This year's annual Top 10 list for Addison was extra special as it is the first year that she sat down with the entire family and took the lead on creating it. It took hardly anytime to complete the list and all of us helped her put them in ranked order. It was fun for the five of us to pause and reflect on Addison at 12 years old.
10. DANCING: The girl is always shaking her hips. If any type of music is on, she is shaking her hips. She's got the most rhythm in the family, by far! And the fun personality to go with it.
9. COOKING: We have always noticed her love of cooking and baking but after 65 days of Corona quarantine, it is clear that she really enjoys it. She is always up for making lunch or dinner. She especially has loved organizing and leading efforts with Carter and Addison making special dinners for Blake and I.
8. BEING AT THE LAKE & TUBING: She squeals with excitement when we tell her we will be at the lake for the weekend. And she begs to tube, non-stop!
7. WATCHING T.V.: Addison has always loved TV, and at 12, nothing has changed. During quarantine, she usually gets an hour a day to watch whatever she wants and these are the shows she gladly turns on - Bunked, Lib & Maddie, Fuller House, Big Show. With the family, she is the biggest Survivor fan in the last 4 seasons that we have started watching as a family.
6. TIGER: Addison truly loves Tiger and loves to cuddle and pet her whenever she has a moment or wants to delay getting to work on something.
5. SLEEPING IN: She has always loved sleeping in, but it is more consistent at 12 years old. During quarantine, she wakes up by 8:30 most days but could easily sleep until 9:30, if we let her. That is with her going to bed around 10PM each night. She loves her sleep compared to the other 2 that still pop up early.
4. CUDDLING WITH FAMILY: Since as far back as a I can remember, our master bedroom has been the family refuge in the evenings after 8:00PM. Addison leads the efforts to reminds everyone to get showered and brush their teeth so we can hang out and watch a show or two together. This happens 99% of evening nights over the past 70 days of quarantine.
3. READING: Addison is a voracious reader and one of the many silver linings with Corona is the time she has to read. She has read over 22 books in the last 8 weeks and reading is definitely a passion she has.
2. FRIENDS: Ella P., MIkayla, Morgan, Emme and Brooke B are the top of the list at 12 years old but friends are a major passion of hers.
1. SOCCER: I was surprised when Addison put this as her number #1, over friends, but she confidently explained it as, "Mom, I play soccer with my best friends, so soccer = friends!" I think this quarantine 2 month break was nice however Addison is so happy to have practices start back up the week of her birthday.
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