Welcome Home, Tyler!

We are very happy that Tyler is back from Brazil! Of course his flight was delayed a bit, but it was very fun to see him home. He looked very dazed from such a long flight, very happy to be home and very cold!!!! We were excited for Addison to meet her Uncle Tyler, who looks so much like her dad, she couldn't stop staring at him for a while!!! :)

Of course our camera died after we took the video of Addison taking steps at the airport (OOPS!) so here are some pics of the dinner we had at Hartleys that night.



Addison has been LOVING playing with other older kids lately, I think playing with her older cousins in Mexico has a lot to do with it. Here she is trying to play a board game with her cousins at Grandma Joy's house.....Funny!!! :)



We are excited for Addison to see her cousin Jezelle for Christmas Eve and to see all of our family next week. We are so blessed this holiday season for many reasons, and hope all of you are enjoying this time as well!

Baby Steps....

While we were waiting for Tyler's plane to land in Boise, we decided to pass the time playing with Addison (who wasn't feeling too well). Uncle Chad and Jeremy got her to take a few steps back and forth! I think she looks so funny trying to figure out the one foot in front of the other thing.

I'm A Survivor....

We're back!!!!! I have lots of pics to post and stories to tell but just wanted to post and say we had lots of fun and are really glad to be back home. Addison did a pretty good job on the planes, but all of my hard work to get her to put herself to sleep in her own crib totally backfired as she would scream (she's a total screamer lately) for about 5-10 minutes before falling asleep for a good hour or two. I know 5 or 10 minutes doesn't seem like that long, but on an airplane it was an E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y. I am also publicly apologizing to every mom that I ever intentionally or unintentionally gave that "look" to as their little ones fussed on airplanes. It is so stressful and then to have people looking at you like you're a total moron of a mother does NOT help! Anyway.....after she woke up from her nap she was a totally good kid - visiting with people around us, walking up and down the aisles, etc. Sheesh......good experience but totally exhausting!

It made it easier to come home knowing that Tyler was getting back from Brazil today - it was so fun to see him! I'll post more on that later.

Now here's a few pics of our trip to Mexico. I'm not in a ton of them because frankly Addison is way more fun to take photos of! And being 6 months pregnant in hot, humid weather....anyway.....

When I have more time and energy, I will post again.....

View from our hotel balcony

Addison and dad playing in the hammocks

Addison on the beach in Akumal - sand everywhere!!

We took very few family photos - so this was one of the only ones that turned out okay. Here we are at Turtle Beach and it was great.

Family at the beach when visiting Tulum.

Getting Closer.......

So Addie has been feeling pretty brave lately....standing on her own and cruising all over the place. Today, I was at a girlfriend's house and Jeremy called me and said Addison had just taken two steps on her own! I came home and we caught it on camera. The video doesn't show exactly what she was doing - she would go three or four steps to the couch. My camera started having memory card issues when I tried to shoot more video. :( Hope that gets fixed before we leave on Friday. Anyway, she's getting closer. How fun.

P.S. After watching this video, not sure who's more excited....us or Addison! :)

Thanksgiving Pics...

So...better late than never, right?!?! :) Thanks, Aunt Brittney for taking the photos. She noticed something funny - last year at Thanksgiving there were pictures of everybody - this year, just the baby! Interesting how they quickly become the center of attention.

Last night was our Relief Society Christmas dinner and enrichment meeting, so now that's over with, the next thing I get to plan in MEXICO!!! So excited and can't believe we leave a week from Friday. Jeremy is working everyday from now until we leave, so he will be ready for a vacation.

We're also excited because the day after we get back from our trip, Jeremy's little brother Tyler is getting home from his mission in Brazil. We all love Tyler and can't wait to see him.

Busy and exciting stuff happening! Will try and post again before we leave. I need to figure out a way to post a picture of Addie's passport - its the funniest thing I've ever seen. A 7-month old photo on a passport. It has a signature line.....am I supposed to sign it for her or what? Who knows.....this should be very interesting.