Apple Picking

Near the end of September, we went to Eckert's to pick apples. A few weeks ago we went again for pumpkins, but I don't have the pictures since we forgot our camera AGAIN. I'm waiting on the pictures from my parents' camera. We had a great time both trips!

We went on a rainy day. We practically had the place to ourselves!

Checking out the petting zoo. Charlotte was a little unsure.

Protect me, Daddy!

Charlotte loved the apple spinner. She rode it twice!

Charlotte's excitement is obvious. Daddy, however, looks a little sea sick.

Down the mine shaft!

Mom, can't you see it's raining?

Eating succotash while waiting for the rains to subside

Waiting for the wagon to take us to the orchard

Charlotte's first apple, straight from the tree

Helping Mommy pick apples

Yay!

Enjoying her second apple of the day. Piggy.

Funnel Cake while waiting for the jack-o-lobber

So precious!

Driving the tractor with Daddy

Please, Mom? Can't I have just one more?

Tuckered out after a long, fun day!

To get you in the Halloween mood...

We present "Charlotte: The Thriller Edition"

A Day at the Park

We tried to get Charlotte out as much as possible while the weather was still warm. We knew it wouldn't be long before we would have to find indoor fun! One day after work I met Matt and Charlotte at Carondelet Park. We had a great time!

Coming to get Daddy

Sad we have to go home

Where did this little girl come from?

Random Thoughts

Since our computer issues have prevent me from updating recently (yay for a new laptop tomorrow! Thanks, Mom!), I have decided to post a few random thoughts I've had about Charlotte the last month or so. Sorry, no pictures.

1. Charlotte is a walking fool. It is so strange to see my baby walking. It's like all of a sudden I'm the parent of a toddler! Craziness.

2. Charlotte has a boyfriend at daycare. His name is Harvey. He'll come up to greet her when I drop her off. So cute! The teachers at Growing Footprints told me that Charlotte and Harvey are the best behaved babies in their class and therefore a match made in heaven. However, when they told me this, Harvey was crying in timeout, so I'm not sure what exactly is required to be the "best" behaved.

3. Charlotte loves to dance. She bends her names, shakes her head and arms, and will often clap to the rhythm. My girl has rhythm! A future percussionist maybe?

4. Because of Charlotte's love of music and dancing, we watch So You Think You Can Dance together while Daddy is at his physics class. She loves it! She claps after they're done and when there is commentary, she looks at me like, "Ok, Mom. Fast forward to the good stuff!"

5. Charlotte loves apples. If you think there is anything cuter than a little girl taking a bite out of an apple, you would be wrong. Pictures coming later to emphasize the point.

6. And in a self-serving, pat-myself-on-the-back moment, I ran a half-marathon! Charlotte played an integral role in me crossing the finishing line. She and Matthew were waiting to cheer me on at mile 11, just as I was ready to quit. Charlotte saw me coming, started clapping and running/toddling toward me and I knew I could cross that finish line for her. Don't want her to think Mommy is a quiter!

7. I love my daughter. She is the best!

*Sigh* We haven't forgotten you...

Still waiting on the computer front. I had no idea how dependant I was on the Internet until both of our computers died! I can't wait to share all of Charlotte's new adventures! I just can't get over how different she looks every time I take her picture. She just turns into more of a little girl every day. My baby girl is growing up. :(

Stick with us- hopefully we'll have a working computer in the next few days!

Updates coming soon!

My computer went kaput, so we're waiting on a new battery. As such, I can't upload any new pictures, so no new posts! Hopefully one of our computers will be working again soon and I can show you all of Charlotte's new tricks, including... wait for it... FIRST STEPS!!!