Our New FIVE Year Old

It's February 10th and here's the Birthday outfit. Just in time to run the air-conditioner for the first time this year. As an encore we'll go outside and run through the sprinklers!


The party theme was "Fairy's," so as part of the fun we gave the kids a bat to beat on the fairy. This may traumatize some, and lead to counseling for others (you know, support our local psychiatrist). In the end whenever you wack something and candy comes out it has to be a good thing.


Here comes the cake! Here comes the cake! Lets all sing 'cause here comes the cake.


There is nothing like the icing on the candles (It is even better then the icing on the cake.) (where's the ice cream?)


Here she is with her brand new scooter! It is just like Caleb's, but different.


We all love getting presents. Especially princess or fairy things.

Charlotte memories cont. 5th year

Here is Princess Charlotte celebrating her 4th b-day



Four days later she was able to welcome baby sister.



Here she is at Padre Island. We went camping for a couple of days. This is the closest to the water she would get. Most of the time she didn't want to see the ocean



She is back in Maryland again. This is at the DAR building (daughters of the american revolution) this is where Sams graduation was held



At the Moroni 4th of July parade. We were able to go back to Utah for a short visit.



Here is Charlotte at six flags. We enjoyed a good family trip there

Charlotte memories cont. 4th year

Charlottes travels continued through this year. Moving from Maryland to San Antonio. traveling to california and Hawaii. We went to Sea World and Disneyland. She even got to go on a submarine ride in Hawaii.

Charlottes 3rd birthday



In May we were able to go to California on our way to Hawaii. Charlotte loves her mickey hat and still wears it a lot




Yep she got a tatoo, at the polynesian cultural center



We stopped for a big family reunion at Sams parents on our way to San Antonio



Yep we are San Antonio-ians now




We got to see Christmas lights at the Alamo and riverwalk

Charlotte memories cont., cont. 3rd year

Charlotte celebrated her birthday with an elephant cake and lasagna



We have been lucky to have lots of visits from Grandma and Grandpa, this is at the national aquarium in Baltimore



We drove down to Georgia to see Sams parents for spring break



Again courtesy of Anheiser Busch we were able to go to Busch Gardens in Virginia



We took a trip to New York, luckily visiting Sams mission is the same as seeing the church history sites in New York. This is Charlotte in the Sacred Grove.



We went to Utah for Christmas meeting up with all of my family.



We were able to see the Christmas lights on the Washington D.C Temple, Temple Square and the National Mall. This is D.C.



Man all that white stuff, I think we have forgotten what that is.

Charlotte memories cont. 2nd year

We continued the traveling trend into her second year. Besides the things listed we took a trip to Utah and several into downtown D.C. Though contrary to our normal we had our holidays at our own home.

Her second year of life started with her 1st birthday.




We went to a Washington Nationals baseball game



Courtesy of Anheiser Busch we got to go to Sesame place in Pennsylvania



We went to Hershey Pennsylvania and visited a real chocolate factory



Charlotte had her 1st princess Halloween, she looks a little raggedy for a princess

Charlotte memories-1st year

Charlotte is my poor middle child. She is very easygoing and is therefore sometimes neglected, because big brother and little sister take a lot of time. We have a lot of fun together. She is a very good sister. She is very tolerant and patient with Caleb and very helpful with Samantha.

Here we are in the Hospital. Katie, Bonny, Carisa and I were all due within 4 months of each other. Charlotte was the last baby girl to come, the picture is missing Evynn and Carisa.



Here she is with a proud papa. She was Sams birthday present that year.



Charlotte was a very well traveled baby, going on a plane for the first time at 3 months (I was 19 the first time I flew). Here she is with Grandma and Grandpa on one of the few rides she could go on at Disneyland



She lived at Grandma and Grandpa Hiltons for the first few months of her life. Here we are saying goodbye before leaving for Maryland



We drove cross country from Utah to our new home in Maryland when she was 6 months old.



For her first Christmas we got to drive down to Georgia to Grandma and Grandpa Grindstaffs.

Christmas flashback (just this past Christmas)

It's already february and I have three birthdays in the next week and a half so I better get Christmas taken care of first. Sam was there too, I was just to sick to take pictures.

Aren't they adorable when they sleep.







Sandra looks great early in the morning doesn't she?




We had a hard time doing the line-up in the hall.





Didn't you know that Charlotte turns into a zombie on Christmas




Here is Caleb, he didn't want to be in front of the camera at all




Emily and the girls



Grandpa





Grandma