tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14453932794034696962024-03-07T22:03:40.474-08:00Life of the Thomas FamilyHappenings in the life of
Matt, Rebekah
and AddisonThe Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-64966534825321927482011-09-12T21:15:00.001-07:002011-09-14T09:32:46.347-07:00Addison, "Dingey" and River Cats fun!<div><div><p>We definitely took advantage of Matt's job at the River Cat's this summer! I went to more games this season than the last 5 years combined (and that's saying something)! Well the difference this year is a certain 2 year old who is currently attached to her daddy and at any moment may insist on "We go River Cats game and see Daddy? That good idea?!" I mean who could resist that?? Or Matt's sweet boss who insists on buying us dinner? :) And of course Daddy loves showing off his little girl.</p><p>This is also the first year she has acknowledged Dinger, the mascot. It took her till last Saturday's game to finally want to meet him. So we stood in line and got our autograph then I stood her in front of him to get a picture... Oh my, the kind of cry that breaks your heart! I hope this isn't what I have to look forward to at Disneyland next month! So Mom ended up getting a picture with 'Dingey' after all. :)</p><p>Well a lot of fun this year at the stadium! Addison loves her pink River Cats bat and ball set and loved having her friends come out with her. Oh and she has created quite a stir with her amazingly good dance moves out on the concourse!! So if you're out there next year look for us - I'm sure we'll be there! :)</p><br /><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ko7pyaNG5v0/Tm7Y32_gtyI/AAAAAAAA-WQ/tk4qAS5iVvY/IMG_20110901_204835.png" /><br /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zFzQPQM36fU/Tm7Y5FhSgzI/AAAAAAAA-WU/wx-1O4knBO8/IMG_20110910_210948.png" /><br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AhL8NOvkIBE/Tm7Y7yYNdBI/AAAAAAAA-Wc/XlGsHCbsxnI/IMG_20110830_213755.png" /><br /><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GPaPDmv1khI/Tm7Y9BVPPJI/AAAAAAAA-Wg/j5Bk7ghO0H8/IMG_20110910_213613.png" /></div><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lk5Wu9lsVVo/Tm7axLbbRxI/AAAAAAAA-Ws/cFbM28xk1Vw/IMG_20110901_202826.png" /><br /><br /><br /></div>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-36133237864548552352011-04-20T17:07:00.000-07:002011-04-20T17:12:25.323-07:00Wild Sleeper!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ok-qnIvHG64/Ta92Ciska1I/AAAAAAAA9oE/tomdgPTmggs/s1600/IMG_8022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ok-qnIvHG64/Ta92Ciska1I/AAAAAAAA9oE/tomdgPTmggs/s400/IMG_8022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597822647890373458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I found this picture as I am currently [FINALLY] downloading pictures off of my memory card and had to say something about it. So Addison had never slept in bed with us, not once. We didn't want to get her in a habit or have her be confused about when it's ok, so nope. Well...I've been getting kinda soft lately (well in Dec anyway)...I mean she never snuggles and sometimes the thought of snuggling in bed in the morning sounds very mom-like and appealing. Just so happens Matt is out of town and Addison wakes up in the middle of the night from a bad dream - okay, I'm going to do it. Um. I had the WORST possible night of sleep I've ever had! No seriously. It was awful. I kept getting kicked and punched until I was scooched over to the very edge of the bed (wide-eyed I might ad). This was not the snuggly, bonding moment I had envisioned at all! That's when I called it quits [and took this picture]. Crazy girl! How did you end up with your feet up and your toosh against the headboard?? Ah, maybe the next one will be a snuggler. For now, to each their own..BED! ;)<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-6956321037208521982011-02-14T14:57:00.000-08:002011-02-14T14:57:24.663-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/oRbCQzyz9W" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/TVmoryDCSvI/AAAAAAAA9Us/aeq_iSVYoX8/s512/CIMG0006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day!!<br /><br />We had a ton of fun this morning at a Valetine's Day party at Addison's best friend Ella's house! We made a Valentine's Day card for daddy that he's going to love! Okay, well Mommy made a cute card, I'll let Addie "sign" it. :) Addison did help with the red heart stickers though...she thought her cheek was a good place for one too! What a sweetheart she is!!The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-84822796413372491702011-01-31T11:33:00.000-08:002011-01-31T11:55:48.411-08:00Addison Christmas photo<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/7UEY44tuGq" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/TSz3CFgddNI/AAAAAAAA9Nk/Y1_m3KEboT4/s512/a6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So random post, but I just love this Christmas photo of Addison. I can still see some of my "baby" when she has her "serious" look. Can you believe my mom bought that Christmas coat for her when she was only