A cold rainy day...

This picture was taken about a year ago. It is truly amazing to me how much she has grown and changed since then. I just sit back and watch her these days, and I am amazed that she really is this little person, walking and talking (sort of) all over the place. Wow!

Today we made it to the library for storytime and then came back home to play in the play room with another little boy and his mommy. I have been trying to get all of my pictures in order and in photo albums and prepared to scrapbook her first birthday and Christmas. I hate it when I get behind on those things. Thats why I have decided not to scrapbook every picture I take. That would take me forever, and I would always be upset because I would always be behind. So, just a month-month book of her first year, Christmases, and birthdays.....and when I am feeling really motivated, family vacations! I really do enjoy pulling the finished projects out and looking through them. I'm a sap like that!

Tomorrow afternoon we are headed to Williamsburg to spend the night with Kristy, Brian, and Lily. It has been quite a while since we got the girls together and I am missing them terribly! It should be nice to catch up and have some fun!

Addie and Daddy Weekend

I have run out of pictures to share! I better start taking some more, huh? I have been busy scrambling to get all of my work done before class this weekend. I guess that is what you get for putting things off to the last minute. I am finally finished with a HUGE paper on Evolution and a PowerPoint Presentation that I have to present tonight. I cannot wait until Sunday!

Tim and Addie are headed to a birthday party tomorrow for little Emily, who is turning 2! I am sad to have to miss it and would love to see how she reacts to all of the Sesame Street characters and decorations they will have. I will try and get Tim to take some pictures there! Hope everyone is having a great week! Ill post again in a few days!

Grayson and Addie

Oh how she loves to hug!! Do you want another one Grayson?

Did I just do that?

Grayson is the handsome little boy of another college roomate of mine, Shanna. I have posted about them before as they come and visit quite often when they make it over the bay from the Eastern Shore. He is the most adorable little boy, and he is so laid back and easy-going. Every time I hang out with them, I have to just laugh at the different personalities of Addie and Grayson and how it mirrors their mommies! Oh well....you can't say she doesnt have some spunk!

It was so nice having some friends around for the evening. When everyone left and Monday rolled around and Tim was off to work, the house was much too quiet. I wish I lived closer to some of my good friends. I am often jealous of the "Richmond" crew and how close they live to each other, but still they see each other so little?

Check out my boots!

She's a little cowgirl wannabe!

These are the infamous boots that I brought home from my trip to Florida from Grandpa Rick and Grandma Julie. From the first time she saw these boots, she has been fascinated with the little lights on them and makes me grab them up every morning and push on the bottom of them to make them glow. She would not however, let me put them on her feet. Until......Anna came this weekend and tried herself! Addie would do anything for Anna, and yes, she even let her put those boots on her little feet. The were adorable! She isnt very good at walking in them, but they look so cute on her. I let her wear them to grocery store yesterday since all she does is sit in the cart the whole time, and you wouldnt believe the number of people who stopped to admire her fancy foot gear! Thanks Dad and Julie!

Anna comes to see us!

One of my college roomates, Anna, called this week and said she wanted to come down to see us for a night! I was so excited to see her! It was a nice feeling knowing she was driving down just to see us and to hang out with us for the evening....nothing else or noone else, just us! I have known Anna for about 8 years now. We were both Biology majors together and we also lived together my senior year at Longwood on our sorority hall. We have had some fun times together that is for sure!

Addie loves Anna. Even when she was months old she seems to really take to her. I think it is because Anna gives her undivided attention and has so much patience with her. Addie thinks she is her new toy for the weekend. They played and played and ate a million cheerios together- minus the ones that fell on the floor!

I have more pictures to share from the weekend, including some of Baby Grayson and Shanna, another college roomate, who unexpectedly happened to spend the night too - her little sister had a baby boy at a hospital close by, so she was able to visit with us later that evening too!

It was really so nice to see some of my friends for the night. That is one thing I am missing so much of here lately......and they mean so much to me!

Happy New Year!

Well, 2009 has arrived! I have so many things I want to make happen this year and it seems like time just flies by when you have a purpose in mind. 2008 was a good year for our little family. Addie turned 1 year old and finally started walking. She started using some words, giving us hugs, learning to "kiss kiss", and she started sleeping through the night finally! We were able to get her to a great doctor who has helped us get her breathing under control and on the road to excellent health! We have truly been blessed! Along the way were some bumps in the road that everyone must cross now and then.....Tim's "Pop" went to meet God, but that's not a bad thing at all.....My mom and I lost some close furry friends.....but heaven and great new homes aren't a bad thing either! The economy has made things stressful on everyone these days, but thats not the worst thing that can happen to people....We are all healthy and happy and that is the most important thing of all! I hope you all can look back at 2008 and smile too....I wonder what is in store for us all this year????

Welcome to Addie's little playroom....

Are we crazy or what?

Tim and I finished our big playroom project the other night and I wanted to share it with all of you. The pictures above fill the walls of Tim's used to be "Man-room" now turned "Addie's Playroom"! We had such a good time doing this project. Addie's mamaw made the transparencies at school and managed to convince her principal (THANKS to him!) to let her use an overhead projector. We picked out some of Addie's favorite cartoon characters and proceeded to paint them all over the walls of the playroom! We were up until midnight some nights just trying to get it all done. Addie loves them and will even point to them when you say their names...Tim taught her how to high-five the elmo painting because we put it right at her eye level! It is so funny! Im sure it will one day be a huge pain when we have to re-paint the room, but for now, it sure is cute! Hope you enjoy....