joe:renee:addison

Our two little heartbreakers...

2009-07-28T14:29:00.003-04:00

Here are a few pictures from over the course of a few weeks. Enjoy!

aren't they sooooo cute!

Eisley sleeping at the beach!

Eisley Brinn!!!!! 3 Weeks old

2009-06-09T22:51:00.002-04:00

Here is what you have been waiting for... Enjoy!

LIfe with 2!

2009-06-06T11:54:00.003-04:00

Life has been really fun and yet really challenging the last 3 weeks. We welcomed our new little baby girl into the world on the 17th. Eisley Brinn weighed in at 7lb.11oz. and 19 3/4 inches long. She is perfect and in my opinion looks nothing like Addison. She has a full head of dark hair. I find myself just playing with it constantly. Joe can't help but give her a mohawk each time he holds her. Addi is adjusting really well and loves helping out with putting diapers in the trash and getting burb rags for me and giving her baths and changing her clothes.

We had another home birth and things went picture perfect. This time i was able to labor and deliver in a portable tub. It was awesome. I don't believe i will ever labor again without one. I have included some appropriate pics of our labor and little Eisley. Hope you enjoy!

Joe filling the tub!

Can you believe I am 2 years old!!!!!

2009-01-14T16:26:00.005-05:00

We have had a lot of activity over the last number of weeks. We had a great Christmas with my(Renee) family. Addi loved being at grandma's house for an extended time and enjoyed playing with all her little cousins. We also celebrated Addison's 2 years birthday last night on the 13th. We had her two closest little girl friends (Mabri Miller and Viola Nye) over for pizza, cake, ice-cream, and a dance party (at Addi's request of course). It is so fun and amazing to see what a little person our little Addi has become. She loves to dance and sing using whatever she can for a microphone and usually a large book for her stage. She has quite the vocabulary and really never stops talking. She is really into colors, shapes, elmo, cookie monster, books, dressing up, and playing with money. Anyways, things are great and we are all really looking forward to this spring when the new little byler joins the family and making that whole new transition again. Here are pics of our little princess. We know that's why you all get on here anyway :-)

This is one of my favorite pics of addi. She found some dress up clothes at church and was so proud to show them off.

These are the new elmo underwear that we are all so excited about!

Pictures from the Birthday Party!

How cute is that!

Happy Holidays!

2008-11-30T15:50:00.005-05:00

Well we have just returned home from a wonderful yet exhausting time in P.A. with Joe's family. We left on Wednesday evening and came home late Saturday night. We had a great time until Addi came down with her first flew bug on Friday morning. With the wonderful assistance of Grandma Byler we survived all the throwing up and explosive diarrhea. I thought i would show you a few pics of Addison enjoying the several inches of snow at Grandma and Grandpa's house before she got sick.

We also have been working on potty training with addi. She is so close to having it down and she is not even 2 yet. Amazing! Anyways, Things are going well here with the Byler home. We are really looking forward to this holiday season. We loving being here in the city where all the hustle and bustle seems to be. I (renee) have already been playing lots of Christmas music which Joe finds completely annoying. We have many things coming up this season that we can't help but be excited. There are friends with babies coming soon, Nasty Christmas Sweater parties to attend, lots of excuses to eat really yummy food, church Christmas programs to see, time spent with loved ones, and of course the pure look of joy and excitement when addi finds out that we are getting a Christmas tree and that it will have candy canes on it.
Well, i need to run but wanted to wish you all a happy holidays! I hope you enjoy the pics.

Addi playing dress-up in her big girl underwear!

Life in the fast lane . . .

