Thursday, March 25, 2010

21 months, Thousands of Smiles, Countless Happy Memories...and our 100th Post!

Once again she is back and excited about the 100th Post on her BabyBlog.


Here is our girl enjoying some warm early spring weather, she has loved getting back outside and has a lot of fun in the back yard.

Laughing as she exchanges growls with her Dad- a little trick I use to get her to smile for the camera.

This was a nice day...

Playing with some toys and her new soccer ball. She is getting much better at playing independently.


Preparing to kick her first real soccer ball. We picked it up for her yesterday and I can't wait to practice with her in the yard. She can kick it but no dribbling yet.
One frame later after she kicked the ball, camera wasn't fast enough to catch it.

70% of people admit anonymously to picking their nose...4% admit to eating it... thankfully we are not in that exclusive club.

Having fun with Dad...

This is the first of a series of three pictures showing one of Charlotte's favorite tasks - being a helper for her mom. One of the ways she helps is to grab the dog food bowl from mom at the door and deliver it to the rack.

Here she is carrying the bowl to the waiting rack...being an excellent helper.

And...the second bowl wasn't so lucky....a little spill that was handled in stride by our little helper.

Charlie grins will thinking about our up coming trip to Florida... we are all very excited.

Today produced a new and exciting game..stroller/cart racing around the first floor. Charlotte really enjoyed being chased around with her cart. Rough on the back's of us old folks but well worth the fun.

Shot 2 of mom in pursuit during this game that is sure to be a steady hit for an increasingly active lil girl.

Purple bear found his way to our house from Grandma Rose's and got a stroller ride today. Each day there are anywhere from 2 to 4 stuffed animals and toys that make the trek back and forth depending upon Charlie's fancy.

On the stroll....

With Dad on the back deck on St. Patrick's Day.

Whoops..this one got in here twice..enjoy it again!

The water in Mom's bottle always tastes better than the water in her own sippy.

Leapin' Lizards...if you don't know that phrase than apparently you don't watch the movie Annie every other day like we do. It has quickly become Charlotte's favorite and she loves the songs, dancing, and of course Sandy.

We had an awesome night with our friends Jess and Josh and their daughter Sutton. Pizza and beer for the adults and the time of her young life for Charlie.

It took Charlotte about 90 minutes to warm up to Sutton (2.5 years old) but once she did they had a great time playing.

This was the first time we had ever seen Charlie actually play with another kid and it was so much fun. We can't wait to get her around Sutton and other kids to see her enjoying play the way she did this night.

For a week after this night every day Charlotte would ask for "Dutton" and would look around the house for her.

Cool picture taken by Mom, Charlotte loves to look out the windows and say "Hi" and "ByeBye" to everyone.

Mmmmmmm.......

In mid-February Charlie got a horrific cold that seemed to last for the whole month. Here she is in between sneezes.

If this doesn't epitomize what it feels like to be sick I don't know what does. I speak from experience as I caught this cold and proceeded to sniffle and annoy co-workers for an additional two weeks. Kid germs are the worst!


That's it for now, Charlotte is doing great and we are having more fun than ever. We will check in with pics from our trip to Florida upon our return. Stay classy and thanks for stoppin' by.