Charlotte’s 1st Birthday

Yesterday was Charlotte’s 1st Birthday Party.  We held it in a little park in Hermitage and had a wonderful time. 

Early in the morning Daddy and Oliver blew up the balloons

While Amy played with Charlotte

Aunt “B” Decorated the table with all of the things we’d been working on for weeks and weeks.

While mommy ran around getting the big balloons filled up and some last minute supplies

The party lasted from 11-1 and the weather was windy but lovely

Charlotte MAY have had the best time of all of us

She ate and ate and ate

All of the kids had fun with the Awesome Cupcake Piñata courtesy of Aunt B

Then it was time for cake.  Did I mention that Charlotte ate and ate and ate??

And everyone else really enjoyed their cupcakes as well

All the while the kids played and played

Needless to say, we were all in need of a nap by the time it was all over, but none of us more so that the Birthday Girl and her big brother

After naptime we opened the gifties and played around

Then Daddy took care of bath-time while mommy, Aunt B and Amy went for Starbucks and Pedicures (not pictured) .  We ended the evening with a movie and some giggles.

It was a great day. Wish you all could have been here with us. xoxoxo

The Birthday Begins–part duex

I posted this the other day then realized that the entire e-mail distribution list had been wiped out somehow.  I’ve corrected that now.  I also have a new phone that actually works so be prepared for lots and lots of updates from “The Chronicles”

Over the last couple of days Charlotte has gotten cards in the mail from Miss Charlotte and Lu as well as Grandma, Grandad and Auntie Kelly with some money in them for her birthday.

We thought about adding them to her college fund the laughed and decided that new clothes were in order.  Soooooo today we went SHOPPING!!

She chose several new outfits, a new coat, socks, tights, leg warmers and hair accessories.  She got Peeds a new gun (not pictured as it is in bed with him during naptime)

We concluded our shopping trip with a meal at the Olive Garden where we all ate like Kings.

Thanks to all for making her first birthday so great.

And here is a little video of the princess playing around in the floor.

Charlotte playing around in the floor