The TREE!

The first weekend of December we packed up the family (even Molly) and headed to Idaho to cut down the perfect Christmas tree. Yes, we went all the way to Idaho to get a tree. Which sounds very funny I know. It's my sister Amie's family tradition and I thought we would join this year. She lives in Twin Falls, Idaho. That's the reason for the long travel for a silly old Christmas tree. The nice thing was Adaline slept the whole way there. Saturday after a nice ward breakfast we started on our adventure for the perfect tree. After a hour drive to the hiking spot. We started hiking and looking at every tree, We only had a permit for up to 10 feet. After about an hour we both found our trees. We cut them down and pulled them back to the trucks. It's very hard to judge a 10 foot tree out in the wilderness. So as you can imagine Cal got the biggest tree. When we got it home we found out that the tree was bigger than the area (like always). He cut off about 3feet to make it fit. This year my tree is ALL RED. We tried to do white/red but didn't have enough and all the stores were out. Well it is always hard when you need about 20 boxes of lights. Yes, our tree has over 2000 lights on it. That's what you get when your husband is a Christmas light installer. The tree!

Cutting it down

Back at the truck

Halloween!

This year for Halloween we were bikers!

That evening our col-d-sac ended up being a crime scene for a fatal car wreck. We had some crazy kids come speeding into the col-d-sac running over a trick-or-treater and killing him, recking into Cal on his motorcycle and hitting into another car.

Okay! That's not true it was all set up by the Cal and Golden. This is what they have done the last 2 years on Halloween. We made everyone go through the crime scene to get to the other house. They had some boys from the neighborhood scaring the kids as they walked through. They are already making plans for next years.

Getting Bigger!

I can't believe it has been a month since I have posted. If it wasn't for Stacey getting on my case it probably would be longer. This month has flown by. Christmas lights, being a mother and a wife have taken up my time. I not complaining. But, Christmas lights usually don't start the first week of October even if we try every year. But, with our luck it did this year. Cal has been slammed since that first week. So I feel like a single mother. But, I have been enjoying every minute I get to spend with little Addie. I'm sad that I have to go back to work next Tuesday. Addie has gotten so big over the last month and is more active. Over the last week or so Addie has started to smile!What she wore to her first day at church

No we haven't blessed her. Our sweet birthmom gave us her blessing dress and I knew that she wouldn't be able to really ever wear it so I put her in it and took some pictures.

Enjoying laying on her back and talking to the toys.

Swinging in her swing. This picture also shows her lack of hair on the top of her head. Addie lost all the hair on the TOP of her head about 3-4weeks after she was born. I say she wanted to be like her daddy and have a reseeding hair line.

Cousins!

Last week my sister Amie came down from Idaho. I was finally able to see my new nephew Emmett born July 25, 2009. I'm so excited that Adaline will have a cousin her age even if he is a boy and lives 3 hours away. Adaline and Emmett My little nephew Calab just loves his new cousins and was so excited to hold both of them.

Vin Diesel look a like from "The Pacifier"

Our cute little girl being so big holding her head up.

I can't believe Adaline has been in our family for a week now. Cal and I have been trying to enjoy every little minute we have with her since we know she wont be this small very long. Her grandparents and cousins couldn't wait to see and hold her. Somethings she is trying to do are having A LITTLE control of her head, trying to grabbing onto everything near her hands, or if she is mad pushing everything away; I swear she has arms and legs of steel. Grandma D excited to have another granddaughter after 14 years.Grandpa D enjoying his new granddaughter.Grandpa and Grandma T enjoing their 27th grandchild.Watching her first BYU game with her daddy! Doing what Daddy and Adaline do best!Adaline had her first doctor visit (9/11/09) since the hospital. She weighed 7 lbs 4 oz and was 20.5 inches long.