9 Month Checkup

This past month has been crazy busy! I got a job in Vernon, a town about 20 or so minutes away from us, teaching 3rd grade. So far it has been great. Matt is now back in school taking two classes. An English class online and a theology class at BCF. Hopefully he will be completely done this year!

On the third day of school, Addison had her 9 month checkup, so Matt took her to see the doctor by himself. He is such a great dad! Our girl is getting bigger and bigger everyday. She is now 16lbs. 12oz. and 26 and 3/4 inches long. Let's see, in the past month she has been crawling and getting into EVERYTHING(her dad is getting her right now for trying to pull the cords as I type), eats EVERYTHING off the floor she can find, things we never even see. She has taken her first steps to her daddy, and has had her second tooth come in. She LOVES the show Yo Gabba Gabba on Noggin, which I cannot figure out why. She stops everything she is doing when it comes on and will watch the whole 30 minute episode. She is also doing a great job using her sippy cup now. The GREATEST news yet is that she now is officially sleeping ALL NIGHT on HER OWN in her OWN BED!!!!! I cannot tell you how much of an accomplishment this is. She is doing great!!

Visit with Special Friends

We were very surprised and excited when we found out the Zarahn's were going to get to come to the states for a visit. This family has become very special to us over the years. We used to hang out all the time and always had a blast.
The Zarahn's have been called to be missionaries now and are serving in South America for 3 years. They left right before Addison was born, so they weren't able to be there with us for this special event in our lives. However, we have been able to stay in touch through Skype. This is how we introduced them to Addison for the first time. So when we found out that they were going to get to see her in person, we were thrilled. She bonded right away with Dori, which didn't suprise us a bit. We thoroughly enjoyed our time together although it was very short.

We love you guys very much and hopefully we will see you soon!

**Please continue to pray for Robert, Dori, and Malachi Zarahn as they continue this mission God has called them to.

Baby Dedication Sunday

This Sunday, Matt and I along with my two sisters and their families dedicated our little ones at church. As individual families, we made a commitment in front of our church family, at First Baptist Church of Chipley, to the Christian nurture of our children. Afterward, my mom made a delicious meal that we all enjoyed. What a very special day to be able to share together.

This picture is not great, but the only one taken of our family that day.

Sorry Jeni, you had your eyes closed in every one.

Family Time

This past Saturday, Matt suggested we spend some time together as a family. So, we spent the day together in Dothan, shopping, eating dinner, and enjoying one another. Addison took her first trip to the pet store and first ride on the Carousel, which she ABSOLUTELY LOVED! We actually ran into cousin McKenzie at the mall and she rode with us the 2nd time around. Here are some pictures of our day together.

Although she loved all of the animals, the birds were her favorite to watch.

First ride on the carousel. She squealed with delight the entire time.
2nd ride with McKenzie.
Of course this video was taken right before she really started squealing.



Had to share this picture from Sunday afternoon lunch at mom's. The babies were all asleep, from the ride home from church, while the big kids played. This is the first picture of many of the 5 cousins.

8 Months Old Today

It is AMAZING at how much a baby grows in only 1 month. In the past month Addison has learned to pull up (on EVERYTHING), waves bye, picks up food and puts it in her mouth (puffs), crawls, can sit up from a crawling position, shakes her head yes and no, knows the meaning of no (sometimes), claps her hands when you tell her pat-a-cake, says caca when she sees our cat (or any other animal) and is finally in 6-9 month clothes. She is so much fun at this age, and is into EVERYTHING! Guess I will have to keep the house extra clean now because she finds the littlest things to put in her mouth. We can't wait to see what the next month holds!

I can't believe I almost forgot. She also got her first tooth and has another one on the way. I haven't gotten a good picture of this yet:( Her clogged tear duct has also FINALLY opened up, which we are very thankful for.

The new face she loves to make.

Another favorite face of hers.
She still loves bouncing up and down.


Playing pat-a-cake with daddy.

Trying out her new sippy cup.
We are hoping by the time she has to use them, she will be a pro.

Watch out world, here she comes!

Visit with the Sawyer's

On Thursday, we were able to spend some time visiting with Matt's dad and grandparents on the Sawyer side.

Addison with Pops (Matt's Dad).

Great Grandpa and Grandma Sawyer, Great Aunt Karen and Pops.

Addison with Great Aunt Karen.

Great Grandma Sawyer and Addison.

Trip to Chicago

On Wednesday, Matt had planned on surprising me with a trip to Chicago. Afraid of how I would react when I found out I would be leaving Addison, he decided to tell me earlier. Addison got to spend the day with her Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Austin and Aunt Bailey while we spent the day with our friends Misty and Andy Appleby. We had a blast and I hear Addison did great too!

The great city of Chicago.

DELICIOUS deepdish pizza from Giordano's.

Walking down the Magnificent Mile.

Picture from the train.

2 1/2 hour Amtrack ride to Chicago. Great time of visiting with friends.

Our wonderful friends Misty and Andy Appleby. Couldn't have made the trip without their guidance.