Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day weekend we went down to Grandma & Grandpa Grandt's house in Illinios. It was so much fun on the farm!! There were baby ducks and bunnies and all sorts of animals. Charlotte got a new pool and a some new toys too! Grandma always spoils her rotten. She had such a good time meeting all the new people and experiencing new things!!

Going for a walk in the stroller my mom borrowed. It's super cushioned and lays back flat so needless to say.........

 

She fell asleep in it quite often!!

 

Friday night she had a hard time falling asleep with the nasty storms. She eventually passed out in this position! Thanks for letting us use your room Uncle Mitch! She refused to sleep in the pack and play so she once again, shared a bed with Mommy. She is a complete bed hog too. She loves to snuggle which I don't mind. She would roll right up into me and fall asleep.

The next morning we understood why she couldn't sleep. The storms were so bad the house got hit by lighting! This is right outside of the room Charlotte and I slept in. Thank goodness the house didn't set on fire!

Saturday is was super hot outside so we laid a blanket under one of the giant trees out front and played for a while.

She dug right into the basket of toys and went to town! Look how big those feet are! She's going to be a such a tall girl when she gets older.

 

Taking a moment to smell Mommy's favorite flowers, Peonies!!

 

Has her Memorial Day Crab Suit on!

 

Cute little Crab butt!

 

Baby Ducks and Bunnies.

 

Playing in her new pool with Mr. Turtle.

 

Daddy wasn't too excited about her first bikini!!

 

Playing in the Air Conditioned front porch! Too hot outside.

 

Sunday night we had a huge bonfire and Charlotte got to play with her glow necklaces!!

 

Three generations of amazing women!!

 

Grandpa loaded up the wagon with hay and pull everyone on a hayride with the tractor. Charlotte had a blast! She loved watching Grandpa on the tractor and riding behind him.

6 Month pictures (part 2)

I have really been slacking on the blog updates so this post is WAY behind...however, in my defense, when you live in the northwoods, internet is slow and when I say slow, I mean Sssslllllllooooowwww!!
Here are some more of Little C's 6 month pictures from the photo shoot with Ruby Photography. Hopefully at her 9 month shoot we get some better ones of her and cousin Isaac. She kept smacking him in the face and on the head so the pictures were limited with the two of them! That's our girl, beating up the boys already!

Nothing comes between a little girl and her Daddy.

 

My traveling cutie!

 

Cousins!

 

Charlotte Rae says, "You're fired!"

 

Picture would be much better with me cropped out! I look like a goon!

 

Cutest girl in the world!

Water Baby Classes

The last month Charlotte has been taking swimming lessons at the local YMCA. She is definitely a fish!! My little guppy. She loves swimming, she kicks and splashes. She is the only one in the class that hasn't cried once! She goes under water and likes to blow bubbles and will even sit on the edge of the pool and then dive in face first. She pops up with wide eyes and a smile. I can't wait to take her swimming this summer in the lake.
The best part about being in the classes is that it's extra time she gets to spend with her buddy Brody from Daycare!! They have so much fun together as do Brody's Mom Janelle and I do! I think it helps having them there together.

 

Charlotte and Brody pushing off the side of the pool!

 

 

Touching the side for a winning finish!

 

 

All smiles!

 

Janelle and Brody

 

Getting ready to dive in!

Maybe by next summer I can have her waterskiing!!Her last class was last night and she even received a certificate. Her instructor Karen told her to "keep kicking like a frog"!!

7 Months

Our little Charlotte Rae is 7 months old today! She has grown so much in the last month and has learned so many things.

She's been practicing eating by herself.......VERY messy! 

We've also been working on using a sippy cup instead of the bottle!

She is such a silly girl!

She fell asleep on our walk with Nana and Mason.

She is SO close to crawling! She can get up, move backwards and starts to move forward, however, she forgets to move her hands and does a face plant! 

Again, sleeping on another walk!

She loves her new stuffed owl.

She has her very own lawn chair for sitting around the campfire this summer!

Trying on her shades and getting ready for summer!

We had some cooler weather after being in the 70s so Grandma LeClair put her in a coat and away they went on a walk! She'll grow into the coat sooner than later.

After their long walk she passed right out!

She always has a smile when playing in her Jenny jump up!!

Playing in her jump-a-roo at Grandma and Grandpa LeClair's.

Grandma Grandt came up for a weekend visit and they bundled up for a walk.

Helping Mommy with the laundry.

She plays all day long in the jump-a-roo at daycare!!