Toddler Full Body Kickball

Addison loves playing outside, one of her favorite games is kickball... She is fully capable of kicking the ball herself, but what is even more fun is full body kickball!

Here she is going in for the kick...

and the BAMMM... she kicks the ball to Mommy. She laughs the entire time! Just another fun day at the Betzen house!

And in case you were wondering... Balls are not easy to climb on...

And they do not make good chairs...

Addison is ready!

Well, to push her little sister around in a stroller that is.... Addison loves pushing things lately. McKenna's big sister gift to Addison is a toy stroller she can push her babies and stuffed animals in. Addison has been so obsessed with babies as well. I think the teachers at her school, Sunday school class, MOPS group, friends, family and of course Brian and I are working on teaching her "gentle touch" and "love the baby". It is really cute and she is really a lot more gentle. The true test will come in a few weeks with little sister arrives! I think Addison is going to be a sweet Big Sister!

Deep Conversations & Sock Wars

Can someone please translate what she is trying to say? We have the same conversation many times a day, sometimes she even points the finger at us!

FYI... Brian is the one throwing socks at her, another bad habit we will have to break at a later date.

3rd Annual Salado Stroll

On Saturday, we went with Tania, Kimball and Barbi to the Salado Stroll. This is the third year we have all gone and it is a fun tradition.

First stop is eating at the Stagecoach Inn. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. The food is great and the waitresses are unique. They recite the menu by memory and only say it once. It is a good thing the menu never changes and since we have done this for several years, we already know what we are going to eat. I will say this year we had the nicest waitress to date.

Here are Tania and Addison inside the restaurant, please note the delightful wall paper and matching curtains...

After we eat, we go strolling down main street, visiting all the shops. I love all the lights and decorations...

They have a lot of street food vendors and musicians...

Addison tried to get a random street musician to read her some books...

We took our first horse drawn carriage down main street. Brian was very concerned about smelling horse butt, so we sat in the back. Turns out the carriage is powered by a generator, and the fumes from that overpowered the horse smell, haha. The carriage ride was a lot of fun. Tania, Kimball, Maya and Barbi on the carriage ride...

Addison was exhausted but had so much fun! We look forward to next year when McKenna can join us!

Domain Christmas Tree Lighting

The Domain is one of my favorite places to be... I love the food, atmosphere, shops (even though it feels like forever since I have worn normal sized clothes) and Staci (my SIL) lives there. This year we decided to attend the annual Christmas tree lighting. Brian, Addison and I got there early so we could get a good parking spot. We hung out with Staci and walked around. Addison had a lot of fun riding on Brian's shoulders, she had the best view! When the time was near, we got a close spot near the tree and stayed there for over an hour waiting! The place was PACKED! They had a fun concert before the tree lighting and fireworks afterwards. Overall it was a good show. Addison enjoyed the fireworks as well.

I am really glad we went! Next year we plan on watching the fireworks from Staci's apartment.

38 Week Doctors Appointment

Today was my 38 week doctors appointment, it was a little bit different than normal but I will get into later. McKenna is doing great, her heart rate was 137 and my belly measured right at 37cm. I showed a little more progress, but nothing too exciting. Maybe we will have a baby next week, but who knows. Addison had a stomach virus on Monday and I got it last night. I will spare the details but will say it was the sickest I have ever felt. I was really worried about McKenna because movements were down (she is awake more during the day). So today at my appointment I told Dr. Solomon everything that had been going on. He decided to give me two liters of fluids and anti-nausea medication via an iv. I am starting to feel better, but now Brian is feeling sick. My parents are watching Addison tonight so we can rest. The good news is that McKenna is ok, everything else in manageable. Turns out the body is pretty amazing and will make sure the baby has everything she needs and I get the left overs, haha.

Pops Doing Addison's Hair

Pretty cute... It was really sweet when I walked out of my room and saw Pops doing her hair. Out of respect I will not mention how long the pig tails lasted, haha.