Trip to the Beach and Visit from Gramma and Pop

Mommy and Daddy rented a house in TopSail Beach North Carolina for vacation that was right on the ocean- we could walk out the back door and play on the beach!

Corynne didn't want to help me make sand castles- she sleeps a lot :)

But Daddy played with me!

I even got to go in the hot tub!

Silly Daddy!

Mommy says Corynne looks just like Daddy when she sleeps like this!

I spent hours playing in the sand

Basking in the sun

We flew a kite!

Coffee and a walk

Our beach house is in the background

I soaked Daddy with the squirt gun :)

It was a long car ride!

Silly Corynne sleeps funny!

I went to visit my cousins for Brandt and Carter's birthday

We went and played at Monkey Joes!

Brandt and Carter are 4 years old!

I'm blow drying Corynne's crazy hair!

I loved playing with Elina and her castle!

I help Mommy at bathtime

I told you Corynne is growing fast- she's got chubby cheeks!

Gramma got to stay for over 3 weeks to help with Corynne after Mommy went back to work!  It was so fun!

Pop came too!

We took Corynne for her check up and I was VERY helpful while the doctor examined her

Pop was my favorite while he was here!

Corynne is trying to suck her thumb!

She loves her activity mat!

Pretty dress!

Big smiles

Corynne hanging out with gramma and pop

Gramma and Pop went swimming with me!

Mommy swam too, but then she hung out with Corynne

Smiling for Gramma

Grins before her first day of daycare

Making dirt pudding with Gramma!

New Member of the Family!

It has been an exciting few months for me and Mommy and Daddy!  I have a new baby sister- Corynne Lily Schrader or "Baby Corynne" as I call her.  Before she came, Mommy had to stay overnight in the hospital because her blood pressure went way up.  They told her she couldn't work anymore and then a few days later Mommy's water broke at 10 at night and we all got in the car to go to the hospital!

I got to stay at the hospital for a few hours until Daddy got my babysitter Zalene to take care of me.  I didn't like seeing mommy in pain :( so it was better that I went home.

Corynne was born around 7 am the next day.  She was 6 pounds 8 ounces.  She was born a little early at 37 weeks, but was happy and healthy!  We love her!

Here's a picture of me and Daddy at the hospital waiting for baby Corynne to come! 

Daddy and Corynne meeting for the first time!

Mommy and baby

Mommy and Daddy both look tired!  

Little baby burrito

I got to come to the hospital later and see Mommy and Corynne- so exciting!

I helped Mommy so much when she came home!  I wasn't jealous at all!

Corynne was tiny at first but she grew fast!

Papa Fase came with Gramma to visit!

I have to share my Gramma with Corynne now :)

Mommy says "be very gentle" all the time

I made "Fase" as I call him- play with all my toys with me!

Yum- the Easter Bunny came and left me chocolate!

Fase and Gramma came with to the Easter Egg Hunt

Corynne is smaller than my baby doll that I gave her to play with!!!

Gramma helped me color Easter eggs!  It was messy and I died my hands!

I got lots of eggs!

I'm such a good big sister- I can cover her up and give her lots of toys to play with!

I can even help feed her a bottle!

Big smiles!

One of Mommy's patients knit Corynne a hat!

Uncle Eric and Aunt Darcy brought my cousins to visit!  I had to give Uncle Eric a check up and he needed a shot!

We got to splash in the pool!  My cousins are crazy!

Carter is such a big boy that he could hold Corynne!

And Elina tried to share her cookie!

Mommy lets me hold Corynne too cause I'm a big girl!

This is at my school when we had a Trike-A-Thon

Corynne falls asleep for Daddy cuz he is nice and warm :)