Our Little Minnie

A bare-footed Minnie Mouse. I'm surprised she sat still long enough for me to snap the picture.

Cheese!

Enough pictures mommy! Let's go.

She's got her eyes on something. Here comes trouble.

Minnie and Daddy with her Halloween gift from Granna and Papaw--Snoopy from The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

This year Addison was Minnie Mouse for Halloween. Instead of trick or treating, we visited with each set of grandparents for a little while and then went out to dinner. It was a fun family night for us. We will try trick or treating next year. Maybe I'll let her have candy by then. :-)

What a Difference a Year Makes

This is a picture of Addison in October 2008 when she was about 6 weeks old. We had to prop her up between the pumpkins to keep her sitting up. Look mommy--A pumpkin This pumpkin smells good!

Lots of pumpkins and lots of pictures--I'm getting bored.

A good one to end on!

These are pictures from this year. It amazes me that my sweet baby is so big already. She enjoyed sitting with all the pumpkins around her. She is still carrying the little one around in her riding toy.

13 Months

These are pictures taken of Addison on October 12, 2009 on her 13 month "birthday". Although I want to keep taking these pictures of her on the 12th of every month, it's becoming more challenging since she is so busy. She doesn't like to sit long and isn't afraid to just stand up and walk out of the chair. I see many ER visits in our future! :-)

We Now Return to the Days of Our Lives

Sorry for the two month break from blogging. Life has been crazy the last couple of months and my blog has not been at the top of the priority list. However, I now have a wireless network at home and new Creative Memories Storybook Maker software, so I have a feeling I will be motivated to spend more time playing with pictures. I'll try to catch up on the last two months soon.

Twelve Months

It's so very had to believe that the 4 pound, 14 ounce baby who we welcomed into the world on September 12, 2008 is now a walking, talking almost 20 pound toddler. Our lives have changed so much but I can honestly say these last 12 months have been full of love and laughter like we have never experienced before. We are truly thankful to the Lord above for blessing us with our sweet angel. Our prayer is that He continues to bless her with good health and that energetic spirit we all enjoy as He continues to guide us as we strive to raise a happy little girl who loves the Lord. We look forward to what each new month brings as Addison continues to grow and change so quickly. Thank you for joining us on this adventure!

Addison's First Birthday Party

A Pooh Birthday Cake


Addison's little birthday cake

On Saturday, September 12, 2009, we celebrated Addison's first birthday with a party at our community clubhouse. We had a wonderful gathering of family and friends there to help us celebrate. There was lots of good food and fellowship. We are so thankful to all of you who came to help us celebrate and most of all for the blessing of our sweet Addison.

Getting Ready to Enjoy Her Cake

She was a little timid at first because she wasn't familiar with cake.

But soon she was getting into it.

We're still working on table manners and using eating utensils, but she was enjoying it.
The aftermath--can you believe that her clothes and bib came clean!

Checking out the presents
That stack of presents is taller than she is.
Opening presents with a little help from mommy.

Her popper toy was her favorite at the party, but she has had so much fun with all of them today at home.
Sharing her toys with her cousin, Christian.

Birthday Morning

I was hoping Addison would sleep in on her birthday since Wayne and I were up until about midnight getting ready for the big day, but she was up by 6:30. This was us playing on Addison's new Climb and Slide Castle at about 7:30. We were all still in our PJ's out on the back deck, but we were all having fun.

First Present

At work on Friday, my sweet friend Ashley gave me a present for Addison. It was her first birthday present and I couldn't wait until Saturday to let her open it. This was the first present she had really ever opened since she was only 3 months old at Christmas. It didn't take long for her to catch on. She enjoyed the present, but she liked the packaging too.

Walking

A step or two at a time.

Then down she goes.

She's off and running!

Walking around at the lake.

Those new tennis shoes are getting a lot of miles on them in a short time.

Addison loves to walk using her walker. She initially just pushed it forward and ran into things. Now she can maneuver around obstacles and turn around to go anywhere she wants to. But I don't think she will be using it for long. This week she started taking a few step on her own. She can now take about 7-8 steps on her own before falling although she still prefers to crawl because she can get where she's going so much faster.

Eleven

This is what we refer to as "Addie-tude" and she's got a lot of it! :-)

Addison was eleven months old on August 12th. Wayne and I celebrated 11 years of marriage on August 15th. So 11 is a lucky number for us this month. Hard to believe either of these milestones!

Addison continues to be a wonderful baby. She has become a climber--on top of her toy box, into rocking chairs where she stands up to rock, onto the dishwasher door, etc. Despite being this daredevil climber, she's hesitant to let go when standing up so she's not walking yet. But she loves to walk holding onto her walk-behind toys and holding on to people's fingers. She is "cruising" around the furniture and enjoys this independence. She continues to be a good eater, although she is becoming a little more picky. She loves most fruits and veggies, but watermelon is probably her favorite. Addison is consistently saying "mommy", "daddy", "nana" (my mom), and has added "night night" this week. She now has 6 teeth. She is completely passy-free and this process went much smoother than I expected. She continues to get one bottle (at bedtime) but will soon be bottle free. She started having issues with reflux this month (spitting up her entire bottle all over both of us several nights in a row) and is now on reflux medicine. This is much better now. I'm thrilled to say Addison has slept through the night for about the past 2 weeks. For about the past week, she has been putting herself to sleep when we lay her in her bed at night. What a big girl! Hard to believe she will be 1 year old in about 2 weeks. Where has the time gone?