Addison update

My new favorite saying of Addison's is "Thank you so much!" It's really cute to hear her say it and she says it a lot. She's really gotten bossy lately, telling everyone what to do and when and how. She also tries to put Mama and Daddy in "time out" and asks us if we want a "pankin" (spanking). She is such a little mockingbird! She will also make Mama and Daddy say "sorry" and she tells us to "be nice." She talks so much now, carrying on conversations with us, her toys, or herself. She loves to sing too and she knows so many songs. She also knows her shapes. I drew on the driveway with chalk today a heart, star, circle, triangle, square, and she named them without any help. She's done that before and it just amazes me!

One of her new favorite things to do at home is to put on my shoes and walk around the house (mostly the heels). She likes the sound I think. She will put her pocketbook on her arm and put my shoes on and say "Bye Mama, see you tomorrow. I'm going to see Jonah and Katie!" Then she will leave the room and shut the door, then come back and do it all over again. She's really into opening and shutting doors lately. She is such a trip, she cracks me up half the time and frustrates me the rest of the time (and sometimes both at the same time). She is too much like her Mama and Daddy -- STUBBORN.

Here's Addison's 2 year old pictures and I think they are the best yet! She did a really good job of smiling, which is unusual. I hope you enjoy them!

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Remembering Great-Grandma...

This blog is dedicated to Addison's great-grandma, Georgia Bell Ozmint Alexander. She is one of the many wonderful women that have influenced my life and she received her heavenly healing on Mother's Day.

She taught me to find good in everyone, to encourage everyone you meet because you never know what they are going through, and to tell those you love that you love them. She knew what was most important in life and those are the things she focused on: Faith, Family, and Friends. I've always loved these songs by Point of Grace, so I am playing them here because they exemplify the way she lived her life.

She loved life and found joy in everything. She loved her great-granddaughter tremendously and I want Addison to know what a beautiful woman she was. She has truly blessed our lives.

Addison was 3 days old when she first met Great-Grandma

At Addison's first birthday party

Addison's first Christmas

Here is Addison visiting Great-Grandma during her rehab stay at the nursing home last year. She loved to sit with Great-Grandma and watch the birds and the fish.

This one is my favorite of Addison singing Great-Grandma to sleep

We will miss you, Grandma, but we are glad that your suffering is over and that you are with your life's loves, Papa Marshall and Jesus. You've left us with many wonderful memories that we will share with your great-grandchildren. See you again someday...