months old! Oh my mother... :) I keep saying it, but it really does go soooo fast! She's getting to be such a big girl. She is quickly losing that baby look, especially when I put her hair in ponytails! She just loves her baby dolls now. She bathes them, feeds them and put them on them on their potty seat. It's hysterical! We gave her a puppet theater for Christmas and she thinks that "peek-a-boo" toy is so fun! Addie you are such a blessing to us! You make us laugh constantly!The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-21577930360905105752010-07-15T14:08:00.001-07:002010-07-15T14:18:06.565-07:00Addison's 1 year picturesOur little baby is one year old. How did this happen? I expected it to go fast, but this was way too fast - I'm missing it! So technically these pictures were taken when she was 14 months old, but we were waiting for weather and walking. :) Ugh, reminds me that I need to START her baby book! My friend just did a post about what her daughter did at this age, and I'll do that...eventually. :) For now, I just wanted to post a link to beyond beautiful pictures of our family. Next post I'll add pics from her 1st birthday bash...seriously crazy with over 60 people and almost half kids! Loved it!!<br /><br />http://megansquiresblog.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/05/all-smiles-folsom-family-photographer/<br /><br />Thanks Megan!! Amazing as always!!<br /><br />We love you Addie baby!The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-45651787449356763532010-01-20T15:38:00.000-08:002010-01-20T15:44:48.736-08:00Christmas Family Photos - Alyssa Ballisty PhotographyOk, so I promise I'll blog about our FANTASTIC family vacation, but for today I just had to post a link to my friend Alyssa's blog. She did some family pictures for our Christmas card and has such a unique artsy style. So I must share some lovely pictures of our family taken this past December.<br /><br /><a href="http://alyssaballisty.blogspot.com/2010/01/thomas-family-sacramento-family.html">http://alyssaballisty.blogspot.com/2010/01/thomas-family-sacramento-family.html</a><br /><br />And you have to check our her engagement and wedding portfolio on her website. That's what she really loves doing...<br /><br />Thank you Alyssa!!The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-57079798196519575092009-11-23T09:59:00.000-08:002009-11-23T12:44:08.832-08:00Halloween, part 2So apparently I was so proud of myself after my latest post that I forgot to continue it! Here's the rest of Halloween pics. What a fun first Halloween, we're going to have fun with this as she gets older. We not only had two church Harvest parties that we attended, but Matt and I crashed 3 Halloween parties! We were feeling pretty cool...though I know for sure we were both the oldest at one of them!! Here's some more pics from our festivities:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rolling the Ricky Bobby again, Heidi (for our Oktoberfest themed party), and 49r Cheerleader (I made the huge bow)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrSN7-E6mI/AAAAAAAAAME/4whKnwFzq4M/s1600/halloween+family.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrSN7-E6mI/AAAAAAAAAME/4whKnwFzq4M/s320/halloween+family.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407365439489895010" border="0" /></a>Pirate and Pitcher at another party<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrSNnlXbjI/AAAAAAAAAL8/ewJReqaDWy0/s1600/CIMG0011+Halloween.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrSNnlXbjI/AAAAAAAAAL8/ewJReqaDWy0/s320/CIMG0011+Halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407365434017541682" border="0" /></a>"Ugh, the straw tastes awful!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQV15UqNI/AAAAAAAAAL0/uLG7VwqlSrI/s1600/IMG_2907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQV15UqNI/AAAAAAAAAL0/uLG7VwqlSrI/s320/IMG_2907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407363376275040466" border="0" /></a>Peek-a-boo!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQVQAWoWI/AAAAAAAAALs/QrxnRAFsMIQ/s1600/IMG_2896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQVQAWoWI/AAAAAAAAALs/QrxnRAFsMIQ/s320/IMG_2896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407363366103982434" border="0" /></a>At Capital's Family Fun Fair<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQU_Qb07I/AAAAAAAAALk/Yiq8KZj3G1A/s1600/IMG_2860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQU_Qb07I/AAAAAAAAALk/Yiq8KZj3G1A/s320/IMG_2860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407363361608029106" border="0" /></a>Her Waters side Aunts & Uncles...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQUimqFtI/AAAAAAAAALc/iVuU0qDfhHw/s1600/IMG_2850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SwrQUimqFtI/AAAAAAAAALc/iVuU0qDfhHw/s320/IMG_2850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407363353916610258" border="0" /></a>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-8813403295405418322009-11-03T09:10:00.000-08:002009-11-03T10:00:45.001-08:00Halloween Festivities, part 1Wow has it really been 3 months since I've done a post?!! I think I've found that I enjoy reading blogs better than writing them!