Thursday, September 13, 2007

Man how time flies!

As Addie's 2nd birthday nears I can't help but want to cry because my baby is becoming a little girl. I can't believe how fast she has grown! It seems like just yesterday(I know everyone says this but it is just so true)that we were bringing her home from the hospital. I was looking back at pictures tonight and thought I would share our family picture from the day Addison was born and her 1st and 2nd birthday parties...I can't believe how much she has changed! I also wanted to post a list of Addie's favorite things as an almost 2 year old:
1.HORSES!
2.All animals(including bugs and snakes--she can't be my daughter)
3.Dora
4.Makeup
5.Books
6.Her Daddy
7.Her cash register(Her "moneys")
8.Grace, Ella, and Grant(we talk about them everyday)
9.Talking--non stop about the most surprising things(this kid has a memory)-Khaki is her latest favorite word-talking about her Birthday cake(which means anything about her Dora birthday party)-saying "Mama, you my best friend"(talk about making me cry)
10.Building with blocks
11.Drawing-today it was all about drawing bananas(they were actually pretty good)
12.Slime
13.Diego
14.Her spotting scope(a paper towel roll)
15.Any and all paper products(drawing paper,toilet paper,wipes,etc.)
16.Singing "Keeping Elmo dry and clean...Elmo soul!",Singing in general(She can sing her ABC's all by herself)
17.Dancing
18.Counting(18 is her latest favorite number)
19.TV in general(I know I'm a bad mom, but she just loves it--it's genetic(a Shipp thing)
20.Helping mama and daddy(she sings "Helping mama, helping mama"
21.Pretending!(cleaning, picnics, fishing, feeding the birds, scary monsters(thanks Calliou), eating her food into little animal shapes and then they walk all over her plate, cooking, shopping, fixing everything that is broken(mama always "breaks" it and she and daddy "fix" it), being a horse, dog, cat, and a tiger, she pretends to sing and closes her eyes and gets all into it, and dressing up)--She definitely has an imagination(I can't imagine where she gets it from?!)



Addie's 2nd Birthday

Addie's 1st Birthday

The day we left the hospital

1 comment:

jessica said...

I loved reading this post Ashley, I can't wait to see you and meet Addison in October!!! I will have my baby by then!