Trick or Treat!

 

Charlotte dressed up as an Owl this Halloween!! Thank you Aunt Jessica for the oh so cute costume! It was nice and warm for the cold outdoors. 

 

First we stopped at Grandma LeClair's house to show off our costume and get treats! Grandma had a gift bag full of goodies!! She got 3 puzzles and some candy (that daddy tried to steal!).

Next we stopped at Aunt Terri's house! She had so much fun watching all the different costumes come and go. She wasn't exactly sure of what was going on. Lastly we went to one of my coworker's house. They had it all decorated with bubbling cauldrons and fog machines with scary music playing! Charlotte got a little scared but after some kids came and she got use to it, she was all smiles. It was really cold out and she was getting tired from the fresh air so we headed home early.

She was happy to get home in the warmth and snuggle with Grandma Grandt!!

Decorating Pumpkins!!

Last night we decorated pumpkins for Halloween!! Charlotte had so much fun picking out her pumpkin to decorate.

 

Grandma Grandt was up and got Charlotte Mr. Pumpkin Head kits to decorate her pumpkin!

 

 

She had such a blast rearranging the faces over and over again!!

 

Admiring her hard work! 

1 Year Photo Shoot (Part 2)

Here are some more of the photos from Charlotte's 1 year session. They turned out better than I could have hoped. Ruby Photography never stops amazing me!! Thanks Jen! And a big thank you to Ann Knoeck for making Charlotte's owl cake!!

1 Year Check Up

Charlotte had her one year check up today. It was a nightmare!! She absolutely hates laying down now that she can walk & run everywhere so needless to say, when it came time to lay her down to get her height and for Dr. Nick to do his check up, she threw a fit!! And that is putting it lightly! Somehow we  made it through the appointment and she was all smiles the minute it was over. Such a strong willed little girl and a big stinker! She is currently 31 3/4 inches tall which is in the 90th percentile and weighs 21lbs, 14 ounces which is the 75th percentile. She is a very tall girl and a good weight for her height. Her head circumference is 18 1/4 inches which is also the 90th percentile. Dr. Nick and the rest of the staff couldn't believe how good she is walking for only being 1 year old. She was running up and down the halls! 

She even waved and said buh bye to the office lady when it was all over. We stopped and got her a happy meal afterwards, which she wanted nothing to do with except the apples. She gobbled them up. At least we know she's a healthy eater! She is on a great bed time routine. She takes a bath every night at about 7 or 7:30 depending on how tired she is and is in bed no later than 8pm every night. We have completely cut out bottles. She has a sippy cup she takes to bed. We've also switched to night time diapers and she's sleeping through the night. It has been quite a challenge making the changes but luckily it didn't take too long for her to adjust. She's getting so tall that pretty soon we're going to have to upgrade her crib for a toddler bed, she is almost too long for it now!

Her next appointment is at 15 months old. Hopefully she does better at that appointment than she did at this one!

First Birthday Party

 

Charlotte's First Birthday Party was this Sunday. So many friends and family came to share in the celebration. We can't thank all of you enough for the generous gifts and for traveling all the way for her special day. We love you all very much. 

 

We did a Tangerine and Fushia colored party with pumpkins (for our little pumpkin) and owls (of course!).

Ann from Annibell's Cakes made peanut butter cupcakes and a banana cake just for the birthday girl. They were so cute and extra yummy!! Grandma Grandt made chocolate #1 suckers among lots of other treats!!

 

Charlotte was watching Papa put a time capsule together. She's not allowed to open it until her 18th Birthday!! October 10th, 2030!! 

Major sugar high! She got a hold of a chocolate sucker!

Blowing out her birthday candle!!

 

She wasn't too sure about the frosting at first but she dug into it once she tasted the banana!

 

Getting more frosting from the cupcakes.

 

 

Her BFF Brody came!!

And her cousin Isaac was there to play!! He just turned 7 months the day before the party! Such a cutie.

Helping Daddy open birthday presents!! 

 

Her and Brody playing with their cell phones.

 

Checking out her new teapot!!

 Aunt Jenni and Aunt Jessica got her a growth chart!! So pretty.

 She loved opening and closing the musical card from Nana & Papa!

 Isaac in his birthday hat!!

 She LOVED her tent from her cousin's Parker & Addison!! She played all day and night in that!

 Playing in her tent with Aunt Ricki and the new drum set she got her. Might be her favorite new toy....thanks Aunt Ricki.

It was a fun 3 hours and Charlotte took a nice long nap afterwards. Again, we can't thank all of you enough for coming to Charlotte's party. We love you all!!

Thank you!