Jan/Feb '10

Things have been busy around the house for us, but everything's going great! A few photos to share; two of Charlotte after being basically knocked down in the Target parking lot by her parents trying to swing her, and some cute ones cheering for her favorite team!

All Dolled Up

Uncle Andrew FINALLY married Aunt Lindsey the Sunday before Thanksgiving and while I don't have any pictures of the event, I do have pictures of Charlotte all dolled up and ready to go to the wedding. These pictures were actually taken the day after since both Charlotte and I were insanely sick that day. Charlotte was battling a 103 degree fever and I wasn't too far behind her. It was a rough couple of days. I wish we could have been healthier during the wedding, but we look forward to much more fun over the years with Uncle Andy and Aunt Linny.

Christmas 2009

We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house, but I being the failure of a photograph-taking-parent I am, forgot my camera. Charlotte had a blast opening presents and hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa. We spent a quiet Christmas morning at home before heading back to my parents' house that evening. Our big Hopmann family Christmas was supposed to be that night at my aunt's house, but a Kansas City snow storm kept some of the family away until the next night. Unfortunately we missed that, but we did get to see most of my family on Christmas.

Christmas morning- Charlotte's "new" car and motorcycle. She loved them!

The new kitchen Mommy and Daddy gave her. She headed straight for it when we brought her down Christmas morning. Can you believe this child slept until 9:00 that morning? Probably the last Christmas we'll do that for awhile!

Watching the Christmas snow with Daddy. Nothing compared to KC, but a white Christmas nonetheless!

Yummy chocolate in her stocking!

Checking out her pretty new sweater from the Van Nests. She looks like such a big kid, checking out her new clothes. Where did this toddler come from?

Her new combo xylophone and piano. She loves making music.

Such a cheese

The Freeman Family 2009- we'll be one bigger next year!

Finally figured out how to get pictures off my camera

While this isn't the blog post I had in mind and it is no longer Monday, I did want to show my commitment to my resolution by posting this super cute picture Matthew took while he and Charlotte were at home for their snow day. I have hundreds and hundreds of pictures to sort through before a "real" blog post, but I'm well on my way through Christmas and will be back this weekend with more Charlotte. For now, please enjoy the awesomeness that is my daughter, my husband's styling efforts and my new camera!

A New Year, a New Promise

Beginning this evening, I will post what will hopefully be the first of many blog updates in the future. I know I've been slacking, but the first trimester killed me this time around! I am now, however, happily into the second trimester and beginning to feel slightly more normal, if not larger, than I was a few weeks ago. I was also given an awesome new camera by my parents and have zero excuses not to shower you all with beautiful pictures of my even more beautiful daughter. And I might even throw in a few pictures of the bun I'm baking.

Here's to a new year full of new babies and hopefully new blog posts!

*AHEM* Your attention please

To most of you, this is not news, but to the few who may not have heard, Charlotte will soon be graduating to the ranks of big sister! That's right, Baby Freeman #2 will be joining our family some time in June. And before the question is asked, yes, we will be finding out the sex of this baby. But we won't be telling you. Just kidding. Maybe.

Proof that there was at least one sunny day this October

Knowing that the weather wouldn't stay nice forever, we took advantage of a fairly nice October Saturday and went to the park. Debbie was in town that weekend, so she joined in the fun.

Ready to go!

Stealing Gramma's donut

Feeding the ducks

A sea of rocks!

Getting bad ideas about good places to put rocks

Charlotte didn't spend a whole lot of time playing on the playground. She was far more interested in the rocks. A prime example (pretend the video isn't sideways):