Charlotte at 14 mos!!!

Happened upon this post from 2013 that apparently I never published...

Charlotte:
At 12 mos, the only words I would give you credit for was dada and hi.

Well, you 've come a long way in 2 mos! At 14 mos you say:
Dada
Mama
Alli (aya)
TJ (teedee)
uhoh
hot (this is my favorite and is very clear)
no no
out (ow!) which you holler when you want to go outside
hi
bye bye
where are you? (ahh ya?) when playing peek a boo
dog (dah)
chilidog (illydah)
yay! (while clapping)
kitty cat (this one is not usually very clear)
you point at and yell hush (huh) to Chili when he barks

And you sign more, please, eat, and sometimes all done.

Charlotte's First Time in the Deer Stand!!

Charlotte's first time to go sit in the deer stand with Daddy! She's been asking about this for a long time and promised to be quiet!

Ready to go!

She took two Barbies and two stuffed animals with her :-)
 

Charlotte's 3rd Birthday!

When it came time to plan for Charlotte's 3rd Birthday party, there really was no question what the theme would be. This girl is all about everything My Little Pony. I mean without the ponies, we might not have gotten through that whole potty training thing. So an old fashioned My Little Pony birthday party it was. And by old fashioned, I mean invite some friends over for some good ole party games, outdoor play, and homemade cupcakes with sprinkles! You know, the way most parties were when I was a kid! Nothing super fancy, but lots of fun!!



Musical chairs!! Alli enjoyed helping!

A fun game of pin the cutie mark on the pony!
 

Best attempt at a group pic of these crazy cuties.



Present time!
 



My beautiful birthday girl loving her ponies and sprinkle cupcakes! Can't get enough of those dimples, that smile and those curls!!!
 

Lots of love and hugs from Pawpaw for the birthday girl!

 

 

I can not believe my baby girl is 3!! She adds so much fun, laughter and curly cuteness to our family!! We love you so much Tootie!

TJ's 8th Birthday!



A pool party with friends for this birthday boy!!

Mom's Pokémon cake!! Not too bad if I do say so myself!

Big and little sisters having fun at the party!

Silly kids!!!

Great friends!

A boy can never have enough water guns and nerf guns!!!

Pool noodle fights!

What a great way to celebrate!! So much fun!

Alli's 9th Birthday!!

On Alli's 9th birthday we went  to a pottery place called captured sunshine.

 

We all had lots of fun painting. It was kind of hard though.

I invited Sydney (front right), Amber (front left), Ashlee (back right), Lora (back left). I'm in the middle.

Mom makes the best cookie cake ever. My friends loved it.

Charlotte made a new friend that day. :)

It was one of the best days ever!

Fiesta Farms with Grandma 2014!!

This one's a pro at pony rides by now.

 A little uncertain about this.

Hi chickies!

Tootie meets Toots the rabbit.

This girl loves ponies!!

The peacock courting was quite a show!!! Lot's of dancing and shaking going on!

The baby piggies were so cute!!!

Time for a hayride!!

Loving getting to do this kind of stuff with Grandma now that she lives close!

This girl! That curl!
 

Charlotte's 2nd Birthday!!

Charlotte turned 2 and we had a super fun gymnastics party, but apparently I did not manage to get any good pics. She was constant motion. Oh well, here's the best I got...

A little freaked out by the fire on her plate :-)

 Using that tongue for concentration. She's a natural!!

...and a monkey!



Charlotte and her cutie pie friend that she shared her party with!! I mean really! Are they not just precious?!

TJ's 7th Birthday Party!

TJ turned 7 ... a really long time ago :-)

 

Apparently I had started a blog post and never finished. Could be because I haven't logged in to blogger in many months. Man, life gets busy ... especially with a toddler. But, I guess it's never too late, so here you go...

We had a swimming party at the neighborhood pool. Camo themed!! Helotes friends, Boerne friends, Church friends, old friends, new friends... loved it!

 

How convenient that one of TJ's best buds has a sister that just happens to be one of Alli's best friends at our new school. Gotta love that!



Alli insisted on going to the store to get TJ a present so this is what she got with her own money! He loves it :)

7 years of crazy fun with that boy! Kept us on our toes from the get go, keeps us laughing and smiling today. Love you son!