Easter

Easter Sunday was a lot of fun this year.  I'm really enjoying being a mom & having a little one with whom I can celebrate & enjoy all her "firsts."  The Easter Bunny came to our house & brought Charli & her daddy a few things.  He also hid some easter eggs that Charli had to find.  She enjoyed shaking them once her daddy found them for her!  Then we got all dressed up for church to celebrate the resurrection of our savior.  I love having a girl that I can dress up so girly!  After church, we headed over to Nana & Opa's house for lunch with Uncle Rusty, Aunt Tia & Aunt Bear.  Charli ate everything we ate!  The Easter Bunny also stopped there to fill a basket for all of us!  After lunch, we went to Grandma & Granddad's house for dinner.  Once again, Charli ate everything we ate.  She's such a little piggy!  The Easter Bunny knew she'd be there, too.  She received three Easter baskets this year!  I can't remember ever getting three baskets!  She certainly is spoiled!  It was a very busy, but very blessed Easter Sunday.  We are blessed to have Charli's grandparents nearby even if it does mean a lot of running around on the holidays.

Riding Bikes

Ok, now that I'm on a roll, I'll post some pics of Charli's first bike ride!  Rob's parents got us this awesome little cart to pull behind our bikes.  Who am I kidding, he pulls it behind his bike!  She loves it!  This was on April 10th.

Dying Easter Eggs

It was always a tradition in my family to dye Easter eggs before Easter.  To continue this tradition with Charli, we (read, I) dyed eggs with Ashlyn at Nana's house!  Even though I did most (all) of the work, I hope Charli will enjoy looking at the pictures when she's older.

 Note that Charli no longer wants anything to do with baby food

 besties

I like the pink one better!

Charli's First Trip to the Zoo!

I love going to the zoo, so I was thrilled when my parents gave us a family pass to the zoo this year for Christmas!  I decided to take Charli to the zoo, just us girls (with her daddy's permission) for the first time on April 15th.  She loved it!  Well, at least she loved riding around outside in her stroller all day watching people and maybe some animals, too!

 Go Pens!

 Her favorite animal

Just Getting Started

I did it.  I finally jumped on the bandwagon, or what I feel is the bandwagon at least.  I'm actually a terrible writer, and I feel I don't have very much exciting to say.  I've been feeling the blog pressure for some time now.  Not from any person, just intrinsically.  I don't know that anyone will follow or even read my blogs, but perhaps it will be an opportunity to brush up on my writing skills, and of course, showcase all the wonderful things my beautiful little girl does!  Anyway, happy reading.