I was tagged!

Thank you, Crislyn, for tagging me for the 4X4 Tag and for bringing me back into the blogging world! :)

1. Four places I go:
Yukon
Sonic (strawberry limeade drinks are the best)
Crossings
My parent's house

2. Four Favorite Smells
Chocolate chip cookies baking
Addie Rose after she gets a baby massage (Before we put on Addie's pj's we'll put lotion on her arms and legs and say "baby massage, baby massage". When we are all done she keeps saying and signing "more"!!)
A clean house
Hank when he puts on his aftershave

3. Four favorite movies/TV shows
Gray's Anatomy
The Real Housewives of ________ (fill in the blank....I pretty much watch them all)
The Proposal
Parenthood (my new favorite)

4. Four Recommendations
Love on your babies every chance you get!!!! They grow up way to fast. My little Addie is not so little anymore. I LOVE her new found independence that comes with pre-toddlerhood, but I miss my tiny baby!

Don't ever pay full price for anything. Bargain shopping is so fun and exciting!

Do not worry! It is not worth it! By excessively worrying about something, I am telling God that I don't need him, I don't trust him, and that I think I am in control of everything in my life. Far better is my time spent praying for peace, wisdom and guidance from our Heavenly Father than worrying about a situation that I have little control over. I used to worry about a lot of things and my life has become much more peaceful once I let that go. I have full faith that the Lord is looking after me and I pray for his blessing constantly. I'm certainly not perfect at this and have my times of self doubt and weakness, but feel a renewed confidence in my heart once I gave it all to God. For the bible says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Phil 4:6

Make new friends, but keep the old. There is nothing like an old friend. Nothing like someone who knows your story and your history. This is one of life's greatest gifts.

I tag Amanda, Jen H, Danielle, and Sarah B

Happy 1st Birthday Addie Rose!

To our ONE year old, we LOVE you!!

tickle, tickle, tickle

Addie is talking more and more these days. Here is her latest phrase!

Santa Henry

My mom's one request this Christmas was to have a family picture of her girls, their husbands and her granddaughter with Santa. Since the real santa from the North Pole was busy at the mall, Santa Henry stepped up to the plate....and he was the BEST Santa! Addie was not scared of him at all...a little perplexed, but not scared. It was a lot of fun and a great memory.

Addie sees Santa Henry for the first time

We had an amazing Christmas. My heart was overflowing with joy!! I don't know if it is b/c I'm a mom now or what, but the true meaning of Christmas was at the forefront of my mind this year (which was a nice feeling). I can easily get caught up in the commercial side of Christmas (unfortunatley). So, so thankful for the birth of our Savior!!

Hope everyone enjoys the last day of 2010. Hope I can stay awake until midnight! :)

My childhood obsession and my current obsession collide

Our little unicorn

Go Addie, Go!

Well it is official people! Addie is crawling!!! She had recently been crawling a little bit here and there (and by little bit I mean moving the left arm, then right foot and that's about it). But now she's got the hang of it. We had a play date this morning and Addie saw her friend Brooklynn crawling around and she did about 4 crawling movements in a row to try to catch her. Then this afternoon I knew just what would do the trick. Addie LOVES the remote control and we do NOT let her play with it. But in a moment of weakness I sat Addie down on one end of the rug and put the remote control at the other and she went for it! I did let her play with it for just a few minutes. We are so proud of our baby girl! However, she has not quite mastered crawling on our wood floors...it is kinda like Bambi on the ice pond!

sweet baby Paige

Our great friends Corey and Amanda had their beautiful daughter, Paige, on September 27th! (I am late, once again, on my post). She is the cutest little thing and looks like her momma. Addie and Paige already have matching outfits (it is so cute). Addie is actually modeling the outfit and can't wait for her and Paige to both wear them on a game day! We love Paige so much and look forward to many fun times with the Bolding and Bockus families!!

the new family of three

best friends

Dads and their daughters

Addie meeting Paige for the first time

She wanted to give Paige a big hug!