Fun with Charley

Charley came to spend the weekend with us...just because...and we have had a great time! Kalee is such a great older cousin and has kept Charley entertained! The first night they took a bath together and played for almost an hour. There was water everywhere! It was so fun to hear them laughing and giggling. Last night they were in Kalee's room and were taking turns yelling/screaming - other then it being ridiculously loud, it was so cute to listen to! :)

Rich was laying on the floor and Charley went and found another pillow and layed it down right next to him, then she snuggled up to him. Too cute!Uncle Richie is the best uncle EVER! He brought this great toy home from a friends garage sale and Charley loves it. Every time we leave the house and come back she runs in and yells "the balls"!

I threw a bridal shower for my cousin Rebekah yesterday and the girls have had fun playing with the leftover balloons...what kids don't like balloons? I brought home some chicken salad for lunch and figured Charley would eat it right up...well, I was wrong! She very politely told me 'nooooo' after she spit out the first bite! I tried again, then tried a grape that was part of the salad...she perked up when I said grape, but quickly realized she didn't want it! So, I got up and made her a grilled cheese...no force feeding of my niece! :)

More Baseball pics...

LOVE her facial expressions! Concentrating on connecting with the ball!

Softball!

Softball has started! I forgot to take my camera to the game, but here are a couple pics that we snapped when we got home. Kalee is playing machine pitch softball this year and is having fun. The game was MUCH more exciting than games from the previous 2 years...very glad to leave t-ball behind!

Happy Birthday to Rich!

Rich turned 34 on the 18th...and Kalee made him a special present. She was so excited to make this picture note for her daddy - and I must admit, it was pretty stinkin' cute! We decided to eat at home and had yummy spaghetti and meatballs! Kalee and I also made a Lemon Meringue pie especially for Rich.

Grammie, Nana & Papa joined us for dinner

What I love most about this picture is that we managed to include the ridiculously HUGE container of parmesan cheese!A close up of her present to daddy. The pic was taken on the day of her first dr's appt - she was about 10 days old. It was a pretty special moment!

Pennsylvania SNOW!!!

We took a quick trip to PA a couple weeks ago - and we FINALLY timed it and had a lot of snow to play in! We also brought Charley Dae with us, as a suprise for Grammie T...and she was surprised! I have a video of it, but I can't upload it!

I LOVE this pic of these 2 girls...they had been playing in the hotel room right before this pic, but climbed on the bed to watch cartoons. Their faces just made me smile! Outside of the hotel - Kalee's first really good look at all the snow! She couldn't believe it and was SO excited!

Kalee has always been a great traveler and Charley was a dream, too! We had about 13 hours in the car and the girls played with barbies, read books and watched movies. It was a great trip.

Getting ready to go out and play in the snow for the first time. She fussed about all the layers we made her put on, but quickly realized why we made her do it! It was FREEZING - her words!

Aunt Liisa and Charley - waiting for Grammie T to arrive - or T as Charley called her!

Daddy and Uncle Mike built a snow fort for Kalee to play in - or for them to play in - either way, she thought it was great. :)

One last trip out in the snow - grandpa John went out and threw some snow balls with her!

We went snow tubing with all the fam. Grammie T stayed inside with Charley and Aaron, while Rich, Kalee, Mike, Liisa and I tubed. Charley and Aaron kept grammie entertained, for sure.

Taking a break - I love this pic, too. Charley was so cute as she dipped her chicken into the ketchup!

Aaron and Grammie T.

a sweet moment!

Kalee, taking a ride with Great-Grandpa LeMar, across the frozen pond and then up the mountain. I got to take a ride the day before and it was so beautiful. The snow just sparkled.

The snow baby!

Snow Angels! Kalee has waited a long time to make a real snow angel!

Walking back to the cabin. The ground was slippery where the tire tracks were and Charley kept walking in those tracks and falling. It was the cutest thing!

Warming up with Uncle Richie

Great-Grandpa LeMar with his grandkids

We had lunch at Uncle Dale and Aunt Sharon's house - it was so delicious. Sharon made 3 homemade soups, homemade bread, a huge salad and homemade apple pie.

Charley slept through most of the lunch - after a little snuggling time with Uncle Mikey.Aaron had a lot of fun playing with Kalee and Liisa and I had a lot of fun watching. He was such a little ham!

We stopped by grandpa John's house on our way out. Charley thinks he is just the best - it was too funny to watch!

Our new truck!

Here are pics of our new truck. We really like it, but were a little sad to leave our old truck behind! It was a really good truck. We will definitely enjoy the added room - it will be much more comfy for Kalee in the bigger back seat! :)

Kalee turns 8!

Finally...here are the rest of the pics from Kalee's 8th Birthday parties. I can't believe she is 8 already - she's growing up so quick! We had a small party for Kalee in GA with the family...Kalee's friend, Elizabeth, spent the day with us. Grammie, Rebekah and her fiance Scott...

Nana and Uncle Mike...

Aunt Stacey and her nephew Erik and his wife Shannon...

Papa and Daddy...

Kalee's favorite present - girlie Lego's! :)

Party in FL with family and friends

Chase and Jordan bowling...

Michaela, Sara, Kalee and Dylan...Our friends - Luv, Todd w/ Rachel, Donnie, Troy, Rick and Aunt Sue.

Jordan, cousin Savannah, Kalee and Cheyenne

Cousin Jessica and Sierra (Kalee's personality twin - it's so fun to be around Sierra - she reminds us so much of Kalee when she was little!)

Alison, John, Annabelle and Chris

Rick, Rachie, Cierra, Shellie and Betsy

Happy Birthday, baby!!!

We surprised Kalee and rented a convertible to drive around while we were in FL. I had lots of people to visit, so I needed my own wheels...Kalee loved the convertible and we drove around with the top down everywhere we went...even if it was FREEZING! Chase, as you can tell, was not as impressed! :)Play time with Andrew. It's tough when your this cute!

We had a great time in FL - got to see everyone and even had a night out with our friends, which I desperately needed!