Happy Halloween!

My mom sent us this awesome card in the mail.

"Here's hoping you get your sheet together this Halloween!"


Happy Halloween everyone!!

Cookin' Cookies

Nana gave us this awesome game for Christmas, it is called Cookin' Cookies. The box says 4+, Charlie loves it. Here is a cute video of him playing it.

The Letters and The Sounds They Make

As I have previously mentioned Charlie is learning his alphabet. He is getting quite good at all of the letters. Here he is playing one of his favorite games.

The Alphabet

Charlie was given the Letter Factory DVD by Leapfrog for his birthday. He received it late, just about 2 weeks ago. He LOVES watching it. We started working with him on his alphabet a few months ago. We like to read the ABC book by Dr. Seuss. That is the about as far as we got. Now Charlie knows his alphabet and the sounds the letters make thanks to this DVD. This is the alphabet according to Charlie:

A B C D E F G H I J O P Q S T U Z W X Y Z

Not bad for a kid who is only 2 months past his 2 year birthday.

Chachie Wake

Charlie's language skills have really started taking off. We can't always understand him, but we can usually figure it out after some effort. Over the past week or so Charlie has started announcing when he is awake and ready to get out of his crib. Yes, we still have him contained in a crib. :) When he is ready to get up he calls out, "Mama, Chachie wake!".

He is also a great little helper. When he wants to pitch in around the house he follows me around saying, "Chachie help!". Oh boy does he help. He likes to help with Christopher. He likes to help take care of his stuffed doggy. He especially likes to help empty the dishwasher and put away all of the dishes. He also likes to help me bake. I made the mistake of letting him "help" me make some cookies once. Now, whenever I make something he wants to bring a chair into the kitchen to help me out. I sure hope he continues to want to help as he gets older. I know, just don't burst my bubble yet.

Charlie is becoming very independent as well. He likes to do a lot of things on his own. If we try to do it for him he will tell us "No! Chachie!". He is also becoming very demanding. Frequently I am told to move if I am in his way.

The many adventure of Charlie continue everyday with new and wonderful things. The many adventures of Christopher are just beginning. We will update as new things start up.

My, Oh My...

This is our son after nap time.
Charlie... What is that on your feet?
Maybe we need a closeup.

Charlie... What did you do?

Well, if you can't tell that thing on his feet is a pair of Christopher's pajamas. Can you tell that we keep the dirty clothes bin way to close to his crib? Yeah, maybe I should move it, but then what would he play with when he is supposed to be sleeping?