First Day of Fall!

So yes...it's fall now and surprisingly enough we've had some great cool fall weather the past few days. I love it!! I did have to run out and buy Charlotte some clothes to cover her arms & legs, since all she has is hot weather stuff. Here are a few pictures to document...Charlotte helped me plant a mum ~ we finally have a color other than green in our front yard! It was chilly & she needed some covering. The pictures look cute, but in actuality she was wearing: a green striped summer romper, pink baby legs, purple socks, and a pink jacket - such a little ragamuffin : )

And to prove that one of Charlotte's favorite times is when she's eating (finally a picture where you can see her top 2 teeth too!)...

Weekend Fun

Football Season has begun...WHO DEY!! We were able to watch the first game at home (thanks Direct TV for 1 free week of NFL Ticket), but this past Sunday we hit up a sports bar. Charlotte is ready to go in her Bengal's gear. She'll be sporting her jersey/onesie at sports bars across Dallas for the remainder of the season (we'll certainly have to add a bow when we go out). Check out the helmet & football on the butt, so cute!

We hit up Grapefest (a huge wine festival) in Grapevine this past weekend. Our new good friends & neighbors Mark & Meghan joined us - Mark's a great stroller-pusher & diaper-bag-carrier and Meghan and I had a great time people watching and hitting up the shops. I must say that Charlotte is a great people-watcher too, she certainly comes by it honestly. It was crazy packed and more like a big carnival/festival than a wine tasting event. Daddy took Charlotte on her first carnival ride, the Carousel (I know, I know, swine flu, grossness germ carnie ride...why did I let her touch that nasty thing? of course I thoroughly cleaned her hands as soon as she got off). But she did have a great time riding the zebra and looking at all the lights (not sure if she or daddy had more fun though) and she looked awfully cute too.

After a few hours of festival fun including wine of course, some worth-the-hour-wait fajitas, a funnel cake, death by kennel corn and cotton candy (wait, did anyone but me steal some of Mark's cotton candy?) we were ready to head back home. Mark happily took care of Charlotte's stuff (well, after an entertaining lesson in stroller-folding), daddy kept her happy in the carrier and mommy & Meghan snuck behind snapping photos of "my two dad's" -- it was very cute...and entertaining. We warned Mark & Meghan that Charlotte was going to scream in the car the whole way home, but to our surprise, no screaming! A happy baby in the backseat with mommy & Meghan provided a pleasant ride home. A fun night was had by all!

8 months old!

WHAT?! Charlotte's 8 months old already?!??!

I'm a few days late in posting these pictures...oh well, better late than never huh? As you can see, someone had a lot of fun at her 8 month photo shoot (it was hard to pick just a few to post here):

The Splash Park

There is a really cute splash park and playground in our neighborhood. We can actually see it from our backyard, but we have to walk around the block to get there. We've gone a few times and Charlotte absolutely loves it. When we get in eye-sight of it she starts kicking her legs and making noises...it's really cute how excited she gets. She doesn't mind the water splashing in her eyes or the rough ground (it's softer than concrete, but not soft enuf for baby knees). She crawls around like crazy and just loves the water. There's usually other kids there that she loves to watch (and they usually want to play with her too). Here are some pictures from a couple of weeks ago. As you can see, daddy & Charlotte had a great time!