Charlotte - Six Months!

Charlotte turned 6 months yesterday so we thought it was time to eat some big girl food. She is so sweet, cute and snugly. She is a pretty good sleeper and a great eater and didn't mind the mush for the first time. Charlotte has beautiful bright eyes like her big bro Abel. She is a blessing to our family and we are thankful for every minute with her. Hope you enjoy some new pics. :-)

Rahhrrr!

Too cute.

One Year Ago

Unbelieveable

Woodchucks

Buddies

William brought Abel a sweet pair of overhalls to borrow so that they could be the same. We tried a little photo shoot, but William wasn't that interested and Abel just wanted to run around.

Either way we have some handsome boys!

CHARLOTTE

Our pretty little thang at 5 months :-)

Attaboy

Find your own crab leg...

Seafood Buffet

That is Tommy greeting us at our dinner location last night. It was
both the most expensive (thank you Billy) and best seafood buffet I've
ever had. I ate more seafood than I ever had before, yet at the end of
the meal I was not stuffed. Tommy claimed he was the world's largest
crab, but I was doubtful (he looked likea sailor).

Beach

We just sold our house. It was a kind of stressful affair. So what
better way to unwind than a few days at Myrtle Beach. Wish you were
here.

2 Year Nugget

Last Saturday we had Abel's birthday party at Lake Benson Park. The Lord gave us a beautiful day and we all had a great time, especially Abel :-) We are so thankful for our wonderful little boy. He is growing and learning things so quickly we can't believe it. He is talking more and more. When we when for his 2 year check up he weighed 31 lbs and was 36 1/2 inches long. He actually enjoyed the doctor this time and his favorite part was getting blood drawn. He said "lady poke hole in finger" (the nurse stuck his finger and drew blood). We continually thank the Lord for his abundant kindness in giving us sweet Abel. Abel enjoyed blowing out the candles with dada

Andrew had a great time at the party, but wasn't quite sure why my camera was in his face :)

Joe took a little nap on his mom so he could be ready for some wild fun.

Abel loved opening all his gifts.

Silly Abel - he really did enjoy the swing. :-)

The beautiful Anderson girls - so thankful they live close by.

And just so you know, I did make Abel a "real" cake on his "real" birthday .

Go or No Go?

Sonya got these shoes recently. I just kept saying, "they're not my
favorite." Please give us your comment.

Fun at the lake

This is how Abel holds his nose to go under the water. Pretty cute!

Similar?

I thought it would be fun to look at Abel and Charlotte's baby pics and compare Abel is 3 months in his pic and Charlotte is 2 months. I can't believe how "tan" Abel is!

Pretty "Little" Thang

Charlotte is about 5 weeks old and we finally had her 2 month check up. She passed with flying colors. The Dr. said she gets an A+. We are so thankful for a healthy and BIG baby girl :-)

Weight: 16lb. (her weight was off of the percentile charts :-)

Length: 23 3/4 inches (90% percentile)

Head Circumference: 40.2 cm (50% percentile)

Breakfast at BoJo's

Dinner with Marna

We had dinner with grandma Marna last night. She made some pasta and
meatballs with sausage. It was very yummy. Charlotte really enjoyed
being held by Marna. She got so comfy she went right to sleep. I think
in this picture she looks a little like cousin Brody.

Tank Upgrade

Well it was finally time for a tank upgrade. I had pretty much maxed out the space of my 10 gallon tank after maxing out my 5 gallon tank.

This was my 10 gallon before the upgrade.

And this is my 12 gallon CadLights nano tank after the upgrade. I bought it used from a friend of mine, thanks Reverend. It's not a lot larger necessarily, but it had different dimensions and it is much prettier.

big brother

Abel is pretty much the best big brother ever, and happy about it. Charlotte, not so much.

summer dress

Our sweet Charlotte girl in her new summer dress - handmade by her Aunt Meredith

CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BATCHELOR

A little over a week ago God gave James and I a very good and gracious gift, our first daughter. We welcomed her at 7:12pm on May 4th. She weighed a whopping 9lb 12oz. We have continued to receive grace upon grace. Charlotte is healthy, a great eater (she is up to 10lb now), an amazing sleeper (she slept for 6 hours straight three different nights) and is so very sweet. James is pretty sure he is already wrapped around her tiny finger and is dreading "giving her away" on her wedding day. :-)

Abel is a champ with her and loves to hold her and kiss her and give her the famous "nosey". Below are some of my favorite pics from the last few days - enjoy!

Abel, Charlotte, Grandma Sandra
Charlotte with Great Grandpa Aiken
Charlotte with DaDa (my favoirte pic :-)
Charlotte with Great Grandma Marna
Charlotte with Grandpa Dave
Brand New Baby Charlotte

The Beach

On Monday we returned from what James called our "best beach vacation ever." We had a wonderful place to stay, beautiful weather and really got to relax - praise the Lord! It was just the getaway we needed before baby sister comes (in a few weekes!!). We had a great time as a family. Abel loved having DaDa all the time and the beach "dirt" was super fun. On Sunday we put on our suits (not me :-) and went to the beach. Abel loved the COLD water and kept signing for James to "please" take him out in it. Below are pics from the beach at Fort Macon. It was a great site to visit and they even shot a cannon while we were there, we had a lot of fun.

THE BIG 27!!!!

Today is my sweet husband's birthday. I am so thankful to be married to such a kind, considerate, patient and hardworking man. And I know Abel is pretty thankful too for such a wonderful Dada. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!