December

The beginning of the month started with introducing Addy to Christmas lights and the tree. She really enjoyed looking at and playing with the lights before we put them on the tree.








She really liked seeing the lights lit up on the tree and continued to think they were play things for little while. Then she moved on to the ornaments.


Mid month brought a new trick from Addy. She would bend over, put her head on the ground, stick her hand through her legs and wave to us upside down. This is the closest we got to a picture of it, but it was very funny!






On the 20th we went to Aunt Caroline and Uncle Bob's house to celebrate Christmas with Matt's family. We exchanged homemade gifts with all of us and family in England. What a very talented family we are a part of.









Addy enjoyed playing on top of the pool table...
















and hanging out with Aunt Martha.









On the 21st we went over to Lia's Grandpa's house to celebrate Lia's first birthday. Addy and Lia played together before Lia ate her cake.









Lia really enjoyed her birthday cake and definitely got into it.








On the 24th we made our way to Grand Rapids to celebrate Christmas with Amy's family. We planned on going on the 23rd but a lot of snow and some issues at Amy's work caused us to miss the celebration at Great Grandma's house and not make it to GR until Christmas Eve.









Once we did get there we got dressed up and headed to the early church service.













Addy liked her dress but did not like her shoes at all. Every chance she got she pulled them off. Needless to say they didn't stay on for long.











In December Addy started taking a few steps and over the Christmas break she really took off walking. She was toddling all over the place. She had to keep up with her cousin Lia.





Between opening gifts on Christmas day the girls hung out together in their chairs. They had a lot of fun playing together. They interact more and more each time.

A lot of the homemade gifts this year revolved around the girls at least that was the case for the gifts Andy, Melissa, Matt and Amy gave to their people.






The girls gifts were more along the toys line for the girls and boy did Addy like them.










She also enjoyed hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa.







She liked talking with Grandpa...
















and cuddling with Grandma, especially because she wasn't feeling well. Addy had a cold with goop coming out of her eyes. She started on medicine just before her birthday.





The end of the month brought about Addy's first birthday. We went out to dinner with Grandma Denise, Grandma Barb, Grandpa Denny, Aunt Deborah, Uncle Lee, cousins Stephen and Elise and Grand Aunt Caroline, Grand Uncle Bob, Cousin Robert and Dada and Mama. After dinner we went back home to have cake and open up some presents.









Addy enjoyed her cake but learned from her cousin not to eat too much.











Between Christmas and her birthday Addy got the hang of opening presents and Mama and Dada realized how annoying toy packaging can be.