2008-09-18T13:21:00.006-04:00

Wow, we have been so busy since march. Joe has been transitioning out of his job at MCF and is now working as the worship and arts director at Veritas. (the church plant in Columbus that we have joined) Along with the job move we also rented out our home in the "burg" and moved to a tiny but cozy apartment in the Short North of Columbus. We live right on the corner of 5th Avenue and High Street. (for those of you who would like to Google us and see where we are) We love being in the city again. We are enjoying how little we spend on gas because we walk or ride our bikes everywhere. Addi especially loves to ride bikes. We found a used bike seat and helmet for her and she begs to go for rides.
So if all this isn't enough change and excitement, we just found out we are pregnant again! We are really excited and are expecting the little one the first weak of May. However, i don't get that excited when i realize that we will have another little one in this little apartment. Oh well, it is just another reason for me to work on mastering my skills in organization and tidiness.
We have to confess that we have been so blessed in all of this transition. We have had so much support and love of family and friends. We realize that it is only by the grace of God that we have transitioned so well and been able to get through all the stress and still have smiles on our faces. So, thank you, to all of you. You know who you are. We love you so much.
Anyways, here are some pics of our new place and of course our adorable little Addi.

Here is our new little home . . .

Here is addi making chocolate chip cookies with daddy . . .

Happy Easter!!!!

2008-03-23T17:03:00.005-04:00

So, it is easter afternoon and we are hanging out at our adoptive family's home "brooke and brian miller". We seem to have made our selves very welcome here with all our family being quite a distance from us. we truly are so thankful for all our dear friends that we are surrounded with here in ohio. we really are blessed. so, this being easter I (renee) of course had to get my little girl all foo fooed up for the special occasion. She wore a dress that was given to us by a friend from church that was meant to be worn last easter. However, since we have been quite age proportionally challenged, we wore it this year even though it is only a 3-6 month size. Anyways, we have enjoyed our lazy sunday afternoon of great food and lounging around. I have a couple pictures of addi and then a few of mabri and addi together with a little easter treat courtesy Brooke.
Yesterday, joe and i were out in the yard staking out our garden for the summer and we had little addi all bundled up so she could run around and have fun as well. While we were not watching she totally dug into a huge clump of mud. So enjoy those pictures as well. :-)

this is totally a huge snot bubble!!!!!!!!!!

Almost 14 months old ...............

2008-03-08T20:43:00.009-05:00

So, i have gotten lax in getting things updated. Sorry! Well to get you updated on all things addi, i must first begin by saying that she is quite the little hyper-hypo. I don't know if any of you ever saw any of those Saturday Night live sketches with the hyper-hypo kid. Well, that is just a glimpse of our current reality. She is so much fun right now with all the walking, talking, and attitude at times. We are daily amazed and surprised at how quickly she seems to pick up on things. A few weeks ago she started telling me when she had pooped in her diaper. That just happens to be one of my favorite things that she does. it is just so cute. She loves books and will point out animals and things as we call them out. what a little smarty-pants.
We have truly been blessed by how healthy our little girl has been. Just a few snotty noses and one little cough and we have survived the winter. i just put her on the scale a few days ago and she is only reading at (almost:-) 17 pounds. But she is getting longer. Her pants are quickly turning into capri pants for the summer:-) Anyways i know you are all here for the pictures anyhow. So, here are the pics.

This is addi at her first birthday party covered in chocolate cake!!!!!!!!

Joe brought a key board home and it is now addi's new favorite toy. She stands and plays it and i hear her singing songs as she plays.

Daddy and Addi both reading.

This last weekend ohio had twenty some inches of snow. So daddy took the oportunity to teach addi how to use a sled, make snowballs, eat snow, and dig tunnels. She loved it and never once complained from being cold.

I am one year old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-01-13T16:46:00.000-05:00

Christmas has passed along with the new year and i have just now found time to update the blog. Things are back into full swing with us here at the Byler home . . . Joe is back in school, photography is getting busier, and Addison is walking so obviously there is no rest for the weary.
Addison really enjoyed Christmas with both sets of grandparents and all the aunts and uncles. She was not shy about opening gifts. Then again, what kid is, right? She has been slowly gaining confidence this last month in the walking department and this week decided to take the plunge. We were so excited. It seems so unreal that a year has already gone by and little Addi is walking. She is almost 17 lbs. and is 27 inches long. She is still very petite and cute at a button. She plays "patty cake" really well. Her favorite part is "rolling" it. She is also saying a few words like kitty, daddy, hat, hot, and sometimes mama!
We are very excited about our birthday party we will be sharing with best friend Mabri mMiller on the 27th of this month. Our theme for the party is hot pink, black, and of course, poka dots!
Anyways, on to the good stuff that you all keep coming back for . . . pictures!

new new red bike from mom and dad! She was so excited she was drooling uncontrollably!!!!!

