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(Sitting in the rocking chair in her bedroom with Jess, the following conversation ensues)

Jess: Addie, are you ready for bed?

Addie: No, I just need to check my email…

Last night as Addie was winding down (and gearing up) for bedtime, she threw her standard I’m too tired to take a bath tantrum. As per usual, Jess picked her up and took her into the bathroom. Just as they were walking through the doorway, Addie turned her head to say “No! No!’ and WHACKED her head on the door jam.

I took her fro Jess and into the bedroom we went to calm down and make sure she wasn’t “bleed-ling“. Just as I got her calm Jess walked in. What happened next made me laugh so hard I had tears streaming down my face.

Addie put her hand on the whacked spot, looked Jess square in the eye and said to him in her most pathetic two year old voice… (but with all seriousness) “Daddy, WHY would you DO that?”

There was a moment of silence as Jess and I looked at each other trying to decide if she really said that. After it sunk in, we both started laughing pretty much uncontrollably. Fortunately, Addie is still too young to realize what was going on and just laughed with us.

One of Gaummies favorite things to do it sit back and relax in the backyard with a good book. I think she is trying to teach Addie at a young age to do the same thing. The only problem is we need to teach Addie how to relax first!

Gaummie bought Addie a birthday present that will get us off to a good start!! Thanks Gaummie! What fun!

Grandma Steph always seems to know just what Addie needs to be happy. This year for her birthday, among other things she got a make-up kit. Addie loves to play in my make-up. My EXPENSIVE make-up. I try to buy her some cheap on sale eyeshadow at Walgreens or something from the bargain bin at Walmart, but the girl knows the difference. MAC is where it’s at. She is definitely my daughter.

The make-up kit was one of the best ideas ever. Now she only wants to play with my makeup when I am actually DOING it. The rest of the time she is fine with the play kits. THANK YOU GRANDMA STEPH!

(Yes, the cool way to wear lipstick is on your ear)

Adeline,
How can I even begin to express how much you have changed my life. I wish there were words to articulate the love I have for you. I am so blessed to be able to call you my daughter.

I wish you understood the true meaning of the words Thank You. Because of all the words in the world I can say to you, Thank you is just the beginning… Thank you for teaching me everything you know, and thank you letting me love you.

I never knew the love a mother experienced until you allowed me to love you. I never truly knew that love has no boundaries. Everything you do and say brings joy to my life and my world would be incomplete without you.

So little time to blog! Today marks the last day of class for almost 4 glorious weeks! I don’t have to go back until June 24th… until then, I am hoping to get caught up in the bloggity blog goodness.

A few TOP NEWS stories just to keep you up to speed:

I have some amazing in-laws. My youngest SIL headed out on her ASL Mission for the LDS Church last week (Wow, thats a lot of acronyms). She will be headed to Anaheim, California mid-July. Good Luck Victoria! I know you will do your family and church proud.

My other SIL (whom I will not refer to as the “oldest”, but simply the “most experienced in living”) is headed to Kenya to do some humanitarian work in a small village. Way to go! You are truly an inspiration.

Addie will be turning two in just 2 short weeks… TWO! *sigh*
We booked her first trip to Disneyland for this July. We will be flying out to visit my paternal grandmother for a few days, and decided to extend the vacation a little further and add two days of Disney in there as well.

Jess will be turning…. welll, lets just say he is older than me. His b-day is coming up quicker than Addie’s and Fathers Day is also just around the corner. What a busy month! (Not to forget My brothers birthday, the day after Jess’s, and my Mom’s is at the end of the month). Whew, that sounds like a lot of pictures and a lot of blogging. Let’s hope I can keep up.

Now onto the Addie Milestones:

She has started to quote her favorite movies. Aristocats is HUGE in her world right now. There is a scene in the movie where the cats get abandoned by Edgar the evil butler, and Marie (the little girl cat) says (in a very whiny voice) “Ma-Ma…I’m Afraid. I wanna go home.” Addie says this constantly. For a little while we were actually convinced she was afraid of something. She also says “Are you KIDDING me?”… hmmm, wonder where she got that one from?

She can count to 10, identify about 6 numbers (out of sequence) on flashcards, say her ABC’s and identify quite a few letters. She knows more animal sounds than I do (thanks to my iPhone) and is still quite good at going pee-pee on the potty.

One more thing… I had an “Addaracktome” on April 22nd. *snicker* thats all I’m gonna say.

Well, now you are up to speed. There is much more to blog about.. so stay tuned!

Feel free to sing along!

(Sorry for the shaky camera, I didn’t have it mounted and was trying to guess where she was without looking based on my hand positioning)

Dear Adeline,
Children are a constant reminder of what adults have become, and what we all used to be. You see the world, and are nice to everything in it (with the exception of ants, you like to squish those). You are polite, and courteous, saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ often. You don’t get in a rage when someone cuts you off at the slide, nor do you get angry when Chopper or Tank knock you down playing in the backyard.
Adeline, you remind me to be nice. You make me want to be a better person to people I know, and people I don’t know. You do this simply be being you. Amazing how someone who doesn’t try at all, can be so much better than those who try so hard.
Someday, you will grow up to be a great adult. Someday, you will be a leader, a founder, an explorer, an inventor and a teacher. I know this, because you are one now.
You are surrounded by people who love you and want to not only help you grow, but grow with you. The strength we see in you, you will eventually see in yourself. Your Daddy and I will be here to support every effort, and every challenge you face. No.Matter.What.
You have become so…. so…. you. I can’t put words to it.

Your vocabulary astounds us on a daily basis.
I knew we had a talker on our hands the day you came home and told me you and Daddy bought a plecostomus fish (“Mommy! Pa-cost-a-musss fiSH!”)
I knew we had a mathematician the day you counted to 10, then put up one finger, said “one” and put up another finger on the other hand and said “one”. You looked long and hard at both fingers and said “TWO!!!”. I was so proud that day!
and a scientist the day you put more than one color together and said “Look Mommy, Green!” (Even though it was purple… hey most scientists are colorblind right?)

Oh Addie, what am I going to do with you? You will be 2 in just one month. TWO! How on earth did you grow so fast? We have an exciting summer of gymnastics and play dates and trips to the zoo. Before you I know it, you will be coming home from your first day of school with pictures to hang on the fridge and macaroni necklaces.

For now, I guess I just need to accept the fact that you won’t be my little girl forever, but no matter what you will always be my daughter.

All my love,

Mommy.

My absolutely too-creative-for-her-own-good SIL put together this collage of Addie’s trip to the zoo. You can read her very creative blog here. Thanks Ali!