Driving Lessons

Charlie's current favorite playtime activity is playing in Mommy's car.  If I'd let him do it all day - he would.  I think he is going to be a practical joker like his father. . . because every time I get in the car I spend 10 minutes turning my blinkers and windshield wipers off, turning down the radio, and disengaging other random settings which show up as warning lights on my dashboard.

  

Here is a shot from today.  He just looks like he is up to no good - doesn't he?

Hershey Park Happy - 2009

We spent the weekend at Hershey Park compliments of my husbands company - they have their annual picnic there.  We had so much fun. . . we spent the entire day there and Charlie rode almost all of the rides willingly.  Two items that were not a hit with him were the Giant Hershey Bar that was walking around and greeting the kids. . . and the dinosaur roller coaster.  He wouldn't go near the dinosaur heads.  Other than that - he was game for all of the other rides.  He stayed up until 11pm that night. . . He was such a good boy and a real trooper.  Here are a couple of favorite photos from the day.

Oh and by the way. . . I finally figured out how to post bigger images on this blog!  Yippiee!  

I love this picture of my boys on the carousel

Charlie and his little girlfriend Macy. . . playing hard to get.

Taking a lolly pop break with daddy!

Apologies, Previews and Memorial Day (A little Late)

I'm sorry dear blog.  I've been neglecting you.  I've been very busy. . . I swear.  I'll try not to let it happen again.  I'll start making up for it by posting some pictures from our Memorial Day weekend at the Cabin.  We had great weather and the cousins had a blast together.  Charlie LOVED being outside and especially playing in the Pine Creek.  The water was very cold for Mommy - but he jumped right in everyday and didn't want to come out.  I also bought him a John Deer tractor to keep up there.  It fits nicely with all of Pop's Pop's toys.  Enjoy the pictures and note - I'm trying out my new logo (I plan to use for my little business).  I'm going to try this out here for awhile and make sure I like it.  

(Little Note:  I just noticed - these pictures are getting cut off. . . I tried a new way of posting to see if I could make them a little bigger. . . apparently it didn't work.  Until I get it figured out. . . click on the image to see the entire thing!)

Charlie picked up a load (uh, I mean Cara)

Hanging out in the creek

I love this picture.  Just got an 8 x 10 made of it.  He's contemplating something while enjoying nature.

This one cracks me up.  Charlie was misbehaving (he didn't want to eat his sandwich) and little monkey Ayden was getting a kick out of Charlie getting scolded.  You had to be there!

19 Months Old Today!

Happy Birthday Charlie.  You are 19 months old today.

You can. . .

Say about 35 words (favorites are bye bye, hi, moose, help, hat)

Eat with a fork and spoon

Turn the TV on by yourself (not a good thing)

Go up and down the slide by yourself

Jump into the pool

Float on you back in the bathtub

You love. . .

Singing and Dancing

Wearing Hats

Throwing Balls

Playing with Cars and Trucks

Dumping your toys out their bins and making a mess

Playing Ring Around the Rosie

Playing with Older Kids

Swimming

Taking Baths

Giddy Up!

Notice the hat?  He grabbed this one off the store shelf and would not put it back!

Love that smile!

Playing in hut with Daddy.  Another one of his favorite things to do!

He always rides the fire engine backwards. . .????

Modeling his hat in the mirror!

Time Really Flies

I spent this morning searching  and organizing old photos and I came across this one.  It's one of my all time favorites.   I took it about a year ago (maybe a little less).   He looks like such a baby here - he's growing up so fast!  

Turtle Back Zoo

I was scheduled to find out the sex of baby # 2 today - but Chuck asked me to cancel. . .work got too busy - (that's the story of our lives).  So we rescheduled the appointment and headed to Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, NJ to meet up with our friends.  Charlie had a fabulous time today.  He loves seeing all the animals.  He literally fell asleep when his head hit the carseat for the ride home and he's been sleeping ever since.  I'm going to have to wake him up in a few minutes for dinner.

It was a beautiful day and the zoo was very impressive. . . so much so - that I signed up for a yearly membership.  We'll be back soon :-)

Waiting in Line for Pony Rides. . .So exciting!

Seeing the sights on the train ride

She is beautiful!  I love this shot!  Edited with Leah's Colorful Action!

She always takes such good care of Charlie.  This was one of the many hugs for the day

Hiking the Trail at Wyckoff Wildlife Center

Finally a nice day!   I think it has rained here for about a week straight.  Charlie and I were definitely getting cabin fever so today we took advantage of the nice weather and went for a little "hike" at the Wyckoff Wildlife Center.  I think we went a bit too far. . .because I ended up carrying him piggy back about half way through - What a sight!      

Taking a break on a tree stump

A burst of energy!  Running the trail.

Another rest stop -  look how he is slouched over - he's getting pooped

A wild deer we saw on our hike

These trees dropped pink petals all over the place - it looked so pretty

Some kind of wild flower. . . I need to brush up on my botany