My family came out to help us move. It was so wonderful to spend time with them. I love to see them with Addie. It was so nice because she was able to meet her uncles. DJ and Danny were so good with her. We It's been awhile but for good reasons, I promise! We moved out of our house in Missouri in June so we have been without internet for almost 2 months! I can't believe summer is over. It was a great summer. We left Missouri mid-July. It was really hard to leave everyone. Plus it is the state where both Alyssa and Adalyn were born. I think that is so neat that they can share that as well. I know Adalyn will have questions about her older sister and I'm so happy and thankful that I can tell her that they share a lot of things in common.did a lot! We went to the zoo, a garden, the glass museum, and Mt. Rainier. It is beautiful there. We weren't able to stay for long but I want to go back.
Here is a picture of us at the zoo, meeting the star of their show! She is so interested in everything around her and loves to grab our cat. 
We stayed in an extended stay for almost a month. Let me tell you I was more than ready to find a house and get moved in after a week there! Thankfully it only took a couple weeks to get a house on post. It is nice to live on post, especially since Jamie is getting deployed to Afghanistan in January. It is smaller than we are used to but we can make it work! I am still in the process of organizing and unpacking. It certainly is a lot different with a baby. Once I have a to-do list, Addie decides to change it up! I'm learning to just go with the flow and not worry. It will all get done in time.
Addie is almost 6 months! I can't believe how much she has grown. I measured her the other day and she is over 25" long! I haven't found the scale yet so I can't weigh her. But once I find out I will let everyone know!
Yesterday was Alyssa's 2nd birthday. It really is crazy to think that 2 years ago she was born. I was sad, of course, but I was more joyful and thankful. We got 2 balloons and wrote notes and let them in the air. It was nice to have Addie there. Jess came down for the days also and it was nice to celebrate Alyssa's birthday with her. She took us out to Melting Pot - such a nice sister! I think September 10 will be harder for me to deal with but I have to remember that although it was the day we lost her, it is a joyous day because that is the day she went home. One day we will be there with her and I look forward to that day.
In the meantime I will be taking care of her just as feisty and adorable baby sister.
