loving Addy and Emmy: November 2011

stomach virus 2011

Emmy started it. I think it went through Addy, although she never threw up, she just felt really yucky. I ended it. The man with the iron stomach has yet to get it.

It was the nausea that just seemed to stay with you that really got to me. Now wonder it took Emmy forever to bounce back.

I'm been so thankful that Nat works so close to home, because he ended up coming home for lunch the last couple of days to help me out because I just couldn't do it. Addy has been super helpful too. She would get her own clothes out (a few times a day!) and find clothes for Emmy. She'd even help Emmy get dressed too. She helped to get them snacks (dried cereal) and water for their cups and would even wipe up their spills.

Now! I have a mountain of laundry calling me, cereal to sweep up and piles scattered all across the house to pick up! You just don't realize how much mommies are needed until they're totally out of commission.

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Old Maid

Together Addy and I ripped up and threw out the Old Maid card from her princess pack. She was having a hard time settling down for bed and was really upset about it, so I got it out of her closet and we got rid of it together. I figure we don't need stuff like that in our house if it is going to scare her. I have never heard her pray with such certainty that God will keep her safe.

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Christmas Baking with Friends

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Christmas Town

There are some princesses visiting the Christmas Town this year!

Addy loves the Christmas Town and was very excited to help set it up.

The Christmas tree she won't be helping out with this year though. Some little elves are going to do it tonight. I did not enjoy setting up the tree with her last year, so I think I'll keep it to the elves this year!

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ballet concert

Addy had her final performance for her dance class. She was amazing! I was so proud of her and I am impressed with how far she has come with coming out of her shell. She loved being on stage, after their performance her teacher had to come and get her off the stage!

The video we took is really blurry (darn!) but you can still make out what her favourite part is of her dance!

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Lake Louise 2011

1. The first thing Addy did in the hotel room was jump on her bed.

2. Off for a walk around the Lake.

3. Hauling Addy out of the snow, first snow fall of the year for her, we just had to drive to the mountains to find it.

4. Dinner at the Chateau. Addy was very polite, placing her napkin on her lap, just like Mommy.

5. Morning snowfall at the inn.

6. & 7. Riding up the Gondola.

8. Riding down the Gondola (8 minutes later!)

9. Addy with her penny she made at the top of the montain.

10. Addy making a funny face.

11. Emmy's latest face.

12. Can you see Addy? She is crammed in the stroller.

13. Waiting for Emmy to wake up so we can go in the hot springs. Two hours later, as we got in line, Addy decides she absolutely doesn't want to go in the hot springs. We couldn't argue with that. (See the previous 8 minutes spent at the top of the mountain.)

14. Turning a single into a double so we can spend some time at Crossiron Mills.

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Quiet Shoppers

I was running a lot of errands this morning and the morning a lot closer to lunch time than I like. Emmy is in that awkward phase where she sometimes has a morning nap, sometimes doesn't. It's best if she has a morning nap to keep it really short, because otherwise she can't last the day with just one nap.

How cute is she fast asleep in the cart in superstore? She just drifted off to sleep on her blanket!

Not to be outdone, her sister curled up in the bottom of the cart to "sleep" too. It's too bad I didn't have a longer list, because this was the quietest shopping trip with both girls I've ever had!

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