February: Charlotte and I made it back home to San Diego and enjoyed being in our house and the warm weather. I got a new computer with our Tax Return (wahoo!). We got ready for Charlotte's 3rd birthday and killed time until Daddy was suppose to get home.
March: Charlotte turned two! We had a little tea party at Summer's Past for her birthday. The week of her birthday she also decided that she didn't want to wear diapers anymore so she started wearing underwear! We worked hard at potty training and she was doing really well (until Daddy came home in April!).
April: I think April was the best month of the year! Daddy came home from a 7 month deployment in Iraq. We were so happy to be a family again. Grammy and Papa came out to visit an we had a lovely night away at Brian and Robyn's wedding!
May: We enjoyed catching up with each other and had visits from Mimi and Kelly! We spent Memorial Day Weekend in Big Bear Lake where Chris participated in the Tough Mudder run. We had a nice month being together. Chris was getting ready to transfer to Shore Duty so he began to spend more time at home.
June: The first weekend which also happened to be my birthday weekend, we spent in Palm Springs at a retreat for Chris' work. Then two days later we boarded a plane heading back east. We spent most of the month in New York and New Hampshire. Chris took a whole month of leave and it was so nice to hang out and visit family. We had a blast at Town Beach where Chris grew up in the summer!
July: We returned home after 4th of July and were happy to be back home. Charlotte started Pre-School two mornings a week towards the end of the month. I wanted her to go for some social interaction and to help with her speech. She started with all her little friends so she was right at home! Babo Skip came for a visit at the end of the month which Charlotte loved!
August: We saw lots of ponies this month! We took Charlotte to the Del Mar Races and she loved it. We spent lots of time playing in the water since it was so warm! Daddy was home most of the month and boy did we enjoy it!
September: We announced that Charlotte was going to be a big sister, baby due in February. Charlotte started Speech Therapy at the end of the month to help her with her articulation. She was only slightly delayed and just in the articulation aspect, but our insurance would cover it before she turned three, so we figured what the heck! Charlotte was finally fully daytime potty trained (can go by herself and no accidents!) but still not at night! We left at the end of the month to go back east for a few weeks.
October: We had lots of fun this month. We spent the beginning of the month in New Hampshire and went to the fair which Charlotte loved. Then we went to New York and went to lots of pumpkin patches and apple picking. Once we got back to California we had lots of Halloween activities. Charlotte had her first Halloween party and parade at school. She was a very cute cowgirl and loved trick or treating! We suffered all month with Halloween songs over and over...
November: Chris spent about every other week away at some fun driving school which Charlotte and I carried on our daily activities. Mimi came out for Thanksgiving and Charlotte had a Thanksgiving feast at school. She (and Mama) loved all the pumpkin pie! Right after Thanksgiving we started decorating for Christmas, only to get off the Halloween subject! Charlotte loved all the Christmas lights and decor!
December: We visited with Santa and Charlotte didn't cry! She told him she wanted a purple pony and a purple car for Christmas. Charlotte and I left early in the month to go back east for the remainder of December. We had lots of fun with all the Christmas festivities. Charlotte got her first haircut! She is doing so well with her speech. She talks up a storm and is much clearer to everyone! We are so pleased with her progress. We spent the last week of 2011 in New Hampshire before we head back home. We had such a great year and are so excited for all the changes coming in 2012!
