random things I want to remember!

I have been thinking of just random little things the kids have been doing lately that I just want to be sure to get on here!  SO this will probably be a very random entry.....

WE HAVE A WALKER!  Addison is officially walking, it was the first week of April that she finally decided to join the rest of the kiddos in her classroom and be a walker.  She is getting so much better at it every day.  She definitely has her own style to walking.  She sticks her little butt out, pulls her arms up under her arm pits, and waddles around the room.

Brotherly Sisterly LOVE:  Collin can go from helping Addison take off her jacket after being outside to the next thing you know he is tackling her to the ground wrestling her or ripping a toy from her hands because it is HIS.  It is so crazy how this brotherly, sisterly exchange has already started.  Addison sure thinks her brother is the funniest person around, even if he is kicking a beach ball in her face she still just continues to laugh at him. 

E is for Elephant:  Collin has known his ABC's for quite some time but he is really starting to become aware of the letters and what things start with what.  This week on the way home from school I asked Collin the same question I ask him every day on the way home from school, "Collin, what did you do at school today?"  I was expecting the same answer he always tells me, "Anything" which is the word he uses for "nothing".  I then usually proceed to tell ask him questions about his day, like Did you read any books", Did you play outside or in the gym?"  What friends did you play with?  But THIS day was different.  Instead of his normal response he says "E is for Elephant, E is for Ear, E is for eyes and E is for Eric, my daddy!"  He was so excited about this new knowledge he had attained.  We then continued to go through all the letter to word relationships we use and he added his friends names to any of the additional letters, like D is for Dillon and C is for Collin, A is for Addison. 

Addison is ONE!!!....well 14 months now.....

This is a post I started right after Addison's birthday.....
Okay so a quick post with some of Addison's stats now that she is ONE and I will add more pictures from the party and more details later....
For the first time today I didn't get to go with one of the kids for their checkup visits.  After the flu has plagued our entire house last week I have missed too many school days and with Eric being off today I had to tell myself it was OKAY for him to take her.   SOOOO I sent Eric with quite the list of questions and waited right by the phone to hear all about it.....
Addison is such a little peanut compared to her big brother.  She barely made it in the 50th percentiles in each and every category.  Collin was always off the charts or in the top 97 percentile for everything!

Here are her stats.....
Weight: 19 pounds
Height: 29 inches
Now only 3 months later I will finish updating it:)

Addison's birthday party was just perfect.  A day spent with my family and Eric's family just simply hanging out at our house playing and talking together.  Shelley, George and Joyce all flew in from Ohio and the Robinson's as well as the Day(Brian)'s came down to help us celebrate.  I went with an owl theme and it really did turn out very cute. I do have to say for this one, I discovered the joys of online shopping where it all gets delivered to your door! Let me just say it is AMAZING, but can also be a bit dangerous.  We ended up doing a mid morning party, at lunch, Addison opened presents, ate cake and even before everyone left Addison was down for a nap exhausted from all the excitement. 

Here are some recent pics of Miss Addison....I think she has officially become a little girl!

Looking like a little farm girl

My favorite hiding places/places to play

Rocking the new pony tail:)

I LOVE my wagon...no matter how cold it is.

First trip to the beach....not so much in love with the whole sand thing!

Here is what Addison is doing at one.
Talking: loves to talk! 
Says momma, dadda, Cal Cal(collin) ball, caca(cat), da(dog), pease(please), more.
Now at 14 months she is repeating everything you say, and has a few more words like outside, yes, no, go go go(from cat and the hat). 

Walking: Not so much! At a year walking was not on the top of her agenda.  She really did not care to walk or even learn how.  She was holding on to everything and scaling the walls to get her way around, but she definitely preferred to crawl. 

Eating: She will eat just about anything.  She loves pasta and strawberries at anytime of the day!

Personality:  Addison's personality has always been this very layed back go with the flow kind of girl.  She is still pretty easy going, but I think she has finally learned that she can start to have an opinion about things so she will just make a loud continuos shrieking sound when she wants you to pay attention to her.  Otherwise, she is just so happy and smiles all the time. 

Momma's Girl: She is definitely a momma's girl.  Anytime we go anywhere, it takes her quite some time to warm up to her new surroundings and will completely scream if I even think about leaving the room or letting anyone else hold her.....I do love this...but at some point she has to start breaking out!

Paci: She LOVES her pacifier.  We are now only having it at bed times and in the car, but if you leave laying around or in her bed that she can still reach it she will have that thing in her mouth in an instant. 

Brotherly love: She loves her brother so much. She still watches his every move and is starting to immitate he actions and movements.  However, she is finally starting to hold her own. Collin use to be able to take a toy from her and replace it with a different toy of his choice, but she no longer allows this to happen.  She quietly pushes his head aside or grabs the toy before he can.  She has decided at this point she is going to hold her own against her older brother.

Oh the excitement:  Addison gets sooo excited about the littlest things.  She absolutely loves Collin's kitty cats and any time he shares them with her she gets so excited by laughing and giggling non stop.

It is so hard to believe that Addison is already one!  This past year she has brough so many smiles, hugs, and the love that you can sometimes get so involved in your busy day that even my little sweet pea can always remind me that everything will be ok.  Sometimes after running around like a crazy lady trying to get everything in, it is the snuggle time right before bed that she gives me every night as we sit, read books and sing songs that I am able to be so thankful for this amazing little girl because truly has brought so much joy to our lives. 

A little behind....

SO I know I have been a horrible blogger....but life is seriously flying by, keeping us constantly on the go.  But, to be completely honest, I just have not taken the time I should to up date the blog.....instead in the hour I get between the kids bed time and my bedtime I have been doing some other things.... reading(almost finished with the Hunger Games), working out, or just sitting on the couch for a few minutes of doing absolutely nothing.  SO....now that I am done with my whining and excuses, I have told myself I will do my best to get this thing back updated.  Poor Addison's last year of her life looks so boring! 
So since December just a few things have gone on. 

December: Day family Christmas: Everyone came to Springfield for Christmas.  We all slept at my parents house Christmas Eve and got to see the kids excitement together when they woke up and realized Santa really did come:)
Here are some pictures.

Collin and his new leapster

The Boys

The best pic we could get of all 6 under 6:)

Collin and his new flashlight

Addison Christmas morning

January: Addison's FIRST Birthday.  My family and Eric's family all came in town to celebrate Addison's birthday.  We just had a quiet little family get together for that day.  At Addison's One Year check up she was below the 50th percentile for both height and weight (20lbs) and she actually had not gained any weight since her 9 month check up.  However, I think in the past few months she has hit a major growth spurt and would eat all day long if you allowed her too!  I'll add a separate entry about what all Addison is and was doing during this time, but here are some pics.

Owl themed Birthday, such a cute cake:)

A litte unsure about having soo many people staring at me.

Eating her cake like the "little lady" she is, she would never dive right in!

Proud big brother, or just really excited about to get to eat cake.

Now that was an exhausting day!

Okay so there are just a few pictures! I will add more in another post that is just about her bday.

February: Not much going on.  Except for the two months of January and February the horrible FLU hit the Horning household.  We all got sick and had this nasty bug for over 2 weeks.  NOT FUN!

March: TURKS AND CAICOS TRIP! Finally, after a year in the waiting, all 16 of the Day family loaded the planes and headed down to Turks and Caicos for Spring Break! I will add more very soon about this, because it was an AMAZING trip, and we have SOOO many pictures and fun memories. But here is a few pictures from the trip.

Our last night

Hanging out at our pool

Miss Addison

Eating Cheerios watching the sunrise

Isn't it BEAUTIFUL!!!