Thursday, October 6, 2011

Happy Birthday to Maddin



My beautiful, sweet, loving & sassy niece turned eight today!   I love my family.  I love how close we are.  For years I didn't think that I was ever going to get the chance to be a mommy.  I think the hurt in my heart was somewhat helped by my niece and nephew.   We spent lots of time together.   To think back my sister had it made.  JUST KIDDING.  I wouldn't have changed it for the world.   One of my favorite gifts my sister ever gave me was letting me take her baby girl to Disney Land for her third birthday.   LETTING ME TAKE HER BABY TO ANOTHER STATE, TO DISNEY LAND FOR HER FIRST TIME.   All you mama's out there know how this had to be the hardest thing ever for my sister.   I didn't know that until I became a mama.   But that trip and many more little times are the things that helped me get through some really hard times {I wanted a baby...., you can read about that here}.   Maddin had just turned three, she called me mommy most of the time - and I was in heaven.   My sister and brother mean the world to me, they have no idea the happiness that their children have brought to me.     BACK TO THE BIRTHDAY GIRL... I found these pics and video's from our trip.  Where did that little girl go?  Happy Birthday Maddin!!!!  We love you to the moon and back! 








HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDIN!

xoxo, bree

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

{wordless wednesdays}

{a picture from our ride with a witch, remember that post}
linking up with these great ladies:

Wordless WednesdayThe Paper MamaLive and Love...Out LoudWordish Wednesday
and then, she {snapped}Angry Julie Monday
NapTime MomTog
& possiblilitesandpeas


xoxo, bree

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

{heart: the paper mama}

Paper Mama's challenge is "September Favorite",
and this is one of mine. 
LOVE this little girl and the magic that she has brought to my life. 


The Paper Mama

xoxo, bree

{twenty eight month recap} **double sigh**

Yesterday, my baby girl was 28 months old. Time is going by waaaaay too fast. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital, and now... **sigh**.




Baby girl comfortably wears a 2T and a size 6 or 7 shoe (depending on the brand). She has a very normal sized torso. However - jeans... I put just bought her 4T - and I didn't cuff them. She is all leg right now. Her favorite foods are macaroni & cheese, gogurts and ala cheeseburgers (doesn't the ala make it sound better). But if we would let her she would be happy to eat chocolate 24/7.   We are constantly being told how well she talks for her age, and we must agree.   She LOVES anything a litle boy should love, but yet loves all girly things too.   She loves to  watch baseball with daddy, and the occasional fight.  I laughed the other night when Rob was flipping through channels and she said, "oh are we gonna watch the fights".  **sigh**  

**knock on wood - better yet, BANG ON WOOD** For the last couple of weeks she has done VERY WELL going potty in the big girl toilet. She wears panties now, and a diaper for sleeping. She has just started getting into the princess thing... she LOVES to watch Belle. Her favorite toy is still her babies. This past weekend I sat and watched her put her baby in time out for hitting, her stuffed "moose". Her babies have to sleep in her bed. However, she doesn't. She likes to sleep in our bed, head on mommy's tummy, feet on daddy.

The other night Rob came and laid down in bed on his tummy. She freaked out. When he finally obliged and rolled over she instantly became happy and went in for a cuddle. She LOVES to "cuddle us".

This past Friday night. We put her to bed, in her bed. I heard Rob start laughing and he nudged me and pointed to our door. Baby girl was slowly walking into our room with a blanket over her head. She walked into our chair and started laughing. Good way to sneak into our bed if you ask me.

Last night I was busy working on her Halloween costume. She was happy as pie playing with a squirt bottle and rag. She told me she needed to go potty. I ran upstairs - as she finished her conversation with herself. "I'm done, I'm done. I swear to god". She repeated this 3 times. I was stunned. The occasional swear word she has repeated. BUT this? Where has my baby gone!?! We had a little chat about not saying that ever again... ugh. **sigh**

We were back down stairs and she is again talking to herself... "hello gorgeous". At this point mommy just needs to take pill and go to sleep.



THEN we are upstairs getting ready for bed. Addison is comfortable in my bed... I take a second to tinkle, and **double sigh**, there is no tp left on the roll. I ask her to get mommy some tissue. She all too happy obliged. She came into the door way with a roll, and hands me two squares. She said, "here sweetie, this is all you need". Pay backs are a bitch.

{yuck}  but she loves them, and actually cried when we made her put it down.



xoxo, bree

Monday, October 3, 2011

once upon a time...

There was the cutest little witch, EVER.


  

I mean freaking, ADORABLE.  
The little witch was completely head over heels for the witches at Gardner Village.   No lie, she made her parents take her quit often.  
She had no idea what was in store for her... But her parents surprised her BIG TIME {for the small token of $5 a person - go. run. take your children there now!}
 

Before the little witch got to see her surprise. She had to wait. But to kill sometime, why not ride a pony.



her ticket for such a surprise... a roach.




The little witch boarded her ride to the swamp. Mommy pulled out the camera - and whaaaaat did she see? Holy mini me {daddy look alike, ya think}.





SURPRISE... A witch, not one - but four!



The swamp, was spellbinding!


The little witch's friend Matsu came too - but he was scared with the possibility of being turned into a toad!

The little witch made potions...

and prepared a witch's bath..


and helped the witch bury her poor dead pet spider, Peter.

spooktacular, to say the least.

and just for memories sake.... mommy was there {and this was her idea}.

The little witch was sad to leave... but waved good bye after Daddy promised to bring her back, soon.

what are you doing - still reading?  GO TO GARDNER VILLAGE.   WE LOVED IT!

xoxo, bree

{family pictures} McGee's

here is a sneak peek of Sunday's shoot, enjoy:




xoxo, bree

Saturday, October 1, 2011

and the winner is...

And the winner of the photo shoot give away.. is # 1 Miss Haley Soto, comment #1.  Please contact me to make arrangments.   I am so excited to do more of these... I am thinking when I get to 50 followers I will do another one.   THANK YOU ALL, for posting this on your blogs and facebook.