I love candy canes!!!!!!!!

video games with daddy

mommy took my one year pictures . . .

out little "booger" is growin up!

2007-12-05T13:23:00.000-05:00

This is addi enjoying our first snow fall this winter. She had a lot of fun playing.

this is pure energy! it is amazing how she can destroy a house in a matter of minutes.

I took some pictures of addi and her best friend mabri for holloween. they were little clowns.

These are some our latest family pictures.

It is amazing how fast time is flying by. We are closing in on one year. Unbelievable! Addi is so close to walking. It will be any day now. She also is really picking up on some signs we have been teaching her like, thankyou, please, drink, more, and all done. She is also saying, "kitty" and "dadda". She is weighing in at a whopping 16.2! Yes we are still wearing 3/6 month cloths. However, she eats us out of house and home. This girl loves her food.
It is so much fun right now being able to be at home with her. We just put up our Christmas tree the other week and it is all i can do to keep her from tearing it to pieces. This too shall pass, right?
Sorry for the long wait for the updates. I just don't get as much done as i used to. Blessings and happy holidays to all of you from the Bylers.

Fall is here!!!!!!!

2007-10-23T09:27:00.001-04:00

Yesterday, the three of us decided to take advantage of the beautiful fall day. So, we packed up and headed to John Bryan State Park. We spent the morning hiking and taking pictures of the fall colors. We packed a lunch and then lazed in the park on a blanket for a couple of hours. Then we headed into Yellow Springs. (for those of you who are unfamiliar this is also known as "hippy town") After walking around town we hit Young's Dairy on the way home. Man they have great icecream! Addi loved all the activity. She is such a content little girl. All morning she was content to ride in the snugli with daddy and pull leaves off of the trees. Over lunch she willing fell asleep in the stroller for a little nap.

Here are some pics of our day...

These are some pics of our adorable little "punkin". I just couldn't help myself.

Addi is doing great. Yes, she is still small for her age. She is 9 months and still wearing mostly 0-3 month clothes and size one diapers. I don't know that she will ever catch up :-) However that does not seem to affect her energy or mobility. She is constantly on the go. She is so close to walking. I really don't think it will be that long. She is also saying her first word, "kitty." Yes, she loves Monti our cat. It is no doubt that he would be her first word.
We have switched over to a new diaper called "g diapers." We have been very happy with them. They are a cloth diaper that is very user friendly and also adorable. I sewed all my own cloth inserts for the diapers. So far we are very happy with them. We decided to make the change not only for the financial ramifications but also just the guilty feeling i had knowing we were contributing to the landfill full of disposable diapers that won't break down for over 5oo years. So, it is one small thing i can do to make a difference.
Well, i think that is all for now.
the byler fam . . .

little miss Addi...

2007-10-07T21:34:00.000-04:00

so, addi learned to talk on the phone... guess we'll have to get her a cell phone soon.

and she like to play peek-a-boo...

Ahwwww, what a cute family!

2007-09-21T14:17:00.000-04:00

i just loved this little family picture and wanted to share it all with you!

Family Vaction!!!!!!!

2007-09-20T23:10:00.000-04:00

Yes we did get away this summer for a wonderful and much needed family vacation. However, we did a lot of driving in the car. Addi did suprisingly well. We spent a week in Charelston, on the beach, with my family (renee). We had such a great time relaxing and swimming. Addi loved the water, mostly the sand, but still she loved it nontheless! While we were gone Addi turned 7 months. She is also started crawling. Well, at least her style of crawling. She does the "army crawl" everywhere.

Addi's first sand castle that daddy helped build. She loved hanging out with cousin Rachel while on vacation.

Addi loved sitting at the waters edge at the beach. She would scream with delight when the water would rush in and then back out again. But this one time the water got the best of her . . .

