Christmas Tree Ornament

I used a green scouring pad to cut out a christmas tree and Charlotte decorated it with pom poms.  Very colorful!

1-2-3 Imagine ~ Sesame Street Live

Watching the show with Maimey and cousin Ryan

Auntie Christine and cousin Blake

Loves Elmo

She's dancing to the music at the end of the show and what a great show it was! 

We went to Sesame Street Live today and had a great time.  She doesn't watch t.v. so she's never seen Sesame Street, but she knows Elmo.  He's on her bath mat!  I was curious to see her reaction today.  She was mesmerized by seeing all the Sesame Street characters dance, move, talk, and sing.  The dancing at the end of the show was the most she moved the entire time!

Santa at the Mall

 Nope, still don't like him!

 But she likes the bus!

After the show and lunch, we went to visit Santa at the Maine Mall.

Our Christmas Tree

Instead of getting a tree already groomed and trimmed to size, we did something different this year.  We went to a tree farm in Limerick where the trees were left to grow.  We found a tree we liked and cut the top off to the size we wanted.  It is the perfect tree for us!

Limerick's Village Christmas

Charlotte loved seeing the dog in the parade

Fine at first, but I guess I left her there too long, haha!

We had a great day!

First Ear Infection

I took Charlotte to the pediatrician this morning because she still had the hives (and now we know why), a bad cough, and had trouble sleeping last night.  The diagnosis was an ear infection, but she is on the path to a quick recovery!

Hives

Don't know how or why, but Charlotte came down with hives Sunday night.  They come, spread quickly, and then go.  Never seen anything like it.  But she's still her happy normal self!   

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving spent with family and a nice relaxing weekend at home.  Charlotte and I made pumpkin bread, apple pie, listened and danced to christmas music, stayed in our pajamas, and packed away toys to make room for new ones!

20 Months Old!

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Hands and Feet Turkey

I traced Charlotte's hands to make the feathers and feet (with shoes on) to make the body.  Then I helped her glue the body parts on paper.  Cute, easy, and mess free!  Also, a great tradition that shows how much she grows each year!

Charlotte & Cameron

How Tall Is Charlotte?

30 inches tall.  Short and Sweet! 
Pat cut out the wood and I used my scrapbooking supplies to make this height chart for Charlotte.

Autumn Sensory Bin

Charlotte loved this!  I filled it with popcorn kernels, acorns, leaves, wooden spoons, and a cup.

I'm A Big Girl Now!

Charlotte goes potty every night before bath.  It's a start!

Mashed Potatoes!

I seldom make mashed potatoes, but tonight I thought I would give them a try.  I might not try again for a while!!  After I finished beating them with the mixer, I went to hit the eject button but accidentally hit the power.  Potato went flying and a glob stuck to the side of Charlotte's face!  I found it to be very funny, Charlotte not so much!  I didn't think it was possible to screw up simple mashed potatoes, but I managed to do so.  They came out very doughy.  How does that even happen?!  We found it quite funny when Pat turned the bowl upside down and nothing moved!  We ate them anyway and so did Charlotte.  I was cleaning up after dinner and the next thing I knew Charlotte's face was completely covered in potatoes.  Apparently since Charlotte's hands were covered in potatoes, Pat thought it would be funny to get her to play peekaboo with hands over eyes!
Never a dull moment!!  

Fine Motor Skills

Charlotte worked on her fine motor skills this morning by inserting toothpicks into the holes of a large spice container.  She was very excited every time she heard one drop in and when she was done she got up, gave the container to me, and walked away, like this was easy!  So, I gave her clothespins to put on the container's rim but she just dropped them in.  She didn't get that you need to squeeze the ends of the clothespin.  She was more interested in putting the top back on the container, which she mastered very well! 

Playdate with Cameron

Life gets busy, but it's important that we make time for friends!

Jury Duty

Pat started jury duty today.  He had to sit in a courtroom for 7 hours.  Boy, he did not like that!  haha!!

Happy Halloween!

Our little monkey not just today, everyday! Grammy taking her to the last house of the night. It was a cold one!

It was Charlotte's first night out trick or treating and although dazed and confused, she was a good sport!