<br /><br />But I had to put something up about our Halloween festivities... I mean who wouldn't want to see my adorable baby dressed up as a puppy (in a tutu) or a 49rs cheerleader?? Oh wait, they're already on Facebook... Well ok, for my grandparents and one friend who's not on FB, here you go! :)<br /><br />The Sunday before Halloween we went to First Covenant's Harvest Carnival to meet up with the Thomas side of the family and friends:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mommy and "Rebekah accessorized" Puppy!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnDaXx4SI/AAAAAAAAAKk/8HdPLwQmyX4/s1600-h/IMG_2790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnDaXx4SI/AAAAAAAAAKk/8HdPLwQmyX4/s320/IMG_2790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399929261533552930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She even has pink sparkly shoes!! Yep,she's my daughter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrI_XjgdI/AAAAAAAAALM/5PDV2tkiFto/s1600-h/IMG_2833.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrI_XjgdI/AAAAAAAAALM/5PDV2tkiFto/s320/IMG_2833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399933755410579922" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma Thomas and Puppy Addison<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrJVNPbnI/AAAAAAAAALU/MfmavC2luTU/s1600-h/IMG_2831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrJVNPbnI/AAAAAAAAALU/MfmavC2luTU/s320/IMG_2831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399933761272901234" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Puppy Addison with her Cousins! Belle Amy, Ballerina Princess Alli, and Bunny Aubrey minus the hot bunny costume!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrHpkkdpI/AAAAAAAAAK8/iTECezMWwH4/s1600-h/IMG_2820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrHpkkdpI/AAAAAAAAAK8/iTECezMWwH4/s320/IMG_2820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399933732379719314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Susie with serious Addison... She takes awhile to warm up...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnC32Rp-I/AAAAAAAAAKc/qy1aTOalwXs/s1600-h/IMG_2786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnC32Rp-I/AAAAAAAAAKc/qy1aTOalwXs/s320/IMG_2786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399929252266223586" border="0" /></a><br />Addison and her boyfriend, Lion Wesley :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnDkooXiI/AAAAAAAAAKs/feLkYume6MI/s1600-h/IMG_2794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnDkooXiI/AAAAAAAAAKs/feLkYume6MI/s320/IMG_2794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399929264288587298" border="0" /></a><br />Wesley and Addison with their pretty Mommy's!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrHQeRe_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/HJy2N2tg6ZQ/s1600-h/IMG_2811a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrHQeRe_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/HJy2N2tg6ZQ/s320/IMG_2811a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399933725642423282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Where's Baby Addison?" Flamenco Dancer Haylie asks...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnCteiJMI/AAAAAAAAAKU/eJHVvDF6cWc/s1600-h/IMG_2784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBnCteiJMI/AAAAAAAAAKU/eJHVvDF6cWc/s320/IMG_2784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399929249482286274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here's good looking Dragon James, not so "Baby James" anymore...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrIcyfNmI/AAAAAAAAALE/qJ7rPgDvhJk/s1600-h/IMG_2825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SvBrIcyfNmI/AAAAAAAAALE/qJ7rPgDvhJk/s320/IMG_2825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399933746128303714" border="0" /></a><br />Last weekend's Halloween fun to be continued...once I download my pics! :)<br /></div>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-82349379618377433112009-08-03T11:44:00.000-07:002009-08-03T14:15:10.240-07:00A Week of Firsts!The week of July 13-19 was full of new things for Addison (and Mommy too).<br /><br />July 13th was Addison's first night in her crib...meaning <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> the way down the hall, in her own little room, in this huge bed, and not in the bassinet next to me, so sad! I remember being so antsy to move her out of room since it seemed I would never be able to sleep with all her little sleeptime noises and the anxiety of checking on her every few minutes. Amazing how things change, not only can I sleep through it all but I've been dreading this change! Every bit of me wants to hold on to her "newborn" stage as long as possible. I really do dread her growing up... I feel that I've missed some of this time because of my hectic schedule...I haven't even started her baby book! I did put off the inevitable crib move as long as possible..poor girl was hitting both ends of the bassinet! She did great though! And she loves her butterfly mobile. The second night it actually appeared that she was "begging" for it...look at the mobile, look at Mommy, back to the mobile, back to Mommy, etc... I obliged. