Crazy Busy Weekend!

This weekend pretty much had NOOO down time! Yesterday Jake had pageant practice starting at 10 and then had a birthday party to go to. Jarika was coming into town to go to the funeral for two friends that were killed in a car accident last week and Addy and I had a birthday party to go to as well. It was busy! Here's Addy making a craft at the party :) I was going to get pix of her with the birthday boy but he wanted nothing to do with it!

Today was even busier by far! This morning Cooper's youth choir at church was singing along with our Praise Team for a special Christmas program. They did a great job, they always do! I didn't get pix of it since it was really crowded this morning, but here's a pic of him today :)

This afternoon Addy had her first dance recital. She's only been to dance class 3 or 4 times (I think) and she is making progress with participation, but the shoes are such an ordeal for her! She pretty much pulls the noodle legs when she wears her ballet slippers or tap shoes (Her OT thinks I need to send them to school and make her wear them there :) She won't stand in the tap shoes at all but she will for a little bit in her slippers when it's her idea and she feels like it :) So here is Addy at her first performance :) Yes, she sat the entire time and only moved her arms at the appropriate times maybe twice, lol. I had to wake her from a nap so she definitely was not on her game but at least she was there!





Then early this evening Jake had his Christmas pageant at church. He was Moses in the beginning having a snowball fight with an angel. Didn't make sense to me either but oh well!
For the rest of the performance he was Joseph. I didn't get a pic of him afterward with his "hat" on but I thought he made an excellent Joseph! The kids all did a great job, it was quite a cute performance! The most entertaining part was my friend's son, Kannon, he did a mean "PA RUM PA PUM PUM!" I know someone will have it on video, I'll share it on Facebook, it's worth watching!

Addy was pretty thrilled to see that Santa made a surprise visit too! She's the only one of all of my kids that hasn't done the whole Santa freak out!

Christmas List

I remember making a Christmas list when I was little. My kids have made lists every year too. I couldn't tell you the last time I made a one though! I'm going to show you my list this year, I made one :) I know pretty much everything on my list is impossible but it's been pretty fun dreaming!


I REALLY would LOVE hardwood floors in my family room and hallway upstairs. I despise carpet!I also want to frame several of my pictures of my kiddos that I have stored away. I have some areas that need more pix on them :) Not sure if my stairway would look this neat, but I love this one!

A gift card to Target would please me as well :) I could spend $1000s there!
Since Scott wrecked my van in Arizona I had to get a new (to me anyway!) one. I am actually thrilled with it so it was truly a win win :) I do miss my remote start though now that it's freezing outside!

I also want to finish my playroom project for Addy that I've been planning and doing bits and pieces of it in my mind. I would LOVE to have lots of baskets and shelves to store all of her things :)

I also want to get our garage much more organized, it's a disaster! For some reason Scott and I can NEVER keep our garage clean!
Most of all I want to adopt through Reece's Rainbow. I desperately want to give Addy a sister with Down syndrome :) I truly feel that someday it will happen, just waiting on the time when we have the financial means to do so. I would take any of these little sweethearts! I would take ANY child with DS actually, but I couldn't post all of their pix! Don't forget about Reece's Rainbow's biggest fundraiser of the year! The Angel Tree can be viewed by clicking here. Donate to anybody's grant fund, they all need families!

Will Blog Later

Feeling down and ucky today (it's my word, just go with it). Addy is feeling much better now that we got all of the poison aka. broken down milk proteins out of her system. Been very busy this week and it's going to remain that way. Will have to do a big post later of all of our activities!


I love this picture, just wish I would have known my baby girl then! I was definitely praying for her all of the time, I didn't even know she was born!

I told him so

Someone is excited about trying her new formula! Addy loves to shake things so she was more than excited to help prepare her meal this morning. Poor girl didn't know what she was getting into!

Did I not tell the GI last week that Addy is allergic to milk I DON'T CARE WHAT THE BLOOD TEST SAYS!!! I gave her her first feeding of Peptamen Jr. this morning. Thank God I trusted my gut and left her home from church with Scott (just in case). At 10 o'clock she vomited. Then again around 10:30 when I got home. She's had two blow out diapers, and looks like this after her bath since we were covered stem to stern in you know what! Mommy wins, doctors need to listen to me!

DSGO Christmas Party

We had our annual Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks Christmas Party today. Addy's music therapy group also performed a song with their chimes. Addy didn't want to stand up (shocker) and she constantly throws her chimes so she has to have an adult helper :) I forgot my big flash so the pix aren't' great but you get the idea :) There's no picture of her actually playing her chime either, ugh. At least they have their bigger performance on the 18th, maybe we'll do a better job! I do have it on video and I'll upload it to Facebook later :)

We had a great time and the kids loved their gifts from Santa! Cooper got a $5 gift card to Andy's Frozen Custard, Jake got a nerf torpedo thing and Addy got the game "Don't Spill the Beans" :)

The boys showing off their "Moves like Jagger" :)

Addy and Daddy (I was hoping No Shave November would turn into Do Shave December)

Addy doing the "Macarena"

Tin is In

Yesterday Cooper got his braces on after three weeks of having spacers. Cooper has major issues with his mouth. He is EXTREMELY orally deffensive and has a very limited diet. He does not eat anything soft or mushy except ice cream. He would live on pizza, cereal (without milk on it of course!), and pretty much any kind of meat. He had a horrible time last night, he was having a very hard time eating and talking. He wasn't in pain, just having a hard time adjusting to the palate expander that he has to have. He has a small mouth and his orthodontist is trying to make it so he doesn't have to lose any permanent teeth during all of this orthodontic work. He will get his wire put on in 3-4 weeks, we have to adjust his expander every night for two weeks. I'm really hoping that things get better quickly. I hate seeing him upset because he just can't help it :( He will have the braces on a minimum of 2 and 1/2 years so this is going to be a long ordeal!