1 Year Ago...

at this time I was one hour-ish away from holding my precious baby girl! What an exciting and joyful time. There really is nothing better than a new baby. I've been browsing through all the old photos wondering what happened to my baby?(Our first picture as a little family. Please ignore my swollen face. At the time, I hadn't realized just how much water I had retained.)

(Look at that face? I cooked that little burrito baby, thank you!)

Alas, Adam is right in the middle of mid-terms so 1st year celebrations have been put on hold until Saturday. I will update her "one-ness" then! Until then, I am going to bury myself in baby pictures and hold my toddler (as much as she'll let me).

Oh my, what was that?

Aunt Lippy sent Charlotte a cute singing card for her upcoming birthday. Here's Charlotte opening the card:

Charlotte's confusion and then hesitant shock cracks me up every time! I think her reaction to my trying to open the card again in this next video is even funnier. I get the same result every time I try to open it.

Well Aunt Lippy, at least she likes the dancing monkey on the front! :)

What Was I Thinking...

...when I grabbed the cookie sheet out of the oven without a mitt?
...when I let Charlotte play alone on the stairs?
...when I put dishwasher detergent on my sponge while doing dishes?


Yeah, it's been one of those weeks.

Lather, Rinse, Repeat

I think we're getting closer to the "I do it myself" stage. Lately, Charlotte likes to help wash her body when I give her a bath. I have a feeling we're going to go through soap a bit quicker from now on.

Girls Camp

Last week I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go to girls camp. I LOVE girls camp, and it was so exciting to go as a leader. We have great girls who make my job so rewarding.

One of the best things about being up here in Ohio is all the church history sites. Girls camp is held every year on the John Johnson Farm! What an awesome spirit it brings to the camp knowing that Joseph Smith walked where the girls are walking. Here we are standing on the steps that Joseph Smith gave a sermon on the morning after he was tarred and feathered.

The lovely women I get to learn from and serve with.

And just for laughs I thought I'd put up a picture of me during my last year of girls camp as a girl. I didn't feel like scanning a picture, so this one has been donated by Nichole. Wowza - take a look at my jungle woman hair! Yikes!

Dancing Queen?

While I'm sure Charlotte envisions herself doing this:



I can't help but think that she's more suited for this:



What do you think?

Taking a Stand

This morning Charlotte discovered that she could stand up. She was thrilled with this idea and has been working on it all day. Here are some videos at the request of Mimi and Aunt Lippy.
Failure:

Success! You can see the pride in her face as she hugs her bear. She thinks she's something:

The Three Little Pigs

Pigtails,Stuffed Animal Pig that she's always excited to play with,

and the little piggies she uses when playing with her toys.