Watch out Addi!!!!!!!!

Daddy was there to quickly pick her up and wipe the sand from her eyes and face. She sure got a mouth full of sand but she didn't seem to mind all that much.

Nap time on the beach! She slept so well in her little make shift tent.

Swimming in the pool. She was a good little swimmer. No fear! She would splash and get her face all wet and laugh like crazy.

This is addi's very common, "mommy i am so full" face. She can't seem to hold her tongue in when her little belly is full.
She is such a good little eater. She has not turned her nose up at anything. She is 13.6 lbs. and is 27 inches long. She is just now starting to wear some 3-6 month clothing. I don't know what to do with this petite little thing. With everything she eats i don't understand how she can still be so small. Oh well. She is healthy and happy and very advanced. She also has her two bottom teeth in. Boy is this teething thing fun!

Since turning 8 months old she is pulling herself up to her feet and walking along furniture. I can't believe that she is able to do that yet. She still seems to little to be doing things like that. I don't believe it will be long before she just takes off. She spends most of her days chasing Monti "the cat" all over the house. He doesn't seem to mind too much. She is also waving goodbye and every once in a while i can get her to play patty cake with me. How the time is flying by. Joe keeps jokeing that we will be post-poning her 1 year birthday till she is big enough to be a one year old.
Well, that is it for now. Keep checking back for the new 9 month pics coming in october.

flyin' on five

2007-06-14T21:18:00.000-04:00

This is just a glimps of the energy that Addi seems to have these days... boy are we in for it when she figures out how to crawl.

I am still trying to figure some things out as you can see . . .

"Hey everybody, look at me!

This was my first time at the Columbus Zoo. I was so impressed with the baby goats!

This is my first time meeting Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Byler. We had such a good time together.

Yeah, mommy started me on rice cereal at five months. I really did not like it all that much the first time but it is yummy now. I was so interested in mommy and daddy's food and would get mad when they would eat and I couldn't have any. I am so curious.

Our Lil' Booger

2007-05-14T21:55:00.000-04:00

Lil' Booger ( addi's endearing nickname) is now 10.4 lb. 23.75 in. long and jabbers non stop. You think I am exagerating but I am not. Just the other day she jabbered the whole way into Urbana, through walmart, and all the way home. Boy does she have some stories to tell!

I can hardly believe that 4 months has passed by already. However, I must say that i am really enjoying this stage of smiles and giggles. It is amazing how little i get done in a day simply because i am having so much fun playing with addi and introducing her to new things. Motherhood is so much more rewarding than i ever thought possible and so much more work than i ever expected. Nevertheless, we are doing well. Nights are still rough going at times but we get though them

We thank God everyday for this new little blessing in our lives. We are so thankful for her health and wonderful personality. We can tell already this little girl has some big personality and lots of pizazz. What a wonderful journey we have a head of us. - Renee

Check out addi's favorite passtime these days...

Videos of the Addison talking and finding her thumb...

2007-04-16T18:51:00.000-04:00

Here a few short videos of addison finding her voice...

and she's found her thumb...

What??? 12 weeks already???

2007-04-07T11:26:00.000-04:00

Its hard to believe that little addi is already 12 weeks old. It seems like she was born just yesterday. She continues to talk to us more and more with little coos and gagas and usually we can get her to crack a big smile (if she is in a good mood). She hates the transitional processes of walking up and/or going to sleep, usually crying up a storm, but once she's asleep/awake, she a fairly content baby... At twelve weeks, she weighs 9lb 6oz, and is 22 1/2 inches long. So she's growing good and although it doesn't seem like it, she is putting the milk in places other then her pamper.

So we are a little "trigger happy" when it comes to taking pictures,,, but she's just so cute!

it's a bird? it's a plane? NO! Its SUPER-ADDI!!!

9 weeks old and just gettin' more cute...

2007-03-20T20:24:00.000-04:00

Here is little addi all bundled up for a walk. She likes going for walks in her stroller with mommy and/or daddy...

(mommy's little cuddle bear...)

Addi just chillin' out...

"is it time to eat yet???"

