of onto her cookie. Each kids really enjoyed the decorating process. I think Hayden and Addison only had enough stamina to do one cookie where as Kayla did three. She sure did love those sprinkles. The finished product was five of the very best decorated cookies I had ever seen! Overall great experience and I would love to repeat this with Dana and Danielle and the kiddos. It was a nice way to spend an extremely cold day.

Letter to Addison

Dearest Addison,
Right now as you sleep cozy in your bed millions of thought and emotions are flooding through me. I can honestly say this is my very first letter to you. I guess because I feel you and I have a pretty open relationship and if I have something to say to you I pretty much just tell you. I tell you on average a million times a day I love you, I have and ALWAYS will kiss your sweet face, I hold you close every opportunity I get, sometimes I make you stay a moment longer then you want in my arms just to get that extra squeeze. You are growing so very fast.
Daddy and I were looking through some videos of you last night and I must say we both are smitten with you. You have rocked our world for the past three year and I love love love being your Momma. I could never put into words how very much we both love and adore you. I know that I get frustrated and loose patience with you but that is something inside of me that I need to work on. Being a parent is not an easy task, so many decisions, worries, good times, bad times and down right hard times all so very worth it. Your Daddy and I try so hard everyday to make a good life for you. Daddy goes to work day in and day out so that Mommy can be home with you. My being home has not had to go without sacrifice. We don't get to do all the things we want to, can't always go out to eat, can't just buy things on a whim, but all of those sacrifices are worth being here every morning when I hear your sweet little voice saying "Mommy I'm awake" and hearing the sweet little patter of your feet. I love spending my days with you. I can truly say you are my very best friend. I love to share with you all that I have (A skill you haven't quite mastered yet, but we are working on it).
I just know in my heart of hearts that you are going to make the most amazing big sister. You have such a nurturing side to you. I watch you play with your dolls and you are always very attentive to their every need. I know you will take this baby under your wing and teach her or him how to do things. Just hearing you talk about how you are going to change diapers, bathe the baby, sleep with the baby, feed and play with the baby. I love it when you talk or sing to my belly. My favorite is when you kiss my belly and tell the baby how very much you love her (even if it is a him despite how adamant you are about a sister I know you will love a brother just as much.
This year was he first year I cried on your birthday. Partly because of my hormones I'm sure but, mostly because you are no longer a baby and haven't been for some time. I have watched you grow and change day by day week by week month by month and year by year. I can't believe how time has flown. Seems like just the other day two clueless parents brought you home having no idea how great their lives were going to be. We thought we knew what love was, what it meant to be fulfilled, how fun holidays were, before you were here but, I can assure you we didn't. Having you is the greatest joy I have ever known. Everything is so much more fun with you. The amount of laughter in our house has doubled since you were born. I get so excited to show you new things and go new places with you. Your reactions to things are so wonderful. You make me feel like a kid again.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to have another baby because I didn't think I could ever love another baby. If there is anything that I have learned from the experience of being a mother it is that my love is endless and there is so much love in my heart that I could definitely love another baby and already do.
In closing I want you to know how very special and dear you are to my heart. You are my first born. You are the only you there will ever be no one could ever replace you. I have loved every moment with you. As a baby I remember getting you to sleep at night and after you were asleep for a few hours I missed you so bad I thought about waking you up just so I could see you. You are by far the greatest gift I have ever received. You have taught me so much, you have molded me into the mother I am today. Thanks for your patience with me and your father we are still three years into this journey and learning all the way. God has blessed this family beyond measure and life is only going to get better with the birth of your baby brother or sister. I look forward to seeing you grow into the role of big sister. Continue to be the wonderful, sweet, intelligent, thoughtful, imaginative, talkative, little girl you are. You mean so much to us and we love you.

Love Always and Forever,
Mommy and Daddy

125 Days Down 155 to Go!

Here are some Fun Facts about the bump in my belly-


Your Due Date Is Sunday, May 08, 2011
Your conception date was most likely Sunday, August 15, 2010
( I believe this to be wrong because I'm positive the baby was conceived on Aug 6.)
You are in Week 18 of your pregnancy
Your Third Trimester will begin 2/6/2011
125 days down, 155 to go!


Fun Due Date Facts
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Half Birthday: November 6
Birthstone: Emerald
Birth Flower: Lily-of-the-Valley or Hawthorn
Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The White Metal Rabbit
This time next year your baby will be 30 Weeks Old!
Your baby will start kindergarten in 2016, be old enough to drive a car in 2027, finish high school in 2029, and will graduate from college with the class of 2033, give or take a year.

