Long time coming...

Okay, so I know I have been completely and utterly slacking on posting up anything new for the last few months. Wait, lets be realistic...it's been over half a year since I posted any update what so ever. I'm sorry, please don't ignore me or my posts :-( I will post up more and I WILL post up pictures when we fix our computers that have our pictures on them!

First of all, I hope this post finds you all well and in good spirits.

Secondly, Happy Holidays!

Here is a brief update on our lives since my last post, and seriously, there is no easy or nice way to say it so here it goes...

Life has been completely full of downs for us lately. The economy, the real estate market, Job-loss, and above all else a family torn apart. My parents, who have been married for 26 years have decided to divorce. It's been a horrendous experience that I wouldn't wish on anyone at any age. People keep telling me that I am lucky that it didn't happen when I was a kid, however I feel that it is just as hard if not harder to have it happen at my age. We have built family traditions that have been ripped from us and we are old enough to understand what happened and either agree or disagree with it. When you are younger and this happens, a lot gets hidden from you as far as reasons. You get the "Mommy and Daddy still love you" talk, where as now we are stuck right dab in the middle of it.

Needless to say, Trevor and I made the executive decision to move in with Dad to help him in anyway that we could, which we have been ridiculed for. I am so thankful to have the supportive husband that I do and the marvelous daughter that I do. They have been my rock and strength during this difficult time. I am also very thankful for the friends that have stood by us and let us cry on their shoulders.

I told you this wouldn't be easy to say. I also found myself on the job hunt when the Preschool I worked for didn't have room for me anymore and went through a round of lay offs. Awesome. I was able to find a woman who was looking for a stay at home mom (which I qualify as now!) to watch her son. I nailed the job, and I now look forward to every day I have with my baby girl.

Speaking of Adalyn, she has grown so, so much in these last months. At 16 months she picked up our neighbors Razor scooter, asked for her helmet and took off! I am so not kidding! When I get the video off the other computer I will post it. Addy is now 22 months old and speaking full sentences. Her favorite phrase is, "What you doing?" or "I hold yooooooou!" She loves to "scoot, scoot" and she recently went on her first 4wheeling adventure which she LOVED! We strapped her in her friend Shelby's car seat in the back of Geoff's Jeep. We put her pink helmet on and took off. She laughed, screamed, and was so happy the whole time! She kept screaming at Jamison to go "faster".

Santa was very good to Addy this year as she got a Train table that she will not stop playing with and a new Razor scooter since we had an old hand me down. She is in heaven. Right before Christmas we heard her on the baby monitor early one morning going..."Santa, Ho Ho". Too cute. She also calls Frosty, "snowman man man man". Our hearts are completely wrapped up in this little girl and we wouldn't have it any other way. We are looking forward to the future as a little family and hopefully it will be bright and full of hope.

Addy's 1!!!!!!

I can not believe our beautiful baby is 1! Where has the year gone? Our baby is such a wonderful, loving, and sweet little girl and we love every second with her. We celebrated her birthday at our home with amazing family and friends. Thank you to everyone that came to share our babies special day! Here are some pictures ;-)

February Updates (with pictures!)

We went camping for my birthday at Mt. Madonna just outside Gilroy. We had such a great time and Adalyn did so well! Our friend's George and Amanda came along and we braved the rain and fog together. We brought along a camper and Adalyn hung out in there with the screen shut while we cooked, hung out by the fire, and kissed banana slugs ;-) She wasn't really able to crawl in the camper because it's small so she has officially given up crawling and has been walking ever since! We also built an animal cage around some foam pads we brought along with us. She loved being out and exploring her surroundings. We also have some cute pictures that are not from camping ;-)

I'm Sorry :-(

We have been so super busy in these last few weeks that I haven't had a chance to post the new things going on in our lives. I'll touch on a few major points and I will have to add pictures later as Trevor has saved a good portion of our recent pictures in Raw form and I'm not 100% sure how to transfer them to Jpg. Anyways...As of January 24th Adalyn started WALKING! We were at my parent's house and I had put Adalyn down on the floor where she actually took 5 whole unassisted steps towards her toys. My mom and I nearly fainted. Since last Sunday, she has taken upwards of 10 steps in a row, but still prefers crawling over walking because she is so quick!

Adalyn has 8 huge teeth and loves to use them on chicken, pears, grilled cheese, peas, apples, bananas, pasta, carrots, etc. She is our food lovin' kid! She refuses to be fed and will only eat what she can feed herself which kind of stinks as we have some baby food that needs to be used!

We took Addy to the doctor several weeks ago where they measured and weighed her. She is 22 lbs! She's still hanging around 55% in the height department and 90% for weight. I asked the doctor when would be a good time to switch her carseat around so she can face us and she said anytime after she is 20lbs. We were relieved and turned her around a few days later. We would have waited a lot longer, but she is tall and her little knees were practically at her chest. Not very comfortable! She is soooo happy that she can see us while we drive.

When we say "kiss" Adalyn comes swooping in with her mouth wide open to gives us a big smack-a-roo on the lips...too cute. When we say "Bye Bye" or "Hiiiii" she puts both hands out and waves. We were in Verizon last week and Adalyn intently stared and waved at everyone and she did not give up until she got a smile and a wave back...creepy :-) While we drive, she waves at cars and when we go on walks, she waves at birds.

For 2 weeks I subbed at the preschool I used to work at so our days were super crazy while I worked 2 jobs! Like I said before, we have tons of pictures to post so please stay tuned!

Holiday Fun

Uncle Alex was home for a few days during the Holidays and it was such a great time! We miss him dearly, but we wish him nothing but the best with his chosen career of Fire Fighting. We also have a bunch of super fun pictures of Adalyn who is getting bigger day by day!




Trevor didn't want me to post this picture, but I think it's so cute! I was getting ready for the day and when I came back into our bedroom I found Daddy asleep with the baby ;-)

New Years Eve

New Years was also spent at my parent's house with several additions to the family. Aunt Jane and Uncle Bill came up from down south and Jessie came home with Kirby and Dara from Berkeley. We had a great time hanging out with the family and enjoying each others company.