Addison's Favorites - 3 years, 3 months

I started this post when Addi was pretty small! It's a fun way to track how she changes and grows.

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things..."

As Addison grows her favorite things change!

Her favorite.....

Book: Her Bible. Every night she asks to be read a story from her Bible. It is the Bible Dylan and I gave her for her first Christmas. Her favorite story is the "one with the whale."

Toy: Princess Dress Up clothes.

Breakfast: Strawberry Cereal, her and daddy bicker over who ate all the strawberries!

Dinner: Macaroni and Cheese, she will asks for this for breakfast!

Way to be silly: She makes funny faces and silly noises. She is always doing something to make us laugh. She has a hysterical sense of humor.

Way to be bossy: Saying please and thank you with her is like pulling teeth. She often sounds bossy because she struggles using her magic words. She is bossy to the dogs. She does not like it when the dogs get to close to her project or activity and gets very upset if they step on whatever she has going on on the ground.

Thing to wear: Dresses and skirts and fun, colorful tights. Oh, yes, and of course her princess sparkle shoes.

Word: She talks really well. Some of the things she comes up with blows my mind. The words she uses and how she uses them in the correct context amazes me.

Color: Purple and pink and any combination of the two!

Person to call: She doesn't like to talk on the phone anymore. She barely speaks to Ellie on the phone anymore.

Snack: Blueberries, cherry tomatoes, fruit snacks and yogurt.

Animal: She loves all animals. She has been asking for a bunny!! She doesn't like anything with dinosaurs and recently cleaned out her movie collection and anything dinosaur she sent to Ellie, because they are too scary!

Movie: Tinker Bell movies and Dora the Explorer

Game: She loves board and card games.

Song: She loves to sing and make up her own songs. She likes blasting "the body song" on her little radio and dancing.

Thing to do: Go to the carousel. Swimming at the hot springs.

Place to play: At the park.

Way to help mommy: She enjoys helping with the cooking and with the dishes. She loves to bake.

Way to help daddy: She enjoys helping daddy with anything outside, poo duty, shoveling, loading the truck.

Time of the day: School day. Mornings aren't too bad anymore and she is already for bedtime. She LOVES her days at school. She is so happy there and she just loves her friends. It has been the best thing for her. She has grown and matured so much.

Way to exercise: She spends a lot of time jumping on her trampoline.

Chore: She fights chores these days. She is helpful by putting her back pack, shoes and coat away after she gets home.

Place to "go-go": Anywhere we can walk to, ice cream store or the toy store.

New life skill: She is able to sleep through the night without a Pull-Up on. We are very proud of her and love that we don't have to buy those expensive things anymore!

Thing to do like Daddy: Fish. I am the bad guy when I say it's too cold to go fishing!

Thing to do like Mommy: Fix my hair, put on makeup and wear boots.

Big person thing to do: Put on make up in the morning. She tries to curl her eyelashes

Way to be sweet: Addi has always been sweet in a raw, natural way and she still is. She is so caring and considerate. She sincerely asks me how my days was. If I am obviously feeling sick or sleepy she plays quietly and checks on me frequently asking if she can bring me anything. She often offers to rub my back and will rub my face when we are cuddling. She is so tender and kind.

Accessory: Nail polish. Her nails need to be re-done at least once a week. She often reminds me that her nails need to be re-painted!

Thing to try and get away with: Everything. She definitely pushes her limits. She has some trouble listening sometimes and getting her to focus on what you are asking has been a big challenge for us recently. She is very hardheaded, independent, stubborn and adorably manipulative -- she is three!!! She has some difficulty discerning being goofy and being disobedient. She thinks if it's funny then it is ok to do...stay tuned!