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Snc6-MR1arI/AAAAAAAAAIw/gUiHV-dZkDg/s1600-h/IMG_0421+july13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Snc6-MR1arI/AAAAAAAAAIw/gUiHV-dZkDg/s320/IMG_0421+july13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365822321157565106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Snc6-w2rNlI/AAAAAAAAAI4/JurBtZ9qLus/s1600-h/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Snc6-w2rNlI/AAAAAAAAAI4/JurBtZ9qLus/s320/IMG_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365822330975762002" border="0" /></a><br />July 16th was another big first for Addison... She got her ears pierced!! My mom and sisters all were there to support her and provided excellent video and photos. I strategically put her on my lap so she couldn't see me when she was poked...I do the same thing with shots. What a trooper she was, though I felt so bad doing it to her! It did take a second for the pain to sink it apparently. She gave us her shocked, sad cry a few moments after the first ear and it continued through the second ear and the cleanings. Oh and big tears were rolling down her cheeks too, I got shocked up. However, once we held her and told her how beautiful she looked she must have agreed as she quickly quieted down. I tell people that she already knows "there's a price for beauty". And now there is no mistaking that she is a girl! Isn't she a doll?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndAKDtIMWI/AAAAAAAAAJA/0dwtlO8-xEw/s1600-h/IMG_0449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndAKDtIMWI/AAAAAAAAAJA/0dwtlO8-xEw/s320/IMG_0449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365828022572691810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndAKuwWy4I/AAAAAAAAAJI/XLZP1E4atTI/s1600-h/IMG_0454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndAKuwWy4I/AAAAAAAAAJI/XLZP1E4atTI/s320/IMG_0454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365828034128956290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndBCI_sLbI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/vlBTb_0vZSI/s1600-h/IMG_0458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndBCI_sLbI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/vlBTb_0vZSI/s320/IMG_0458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365828986065399218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndBCeDZHtI/AAAAAAAAAJY/bWf8De-ByA8/s1600-h/IMG_0459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndBCeDZHtI/AAAAAAAAAJY/bWf8De-ByA8/s320/IMG_0459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365828991718072018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndBlkr8EzI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ZEdN6LOnruA/s1600-h/Girls+ears+pierced.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndBlkr8EzI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ZEdN6LOnruA/s320/Girls+ears+pierced.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365829594794169138" border="0" /></a><br />July 19th, Addison finally makes it into the pool! I don't know why it has taken so long to put her in, but we finally waited for the sun to go down and let her try it out. Yes I'm a fanatic when it comes to Addison's skin getting any tanner! On the way out to the pool my sister pointed out that Addie's bottoms were a little revealing! :) It struck us as funny as you can tell from the pictures. Daddy did the pool honors. Addie was a bit hesitant at first but boy did she warm up! Wow she surprised me with her first splash...right in my face during a picture! It was all over after that, she was soaking by the end! I think she was impressed with the huge bathtub. We did get more surprised expressions than smiles though. It seems that every time she splashed her face she was wondering "where did that come from?!" But she was a regular little swimmer kicking her legs and smiling while Daddy pulled her across the water. That would be coming from Matt's genes... You don't swim in Eureka. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndHK_lrIGI/AAAAAAAAAJo/R8T_HmdfAhU/s1600-h/IMG_0524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndHK_lrIGI/AAAAAAAAAJo/R8T_HmdfAhU/s320/IMG_0524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365835735228948578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndIMgJNl-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/2I3i651uI4k/s1600-h/IMG_0536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndIMgJNl-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/2I3i651uI4k/s320/IMG_0536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365836860659439586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndMWlgc7eI/AAAAAAAAAKI/QPuMxQWSfXc/s1600-h/IMG_0558.