Here are finally some pictures from Addison's first birthday! They aren't in any order but obviously you can tell that first we made the cupcakes, then Addison sucked on the spatula, and then we ate them. :)

Mom and Dad came out for Addison's birthday and we started by opening the presents. Then, mom and I went out to the mall to do a little shopping. We met the guys a little later to get some dinner out. Mom and Dad left after that since it was pretty late and they still had to drive for an hour and a half. We went home and sang to Addison and watched her make a huge mess with a cupcake. I let Alex put the icing on his and decorate it. He thought that was extra special. Also, Nathan's mom sent a little something for Alex from Nathan's uncle. It was good thinking to include Alex so he wouldn't get jealous with Addison opening all of her presents!

The first picture is a few days later with Addison in the outfit from mom and dad and holding the baby doll they gave her. I tried to post the video of Addison devouring the cupcake but it wouldn't work for some reason :( Too bad!

Oh, also, Nathan's mom sent Addison the little purple bear blanket. We switched that out for Addison's burp cloths and she loves the thing. We call it her blanky bear and she carries it around everywhere. We came up with the goofy name because little Emily that I watch has a sleepy square that is a pretty similar idea.

This is our goofy Addison and maybe goofier mother. Addison is a major major thumb sucker and if she has a burp cloth in hand she is sucking her thumb. We always have at least two burp cloths laying around somewhere and this day she honestly was walking around with three before I decided to film her.

This bottom picture is from when Emily stayed with us for a week when her mommy, daddy, and sister went to disney world. Honestly it was not too much extra work. I do all of the same things with the other kids anyway and she is a very easy little girl to take care of.

It's so fun to watch our little kiddos becoming such good friends! They are always playing together and Alex is so sweet to his baby sister.

On a side note, my Christmas present is supposed to be here next week and I'm so excited! Nathan got me a Cannon powershot. I think that's what it's called. Our camera has been having a lot of issues. Mainly that the lense won't close anymore and it doesn't focus very well anymore. A lot of pictures we just took on our christmas tree outing didn't turn out too well. (We did get some really good ones though and I'll post those soon, hopefully.) Since it's more of a thing we use as a family I didn't think we should get it in any girly colors. Nathan went ahead and ordered it in this really pretty blue color though. It is the same color as this super cute purse Jillian and I just saw when shopping. He said that if he can use my girly green laptop in public then he can use a girly blue camera. :)

I know, two posts in one day! Crazy huh!? Well, I've promised a few people some video of Addison walking. Apparently it was dark in the livingroom. Sorry! She walks so well now. She's not really doing a lot of falling. I think she was just getting excited in the video. I finally cut Alex's hair tonight and had to post the pics of his mohawk I gave him afterward. He doesn't like it at all! He keeps saying put my hair down while he squishes it with his hand.

These are our Halloween pics! We got some good ones. Alex had so much fun trick or treating! He went up to a bunch of houses on his own. He said trick or treat and thank you every time! It was fun watching him get so excited. You could tell his bucket was getting heavy and he was getting tired but everytime we asked him if we could carry it he said no. LOL! We also got a good family pic before church on Sunday!

Okay Joy, I've been trying to think about what I want for christmas. It gets harder as you get older and buy pretty much whatever you really want. I was thinking I'd like a comfy jacket. Something casual, maybe sporty. Could be fleece or whatever. Maybe a maroon or navy blue or green? Probably a medium unless it looks huge then get small. Another easier thought would be a Victoria's Secret gift card. Since I've stopped nursing I'm in need of some better you know whats. Either one would be a great gift and I'd always be open for something home made or if you come up with a better idea.

I'm going to try and remember to get some video of Addison walking today. Hopefully I'll post it soon!

Okay, I know I'm getting really bad at blogging. I'll try to do some real blogging later today. Thought I should get the list for Christmas out there. The deal this year is the same as last year. Everybody gets one person and the kids are there for everybody to buy for if they choose to. We drew names out of a bucket yesterday at mom and dad's so no one can accuse me of matching people up this year. lol! Guys drew for guys and girls for girls. Here it is:

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Jeremy- Nathan

Dad- Jason

Jason- Dad

Josh- Jeremy

Nathan- Josh

Joy- Jenny

Jenny- Joanne

Joanne- Jilli

Jilli- Mom

Mom- Joy


I think the amount last year was thirty? Does everybody think that works again? More or less? I'll be thinking about what I want Joy. I'm going to try to get my Christmas shopping done before December. We'll see if I make it! I'm guessing Joanne is going to make up an amazon wish list again? As far as my kids go for gifts. Alex is easy to buy for, but clothes are also appreciated for both of them :) Alex is wearing 3T in everything. I like the adjustable waist for pants for my skinny boy. Addison will be getting into 12 month and is starting to run out of clothes that were given to us. I have a hard time buying clothes for her when she'll grow out of them so fast! Also, Addison doesn't have very many toys of her own. I don't even know if she would play with them if she had them though. She loves anything that belongs to her big bubs!

I found this when I was looking for pics of the kids! Couldn't help but post it. Alex thought it was Addison. I had to tell him it was him a few times before it stuck.




I just realized that all the recent pics we've taken are on the laptop. Guess I'll have to post more sometime when N-dog is home:)