Charlotte has hit another milestone and so have we. We are very happy parents of a full on toddler. Anyone with kids knows that a personality really starts to reveal itself right around this age and we are right in the middle of it. She can be spunky and passionate as we like to call it. She can also be very loving and gentle. She especially loves her dog Jack and hugs and kisses on him all day long. They will have a beautiful friendship someday when Charlotte tones it down a bit. As we say in the south, "bless his heart". That's how we feel when Charlotte is pawing (pun intended) all over Jack. He's a good sport about her being so spunky some times and he's just lazy enough to lay there most of the time and take it. We are learning what works and what doesn't work discipline-wise, but we try to stay consistent and try no to laugh even when it's hard not to. Parenting isn't easy, but we are loving every minute of it. She can still melt my heart with just a little pat on my arm or a kiss on the cheek or eye or lips or wherever she ends up kissing my head. She is a beautiful little girl and we're excited about her having a baby brother soon. She has taken a recent interest to any video on YouTube that involves a baby, so we're excited to see how she acts in March when she earns the title of big sister. But until then we'll share these last few months with just the three of us. I love our family and can't wait to see how Oliver changes the equation. Enjoy these pictures. They are brought to you by the James River and a little thing called back lighting. I am still learning a lot about parenting and about photography as well, so I hope you like what you see.
-jay
