Constant Companion

I would like to introduce Dorothy Freeman, Charlotte's new best friend. Dorothy came to live with us this Christmas, a gift from Hokie & Faye Faye. Dorothy sat unnoticed in the toy basket for several weeks until Charlotte rediscovered her & declared her our newest family member. Dorothy does everything with us - she shares snacks, goes to the playground, sits in the highchair, gets her diaper changed, rides in the car to school, and even tried to get in the bathtub once. Before bedtime, Charlotte has to put Dorothy to bed. We have to love on Dorothy when instructed to, but be careful not to love too much because then Charlotte gets jealous. Charlotte calls her by name, but you have to listen carefully because her name sounds quite similar to "daddy" ("da-o-de") - it can cause some confusion at times. Here are some pictures of Charlotte and Dorothy playing together last weekend; they take turns nicely :)

Camera Fun

I took some pictures while Charlotte was playing on the bay over Spring Break. I played around with iPhoto a bit & here is my 1st attempt at being a "photographer". Enjoy!

Spring Break!

Charlotte & I went to Fairhope for Spring Break and we had a blast. We were busy every minute of every day & Charlotte kept up with us with no complaint. Sunday we played outside in the sunshine after church, then Becca & the kids came to join us for dinner. I took Charlotte down to the bay and she loved playing in the sand. Monday we went over to see Rachael's beautiful new house. LillieBell joined us for a picnic lunch and we played with Claire in their giant backyard. Monday night we got to see Uncle B play in his baseball game - the Admirals dominated UMS 11 to 1!! Tuesday we went shopping with Nonnie & got all kinds of cute new clothes. That night we went back over to Rachael & Jeremy's house for a delicious dinner & my good friend Jay joined us. Before we left Wednesday we managed to fit in a trip to the Fairhope playground & lunch with Becca & the kids. Fun, Fun, Fun!!

I really enjoyed this trip; it was amazing to see how much Charlotte has grown and changed. She played outside on the jungle gym all the time & is able to climb, slide, and swing all by herself. She came home with scraped knees just like a big kid! She had so much fun playing with all her cousins, and was calling them all by name by the time we left. She showed everyone how much of a talker she really is, chatting with Nonnie & Papa all week. She also had many conversations with Harley dog ("HaHee")! We can't wait to go back for Easter, and this time Dad can come!!!

Snow!!

We got some surprise snow this weekend and woke up to a beautiful white Sunday. We bundled Charlotte up & took her outside to play in her 1st snow. Please note her grocery bag snow boots :)

What Did You Do This Weekend???

I know, we Freemans are a pretty wild bunch. I bet you didn't do anything as exciting as play with the Photo Booth application on your computer this past Friday night. 

Layering is in.....

I swear I did not teach my child to do this. As I was making our bed this morning, Charlotte opens my drawers & begins to pull out my panties & hang them around her neck. All of them. She was quite proud of herself & wore them around for much of the morning. Now I have to admit that I thought long & hard about posting this. It was just too good to pass up, but in doing so , I have to flash my undies to the whole world. So please excuse my indiscretions, and yes, I will go buy some new (and much nicer) underwear this week. 

Charlotte's New Addiction

We have created a monster (or an obsession with one). Two weekends ago, we took a road trip across the state of Tennessee. In order to survive, we bought a portable DVD player and brought along several Elmo movies that my friend Brooke and her son Cooper very nicely passed down to us. It was a hit of course, but I am afraid that Elmo-mania has officially hit out house. Within that short amount of time, she now asks on a regular basis for "Melmo" & will even go to the extent to bring us the remote or a DVD to speed up the process. Don't get me wrong, it is very fun to watch her enjoy something, and I can really enjoy some of the time it keeps her occupied. But I can also see how this can become a slippery slope to a couch potato life. So for the time being "He who shall not be named" is only allowed at 6am (when we are struggling to wake up) or while I fix dinner. We'll see how this goes.....