She's starting to find her thumb more often,

Addi is responding more and more each day with little coos and gagas and smiles... She is now 9 weeks old and weighs in at a whopping 8lb, 8oz,,, She is sleeping a little longer at nights which is very appreciated by her dad and mom.
We took Addi to her first big screen movie the other night. As we arrived in the theater, she was fussing a bit in her carseat. As we took our seats and got her out of her carseat she continued to fuss until she saw the big screen lit up with the previews. She was wide eyed and immediatly stopped crying... I guess we have a movie watcher on our hands...

7 week-aroos

2007-03-02T22:10:00.000-05:00

Well, here's the latest pic of the little bundle of joy,,, She's 7 weeks old and starting to "talk" to us and every once in a while we get a little smile.

Mom and Dad are adjusting well to the new member of the family. Coffee (or anything with caffine) has become a good friend. Addi is getting the hang of sleeping at night, but sometimes she doesn't seem to get whole concept. Here she is introduced to the "starbucks".

ONE MONTH OLD!!!

2007-02-12T18:18:00.000-05:00

Addi is now 4 weeks old...

The beautiful mom with the beautiful baby

she seems to be pondering something important...

Addi hanging out with her new friend, Mabri Quin Miller, daughter of Brian and Brooke Miller.

new pics of the little girl,,,

2007-02-06T18:57:00.000-05:00

GO COLTS!!! Addi at the super bowl,,,

"the wonderful thing about tiggers, are tiggers are wonderful things, their tops are made of rubber, their bottoms are made of springs..."

Yeay!!! Bath Time!!! Little Addi loves her baths!

Little Addi is still figuring out this big, big world! She is sleeping pretty good most of the time. She has her fussy moments, but dispite depriving her mom and dad of a few hours of sleep, she has been awesome.

more pics of the beautiful little girl,,,

2007-01-26T22:40:00.000-05:00

Whats going on????

possibly in the process of "filling a diaper",,,

Two days old...

2007-01-15T17:34:00.000-05:00

Littly Addi adjusting to this big wide world,,,

Daddy hangin' out with his little girl

I think Renee is actually glowing,,,
(note: the "Colts" blanket is a gift from the her sister in Indiana. But to keep at peace with me, she also gave us a "Steelers" blanket...)

And here are the proud grandparents.

Everyone is doing great. Renee is catching up on her sleep (a little here and there) and is feeling better each day. Little Addison is healthy and for the most part, a pretty content little baby. (Last night was as little rough, but i hear that's normal for a two day old baby)
We feel so blessed with Addison's arrival and we are enjoying the beginning days as "the byler family"

the baby girl has arrived!!!

2007-01-13T20:23:00.000-05:00

May we introduce you to Addison Rae Byler

Born January 13th, 4:45pm

7lb 11oz, 19 3/4 inches long

She has been very active so far. Looking around with her eyes open.

We thank God for a very healthy, beautiful daughter.

7 months and counting...

2006-10-19T21:20:00.000-04:00

So here's the mother at 7 months. The baby's last checkup showed everything normal and healthy. Only two months to go until the Jan 5 due date. (how big will that tummy get???) It seems that the need for a "foot rub" seems to be increasing at a steady, and somewhat scary, rate. (and so is her appetite.)

...and here is the happy couple.

...and maybe i'm just a little excited/scared/apprehensive/happy/totally stoked.

the blog of joe and renee

2006-09-28T22:39:00.000-04:00

so, this is the site for all our friends and family from across the nation and world to check in and stay in touch with our lives as we move closer and closer to the birth of our child. Please leave us comments. We would love to hear from you. Check in from time to time. We will try to keep the updates farly current.

the BABE at 6 months

2006-09-28T22:22:00.000-04:00

So this is the wife, large with child at 6 months.
The pregnancy has been going well. The baby has been moving a lot lately. (I belive it's practicing the drums or shaping up for soccer training.) I (joe) am able to feel the kid jumpin' around in there.
The latest check-up shows that everything is normal and healthy with a Due Date of Jan 5th. (oh yeah)
Well, thats all for now.
-peace-