Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!

Yes, it's that super busy time of year again. Charlie has been overwhelmed with awesome gifts from all over. We'll have pictures soon.

In the mean time, hope you all are happy and warm!

Giving Thanks

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, Charlie started saying "Thank you." Of course, it sounds more like "tan too," but it is clear what he is saying and he says it in proper context. So sweet!

Auntie's kitty, Lucy, was at Mama and Big Daddy's for the celebration and Charlie was very excited to see her. Being a small and skittish kitty, the same could not be said for Miss Lu. Charlie found her in a bedroom and was happily jabbering to her when she hissed a warning. Without missing a beat he started hissing back with a big smile. He was so proud to have learned kitty language!

A few other words and phrases he's been working on lately: yuck, tooty, water, buckle, and cracker. He's getting good at identifying body parts and loves to try on eyeglasses.

This year we are especially grateful for humor.

Not Slackin'

In celebration of Veterans' Day, we joined some local military families at an indoor inflatables playground.



And we went to a messy art party earlier this week.
And this was at another playdate. Yes, he's doing shots of ketchup. Yuck.
This one's a little older, but it went along with the shots...

Drumroll please...

Working out with Daddy
He's still working on that "lift with your legs" thing.

Hey, Ms. Nancy!
This haircut thing will go better if you let me steal a snack.
...probably.
Eh, it's not so bad.

(the missing pics here are Ted handing him over to me and then me handing him to Mom)

Oh, wait, this is not fun anymore.But I do look handsome. Can we go now? I'll drive.

Seriously, let's go. The door's right here.
Don't worry, car; I'll come play with you in a minute.

As promised

The grandson of some friends was being baptised last night. So, we went to a different church than usual. Ted got Charlie dressed and when he came out wearing this shirt I just had to add the tie. He didn't even fight it.Although he did inspect it thoroughly.


Mid laugh...

At his (early) 18 month appointment, his stats were: 27 lbs. 4 oz. and 33 inches. His body is average so that he can have an exceptional personality. I think he started a growth spurt about 5 minutes after we left the pediatrician's office.

Enjoy the curls; he gets a haircut tomorrow!

The Green Eyed Monster

Charlie's never had much competition for our attention or affection, but lately he's had to share the spotlight. He does not like it very much. At the same time, he is fascinated by babies. So, as long as we don't hold another child, Charlie is quite happy. But pick one up, like baby Carter here, and the head-butting begins.
Of course, when you are sporting pants! like these, how could you not be the center of the universe?Did I mention that we had some rooms painted? The flash doesn't do it justice. The wall is quite a bit darker and looks fab.u.lous with all his art.


Next time, I promise to post pictures of Champ.

Milestones

Charlie started jumping this week. He was in the garage working out with Ted and studied him for a while. Then he squatted and jumped- both feet off the ground. He has been jumping all over the place since then. Now he's practicing standing on one foot.

Vocab check: dada, nigh'-nigh', yukky