Christmas Card Pictures

I promise I am going to try to get a Christmas card out this year, but you may not get it before Christmas Day. I have taken several cute pictures of Miss. Addison in some of her Chirstmas outfits. But we have not managed to take a formal family picture yet. Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we celebrated with the Hudnall side of the family. We were able to see Grandma and Grandpa Hudnall, Great Aunt Jean, Aunt Donna and Uncle Tommy, Matthew, Martha, James and Chris, and Addison's Grandma and Grandpa Robinett and of course her Uncle Wes and John. It was nice to be able to stay at one place and not drive around the metroplex this year. It made for a relaxing day. Here are a few pictures of Addison in her Thanksgiving outfit.

Fun Times in an ExerSaucer

Addison is finally big enough to enjoy her exersaucer. (Thanks to our great neighbors for passing it our way). She loves it! It was tough getting some clear pictures of her...since she likes to jump and move around so much. She can entertain herself for a little while, but she will certainly let you know when she is ready to get out.

Happy Halloween

I thought you may all enjoy seeing Addison in her official Halloween costume. She dressed up as a butterfly for her 1st Halloween. Jason and I had fun spending time with our friends and dressing up too! Addison was able to see so many different people on Halloween. She saw a pumpkin, a princess, a lobster, a chicken, Spiderman, Superman, a bunny and she even saw her fairy grandmother! :)

Have you started solid food yet?

This has been the question of the day. I have been going back and forth wondering how and when should we start solid food. At Addison's 4 month well check up our Dr. said that we could start anytime that we would like to between 4-6 months. I never expected that this would be such a big deal for me to transition into. I feel like breastfeeding with Addison has surprisingly been such a sweet bonding experience. Addison is certainly getting what she needs, so why would we want to change a good thing? Well I had one of those moments looking at Addison I thought back and remembered watching my mom cry as I left home for A&M my Freshman year. I am pretty sure that I rolled my eyes and thought how silly she was for crying. But now I know I am going to be the same way. Looking at Addison now, I know that I am raising her to become independent so that one day (thankfully not very soon) she will also leave her home to go on to bigger things. All of this past through my mind when I knew that Addison was showing signs that she was ready to try food. She has also been very interested in watching us eat. So, we finally tired rice cereal for the first time this Sunday. It was fun letting her get messy and experience solid food for the first time.

Baby Shower for 3

It was so much fun to have another baby shower for three girls in our home group this weekend. Keri, Anna and Kasey I cannot wait to meet your precious little ones soon! It has been such a neat experience to share this special time with so many of our close friends. Kathleen and Keri I have learned so much from watching you with your children. I know that Jason and I look forward to the many good times that are ahead.

What is Addison going to be for Halloween????

A butterfly!





I recently found some cute purple butterfly wings for Addison to wear for Halloween. I know she is a little young to be trick or treating this year, but she can sure have fun dressing up. I was trying to decide on what I would want her to wear with her wings when I got the idea to make her a tutu. I really enjoyed making her purple tutu to match her butterfly wings. I even started thinking that I would enjoy making more.

If anyone is interested in a tutu for a sweet little girl, just let me know and for a reasonable price it could be yours! There are a wide range of colors that you could make them with. I used mostly purple and a little bit of pink tulle for Addison's tutu. Addison's tutu is also made with an elastic waist, but I could also make them with a ribbon tie back for longer wear.

The Pumpkin Patch

This weekend we went to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch. The best part was it is free to go. I was really impressed and we will certainly go back next year. I have passed by the Pumpkin Patch for years and always wanted to go and now I have a reason. Jason and I sure had a good time posing Addison for pictures. I think that Addison will enjoy the Pumpkin Patch even more next year when she can really get to experience it.

A Few Pictures

Grandmother and Aunt DeeDee



Addison laughing with her Great Aunts


Addison and Grandma


Grandmother, Aunt Yolanda, Aunt Hattie and Aunt DeeDee


Addison and Cousin Avery

Grandpa Robinett

On Saturday night, our Grandpa Robinett finally went home to meet his Savior. Our family gathered together this week for his memorial service. We have been so lucky to have had him with us for so long and I feel so blessed to have had all of my grandparents for this long. He was truely sourrounded by a loving family. He had my sweet Grandmother and Aunt Theresa who took great care of him daily and my Aunt Yvonne, Uncle Nathan and my dad who all loved and visited him often. He lived to be 88 years old. He and my grandmother had just celebrated 67 years of marriage. I wish that we could have gone to visit him more often these past few months. I am so proud of my brother Wesley for visiting with our grandpa weekly. I am also thankful that Jason and I were able to take Addison to recently visit him.

