9 Month Update

This month, we are celebrating Addison’s "in and out".   It is hard to believe that Addison has been in this world for as long as she was in the womb!

The best word I have to describe Addison these days is BUSY! This child is just zooming past milestones, and we are chasing behind her trying to keep up! She is very good at standing and pulling herself up. She babbles up a storm and is a big fan of peekaboo.

There's our first tooth...bottom right!

This has been a busy month and there’s so much to catch up on, so here we go!

Addison’s first Christmas was wonderful! She was so festive throughout the month that she looked strange in colors other than red and green! There is one thing certain...Addison is one very loved (and perhaps slightly spoiled) girl!

The following week, we headed toward the hill country to celebrate New Years. First, we were off to Llano where we met Honey and dropped Addison off. They spent two days at my Uncle Ray and Aunt Patty’s house with cousins Luke (5) and Corbin (3) (my cousin Chris and his wife Carolyn’s boys). Ray, P, and Honey had fun chasing kids around Llano!

Hamm family nativity!

Baths are fun in the kitchen sink!

Party in the bed!

Aunt P gave Addison her first haircut...Honey kept her safe (and comfortably asleep) through it!

While Addison was having fun in Llano, Clay and I went to Fredericksburg to spend a little adult time. We stayed in a great bed and breakfast, the Clover Haus, that my Aunt Patty decorated. Aside from enjoying a good night’s sleep and using 2 hands to eat dinner without having to feed a baby, we had fun at Walt Wilkins’ birthday concert at the Auslander Thursday night, a wiffle ball game Friday morning, and pub crawl Friday night.

Saturday we picked up our girl and headed to Gruene. We did all things Gruene - stayed at the Gruene Mansion Inn, ate at the Gristmill, and listened to music at Gruene Hall. Sunday we spent the day at Gruene Hall where we met up with Uncle Zack, Aunt Jen, Ethan, Pops, Mary and Megan for our third annual trip to the New Year’s Day Hair of the Dog concert. Addison loved the music and was a big hit in her head phones!

Monday we packed up and headed west. We drove 980 miles and rang 2012 in right!

After our busy Christmas and New Year, we haven’t slowed down in 2012! This month, Clay had a milestone, turning 30 on Friday the 13^th! We celebrated with friends, and their babies, over dinner at the country club. We’re excited about the upcoming decade; I know it will be his best!

This month, as we begin our new year, the verse we have meditated on reminds us to "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."  Proverbs 16:3.

Happy New Year and Amen and Pass the Butter!
Marcy