The Beaman Crew

I totally missed Addison's 16 month post.  Whoops!  Well, December 26, she turned 17 months old!  I CANNOT believe it has been 17 months since she was born.  My how time flies!!!  She continues to be such a joy in our lives each and every day.  She has suddenly grown up so much!  She repeats nearly everything you say.  She has the sweetest personality and I swear I could just eat her up.  She wears 18 month clothes and size 4 shoes.  Somehow, I'm not sure how, but somehow she has become somewhat of a girly girl.  She loves shoes and wants to change shoes 5 times a day if she's home.  She has to have a bow in her hair.  And she loves carrying around her baby doll.  She loves books of any kind.  Oh, and she is beginning to learn to use the potty at school.  She sits on her potty at home, but hasn't done anything in it yet.  But she has done her business and peed in the potty at school 4 or 5 times!  She LOVES to do ring around the rosie, but will only sing the part, "

I have been wanting to do some blogging for the past few weeks, but this new baby has had me in bed by 9:00.  Needless to say, I haven't been worth 2 cents. Thank God for Adam!  When I was pregnant with Addison, I was lucky enough to only feel nauseus for about 4 or 5 days.  This time....not so lucky.  I have felt great, however, for the past 3 days in a row...just in time for Christmas!  So, hopefully, the sickness is subsiding!  Before I do my Christmas posts, I just want to post a few "catch-up" pics...just a few things I want to be able to look back on...so forgive me for the tons of pictures... Bowling with the Contemporary Dental family... Driving Connor's 4-wheeler... Having fun in the diaper box... She still loves riding in her car... Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes.  We sent off 24 this year!  A few random sleepy pictures... Thanksgiving party at Open Door (daycare)... Addison's teachers, Ms. Earldeen, Ms. Morgan, and Ms. Felici

Daddy keeps saying we have a secret.... And Mommy bought me this new dress. But I think they forgot that I can't read yet, Can anybody help me guess???

Last Saturday morning, Mindy and Michelle both called me at almost exactly the same time and said, "We are all coming to your house."  I, ofcourse, said, "Yay!"  We didnt really have anything planned.  The kids just all got together and did whatever they felt like doing :)  Addison and Luke started out in the playroom while Landon, Peyton, and Connor played in the living room with their pirate men... Luke giving mommy some tea...  Addison trying to figure this toy out... Luke just looking precious...  Landon and Peyton: Addison showing her new favorite toy off to Luke (a cardboard box)...  Connor, really into whatever was on TV.  Maybe it was Dino Dan, Connor's favorite...  Peyton, about to shoot me... Our little house started feeling really small with so much commotion, so we decided to take the party outside.  Here are some pictures of everyone gathering acorns for their daddys to put out for deer...   Just playing around... The kids took a break