Visit from the Florida crew

We celebrated Addison's 1st birthday with the Florida crew the weekend after her birthday. Highlights including a trip to the Elmwood park zoo and playing badminton in the backyard. Oh yeah, and wait - our illness this visit was pink eye for Addison and Heather that started just in time for a script from Chris before she left for the airport.

Happy 1st Birthday!

Take me home, country road....

to the place where I belong. West Virginia......We had a fantastic week at the New in August. Addison loved the outdoors and loved watching everyone climb. We enjoyed a brand new experience - soaking in a hot tub and sleeping in a real bed after a day of physical exertion. Loved it!!! Can't wait to go back again.

Random corn

Two random corn stalks grew up in our front "garden" (well mess of weeds this year). The resultant corn was by all means mutant.

On the move

Addison first starting pushing toys around on August 8. She was so proud of herself. Just watch.

Happy 6th Anniversary!!

For our anniversary weekend - we power washed the house and porch. Well, at least in the afternoon. Aunt Christine watched Addison in the evening while we watched the final Harry Potter (boo) on the big screen and enjoyed a fantastic meal from Bridget's steak house.

Pirate ship

The war on the high seas was a close battle. In the end, we're still not sure who was the victor. What a great Sunday on the water.

In Pop's pool

We spent many hours in the pool this summer - well in June and July. August was mostly a wash-out for pool days this year. Addison loves the water!

First trip to OCMD

Addison's first trip to the shore was July 22, 2011. We visited the first beach that Heather had ever been too - Ocean City, MD. We spent the weekend with Chris, Cora, Cameron, and Kayleigh. The heat index was over 100 degrees all weekend! Addison was medicated round the clock for fevers that spiked as high as 104.6. Thank God Chris was there or else we would have spent an entire day in the ER most likely! We ate crabs, swam in the ocean (even Chris and Cora were in the water), played mini-golf, walked the boards, and played crab with the kids in the pool. It was a fantastic trip! (And Happy Birthday to Cameron!!)

Thankful for sunscreen.

Patiently watching the mini-golf game

Lounging

Our strawberry (or watermelon - the jury's out...)

Nto too sure about the sand

on her hands

Loved the kids

Best view in the place

Water sure felt great!

Catch Up

So sorry everyone for the lack of photos since Easter weekend. Addison is growing up so fast! She is crawling, sitting up, pulling up, and just starting to cruise along the furniture. Of course, Greg prefers to call this movement "traversing". She went to Ocean City, MD for the first time last weekend and had a blast staying up until 1130 on the boardwalk. It is so fun to watch her change and grow. Well - here come the photos!

April 29: sitting up watching Baby Einstein for the first time without support.

Baptism: May 1st

Addison and her godparents

Tucker and Cameron running off some energy

Sunday, May 29: Sitting in the grass after church

June 7th: First crawling

June 19th: Father's Day Celebration

Moving on to the pool party

Me and my Daddy

Tucker and his Daddy

Just me and my cousin

June 26: First trip to the climbing gym (Unfortunately the photos are blurry)

July 6: Pool Party and fitting of the life vest

July 10: "Chase me Daddy"