Friday, September 18, 2009

One Crazy Summer

OK I know, its been a while...we've been busy! This has been a summer full of firsts - our first family vacation, Caroline's first time on a plane, her first time in a pool, etc, etc. My camera is practically useless so many of the photos below are from my iPhone. Erik has some pics of the summer, but he'll be editing wedding photos until next July (kidding!) so I'm not gonna wait for his. I promise to update more often during the fall and winter. Things will be a bit more relaxed and I'll hopefully have more time - and hopefully a new camera!

Aside from many fun times Caroline has been growing and learning like crazy. She's on the verge of walking (she only tries when she wants to!) and she has TONS of words. She's a little parrot and repeats everything we say (or at least she tries to!). One of her favorite things to do is point and label things and people and animals too....Mama, Dada, Simon, Harvey, Hunter, Pep, Mimzy, Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie, banana, ball, outside, baby, just to name a few. She also says, 'up', 'all done', 'hi', 'bye-bye', 'night-night' and a few others. Her new favorite trick is to shake her head no to refuse things...its still super cute but its starting to bother me when she refuses to give me kisses and hugs! She also LOVES to dance! We're just constantly amazed at what she can do! So without further ado, here are a few snapshots of our summer activities...enjoy!

Trip to Vermont

Sitting in her camping chair on the porch


Admiring the view with Daddy

Trip to Hilton Head, SC

Caroline was a doll on her first plane trip! On the way to South Carolina she slept on the first flight and socialized on the second. She had a little trouble on the way home - because it was bed time - but once she fell asleep she was fine. We'll definitely travel again!


Caroline and Daddy in Savannah, GA - we flew out of Savannah on the way home so we took a quick walk around the city before we left. It's so pretty there!

Lake Ossipee

Playing in the lake with Pep - it was FREEZING - but she loves the water!


Snoozing in the car on the way home - it was a long trip!

Linda's lake house

We visited Linda's lake house one weekend - the water was cold here too - notice the trademark "oooh" face (one of her favorites - mine too!)

Time at home
Caroline has taken to exploring the living room. She has so many toys but tends to like interesting things and carry them around with her while she plays.
First it was this little French book

See?

Seriously, she carried it everywhere!
Next it was this little foam hexagon....

See?

She even liked reading to it!
We've been to a few restaurants. Chili's was her favorite by far...she got to color...


I love crayons!
And doing what she does best....acting cute :)


So that just about sums up the past few months. Sorry I don't have more photos! Like I said, there are more to come in the fall - especially with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner!!