Holiday Recap

Of course the holidays were busy for us. I accepted a new job on November 16, with a start date of December 13. For the last few weeks at my old job, I probably worked 12 hours a day, sometimes well into the night. It was such a relief to start the new job and have very little stress on that front during the holidays. Also, in November, we thought we were going to have to move at the end of the month, but turns out we didn't (didn't find out until Thanksgiving, though), so that was more unnecessary stress and worry. All that said, we did have wonderful holidays (though sadly, none of them were spent in Ohio this year), as we watched Addy experience them for the first time. Here are a few of the moments we captured.

Here is Addy on Thanksgiving, with a holiday-appropriate shirt.


Daddy and Uncle Travis thought it would be interesting to see what she would do with a turkey leg. She really had no interest in it. She enjoyed cranberry relish and sweet potatoes, but not so much the turkey. She has issues with meat and the texture of it.

Uncle J came to Florida in December to see his girlfriend's family in Sarasota, so we got to hang out with him a bit. He had to try and keep Addy out of the freezing gulf for the sake of a few pictures.

Addy started to walk in early December! Here she is with Uncle Gene, who is as proud as any (Tampa) "Grandpa" could be!

We are members of the aquarium here in Tampa, and they had a members Christmas party where Addy got to meet Santa!

On Christmas Eve, Alex's family performs a live nativity, narrated by Grandpa Keith. Last year, because I was well with child, as Mary, Addy and I got to perform together as Mary. This year, Addy got to be a shepherd.

I had a good friend commission his partner to create this picture for Alex for Christmas. If you can't really see it, he and Addy are on a pony, and he has a machine gun. If you ever need any graphic design work done, I'll give you Scott's (the designer) information!

Finally, Christmas morning came, and Addy had a good time with her cousins. She didn't care too much for opening her own gifts, but enjoyed playing around in the mess left behind after her cousins tore through theirs.

Its been almost a year since this little monkey joined us, and it has been an incredible year. We both are pretty impressed with her every move and mumble, and we can't wait for the next year, as she becomes more and more of a little lady. I love this man and his baby.

Oh, and although we made several attempts at a family picture for a Christmas card, none of them turned out well enough (particularly as relates to how I looked in the pictures) for a mass printing and mailing. Alas, you are stuck with the above, and can hope that next year we can all pull it together for one picture.