Flying by the milestones...

I'm deliberately avoiding the post where I say, omigosh my baby is almost one!! Things are already happening too fast around here... bear crawling, walking... how can there only be two weeks until her birthday?????

Addison's First Hike!!

My dad and I took Addison on her first hike up to Boulder Cave. We had lunch by the stream and even hiked all the way through the cave, something I've never been brave enough to do before. It was so much fun and Addison loved every minute of it!! She and 'Opa' Jeff are going to have lots of fun together in the great outdoors!!

I'm baaaaack...

I have been away from the blog for weeks... but I've had good reason. Next week, I return to the world of the working - no more lazy days, playing with my baby girl and soaking up her sweet little smiles and silly dance moves. In the last week, we've made two trips to Seattle. First, Addison and I went to visit friends that I haven't seen in years and that Addison has never met. We got to catch up, have fun, and reconnect - which was really special for me. Then, after being home for two days, Derek and I packed up again and the three of us spent the weekend at my parents beach house. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and it was a great little family getaway before the new school year kicks off...

Here are some of the pictures and videos from our adventure to the island...

Yes, I'm still alive...

just CRAZY busy trying to manage mid-term project, back to school, and loads of mini-vacations... I promise an update come Monday, but I have a weekend of relaxing ahead of me...