so cute I can hardly stand it.

Charlotte was invited to a birthday party for a dance class friend - and it was a fairy party! There is a new party location in downtown Hickory that will host your party with decor and activities to fit your theme. Its too cute. This was the Fairy theme... the girls arrived and were taken to "dress up" in full gear - dresses, jewelry, crowns! Then they got to have make-up put on, eat snacks/cake, make a craft, play a game, and paint their fingernails! Try not to get a sugar high from these sweeeet pictures!

the party table

so sweet

dress up

make-up!!

Charlotte was in HEAVEN!

keepers.

Here are some of my favorite pics from recent days:

Enjoying the Checkers Hockey game on our anniversary

snow day attire, of course.

Sully on safari.

snow bum

get this off of meeeeeee!

like a real person!

Ha! I find myself saying that sometimes... "Sullivan is finally acting like a real person these days". You know, because she is like a robot now? No... of course she has always been a "real person" but now she is interacting with you - showing excitement - staying up longer amounts of time - etc.

She is such a happy baby and sure does love her big sister! Both girls had a little cough/cold around the first of the year, and thankfully had some time off due to snow to help remedy that even quicker. All are well now, but seeing Charlotte "take care" of Sulvy (as she calls her) and all of her baby dolls (which all happen to be named Sulvy as well) was just too much! I have quite the girly girl on my hands!

Sullivan is just about to roll over -- up on her side... then gets tired! She loves her playmat, standing up (with help, of course), eating and of course Charlotte. She is smiling and "talking" so much! Sometimes I don't hear a peep put of her in the mornings until she starts squealing and talking to herself... happy baby!

best bunnies in town.

Charlotte and her cousin Nick were the stars of the Christmas play at their daycare! The story of the "Lonely Fir Tree" was dramatically told by their teachers while we all sat on the edge of our seats waiting to hear the plot conclusion...

okay, maybe not, but ... it sure was cute.

I love how Nick and Charlotte are in different classes (Nick is 9 months older), but the teachers made them co-bunnies. They were great. Sang songs, wore costumes and even had a special part on stage! I was so proud! Charlotte had so much fun with it -- she was about to bust out of her skin with excitement during the entire performance. Too cute!

Bravo! Bravo!

Their big moment...

take a bow...

We waited all year long...

Sorry its been a while, but to summarize -- but I am going to cram all the holiday festivities in to one post. I feel like I am just now getting some time to breathe!

We seem to wait all year long for the holidays, and this year was no different. Well, actually, this year was better. Mainly because Charlotte was so excited and interested in the whole holiday experience this year. The whole week of Christmas was filled with fun, family, and SNOW! I cannot believe we had a white Christmas! Luckily, it didn't hamper too many of our plans - although it did take a while to melt!

Charlotte had the Christmas of games... puzzles, board games, and a handheld computer game were some big hitters. She loves to play them and we have had some pretty cut throat games of Candyland if I do say so myself. Sullivan had a good Christmas as well! Clothes, toys, and more clothes! She is really starting to hold things, almost roll over, jabber, and always wants to be in the middle of whatever is going on!

Here are some of the holiday highlights:

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

And he made a pit stop at the mall! Charlotte loved talking to Santa this year! Sullivan was sleeping, so no need to wake her up and pass on all those Santa germs!

That crazy Carl.

Here are some of that crazy Carls adventures in our house.

Hats Off to Suzie Stiches!

Need a cute hat? Or scarf? Or blanket? Anything? Check out my sister in law over at Suzie Stiches! She is awesome and has made some super cute stuff - at great prices! Charlotte and Sullivan got cupcake hats (sullivan was not camera ready) and MM has some great neck warmers (scarflettes) and cowl scarves!

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Hanging out on Thanksgiving day. Charlotte was so excited about Thanksgiving -- and constantly quizzed me on what food we were going to have! Pretty sure her favs were ham, bread, cranberry sauce, and of course... pie!

I had to run to Target to get a few things the other night and the girls came with me. We made our way to "just look" at the Christmas decor they had since we had just started decorating our house. Charlotte fell in love with this tree and told me she wanted to decorate it for her and Sullivan. I gave in and let her get it and one set of ornaments. She picked them out -- even matches! She decorated it all by herself and we set it up in the hall where the girls rooms are. Charlotte adores her tree! While she told me ours was pretty, she quickly followed it up with, "now come see my tree!" Note the lovely placement of the ornaments... some in nice neat rows.

We have also given in to the whole "Elf on the Shelf craze. I have so many friends who have done it and swear by it - so we thought it would be a nice tradition to start. So, I got the book and Elf at the Christmas show and we decided to start it Dec. 1st.

So, Nov. 30th, we read the book before she went to bed and learned all about "the elf". Two things Charlotte really picked up on from the book -- 1) He talks to Santa 2) You can't touch him. They also said you have to name your elf. Well -- Charlotte thought for a minute and said she wants to name the elf Carl. CARL?!? What 3 year old thinks of the name Carl? I racked my brain trying to think of anyone we know named Carl - or someone from her school that she may have on her mind, but came up with nothing. So, Carl it is!

Carl has just begun to find his way around the house - as he is supposed to be in a new spot each morning (upon his return from the North Pole to tell Santa if Charlotte has been good or bad that day). My favorite phrase from Charlotte this morning upon finding him... "Heeeeey, Carl... how'd you do that?!"

like a weed!

Happy healthy baby girl! Sullivan had her 2 month appointment (even though she is a little older than that) on Monday. She is now 14.5 lbs and 24 inches long! Practically perfect! 3 shots down... handled them like a champ, just like her big sister does. Back for well visit in February!