Proud Parents

Okay, so it's almost February and I don't have the Christmas pictures up. I have to admit that I find myself staring at the 184 pictures and just can't even begin to narrow down which ones are 'blog-worthy'. So, I am currently attempting to post a slide show on the side of the blog so you can browse through all of them at your leisure. I will spare you some pain and narrow the stack down! Syberts and Alabama Grandma and Papa came to visit and we all had a great time. Aunt Kelly made the big announcement that they are expecting #3! She is due right around the same time as Michaela and Addison's birthday, end of July. We have our fingers crossed that we will find out tomorrow if it's a girl or boy. I'm guessing boy...
We had a big day at the Irish house today. This morning we had Addisons first Parent/Teacher conference at school. Bryan and I are so proud of the strong, independent girl she is becoming. She was very shy for the first few months and never wanted to sit in circle, sing songs, or participate in group activities. Thankfully, she has blossomed and even has a new little best friend, Sophia, that she pals around with. Her teacher thinks she is just the sweetest little thing and is always looking to please. She also couldn't say enough good things about her coloring and thinks we might have a budding artist on our hands!
I thought the most appropriate way to commemorate this entry was with Addison singing a song she learned in school... so cute. Enjoy!

Light Up UCF

UCF has a festival each year complete with tons of lights, a huge ferris wheel, a carousel and even an ice skating rink! Which, by the way is a joke in central Florida because it was more of a big slushie rink. We met up with some friends and went to a basketball game beforehand and then headed outside for the festivities. Bryan tried to take Addison on the carousel but to our COMPLETE shock, she told him to get off because she wanted to ride it alone! Can you believe my BIG girl?! To top it off, she hopped on the extremely large ferris wheel with daddy and had a blast.


Brianna watching her BIG sister on the carousel!


Daddy and Addison


The family

Addison's Christmas Play

Addison had her very first Christmas play this year. I think there were bets going on between the teachers on whether Addison would even get up on stage much less sing and dance. To be honest, I was leaning towards her not stepping foot on the stage once she saw all the people! But, not only did she sing, she danced too! Her favorite song was 'Away in a Manger' and we practiced that lots. We were all so proud of her. Even Brianna cheered her on from the audience.

The girls before the big performance

I've attached a video of Addie's class singing, I won't be offended if you need to mute it! This is the only one I have that she smiled in. She was so serious the whole time!

Brianna loved it!!