Valentine's Day

Addie with the lil snowman daddy built. She likes to play in the snow.

DJ got up around 6:30 and made me a candlelit breakfast. We had heartshaped pancakes and quiche (he was very excited about the quiche because he used Paula Deen's recipe). He bought me some pink lillies, chocolates and a cute card that when you open it it plays a recorded voice message he personalized and then it played "Super Freak". I was laughing so hard.


We had a fondue dinner at Brett & Heather's. 4 different kinds of meats, vegetables and of course chocolate with fruits and cheesecake. It was so yummy!

Me & Heather

I made him a decorated detailed list of 50 reasons why I love him. I think he really appreciated it. He's one of the best things that has ever happened to me, and I'm really thankful he's in my life. I love him so much!! It was a really great day.

Sneaky

I'm amazed at how fast she gets to things when she really wants to. This is her new favorite spot climbing on the bottom shelf. (No worries it's attached to the wall so it doesn't fall on her). When I saw her she just looked at me like, "What, this is fun".

My Happy Girl

It's so fun to see her get so excited. She LOVES walking around in this. She seriously tears out!

I had her with me in the bathroom while I was getting ready, and I left for a minute and came back to her playing with the curtain.

We've Got An Old Man In The House

DJ turned 30 on Friday!! I cooked breakfast for him, decorated his car and his desk at work while people were keeping him distracted. He had no idea that I was going to do that. He took a half day at work, and we had dinner at Tucano's. On the ride home he kept saying that he needed a cake, but I convinced him he didn't. After we were at home for a bit I told him I needed something sweet. I asked him if he'd look in the freezer for some ice cream. When he opened it, he saw the ice cream cake that I bought for him. Man, it was good!



My Aunt Marietta is visiting from GA and she took us snowmobiling in Deer Vally near Park City. It was so much fun! It wasn't too cold, but it was snowing. My thumb is sore from pushing the throttle, and my shoulders too from holding on while hitting the bumps.





Aunt Marietta and I in Park City.






Addie surrounded by her animals

Addie's favorite new things are to see herself in the tv, and pull small drawers out and push them back in. Her feet are constantly moving in circles which leads us to call her "Happy Feet".


On our way to get her ears pierced (a few weeks ago)
Braxton (my friend Heather's son) reading to Addie
I went to get her from her nap and she was on her knees with the blanket on her back and hanging in her face. She was just making noises and moving around.

DJ gave her a saltine cracker and she wasn't too sure about it at first. She pretty much ate the whole thing though.

Bein a mom....

It's still hard to believe that I'm actually a mom. There are rough days, but when Addie smiles at me in the morning when I go to get her from her crib, or lights up when she sees her daddy walk in the door it definitely reminds me that I'm truly blessed because she's in our lives. I cry every time I hear George Strait's song "I Saw God Today" because she's such a miracle and makes me strive to always be a better person. I recently finished reading Jennifer Weiner's "Little Earthquakes" and I really liked it. It made me realize that I can't do it all, and that I have to be easier on myself. I'm really enjoying being done with college and being able to stay home with Addison and see how much she changes every day. I feel so accomplished that I was able to complete school in a field that I'm really going to LOVE working in. I've thought about grad school and maybe after we get moved to Georgia I'll get started with it. Because of Addie, I appreciate my parents more than I ever have and all the sacrifices they made for me and my siblings.

4 Month Pics

We decided to have her pics taken at JC Penney and they've done such a good job every time.

She loved chewing on the hay.