NAS Oceana Airshow

Sept 20th 2008 - Dave and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary at the NAS Oceana Airshow in Va Beach with my family. We decided to take Charlotte at the last minute but we weren't sure how she would handle the jet noise. This photo was taken after her first fly by. Turns out she loves the thrill of a loud jet engine - just like her Poppy!


Brian and Poppy. Poppy got us all tickets to the special naval aviator association chalet. There was plenty of food, drinks and seats for everyone. The weather was cloudy, windy and cool. Not a great day for the airshow, but fun nonetheless.

Charlotte's favorite attraction was the moonbounce. She would have stayed in there all day if we had let her.

Charlotte eating her chips and watching the airplanes with her favorite naval aviator, Poppy (aka Pistol Pete).

Norfolk Zoo

While we were in Va Beach this past weekend, we went to the zoo with Charlotte. It was a gorgeous day and Charlotte loved all the animals!

Charlotte looking at the giraffes. The zoo is much nicer than I remember it as a kid.


Charlotte made Memme pet a goat and a cow. If you know my mom, you know that she would only do this for her granddaughter! Charlotte introduced herself to all the animals when she saw them. For example, she would say, "Hi goat, my name is Charlotte." It was too cute.

Watching the elephants play in the mud. I think Charlotte wanted to join them.

Goodbye Katina and Anna!

We said goodbye to our friends Katina and her daugther, Anna, on Tuesday. They leave for Austin, Texas on Friday to join her husband, Tom, who is in fire fighter training school. We met Katina and Anna through La Leche League. Anna and Charlotte are just one day apart in age. We'll miss their company and hope they come back to visit!

Two year photo shoot

I took Charlotte to the Target Portrait Studio for her two year portraits. I didn't even know that Target had a portrait studio until I got the tip from a friend (Thanks again, Sara!). I was very pleased with the results and the price! If you print coupons off their website, it's no session fee and $3.99 per sheet. I've tried Sears, Picture People and Target over the past two years. So far Target is the best bang for my buck. The only downside is that the closest Target with a studio is a 30 minute drive from my house. You don't get the pictures the same day like they do at Picture People so I had to make two trips. Here are a couple poses that I've framed. If you click on them, you can see them bigger. I really love the "T-W-O" series.

IT'S A BOY!!!

I had my 20 week ultrasound this morning and all went well. The tech actually said that the baby was very cooperative and easy to photograph. We're thrilled to announce that it's a boy! More importantly he is healthy and thriving. Everything looked perfect! So far, this pregnancy has been just as easy as the first time. This will hopefully be our one and only ultrasound so it was nice to get some pictures.

Proof

Here's proof that I'm actually working on Charlotte's first year album and making progress. I'm over half way done so I should be back to blogging soon!

There once was a girl...

"There once was a girl with a curl right in the middle of her forehead,
When she was good, she was very very good,
But when she was bad, she was horrid."

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I've taken a little sabbatical from blogging to get Charlotte's baby album done before this next baby is born!