Addie's Walking!!

Addie is walking!!  The video shows her longest trip across the den yet.  We are very proud of her and excited about her new changes.  She has also started jabbering and babbling a lot lately.  She says "jabba, jabba, jabba and thub, thub, thub."  We will try to get her on video talking but as soon as she sees the camera or laptop, she turns off the babbling.  We will be home for Christmas soon and can't wait to see family and friends.  Merry Christmas!!

Birthday Party #3

PARADE DAY!!  Many of you may not know that Addie was born on the night of the Christmas Parade last year, so naturally we had a birthday party here in MS for her on the night of the parade again.  The parade is no ordinary parade here in Greenwood...Businesses close, schools have the mysterious "teach work day," and Brad gets off at lunch.  It's a HUGE deal, it's a lot of fun, and it ends with fireworks.  

I made Addie's birthday cake, and even though it resembled a lady's crocheted lap blanket, I was proud of it.  We had a wonderful party with lots of friends and taco soup.  YUMM!  Thanks to everyone who came and helped us celebrate for the final time!  And let me say, I enjoyed hearing the fireworks much better from my house than from the labor room if you get my point.

Birthday Party #2

Surprise!  Another Party!!  This time, the party was at the Moreman's, and we tried the cake for a second time (no need for it to go to waste).  Addie did dig into it a little bit, and Brad was able to feed her quite a bit later in the day.  Addie helped her Papa clean up after the party by holding the dishwasher down.  Afterward, her Daddy rewarded her with a ride around the living room.  

On a side note, Brad decided to make green eggs and ham for breakfast as you can see.  And I don't care what anyone says - they do not taste the same.   

Birthday Party #1

Addie turned ONE YEAR OLD on Sunday, November 30th.  She had no idea of the surprises in store for her.  We traveled to Alabama for the Thanksgiving holiday and to celebrate two birthdays - Addie's and our nephew Brandon's.  Aunt Ladetra worked so hard and made a CareBear Cake for Addie to demolish.  But sorry, Addie stuck one finger in it and was totally grossed out by the mess.  This would be the first celebration followed by a couple others.  

  Thanksgiving was great!  The food was amazing and so was the company - thanks for hosting Kurt and Ladetra!