A Year in Review

Where has 2010 gone? What a year! My little family of three has had quite a year! We have been blessed beyond measure this year. I can only imagine what 2011 will have in store for us!

JANUARY

We started 2010 off with a week long hospital stay. Addy had RSV so bad she needed oxygen for several days.

FEBRUARY

The second month of 2010 Addy learned to pull up!...and I lost the fight with the cabinet.

MARCH

Addy got her first two teeth in!

APRIL

Addy said MAMA for the first time as she reached for me! And she began standing on her own without assistance.

MAY

Addy got to go swimming for the first time & I enjoyed my first mother's day.

JUNEAddy began walking!! & Bradley and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary!

JULY

Guess who turned ONE YEAR OLD!!!

AUGUST

I got a JOB!!!

...and Bradley reminded me why I married him!

SEPTEMBERThis was a busy month! Bradley & I joined the church, Bradley was baptized, We took our annual Chuck E. Cheese trip, and......we got rid of the pacifier!!!

OCTOBER

We bought a new car!

Addy took her infamous school pictures.

NOVEMBER

Addy wore her first ponytail!!

DECEMBER

We did lots of celebrating, made a devastating visit to Santa, and a pneumonia trip to the ER.

WOW!!! What a year full of milestones! So much fun to go back and remember all these special times! Welcome 2011...I have big plans for you!!

**I still have a Christmas post coming from the Erwin side, picture issues, remember?**

Anderle Christmas

FINALLY!!! I am having issues getting my Christmas posts up... here is the first!

We had the Anderle Christmas a few days before Christmas day so that everyone could make it! Of course we had the best time again! There are a ton of pictures, but I just couldn't leave any out!

Nana & Papa- The head honchos of this rowdy crew!!

These kiddos were super spoiled! Look at all those awesome presents to open!

Nana & Papa have worked for weeks now on this gift for Addy and it turned out PERFECT!!! They took an entertainment center and transformed it into a perfect kitchen for Addy! It is precious! This is definitely something that will grow with her. She is loving this gift so much!

ONE HAPPY FAMILY after Christmas Round 1!

Merry Christmas to All and to All a Goodnight!!

We are having tons of fun celebrating Christmas with the families! Check back for more pictures of the wonderful time we have had, but for now enjoy our Christmas card! I hope Santa is good to you and you are enjoying your family time as much as we are!!

Gina's Surprise Party

Saturday night we got to celebrate a very important birthday with a good friend, Gina! It was a surprise party so did a lot of sneaking around, but it was a good time! Of course, Addy had a blast playing with her favorite pal, John Lofton. These two have the cutest friendship forming. They just love playing together!

Blowing out the candles!

They kept laying their heads down saying, Night, Night!

John Lofton was the best host ever! He not only let Addy ride around in his car, but he pushed her wherever she wanted to go. They were hilarious together. She loved it! He even would open the door for Addy to get in and out of the car. This is a super sweet little boy!

Happy Birthday Gina!

I am so glad we got to celebrate with you!!

Celebrate Good Times....Come on!!

Since Law School finals are over for both Bradley, and my sister Olivia, we had a mini celebration last night! We enjoyed some awesome Mexican food at Lujan's and then headed out to the Vintage Townhomes for a little more Christmas cheer!

Scott & Liv in front of the fireplace

Trying to catch some of the fake snow in the picture, but it wasn't happening.

Addy got to ride Diamond with her daddy. She looks like she is crying, but she was squealing!

And then we took a carriage ride ourselves!

The driver actually threw the reins back and hit me on the head right as the picture was taken! She felt bad, but it did kind of hurt!

Addy was curled up in her daddy's jacket.

We did decide to try Santa again. It was so great to walk right up to him, no wait. She instantly saw him and began crying, so I wasn't about to make her sit with him. Instead, my no-make-up face got to be in it! When we asked her is she was ready to go bye-bye, you have never seen a kid wave harder than Addy  telling Santa bye-bye!

Scott didn't cry, until he found out he wasn't on the nice list!

Aunt Liv saved the day after the Santa trip!

And our boys! The picture is a little dark, but its probably better that way! Just kidding!

We ended the night driving through neighborhoods checking out Christmas lights and listening to Christmas carols as Addy drifted off to sleep! It was a great night! We really enjoyed getting to relax and celebrate another semester survived!!

Addy's First Santa Encounter

I was a totally lame mother last year, my child does not have a first Christmas picture with Santa. We trekked out to SantaLand last year, only to find an hour & a half wait with a 5 month old in freezing weather...we left. This year we got smart. We arrived thirty minutes before the gates opened. Addy and Bradley ran around exploring while I held our place in line. It was great. We got up to Santa so fast!

However, once we got to the Claus's.....I think the pictures do the talking.

 It definitely wasn't pretty. Every little kid needs that one horrific Santa picture to look back on. She sat in each lap for about 1.2 seconds, long enough for the camera to flash. But yes, it was worth it! Maybe next year will be a little less traumatic! 

She was watching the Santa house making sure that big hairy man didn't come after us!







She loved the Reindeer. She kept calling them Puppies! This was after the Santa visit and she wasn't so excited to be there anymore!



It's the Most WoNdErFuL Time of the Year!



Our Family Christmas Tree this Year





 

I am Absolutely LOVING this Christmas season!

So much fun watching Addy notice everything!!