Addison and The Bump

Such a sweet moment just had to make the blog. Addison loving on her baby. We talk about the baby often and Addison is very excited for his or her arrival as we are. She changes her mind daily and some time momentarily on whether or not she would like a sister or brother. We remind her that God chooses what is best for our family and either way we have lots of love to give. My heart melts when she sings, kisses, or whispers sweet words to my baby bump. The bump is getting bigger by the minute it seems. We find out the sex on December 20. I can't decided what I think this baby is. One minute I'm positive it must be a boy and the next second I think it may be a girl. No matter what the sex is I'm so excited to see my children grow up together and to have a sweet little baby in the house again. I could do without the sleep loss but it's just a part of it.

My Baby Is Three!

Hard to believe that three years ago today we were leaving the hospital with a bundle of pink. I remember feeling a wave of emotions, pride, exhaustion, nervousness, and sheer joy. I couldn't wait to bathe her, change her, kiss her , and see all of her firsts. Funny to think that you could love someone so quickly and that your life can change in a blink of an eye. I can't imagine my life without Addison. She make life so much more enjoyable. There are some definite hard times that I struggle with patience and yelling almost daily but I would never want to go back to life without Addison. Seems like when either Kevin and I have run out of patience the other is cool, calm and collected. I firmly believe that is no accident it is Gods doing.
Every year on her birthday, I like to read her birth story, even though she doesn't pay attention or could care less since there are no pictures I like to read it to her. I guess I feel that by reading it subconsciously she is listening to me and soaking in all event that took place on the most important day of our lives. I can remember it like it was yesterday but I still like having in writing word for word how the day played out. I'm very thankful that my Doula documented it for me. It is something that will always be a part of Addison's birthday.
This year for her birthday I wanted to do something different. I decided to do a breakfast birthday with Pancakes and Pajamas. If there is one thing that gets to my heart it is kids in pajamas. I couldn't wait to see all those tiny little cuties in the PJ's. Plus we got to stay true to our Sunday morning tradition of breakfast. If there is one food Addison does love it is Pancakes (Cakies). We have been having breakfast with my parents and grandpa every Sunday since Addison was born. There have been a few skipped Sundays but we try and keep it a pretty regular occurrence. We used to have a Sunday dinner with Kevin's family and Grandpa but it came to a stop when Grandpa passed away. It love to have something to look forward to each week. So I thought what better a way to celebrate turning three then to include everyone in one our family Sunday breakfast.
Every year I get super excited weeks before Addison's birthday and begin working on invites, decorations, theme, etc in preparation for the big day. Every year I know she will never remember all the details of her day or even the fact that she had a birthday party but I don't care it is super important to me. Kevin always laughs at me for going to so much trouble and every year I tell him the same thing- I don't care, I want to do it for Addison, I don't do it for any one else, I'm glad if people enjoy it but, I do it for Addison . It probably makes no sense to everyone else why I do this but , I love to do it and it is a fun creative outlet for me. I love parties, all the decor, the cake, the favors, it is all so exciting to see how it all comes together. This year I really wanted to make as much of the decor as I could- i love being crafty and it is much cheaper to diy. I had seen birthday signs on Etsy for $30-40 made from scrapbook paper. I thought it would be easy and cheaper to make my own and I can re-use it each year. I was lucky Laurel, had a cricket machine that cut out the letters for me. the rest I cut out my hand and strung dollar store ribbon through. I did order a make and Ruby clay figurines off Etsy since there is no birthday merchandise of them anywhere. I wrapped the silverware up like carrots, made up carrot baggies filled with goldfish, and created a vegetable garden of dirt cupcakes for the party- it was so fun and exciting to make. It was time consuming and I stayed up late a lot to get stuff done but it was worth it. If I could do birthday parties for a living I totally would that and home decorating. I just love to make things and create ideas from my head into real life. I knew as soon as I was having Addison how I wanted her room-shabby chic. I think maybe that is why I love art fairs so very much. I love to see things people have created- I love the way peoples minds work. Any how I'm babbling.
The day was so fun, everyone seemed to have a good time. I didn't get to enjoy the company as much as I would have liked to but it is hard to entertain and relax. As usual it was hard to keep Addi on track with opening gifts she was to worried someone else was taking her gifts, or she wanted to play with what she had just opened. Luckily Hayden helped move the process along. Glad someone like to open gifts. Addison like the toys just not the time it takes to open them.
The cake turned out very cute, very heavy but very cute. I plan on taking a cake decorating class this year so next year I can begin a year ritual of making the kids cakes. Fancy store bought cakes are nice but the thrill of creating something from nothing is so self gratifying and it is yet another away to appease the creative monster that lives inside of me.
The breakfast food was great and I was very thankful for Deanna who brought food, Donna who brought food, coffee, tables and cooked the sausage, Ty who also cooked, Rob who helped with the carpet in the basement and cleaned up downstairs, Keith who helped with the carpet and moved furniture, Jason who helped with the basement, Holly who contributed the OJ and Milk and helped get ready for the party,Jill who wrote out all the invitations and helped set up the party, Kevin who did so much I couldn't list If I wanted to, and my mom who cooked and provided the pancakes and bacon. We are so blessed to have so many loving family members and friends that care so much about our family that they take time out to help us. The party wouldn't have been possible without them. It was a wonderful third year of celebrating Addison's life. Looking forward to celebrating many more years and celebrating the new life that will arrive in May. Without family and friends life would be a very empty place. Looking forward to next year and all the planning and creating that goes into making a fun memorable day.
More pics to follow-- Holly was sweet enough to take pictures for us sicne there was so much going on.