Visiting Great Grandpa

It was nice to go and visit Addison's Great Grandpa Robinett this Sunday. We did not realize that it was National Grandparents Day until Aunt Theresa called us later to thank us for visiting him. He looked so much better than he did the first time we took Addison to see him. Today he was actually sitting up in his wheelchair and enjoying the fish tank in the lobby of the nursing home. Addison liked looking at Grandpa and she even smiled for him. While we were there Grandpa knew who we were and he even asked us questions about our kitchen cabinets. He did however ask a couple of funny questions like, "Why does the baby have a rash on her face?", something about why is my dad's eye hanging out and the one that breaks my heart the most ... he wants to know what car did we come in because he is going to leave with us. We sure do love our grandpa!

Football has started

This is officially the second weekend for Jason to be consumed with watching football. You know that there is high school football, A&M football and the Cowboys! He is even teaching Addison Aggie traditions of wearing maroon on game days. As long as watching football is done in moderation, I am fine. But the girls just may have to go shopping sometimes when the games are on. :)

Our Kitchen is Finished!

It took a little bit longer than expected....about 6 weeks, but our kitchen is finished! It looks great and it is nice to be able to use everything again.

It's A Miracle

Last night Addison slept from 9:30 until 5:00a.m.! That was a huge improvement. During this time last week she was waking up at least 3 times throughout the night. We did do something a little different to help her sleep through the night. What do you think? It looks pretty funny, but she liked it!

Christmas in August

We are excited to know that Allegra and Andrew will be coming for a nice long visit this year for Chirstmas! They will get to stay from Dec. 24th until Jan. 5th. I know that Miss. Addison will look forward to finally meeting her Aunt Allegra and cousin Andrew. I am also looking forward to seeing my nephew .... it has been 2 years since we have seen Andrew in person. I know that he has grown so much since the last time we saw him. He is already looking like a little man.

Get your cameras ready, it will be so much fun!

3 Months Old

Today Addison is officially 3 months old!

Are You Ready?

I am not sure that I am ready, but Jason has been getting Addison ready for the upcoming football season. I know that he will teach her all of the rules and traditions about Aggie football.

Good Night Sweet Heart

I wish Addison could fall asleep as easily as these cute little puppies! She really is a fighter when it comes to falling asleep. Maybe I should try singing this song to her!

Back Up and Running

We have been without enternet for a week, but we are finally back up and running. Things are starting to return to normal in the Hoyt household. Starting next Tuesday we should have functional cabinets in our kitchen again. Hopefully it will all look as good as new when they are finished. I can't wait! I am ready to have a clean house again.

Getting Cute

Today we celebrated Stacy's birthday and of course we had to make sure that Addison had something cute to wear. Here she is in a dress from her Grammy Cheryl. Notice the one picture of Addison where it looks like she swallowed a house...I promise she only weighs 12 lbs.

Beavers Bend, OK

Crazy Times

Why does it always seem like everything that could go wrong happens at the same time? Lately I have thought of the song "Crazy Times' by Jars of Clay because that is how it feels in the Hoyt household. It all started a couple of weeks ago with a small leak under our kitchen sink. That leak revealed a much bigger problem...mold! It's a long story but we are in the middle of a kitchen remodel. Praise the Lord, our home builder, David Weekly is coming to our rescue to repair the insulation, sheet rock and kitchen cabinets. They are also reimbursing us for what we had to pay for the plumbing to be fixed. it will probably take 3 weeks for our kitchen to look and function as it should.

We were able to get away to Beaver's Bend, OK with our good friends The Tomblin's. We had a nice and relaxing time. While we were there Jason's truck got a flat tire....he later found out that it could not be repaired. So, he had to buy a new tire!

Put it on my tab!

Now that we have returned home we are trying to figure out ways to save money. The first thing that we have decided to do is look at bundling our phone/TV/DSL bills. We are going to be able to save in the long run by changing over to a new provider. But now that we have changed we learned that one of our telephones does not work...so we had to buy a new phone.

Put it on my tab!

Miss. Addison had her 2 month doctor visit this past Tuesday. She did much better than I expected. Poor thing she got 4 shots!!! Needless to say she and I both had a tough day. This was one of those times that I think watching her get her shots hurt me more that it hurt her. Thankfully she will not remember getting them. I cannot believe that our little girl now weights 11 lbs. and 12 oz.

Then this morning as Jason was backing out of the garage a terrible screeching sound came from the garage door. It appears that a coil may have broken in our garage door. Jason was able to back his car out of the garage, but he had a neighbor help him to fix the very crooked door closed. It is a good thing that I don't have to go anywhere today because my car is trapped inside!

Put it on my tab!

Here are some pictures of our crazy kitchen. What a mess!