11 months...

Miss Personality...

So it has finally hit me, my baby is almost one year old... Next post I might be in denial that Caroline is officially one year old.  This past month we managed to cram a good bit of things in and had a little time for a couples’ weekend to Clemson. 

The Fair was in town and the weather was amazing!

  Ellie and Caroline went to their 1^st Carolina Gamecock tailgate for Homecoming against Furman.  The girls had a great time and we could not have asked for better weather.  It was HOT for mid-October!!

Emily and Ellie playing.

 After spending time with the Gamecocks the next weekend we ran up to Presbyterian College for homecoming (10 years…) with the girls, Caroline and Jordan.  The weather was great again.  We had such a great time catching up with some friends I hadn’t seen in years and lots of kids! Caroline was a trooper and did well all day from 10 am til 5 pm headed to tailgate and back home.  (As long as she has something to munch on she’s one content girl) – Her favorite snack are the toddler/crawler cheesy puffs and Ellie tends to sneak if we are not paying attention. 

How adorable are Stewart and Ellie!! (even matching)Our Zeta family! <3

Our guests for the weekend, Caroline and Jordan were great trooper for the weekend entertaining the girls!!

Caroline's cousin, Hugh, had his 2nd Birthday at Little Gym and the girls had so much fun.  Mainly Ellie but Caroline loves to watch everyone and everything around her.

The girls also got to go to the Pumpkin Patch with their friends with Miss Amber!

We are trying to wean Caroline from the Paci, and it isn’t that she uses the paci all the time she just uses it to calm down at night or when she’s getting in the car. Amber (childcare lady) has started taking the paci away from early morning and seems to be doing well… Not sure how this will play out since Ellie never used a paci.

Happy Halloween!

Recycled Halloween outfit...

All the kids dressed up at Ambers.[Bradley, Hannah, Ellie, Gaberella, McKenna, and Caroline]

More treats than tricks at the moment. Caroline was a good sport when we went to Boo at the Zoo for Ellie since her bedtime is at 6:30 pm and Boo at the Zoo starts at 6pm, but as long as she’s being entertained or fed Caroline was good. The girls loved the Zoo at night and got to hang out with their cousins and friends.

The cousins got to play at the zoo!

Sawyer Ann and Caroline also got to play at the Zoo, too.

Had a little fun with the google App... Trenholm and Lauren entertained me!

 

We also went around the neighborhood with the girls in the golf cart. Ellie had fun running up to all the houses and Caroline was dressed as a Skelton just laughing and giggling at everything.

 Leave David alone with the girls and look what they get into Saturday morning... 

 

Weekend fun!

hiding from the dinosaurs

Just being silly...

OVER all a great month, minus the Flu Shot and almost ear infections that kept her and me up a good bit. *Side note - Vapor rub the organic baby friendly one works really good, I just rubbed it on her PJ’s at night and seems to help with a humidifier.

Also Caroline is holding her own bottle, which works out perfectly when its EARLY in the morning and she doesn't want to be changed... She feeds herself while clean diaper and clothes are put on.

 Clemson for the weekend with the Links!

 

Life is Golden

Picked some Golden Apples up in the mountains of NC! 

  

Emily was able to come and pick apples with Ellie and enjoy a beautiful day on the lake.

 

Nothing sweeter than a baby in a bonnet

I think this may possibly be the cutest video ever

 (and I may be partial because they are my babies) of sisters! <3
Not sure if it will play but they start holding hands... sweetness

 

Caroline is getting so big these days and has really moving along with the crawling, pulling up and eating whatever Ellie is having.  I honestly do not remember Ellie getting into so much food at 10 months, but Caroline is loving some muffins, granola bars, puffs (of course) and bread.  Tried giving her cut up softend carrots not really a fan at the moments, still loving the baby puree of ANYTHING.  And I want to shake the mans hand who came up with the squeeze pouches with just about ANYTHING for your babies.  There are times I am almost certain Caroline (CeeCee or Sissysee as Ellie calls her) is eating better than us.  She is hands down the messiest eater ever! Ellie was pretty good about letting us feed her, but NOPE not Caroline she wants to do it and she will GRAB it and slap it all over her face... - picture next month ;)

Caroline was really excited about riding on the tractor out at the farm.

Silly girls playing at Amber's.  I love getting these text through out the day.

BIG DAY at the Cook House, David brought home a camper pretty much the next day after I told him I would go camping TWICE a year... Gave the man a bone and he ran with it. I do love the camper and we were able to go camping on James Island, just enought room for all 4 of us.

 

Caroline thinks Daddy is hysterical!

 

Ellie thinks the camper is amazing! She wants to play in it every day after work.

Our friends came to visit at the campground to roast hotdogs and play.

 Caroline doesn't understand why she has a crib if she can have a big bed... haha

Our little kitch in the camper

 

The Zoo is always fun, but Sawyer Ann got to come and play too. 

Ellie loves feeding the animals.

Lala and Sawyer Ann enjoying the fishes with me and the girls.

Best Friends!

We enjoy the zoo!

 

Happy happy baby!

I think I could watch this video thousand times a day!

Gigi came to visit.

I say it almost in every blog but the time seems to be flying by and before we know it Caroline will be one year old.  I cannot believe how fast the past months have flown by.  David actually had to correct me when we were out and someone asked how old my baby was, and I said 6 months... haha he just looked at me like I was crazy and corrected. :(

Still an amazing sleeper going down at 6:30 pm and waking up around 6:30-7 am for a bottle and then back in her crib for 30-45 minutes until we can get ready to head out.