Spring?

Since the calendar has told me it is spring I'm in major purge mode right now. I can't get rid of enough things. I wanted to get rid of all my baby items and brought them upstairs to take some pictures. As some of you may recall, when Charlie was born Michelle particularly loved the bouncy seat. Apparently things have not changed except that Charlie supervises now.


We had a great afternoon yesterday cleaning up the back yard. We brought out the outdoor pack n play but Charlie lasted less than 2 minutes in it, however Michelle loved it!!! I should have gone back inside to get the camera but we were on a roll raking. I hear the weather is to be in the 60s tomorrow so perhaps we'll get some pictures then.

Happy Easter

New Phone

I finally got a new phone and have been trying to figure it out. Although I'm not quite certain how most of the features work I found the perfect opportunity to use the camera on it when Michelle finally found the courage to get on the school bus at the mall. She enjoyed the bus when it was not moving but wanted off the moment it started. I put Charlie on and she was okay but still not thrilled guess I have a ways to go until Disney....




Michelle and I attempted to color eggs for Easter. Although it was a project that consisted primarily of her putting stickers on the eggs and then taking them off, we had fun. Charlie was easily amused with his Easter card from Nani and Grampa and his dollar bill while we did crafts.







EDIT: Charlie has a 9th tooth!!!!!! We've been wondering why he has been sleeping so much lately (6:30pm-9:00am) and being generally fussy but I guess we know why!!!

Shhh.....

Need I say more????

Back from Florida

We had a nice time in Florida this week. The weather was not the best we've had in Naples but hey it was much better than what was offered at home. Michelle and Charle loved swimming in the pool. Michelle really got the hang of swimming and was putting her face in quite a bit!! It was hard to get pictures but we tried.





Michelle received a bunny from Mimi that she would not stop playing with, we were all excited to put the bunny hop away for a bit when we were leaving today

On one of the cooler mornings we took the kids to the Zoo. Michelle actually liked it quite a bit. We're not sure if it was because of all the walking she could do or seeing the animals. She loved the Zebras and the Monkeys but that is probably because everyone else was sleeping!! Charlie took the Zoo in on his Mommy's back and throughly enjoyed it!!

Charlie is Standing!

Here Comes Trouble Times Two

We have been asked a great deal lately if Michelle and Charlie are twins. Granted we do not have twins, and I certainly have no clue how those who do manage, but it has been a whirlwind around here. Every hour it seems someone is into something they are not supposed to be whether it be Michelle, Charlie, Max or Midnight(currently the cat is trying to climb on the keyboard). Michelle particularly loves to play "I'm gonna getcha" and chasing Midnight around while saying "don't chase Midnight" and yesterday decided to brush Max with her hairbrush, not good. Charlie just loves to be anywhere besides the gated family room. He particularly loves the tubberware cabinet, I'm not sure where he learned that trick, NANI!!

Here are some pictures of our week.

Sunday: Lesson learned, nothing on the counters is safe from a toddler, especially left over birthday cake.





Tuesday: Lesson learned, Charlie has no shame he will take food from anyone, watch out Michelle.





Friday: Lesson learned, It is okay to walk down the stairs like a big girl and then "take a sleep" on the bottom stair if you are tired. **It is also okay to put your Crocs on over your PJs if you so desire.