Wow! It's been a while!!!!!!

Wow! It has definately been a while since I have blogged! I've been way busy this summer! And to think I am a teacher, so I'm supposed to have my summer off. Haha! I wish!

Well, a little update on everything...

John and I have recently bought our first home. We are living in a 3 bedroom 2 bath house in West Monroe. This is definately the perfect house for us! Addison has her very own playroom and a HUGE backyard to play in! The house was recently remodeled with ceramic tile floors, a fleur de lis back splash in the kitchen, and hard wood floors in the master bedroom. I'm absolutely in love with it and so glad we are all moved in!

We have also tried putting Addison on the potty. That was definately a no go! She wanted nothing to do with the potty, so we'll try again in a couple of months. Oh well!

We just had John's 26th birthday! He got a blower for one of his presents and that's really all he wanted! LOL! So easy to please!

Oh and Father's Day also just passed. I got John a hedge trimmer, (again easy to please), and Addison got him a portrait of none other than herself! Well, John didn't want me to feel left out, so he got me/us Britney Spears concert tickets. He's so sweet and he's going with me even though I know he would rather not, lol!

Here are some sort of new pictures of Addison... She loves puppies!

Sleeping position of choice for Addison

Addison at the Park

This past weekend, Addison went to the park. As you can tell from the pictures, she had tons of fun.

Addison riding the Dinosaur

Looking through the slide

Eating dirt, of course, only my child!

Having fun on the swing

"GET ME OFF THE SWING GRAMPY!"

Dad's Retirement Party

My dad had his retirement party at Olde Oaks Golf Club in Bossier City. We had a great time with family and friends. Some of the friends who attended have turned into family over the years. I'm very thankful for all the people who have came into my life.

Me and my husband, John

Me and my sister, Allanah

My dad giving a speech

My mom and my sister having tons of fun!

Spring Break in Orange Beach

This past Spring Break, we took a much needed family vacation. John, Addison, and I packed up and went to Orange Beach, AL. We stayed for 5 whole days. We also celebrated Easter there. We had so much fun. We hung out at the beach, went to the new boardwalk, went on a dolphin cruise, and spent time together as a family. We also discovered Addison new love for eating sand and her hatred for the Easter Bunny. Here are a few pictures of our trip.

On the Dolphin Cruise

On the Dolphin Cruise

Addison eating ice covered in sand

Dolphin Cruise

Ready to go to the beach

Breakfast on the balcony of the condo

Posing

Our footprints (Addison ran away)

Terrified of the Easter Bunny

Spring has come and is about to be gone!

Well, I haven't blogged in a while! The Barron family has been super busy. We went to the beach for Spring Break and had a great time. Just myself, John, and Addison. We stayed for a whole 5 days. It's was great, just the 3 of us. Addison went on her first dolphin cruise and saw so many dolphins. I'll post beach pictures later. My camera cord suddenly went missing. Spring football has started and I just had my cheerleader try outs. For those of you who don't know, I am the cheerleader sponsor for Caldwell Parish High School. We ended up with 18 girls. In the midst of all the crazyness, we are trying to buy a house. We have found one in West Monroe. We are closing on May 15th and we could not be more excited.

A little news on Addison...She is getting soooooooooooo incredibly sassy! She has learned how to get her way. She definately has her daddy wrapped around her little finger. She is talking so much more these days, but I just have no clue what she is saying. It's really cute though. Here are a couple of pictures that were taken from Morgan Photography in Bossier City.

Addison's Teeth

We were at a basketball game earlier this year and Ms. Penny Sue, a photographer for the newspaper here in Columbia, asked Addison to show her her teeth! Addison surely did that!

Dad's Pinning Ceremony

This past weekend, my dad's company had their 5 year & 10 year employee pinning ceremony. My dad is one of the founders for Cellxion, a telecommunications company in Bossier City. For the past 12 years he has served as Vice President. It started as a dream of 3 individuals and has turned into a multimillion dollar company. This year he has chosen to retire. He has put a lot of hard work in this company and now wants a little break. At this ceremony, my dad made his final farewell retirement speech. It was wonderful. I am very proud of him for all the hard work he has done!

The Family

Me and my wonderful husband

My sister taking advantage of the cake. This is her and her two pieces of Chocolate cake

Dad making his farewell speech

The 3 founders of Cellxion, Charlotte Wingfield, my dad, Gary Todd, and Steve Schoonover

Bowling

This past weekend, John, Addison, and I packed up and went to Bossier for the weekend. While we were there, my cousin, Christian had his 8th birthday party at the bowling alley. My sister, John, and I decided to bowl a few games. My mom said she would watch Addison. Well, Addison saw everyone else bowling and decided she wanted to bowl too. Here are a few pictures from the big event!

Picking out the perfect ball

Bowling with Grammy

Daddy's turn

Bowling with Daddy

Waving Bye Bye to the ball

After a hard game of bowling, she was hungry for pizza!

Yummy!

Addison and Aunt Allanah

St Patrick's Day!

Well, Addison and her daddy have on their green for St Patrick's Day. I however don't and have lready gotten pinched by one of my kids at school!