Long Time...... NO BLOG!!!????

May 1, 2011

Dear Addi,

WOW!! It's hard to believe its almost been a month since i've posted a blog! Extra time in the Vahle household has been little to none. As you may know this coming Wednesday I start production for South Pacific! I am SOOOO excited! However on the other hand this week I will not be seeing you much because of shows and late tech/ dress rehersals... :( Anyways our house has been crazy this last month for me, at least! i've been at practice every night, when at home I have been looking online for some great ideas and/ or testing things out for your birthday, which just happens to be this coming Wednesday!! I can't wait till Sunday when we celebrate your first birthday party and most of all to see you (hopefully) shove your head in your "personal" cake! It's hard to believe that a year ago from Wednesday I was holding you in my arms and meeting you for the first time! Needless to say, I have had very little time to think/ write a blog these past couple of busy, stressful weeks.

This is one of the pictures I recieved on my phone :(

Week Number ONE: This was my Spring Break week and your SICK week :( While Iwas down in Macon, GA you were at home with an ear infection.... From the pictures I had recieved on my phone and the conversations I had had with Mommy I could tell you definately WERE'NT feeling good by any means! This Spring Break while I was gone I went to Aunt Bev's in GA. While I was there with Grandma I went shopping (one of your favorites), I had my pictures taken and.... I got a tan. However, throughout the whole week I was missing you and telling Mommy to send me pictures of you even though most of them showed the sick expression which made me upset knowing that you were sick. That Thursday Grandma and I drove home from Georgia and on our waay stopped by Krispy Kreme to get you, Mommy, Grandma, Daddy and I some doughnuts! When we were close to the house I texted Mommy to tell her that we were almost there and then when we pulled into the driveway what did I see? My adorable little sister smiling from ear to ear! I was sooooo happy to see you! However the Brother/ Sister time didnt last long as I packed up again and headed to Gatlinburg, TN where I stayed for two days with cousins, Morgan, Dalton and Nick.

Weekend Number TWO:  This weekend was fun and then again not so fun.On this Friday I was picked up from practice by Grandma and Grandpa to head out to Louisville. Now your probably asking "Why didn't Mommy and Daddy pick you up" or" Why am I not going to Louisville with you?" and I'll answer that in just a minute. That Friday night we went to Memaw and Papaw Smiths.While we were there Grandma and I made scrapbook pages and goodies bags. For what? For Mamaw Pogues suprise 80th Birthday Party! Late Friday night after all things that needed to be done were done we went to bed. We woke up the next morning and went straight to the church to begin decorating for the party. It was a beautiful setup! While waiting for Mamaw Pogue I impatiently waited for you, Daddy, Mommy, Lyndi, Randy Angela, Katie and Connor to arrive. And you did..... about 5 minutes before Mamaw Pogue! HAHA! No matter what the party turned out wonderful and Mamaw was by far suprised!! It was great to see all the family from out of town that we don't see that much like... Aunt Beverly, Uncle Dave, Kim, Monica, Jennifer, The Deatons, The Maglingers, and SOO many others!! That night was SOO much fun!! While you and Mommy stayed at Mamaws with Katie and Connor. Daddy and I went to Thunder Over Lousiville with David Pogue and Dave Sparrow! It was sooo much fun, we had front row seats! The only thing that would have been better is if You and Mommy could have also been there with us but you of course couldnt because the fireworks would hurt your ears really bad! However the night surely did go out with a  BANG! I guess the only bad part of this weekend was that Mommy, Anna, Kim, and Katie were sick therefore you couldnt play with them after they had traveled  soooo far!

