January Blues

It's been a very LONG month for the Sadler family.  January is usually a bummer of a month anyway, but our January has been particularly disappointing.  For starters, we've all been so sick!  It started with Charlotte, then Josh got it, then Lily got it and then Josh and Charlotte got it again!  Both girls ended up with ear infections.  We've spent so much time at home, minus a few trips to see our pediatrician.  Lily was begging me to take her to school last week and cried when I told her she couldn't go. 
We decided we had to get out of the house this weekend.  The weather was just too georgous to stay indoors.  We made not one, but two trips to the Zoo and the freshair helped us all feel much better.
Lily is finally her happy, easy-going self again and Charlotte is almost back to normal, too.  The man-cold is still lingering with Josh...I'm starting to thinking he is milking his cold for all it's worth!

Charlotte - 6 1/2 months

It went a little something like this...

They were innocently watching tv before bedtime...

Charlotte decided she wanted Lily's attention...

Lily was way too into Wonder Pets to notice...

So Charlotte decided to do this...

At first Lily was not at all happy...

So she stole Charlotte's blanket...

But the she decided to do "this little piggy" with Charlotte's toes..

Charlotte WINS!

The Princess and the DOG?!?!

Sweetness!

Our 1st Family Dinner

Last night we had our first meal at the table as a family of four!  Charlotte used Lily's lion chair for the first time and was a much happier baby.  Dinner time has been difficult for the past 6 months.  Josh and I usually take turns eating while the other holds Charlotte.  This meal, and hopefully all our meals from now on, was much more enjoyable!  
Josh and I had meatloaf, mashed potatoes and salad.  Lily had a pb&j sandwich, mashed potatoes, sliced tomatoes and dried cranberries.  Charlotte had Butternut Squash and Harvest Apples with Mixed Grains :) 
We celebrated the night with a bottle of Sparkling Apple Cider during dinner and popcorn and a movie before bedtime!