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.

Update

Brett's birthday party was a lot of fun! The kids had a blast on the go-carts. Brett used the money that he got from his birthday to buy a playstation 3. His football season ended a few weeks ago. They didn't get very far in the playoffs. Basketball practice started this week. Hopefully his basketball team will do better. Today Brett is in Montgomery for his 4th grade field trip to the State Capital.

Addison is getting so big. She is now saying ma ma ma... and has started scooting around. She loves to scoot to the presents under the christmas tree. She can also hold her own bottle. She likes for you to feed her, but wants to play with it when she is done eating.

Thanksgiving was great! Everyone came to our house to eat. Then we took all the kids to the bay for Christmas pictures.

Update (Addison 7 mos. Brett 10)

October was a very busy month. Our family had birthdays galore! We celebrated mine, Sheryl's, Mom's, Joe's, and Brett's birthday last month. We have also stayed busy with football. Brett's team plays their last scheduled game on Saturday and then we begin the play offs. Brett wanted to have his birthday party at the Track. I booked it over a month ago and the closest date I could get to his actual birthday was for this Sunday. I will post pictures next week. Brett did very well on his report card. All A's and one B. We've got to work a little harder in Science this quarter. Addison is changing so much. It seems like she learns something new everyday. She is starting to try to talk. She is now saying ba ba ba ba... She loves rolling over. As soon as you put her on the floor she rolls over and goes back and forth. She reaches for everything. She pulled her jar of baby food off the table the other night and spilled it all over the kitchen floor. She is also beginning to sit up by herself. She can sit up for a few minutes then she falls back or to the side. Once she falls the first time it turns into a game and she begins throwing herself back as soon as you sit her up. She has also started throwing her toys on the floor for you to pick up. She thinks its funny! Grandma came to visit with us for a week. We went shopping and she taught me how to quilt. She also spent the night with us and had dinner with us on Brett's birthday. Halloween was a lot of fun. We had Brett's best friend and parents come over as well as Nick and Carrie and their kids. We went trick or treating and ate dinner afterwards. Micah's baby dedication was this past Sunday. It was one of the sweetest baby dedication's I have ever been to. He is so cute and is getting so big! I hope everyone is doing well. I will post again next week.

Update

Brett's football team played against Robertsdale this weekend and won! Mom, Dad, Brad Michael, Candice, & Micah came to watch. It was really hot and we had to keep the babies under an umbrella. Brett made two tackles. Brett is #26.

Addison rolling over

Addison rolled over for the first time by herself today. I got it on video and wanted to share it with everyone. I've also included a picture I took of her yesterday for Joe.

Vacation

We just got home last night from a great vacation. We spent two days at Universal Studios in Orlando and then headed up to Gainesville for a football game in the swamp. Universal Studios was not crowded at all. There were no lines for anything! We got to go on all the rides several times. Brett must have ridden The Hulk and Dueling Dragons at least ten times each. Addison did great! She put in long hours at the park and never got fussy. She really likes to be outside. The football game was fun but Joe's team lost by one point. Addison and I didn't sit in the stands b/c it was so hot. We went in the club area inside the stadium and watched the game on a television in an air conditioned room. I've included some pictures from our trip. I hope you enjoy!

Update

This Saturday was the opening day for football. Brett's team played two 15 min. games against different teams and won both. The first real game will be next Saturday against Elberta. Addison and I were running late and forgot the camera. I will bring it next weekend. On Sunday we went to Dad's house to see my step-brother. He is in the Marines and will be leaving to go to Japan for two years. He is in town until Thursday. I've added some new pictures. The first one is a picture of Addison. She fell asleep playing in her bouncy seat while we were getting ready to go to Dad's house. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pictures were taken while we were at Dad's house. The last picture is an urn that dad has made. I am helping him put together a portfolio of his woodworking. He will be doing a craft show in November. His pieces are beautiful! I hope everyone is doing great. I will post again next week.