The poll

For those of you who would like to know the story of the poll, well here it is. One evening Stephen and I went to our friends apt..let's just call them Candace and Michael. We decided to play a good ole game of Cranium, with the two teams being Stephen and Michelle and Candace and Michael. Stephen and I are WAYYYY behind, only because we were being nice and letting them win...I know I know we are just too kind. Anyways back to the story, Stephen and I got this one card that said we each had to write on separate pieces of paper three things that went with the subject. After we wrote these items down we had to compare and get ONE answer to match....you heard me folks all we had to get was ONE, that's it, not all three but ONE. With me being the competitive self that I am I read the subject and though WE HAD THIS IN THE BAG!!! Stephen knows me so well that we will win this one. The subject: Name 3 comfort foods.
As Candace stands behind me watching AND AGREEING, I wrote
1) Ice Cream
2) Chocolate
3) Cookies
So here I sit with a HUGE smile on my face thinking Stephen HAD to get one.
I read his....get ready....
1) Mashed Potatoes
2)Mac and Cheese
3) Fried Chicken
I sat there STUNNED! I mean he thought we had it in the bag, he thought I would of chosen ALL THREE......so we all fought, and argued about what "comfort foods" really are.
Michael says he is going to google it.....Candace and I say "go for it, we are right just wait and see". Michael googles it and the first 3 finds come up as MAC AND CHEESE, MASHED POTATOES AND FRIED STEAK!!!!!
We couldn't believe it.....we still argued....or I still argued....we lost.....it was sad. So I made a bet that I could get more votes our of OUR idea of "comfort foods" and the boys would be the LOSERS!!!!
As you can tell.....the winner is.....ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally I can stand with dignity and proudly say I WAS RIGHT....

THE END

11 Months Old!!!

Wow, our little girl is 1 month away from being the big 1 year. I am just so surprised that she is already 11 months old, the last month before she turns 1. I hold mixed emotions, part of me wants my little baby back and part of me is excited to see her grow into the girl that God wants her to be. She is such a delight and just seems so happy all the time. Next month will be a year from when I gave birth and saw her for the first time. Sometimes when she is asleep I just look at her and all the love I feel for her comes pouring out. She is such a blessing. Ah sweet Addyson how we love you....

Her accomplishments so far:
-She has 7 teeth now! The top four and bottom 3, she is working on the 4th bottom one as we speak.
-She can clap when you say "yay Addyson" or "clap Addyson"
-She will hold her foot up in the air when I'm trying to put her socks or shoes on
-She can find her foot when asked
-She knows where the TV is in our room and knows exactly what button turns the TV off and on
-She knows which cabinet in the kitchen holds the pots and pans and will crawl to it as fast as she possibly can when you let her free.
-She is speedy gonzalas when it comees to crawling, she will NEVER stop.
-She will now walk beside you holding on to one of your hands and will stand for 10-30 seconds and has even taken 1-2 steps before she falls down.
-She barks like a dog when asked what a dog says
-She eats anything and everything I will give her

Things that make us go "OH NO!"
-She screeches when she doesn't get her way.
-When you take a toy away she puts her little mouth in an O and goes "OH OH" before she gets really sad and either throws a fit or cries.
-When she no longer wants to be in her high chair or car seat she stretches and screams and gets bright red and struggles trying to get out.
-When you tell her no and to come back to you she turns looks at you and laughs and then goes 0-90 in seconds.
-When you try to change her diaper she twist and turns and screaches and fights and cries....
-When we try to feed her she blows bubbles and nothing will get her to stop, she just laughs and laughs.

Here are some cute pictures. Yesterday I bought some pony tail holders and put her hair in one little pony tail that stood straight up...today I put in two...she is cute!!!

My 11 month old beauty

" I know there is a bow up here somewhere"

"look at me I'm standing"

"Clap your hands Addyson!"

" Like this mom????"

" I'm just posing"

" Am I don't a good job mom?"

She won't cooperate with me

"I'll smile but not at the camera"

"There it is I found it!"

"Mom, can you find me????"

"I'm getting a little tired of sitting here"

"Time to get up"

"Here I come!"

"Ok you can take me out now"

Rockets VS Clippers 93-75

I bet you can't tell where we went last night!! LOL
I got Stephen Rocket tickets for our anniversary and we three went last night. Here are some pictures of our big night. Addyson was a little reserved when we got there, there were so many people she just sat with her mouth open looking around. Before we could even get through the first quarter she was her little outgoing self and wanted to go everywhere. The spaces were very tight so it was a little difficult, but she LOVED it!!!! Anyways we couldn't get any pictures together there but we got one when we got home. Yes she has a little bit of a pink face, I went roller blading with a friend on Tuesday and she got some sun. She looks so cute though. I hope you all have a great weekend, my brother is coming in town this weekend from college!! Whoo hoo
Oh and a BIG thanks to my brother Joshua for the cute little Rockets outfit he bought Addyson!! She looked soo cute in it.