Weekend Number THREE: This weekend was what we call EASTER WEEKEND!! Wasn't it fun and rather intresting!? Starting off, Friday night we had some really bad storms what a horrible way to start off the weekend! Mommy had taken you to go get your pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. About the time you had finished with your pictures Grandpa and me had to call her to warn her that there was a Tornado Warning for our area and to get home and get to the basement ASAP! And... since you know me very well you know that I FREAK out whenever there is ANYTHING said about a Tornado therefore I was flipping out!! Fortunately there was NO Tornados that touchdowned anywhere near us! PAISE THE LORD!! After what we thought was the last Tornado Warning we went to sleep hoping to get a great nights rest which is exactly the opposite of what we got! Around 3AM Saturday morning  I heard the sirens going off so I huried as fast as I could to go wake up you, Mommy, and Daddy so that we could go to the basement at this point once again I was freaking out and on top of that I was tired and COLD! Once again thankfully no tornados occured and we went peacefully back to bed. Saturday morning WHEN we woke up we had breakfast as a family and then ran some airens. Saturday night was our Easter Service at Southland so you got all "dolled" up in your Easter attire and boy didnt you look cute.... As Always! After church we met the whole family at Tony Romas where we had an amazing dinner. Saturday Night I made some "test" cupcakes to get an idea of how I will make your cupcakes this coming weekend for your Birthday! After a busy day we settled down and went to bed where we suprisingly had a peaceful nights sleep! Sunday Morning we woke up as usual but this time we went downstairs we had a gift basket from the Easter Bunny! It was your first Easter!! In your basket you recieved some animal crackers, pajamas, candy, necklaces, head bands and much more! In My basket I recieved South Pacific the movie (which is the musical i'm currently working on), chocolate, candy and more candy! It was one sugary basket!! However I believe you were a little jelous that you didnt get a chocolate bunny! But, it's okay i'll share with you! :) After opening our Easter baskets we went to Nana and Papaws for Easter Lunch. You had sooo much fun! And the food... It was AMAZING!!! You ate.... ALOT! After we had visited Nana and Papaws for awhile we went to Grandma and Grandpas for an Easter Egg Hunt! You had alot of eggs none of which the candy inside you could eat but you still had fun finding them! This Easter weekend was one I will NEVER forget!

Weekend Number FOUR: AWWW!!!! Now we are up-to-date! This weekend has been a fun one! This weekend we have been celebrating Daddy's Birthday which is today, May 1st. Saturday You, Mommy and Daddy went to Chilis to eat lunch and then you all came home. After you were home we did some yard work then began getting ready to go to Aunt Lyndis where we were having a Birthday Party for Daddy! We grilled out Pork Tenderloin and had corn and Baked Potatoes to go with it! It was really good! After that we had Birthday Cake and then ended the night with that occasional cousin bathtime which you love!! This morning we went to church and then went to Copper River, one of our favorite restaurants, for Daddys Birthday Lunch as a family! After that You, Mommy, and Daddy went to Sams while I stayed home to type this. Now you are all home and ..... ASLEEP like they always say after a good meal comes a good nap! I have to say that this weekend has been amazing and that next weekend will be the same with me having shows and then celebrating your birthday! I can't wait! Until then here's some pictures to look at! And as always have fun, be safe and I LOVE YOU!

Love Always,
Bubby

My picture taken in GA

Thunder Over Louisville 2011

Here's the cupcakes! Which is your favorite?

Easter Morning!

Easter Service @ Southland

All Dolled Up!

EASTER BUNNY!!

Easter at Nana and Papaws!

I found an Egg!

The Suprise Party Set-Up

Sick Little Girl

Technical Difficulties...

March 28, 2010

Dear Addi,

Wow!! It has been a long time since I last posted a note for you and let me start off by saying im sorry! The past week or so in the Vahle house has been a bit crazy. Let's just say we live in a world where EVERYONE, including me, depends on technology.... And that's the problem! Now I must admit I do use technology for EVERYTHING but the bad thing about that is every once in awhile it will...... CRASH!! So that is exactly what Mommy, Daddy and I have been dealing with these past five days. Needless to say the internet is now back up and running. Hallelujah!!! Now moving on to what this blog is for.

Let's start with Sunday March 13. That day was literally one of the most PERFECT days! We all woke up to a beautiful cast of sun shining through the blinds giving us the feel of a hot July day. We then began to get ready for church and eat breakfast which happened to be Cinnamon Rolls, one of my favorite breakfast foods. After eating the wonderful breakfast we rushed out the door and headed for the car, thinking that it would be miserably cold outside. Suprisingly the temperature was really warm considering it was only the middle of March but hey this is Kentucky!

