Ok so we sort of fell off the blogging wagon for a while, but now that Addisyn is getting older, this is a great way to keep everyone updated with what's going on. We were going to build a blog just for Addisyn, but seeing as how we have trouble keeping up this one, let's start here and see how it goes!
So the last post was back in June of last year - there's a lot of catching up to do! Here's the cliffnotes version:
Had a great 4th of July as a family - Addi fell asleep 2 fireworks into the evening so it was just Alex and I who enjoyed the majority of the festivities.
We celebrated Alex's 26th birthday on September 20th and Addisyn turned 1 on September 22nd and we had her birthday party at a local park here in Jacksonville. She really enjoyed herself and was so happy to celebrate with all of her friends and family. We are so blessed to be surrounded by such great people; she got SO much more than she needed! In fact we're already thinking about the 2nd birthday theme...
Addi had her first Trick or Treat with her buddy Anya at Halloween. She had a really good time and got tons of candy.
Thanksgiving was pretty uneventful. It was a small celebration with just the three of us due to the fact that Alex had to work the day before and the day after. I had a fabulous time shopping on Black Friday and managed to get all of Addisyn's gifts while Alex stayed at home with her. Shopping was followed by a visit with the Campbell/Alles/Knight clan for a Day after Thanksgiving dinner.
Addisyn officially began walking on a regular basis on Christmas Eve and hasn't looked back! My parents were lucky enough to witness her get up and just start walking - we were all very excited [especially Papaw who whooped and hollered for 20 good minutes lol]. Christmas was absolutely out of control. The amount of gifts we [and by "we" I mean mostly Addi lol] received was ridiculous and again we feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family! The car was packed driving back home and as it is, there are things crammed in every corner of Addi's bedroom.
I had a birthday on December 30th...again, another small family celebration, but fabulous nonetheless.
That brings us to the New Year. As usual, Alex and I watched the ball drop in Times Square [it's on our bucket list to actually be there one year]. Other than that, we've just been enjoying life. Alex and I started school on Feb. 21st and I'll be starting a new job on March 7th. I'm really looking forward to getting out of the house. I'm not looking forward to Addisyn starting daycare and being away from her, but it has to happen at some point. I've been so lucky to get to be at home with her for as long as I have and witness all of her major milestones. I'm amazed by how much she has learned and how fast she's growing. She will be 18 months on the 22nd of March and I can't even believe how fast time has flown [in fact, Alex and I both have serious baby fever...we'll see what comes of that]! She's a regular Chatty Cathy and I can't believe how many words she's picked up in the last few weeks [two favorites right now are "ball" and "mall"]. She's regularly saying "bye", "hi", "mine", "ball", "mall", "go", "no", "mom", "dada"...I can't even keep track of how much she's saying! She listens and understands so well when we talk to her and actually responds appropriately to our questions. I think it's safe to say we officially have a full blown toddler [of course she'll always be our baby!].
Whew! That was a huge update, hopefully the next one won't be so long! Thanks for stopping by!
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