Something that made me smile today!

I so have to tell you what made my day today. One of my best friends sent me a link to Skypes and now I can talk to her all the way from Singapore!!!!!!!
It's a program that lets you talk through the computer and sounds like you are on speaker phone. I got to talk to her this evening!!!! When you haven't talked to your best friend in 3 months you tend to get a little excited of little things like this. :).

Abby, I miss you and am praying for you daily!!!
LOVE YA GIRL!!!

New Poll

I have added a new poll, please vote on the right. I will let you know the purpose of this poll when it closes in 1 week.

Thanks for your help,I need everyone to participate, men and women.

What 3 skills would you learn?

What 3 skills would you learn?

Natalie tagged me at this:


1. Photographer- I agree with Natalie, I would love to have an eye also for picture taking. I would love to know what light is the best and to get paid to do something fun. Maybe one day my Aunt can teach me the ropes

2. Tennis- I would love to play tennis, I'm not very coordinated at all but it would be so much fun to play in competitions. Whew if I had the time and energy. (I sound like an old woman)

3. Singer- OH how I would love to sing. Right now I can hear the tune but I'm tone deaf so it never comes out of my mouth the way it should. That would be fun to just break out in song and have everyone think you were great.

So here it is, I want to tag Kristen, Abby and Lindsay. :) You have to post this in your next blog. Have Fun!

Not now

Just to set the record straight: I love kids, but no no more babies right now!
Addyson is a full load as it is, that child does not stop MOVING!!!!

My baby is growing into a little girl

My brothers like to mess with Addyson's hair, its only then do I realize how much hair she actually has. She is adorable!! Growing up so fast!!!

Call me crazy if you wish to

For those that know me I love kids, I used to say I wanted 3-4 kids, Stephen wants 3 I wanted 4 so 4 it is. lol Anyways sometimes it gets on my nerves when people laugh at how many kids my parents have. 6 really isn't that big of number, I mean who would you get rid of if my mom only had 3-4???? all of my siblings hold a special place in my heart, we are all different which makes it for a fun time when we are together. I was looking at pictures from this past weekend and our family looks like a big crowd and if people were to just glance at us they would think we were just friends not siblings plus spouses/significant others. It's so much fun I will have to say. I am so proud of where they are all going in life and excited to see what God has in store for everyone in the coming years. With that said after I had Addyson I thought oh my gosh I do not want to go through this 3 more times. LOL But you see the finished product, the child that grew in your womb and then I look at my siblings and remember all the fun times and I wish that for Addyson, I wish for her to have many siblings to laugh with, fight with, cry with.....So if God wishes for us to have 4 or 5 or even 6 I'm okay with it. I love my family and it makes me want that for us......
Of course this must be agreed upon with the husband but those are my thoughts. If God gives me 2 I will be just as proud as if he gave me 5, its all in God's hands!!!!
Call me crazy if you wish, but that never stopped me from enjoying my HUGE family.

SAGU our 4th Anniversary

This past week was very busy! We had our Anniversary on Thursday and traveled to SAGU for my brother and his friends play, Arsonic and Lace. Everyone did such a great job. Saturday we drove up with Ryan, Elsa and Abby to visit Wade at his school. My sister and her husband met us and my mom, dad and two brothers came up later that day. We had a huge crowd and I have to say my family always keeps me laughing. Addyson did so well in the car and slept the whole time back. I think we got in close to 2am, it was an exhausting trip but a lot of fun. Here are some picture that my sister took.

Officer O'hara and Aunt Abby (Wade and Priscilla)

My 4 brothers, I couldn't of asked for better bros
The whole gang, minus Wade-I'm not sure what happene to me
Kristen and Addyson
Wade and me
In this part he was acting like a corny cop who wanted to act! lol

On the 3rd was our 4th Anniversary, I couldn't believe how fast time has gone by. We didn't do much because it was such a blah day but had fun just being together. Rented some movies, brought in take out....it was really nice. Happy 4 years honey, I couldn't imagine you not being in our lives. You are such a great husband and father! Thank you for understanding my need to stay home, I can't wait for many more years and many more kids with you!!! Love you Stephen!