First teeth

I noticed two little white teeth starting to poke through the day after we moved into our new house. I was surprised to feel them since Charlotte had not been showing any signs of discomfort (just lots of drool). Almost a month later and her first two teeth are really poking through and visible when she cracks her smile! I was lucky enough to get a good picture of the teeth recently.

Happy Five Month Birthday, Charlotte!

Fun in the ExcerSaucer

Charlotte loves her new ExcerSaucer! Here's a video of her typical playtime in the saucer....this goes on for about 1/2 hour, until she exhausts herself and needs to be removed from the contraption!

Maryland Fun

We made time for a little fun while Dad and Linda were helping us out at our new house. Friday night we attended a Maryland tradition, the Crab Feast. It was all you can eat Maryland crabs, corn on the cob, Maryland crab soup, BBQ beef & pork sandwiches and all you can drink beer. Needless to say no one left hunger! (Well, maybe Charlotte! She'll have to wait another year or two before she can enjoy crabs!)

Beer & crabs.....what more could you want!

Also.....Charlotte decided she was ready to give wine a try!

Thanks, Grandpa & Gramdma Linda!

How lucky are we?! While movers were moving all our stuff in to our new house last Wednesday, Dad and Linda were driving from Ohio to spend a few days helping us unpack and get settled. They arrived just as the movers were leaving. Dad ran wild fixing things (I love my new extra sturdy banister!) and Linda unpacked and put away all my kitchen stuff (in a much more sensible and organized way than I would have done myself) and painted doors and trim. They were a tremendous help and we'll always remember their first visit! Thanks, guys, we love you!

Besides helping out around the house, they also had fun playing with Charlotte. They even bought her an awesome new toy, which she is crazy about!

Grandpa & Charlotte

Charlotte "helping" Gramps understand the directions.
Last minute adjustments.
The finished product! Thanks, Grandpa & Grandma Linda!!!

Daddys' Girls

Chuck & Charlotte, Keith & Kate, and Nick & Sophia.

Our New Home

After living in DC for nearly 8 years, Chuck and I sold our condo last fall and headed 25 miles east to Annapolis, MD. For the past 8 months or so we've been living in a rental house and searching for a home to buy. Last month we finally found a house we could picture our growing family living in for many years. We moved in to our new house on July 30th.