Goodbye 2009...Hello 2010

Addison (Christmas)

Cameron

Neil's Graduation

Addison (a couple weeks old)

We had an exciting 2009! We started off the year celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary. Our niece, Elena, turned 1 in January! We had a couple of wonderful baby showers. In March, we had Addison. We've enjoyed all her "firsts" so far. Kaylen (our niece) was baptised in April. Neil graduated from Georgia Southern in May. I graduated with my masters in June. In July we had a new nephew, Cameron. We also bought a new car and sold the ol' pathfinder (my first car that I paid for). In August I went back to work starting my fourth year of teaching. In November Neil was accepted into physician assistant school. We had a fabulous Thanksgiving and Christmas with our little girl and both families!

A look into 2010....Neil starts PA school (and commuting). Addison starts daycare where I work. We are looking for a house! Addison will turn 1 (March 5th). We will have a niece (name-not yet decided) in May! All of Addison's new adventures...walking, talking, etc. In February, I start paying back student loans :( I have a whole summer off to spend with Addison!

We have had lots of ups and downs this past year. I try to focus on all the ups and learn from the downs. We can't help but be excited about 2010!!!

Merry Christmas!

Today we are off to start our holidays! I love Christmas time and I'm very excited about spending this Christmas with our Addison. We have been crazy busy getting ready for Neil to go to PA school in January. Here arre just a few pictures of our sweet little girl! We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!

What's in a name?

I was thrown off the other day when my boss turned around and said, "Good morning, Kimberly". You're probably wondering why this threw me off??? Well, I noticed that I'm not use to being called by my first name anymore! At work...I'm Mrs. Wilkerson and I hear it on average a million times a day! At work when talking with co-workers...we lose the Mrs. and just call each other by our last names, so I'm Wilkerson (like we all play on a football team or something). At home...I'm honey or usually Neil and I don't have to address each other because it's understood that when we talk it's to each other. At church...I'm Sister Wilkerson or most recently Addison's mom. Talking with mom...I'm Squashbottom and she's Pookey (that was a name she came up with after I told her I wanted to call her Pookey. Talking with my sister...plain and simple I'm Sis. Nieces and nephews...I'm Aunt Kimmy on my side and Aunt Kimberly on Neil's side (I love being an "Aunt" - it's one of my favorite "names") and it's close to plain old Kimberly. To Addison...I'm mamamamamamama (my favorite) I'm sure I will be even more exciting when she directs it specifically to me and not every toy, her daddy, and/or the stranger in the store.

Do I get tired of being Mrs. Wilkerson, Wilkerson, Honey, You, Addison's mom, Squashbottom, Aunt Kimmy, Aunt Kimberly, Sis, or mamama? Not at all. Just got thrown off with just Kimberly! Random thought...I know!