Grateful #11:

For my Addison. My oldest daughter, my craziest yet, my most hyper, and most fun (for now). Lately I have been frustrated with her. I have been going crazy and I am not handling the Terrible Three's like I thought I would. Whoever says Two's were worse...well, in my case they were WRONG!!

At first I would blame Addie....blame her for not behaving, etc. And now I blame myself, asking questions to myself like, what could I have done better to have her behave, what could I have done to make her start talking sentences, etc...etc... But I am putting all this frustration aside, b/c i found that I was just frustrating myself and going insane b/c I was only focusing on the negative things she did, rather than the positive. So therefore, I am dedicating "Grateful #11" to Addison.

I love this girl, I really do. There is never a day that goes by that Mike and I, both dont bust out laughing at her. For those of you who know Addison KNOW that her facial expressions are the most hilarious! She knows when her parents are mad, upset, sad, or whatever, and that girl always knows how to put a Smile on your face.

She is a GREAT Big Sister...she LOVES her Zoey. Always giving her kisses and always making her laugh....Addie is the only one who can get Zoey laughing (for real!) She is always giving her mom and dad kisses. Whenever Mike and I are done eating, without asking her, Addie will automatically come and take our plates to the kitchen for us (and we didnt even teach her that!). She loves to read her books and lately has been trying to read to Zoey. Although our Addie can be frustrating sometimes, she is the spark to our Family Fire (cheesy but true). Just like her Dance Teacher refers to her.....she is just the Cajun on the Chicken! And its true. I love you , Addison and I am SO SO Grateful you are mine.