New Year, New Things

Happy New Year!! I know I'm a little late in the month to be saying this, but better late than never! The new year has brought new opportunities for our family .. new job, new church, new interactions and so far it has been a good year for our family.

Addison will turn 9 months on the 18th of this month and I can't believe how fast she is growing up! Some new things that she has accomplished so far is pulling up on everything! She is now crawling around with her belly off the ground ... hands and knees only. Addison keeps on babbling up a strom and loves to say the word "Hey" to everybody and anybody ... guess she's gonna be like her Daddy and not meet a stranger! Addison is also getting very close to walking. She got this little baby stroller for Christmas and loves pushing it all over the house and she has gotten really good at the balance and pushing thing.

We have also started going to daycare 3 days a week. This past week was Addison's first week at daycare and she did great! She loves playing with the other children in her class and gets along with them real well. Her teachers are Mrs. Barbie and Mrs. Sam and they take real good care of my baby while I'm helping out in the 4-year-old class at the same daycare/preschool. I only work 3 days a week and get to be back at home by 1pm everyday that I work so this schedule seems to be working out great for us for now! I'm glad that Addison is getting the opportunity to interact with other children her age so she will learn how to play nice and share toys with others.

Another new thing in our lives is a new church. We were happy with our old/current church, but we felt bad for Addison because she did not have any friends her age to play with and we felt that she needed others to play with that were closer in age to her. We decided to start visiting around at other churches and the first one we have visited has turned out to be a great one for us. There are several children for Addison to play with and we have young couples to interact with as well. We have not made any definite decisions yet, but we are enjoying what is happening for now.

Sorry for the long post, but I felt it was time for some updates on the Earle Family. I hope those who are reading my blog are enjoying it and I would love to hear some feedback or comments about the blog. I'm still new to this blogging and could use comments!

I don't have any pictures of Addison at school, but I do have a few recent photos that I will post.