Addie Reese Turns 9!!!!

Addie Reese Turns 9!!!!

23 Questions for the Birthday Girl

1. What is your nickname? Addie Reese

2.  How old are you?   9 years old

3. What is your favorite toy? American Girl Dolls  
4. What is your favorite tv show?  Full House and Good Luck Charlie

5. What is your favorite food? Cheese Pizza and French Fries 

6. What is your favorite outfit?   Chuck Taylors, Turquoise Blue Shirt, Leggings, and Sparkly Pink Skirt

7. What is your favorite game to play?   Games in the American Girl Books
8. What is your favorite snack?  Goldfish
9. What is your favorite animal?   Sea Turtles and Elephants
10. What is your favorite song?   “Exes and Ohs” and “Style”
11. What is your favorite book?   Wayside School Series

12. Who is your best friend?   Aubree Reynolds and Lyla Hampton

13. What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice  

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Hide and Go Seek 

15. What is your favorite thing to do inside?  Reading books and playing with American Girl Dolls.
16. What is your favorite holiday?  Easter and Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?   Mr. Bear and Blankey

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?   Pop-Tarts and Pancakes

19. Where is your favorite place to go?   Disney World

20.  Where is your favorite vacation spot? Seaside, FL.

21. What do you want to be when you grow up?   A world traveler

22.  What do you want for your birthday?  Eat at the American Girl Café and American Girl Lea Clark

23. What do you want to do on your birthday? Zip Line with friends

 

Addie Reese is turning 8!!!

This week has been full of snow and ice for us here in Tennessee!!! We are hoping that tonight is the last of it for awhile because we have to celebrate a little girl turning the BIG 8!!! 

This year we will celebrate with cake, cookies, friends, and paint.  So here is Addie's annual interview....

23 Questions for the Birthday Girl

1. What is your nickname? Addie

2.  What is your favorite color?  Blue and Green

3. What is your favorite toy? Mr. Bear and Legos
4. What is your favorite TV show?   Scooby Doo and Sofia the First

5. What is your favorite food?  Pizza  

6. What is your favorite outfit?   Blue Shirt with flowers on it and linen shorts

7. What is your favorite game to play?   Princess Candyland
8. What is your favorite snack?   Cheese Puffs
9. What is your favorite animal?  Penguins
10. What is your favorite song?  Shake It Off and Blank Space by Taylor Swift
11. What is your favorite book?   The Princess in Black and Junie B. Jones

12. Who is your best friend?   Aubree Reynolds and Lyla Hampton

13. What is your favorite drink?   Apple Juice and water

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?   Play on our play set

15. What is your favorite thing to do inside? Play with my Polly Pockets
16. What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?   Mr. Bear, Blankie, and my Dream Light

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?   Pancakes, donuts, and Pop-Tarts

19. Where is your favorite place to go?  Aubree’s House

20.  Where is your favorite vacation spot?  Seaside, Florida

21. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Baker, Doctor, Designer, and Babysitter

22.  What do you want for your birthday? A bunch of toys

23. What do you want to do on your birthday? Be with my friends and family and have fun!

Back To School... For 2 of the Sanders!!!

This year I decided to stay home and spend the year focusing on my family instead of twenty little ones in a classroom.  This is Drew's last year at home before he (gasp) joins the elementary school ranks with Addie.  Seriously... Where does the time go?!?!  Here are my little cuties on their first day of Second Grade and Four Year Old Pre-K.  

Addie has Mrs. Pam Dwyer this year.  This is Addie's last year downstairs at Centennial.  She wants to earn 125 AR points this year.  She wants to be a baker and a teacher when she grows up.  

Drew has Mrs. Beth Tate this year.  He is a little less eager about school but loves playing "bad guys" with Archie.  He wants to be "everything" when he grows up.  

Addie is 7!!!

Where has the time gone?  I know I will be saying this when she turns 13... then again at 16... then again at 18... I bet even when she is 34!  Addie is just such a blessing to everyone she meets.  Once you get "in" with her and breakthrough the shyness, she will never stop talking to you.  What are some other facts about Addie at 7 years old???  Here is here birthday interview...

What is your nickname?  Addie

How old are you?  Seven

What is your favorite animal?  panda bears

What is your favorite food?  yogurt

What is your favorite color?  purple

What is your favorite book?  Frozen Books

What is your favorite TV Show?  My Little Pony

What is your favorite movie?  Frozen

What is your favorite song?  Let It Go from Frozen

What is your favorite drink?  water

What is your favorite breakfast food?  Chocolate Chip Pancakes

What is your favorite snack?  peanut butter on a spoon

What is your favorite outfit to wear?  A pink Seaside shirt and a sparkly skirt 

What is your favorite game to play?  Hello Kitty Trouble

What is your favorite toy?  Mr. Bear

Who is your best friend?  Aubree Reynolds

What is your favorite thing to do inside?  Play with Polly Pockets, American Girl Dolls, Mr. Bear, and Frozen Toys.

