Sweet Caroline

She is sure to be really sick of the Neil Diamond tune by the time she grows up (her sister already has most of the song memorized), but with such a sweet smile, what else could we call her?

Caroline's Baptism

We had a beautiful day and wonderful friends to share Caroline's special day. Living so far from family is hard on holidays and special occasions, but having great friends who can fill in means so much to us. The Stolpe and Schoonover families joined us for Caroline's baptism and made it such a memorable day. Caroline slept through the entire service, not even a flinch when the water was poured! Ella entertained the entire church with her interpretive dances for each hymm :) It was a great day!

Happy Halloween

We had the Halloween festivities on base last night and it was so much fun to watch Ella, I mean Ariel the mermaid, enjoy every bit of it...well, once we told her that the zombie at dinner was not real! She of course had her face painted like a butterfly yet again and played a few games at the carnival. But when trick-or-treating started it was ON! She sprinted from house to house and yelled to us after each one telling us what kind of candy she received! It was GREAT!! It took her about two hours to fall asleep...we could hear her talking from downstairs!

Trick-or-Treating with Charlie the Owl!

Caroline really liked Halloween!

There was no stopping her!

Check out all the loot :)

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

We made a trip with our friends to the local pumpkin patch to spend a day getting in the spirit! Ella and her friend Charlie had a blast and wore us all out. There were farm animals to see, pumpkins to pick and carve, barrel trains to ride and Ella's favorite...FACE PAINTING!!

Look at those cute baby piggies!

Being very cautious on the tractor ride!

"What about this one?"

No, this is the one!

WEEEEEEE!

The Girls

WOW, two girls sure can keep you busy! Both are doing really well and we are loving every minute with our sweet little girls :)

Ella loves her new ballet class!

Good morning!

Moving on...

We found out a few days ago that our story will continue in Hampton, Virginia beginning in the summer of 2011. Our new home will be Langley Air Force Base and Brian will be working at Headquarters doing medical readiness planning. We are very excited and are looking forward to the change in weather! Please come and visit us!!

Caroline Marie Caruthers

After a few days of thinking she may never arrive, Caroline made her debut in a rush! We had dinner reservations on Saturday for a last minute chance to go out with no children in tow. It was time to start getting ready and after heading upstairs to get dressed, I started feeling a few contractions. Then they hit hard and fast. Already ruining her parents plans...she is in so much trouble!! My first contraction was at around 4:30pm and Caroline was in my arms at 5:31pm. She was ready to meet everyone and there was no stopping her! We thought she was going to be born in the car :) Brian may be wanted by the Harrogate Police for some interesting driving techniques, but he got me there and our beautiful little girl is here and we couldn't be happier. Ella is a GREAT big sister and asks about 'our baby' all the time and wants to hold and kiss her all day. When I dropped her off at school today, her teacher asked her how Baby Caroline was doing and Ella told her "very wonderful" :) We are extremely proud of our little girls.

Caroline Marie Caruthers

8 pounds, 6.5 ounces, 20 inches