Christmas Part 2

Kelly's Dad and Stepmom came over the weekend before Christmas, and we had our first round of present opening. Addison got a Discovery Kids camping tent from Kelly's Dad and Stepmom that also had a small tunnel with it. The tunnel can attach to the tent or be used separately. They also gave her a toy purse with pretend make-up in it. Kara received a hand-held toy that lights up and plays classical music. Her Great Aunt Terry and Uncle Richard got her a pink princess outfit and wand. Both girls also received some lovely new outfits to wear.

Addison refused to take off the princess outfit for days after first opening it. She still carries the wand with her when she goes to sleep. She also has been having a blast crawling through the tunnel and sitting in her tent for meals and just goofing off.
















Kelly bought the girls matching Christmas outfits as seen below.



We also gave Addison a Mrs. Potatoehead! She had a hard time with some of the pieces at first, but got the hang of it after a while.


We also purchased a Leapster learning game system for Addison. We bought a Nemo game for it since Addison is a big fan of that movie. I has a pen you can use with the touch screen, and Addison figured out how to use it very quickly.

Snow Day

We are now going back in time to December 4th. Houston had snow on this day, which was the earliest it had ever snowed here.

Christmas Part 1

This is a quick post to show off Addison's photography skills. She received a Discovery Kids Camera from her Great Granny and Grandpa for Christmas. She LOVES it. We were surprised as to how well she understood how to operate the camera. There are a few things she doesn't understand, like looking through the eye viewer or the screen to aim your shots. But Oh Well...she is only 2. Here are a few pictures.







We will post more about the girls Christmas a little later when we get a chance.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Pink Hat

My mom bought Addison a pink hat to keep her head and ears warm now that it is a little colder here. She absolutely loves it and likes to wear it around the house. Here are some quick pictures of her with it on:

Mickey Mouse Yard Decoration

Addison is a huge fan of Mickey Mouse, so we bought one of the inflatable yard decorations for Christmas seen below. She did not want to sit in front of Mickey with me, so I get to pose solo.

Here is a movie of our attempt to surprise Addison with the new Mickey Mouse in the front yard:

Addison Mickey Mouse Yard Decoration

Thanksgiving in Dallas

We made a quick jaunt up to Dallas for Thanksgiving and stayed with Kelly's mom and her remodeled house. The place looked great with the new carpet and painted walls. We went to lunch with Kelly's Dad's side of the family and then returned to her mother's for dinner. Addison had a great time in the back yard and also slept in her own fold-up chair that turns into a bed. She fell out of it one night, since it is a lot more narrow than her bed at home. Below we have a few shots of the gathering at Kelly's Mom's house:





Afterward everyone had left the girls relaxed together all snuggled up with their blankets:

Sweet Tarts

After Halloween, Kelly gave Addison a Sweet Tart candy to see how she would like them. We made sure she chewed them up so she would not choke. She made a sour face when the taste hit her, but would then ask for more. Below are some videos of this for your enjoyment:

Addison Eating Sweet Tart

Addison Eating Sweet Tart2

Addison Eating Sweet Tart3

Football, Sunglasses, and Relaxation

Both our girls like to watch football. Kara seems to really enjoy it and like to "talk" to the players, especially when she is in her swing. Below are some pictures of Kara and a short video where Kelly is trying to get her to talk to them:




Kara Swinging Watching Football


Here are some shots of Addison messing with her sunglasses and watch up in the playroom:






I also had some fun with Addison and her building blocks. She would build these tall structures and then knock them over. I can't wait to get her involved in my Legos one of these days.


The girls also have their relaxing setups in the living room. Addison usually dictates where all the blankets and pillows go, then tells us where everyone is going to sit. The scene below is where we had Kara spending some tummy time on one of the blankets and Addison decided to join her.


Here are some other shots of Kara sleeping in her crib:

Halloween

Yes, thanks to the craziness of moving I am just now posting about Halloween! Kelly's Dad and Stepmom were over this weekend for all of the fun. Below is Kara in one of her footie outfits with Stella:
Addison had a witch costume but declared she was a princess instead. It also came with a wand that was frequently turned into a weapon until I told her to give me a princess high-five that involved lightly tapping it on my hand. She was a lot better about nailing people(or things) with it after that. Here she is below in the costume. She would leave it on all day if we let her. We compromised by just giving her the wand.
Unfortunately, Addison was running a fever Halloween night and was not able to go out and about for candy. We did have a lot of kids come over for treak-or-treating, and she would jump up to go see who was at the door. Below are two videos of her doing just that:

Addison Halloween - The kid here is dressed like a pimp and his dad(near the street) was as well.

Addison Halloween2