Moving =)

We have a contract on our house and should close by the 16th depending on Hurricane Ida. We will be moving into a rental until our house is complete. Brad Michael and Candice's house is almost complete. They will probably move in toward the end of this month. I love having them closer. Micah and Addison have so much fun playing together.

Brett scored his first touchdown!!!

Yesterday was Brett's first football game of the season. He scored his first ever touchdown!!! It was also the only touchdown scored for his team. The score was 0-0 and the game went into overtime. Brett scored a touchdown but the team missed the extra point. The other team then scored a touchdown and got their extra point. We ended up losing the game 7-6. Brett still came home excited. I am so proud of him.

Update!

Brett's All-Star baseball team came in 2nd place during the subdistrict tournament last night. They will now move on to the district tournament that begins in a week. Baseball has been keeping us very busy this summer. Addison is such a good sport a the ball park. She stays happy most of the time. She is learning something new almost every day. Joe is doing good, just working hard. He has the day off today and is helping my brother and Candice move. We still have our house for sale. No bites!!! Hopefully it will sell soon. I hope you are all having a great summer!

Patio ideas

Our lot has a slope similar to this. Love it but don't know how affordable it would be.

Summer Fun!

This video is of Brett and Addison playing in the backyard on her new splash pad. She loves being outside. During the day she will go to the back door and reach up toward the door knob and cry to let you know that she wants out in the backyard. The swing set was a great investment! We spend a lot of time outdoors.

Summer Fun!!!

Brett has been out of school for a few weeks now. We have been staying busy going to the YMCA and Waterville. We got season passes and added one of his friends. We have already been three times. Addison loves it! Brett made the all-star team for baseball. Practice will be starting soon. His best friend also made the team so I think he is going to have a blast! Our house is still for sale but we have a builder looking at a possible trade. He is going to call me by Wednesday with some numbers. Joe has been very busy at work lately. Both of his partners have been out of town and he has been the only one in the office. Next week they will all be back on a regular schedule. He is excited about that. I hope everyone is doing good. I will post some more pictures as soon as I take some more.

Stephen's Visit in Dauphin Island

Stephen (my stepbrother) came home on military leave. We haven't seen him in over a year. Dad and Sheryl rented a house on Dauphin Island for the week. It was absolutely wonderful!!! Our entire family had a week to relax, fish, swim, and spend quality time together. We also visited Fort Gaines and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. I hated to see the week come to an end. I've included some pictures from our trip. Hope you enjoy!

Addison's new pics!

I'm over a month late taking Addison to get her 12 month portraits made. They turned out really cute. Better late than never! House is still on the market. A few lookers, but no bites! Still spending a lot of time at the ball park. Brett is doing awesome. Brett and I both are ready for summer vacation. We are getting season passes this year to a local waterpark. I love summer!!!

Got the names backwards on the look alike meter. Sure you noticed. Perfect combo. 50/50!!! Hope she gets Joe's IQ!

Walsh Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Family name history - Geneology

Disney World

We just got back from Disney World. We had a great time despite Brett's stomach bug and a cold that mom and I both battled for two days. The highlight of this trip was seeing how much Addison enjoyed it. She was so cute watching play house disney live that other people were taking pictures of her. I've included a video clip of it. She was laughing, clapping, dancing, and throwing her hands in the air. She didn't want to ride in her stroller at all. She wanted to walk through every park. She also learned how to put on a show of her own by the end of the week. If anyone looked at her she would smile and wave at them. She even went up to one man and kissed him on the cheek. Every animal she saw she called "kitty". She didn't like the characters much. Brett rode the thrill rides at the beginning of the week. Once his stomach bug hit he decided he was done with those. He said his favorite day was the last day. We dedicated it to doing things we thought Addison would enjoy. He said he loved watching her! What a good big brother. We came home yesterday (Sat). After an 8 hour drive home Brett went to baseball practice and has it again today. He didn't spend any money in Disney World. He decided he wanted to use his money to buy a new baseball helmet.

Spring Break!!!

We are leaving tomorrow morning after church to go to Disney World for spring break. So excited. Someone came and looked at our house today. They loved it but it was a little more than they wanted to spend. Realtor says they are thinking about it. Pray that they make an offer while we're on vacation. If that happens it will be a hard week to top... Easter, Disney World, Sell House!!! Hope everyone is doing good. Will post some pictures when we get back.

More Birthday Pics!

Addison's 1st b-day

Addison celebrated her first birthday last weekend. We had a small family party at our house. It was wonderful! She loved the cake and balloons. Today we took her to have some Easter pictures made with live bunnies. I thought she would love it b/c she lights up every time she sees our cat. She did well until a bunny climbed on her lap then she started crying.

Brett's opening day for baseball was scheduled for yesterday but b/c of the weather it was cancelled. His first game will be tomorrow night. Chaz surprised him with a new bat and took him to the batting cages this weekend.

Our realtor held an open house today. We had a few people come look but no offers. We closed on our lot this past Friday. Hopefully we will have a buyer for our house by the end of the summer.

Won Championship!!!

Brett's basketball team won the championship game this past Saturday! He was so excited. After the game the team went to the coach's house to celebrate. The kids played basketball, football, swam in the pool, and got in the hot tub. They had a blast!

Update

Everything is going great! I can't believe that Addison will soon be celebrating her first birthday. She is crawling and pulling up on everything. We had to get another baby gate b/c she has learned to climb to the top of the stairs. Brett's basketball team has their Final Four playoff game tonight. If they win they will get to play in the championship game on Saturday. His baseball team has already started practicing. They had their first practice last night. He is doing really well academically. We still have some room to improve with conduct.

We listed our home for sale by owner a few months ago but haven't had anyone call to show it so we have decided to list it with a realtor. We are wanting to move to a neighborhood with more children. I hope everyone is doing well. I will try to keep my posts more up to date. I've added two pics of Addison at 9 months and one of Brett taken a few weeks ago.

Update (Addison 9 mos. Brett 10 yrs)

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. This was our best yet! Having a new baby really helps you connect with what Christmas is all about. Brett is now back at school and basketball games have begun. Brett is having to sit out of a few due to a broken finger. He goes back to the doctor this week and he is hoping the doctor will allow him to play. Addison is learning how to crawl. She has also started clapping and making sounds for you to copy. Joe is doing great! His Florida Gators won the National Championship. He has been really busy at work. I guess that's a good thing. I am posting a few pics from Christmas day and a short video of Addison crawling for the first time. Hope you enjoy.