Happy Birthday Zsa!

I love to look at how much Addi Layne has grown in one year. It will blow your mind!
Here she is helping Zsa Zsa celebrate her birthday in 2009 and 2010. By the way....this was from April...slowly but surely I WILL catch up!
Hugs and Kisses!

Our First Trip to Marbles...

So we have heard about Marbles museum for kids by all of our friends. We decided to check it out the other day..we really thought Addi Layne was still too young for it, but would give it a shot. We were WRONG! I do not know who had more fun! We had a great time. Such a cool place...we will be going back!

How did this happen???

WHOA! How in the world did I get SO behind...well it might be chasing after a now 16 month old fire ball!!! Addi Layne is a true joy! She is into everything and is daily coming up with a new word to add to her vocabulary. This morning she told me she wanted to color as she brought me her crayons (that I thought I had hidden). She is walking...or more like running everywhere.
We are really looking forward to the summer.
So....I really do not know where to start to catch up...so I will just add pictures till I feel like we are there! Love and Hugs to all!

January....Happy 1st Birthday our sweet Angel Addison Layne! We love you more than you will ever know. God has truly blessed us with a wonderful Child!

Hello!

Where do I even begin...I know I am a TOTAL slacker and have not kept up with our blog at all! I will do my best to catch you up...and make an effort to keep it that way!
January was a very exciting month for us..Addi Layne turned 1 on the 19th. She was slowly becoming more and more active, but not quite walking. Her appetite increased and she was really enjoying eating most anything that Mommy and Daddy eat.
February....a little bit of a blurr..I am sorry.
March...well we are up and running! Yes, Addison started to walk at 13 months. She moved up to a new class in school, so the peer pressure was a killer. We are no longer in the infant class...but the todler world. Addison now goes to Art, Gym, Music..and needless to say she is exhausted when she comes home. The funiest thing is that she sleeps in a "cot" at school. They say she does great. It is so hard for me to believe that she stays on it and doesn't flip around like a fish. I am so proud of her. She has adjusted so well.
We now have a little voice recorder that walks around behind us...she says shoes, socks, ball, Mommy, Daddy, Duck, Biscuit (I know..a true southern Baby!). We are having so much fun with her. I will post pictures tommorow. Hope that you all are well!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all! We pray that all will be blessed and come to know God's Love over the next year!! I apologize for not being so good about keeping up on the blog over the past month...we all know how the holidays are!! ( I know...excuses, excuses!)

Over the past month we have had some trials. An old friend of ours, was killed in a car accident.

His name is Flip Kissinger. He was a Raleigh Fireman with John. Many of you may remember him and his Wife, Jill. They were in our wedding. Hannah was 11 months old when we got married. She is now 9 and Abbie, 3. We have really had to do some soul searching in dealing with this and realizing that no matter what we think....God's plan is perfect. Jill is doing amazingly well. She has turned 100% total faith to the Lord, a true example for us all. John and I both say it has made us focus on the important things in life....God and Family. Who cares if the house is not clean, dishes are done, or car is clean. We have mad a vow to be bold for the Lord!

John's Mom fell and broke her leg 2 weeks before Christmas. She came through surgery great and was able to come home Christmas eve, a Blessing!! She is doing amazingly well considering that she can't put any weight on that leg for several more weeks. We are proud of her for being such a trooper!

Addi Layne had a WONDERFUL First CHRISTmas! It was so much fun! She had a blast opening her gifts. She got a stroller walker from Santa. She can be found daily taking Elmo for a ride around the house. She cackels the whole time...truly too cute! (As we say to ourselves the entire time....this is what it is all about!)

We have been so blessed in 2009. Addison Layne entered our lives and it will always have a special place in our hearts.

Flip..thank you for all you did for those around you, thank you for the memories! We will do our best to help Jill with your two Angels here on earth, as we are sure you are watching from above!

Lots of Love to you all! We hope to see you soon.