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndMWlgc7eI/AAAAAAAAAKI/QPuMxQWSfXc/s320/IMG_0558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365841431944293858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndIM469oCI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/bngIU_KO0DI/s1600-h/IMG_0550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndIM469oCI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/bngIU_KO0DI/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365836867310559266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndMWU5zTUI/AAAAAAAAAKA/KrmxcHrJQsE/s1600-h/IMG_0583.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SndMWU5zTUI/AAAAAAAAAKA/KrmxcHrJQsE/s320/IMG_0583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365841427487214914" border="0" /></a><br />What fun Matt and I have with Addison! I don't think either of us knew how exciting it would be to show our daughter new things. It definitely brings out the child in you too!The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-27157482281727451922009-07-13T16:21:00.000-07:002009-07-13T17:52:46.837-07:00July 10-12, San Francisco Weekend TripOkay this blogging thing takes way more time than I thought! :) So I'll just catch up on posts as I have the time.<br /><br />Well Matt finally had a Saturday off this past weekend so we last minute planned a trip to the City. Of course we had to do all the touristy stuff since it was "Addison's First Time"! Matt was getting sick of that line by day 2, but he went along with it. I know she's not old enough but it was so fun "showing" her the sights. "We" had clam chowder on Fisherman's Wharf, then she rode the carousal on Pier 39 and took a look at Alcatraz. Then of course she had to see Union Square, though shopping with a baby is way more difficult. And you'd think Matt sees enough baseball with 79 games a year, but we still made it to the Giants' game for Saturday's game. Matt wouldn't allow any Giants apparel on Addison being a staunch Dodger fan, but I did insist on an obnoxious orange bow at least! It was great! I got comments on it and her all night! What a trooper she was, she mostly sat on Dad's lap and "watched" the game. Well maybe she was a little more interested in her fingers but she was happy - even when getting rained on for an inning! On Sunday we attempted a trip to Golden Gate Park but apparently we picked the day of a breast cancer walk and it was packed. By the time we found a parking spot and got it we only had time for a bagpipe concert while I was feeding Addison and then trip to the Japanese Tea Garden. All in all just a nice trip away enjoying each other and our little girl. Here some pics of the trip highlights!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD2s6-XMI/AAAAAAAAAF8/a6XdVrPxgoI/s1600-h/IMG_0251.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD2s6-XMI/AAAAAAAAAF8/a6XdVrPxgoI/s200/IMG_0251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358091526226205890" border="0" /></a>Fisherman's Wharf<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD28XozsI/AAAAAAAAAGE/pJ_AvL8ROdE/s1600-h/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD28XozsI/AAAAAAAAAGE/pJ_AvL8ROdE/s200/IMG_0254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358091530372959938" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A</span>lcatraz view<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD3Un1BLI/AAAAAAAAAGM/lwHndBN6wto/s1600-h/IMG_0268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD3Un1BLI/AAAAAAAAAGM/lwHndBN6wto/s200/IMG_0268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358091536883319986" border="0" /></a>Addison's first carousal ride at Pier 39<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD4AXoC-I/AAAAAAAAAGc/Dis3wJJ1W4U/s1600-h/IMG_0328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD4AXoC-I/AAAAAAAAAGc/Dis3wJJ1W4U/s200/IMG_0328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358091548626521058" border="0" /></a>Our adorable little girl at Union Square<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD3l5b67I/AAAAAAAAAGU/xQWsB5oE5Mc/s1600-h/IMG_0310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvD3l5b67I/AAAAAAAAAGU/xQWsB5oE5Mc/s200/IMG_0310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358091541520575410" border="0" /></a>Addison and Daddy, I just thought this pic was adorable!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvSc-iKreI/AAAAAAAAAGk/Rjs7GEshuJE/s1600-h/IMG_0363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvSc-iKreI/AAAAAAAAAGk/Rjs7GEshuJE/s200/IMG_0363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358107576951811554" border="0" /></a>Giants' game...obviously :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvS1NkHdlI/AAAAAAAAAGs/HbMqsZ5wA9M/s1600-h/IMG_0348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvS1NkHdlI/AAAAAAAAAGs/HbMqsZ5wA9M/s200/IMG_0348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358107993303381586" border="0" /></a>Addison "watching" the game. Wow was the orange headband really this bright?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvUSWQeNZI/AAAAAAAAAG0/VSZf8WYtMsk/s1600-h/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvUSWQeNZI/AAAAAAAAAG0/VSZf8WYtMsk/s200/IMG_0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358109593364739474" border="0" /></a>With the rain her headband got traded in for a hat.