HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADDISON!

Addison turned 9 this month!

We celebrated the whole day! We had a friend birthday party that started early in the morning. We had doughnuts and chocolate milk. For some reason that seemed better than cake and ice cream in the morning. We took the boys to see Gnomeo and Juliet. They had a lot of fun! The movie was pretty funny!

Addison and some of his best buds.

One of his favorite presents, Kirby and the Epic Yarn!

He told Katie he wanted a Gnome for his birthday. She searched long and hard and found the perfect one. After he opened the present he said "That's funny, I've never had a gnome before."

He also got two live frogs for his birthday. He named them Abraham and Lincoln. (Big Surprise!)I didn't get a half decent picture of them so we will have to post one later.

Right after the friend party, we had a family party. It was lots of fun too. When I asked him what he wanted for dinner he said he wanted to go the Pizza Factory. Adam and I took him out and after dinner we found out he only wanted to go there so he could buy himself a sucker with his birthday money. Too bad we didn't know that before we paid for dinner out. Oh well, it was nice to have some one on one time with him. It was pretty fun.

Addison is such a great kid. I love him too much most of the time. He is so smart and so funny. He keeps us entertained. I am so glad he is part of our family. I couldn't imagine life without him.
He is the best!

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Last Thursday Addison had a lot to do. He had a book report coming up and he still had about 175 pages left to read. We had a very busy schedule for the days leading up to the report due date so we had to use his time very wisely. After he got home from school I explained to him that he needed to go into the living room and read his book. He had the Jr Jazz player appearance to attend in two hours. I needed him to read while I took Hagen to soccer practice.

The next few days were scheduled out pretty tightly with things that revolved around him. Birthday parties, movies, dinner date with mom and dad and then completing a one page paper written in cursive and shoebox stage thing for his book report just to name a few. So he really needed to be using his time wisely in getting his book read whenever he could.

I was clear.

Read your book now.

Then I took Hagen to soccer.

I came home an hour later.

Addison was downstairs watching tv.

I was upset.

I was really upset.

I felt like I did a good job of explaining to him that he needed to be reading.

I asked him what his plan was. When was he going to get his reading done, if he was going to be watching tv right now?

He didn't have a plan.

I told him he couldn't go to the Jr Jazz player appearance.

He cried.

I felt bad.

I left him home to read again while I went to the store to buy his class a birthday treat for the next day.

He called me while I was at the store and apologized.

I accepted the apology and told him to get reading.

I called Adam at work and explained the situation.

I always fold with the kids and don't follow through with my threats.

I felt I had been clear, and he needed to learn a lesson.

I was going to stay strong. Strong. Strong. Strong.

When I arrived home from the store I found this note on the garage door.

Dang it. That is so cute.

How many "really's" did he put???

Seriously, frowny faces???

Are you kidding me???

"Addison, grab your Jr Jazz jersey. We are going to be late for the player appearance."

He can learn his lesson next time.

:)