November:
* Thanksgiving in KC - tons of families to see, lunch/dinner with Harris clan
* Caroline was heavy into Nutcracker rehearsal.
* New gym membership at Tri-State
* Saw "Frozen" as a family at the movie theater
* Alli Alli came to town to see our house and join us for the "Sugarplum Fairy Breakfast"
December:
* Nutcracker performances all over - took most of the weekends
* Learned how to get her hair into a bun, that was interesting
* Audrey was afraid of Santa
* House visit from Santa Claus on the 23rd, amazing experience for everyone
* Snow day for the entire family in early December
* A couple of false alarms from #3 - figured out we missed Saturday Night Live, so started watching it via DVR
* ECC hosted a terrific Xmas brunch, complete with presents from Santa
* Caroline lost her first tooth $5 from the TF - inflation…
* Caroline danced at the Aces half time game
January:
* Got tired of contractions, so got to welcome Charlie on January 3 (managed to keep my afternoon pedicure appointment which freaked out everyone)
* Passed out 3 times between my epidural and his arrival - wanted to keep the nursing staff on their toes on a Friday night
* Ryan started Learn Tennis Fast at Tri-State
* Mimi and Popop came down to stay with the girls
* First day home as a family and another snow day - did we bring winter from Erie?
* Caroline is really starting to master reading and doesn't complain as much
* Visit from Pal to meet Charlie
* Charlie is a good baby. So many gifts from friends and family, his closet was full in no time. I was enjoying the de-clutter of pink… ready for the consignment shop
* Me vs. 3 in the AM can be tricky but I slowly learned we will usually be a few minutes to anything
* Walked at Tri-State with Charlie in the carrier, everyone seemed to know him
* Enjoyed "Winterfest" at Christ the King 8 days after Charlie arrived!
* Audrey and Caroline can act out Frozen or sing along to any part of it
* Too many snow days, not enough school days
February:
* Still snowing, everyone in EVV promises me this isn't normal
* Slowly getting into a better routine at home, Charlie continues to be a good baby- the girls adore him!
* Sign Caroline up for ice skating lessons with Emma, Taco Tuesday has officially begun
* Audrey is wanting to try everything her older sister does, need to get potty trained
* Enjoyed the Winter Olympics (thus the need for ice skating lessons)
* Charlie starts to smile - I'm reminded he really is a person.
* Started "Beauty and the Beast" rehearsals, there goes the Saturday afternoons
* Mom went to the Franklin St. Pub Crawl, felt so good to be among people once again
March:
* Birthday season has begun! 33 of Caroline's closest friends join us at Pump It Up on a Sunday afternoon. She had a ball, we all did!
* Enjoyed March Madness - Ryan won the 3001 bracket but he has slept thru the night plenty (that was the prize)
* Spring Break! We had a great time getting pedicures, play dates, Chuck E Cheese on her actual birthday
* AD begin potty training… Rome wasn't built in a day!
* Charlie enjoys "running" on his play mat with his sisters nearby