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvVGFoQaGI/AAAAAAAAAG8/a-5rL9C9G4U/s1600-h/IMG_0409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvVGFoQaGI/AAAAAAAAAG8/a-5rL9C9G4U/s200/IMG_0409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358110482254293090" border="0" /></a>Our family at the Japanese Tea Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvVGV_BaVI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Nbd4pEljubY/s1600-h/IMG_0412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SlvVGV_BaVI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Nbd4pEljubY/s200/IMG_0412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358110486644746578" border="0" /></a>Addie excited about something!</div>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-51232155549752594452009-05-12T17:37:00.000-07:002009-05-12T18:20:09.147-07:00Welcome home Addison!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgoZB8yorhI/AAAAAAAAAEk/hHRsmGnZp-M/s1600-h/IMG_7824.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >March 7th - My family was so sweet and made Addison's homecoming very special...and obvious to the entire neighborhood!!</span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgoZB8yorhI/AAAAAAAAAEk/hHRsmGnZp-M/s200/IMG_7824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335104229862845970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgogII0TVqI/AAAAAAAAAFU/esk1sLrsRWY/s1600-h/IMG_7820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgogII0TVqI/AAAAAAAAAFU/esk1sLrsRWY/s200/IMG_7820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335112032751670946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgoZCjbDr-I/AAAAAAAAAE0/TQ_sm6V8nuE/s1600-h/IMG_7830.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgoZCjbDr-I/AAAAAAAAAE0/TQ_sm6V8nuE/s200/IMG_7830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335104240232935394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgoZDaFMi1I/AAAAAAAAAFE/w3T4o5jb-lg/s1600-h/IMG_7857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgoZDaFMi1I/AAAAAAAAAFE/w3T4o5jb-lg/s200/IMG_7857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335104254905191250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgobN8vaYtI/AAAAAAAAAFM/eJipSrPs-hA/s1600-h/IMG_7840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgobN8vaYtI/AAAAAAAAAFM/eJipSrPs-hA/s200/IMG_7840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335106635031012050" border="0" /></a>Yes my family made t-shirts that said "Welcome Baby Thomas" and wore them faithfully at the hospital and at Addison's Homecoming party! Great-Grandma Waters had to jump in on the action, or the picture at least.The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-75051275886796235152009-05-11T13:10:00.000-07:002009-05-11T13:36:35.666-07:00Hospital lifeWith my slow recovery from the c-section, Matt and Addison had plenty of daddy-daughter time! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLB8uNHRI/AAAAAAAAADk/9rsArplS66A/s1600-h/IMG_7703.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLB8uNHRI/AAAAAAAAADk/9rsArplS66A/s200/IMG_7703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334666624216407314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLBqUl8QI/AAAAAAAAADc/jHaLVMkmt0s/s1600-h/IMG_7650.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLBqUl8QI/AAAAAAAAADc/jHaLVMkmt0s/s200/IMG_7650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334666619277144322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>we just fell in love with Addison instantly! She was so beautiful right from the beginning, with her cute little red round face and bright alert eyes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLCWYiGAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/QxI-LsfCGBE/s1600-h/IMG_7719.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLCWYiGAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/QxI-LsfCGBE/s200/IMG_7719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334666631104829442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLBx3om8I/AAAAAAAAADs/u4A-E10lSrs/s1600-h/IMG_7714.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLBx3om8I/AAAAAAAAADs/u4A-E10lSrs/s200/IMG_7714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334666621303167938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLBWOGENI/AAAAAAAAADU/naHIqAVJQdg/s1600-h/IMG_7685.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiLBWOGENI/AAAAAAAAADU/naHIqAVJQdg/s200/IMG_7685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334666613881180370" border="0" /></a>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-88178663802797628832009-05-11T12:38:00.000-07:002009-05-11T13:09:12.874-07:00March 4, 2009 Addison introductionsI'm still catching up on blog posts. :)<br /><br />Addison's first meetings....<br />Sweet friends and family who visited Addison at the hospital.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDFzB7kcI/AAAAAAAAAC0/buHI69UonyU/s1600-h/IMG_7753.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDFzB7kcI/AAAAAAAAAC0/buHI69UonyU/s200/IMG_7753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334657894241243586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDFoKEyWI/AAAAAAAAACs/vAGI_l9FZwg/s1600-h/IMG_7694.