What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Play soccer

What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas

What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  Blanket and Mr. Bear

Where is your favorite place to go?  Disney World

Where is your favorite vacation spot?  Seaside

What do you want to be when you grow up?  A Teacher

What do you want for your birthday?  Easy Bake Oven, Frozen Toys, and a purse you can color

What do you want to do on your birthday?  Have fun...

 Well I think we delivered on the fun.  We celebrated this little girl who is growing up way to fast with a 50's skate party.  I must say, I LOVED having a party outside of our home.  Everyone dressed up in their 50s attire and skated the party away.  Addie has some great friends and family that are willing to do anything to celebrate her. After the party at the skating rink, we continued the celebrating with a sleepover that consisted of chocolate milk shakes, PB and J sandwiches, Cheetos and a lot of squealing girls in the upstairs of our home.  

I am honored to be your mama for the past 7 years and many more to come.  You are full of spunk, drama, sweetness, hugs, and kisses.  You are beautiful, kind, and smart too!  

Happy Birthday to my little girl!

Snow day...

    

                           

I am going to try posting about our ordinary days again.... I miss writing about my family life but the time just slips by day to day.  We had a great Christmas with family and friends and have settled into 2014!  It has been a month of "stupidcold" as social media has nicknamed it.  For the first time in ten years of teaching, I was unable to take my class outside for recess for an entire month!  We used three "snow days" this month due to the cold temps.

          

 We spent those days playing inside, watching Teen Beach Movie, going bowling, and watching the Creekwood Red Hawks play basketball. We had our favorite person come along for the fun... Miss Aubree!!!  Drew is currently in LOVE with Teen Beach Movie.  He wears a red thirst and one of Addie's old black vest to look like the biker in the movie.  He can sing the lines and act out the parts.  It is one of the cutest things I have seen. 

Having fun watching Ross the Boss and Gabe the Babe!  The kids favorite part of the game???  When it's over they get to run on the court like crazy kids!  

We enjoyed a nice evening out with our dear friends sans big kids... Brooks still is too cute to leave at home. We laughed, ate way to much, and enjoyed each other's company without being interrupted. 

We have been obsessed with a little movie you might have heard of... Frozen!  Addie and I have watched it about six times, we watch it on you tube, and sing it everyday on the way to school.  At school my class was studying the letter e and Addie drew this on the board... Queen Elsa!  

Addie received awards for outstanding merit, Perfect Attendance, and 2nd top AR points for first grade!  She works so hard and was really proud to receive these.  

We were lucky and grateful for a sunny day one weekend and spent some time outside playing ball and collecting pine ones. 

So that is a start to what's been going on around the sanders' homestead.  We are nowgetting ready for Addie's 7th birthday and dance competition season.

Addie's New Bed...

So Addie may hold the Guinness World Record for the longest use of a baby bed. This sweet child of mine has a sentimental side like no other.  She has slept in the bed since she was 2 months old.  When she was 2 1/2 years old I remember converting it into the toddler bed and then sitting on the floor crying (I was 6 months preggos and a little hormonal) thinking she was soooo big and almost ready to leave for college.   

This is the day I was crying... in the floor... taking a picture:)  

Well since she is 3 pounds away from the weight limit of the crib mattress and springs, we decided it was time... but with sweet Addie Reese we had to have a plan of action.  So we thought, who could we give the crib to that Addie just loves and adores????  Who other than Mrs. Janessa... our much loved kindergarten teacher and friend... who is expecting a sweet little girl any day.  Addie loved the idea so we went with it.  Most people have to give away pacis... we have to give away beds. Although she was a little sad about her bed leaving she is now snug as a bug in her new BIG GIRL bed.  Now we are waiting for a Friday night free for a sleepover with her BFF Aubree.

Poppa and Daddy were the working team getting the bed set up and ready for the princess.

Last night in her crib/toddler bed... 6 1/2 years old... and proud of it.

First night in new bed...

I think it is a keeper!

The Zoo Crew....

We celebrated Poppy's birthday with a lot of wild animals... and I am not talking about the children... just look at the picture below.  It was a very strange Memphis day with low humidity and a high in the low 80s.  Addie and Drew loved getting to share time with Ninnie and Poppy at the zoo... which is one of their favorite places.  We had two special experinces that day!  We had the chance to feed the giraffes.  Addie was a little timid and Drew really did not want a part in the experience.  Kyle let one eat the lettuce leaf from his mouth (which Addie's reply to that was "you are not getting a kiss from me until you brush your teeth")  and I was just amazed at how long their tongues were.  

Addie and Poppy also rode a camel.  Addie is not ready to trade in her car seat for a camel and gave it a big thumbs down in comfort.   What a great day full of family and fun!

Tripp loving the zoo!!!

Kristen, Addie, and me feeding the birds...

Checking out the zebras...

Kyle being the cool dad:)