Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011...

Iron Man shows his tough muscles!

My Iron Man and my Penguin...

Sweet Little Man!

Crawling across the bridge...

Iron Man is coming to the rescue!

Charlie's pumpkin was a kitty!

Will was more interested in this scarecrow than the candy the house was offering...

I think Will's favorite part of the whole night was scoring these glow in the dark vampire teeth!
We had a great Halloween with lots of sugar, lots of fun, and lots of friends.  It started with more pumpkin carving, a community party, playground, and then trick or treating.  It ended with sticky hands and vampire teeth.  A perfect Halloween!  Charlie was very interested in all the people dressed up, and he didn't seem to mind being dressed up like a penguin.  He seemed to have a great first Halloween.  Now to thin out the candy tonight and hide it so I can limit how much Will can eat in the coming days....

Friday, October 28, 2011

Halloween Train...


We rode the Halloween train today, this area has 2, one is scary and this one is for the younger set, and is an "I Spy" theme...
The "I SPY" train runs at night also, so they have these flashlights hooked onto the seats so your kid can search for the items.  Or, shine the light in Mom's eyes...

William was excited to find the objects!

He was studying the card intently...

If you can't "spy" these items, you shouldn't be allowed to drive home!

Charlie was staying snug in his car seat.  It was only about 45 degrees!

William serenaded us with his "microphone" on the second half of the ride...

Sunbeams...

Charlie noticed the sunbeams this morning and was FASCINATED!

"Mom, have you seen this?"

"I just can't quite get a hold of it!"

"Hey William, come see this!"

"It's crazy!"

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Playground Fun!







We are loving the crisp Autumn evenings!  I love this time of year better than any other!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Pumpkin Carving...

Will was all excited to start cleaning out the guts...

then he actually touched it, and decided to let Mom do it...

Ewww!

Mommy doesn't mind it a bit!

Will decides on a design with help from Mom....

Thankfully I had some pumpkin saws that were kid safe, or at least safer...

The finished product!

Jack o Lanterns are so amazing!

Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 21, 2011

Six Months with Charlie...

Tearing up the table paper at the Dr's office...




Check out this crawling action!


Charlie has been in the outside world for a whole 6 months today.  He went to the Dr today and is now 17lbs. 1oz, 26.3in tall, and his head is 43.5cm around.  I think the head measurement was off last time, or maybe this time because it only changed 0.3 of a centimeter.  In 2 months.  I don't think that's possible.  I wish they would let me do the measurements, especially since I actually know what I am doing.  According to these he has gained 1 lb 10 oz , and grew 1.5inches in the last 2 months.  Pretty good.  Things continue to improve with the reflux, it's still not perfect, but it's pretty close.  He loves being down on the floor now for most of the day, but spends many late afternoon hours in the Ergo.  He actually gets excited when he sees me putting it on.  I find I can get a lot more done during his fussy period if I just wear him.  He is sleeping somewhat better, but still wakes at least once.  We are trying hard to get him on a schedule/routine because I think he does better with some sense of what is coming next.  He is amazingly mobile now, and is working so hard on actual crawling motions, he has all the right moves, but can't get the order down quite yet.  He manages to get far though by squirming and pushing with his feet to shove himself forward.  He still rolls well from tummy to back and has almost mastered back to tummy.  His favorite things these days, other than Will, are his giraffe, his crinkle book, and his musical flowers.  He recognizes his name and you can ask him where William is and he looks toward him.  It's so sweet to see how much he loves him.  We have had a wild 6 months, but I am so happy that God decided to send Charlie to us.  I can't imagine our family without him!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Baby Mum Mums...

Charlie has been so interested in eating our food, and Jason and I have been feeling very guilty, but with all the allergies we have been afraid to give him anything.  I found these Mum Mums that are basically just rice flour and potato starch, with no dairy and no soy.  He loved them and ate them like a champ.  It was so nice to find something we can actually let him have, now lets just hope that he doesn't have a rash in the morning...

Toy Room Makeover...

Before. Toy Overload!

Empty Closet: Full of Potential...

After Tidy Up!  (In the time it took me to get the camera, Will took out a bunch of toys...)

Target Shelves, only $44 bucks! 

It is so lovely to have such an organized space!

Monday, October 17, 2011

The Rest of Our Atlanta Trip....

Will wanted me to take a picture of him and his new legos...

Will was NOT excited to wear the kilt, even for just a picture...

The Engine that took Will and I around the mountain...

Pumpkins!

Sheep Dog's hearding the sheep.  It was really neat!  The dogs lay down until they hear their particular whistle.

The band during the Parade of Tartans...

Uncle Kerry and the crew bringing in the Armstrong Coat of Arms...

Will got the chance to bang this drum! He was really pounding!

Charlie and Grandma Jeanie hanging out in the Patron's tent...

Will discovered Kerry's sgian dubh (pronounced SKEEN DEW)!

Be careful with that William!

After borrowing Uncle Kerry's hat, Will wanted to put it back on, backwards...


Charlie's turn with the hat!

Cute!

Uncle Kerry fills in for a teething ring!

We are back home and are very, very tired.  We had a ball and I am so happy that the kids got to see the family and experience their Scottish heritage.