Addy Scott turns FOUR

I've written this blog entry in my head what seems like 50 times. What can I possibly say about our now, four year old, middle daughter??? I think the picture above says it all. Our little Addy lives life out loud. She gallops everywhere she goes and her smile paired with her big brown eyes lights up even the darkest of places. Over this last year she has learned to speak more clearly, write her name and has become quite the experimentalist. I often find her making new "potions" or creating new uses for ordinary things. If only I could go where her little imagination takes her so often. She prides herself in new found independence whether it is buttoning up her shirt, buckling herself into her carseat or making her bed. Her self-confidence bubbles over. Now with her curiosity comes danger at times. She has also (we highly suspect), fractured her nose two times and has actually put a hole through her top lip over this last year. I often joke that Addy gets herself into predicaments that even she can't explain. She is just one of "those" people that unexplainable things happen to. I find myself holding my breath frequently when it comes to her and praying that God's hand of protection would just keep her safe. As a mom, I love nothing more than the fact that she still asks to snuggle with me and lets me shower her with hugs and kisses as I please. Somehow I get the feeling she'll be letting me do it forever, she's just that kind of girl. So Happy Birthday to our dear, sweet Addy Scott. There is truly none like you!