I'm sitting here on the couch. Charlotte is upstairs down for a nap and Melissa is downstairs in our bed also taking a nap. 365 days ago both of the girls in my life deserved a long nice nap after what they went through. See these posts if you want to catch up one, two, three & four.
Today we took some time to celebrate Charlotte's first birthday as a family. We packed up the car with some supplies and headed to a local park to enjoy the mid's 70's weather. Here are some of the shots from the day starting off with what will be the last installment of the month onesies. Enjoy...I know we did!
Here's our new wagon that Charlotte got from Unta and Grammy (Melissa's parents) for her birthday all loaded down with our picnic supplies...and Charlotte of course.
Charlotte loves taking rides in this thing. It gives her a chance to look at everything.
The birthday girl seems happy on her picnic blanket.
It was warm outside and Charlotte drained her whole sippy cup by the time we headed home.
Here's some of the picnic spread sponsored by Subway and Diet Pepsi.
Charlotte's plate of chicken and cheese...her favorite.
Daddy even let Charlotte have some of the meatballs from his sub.
Mommy sharing her chocolate chip cookie.
And the aftermath.
Some obligatory pictures on her baby quilt.
She didn't like the feel of the grass and twigs on her knees so she learned how to elephant walk just like that.
A couple of shots with Charlotte in a dress. Yes, we brought wardrobe changes for photo's sake.
A great shot with mommy. Charlotte may be getting a little tired at this point.
And one with daddy.
Sitting big on a park bench.
I love this one a lot.
I think she's gonna give us a run for our money down the road, but she is so much fun right now.
I know its cliche to say that this past year flew by, but it did. Almost a year ago to the hour as I'm writing this Charlotte was getting ready to make her big debut. So today we celebrate surviving as parents, but most of all the beautiful little girl that Charlotte is becoming. Thanks for stopping by and sharing this day with us.
-jay