7 weeks old

Charlotte is now smiling, but trying to catch one on camera isn't easy.

Look at me, I am soooo big.

First Day of School

First Day of Kindergarten!! We are very excited. Nicholas came home and said, "I don't like school mom, I LOVE IT!!

Family of Five

Here's our new baby girl: Charlotte Susan Howerton, born July 7, 2006. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 14 oz.






Charlotte with her namesake, great grandmother Charlotte Edwards Howerton a few hours after she was born.






Left to right: Nicholas, Charlotte, Luke






Shelley and the boys.










Enjoying some ice cream from Brusters'




We had a lice outbreak. They were in quarantine for days. The boys eventually had to get their heads shaved, but Laura opted for detailed grooming and further medicated treatment. Hint: Don't use mayo. Use creamy baby oil and apple cider vinegar on alternating nights. Somehow Shelley and Charlotte avoided the epidemic.