Addyson's 1st New Year

We spent New Year with Shaun's sister Shannon and her husband Steve, who were able to come down for her blessing the day before. We played games and ate way to much food and barely made it to midnight! Ringing in the New Year isn't so easy when your oh so cute baby wakes you up 2 times during the night. 

Addyson's Blessing

Addyson was blessed on December 30, 2012 by her Daddy. For a lot of people this may have been just a 2 minute blessing and just something that we do in our church, but to Shaun and I this was a dream come true. It was everything we had waited for, for 5 years. This was her Daddy giving her a special blessing from her Heavenly Father. Baby blessings are a big deal in our family and it meant a lot that so many took the time to come share this beautiful day with us. She was a sweet little angel and looked like one in her gorgeous dress made by her Great Grandma Neeley.

These following three pictures were professionally done by Jocelyn Photography in St. George. There are so many more coming soon!

On her Blessing day

We are very happy parents of this beautiful and amazing gift!

Shaun, Addyson and I with my mom and dad

With my Grandma and Grandpa Taylor

With my Grandma and Grandpa Neeley

With all my siblings except Joshua who is on a mission

With Shaun's sister Shannon and her husband Steve

My dad with Addyson. One cute thing about him is he will never look at the camera when we take pictures of him with Addyson, he always wants to look down at her. He loves her!

My mom and Addyson

In her daddy's arms. He is such an amazing daddy!

Addyson's 1st Christmas

 Our 2012 Christmas was spent in Orem with my family. Shaun's time off for Christmas was very limited so we were fortunate enough to have family only 3 hours away for us to visit instead of spending it alone in Cedar City. Christmas was amazing and it was full of so many great memories. It is amazing how much Christmas changes when there is a little one to spoil! Not only was this Addyson's first Christmas, it was also her first time meeting her Papa (my dad), all of her Aunts and Uncles on my side, as well as her Great Grandparents, her Great Aunts and Uncles, her cousins (my cousins but who knows what to really call them), and her Great- Great Mamaw. She was smothered with love and there were a lot of people very willing to hold her...until her early morning feedings that is :)

On our way down to meet Santa and brave some Black Friday deals. She wouldn't let go of mine and Shaun's finger

Her first time meeting Santa 

Just one of her many Christmas outfits

Another Christmas outfit

My Aunt was packing for her move to Kansas and she tried to sneek Addyson

Our 1st Christmas as a family! <3 td="">

Opening her presents with Mommy

Let's play "I spy the baby!"

We got to go up and see the lights on Temple Square

This was during our Christmas trip. The many faces of Addyson!

Addyson's 1st Thanksgiving

Addyson's first Thanksgiving was spent at home with Mommy and Daddy and her Grandma and Grandpa Hill, who made the trip from California to be with us and of course meet Addy for the first time. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we had SO much to be Thankful for!

I just love her flexibility in this picture

Addyson's 1st Thanksgiving!

Addyson's first photo shoot

I am not a professional but I sure had fun taking photographs of this little one. Although, I do have to say, taking pictures of a baby is really hard work! She was 3 1/2 weeks when these photos were taken and she was already a very wiggly baby.