Happy Thanksgiving!

We have sooo much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

First of all, we are extremely thankful for our beautiful, smart, and loving daughter Addison. I don't remember how we survived withou

Next comes our health. Although I am not back to 100% yet, I am on my way! Chris had his 2 year check-up in August and is doing good!

Our family and friends - with out you, we wouldn't be where we are now. Thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, encouragement, support and help over the last two years (and many more).

Jobs - In a time where many are unemployed, we happy to have good paying jobs. We are thankful for the opportunities we have been given and any future opportunities that come our way.

Our Pets - Although they haven't gotten as much attention as I would like to be able to give them lately, they are still true to us, and love our little girl even more. We could never have asked for better pets to play with her. She adores them just the same, and she thinks they are absolutely hilarious. There is nothing that can give her "belly laughs" more than "the girls" can.

And so many more! I am grateful for many things this Thanksgiving even if I haven't listed them.

Pictured above: Addi after having mashed potatoes for the first time.

Over a month!

Wow, I can't believe it has been over a month since I've updated this! Sorry to all of our devoted viewers (especially Merrill, since she's part of my motivation for finally doing it) for my lack of posts. I just can't believe where the time goes! I've been trying to do a little more freelance work and photography, and of course snuggling and mommy/baby time along with play dates and of course work. All of a sudden I realized it was the end of November already. Can you imagine? lol.

So for your update...

Addison had her first Halloween! She loved it, we only went to a few houses but she loved trick or treating and handing out candy as well!



She also made her first trip down to Tulsa, Oklahoma to see her uncle Joe.



We had Chinese food at P.F. Changs...



While in Tulsa she also got to go to an aquarium for the first time!






Grandma and Grandpa Knepper even met us down there.


She was able to meet her great Aunt Allison (my godmother) and a couple of her cousins (Emily and Abby)!

Abby plays volleyball for Marshall University (The movie "We are Marshall" was filmed after they school lost their football team in a plan crash). We were lucky to be able to watch her play, but were sad that we only saw her for about 15 minutes when her game was over. Addi can't wait to see her aunt and cousins again soon. Check out this kill Abby had at her game (watch number 12).

Uptown Ankeny Trick or Treating

Tonight we took Addison Trick or Treating for the first time! Some of the businesses in the downtown area of Ankeny (better known as Uptown Ankeny) had Trick or Treating tonight. It was a beautiful night, so we decided to take Addison up there, and we had a blast. She even got the hang of it by the time we were done (she'll now be ready for Halloween), she was sticking her hand right into the bowl and picking out a piece of candy. You can tell she hasn't actually eaten candy, because she didn't ever pick out the "good kinds" :)

look at how beeautiful I am :)


Trying to eat my candy bar

And last but not least, a new video... Chris and Addison were having a little fun before bath time tonight!

More 6 Month Pictures

Chris and I took a few more pictures of Addison tonight, so I thought I'd share them too!

More Movies!

Addi loves giving kisses!





and singing along with the radio!

6 Months, Camping and a Trip to the Zoo

Last Wednesday, Addison turned 6 months old! I can't believe it has been that long already! While pregnant, I heard constantly "it will go so fast!" I could never imagine that it was going to go this fast!

2 Days Old

6 Months 3 Days

We took the above picture while we were camping at Lake Anita this past weekend. We debated whether we should go camping or just stay home. We finally decided to take the camper out one last time before we winterize it. Although I love the fall weather, it's a sad realization that summer is over and the cold winter weather is just around the corner. - Anyway, we are glad we went this weekend, because we had a great time.

We camped Friday through Sunday, but took time out to take Addison to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha on Saturday. She loved it! (and so did we.)

Watching a Gorilla!




Addi even got to pet a penguin!

And a few more 6 month pictures that Chris and I took at Lake Anita State Park...

Pumpkin patch

Last Sunday, we decided we would take Addison to the pumpkin patch. We bought her two costumes so I decided she would wear one to the pumpkin patch and one for Halloween. Sunday morning I tried her costume on only to find out that it was too small! So we decided to take some pictures of her in one of them anyway.



After our little photo shoot, we went and bought her a new costume and went to the pumpkin patch! Addi had a fun time picking out pumpkins for the front porch!