I have a new cousin!!

Mommy and I went down to Cordele for a week to meet my new cousin Tori! My Aunt Misty (mommy's sister) was scheduled to have Tori on Monday, June 30th, but Tori was not ready to come and play yet, so she decided to stay where she was until Tuesday night. She was born at 11:10PM Tuesday, July 1st. She weighed 7 lb 8 oz and was 19 1/4 in. She is BEAUTIFUL and I can't wait until we can play play play!

Here she is! Miss Victoria Marie Dickerson!
She is so pretty!

Here is the proud new mommy with her baby girl!

Mommy is so proud of Aunt Misty!

This was the first time mommy got to hold Tori! She said that she could remember me being this small, but it seemed like awhile ago...because I am such a big girl now!

Mommy made a sign to welcome Tori home and my cousins Jordan and Jesse help put it up for their new baby sister! They were so excited for her to finally be here!

Mommy held Tori alot. I got a little jealous, but mostly just wanted to check her out.

Tori in her 4th of July outfit!

They let me look at her a little closer, but every time I tried to touch her they would tell me to "Be careful!!" So, I gave her some kisses instead.

This is the new family.

2 sisters, 2 husbands, and 2 babies! Mommy says that we are so blessed! :)

Playground Fun

Mommy and Daddy took me to the playground that is in our community. I had SUCH a good time! As you can see from the pictures, the smile didn't leave my face the entire time we were there! It was so much fun to swing and play on the slide! Mommy and Daddy said that we will have to go back more often because I loved it so much!

While I did love to swing, I did not lean back and I was not letting go of this bracket for anything!

This is what mommy and daddy call my "gummy grin". I am FINALLY getting some teeth, though, to fill up these gums! Pretty soon this smile will be ALL teeth! :D

The swing was definitely my favorite part of the playground!

Hi there!

Mommy wouldn't let me slide down this big slide by myself, but she put me down here to get some pictures.

I can't wait until I'm big enough to play out here all by myself!

This was me on the way back to the house. Mommy and Daddy think it's funny that I prefer to stroll with my feet propped up, but I am just more comfortable this way. I also ride with my feet up in my car seat.

My First Lake Trip

This past weekend mommy, daddy, and I went to Lake Jackson to spend Father's Day with mommy's family. We had such a good time and I got to experience the lake for the very first time! I had a blast! I got to swim, ride a boat, and even do a little driving of my own (see the video that mom took below). Everyone was impressed with my improvements in my crawling and pulling up. And of course everyone loved my gummy grin....it gets them every time!

I really wanted to ride on one of the jet skis, but mommy and daddy said I have to get a little bit bigger.

Riding on the boat is tiring..

I was not interested in taking pictures.

This hat stayed on for maybe 2 seconds...

My grandpa lets me do whatever I want..including driving the boat!

Don't worry folks....I know what I'm doing...I even got the throttle with my foot.

This is my crab float that my Meme got me to play in the lake!

I had so much fun splashing in the lake water! I sure with they would have let me drink it like I wanted to.

Some of the family on the deck after the rain shower came through.

My brother Boone got to experience the lake for the first time too! Mommy says that he had the best time out of everyone! It took him a few days after we got home to recover. He was so pooped.

Boone wondering if he will try to take a dip with me.

This is Daddy playing fetch with all of the dogs..I think Boone was cheating a little. :)

The Things we Learn

Standing, talking, crawling and laughing. That's all Addison has been doing for the past month. It's hard to believe how fast the last 9 months have gone by. The absolute best part is watching Addison develop her personality. Amber and I are so fortunate to have a daughter who is not only beautiful but has one of the best personalities (especially at her age).
Each morning we are met with Addie's gummy grin and a look that says she is ready for the day.
From that point on she is all out, stopping only for the occasional bottle and a nap (even Jesus had to rest). She has developed a desire for not wanting to be held but just wanting to play. Standing up using the coffee table is her favorite and seeing if she can knock everything off the table just to see how many times we will pick it back up (we call it the gravity game). She is turning into a pro at waving hello and bye, however sometimes she does it on her own and to whatever she sees, I have seen her wave bye to a dirty diaper and to Boone and say hello to her exersaucer. The best for me is when I go to pick her up in the afternoon and when she sees me she lights up like a Christmas tree and waves "bye" to the daycare ladies. But, our favorite to date has to be her dancing, in the afternoons when we get home I take her upstairs and stand her up in her crib then turn on the oldies station...she immediately sports her grin and will shimmy back and forth with me, then when the commercials come on she plops down and plays with the glow worm. She hasn't figured out how to make his face light up so whenever I do it she gives me this look of "how did you do that?" as if I am a magician.

This past weekend was Father's Day and we had a wonderful weekend down at Lake Jackson with Amber's family and Addie got to hit the water for the first time. She had so much fun in her crab float and boat riding. Then on Sunday we went to Aunt Laura's house for lunch and that afternoon Addie gave me my Fathers Day present a book called "Cinderella, the story of a daddy and his princess" it also came with a CD that we listened to that night as I rocked her to sleep. It was the perfect way to end my first Father's Day.

You make me feel like dancin'...

Some may say that Addie doesn't look like her daddy, but here is some proof that she is without a doubt his daughter...

9 month pictures!!

We got Addie's 9 month old pictures taken today! We went to Portrait Innovations and had SUCH a good experience! They took the pictures, we picked them out, and they had the prints ready for us in 30 minutes! It was fabulous! Here are the pictures we picked out as our favorites, but it was a very difficult decision! Hope ya'll enjoy!







Thanks to Aunt Natalie, Granny Rea, and Grandma Linda for the outfits! :)

Check out this curl!

Mommy and Daddy got really excited the other day when my hair was long enough to curl up on one side. They decided to take some pictures to share with everyone!

Aww man...the camera AGAIN?!?

See the curl?? It's on the left side!

My debut as a flowergirl!

I was in my first wedding this month! Mommy's cousin Jason got married and I was their flowergirl! Since I can't walk, they pulled me and another little boy down the aisle in a wagon. I thought the little boy was cute and wanted to grab him and kiss him! It was so much fun! I waved going down the aisle and smiled at everyone! We were a hit!

Afterwards, I didn't want to be cooperative and let mommy take my pictures, so we didn't get very many of me all dressed up!

The sun is too bright!! I can't open my eyes, mom!

Phew..inside is much better!

Pictures with family

Aunt Denise and Wende came over for dinner and had fun playing with me!

Then we had a visit from "Randaddy" (daddy's daddy), MJ, Aunt Kristen, and Aunt Laura! They had fun watching me try to crawl around and play with my toys!


Mommy and I went to Macon to see Aunt Misty and Tori! Tori is my cousin. She hasn't arrived yet, but I got to see her on the cool ultrasound screen. She was being silly and sticking her tongue out at me! I can't wait for Tori to get here so that we can PLAY!

Me, Aunt Misty, and Uncle Chris. We went to eat after seeing Tori!

Everyone laughed at me, but I had a great time playing with the to go box!
I was flipping it on the table and then Uncle Chris decided to put it on my head!

More Bathtime

Here are some more bath time pictures. Addie has an inflatable duck tub that she bathes in now. She enjoys bath time SO much more than she used to! It's amazing how big she is getting and the new things she is doing.

Just like everything else...straight to mouth. This duck is YUMMY!

"Hey, Mom! Get away from me with that camera already!"

She has so much fun splashing in the water! I took a video so that ya'll could enjoy a little taste of what we get to experience....