Char & Kenny

CHARLOTTE HAS RECENTLY BECOME FASCINATED WITH FEET, SPECIFICALLY HER TOES. THIS WEEK SHE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK HER COUSIN'S TOES! THIS TURNED INTO A FEW MINUTES OF TICKLING FUN. THESE PRECIOUS GIRLS ARE SO FUN TO WATCH; WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE FUN THEY WILL HAVE AS THEY GROW OLDER. LOOK AT THOSE SWEET SMILES.

REACHING FOR HER FAVORITE BODY PART. I OFTEN FIND HER AROUND THE HOUSE PULLING EACH TOE BACK AND INSPECTING FOR BITS OF FUZZ, ETC. THESE DAYS WE CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP HER SOCKS ON. KENDALL SEEMS TO APPRECIATE A BARE FOOT, TOO!

RESTING SAID TOES ON PAPA AS HE NAPS. AS YOU CAN SEE SHE STILL CHERISHES HER MILK AND BLANKIE TIME.

Getting Big

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE HOW MUCH CHAR AND JOEY ARE CHANGING EACH WEEK.

OUR BLUE-EYED BOY!

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL...LOOKING A LOT LIKE DADDY.

OUR WILD CHILD. :)

Fridays at Home

HERE IS JUST A LITTLE PEAK INTO OUR RELAXED LIFE AT HOME. MOST DAYS, BOTH SWEETIES WAKE UP HAPPY AND READY FOR A DAY OF ACTIVITIES. JOE'S ACTIVITIES ARE PRETTY TAME - BATHING, EATING, SLEEPING, TUMMY TIME, GRINS AND SMILES. CHAR ON THE OTHER HAND BE-BOPS FROM ONE AREA OF THE HOUSE TO ANOTHER. SHE CONTINUES TO ENJOY READING, WATCHING DORA THE EXPLORER, COOKING, SINGING, DANCING, HIDING, AND LOVIN' ON HER BROTHER. WE ARE WORKING HARD ON LETTER RECOGNITION, NUMBERS AND COLORS. SHE NOW RECOGNIZES RED, BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE, PINK, BLACK, WHITE AND PURPLE. BROWN AND YELLOW ARE STILL A LITTLE TRICKY FOR HER. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED HER DESIRE TO LEARN SONG LYRICS AND SING ALONG TO SONGS ALL DAY LONG. IT IS FASCINATING TO WATCH HER LITTLE MIND AT WORK, AND SHE IS ABSORBING SO MANY NEW THINGS EACH DAY. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. WHAT A SWEET, LITTLE PUPIL. WHEN WE ARE NOT BUSY LEARNING NEW THINGS, WE ALL ENJOY KICKING BACK ON THE COUCH IN OUR PJ'S. SOME DAYS WE STAY IN THEM UNTIL BATH TIME. :)

"SERIOUSLY MOM?"

CHARLOTTE CONTINUES TO HAVE STRONG AFFECTION FOR HER "DRINKING BLANKIE." I WANTED TO CAPTURE THIS PRECIOUS IMAGE OF HER SAVORING HER MILK AND BLANKET.

CHARLOTTE STRIKES A MODEL POSE NEXT TO JOE. THIS CAME UNPROMPTED. SHE WENT FROM POSING WITH JOE TO THE WINDOW AND BACK, DIRECTING ME TO TAKE HER PICTURE. IT WAS A RATHER FUNNY MOMENT AND I EAGERLY OBLIGED.

OUR SWEET YOUNG LADY.

