Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I know, I know, I know...It has taken a long time for me to update this but it has been a very stressful time. I am sure we can all relate the economy is down and companies are down sizing. It was very tense at work this week and layoffs came on Thursday. It was a very sad time and I pray for all those people who have lost their jobs they find new work and all is well.
Christmas has come and gone. We had a great time with Grandma Diane as she cooked a wonderful dinner on Christmas Eve. We all enjoyed it as Sean constantly reminded us that there were presents under the tree that needed some opening. We tortured the poor boy and made him wait until after dinner. Sean had a great time and we were so happy that he loved his gift. At least next year we can all place bets on the - Dad vs. Son Deer hunt. (Don't tell Justin my bet is on Sean)
Below are a few pictures of the the fun night.

Addy was great and went to bed early Christmas Eve but she did what babies do best...keep it interesting...Mommy and Daddy were hoping to get a good nights sleep because we were going to take a trip on Christmas day. We had an early flight to visit my folks in Washington State. Addy woke up about 10pm and cried until 12:30am. This was the first time she had done anything like that. We had to get up at 4am to go to the airport so we were very tired when we got to the airport. Addy was great on the flight in and we all got to Washington safely and rested on the flights.
It was nice to have my family together for once but it was not the same without having Sean there. My brother Charles was there with his boys Presley and Paden. We had more great food and all got to visit. Charles left the day after Christmas so we only had a short time together. However I have to challenge him to another game of Laser Tag and next time...I will take no prisoners! That's right Charles...it is on like Donkey Kong!
I also had the opportunity to see my Best Friends Lauren and Angie while I was out there. I was able to meet Kaleb for the first time,Kaleb is Lauren's little boy. Last time I saw her she was 8 mo prego and I was only 2 mo prego. It was just amazing to see her and now we are all grown up. We use to play Barbies, now Lauren is giving me tips on what to give Addy for teething...wow...life changes. Angie is also doing well. We had the perfect window when we met Angie, Addy had come down with a fever and was in a very bad mood, except for the hour and a half when we went to meet Angie at PF Chang's.

Here are some photos from my parents:

Photo of all the boys doing what they do best, lounging in front of the TV!

Presley and Paden like Addy

Aunt Bonnie and Presley

Addy, Me, Lauren and Kaleb

Addy telling Angie a story

Jeff (Charles best Friend growing up) showing off his laser tag skills.

Later Friday night Addy decided to give us all a belated Christmas present. She started crawling! It was amazing to see her get some more independence and be able to get around. Now we just have to work on going up and down the stairs.

As we all saw, Washington had a lot of snow and there was a perfect opportunity for Justin to play with my Daddio's toy! He was out playing in the snow with the Kubota for at least an hour and a half! Now we just have to move where we have more land so Justin can get his own Kubota to play with.

Sunday we ended up taking Addy to the urgent care, she had a fever of 101 that would not go down. We discovered she had an ear infection, again. God bless antibiotics! Addy was good as gold when we got on the flight Monday morning. Again, she was an angel on the flight. I just hope she keeps her great flight behavior throughout her childhood.

One of the small plains we flew on

Addy had her 9 mo. check up!
Daddy was able to take Addy to the Dr. There was nothing but good news. Addy is doing great, she is growing. We are a little baffled. she was in the 80th percentile for height at her last apt. Now she is in the 30 percentile for weight and the 29th for height...29? The Dr said she might be short but we are just going to go with it and see what the 12 mo brings us. Addy is doing well. Crawling better and faster each day. Practicing on her next step...standing. She is getting really good at pulling herself up. It is amazing to see her grow so fast. She is our little princess.