Take A Hike!

We took the long drive up to Mt. Washington yesterday for the 15th Annual Paul Perry Mount Washington Climb. This was Caroline's very first hike and we were all really excited - especially Great Auntie Carol and Pep :)

Caroline did pretty well in the hotel - you know how excited she gets about them :) She had a bit of trouble falling asleep and was up VERY early - but we had to be up anyway :) We met up with the group of about 60 hikers at 7:30 for the group photo and then we were off!

Caroline really enjoyed being in the back pack with daddy - she was looking at the trees and leaves, pointing at everyone and everything and of course she said hi to everyone who passed by! But that got old real fast - here she is 10 minutes into it....

We only hiked for a short while - we didn't plan to go to the summit this year - maybe in a couple years! - and then we headed back down. She slept the whole way down and woke up at the bottom, just in time for a snack :)

We've been hiking to honor my Uncle Paul's memory for 15 years. This hike means so much to the entire family. I'm proud to be able to share the experience with my little family - even if Caroline doesn't remember this year. My Uncle Paul was an amazing man who was very special to me. I know that if he were here with us today he would absolutely adore Caroline and she would love him as much as I did - and still do. And what makes the whole thing even better is that she now gets to wear the t-shirt that my Uncle Paul got for me when I was born...

Well, she's fast asleep in bed now - lucky girl - I've got laundry and unpacking to do! We're looking forward to next years hike already!

Summer Fun

Just thought I'd post a quick update on what we've been up to recently. The weather has warmed up nicely and the rain has finally stopped so it has allowed us to do lots of fun things OUTSIDE!!! We've been walking when we can. Caroline says hi to everyone, especially kids, and even guys mowing their lawns. It's pretty funny! We've also been able to use the pool! Caroline is such a water baby...we're looking forward to her first trip to the beach in August!

(sorry for the fuzzy parts of those photos - my camera is on its way out (again)....I need a new one...ahem...hint hint, Erik

In other news, Caroline had her one year check up last week. She weighs 20 lbs 0.8 oz and is 27 1/2 inches tall. She had a couple of shots as well as a few blood tests. They did the draw from her toe. Poor kid was miserable! But as usual she recovered quickly and was back to her busy, happy self. She has three teeth now and there are more on the way. She's a drooling machine and she is still chewing on EVERYTHING - including Mom and Dad. She has also learned to be very gentile with Simon and Harvey. They're pretty tolerant of her - when she's not chasing them around the coffee table! She pets them nicely and lays her head down on them and says "awwww" like this - its too cute :)

We've got some trips planned in the near future...we're climbing Mt. Washington next weekend, have Emma's birthday party the following weekend and we're off on vacation two weeks after that!! So there will be tons more pictures coming!

New Year, New Look

As you can see I've made some changes to the blog over the past few days. Felt like we needed an update. Plus I'm getting better at figuring out how to add and change things on my own! I have a couple posts in the works so keep checking in!

Birthday Blogging Blues...

For the past few days I've been trying to write the perfect birthday post. Its been difficult and I haven't been able to come up with anything that I love. However, Erik was able to successfully complete what I could not. So click here to read about our experiences this year...enjoy!

CAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had a little birthday celebration yesterday. Grandparents and Aunties came down for pizza and cake. We had a blast! I didn't take ANY photos - Erik got a few but he's "working on them" so I had to steal one from Auntie Allie (she took tons!) I'm sure there will be more to come after Saturday!