HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADDISON!!!!

Wow! It's been a year. At times it feels like the time has flown by in a flash. At other times I can't imagine our life without her. Addison has been such a joy in our life. She's one of the most laid back babies I know. I thought it would be a good time to share some Addisonism...

-- We've all seen the scoot. While she has modified it a little, she still refuses to crawl.
-- So loves to clap and wave 'bye-bye'
-- When she finds my car keys, she scoots over to the garage door and bangs them while babbling "ba-ba". I'd say she's giving me hints, but she hates riding in the car.
-- She has learned to drop her fo-fun (pacifier) and fo0-foo bunny in her bed at the end of naptime/bedtime... and is very proud of herself when she does.
-- Macoroni & Cheese Baby Food is her favorite... but Kraft Mac-N-Cheese makes her break out in hives.
-- She watches very carefully to see how things work (and where they go) and then will concentrate really hard while she tries to do it.

I know she has a lot more... but it's late and has been a rough week, so I'll switch to tons of photos instead.

Addison - 1 year old





















We kept today pretty low key. Troy had daycare, I was swamped with work, and there were guys re-roofing our house, so we just hung out close to home.





















Addison had a little party (and cake) when we were in Champaign a couple weekends ago...

















Of course, Troy was graciously included too since he weren't able to visit during snow-filled February.











And just for fun... here are a few more from today...







And if this wasn't enough pictures... I'll post more after her party on Saturday!