addie goes to 2nd grade

It was a joyful and happy morning sending this girl off to 2nd grade! She wanted to go to bed early the night before and woke up all on her own! You would have thought it was Christmas morning! And yes, 2nd grade!!! My heart sinks a little as I write this.

Friends!!! This is Avalon and we got to have her over for a playdate earlier in the week. When Liam asked Addie if she was nice, Addie replied "Yep! And she's adventurous like me!" 

Friends, Avalon, Emily and our sassy girl!

Sweet Maleah. One of Addie's best buddies from last year.

Harbor and Saylor are the same age as Addie and Liam. It will be so special to watch them grow through the years, from PEP preschool to ACE!

All last year I got to pick this guy up from school and hear about his day on the way home, but Harbor is a Dixon boy now and won't be anywhere close to our commute home. I will miss this! 

These two!

Mrs. Thomas! How lucky are we to have her another year!

I think the love is mutual. : )

This week I got a text from this mama and friend, claiming stakes as Addie and Liam's Cali Auntie. Love her!

Snuck in a picture with Daddy as the line was taking off. 

And of course a selfie with my girl! 

here comes year seven!

Our adventurous, smart, independent, and nature-loving girl is seven years old. She loves the water and asked for a wakeboard this birthday. Sadly, we were never able to find one her size that was under $300, but we bought her her own Poloroid camera, which she loves and takes everywhere she goes. She is all smiles taking pictures of anything in nature and especially pictures of Liam. The other day I watched her take a picture of her sleeping brother and gush over how cute he was as the picture developed. And our girl is such a tinker. Always building, creating or rigging something up, like a trap to catch a bird in our backyard, or a swing for stuffed animals made out of one of Kevin's beer boxes. We love her and all that she is becoming. Happy 7th Birthday Addelyn Ann.

1.     What is your favorite color? pink

2.     What is your favorite movie? Peter Pan

3.   What is your favorite song? Kids Bop - I don't really have a favorite on Kids Bop

4.     What is your favorite toy? Ariel

5.     What is your favorite book? Tallulah

6.     What is your favorite activity? drawing with pastels

7.     What do you like to eat for breakfast? waffles with um blackberry syrup

8.     What do you like to eat for lunch? canadian bacon and pineapple pizza

9.     What is your favorite snack? peanut butter crackers

10.  What do you like to eat for dinner? taco pizza 

11.  Who is your best friend? Um I have "free" best friends, Maleah, Avalon and Mila

12.  What do you want to be when you grow up? a marine biologist

camp addie

For Addie's 7th birthday we all gathered at Lake Shasta for a fun weekend of camping! The birthday couldn't have been more fitting for our adventurous, outdoorsy girl! We celebrated the first night with games, a pinata, presents, good food and of course cake!