Daycare Sucks!! (For mom anyways!)

Well, it has begun. Daycare that is. Addison went to daycare for the first time today. Ok. It was just 1/2 the day. But that was long enough for me. I think that leaving my baby with someone else is one of the hardest things that I have had to do.
We have a wonderful daycare provider who loves Addison to pieces. And, well, Addison absolutely loves being there playing with the other kids. It seems to be mom(me) that is having the hardest time with the whole thing.
I really thought the process would be a lot easier. I have spent the last four months dying to have a day to myself. Mmmm...a day shopping, hanging with friends, maybe a movie. All of that without the worry of diapers, feeding, naps, etc. Now it is a different story.
I carried Addison with me everywhere during the nine months I was pregnant with her. And then, for the last year, I have continued to carry her with me almost everywhere I go. For almost the last two years Addison has been my life. Now someone else will be feeding her lunch, putting her down for her naps, and cuddling her when she cries. That's hard.
I guess every child / parent relationship goes through changes. This is just the first of many changes that our family will go through.
On thing is certain. Addison will always be my life. That will never change.

Addison's first Christmas

What a great Christmas we had this year! Having Addison around for the holidays certainly added a different dimension to the season! We were able to spend Christmas in Parry Sound with the Bright side of the family. Grandma and Grandpa loved having Addison around and didn't spoil her at all (yeah right!). It was great fun watching her go from sitting back and watching how it works to diving right in and ripping the paper. This year it was definitely allabout the paper and boxes. I can just imagine that will all change by next year!!

The Christmas Tree Hunt

We bundled up and headed out as a family to find the perfect Christmas tree. It is going to be a fun family tradition to select and cut down our own tree. Half the fun of having your own family is starting your own traditions. And this definitely will be one of ours.
Our tree was perfect. Short and plump. We love it!
One of the cutest things about the tree is how Addison lights up every time it is turned on. She has been pretty good about the ornaments as well. For the first few days she found great enjoyment in pulling of the ornaments that jingle and shine (I though ahead and put the unbreakable ones at the bottom). But, that quickly faded and now she just enjoys looking at it. We'll see how that changes next year!

Scarey, scarey Santa!!

We took Addison to a "Breakfast with Santa". From the look of these photos I think that she would prefer if the breakfast was MINUS Santa!
Curtis and I thought for sure that she would be ok with the jolly old soul. She will go to anyone and doesn't seem to be sacred of beards. For some reason Santa just creeped her right out!! Oh well, it makes for great photos to embarrass her with when she is older. Isn't that what being a parent is all about!?!?

Christmas Photo Fun

Addison and her best friend Ceilidh (pronounced Kaylie) got together for a fun photo shoot a couple of weeks ago. We dressed the girls, up and down, to get some cute shots. Addison was full of smiles while Ceilidh explored her serious side. We also had an interesting time getting them to stay in one spot long enough to take a picture. These are two busy munchkins!! The resulting pictures were very cute. Here are a few of them. You will also see some in the upcoming Christmas cards, which I hope you will get before Christmas!

We're back!!

Wow!! It has been ages since I have blogged!! We have been out of commission for a while but we're back! Now where to being...I guess all the way to Halloween!! Here it goes...
Addison was a pumpkin for Halloween. And I do have to say that she was the cutest pumpkin that I have ever seen!!

Fall Photo Shoot