Recent Charlie-isms

*Aaron was babbling alot one morning so I asked Charlie what he thought his brother was saying. His response, "He's just saying that he really wants to have more baby brothers to have fun with...you can have two more, one for me and one for Aaron, OK!"

*Aaron was being particularly difficult one day and Charlie said to me at bedtime, "mom, Aaron is like a rat...no one wants to take care of him, no one wants to talk to him, and no one will share thir stuff with them"

*After their bath one day, I had dressed Aaron in his PJ's (regular, normal PJ's) and Charlie said to me, "mommy, Aaron looks like a mermaid in boots who lives in Hawaii"

*One morning Charlie was getting dressed for school and he says, "mommy, can we go steal some bodies today?"

*Charlie and I were at the pet store the other day getting some aquarium supplies and we were looking at the other pets. Our conversation went like this:
C-"mommy, I would really like to have a cat"
Me-"buddy, we can't have a cat, daddy is really allergic"
C-"hmmm, well, maybe we could just get rid of daddy...that sounds like an idea"

*We were on our way home from school today and Charlie said to me: "Mom, instead of buying me a new train, I really think you should buy someone to fix daddy's eyes...maybe the airconditioner man could do it"

Visitors from Michigan

We had some visitors in town last weekend...Alex's roommate from college and his wife (above) and son came to stay with us for the weekend. Aaron really liked Kim as you can see from the picture abve!
This is their son Tyler who's 5 1/2 years old and one of the sweetest kids you'll ever meet. He and Charlie got along so well, I really have not seen anything like it. They played well, their temperments were almost identical, and they really enjoyed each other's company!

Charlie got to play mini-golf for the first time!

He loved it...

We went and saw the liberty bell. We bought each kid a small replica and Tyler didn't want the one we gave him because it had a crack in it! Too funny! Charlie is really fascinated with the whole idea of the bell and tells anyone he sees all about it!

Aaron slept through alot of the weekend but he had fun too. It was really great to have old friends come and meet our kids for the first time! Next summer, we're going to see them and meet their newest...Kim is having a baby girl this winter after having had cancer and radiation, she was cleared and got pregnant with a healthy little girl!

Taking my boys camping

I took my boys camping this past weekend while we were in Harrisburg remembering Uncle Norman. My mom and dad came too to help. We had a great time and Charlie could not have been happier.
Although Aaron was a handful as he always is, it really was great.

The tent sleeping was a big hit. Charlie thought it was great that he got to sleep next to Gampa. He also loved the campfire...

They made smores and although Charlie thought it was yummy, he thought it was too messy!

We will definitely be doing this again!

check out the new pictures on my keiki cloths blog...customizable baby gifts...blankets, burp cloths and bibs!

When it's 100+ degrees out, you have to get creative!

We went through some nasty heat recently where it was well over 100 degrees, not including the heat index, and the air quality was terrible and it was generally unhealthy to be outside...

Aaron was getting very antsy and bored...

so we splashed around inside for a bit...

Aaron loved it!

What's for dinner?

A Boy and his dog

Sidney and Aaron have some kind of special bond. He loves her and is super gentle with her, and she loves him. She prefers to sleep outside his room when he naps. He loves to watch her eat, he likes sitting in her dog bed, and he plays with her. She's also never bit him but has bitten Charlie twice so far. One more bite and she's a gonner...we hope for Aaron's sake mostly that she doesn't bite anyone else. Mostly we keep her and the kids separated unless we are observing them closely. So here's some pics of the two best friends playing!

Sidney eventually won the tug-o-war game and settled down to maul her prize in peace!