Three Year Old Pictures

Once a year usually before her birthday Addison gets professional pictures taken to document another year in her life. This year I had a grade school friend photograph her and I can't say enough about the pictures. They turned out great. Amy did a beautiful job, it didn't hurt that we had a cooperative child (who was bribed with ice cream before hand) and a beautiful fall day. We even managed to squeeze in a few family photos of the 3.5 of us :) I love family photos. It will be fun to look back in the future and see how the kids have grown and changed although I am in no hurry to fast forward. I try to remind myself often to stop and enjoy and take in every moment I can because they seem to fly by so quickly. I'm thankful we have photography to freeze theses sweet moments in time.

A Day Late And A Dollar Short.... Halloween

That is how I feel my life goes as a mother. I'm sure I will get even more behind once the new baby is born. I'm sure juggling two kids will need some adjusting to. The Friday before Halloween we went trick-o-treating at Bellarmine with our friends Laurel and Chris and their two kids Josie and Grayson. It was pretty fun. There were hundreds of carved pumpkins lit all over the great lawn. The proceeded from the night went to a foundation for mental handicapped children and adults. The kids had a blast moving from station to station gathering treats. Some of the stations had art projects, face paining, and games. With the kids being younger we skipped over those tables. We even caught up with a few moms from the moms group. We really enjoyed ourselves and afterwards went to Laurel and Chris's house and played. It was a great evening with great friends. I would really like to go back next year.

The very next day, Saturday was day number two of trick-or-treating. This time we went to Jeff and Dana's house in Shelbyville for dinner, trick-or-treating and a movie. There were a variety of soups , and goodies to choose from to eat. After dinner all the kids geared up and went out in search of some good candy. We made it around a huge circle and back and by the end the kids bag were filled with goodies and they were tuckered out. Upon returning to Jeff and Dana's the kids rummaged through their bags ate a few treats and we headed across the street for popcorn and a movie. The kids (Hayden, Aidan, and Addison) watched Charlie Brown's Halloween Movie and gobbled popcorn. When he movie was over we headed back across the street and packed up and headed home. We had a wonderful time on day two trick-or-treating.

The next day, actually Halloween, we went to Peter and Jen's house for Chili and trick-or-treating. We did this last year and it was a blast. Addison and Audrey held hands and went to each house asking nicely for treats. It was a bit tougher this time to get Addison to make it around the entire block. I think by day there she had had her fill of Halloween. At one of the houses there was a pumpkin made to look like it was throwing up. I made the mistake of telling Addison it was throwing up because it ate too much candy. Addison keep obsessing about the puking pumpkin. She kept asking why it was puking and wanting to see the picture I had taken of the pumpkin. Finally we distracted her by leaving Pete and Jen's and going home to hit up a few of the houses in our new neighborhood. Grammy and Poppy came to visit with Addison and see her costume and bring her a MUCH NEEDED bag or candy. Yes, I was being sarcastic there.
We had an eventful Halloween weekend. I would say defiantly got our fill of trick-or-treating this year. Hard to believe next year we will have another little trick-or-treater with us, much to young for treat but can't wait to see him or her dressed in a tiny costume.

The Newest Family Member Arrives

Baby Isla is just now over a week old and I must say is the cutest little thing ever! I can't wait to get my hands on this little precious girl. We are so excited to have a girl cousin for Addison. Girl are few and far between on the Kuhn side of the family. Addison is the only girl in a sea of boyness. Congrats to the new parents and to Aidan who is going to be a great big brother. He can teach Addison everything he knows about being the big sibling.

Kayla Came To Play and Brightened Our Day!

Kayla and Jason stopped over one Sunday to see the progress made on the house (which is null as of lately). Which gave Addison, Kayla and myself a chance to play. We had a tea party, played babies, checked out the Doctor kit and even played hind and go seek. Kayla and I were always the hiders and Addison always the seeker. We really had a nice time together and it gave me an opportunity to take my mind off the nausea I have been experiencing. I know Addison just loves to have her cousins around to play with She get so bored with just me. Jason and Kevin made a pack to alternate weeks and help each other on work on basements. So looks like we will be seeing the Scott family more often. Which means I get to have some girl time with Danielle and Addison with Kayla!