Van Horssen Around: Addison's First Birthday!!!

I have gotten behind in "blog world" and I apologize!! This past Tuesday I took Addison to the pediatric eye specialist and she passed with flying colors!! We never have to go back unless something would happen to her eyes (she goes cross eyed or fails an eye exam at the pediatrician). Another accomplishment and item off the list!!

AND......

ADDISON IS 1 YEAR OLD TODAY!!

The time has absolutely flown and we cannot believe everything that we have conquered. She is right on track with all of her milestones but is just small for her age (which is expected). Her most recent weigh in she was 15 lbs 5 oz. We get so many comments in stores how cute she is and then when we say how old she is, the response is always "she is so small!". To which we respond, "No, she is hige!!". She was only 3# when she was born. :)

Her birthday party today was so much fun. She slept right before so was happy and the life of the party all afternoon. So many of our family members were able to come, which made us so thankful we have a WAY bigger house now!! Not to mention... all the toys we have to find a spot for. :)

My decorating didn't turn out as planned because apparently there is a national helium shortage so we blew up all the balloons the old fashioned way. Tim made plenty of food and over 100 cupcakes! I brought some to my weekend friends at work (since I was supposed to work today but traded).

Addison loved all her presents and grunted and laughed at every card. We had her try a cupcake, but she wasn't too impressed. She made more of a mess with it than eating any of it.

She is crawling everywhere and will pull herself up on anything. She can walk along the couch and get to anything she wants. Her determination is crazy! She LOVES books and is learning so much.

We cannot believe a year has passed already! We love and cherish every moment we have with her.