Pre-Christmas visit to Grandpa and Mimi's new condo in Florida! These photos are from Mimi's camera that is why there is such a delay!

My parents are saying somthing like "Addy you are the most precious girl in the whole world and we will give you anything and everything you want." She is thinking "hmmm, my plan is working, what shall I ask for first?"

Whatever she asked for was darn funny!

Mom and Dad's new place is so nice! I liked the colors so much I used some of the same fabric at my house!

Their living room is bright and inviting and the Christmas tree looked like it came right out of a magazine.

They live on the intercostal and it is gorgeous.

Unfortunately, we were only there two full days and didn't even have time to enjoy the pools, shuffleboards or putting green. Ahhh, maybe next time.

2 months 'til Addy's first birthday and getting cuter by the minute!
 

Jen's Art Studio is coming along! Slowly but surely Daron and I have taken a few hours here and a few hours there to work on the art studio. We are almost finished constructing the built in bookshelves along the right side of the studio. Eventually, we will frame around the interior windows and paint the walls, the bookshelves and trim white. We need to figure out what we are going to use to cover the ceiling as well. Right now I am just happy because the electricity allows me to use a lamp, a heater and the laptop out here (Thanks Grandpa Andrews!) . It is so quiet and peaceful out here. Daron and Addy are inside watching football. I know Daron is wondering how many more minutes I will be out here for but I decided to steal as many minutes as I can!

Both times Daron and I have taken Addy and Zeena hiking in this spot we have been visited by this hawk. He always comes and sits in this tree as we are leaving. I am convinced it is Rodeo's spirit keeping an eye on us.
The snow is melting and it has been in the 50's and 60's.

Doesn't Addy's hair look wavy? She really liked the book that speaks to her. She has a black velvet hat on in the third photo. The last photo is Addy admiring PJ's from Mimi!

Addy's pink sweater from Uncle Curt and Aunt Claire.
Daron finally got the Texas Sweatshirt I got him for Christmas.
Addy looking gorgeous as usual!

Addy's first Christmas keeps on rolling!! Sharon and Wayne Woodring, Woody's parents, sent her a box full of new presents to unwrap. The cream of the crop in Dad's opinion was a pink Longhorn jumpsuit that she will grow into. Apparently Addy favored the box it all came in. She got Baby Einstein mirror cards, an electronic book that reads to her, a new sweater with matching pants, a UT sippy cup, and the outfits! Thank you Sharon and Wayne!!!
 
 
 

OK Florida Grandma this blogs for you!
This is the shower curtain I made out o f the material that you sent me.
I would like to lower the rod a little so that it hits the floor and hides the crappy
tub!

I may have posted this one of Addy and I at Fadi's. Yummy.
Visiting Kristy and Ashley in Houston!
Auntie Sarah put a bow in my hair!

Addy's First Christmas
Next year we will get a real tree but this year it was all we could do to put up our little fake tree. The tree is cute but we had to put the white lights on the top part and the green stringed lights on the bottom and the white part looks terrible. Next year I will fix it but this year Daron and I are exhausted! We had a very very white Christmas this year which was great except that the gym has been closed for four days and it has been too icy to walk.

On Christmas morning Daron set Addy in the laundry basket and zoomed her out to the living room. We decided she was comfortable (and safely contained) in the basket so she spent 1/2 of the present opening time in there.


Present from Auntie Lisa!

Addy of course liked the boxes better than the actual gifts. We thought about packaging her up and sending her to the grandparents...
She got a bump on her head while shopping. It is a dangerous world when you are learning to stand and walk.

We went to Melissa and Scott's for Christmas Dinner and they have a dog named Addy. So I took a photo of Addy and Addy and Daron. I also got a fun shot of Big D with little Addy boo.

The crew watching a little football or basketball or something...

Addy in her Huggie bonus pack.

Daron got to open one early Christmas present.

Addy likes Santa's beard. Reminds her of daddy.



Mommy got me a new hat in rainbow colors -my Auntie Lisa will appreciate the rainbow. It also matches my outfit and blankie that my grandma Texas made for me. I am headed out to my first holiday party at Heidi and Kevin's house. We are walking since they just live up the street.

Addy's huggie gocart.