The Numbers: 1, 29, 7, 6, 17.5 & 26.5

Addison had her 1st Thanksgiving on my 29th Birthday. The day went exactly as I had envisioned. Both of my brothers had the day off and were able to celebrate in Valdez with my parents, Sean, Addison & I. We had a delicious dinner courtesy of my Mom. It was awesome and the leftovers were just as yummy! By the way, if you're thinking of asking - no I don't have any problem with turning 29. I actually welcome my new age, because my life just seems to get even better as I get older!




Addison has made the move from the bassinet to the crib. This has not been an easy transfer for her. Addison was a great sleeper - she would sleep through the night without a problem. Now she's waking up as many as 6 times a night!! She has had a couple of 7 hour straight nights (including the night before my b-day - Thanks for the present darling!). She's slowly accepting her new bed - but its been quite an ordeal!

Our little one is now half-way to her 1st Birthday!! She turned 6 months old and now weighs 17.5 lbs and is 26.5" long. Here are pictures of her on her half birthday!




Turning 6 months old also means it's time to start eating solids! Yea! The first food she had was rice cereal (she really didn't care for it) and she has also had peas (she seemed to dig those).

6 Weeks Away

Sean, Addison & I have spent the past six weeks out of town. The majority of our time was spent in Anchorage when Sean was working up there. While Sean slaved away, Addison and I joined my Mom on a trip to Iowa to introduce Addison to her Great-Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins. We had a great time showing the baby off to our family. Addison was a perfect angel on the flights; even though she had just caught her first cold right before we left.


With Great-Grandma Tudie (my Mom's Mom)


With Great-Grandma Mary (my Dad's Mom)


With Great-Grandpa Roy *aka Papa Roy* (my Mom's Dad)


Jumping on her Grand-Aunt Carol (my Mom's Sister).


Meeting Tudie and Grandpa for the first time.


Doesn't it look like she's thinking, "Yep, they'll do!!"

We had to leave Iowa a few hours early, as our flight (for whatever reason) was cancelled. Because of our short-notice schedule change we got to see Jj at the Phoenix airport. What a great surprise!

Addison's First Halloween

I love holidays; especially the big three: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year I'm even more excited about the holidays because I get to share them with Sean AND Addison. Addison's first Halloween was a two day event.






First up was Trick-or-Treat-Town with the Hubbells. Even though Addison had no idea what was going on she really seemed to enjoy watching all of the people wandering around 'the town.' Will seemed to enjoy the trick-or-treating. He was so cute. He was so excited about his candy collection that he tried eating most of his candy as he received it. After Trick-or-Treat-Town we all got together at our 'New York-style apartment' for yummy Mooses Tooth pizza.





On Halloween night we went to Aunt Katie's & Uncle Phil's house for a little costume party with all of Addison's cousins. Addison put on quite the show when she saw Conall. She kicked her arms and legs then squealed in excitement. I can't believe how excited she was to see another baby.





She also met her Lola (Sean's Mom) for the first time.



For more fun, Aunt Katie got Addison a Halloween shirt, hat and socks.



Uncle Clint and Addison work on their BOO! Technique.