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDFoKEyWI/AAAAAAAAACs/vAGI_l9FZwg/s200/IMG_7694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334657891322612066" border="0" /></a><br />Proud Nana and Grandpa, first time grandparents!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDkDS1GvI/AAAAAAAAADM/ZH6wnjbR88Q/s1600-h/Matt+and+Nita.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDkDS1GvI/AAAAAAAAADM/ZH6wnjbR88Q/s200/Matt+and+Nita.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334658414003165938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBPwmMYwI/AAAAAAAAACU/y8TDBDQUrFk/s1600-h/IMG_7652.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBPwmMYwI/AAAAAAAAACU/y8TDBDQUrFk/s200/IMG_7652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334655866363470594" border="0" /></a><br />Matt's parents...seasoned Grandma Nita and Grandpa Mike<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBPHcyiUI/AAAAAAAAAB8/wpCwv6GM29U/s1600-h/IMG_7632.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBPHcyiUI/AAAAAAAAAB8/wpCwv6GM29U/s200/IMG_7632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334655855318174018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBPT1wdAI/AAAAAAAAACE/gYFzcwUntps/s1600-h/IMG_7638.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBPT1wdAI/AAAAAAAAACE/gYFzcwUntps/s200/IMG_7638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334655858644120578" border="0" /></a><br />Rob, Danielle and Isaiah....Davin and Rebekah<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDGZusPoI/AAAAAAAAADE/46-HuospXvw/s1600-h/IMG_7730.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDGZusPoI/AAAAAAAAADE/46-HuospXvw/s200/IMG_7730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334657904629530242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDGbJEi2I/AAAAAAAAAC8/voO39xPZT-o/s1600-h/IMG_7726.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDGbJEi2I/AAAAAAAAAC8/voO39xPZT-o/s200/IMG_7726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334657905008610146" border="0" /></a><br />Natalie and little Wesley......Matt's brother, Uncle Kevin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDFva_GsI/AAAAAAAAACk/l8f2SEYFdmU/s1600-h/IMG_7692.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiDFva_GsI/AAAAAAAAACk/l8f2SEYFdmU/s200/IMG_7692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334657893272591042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBQN4OkiI/AAAAAAAAACc/HrW599tBm2Q/s1600-h/IMG_7676.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/SgiBQN4OkiI/AAAAAAAAACc/HrW599tBm2Q/s200/IMG_7676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334655874223739426" border="0" /></a><br />Sandy, then the rest of the girls, Megan, Nicole and Bethany, the kiddos were hiding :)<br /><br />We loved having visitors and showing little Addison off! :)The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445393279403469696.post-51859940599963201912009-04-23T13:17:00.001-07:002009-04-28T17:52:03.573-07:00Addison has arrived!Well I said that I would start a blog once I became a mom and had something to write about! Well the time has come! Addison Brielle Thomas made her grand entrance on Wednesday, March 4th at 2:54am. She was delivered via c-section after 25 hours of labor that would not progress. Her heart rate kept dropping at the doctor's attempts to move labor along. When her heart rate dropped from the 130's to the 70's with simply a minor change in my sleeping position and they found I was only 4cm after being at the hospital for 20 hours, they finally convinced me that a c-section was the best option. Looking back wish I had done it sooner when they first recommended it! Matt saw them pulling her out and gleefully announced "ten fingers, ten toes", then "...and a lot of dark hair"! Matt and Addison left for the newborn procedures and I joined them 30 min later. She was beautiful! Olive complexion and dark hair just like her mom! A bit of a surprise to me, but she is just beautiful and is making her mom and great-nana proud.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Sfeh5gV8U8I/AAAAAAAAABM/DfGhJC8LRFU/s1600-h/First+meeting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Sfeh5gV8U8I/AAAAAAAAABM/DfGhJC8LRFU/s320/First+meeting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329906693322855362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Sfeh6OnMmBI/AAAAAAAAABc/f1x0hMyuGBw/s1600-h/IMG_7636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Sfeh6OnMmBI/AAAAAAAAABc/f1x0hMyuGBw/s320/IMG_7636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329906705743255570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Sfeh5ybi1_I/AAAAAAAAABU/KQiVHYqWG8E/s1600-h/IMG_7644.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iAkLjLsaWlg/Sfeh5ybi1_I/AAAAAAAAABU/KQiVHYqWG8E/s320/IMG_7644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329906698178189298" border="0" /></a></div>The Thomas Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166550751168875195noreply@blogger.com4