Addie went hiking with us last weekend at Bastrop State Park. Hiking through sandy trails suddenly becomes much more difficult when you’ve got a sack of potatoes strapped to your chest. Addie stayed awake the bulk of the hike and checked out everything around her.

Following the hike, we ate at Maxine’s on Main in Bastrop and Addie got to sit in her first restaurant high chair. After eating Dad’s napkin and almost flipping Mom’s sandwich basket, she settled into the back of the car for a drive through Austin.

Addie has been practicing sitting up like a statue on Easter Island. It almost defies the laws of physics and gravity, but she can do it fairly well. Here’s some short-lived evidence:

Also, some video of the main event:

Sitting Up from Steve Connor.

Believe it or not, it’s pretty fun to change Addie’s diaper now. She’s very cooperative and giggly, and she  immediately assumes happy baby pose –
grabbing her feet and drawing them back.

Imagine her delight when she discovered she could explore her toes with her mouth! Two of her favorite things – her feet and chewing on things – combined? Heaven! She uses two hands to maneuver and so far, she seems to favor the left foot. Maybe she’ll be a lefty like her mama after all!

Following the Connor Christmas visit, we spent the next week in Connecticut. Here’s some photos of the fun (when everyone was feeling fairly well at least).

Before we left for the Northeast we met up with Aunt Em and Uncle David for some Christmas gift fun. Addie loved opening her presents – she held the paper, we moved the presents so they tore – and it was only the beginning…

What a whirlwind visit to the Northeast for Addie’s first Christmas. The first stop was with the Connors. More details to come on how the visit went, but here’s some photos!