First day of Preschool!

Today was Charlotte's first day of Preschool! To celebrate, last night we had a special "back to school" dinner. Charlotte got to pick the menu (Mac n Cheese, Peas and Tomatoes/Mozzarella, Apple Crisp for dessert), make a crown and a magnet with what she wants to be when she grows up. Her choices for this year are a construction worker, a doctor and a dinosaur. 

 She got a special back to school present from Mimi that we saw at the bookstore on Sunday that we all enjoyed playing with!

 She also got a new book about starting school called "The Kissing Hand" from Mom and Dad. She really enjoyed reading it and I think it helped a lot when it came time for the big day!

We went shopping on Sunday for a new outfit to wear for her special day. She was thrilled with her choices (all containing purple). It was a chilly morning today so she wore her warmest option of the bunch. She was very excited.

 For some reason she thought she was taking a bus to preschool, and that Baylie was joining her.

We headed to school and she was in a great mood. I think it helped that we had been to her classroom a couple times before school actually started so she was familiar with the space and her teachers.

 She found her cubby and hung up her bag. She kept her sweater on though for the whole day apparently. She is a California girl and not used to the chilly weather yet!

 After she was all unpacked and checked in she headed into the room and didn't look back! The teachers allowed the kids to bring a special teddy with them for the first day. Charlotte chose Woof Woof and Chewy Dog to keep her company.

 She and her teacher checked out the caterpillars. They will be learning all about butterflies!

 We waited for all the kids/parents to arrive and then got introduced to each other. There are 4 boys and 3 other girls in her class with her. The boys are also very timid and young. I can see Charlotte taking control of the place... She wandered around for a while like she owned the place...

 This is where she was when we left her. I had to go over and say goodbye, she didn't even look up, and Chris got a wave from across the room. She was loving it!

When we picked her up she was so excited about her day! Chris had to fix something in the room so we went inside for a bit. Another little girl was still there and she and Charlotte played until it was time to go. They were giving each other hugs, and Charlotte invited her to our house, and the little girl started to get in our car! I would say that Charlotte is happy to have playmates her age again! We couldn't be happier with our choice for Preschool!

Baby pool

We spent Labor Day weekend in New Hampshire at Grammy and Papa's lake house. It was the first time Chris had been there and he was eager to take advantage of staying on the lake! Saturday morning Chris and I went to the hardware store to get some worms for fishing, and they had their summer stuff on clearance. We found a baby pool for Caroline for $5 and had to get it! She is a little small for the lake, but she loved playing in the pool on the deck! Chris and Charlotte went for a boat ride with Jimmy and his family while Caroline napped. When she woke up I filled up the pool and let her play. She was thrilled. So thrilled in fact that she kept trying to crawl out of it and tried very hard to grab the flowers on the bottom of the pool! Charlotte still doesn't move from a sitting position in the bath tub, Caroline on the other hand was practically swimming belly down in the water! When Charlotte returned she of course wanted to join her sister and the two of them had a great time! Who would have thought at pool at the lake would be so much fun!

Carnival

A week or so ago (sorry for the late blog) Charlotte, Caroline and I went to the local Carnival (yes another one!) We met Colette and Rachel and Charlotte was thrilled to have someone to go on the rides with her. She and Rachel loved the swings and would have stayed on all day if we let them. After two times around we had them move onto something else!

Charlotte chose the train ride, which Colette so kindly went on with her!

She did the firetrucks solo, which she was fine with!

Caroline was so tired and just fell asleep in the stroller. I am so grateful to have an easy going second baby!

We were heading back to Colette's for dinner and Charlotte wanted to ride in the convertible. I think she was annoyed it was taking so long since I couldn't find my keys... but she enjoyed her ride! She asked "where are the windows" when she got in!

Before we left I took a few pictures of the girls. Caroline was as happy as ever!

Charlotte somewhat participated...

She really enjoyed showing Caroline how to eat grass...

We had lots of fun and were excited for Daddy to come home the next day!

Caroline is 6 months old!

Last Monday Caroline turned 6 months old. I can't even believe it. She is the sweetest baby and enjoys getting into mischief. She crawls, sits up, and recently this week started sitting up from crawling, which she thinks is very funny.  She also found her new favorite love, Banana puff cereal. She does a pretty good job of eating them, making sure that Baylie gets fed an equal share at the same time. She loves to crawl around outside and eat leaves. She hates being restrained or held facing inwards. She wants to be part of the action! We had her 6 month check-up this past week and she weighs 15lbs 13oz, is 24 1/4 inches long and her head is 18 inches around. She is slightly taller and a tad lighter than Charlotte was at this age. Must be all the moving around! She loves to swing and absolutely loves Charlotte. She still wakes up twice a night to nurse but sleeps great otherwise, unless her 3 foot tall roommate decides it is appropriate to wake her... She continues to not be a fan of riding in the car for long periods of time, I think due to the fact that she does not enjoy being restrained! Otherwise she is a charming, fun and lovely little baby!