Happy Siblings!

Just so you could see my cute, grown-up bros. This was at Max's wedding last fall. So cute!

What's goin' on?

We made cookies for St. Patrick's Day. Charlotte loves to cook and she has to sit on the counter to be involved.

Charlotte loves to read. Whenever we can't find her, this is where she is. She reads out loud to herself, it it so cute. I try to record it but she always catches me.

I forgot to take pictures on Easter. We had a very fancy dinner at my mom's. It was fun to have the family together, it seems that gets harder to do all the time.

More cooking. FYI: There were no toes in the cookies! :) Charlotte likes to pretend she is cooking. She takes the measuring cups and spoons and bangs them in the mixer.

I took this video for Uncle Hans. She is getting very big and loves to talk.

Cute Boys

What is it about these pictures that makes me cry?

I love my brothers.

Binky Free!

Last Friday, Charlotte woke up with a bad rash around her mouth from sucking her binky so hard. I decided that was it, the binky had to go. That night, I bought some Oreo cookies and had her throw her binkies in the garbage can in return for the Oreos. A couple nights of whimpers and not so good naps, and we are BINKY FREE! Having her throw them away herself was the key, she never asked for it after that, just whined a little. I can't believe how easily she gave that up.

Sometimes I miss that innocent baby face with a binky, but I will get over it!

January 2009

Watching a movie with Jaidan.

Reading books with Dada.

Cry baby! Mad because I am trying to take a picture and she would rather hold the camera.

Bedtime Snack.

Cheezer!

December 2009

12/22 - Santa! The line for Santa was crazy. Charlotte kept saying "Ho Ho" all through line. I kept thinking that she might be ok with him, but no such luck. It's a good thing we didn't pay for pictures.

12/23 - I got called from Charlotte's daycare because they thought she had the flu. Luckily she was just very tired and probably wanted to hang out with Mom. She passed out in the car and when she got up later that afternoon, she was just fine.

12/24 - Chrismas Eve - We went to my mom's for a great dinner and presents. Charlotte and Hudson had to take a bath before present time, of course.

Charlotte wanted to open all the presents and Hudson was not interested at all.

12/25 - By Christmas morning, Charlotte had lost her steam and had little interest in the presents, but loved her new ornament.

Family Photos, October 2009

It's an Update!

Alright, it's a long one, so here goes....
Charlotte is so much fun. She has the sweetest faces and copies our expressions. I love that when we give her something she doesn't like or tell her to not do something, she gives us a perplexed expression, much like what we give her when we don't like what she's doing.
She gabs all day, definitely a happy talker. Her language is not entirely English, but she can say: shoes, meow (more like a squeak), hot dog, please (peee), thank you (tane-tu, and always with a bow of the head), “kuh” means – book, cup, car, cookie (kookee), Dada, eewwie (response to anything doing with diaper, stink, or poop), no, yah, grandpa (gra-ga), oh Cute (oo ute), pretty (pee-y), bow (oh), but still no Mama, or any word that has a M or B, they confuse her and come out in a form of G’s, E’s, and O’s.
I have school twice a week and Josh picks Charlotte up from daycare. She stands at the door and watches for him, saying “Dada”. I came home from school the other night and she was so excited to see me (usually she is asleep), she ran to me and gave me a big 2-minunte long hug. It made my whole week and I almost cried. On Wednesday nights, Josh has ceramics and doesn’t come home until late. When Charlotte and I get home from work, she walks in the door looking and calling for “Dada”. Too cute.
She loves her shopping cart and loads up every baby she can and pushes them around. Her favorite leisurely activity is reading. I wish I could get her on video reading a book. She goes through each page and alters her voice for the pages. Books, books, books, she loves books.
Charlotte loves to carry around bags and empty them, especially my purse and wallet. It’s always fun when you can’t find your debit card and then it appears in the cat food.
She has become so sweet and will sit on the couch with Josh and I for a few minutes. She is such a good girl. She is a total creature of habit and likes to wake up, eat, play, nap, and go to bed on her perfect schedule. She loves to look in the mirror, wear dresses, and loves when we tell her how pretty she looks. I have been trying to teach her how to twirl in a dress, which she thinks is fun. We bought a new summer dress at Walmart and she kept trying to put it on in the store, by holding it under her neck with her chin.
She loves to visit all the Grandparent’s. One night we went out to dinner and ran into my mom buying a gift certificate. As my mom left she started to cry, so she came to the table with us to calm her down. When my mom left, Charlotte bawled for several minutes. She was so upset that Grandma wasn’t going to stay. Last week we were eating dinner at Josh’s grandparent’s house. Charlotte was tired unusually early and started to get ornery. She wanted to go home so she brought Josh and I our shoes, tried to put on her coat and shoes and walked towards the door with her bag. Everyone got a good kick out of her.
I love to stare at her and request kisses and loves, which she gives freely.

Halloween

Charlotte was a little bumblebee for Halloween. She loved her costume and wanted to wear it all the time. When we took it off, she cried. How do you get pictures of little kids who won't hold still?
Eating Halloween cookies.

Charlotte is Too Cute!

I planned on just putting some Halloween pictures today, but I couldn't resist with all these.

Charlotte & Hudson at Max & Mel's Wedding

Charlotte LOVES noodles! Pretty curls fresh out of the bath.

Kisses!