1st Day of School

Charlotte had her 1st day of Mother's Day Out this morning. She was excited to pack her backpack and tote around her lunch box.

Can't you feel her excitement??!!

That excitement lasted throughout the car ride and into the school but ended as we were walking to her classroom. She suddenly stopped and said, "No Mama No, Car, Car, CAR!"

I picked her up and as I was carrying her to the classroom, I explained to her that she'd have fun with her friends and that Mommy would be back soon. She wasn't buying it too much, but she acted like such a big girl and went into her classroom well. I received a call from the director shortly afterwards saying that Charlotte was having a wonderful time and "acting like she'd been there her whole life" ~ such wonderful news for a mom to hear!!

This is Charlotte's teacher walking her to the car. (We have to drive up in a carpool line and wait for the staff to bring our kids to the car and put them in the car seat themselves.)

She's growing up too fast!

Singing in the Rain

It has rained in Dallas everyday since last Friday. We aren't complaining because we really need the rain, but we're really missing the outside! My sweet friend, Amber, gave me this umbrella as a hostess gift and Charlotte has loved playing outside with it since.

Our beautiful baby

Bad Bug

Last Tuesday, Charlotte got a bad virus and had to miss her 1st day of Mother's Day Out. Fortunately she did not have the flu or strep, but nonetheless, was sick with high fevers. Our poor baby had a hard couple of days but is much better now and back to her active self.

Twirling

Charlotte is so fun to be around. Her laugh is contagious and her sweet voice melts your heart. She is growing into such a girly girl. She loves shoes, purses, sequins, lipstick, and TWIRLING! She loves to twirl and twirl until she falls down.

Unfortunately, these pictures are reversed... sorry, but you still get the picture.

Rangers Game

My family came down to go to the Ranger's game last Saturday night. They drove with friends whom had the opportunity of inviting everyone to a suite. We had a great time, but I didn't watch any of the game. I can't even tell you who won. But, I can tell you that Charlotte loved running around and playing with the other kids. We took some fun pictures of the evening. 

Finally....

Well, to answer some of your questions, I'm still blogging. We just had a small mishap with our camera. All is well now though. 

Last month Justin had a work trip to Portland, Maine and I got to tag along. I've always wanted to go to Maine, so this was a perfect opportunity to get a taste of it. Plus the timing could not have been better given that Dallas temps have been HOT!! Maine was so lovely! It lived up to all my expectations. The only reason I came home was for our sweet Charlotte. 

Below are a few pics from the trip.

We flew into Portland, but then drove up the coast to Boothbay Harbor. Boothbay is a VERY cute little town. Great food and icecream!

I'm waiting patiently to return!!

4th of July

We had fun 4th of July! 

We went to the Lakewood Parade in the morning and then stayed up to watch fireworks. This year Charlotte got to enjoy it. I think she had a lot of practice from Disney World to prepare herself for the action.  

Little Miss America