Charleigh's Birthday in Pictures

Charleigh Grace is 2

My sweet baby girl, how are you two years old already!? Where has the time gone...

You are so full of life and energy.  You keep mommy and daddy on their toes, for sure!  But we wouldn't want it any other way :)  You are silly, loving, energetic, kind, joyful, and such a precious gift!

You no longer use a paci (pas pas), you sleep in a big girl bed, you have a lot more hair than you did a year ago ;), you have a big girl car seat, and you talk non stop!

You can count to 10!

LOVES:

Taking showers :)

Being "sha-booty sha-booty"...what you call nakey!

Playing with cousin Laney-and your friends Paigey, Jude & Brooklyn

Animals of any kind

TinkerBell, Bubble Guppies & Dora

Reading your books

Stickers!

Both your blankets (pink & blue)

Wrestling with dad-dad

Cuddling with mommy

Char Char bites (donut holes)

Swinging

Saying prayers

Favorite foods are apples/nectarines (to you they are the same)...but only as long as you can hold the entire thing and take bites out!, eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, broccoli and oatmeal.

DISLIKES:

Getting out of the bath

Putting jammies on (still)

Leaving Mah & Pop Pop's house

You don't dislike much-but you are at an age where you don't like being told what to do.  We try to offer you choices, but sometimes that's just not enough.  Big tantrums have surfaced from you :)

For your birthday we got you a bunny!  You love going out and feeding him/her (not quite sure).

Bunny had a name (Hopper), but you changed it to Birthday.  When we gave bunny to you we kept saying "Happy Birthday!" so I think you got a little confused :)  But it is the cutest thing ever.  Everytime we go outside you yell "Hi Birthday!!"

You will be a BIG SISTER soon!!

Texas 2013

Two weeks ago Charleigh and I began our great Texas adventure!

Thankfully my mother joined us.  Not sure I could've done it without her...ok ok, I COULDN'T have done it without her.  Being 32 weeks pregnant and chasing a rambunctious 2 year old through the airport...WOW.  

Thanks Mom :)

We arrived in Texas around 12am their time, so 10 pm our time.  We were all tired, but not completely worn out.  Charleigh had a melt down trying to get her to sleep in her own bed at my sister's house-so that took some time (and energy) out of my mom and I.  Finally we put her to sleep between us.

About an hour later I see my phone light up...weird.  Oh well, I will just go back to sleep.  Well....I should check it because it usually doesn't do that.  My sister is calling me?? Why? She is downstairs...is she wondering if we got here ok?  But Garrett picked us up, so she should know.

"Hello?"

"My water broke."

"You're joking. Ok, I'm coming downstairs, hold on."

When I left the house Char was snuggled up fast asleep with "Mah".

:)

Sure enough, we went to the hospital and she had the baby that morning!  

Phew.  Talk about timing!

the only picture of us preggo together :)

Little Miss Daphne Jeanne Anderson

6.7 lbs

18 inches long

SO HAPPY I got to be there!!

So that was the first 24 hours of our Texas adventure :)  

The rest of our visit was filled with fun adventures with Laney and Char Char.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!