A New Friend

Charlotte has a new friend! We visit our local baby pantry, where people exchange their old baby items for "new" ones and some other donated baby necessities. We dropped off 2 bags of clothes, and we spotted this cute little baby doll next to the toy bin. Does she remind you of anyone? I think these 2 look just alike -- they both have bright blue eyes, just 2 teeth and the blond top ponytail -- it was meant to be!

The doll is hard plastic, so not exactly soft and cuddly, but Charlotte doesn't seem to notice. She gives her lots of sloppy kisses, and seems fascinated by the baby's hands.

Here they are, swinging in the new swing that Daddy installed the other day. It swings a little crooked, because the tree limb is not level, but she doesn't seem to mind. She just loves her new car swing, and the doll helps keep Charlotte from leaning forward too. She does wear her seatbelt when driving, but she gets a little excited and has hit her nose on the dashboard twice. The sun gets in her eyes on the upswing now, but it will be perfect once the leaves fill in for some good shade.

Beep Beep! My other car is a stroller!

First Time on a swing - March 13, 2007

Charlotte loved to swing from the very first time she tried it - as you can see by the pictures here. She didn't know what to think, until we gave her that first big push. It is so cute to hear her giggle when she gets that little "catch" in her tummy.

This swing is at Pat's Day Care (the house 2 doors down from us). The snow on the ground shows how late our spring came this year. It was a little cold that day, so it was a short adventure. Charlotte cried when she had to stop swinging and come inside!



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Swinging into spring!

We're SO glad that spring is finally here, so we can spend more time outside. It's still a little chilly and windy here, but we recently went downstate to celebrate the first birthday of Charlotte's cousin, Grace. My sister Wendy has a swing set in her yard, so Charlotte had a blast swinging the time away. I think she stayed in that swing for close to an hour! She was laughing and squealing... it was so cute! In these pictures, she is being pushed by her cousin, Love (age 4).


Doesn't this look like fun? I love how her hair is blowing back in these pictures, like she's on a roller coaster. She never seems to get tired of swinging. She also enjoys our hammock in the front yard.