Maymont, Addison is 15 Weeks Old

Addison and I went to Maymont Park this week with a group of women and kids. Addison had to be out of her stroller the whole time so she could see everything. It was a beautiful day, it was nice and warm, at least in the 70's. We saw lots of animals and the Maymont mansion.

Addison's First Easter

I thought I would try to put a video or two up using our new camcorder. I am still a novice so hopefully the quality of the video will improve. RJ

Springbreak

We have been at the Outer banks in North Carolina this week for spring break. We rented a huge house, right on the beach with seven other couples. It has been a blast. We visited Cape Hatteras Lighthouse which was lit in 1803 and is still working, and we hiked to the place where two currents collide and saw a sand shark. It has been a great week, I'm sad it has to end!

NEVER ENDING VIDEO GAMES! The boys were playing games all day, every kind. RJ has hopefully had his game "fix" for at least a year.

sunrise

I got up twice, by myself, to watch the sunrise. It never got old! BUT. One morning I waited for One and a half hours, it was freezing. I didn't want to go back to bed, I knew I would miss it, and I didn't want to go back in the house, because I knew I wouldn't come back out. So I paid the price, but it was worth it.

group shot

Our large wild group. We had sixteen adults and six toddlers/babys. We never had a boring moment. And it was great.

boat ride

We took a ferry boat from Cape Hatteras. Addison's first boat ride. She slept threw the whole trip.

We spent a lot of time at the beach. It was the first time for Addison to touch and feel sand. We had a lot of fun squishing it between our toes and fingers. The weather was windy and cool, but not too hot. And there were hardly any other people.

Kitty Hawk

The Willmores will appreciate that we visited Kitty Hawk. Which is where the Wright Brothers took man's first flight. And to note: sixty six years later man landed on the moon. Technology is amazing! I had to persuade RJ to go to Kitty Hawk, but once we got there he really enjoyed himself.

12 weeks old. Idaho Trip

Addison is almost three months old. She is still a wonderful baby. Daddy just loves her, and wishes he could spend more time with her.

From the pictures you will see Addison's colorful, sparkly band aids from her 2 month shots. It was a terrible experience for her mother. I think I cried as hard as she did, and was on the verge of tears all morning after the shots.

Addison is quick to smile, and is giving lots of coes and gurgles. She is so much fun. She loves her baths, except for getting out and having the cold air hit her body. That is usually the only "real crying" time during our daily routine. Yesterday (March 3rd) she rolled over for her first time. From her belly to back. I was so excited, a neighbor friend witnessed this event so you will note; I am not lying. RJ was playing at a football game unfortunately.

RJ has been keeping nice and busy. He leaves for school before Addison and I are out of bed, comes home and studies all night only taking a break to eat and short breaks to kiss and snuggle Addison. Not his wife, I might add! He plays basketball twice a week and football once a week. So he is still staying active and I have heard from one of the other players he is a good ball player, but I already knew that of course.

Addison and I just got home from a trip to Idaho. She is such a good little traveler. Most people on the plane didn't even know there was a baby on it. She was very happy to just sit on my lap and make faces at the neighbor passengers.

We spent two weeks at Grandpa and Grandma Walker's, the plane ticket was my birthday present from Grandpa Walker. And of course made frequent visits to Grandpa and Grandma Willmore's, when they were home from work. Addison loved the attention, it has been a hard adjustment coming home and only having mommy for company.

We were very busy when we were in Idaho trying to visit all of the friends and family we could fit into one trip. We even took a day and traveled to Logan UT to visit Aunt Krista and Uncle Jordan and former teachers and friends from Utah State. A day was with Aunt Rachel trying to learn how to make bows for Addison. It will take me a while to get as good as Rachel. And we also had a few fun days down in Idaho Falls shopping with the Willmore's and visiting Great Grandparents. It was fun to see all of Addison's cousins, of course they all wanted to poke at her and give her a good rocking in her car seat. We had a marvelous time with everyone.