Addy and her mommy, so cute:)

Look at those little teeth! I die:)

Mike came about half way through the shoot when he got off of work - no one gets more smiles than her daddy, here is Addy seeing Mike drive up:)

So precious.

How great of a family photo is this?? And how cute are little baby sweater dresses:)

One of my favorites:)

Wouldn't every girl love to have a picture of her and her dad like this? Mike is such a great daddy:)

Photo on the left? I LOVE AUNT TINA'S LIPGLOSS!

Photo on the right? I'm pissed at Aunt Tina, she took my lipgloss away.

Ahh! Favorite number 2! Such a little nug:)

Family snuggles:)

She's juuuust about to walk on her own:)

Favorite #3!

Next we plopped her on the curb (hilarious, she just sat there babbling away to herself) while I got some shots of Jess and Mike:)

Sidenote: she was not sitting on the edge of a street, this was in a parking lot with approximately 5 cars parked - I feel like this could look dangerous if you didn't know where we were:)

Still can't believe Addy is 1 year old already!

My favorite part - the hot chocolate bar. AMAZING.

Isn't this cake amazing? And you can't even tell I actually took a huge hunk out of the icing when I took it out of the box! WOOPS. A few re-arranged snowflakes and some creative cropping....it was as good as new:)

These were my 2nd favorite part of the part - melting snowmen cookies! They were just as tasty as they look. She found a LOT of these ideas on Pinterest:)

This part was probably the most work on her end - she took a weekly photo of Addy for her ENTIRE first year. So she bought these snowflakes and printed out each weekly photo, then strung all 52 snowflakes across the living room....with a slideshow of photos running in the background:)

The cups were dipped in white chocolate and sprinkles.....add some hot chocolate, caramel and marshmallows, and you pretty much have the most amazing hot chocolate EVER.

The birthday girl and her very own mini smash cake:)

Here's the cake progression:

Touched the icing, isn't sure what to think of it:

Quickly looks to mom saying "what's on my hands??"

Starts crying because she doesn't like being dirty:)

Finally realizes she can eat it:

Claps because it's so tasty:)

I'd say this is the face of a girl who thoroughly enjoyed her first piece of cake:)

Happy Birthday Addy Marie! Aunt Tina loves you to pieces!

We'll be heading there for 5 days (a short trip) with my sister and her husband, and another couple....it's going to be amazing, and I. CAN'T. WAIT. Only a few short weeks until we leave! Happy February!

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The first week was ROUGH. To say I like my sweets is an understatement (obviously you aren't supposed to eat sugar on this diet). I had a REALLY hard time not having a little something sweet after my dinners. Plus, when you're first trying diets and trying to find recipes you like, it can be pretty hit or miss. By day 3 I wanted to stop, but good thing Jay is on board, he made me push through. So far we're about 3 weeks into our new, healthier, eating ways, and I'm glad I stuck with it. I feel a LOT better lately. And the best part of this diet? It requires you to take one cheat day a week. One day where you can eat anything and everything you want. It's just what I need to get through the week, knowing I can have anything I want to indulge on by Saturday. Mentally knowing I'm not TOTALLY cutting out everything I love really helps me get through the week:) Also - you're allowed to have red wine! I never loved red wine, but since it's allowed on the diet, I've become a fan:) That's where my January desktop came into play!

So far, after 2 weeks I'm down 6 pounds, and Jay is down 10 - I consider that a pretty huge success! We'll be adding in the exercise portion of the 4 hour body in the next week or so, I'm excited to see even more results:)

Here is my breakfast every morning - two eggs and a tomato. Even though the diet is getting easier and easier every week, it's STILL a diet. And this is how I feel a lot of times while eating:)

Happy Friday!

I wish I had that kind of graphic design skills, but alas, I do not. I'll stick to snagging the pre-designed wallpapers:) AND this wallpaper even ties into my self portrait for January....more on that soon!

Isn't her invite the cutest? (excuse the iPhone quality) I headed down early to my sister's house to help her get ready for the party this weekend, AND to celebrate my own birthday:) I told my sister my name better be on Addy's cake too, since our birthdays are two days apart. We'll see if that happens:)

I'm sure I'll be posting tons of Addy pictures when I'm home next week!

To quote a statement released from the Paterno family yesterday, "When he decided to forego a career in law and make coaching his vocation, his father Angelo had but one command: Make an impact."

Well Joe, you made your impact.

To say he made an impact is a gross understatement. He has made a difference in the lives of thousands of athletes, students, and alumni across the nation. He was a great man, and has done SO MUCH for Penn State. He dedicated his life to that university. In my opinion, he is the heart of Penn State.

I'm so proud to say I'm a Penn Stater. I'm honored that I was able to sit (or should I say stand) in the stands with JoePa coaching on the field for all four years of my college career. It blows my mind that both of my parents sat in those very same stands during their college years, with JoePa coaching on the field. He's a true legacy, and will be sorely missed.

I choose to remember Joe Paterno for all of the good he did in this world. I believe he was a great man, and it's hard to even begin to explain the impact he has made on Penn State University. He has done so much good for the school, the students, the athletes, and the alumni. His legacy will live on forever.

Joe, you will never be forgotten.

Penn State football will never feel the same without you.

You are a main reason why I'm proud to be a Penn Stater.

WE ARE!!!

Even though I was just heading down to visit Mary and the baby, I couldn't resist throwing my camera in my purse. And a swaddle wrap. And a cute hat. You know, just in case:) We had an impromptu QUICK session before I left, here are some of my favorites:)

Look at that dark hair! Mary said that's what surprised her the most:

Can anyone resist a little bear hat? I can not!

The beautiful momma:)

Eee! Look at those tiny fingers:)

His hair is wild, and I love it:)

Lee jumped in for a few:

If this one doesn't just make your heart full, I don't know what does:)

Mary, you're such a beautiful person, inside and out. I'm so glad I get to call you one of my friend, and it's been so fun watching you and your family grow.....here's to many, many more sessions!

PS - I love that Lee now associates me with taking his picture - as soon as I walked in the door he said "do you want to take my picture??"  Haha why YES Lee, yes I do:)