We LOVE the beach...and so does Addison

We went to Crestview to visit Aunt Amy, Uncle Bob, and cousins Carrie and Ethan. We also helped lead a Disciple Now for the second year in a row. Sooooo much fun!!! After the weekend was over we headed over to Destin and got an amazing rate at a Holiday Inn right on the beach. We were only supposed to stay one night and ended up staying 2 nights!! Thanks sweety!!! It was suprisingly Mark's idea. It just made so much sense. October is such an amazing and practical time to go to the beach. While taking Addison for multiple walks on the beach we talked to many different people who were die hard advocates of coming in October.It was not crowded at all! which also means normally slammed restaraunts on the beach like The Crab Trap had no wait at all! How refreshing!! Enjoy the pictures!!!

Mark decided on his day off on Columbus Day he would paint the dining room. As you all know-he is the decorator of this household. I don't mind at all. We both love the color and how it turned out! Can't wait for you all to see it!

We also went the park yesterday and took pictures the last time we went-but not yesterday. Here are the ones from last time. It was so nice! Yesterday, Georgia actually got in the lake to fetch a stick, however, Belle will have nothing to do with the water. What kind of labrador is that??

Right before date night-

Friday night- we went to the Old Mill and LOVED it!! We also had a great time walking around downtown into some of the shops. Our favorite was the Wild Blossom. Check it out sometime!

We leave Friday morning to go down to Florida to help with a Disciple Now at Bob and Amy's church! We went last year right before we got pregant.It is amazing to think of all that has happened in a year.We are about to celebrate a year in our house which is unbelievable! I have often been asking myself where the time has gone and I can't figure it out! Mark and I will actually be speaking a little on Saturday night so please be in prayer about what the Lord would have us say. The topic is true love waits so we are naturally speaking on how we met and how I bribed Mark into marrying me! :) Can't wait to post some beach pictures of Addy-it being her first time and all! Please also be praying that Addison adjusts well to a crazy and hectic schedule as she will primarily be bottle fed while we are there.

I've been tagged

I've been tagged by Tara Dorsey to list six quirks about myself.
Let me get Mark to help me get really open and honest!!

1.) I have to plan not only my week, but my next hour with exact accuracy. For the most part, it is highly motivating to me to check off a list even if it consists only of an hours worth of activity.

2.) I am incapable of taking a store bought item to a get together. I just feel that I owe it to society to bestow upon them high calorie baked goods of many different catergories. Pies, cakes, cookies, ganache,breads, and so forth.

3.)I have an extrordinary passion for gum. Ever since I can remember, I just feel more like Cynthia when I have gum in my mouth. Favorites are trident white and old fashion super bubble from the ball park!

4.) Not many people know this, but I have a horrible habit of buying books, begin to read one-only to put it down and begin another book because I think it will be more intriguing.

5.) I am obsessed with home made icecream and Great American Cookie Company cookie cake. Anyday, anytime.

6.) Sometimes when I am standing next to my husband I start to lean on him and play what we call..."Dead Weight". I continue to lean pretending like I will fall over if he doesn't catch me. It always gets a smile.

My first wedding!!!

Last week I was cleaning with the music blairing over the vaccum cleaner noise and Addison still fell asleep...









Chris and Kimberly's wedding!

I wish I had worn blue!!!

Blue is her color!!!!

After the first couple of dances they had a father daughter dance, so Mark and Addy went out on the dance floor and got a plethra of "Awwwwwws". Needless to say! I am trying to locate a picture of their dance...

A year ago....

It is amazing to think a year ago yesterday I took three pregancy tests and they all indicated positive pregnancy!! I remember the feeling I got when I saw the indicators on the tests. It was like I was in a dream and a there was a rush and feeling of excitement like no other.It kind of reminded me about the morning of my wedding: "Oh yeah, I am getting married today!". There is nothing else in the mind at that moment.Only.... I have a baby in my belly. It is amazing to look at Addison and know that this is God's precious creation. It sounds so simple and yet everything that goes on to create life can only be summed up by a miracle. Addison is my miracle.

Psalm 139:13-18

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.

A contagious laugh!!!

She suprisingly loves to be in the air.. or is it she loves looking at daddy's smiling face!!!???

She looks like she is seriously thinking about what to do next....

I'm a BIG girl!!!

dancin' on the bar!!!

This is the blankie my mom helped me make-which of course will be her favorite!!

I love shoving my hand in my mouth-not a thumb yet-my fist!!!

Precious!!!!

My toothless smile that I am famous for!!

Dad and I like to sit and talk about the backyard and such and what's goin ' on with the dogs.

My jewelry!! I love jewelry!!

I can almost sit up on my own!!

One of my favorite pictures this month!!

My new discovery...



Addison had her 4 month check up and was 15.12 lbs and 26th inches long!! She is a big girl needless to say. Tommorow we go to our first wedding together as a family and thanks to our wonderful family she will get to come to the reception where it won't necessarily matter if she is fussy or not. I can't wait to post pictures in her fancy dress!