Day 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22.09

All dressed for Christian's birthday party. Going to a birthday for a one-year old was great. When I was putting Addison to bed tonight, I rocked her and thought of the feeling I had the night of her first birthday . . . I think that was the first time I truly relaxed as a mother. I believe that the first year is all about SURVIVAL. Survival for the child, but for the parents too. Nothing harder than that first year . . . but nothing more wonderfully rewarding about watching your own child grow and learn. When you've got a baby everyone tells you, "It gets even better," and while you can't believe them at the time . . . you quickly learn that they were absolutely correct.

Happy Birthday Christain and Happy 20 Months and 26 days Addison!!!

Day 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.21.09

Looking at Addison in this picture, it's hard to tell she was taken to the ER a few hours later. Such joy . . . and a beautiful bruise-free forehead!

Day 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20-09

It is hard to tell in this picture . . . but the wind was blowing tons of snow off the mountains and the way the sun lit this mountain up was amazing. Just wish I had my real camera with me and not just my cell phone. Such a beautiful, but blustery day!

Day 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19-09

Dinner and a new do . . . cuz I'm full-service like that.

Day 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18-09

Addison has been working on her rolls and she is getting SO close!

Day 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17-09

early in the mornin' is the dawn of a new day
new hopes new dreams new ways
i open up my eyes and i open up my mind and
i wonder how life will surprise me today

early in the mornin' is the dawn of a new day
new hopes new dreams new ways
i open up my heart and i'm gonna do my part and
make this a positively beautiful day

Day 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16.09

Lately I've needed some peace and I found it in these trees. Too bad I know NOTHING about taking pictures at night, because this picture didn't exactly capture 'the look.' Oh well, I'm posting it anyhow as a reminder to myself.

Day 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15.09

Nothing screams Spring more than daffodils. It's February and we still have several months of Winter left, but this quick breath of Spring is much appreciated.

Day 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.14.09

My girls sharing the love on Valentines Day.

Day 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13.09

Day 11 and I'm already slackin'.

Maybe it is because it was a Friday the 13th or that we were busy at the high school judging a cheerleading competition or that our entire routine was just 'off' yesterday; but I went to bed without taking a picture last night.

I woke up minutes before midnight and my first thought? I hadn't taken a picture. I ran downstairs and snapped a few before midnight because I couldn't bare the thought of not committing for a year . . . let alone a month . . . let alone TWO WEEKS!! Sheesh!

BTW: Like Addison's sticker on the clock? We have stickers ALL OVER our house! It's pretty.

Day 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12.09

Stroller Derby. For the past several days Addison's favorite thing to do with me is push her baby strollers around the house. She gets the pink one (filled with Abby Cadabby dolls) and I get the red one (with Elmo dolls). The first day we played with strollers for two hours. I now have something pinched in my lower back and. it. does. not. feel. good. But for as long as I get smiles like this from her, I'll keep pushing!

Day 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.11.09

That's a contagious smile, right there!

Day 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.10.09

The hardest part of picking today's post was picking from the B&W, color and sepia versions of this picture. I just love the way Addison's eyes look in this shot.

Day 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.09.09

Addison LOVES to color. She also wants Abby to color with her every time. So Abby's home is no longer the toy bucket. We just leave her on the table when we're done.

Day 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8.09

I love the way she has her head rested on Sean's in this picture. When Sean has come home from work the past two nights Addison has put all of her focus on him. She wants Daddy to color, or Daddy to play - and trust me if he doesn't, I DO NOT make a suitable replacement!

Day 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7.09

I was on the phone and I could hear Addison kind of struggling with something. I didn't get too worried as I looked for her because she's really good at yelling help when she needs it. But I have to tell you, I was quite surprised to find her in this basket, because I really would have never thought she could fit!

Poor girl, she was having such a hard time getting out of that basket. She really was not amused with my decision to take pictures rather than help her.

Day 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6.09

When Sean called this morning, he asked what Addison and I had been up to . . . thought this picture could fill him in . . . At least ONE of us enjoys this chore . . .

Day 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5.09

Addison, like any toddler, loves books. In the last week we've spent more time reading than anything else. When I went to the store today I found a new book bin and was so excited to get all of these books for about $14!! As you can imagine, the little MP3 player was her favorite part. She walked around with her "phone" all evening.

Day 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4.09

This picture cracks me up! It's almost like she's saying, "Really. You're actually letting me do this???"

Addison started on her Valentines Day craft for her Grandparents and hopefully we'll have it done before the 14th!!

Day 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.09

Two of Addison's favorite things . . . Her Uncle Kyle and the moon.

Givin' It a Go

I'm attempting this whole 365 mess and hope that I can commit! Perhaps I should start with 30 and just see how that goes!! HA!

So this is how I'm told it works:
Take at least one picture and post one with a little about each picture. Anyone who knows me or has read my blog knows that this going to be tough for me. ONE picture??!! And only write a little? Hmm, again, we'll see how this goes . . .

I make no promise that a picture will be posted EVERY day; but I'll try!

Well, I guess I'm givin' it a go!!