Is it summer already??

Susanna has been fighting off allergies for the past 2 weeks and I have been right there with her! The poor girl has a runny nose and cough that seems to just get worse after being outside. I think we are coming to an end of the pollen invasion and I hope she is back to normal soon. She is still acting like her normal self... having fun, practicing her walking, and discovering new tricks everyday!!

Susanna decided to climb inside her toy basket but then got VERY upset when she discovered she she was stuck, soo funny!!!


Sissy and Susanna are having more and more fun together lately. Here is an example of the girls working together...


We have had to limit some of our outdoor activities but still are enjoying the beautiful weather in NC... mid to upper 80's and we even hit 90's this weekend. Since the 90's are kinda too hot and the sun is extra bright I have payed close attention to try and figure out how the shade travels around our house. I worry about my little blonde baby girl getting burnt!!! We are lucky to have morning shade in the back yard and afternoon shade on the driveway. I know we will have a fun spring and summer playing outdoors. Some of Susanna's new outdoor toys are a water table that she loves splashing, a bubble blowing lawn mower, a kid size picnic table, sidewalk chalk, bubble machine, and sand toys. We are REALLY going to have a good time!!! Check out Susanna's cute turtle swimsuit while playing at her water table, what a cutie!!!

These Boots Are Made For Walking....

Happy Easter

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter celebration. We had a great trip to Sunset Beach. The weather was so-so but we had a lot of fun taking walks on the beach, visiting Calabash and eating seafood, and just relaxing at the house.


Susanna even got a chance to REALLY discover the sand for the first time. She was at the beach last summer but too little to understand where she was. This time, she had a BLAST!! She loved the open space and just kept crawling everywhere!!!

She ate sand and I kinda think she liked it, yuck!!! At first I didn't want her to get too sandy but then decided she should be allowed to really explore... so she ended up in the tide pools and LOVED IT!!

She splashed and giggled and really really liked it. She was fully clothed and the weather and water were kinda chilly so I know she will like it even more this summer when the weather is better. After this adventure I am REALLY looking forward to our summer beach trips!!



Check out this video of her on the beach... eating sand!!



The Easter Bunny visited Susanna and she was very excited to see her Easter baskets. We tried to set up an egg hunt but she only made it to one egg and then was done, maybe next year right?!?! We gave her this hippo squirt gun and she kept chewing on it and, in my opinion, RUINING all the good pictures.

So I took it away from her in order to try and get a good shot of her Easter dress... well this is what happened, so sad :(


Speaking of Easter dresses... I had received the cutest, best Easter dress last year at one of my baby showers. I had been saving it for a year now, knowing that this would be the BEST Easter dress! Well, I was packing everything Thursday night and thought, hmmm maybe I should try this on her just in case. And guess what, IT DIDN'T FIT!! She was toooooo big and the buttons were not even close to being closed. I planned for her to wear a sweater and thought for a sec, "she could still wear this as long as we didn't take the sweater off. yeah, the back would be completely open but who would know but me" Then I came to my senses and decided it is just wrong to dress your 1 year old in too small of clothes just cause they are cute and haven't been worn. I have learned my lesson though.... never wait to wear an outfit, if it fits her now she is going to wear it; even if that means wearing an Easter dress to the park!!!


Susanna has been learning new tricks, and they all just started this weekend! She has begun to let go and stand on her own. When she does it she gets a HUGE smile on her face... you can tell she is proud of herself!! She has even begun to take a few steps. The most we have seen so far is about 5 steps. She will start by balancing herself and standing without holding on, then she will take a few steps with a HUGE grin on her face, and after she loses her balance and PLOPS down she starts to giggle. She LOVES the praise she gets too... lots of clapping and kisses from mommy and daddy!!! I cant wait to catch this on video, right now it happens soo sporadically that we haven't even got a pic. This is just the beginning of a new phase... and I CANT WAIT to have a walking toddler!!!