Addie started sitting up by herself about the beginning of October. We would set her basket of toys in front of her and she'd play for hours. It is so fun watching babies explore things for the first time. In the midst of doing something I'd often find myself watching her playing-- it was so cute!
Halloween was rather uneventful for us this year; however, we did not miss the opportunity to dress Addie up for her very first Halloween. She made the cutest little pumpkin! (A little something I whipped up for the ward Halloween party).
November started a busy couple of months for us. Towards the beginning, Collin traveled to Chicago with his research group to present at a big research conference (I forget the name). While he was gone exploring Chicago, I spent a couple days at my sisters house. After that we were only home for a couple of days, long enough for Collin to take the GRE, and then we left to spend Thanksgiving with Collin's family. As always, Thanksgiving was filled with people we love, great memories, and lots of food. Once we got back from Vegas I was in a mad dash to complete all my classes by the end of the semester and Collin was busy putting together graduate school applications. With everything I had put off till the last minute those last weeks of the semester were brutal, but with the help many wonderful family and friends I was able to pull it off. I am most grateful for my mom who came in to watch Addie while I finished up all my classes. She has always been so supportive and willing to help regardless of the circumstances. I am now done with all my coursework at BYU and am one step away from graduating!
Once finals were over with we could finally relax and enjoy the holidays, which started with getting a Christmas tree and visiting Santa-- who Addie loved by the way!
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(Notice Addie's little teeth and complete excitement to see Santa!)
We spent Christmas a my parents house this year. We all had a great time; however, I managed to go the whole trip without taking any pictures. Luckily my sister was there with her camera and got some great shots. To save time and energy copying them all over to my blog, you can see them here. Due to Collin's work schedule we came home two days after Christmas. While we love being able to spend time with family, it was nice to finally be home for awhile. Over the holiday break Collin and I also celebrated our 3rd anniversary with all-you-can-eat sushi and Les Miserables.
2012 was a very memorable year for us and has brought us more joy and happiness than we have ever known. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life and for the many blessing it has brought me. While we don't have much in terms of money and worldly possessions, our life is richly blessed with loving and supportive families/friends and a beautiful healthy baby girl who we adore to pieces. Addie continues to be very happy and playful, full of smiles and funny faces. Collin is still in the process of applying to graduate school programs and on the lookout for a new job. I have just started an internship with Friends for Sight and have plans to graduate in April. While we do not yet know what this new year has in-store for us or where we will end up, we're excited and trust we will end up where we are suppose to be. Happy New Year...make it a great one!
