Hello All,
It's been over half a year since our last post, so this one is going to be a bit long...
October was Charlotte's first official trick-or-treat outing. She had a fantastic time in her "baby-bug" costume, as she calls it and of course, chowing down on her first candy!
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| Dad and Charlotte on their way up to the Thompson house. At 18 months, Charlotte just started walking and needs a hand, literally, from Dad. |
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| I think Charlotte ate about 7 of these gummy candies that night. |
Ethan got into the Halloween spirit too by bringing out his inner pumpkin. Pretty good for a 3 week old.
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| Is that a baby or a jack-o-lantern? Hard to tell... |
Then, in almost a blink of an eye, it was Christmas. Months go by really fast with a newborn and a toddler running about. Although, neither Charlotte nor Ethan understood the concept of Santa, Charlotte had a lot of fun opening presents. We spent Christmas morning with the Mullers and then went over to Nan and Dada's (Grandma & Grandpa Huffman) for a yummy dinner.
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| Our Christmas tree! |
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| And our beautiful Christmas fire a la Dad. |
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| Charlotte on Christmas morning |
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| Charlotte opening prezzies at the Mullers |
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| Ethan getting a snuggle from Auntie Amy |
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| Ethan & Dada: BFF |
And then came the new year. January & February were a blur of even more sleepless nights and snow, snow, snow. Charlotte spent a lot of time in her snowsuit and Wes spent a lot of time shovelling our laneway. But they both took advantage of the snow and Saturday mornings became Daddy-Daughter cross-country skiing time. Charlotte cozy in the ski sled with blankets and snacks, Wes towing the sled on skis getting a heck of a workout! We also took Charlotte and Ethan to their first Winterlude on probably the busiest day. Janet fell into an informal mommy group with a couple of other new moms in the neighbourhood. So Ethan now hangs out with two very cute little girls on a weekly basis and Mom gets to have a conversation with actual adults!
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| Dad and Charlotte on a very snowy day |
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| Our house is hiding behind this mountain of snow |
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| Dad and Charlotte at Winterlude |
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| Mom and Ethan out on a walk in the neighbourhood. You can never been too young for shades. |
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| Ethan and his playgroup pals, Laurel and Anna Sophia. This was the best pic we could get without one of them falling over. |
Winter was still very much present in Ottawa when March came around. Luckily, we had a trip to Florida to visit Nan and Dada to look forward to at the end of the month. Charlotte had such a great time on the beaches of St. Augustine. She would have stayed there all day if we let her. Ethan was only 5 months old at the time and didn't think too much of the beach but got to spend some quality time with the grandparents.
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| Ethan all smiles on the beach holding Nan's hand |
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| Charlotte absolutely loved these ducks. Here she is eating the food we brought to feed them. Okay, so maybe she didn't love them all that much.... |
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| Mom and Charlotte making "cupcakes" on the beach, a.k.a. filling the pail with sand until it overflows. |
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| Charlotte and Dad having a grand time on the carousel! So much fun! |
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| Nothing beats morning cartoons on Nan & Dada's big comfy bed |
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| This giant grin says it all |
For a week in May, Grandma and Grandpa Kim from Alberta came to stay with us and visit their grandkids. We taught Charlotte to say "Hal-mo-nie" (Korean for Grandma) and "Ha-ra-bo-gie" (Grandpa) before they arrived. It was a pretty hectic time in the house, not a lot of good photos were shot, but we did manage to capture a few moments on camera.
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| The gravel along the railroads was a big hit with Charlotte at the Science & Tech museum. Trains? Bor-ing. Gimme gravel any day of the week. |
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| A proven method to get your toddler away from gravel is to put her on your shoulders |
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| Charlotte and Harabogie going for a drive |
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| Charlotte and Dad on a snowmobile simulator |
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| Ethan and Halmonie hanging out |
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| Ethan and Harabogie |
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| Charlotte and Halmonie |
The last few months have been incredibly fast-moving. Charlotte is now 2 and Ethan is 7 months old. They are starting to interact with each other and Ethan's personality is coming out more and more each day.
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| Charlotte has been affectionate towards Ethan since the beginning. Here she is planting a big kiss on her little bro. |
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| And here she is giving him a big hug/using him as a mattress |
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| Ethan is turning into quite the happy guy |
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| Loves to laugh |
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| Like a good big sis, Charlotte has given her crib to Ethan. This is her new toddler bed. And yes, this is how she sleeps in it. So comfy.... |
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| Now that the monkeys are able to do the same things, it's hard not to throw them in the bath together, |
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| Or in front of the third parent.... |