After church we went to one of my favorite sub places, Jimmy John's where we all ate lunch together. This to us is very important through the weekend since Daddy works nightshift and we are usally all eating at different times. Following our amazing lunch we went to the mall to look at water tubes for the lake this summer and somehow got sidetracked and ended up buying you your very first PINK softball glove! Which I have to admit I was not too caring about considering I want you to become a little cheerleader, and i'm NOT giving up!

Later on that afternoon we came home to a sunny afternoon and played outside for awhile. We each had our turns swinging on the swing with Addison.... You truly are special to all of us! Finally we slowly but surely organized the basement, which was not the easiest thing to do! We sorted things into two piles one big pile, which was the yard sale pile and one medium sized pile, which was the things Mommy had stored away and now wanted again.

Our Perfect day quickly came to a close and the boring weeknight routine began with school, homework, bath time, playtime, storytime, bedtime, etc. It's funny how things that you cherish the most are gone so quickly and then the things or times that  you really could care less about go by ALOT slower. Oh, and did i mention that since Bubby has had alot of snowdays these past months I now have to go thirty extra minutes a day! The result of this? Longer schooldays, later musical practices and shorter playtime with Bubby.

Well, that schoolweek went by and the next weekend rolled in, the weekend of March 26th. This weekend was not however the "perfect" weekend! I guess you could refer to the title of this blog "Technical Difficulties" to title this next weekend ... This past weekend was FULL of them! Let's start off with the dumb dogs! Which isn't necessarily a "technical difficulty", but it is definately a thing that gets under our skin! The past couple days we have been dealing with dumb dogs and their dumb owners! Let's just say that the dogs surrounding our house have been finding a way (digging) to get into our yard. Which makes not only me but also Mommy and Daddy very mad! Not that I mention them I can hear them barking.... WHAT A JOY!?

Not only did we have "dog" trouble but we also had technical trouble! (Aren't we just lucky?) Once again DO NOT trust technology! Unfortunately our modem went out for our computers internet which affected with my blogging.... dislike! This was just recently resolved (today) and I am now blogging my heart out!

Saturday night we went over to Aunt Lyndi's and Uncle Randy's so that Mommy and Daddy could go out on a date sicne they don't get to see each other much during the week. While at the Mastins You and I played with Katie and Connor. You had sooo much fun playing with Kates toys however she on the other hand did not like it the least bit! (She's not the "sharing" type.) With a few push and pulls we made it through the fun exciting night and returned home with Mommy and Daddy.

On the good hand we did have a fantastic Sunday once again! After church we went to McDonald's (healthy huh?) and then home where I worked on homework for a couple hours while You, Mommy and Daddy went to the grocery. Shortly after you all arrived home we left and went to Grandma and Grandpas house. Here we watched the KENTUCKY WILDCATS compete against UNC (University of North Carolina) to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament....which WE WON!!

Well your now caught up to date. So did I miss anything??? I certainly hope not considering I haven't blogged in about two weeks! We'll off to bed I go! Back to the normal, boring, lame weekday schedule... what fun! But before I go below are a couple pictures from the past couple weeks and our FUN adventures.

Love Always,
Bubby

Addi eating Spagetti at Aunt Lyndi's.

Outside on the
"PERFECT" day!

You and Daddy picking out your PINK glove...

You and Mommy on the swing.

Addi and Bubby on the swing.

Cleaning out the basement!

A Visit to LOUISVILLE!!

March 15, 2011

Dear Addi,

This past weekend Mommy, You, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Lyndi, Katie, Connor and I all went to Louisville! We had ALOT of fun! Our main focus of the weekend was to see Gigi who had been recovering from knee replacement surgery. While we were there it just happened to be that Grandma and Grandpa's anniversary was on Friday and Grandmas birthday was on Saturday. Therefore, on Friday we went to Aspen Creek (one of my favorite restaurants) and then on Saturday had birthday cake at Gigi's for Grandmas birthday. While we were in Louisville we enjoyed golf cart rides, spending time with the "Louisville family", reading books with your cousins/ family members, jumping on the trampoline and......... WALKING?!

