We took a day trip to Jackson a few weeks ago to celebrate the graduations of my cousins Dylan and Lindsey (college & high school respectively). Dylan actually got his masters. We are so proud of them both!
Then we took Addison to her first circus. It was the Ringling Brothers and we got to see "e ephants" (that's Addison talk), tigers "raaarrrr", and lots of cool performances. One thing Addison was not too fond of was the clowns. See the death grip on Erik's shirt?
Other than the clown, she pretty much loved every minute.
This one's for Nana (where'd e ephant go???)
Anyone that's been around her lately knows that elephants are her FAVORITE right now!
We recently got a season pass to Blue Bayou. Addison likes to meet some of her friends there to play...
and to hug...
and to just lay out...
All last week I worked Vacation Bible School at our church. I was the team leader for the 6-11 age group. This was quite a task for me and very much out of my comfort zone. I'm used to the babies and toddlers! In fact, I came home after the first night and asked Erik if he would go for me the rest of the week. But by the end of the week I was loving it and didn't want it to end. I had some really precious kids. We had a great time and learned a lot about Jesus in the process. Just a few quotes from my kids over the week:
"Mrs. Carley, you can't be a mommy because you are way too skinny!"
"Mrs. Carley, you sure do have a lot of freckles!"
"Is that a real diamond in your ring? Wow, you must be rich!"
"Mrs. Carley, you are my favorite teacher"
I really enjoyed it and hope to be able to do it again next year.
In more recent news, Addison chipped her front tooth! :( We noticed it on Friday evening. We have no idea how it happened. We don't recall her falling or crying about being hurt that day. That's kids for you! Thankfully we have a friend that is a Pediatric Dentist. I took Addison to see her on Monday and she smoothed out her tooth and now you can hardly tell it was chipped. She did a great job with Addison and we'll start seeing her every 6 months for regular check ups.
This weekend we are heading to Mississippi to see Addison's very first friend Charlie and his parents. We have missed them so much. We can't wait to see them and spend some time visiting. I'll have my camera, so I should have plenty of pictures to post when we get back.
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If you are reading - thanks for checking in!!
