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Oh Come On...

I am sure there is a law in NC that if you are within a 5 mile radius of the beach you must go. You may sit, read, people watch, whatever but you have to enjoy it. So that is what Caroline and I did. I picked her up and tried to take her right out toward the waves but she was not happy. We turned around and sat on the steps leading down into the sand. We sat there for a few minutes and just watched this couple who were surf fishing. We watched a dad and daughter walking down the beach with a kite flying overhead. We also watched a group of pelicans skim the surface of the ocean. After awhile she ventured a few feet from the steps. I let her do it by herself. After that she went a few more feet and finally she went all the way to the edge of the water. I love watching her try new things and figure it out on her own. I can see how proud she is of herself when she does it without my help. She isn't my little baby anymore.

With a name like Caroline, it has to be good...

We did so much this past weekend that I am going to have to break it up into several posts. Caroline and I went to Wilson to visit Tanya and Brian and to attend my great-grandma's 90th birthday party. On Saturday we took Caroline to a strawberry farm where they had a little strawberry festival. They had animals for the kids to see, a bouncy castle, stickers, face painting, etc. Of course they had strawberries. The kids could pick a pint for free and of course we picked more for Tanya to freeze later. Caroline had so much fun and got so dirty. When you have tater ridges you know it was a good day. (If you don't know what a tater ridge is, ask your Southern friend)

They had a horse that kids could sit on for a minute. She was ok for about 5 seconds. I am proud of her for trying.

I am so glad they didn't charge us by how much we ate or we would have owed them a fortune. All she wanted for lunch was strawberries.

I have let Tanya use a lot of my baby stuff for her baby's nursery. She has my glider rocker, crib, dresser, changing table, etc. When Caroline walked into that room she said, "Oh my goodness! It's Caroline's room!" Well, it kind of is.

Hopping down the bunny trail...

This Easter was a full weekend for us. We traveled to Wilmington for a baby shower and decided to spend Easter there so Caroline could go egg hunting with Katy.

Caroline, Brian, and Papa flying a kite.

Are you kidding? How cute is this?

Scarfing it down before Daddy could get to her.

The cool thing about our drive home is that we didn't leave until 9pm. We got home at 12am but it was amazing how fast we got home. No more 7 hour drives. We will be back in Wilmington again next week. It is my great-grandmother's 90th birthday so Caroline will visit for a few days.

Are you surprised?

80 degree weather + my camera + one cute girl...

This camera was my great-grandma's.

Ask and Ye Shall Receive...

Here you go. Some new pics of the girl...
The first ones are before we left Wilmington.

Caroline and Katy liked to sit in their cave and read books. Here they are roaring like lions.

This is at the Children's Museum in Wilmington. The girls got to dress up and perform on a stage. Caroline just liked wearing the dress.

American Idol Wannabe

She liked the hopping part of hopscotch.

The art room...I didn't think the girls would ever leave.

Our cute girls


This is how Caroline gets dressed to go outside to play, purse and all.

Seriously, how cute is this?

More to come....

Buy some stock in cardboard boxes...

Well, we are out of Wilmington and finally in High Point. Well, actually we are in Jamestown, but we are .5 miles from Greensboro city limits and .4 miles from High Point city limits. We are renting an apartment here while we figure out the area and Kevin's job. We like our ward so far. There are lots of families with small kids here and they have been so eager to welcome us. Kevin likes his job already. They are patient with him and helpful to this ex-student. He has a crazy schedule but we are used to that. He works for a few days and has a few days off.
Caroline LOVES her new house. For a couple of weeks before we moved we kept telling Caroline that we were taking her to her new Caroline house where she would have her own Caroline room and her own Caroline bathroom. We thought she would have a tough time because when we came house hunting she wouldn't let us put her down. That was not the case when we got here. We had some of her toys and things set up in her room and she RAN in there and played. We couldn't get her out of there for anything. She runs all over the house, loves to chase the cats and loves to jump on the beds. In other words, she is fine. Kevin and I have been looking for fun things to do around here. We found an awesome farmer's market, found some great parks, and I found an amazing sandwich shop. I am also excited because the end of April is the High Point Furniture Market which means that I can get some awesome furniture with my sister!!!!!! I know it is hard to believe but I have not taken any pictures for awhile. I will remedy that situation soon and post some cool pics. Thanks for hanging in there with us. I love it when people post new blogs so I will try my best to post often now that we are settled. We love you all.