Charlotte Wakes Up

Is Charlotte grouchy in the mornings? Watch and find out!

Charlotte laughs

As a follow-on from the previous post, I thought to give you a video of Charlotte laughing.

Charlotte Laughs

 

This is a good look at Charlotte when she's being normal: laughing and smiling. She's unusually good tempered and laughs frequently, sometimes at the simplest things. She has an odd sense of humor, as she thinks it's funny when people wiggle their fingers at her or growl like bears. She also thinks that the word "No" is funny.

Charlotte Sings Rocky Top

 

We might be resident in Texas, but when Charlotte starts using her University of Tennessee bottle, she has to sing "Rocky Top"!

Charlotte has a Paris Hilton moment!

 

Charlotte's had a hard night partying in her crib and you can definitely see it in her eyes. The papparazzi snapped this photo before she could put her hand up to spoil it. You can also see she has a big handbag habit that's hard to brake.

Charlotte's Play Place

We've moved into the new apartment and Charlotte, for the first time, has a really nice area to play. We can shut the gate to keep her from getting into trouble.

 

Charlotte Goes Innertubing

 

Charlotte decided to go innertubing for the first time!

7:07:07 on 7/7/07

 

Charlotte's an expert bowler. And since she was at the bowling alley on 7:07:07pm on the 7th of July, 2007, the alley gave her a pin to remember the occasion. It's her first trophy!

Charlotte's First Fourth of July!

Charlotte's in the States just in time for her first Fourth of July. And she picked out a dress for the occasion!

 

OFF WE GO!

 

This is our last blog entry from Ireland. In a new adventure, we're flying away from Greystones, County Wicklow tomorrow to experience the joys of Round Rock, County Williamson, Texas. Erin will be there next week, and I'll be working from London for a few weeks before heading her way.

It's been nearly three years and we're missing Ireland already. But we'll have no end of joy and happiness in Texas, and new adventures await!

As I'm taking the laptop to London to use the webcam with my daughter, there won't be many photos of Charlotte posted for the next few weeks. So I thought to leave all of you with this one.

Irish friends, we love you and will miss you. American friends and family, here we come!

Irish Cowgirl?

 

Charlotte is excited about moving to Texas so she got this cowboy hat. However, as you can see, she is still a bit Irish!

Charlotte's First Pier Visit

As you all know by now, this is our last week in Ireland. We're packing up and moving back to the States. Erin starts her new job in Austin on 2nd July, while Brian will work from London for a few weeks and then join Erin and Charlotte in Austin.

But to commerate our last week in Ireland, we took Charlotte to the Dun Laoghaire pier. This is the first place we explored when we came to Ireland, and it's been the site of many discussions, long walks holding hands, enjoyable people watching, and ice cream. It was a very good day and we all enjoyed it. Here are some photos from our last visit and our first visit.

Beans, Beans the musical fruit

Charlotte has learned how to make fun noises with her mouth. Here is a video of her making tooting noises with the couch.

Birthday Cake

 

Today is Brian's birthday and so I made him a cake. Charlotte thinks it is for her and if she is good, Brian just might be willing to share with her.

Other Crib problems

 

The other problem with Charlotte and her crib is that she can now use the bars to get to a standing position and she likes to chew on the crib. I'm not sure if it is yummy, but she seems to think so.