Yeah that's right you began to take small little walks toward Mommy and Aunt Lyndi! And lucky me, I got it all on video! 

Oh, and let's not forget that we also enjoyed watching the CATS play in the SEC tournament, which we won! Saturday night you had the most fun I've seen you have in awhile. You, Katie, Luke, and Tucker (your cousins who live in Germany) ran around Gigi's house for at least 45 minutes scaring each other. It was funny to watch your reactiong and hear your little cackle when Luke said, "BOO!". On Sunday we headed home from a long weekend. Thank you soooo much for being good in the car I didn't hear a peep! It was a GREAT weekend to be outside.

Love Always,

Bubby  

Playtime!!

March 9, 2010



Dear Addi,

Tonight You and I had a "playdate"! It was SO much fun! Especially since You and I dont get to play much during the week. I had fun playing drums, doing cheerleading (stunts), walking and reading books! I can already tell you are going to be musically talented! You GOT the beat! I would play the "Shout" song-singing dog and you would start rocking back and forth!

Addi "dancing" with the dog!

I also had fun taking pictures with you I can never have enough pictures to brag about! So we also had a PHOTOSHOOT!! I can't wait till our next "playdate"!

Addison and Bubby

                                                       

Love Always,

Bubby







Missing You...

March 7, 2010

Dear Addi,

Today I created this blog to "blog" about the times we share together so that when you get older you can read all  the blogs. You could think of it as a journal! Today You, Mommy and I played downstairs for al little bit and then before we knew it you were going to bed! I really hate the weeks we dont get to see each other as much as I would like us to. It doesnt help when i have Musical practice as well but this weekend we will go to Louisville and get to visit our Great Grandparents! We will have lots of fun! I can't wait!

Love Always,
Bubby

P.S. Please be good in the car on the way to Louisville! Thanks :)

Fast Forward!

March 7, 2010

Dear Addi,

Now that I have typed the letter I wrote to you before you were born and then the one after I will now fast foward to today (March 7). I can't wait to share more memories together and blog about them!

Love Always,
Bubby

Your Here!

May 4, 2010

Dear Addi,

Today you were born! You have no idea what feelings and emotions were running through my head. I can tell you one thing I cried a couple times! I can also tell you that I love you beyond words can explain! When I walked into that hospital room I felt like, like a Big Brother. I had now met the person that I would spend the rest of my life with, my sister! Although sometimes it may get tough because you are crying in your room at 2AM or taking stuff out of my room without permission I will always love you! And I was SOOO glad to see you today! Glad you made your apperance, see it wasn't that hard! Can't wait till you come home from the hospital!

Love Always,
Bubby

Welcome to the "Real World"

May 2, 2010

Dear Addison,

Hey Sis! I am so excited! You know why? Because you are scheduled to be here tomorrow (May 3, 2010)! I can't wait! I look foward to all the fun times Me, You, Mommy, and Daddy will have in the upcoming future. I can't wait to see what you look like. You have already stole the hearts of so many, including mine, and your not even here yet, AMAZING! It is going to be so much fun being a big  brother! We (family) are all waiting very impatiently to hopefully meet you tomorrow. Mommy was scheduled to have you yesterday (May 1st) Daddy's birthday but unfortunately that didn't happen.... P.S. Your not cooperating very well! Therefore at 5 in the morning Mommy and Daddy will head to the hospital so that Mommy can be induced, so that they can make you make an apperance since your not wanting to. Many times I sit and wonder how much my life will be changed, for the good, by having you in it. It will be amazing! I've always dreamed of having a little sister and now your making my dream become reality. Thank you! We are all (Mommy, Daddy and I) rushing around to do last minute touches on your bedroom and Mommy's going a little crazy and buying diaper bags and clothes. I know one thing for a fact you are going to be the best dressed little girl in Nicholasville, KY! Once again I can't wait till I walk in the hospital room and see my sister, my dream! I love you with all my heart and can't wait to cherish the moments me and you will have together! Now of course your here cause you are reading this. Remember always make good decesions and don't let ANYONE put you down! Welcome to the world Addi!

Love Always,
Bubby