...A DAY I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

2 Months

OUR SWEET MAN IS TWO MONTHS OLD. HE IS GROWING EACH DAY (THE LITTLE GUY HAS A HEALTHY APPETITE) AND IS BECOMING MORE AWARE OF THE WORLD AROUND HIM. HE LOVES TO LOOK INTO MIRRORS, WATCH HIS SISTER, AND GAZE AT HIS MOMMY. HE OFFERS MANY SMILES EACH DAY AND HAS THE SWEETEST LITTLE CHUCKLE. HE ENJOYS BEING SUNG TO, AND HEARING HIS SISTER'S VOICE. I THINK IF HE HAD IT HIS WAY, HE WOULD SPEND THE DAY IN MY ARMS. HE IS A CUDDLE BUG, WHICH IS A CHANGE FROM HIS BIS SIS. SHE WAS DECIDEDLY INDEPENDENT FROM EARLY ON. I ALREADY SEE THEIR DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, AND I ANTICIPATE WATCHING JOEY MATURE EVEN MORE. OH, WHAT FUN WE WILL HAVE WHEN THEY ARE BOTH UP AND ABOUT. CHARLOTTE CONTINUES TO BE ON THE GO ALL DAY LONG. SHE LOVES TO DANCE AND PRANCE ABOUT SINGING SONGS, AND PLAYING MUSIC ON HER KEYBOARD. LATELY, SHE ENJOYS USING HER MARKERS TO CREATE PICTURES FOR HER FAMILY. WE JUST LOVE HER SPIRIT! SHE IS ALSO GROWING QUITE CLOSE TO HER DADDY. SHE WAKES EACH MORNING ANNOUNCING "DADDY'S AT WORK." I THINK THIS IS HER OWN WAY OF TELLING ME SHE'D RATHER HAVE HIM HOME. I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE.

HELPFUL BIG SISTER.

AFTER MANY SERIOUS (BUT ADORABLE) FACES, JOEY CRACKS A SWEET SMILE.

CHAR DECIDES SHE WANTS TO TRY ON JOEY'S LITTLE HAT. AT FIRST, SHE DOES NOT FIND THE EXPERIENCE TO BE ENJOYABLE, BUT SHE CAME AROUND!

"THIS LITTLE HAT IS NOT AS COMFY AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, MOM. "

Jam Session

A MUSICIAN IN THE MAKING!

Little Laughs

ONE OF CHARLOTTE'S NEW FAVORITE ACTIVITIES! WE WONDER IF SHE WILL ALWAYS ENJOY HIS LITTLE KICKS TO THE FACE. :)

JOEY'S SWEET GIGGLES.

Bath Fun

EVERY NIGHT AFTER DINNER, JEFF PERSUADES CHARLOTTE TO JOIN HIM UPSTAIRS FOR BATH TIME. THEY USUALLY SPEND A FEW MINUTES AT THE COMPUTER WATCHING VIDEO CLIPS OF ELMO AND HOOTS THE OWL BEFORE HE DRAWS HER A BATH. IT HAS REALLY BECOME A PRECIOUS ROUTINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHAR CALLS OUT FOR "HOOTS!" I LOVE TO HEAR THEM SINGING AND LAUGHING UPSTAIRS TOGETHER AS I CLEAR THE TABLE AND ATTEND TO SWEET JOEY BEFORE HIS SCHEDULED BATH WITH DAD. JEFF HAS ALWAYS MENTIONED HOW MUCH HE THINKS JOEY LOOKS LIKE CHARLOTTE IN THE TUB, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD LET YOU IN ON THE COMPARISON...

JOE

CHAR

CHAR

JOE

CHARLOTTE ENJOYS BEGINNING THE BATHING PROCESS ON HER OWN AS JEFF ATTENDS TO JOEY. SHE CASUALLY SLIPS HER HANDS INTO THE SIDES OF JOEY'S BATHTUB AND ALLOWS THE WATER TO DRIP ALL OVER.

SHE ALSO ENJOYS HELPING DADDY WITH THE IMPORTANT JOB OF WASHING JOEY'S HAIR. JOEY DOES NOT SEEM TO MIND THE EXTRA SET OF HANDS.

CHAR MOVES ONTO WASHING HER FACE.

READY TO DRY OFF.

"IT'S CHILLY IN HERE, MAMA!"

SHOWING OFF HIS PHYSIQUE.

IT IS HARD TO PASS UP A SHOT OF HIS SWEET FEET.

READY FOR BED! WE LOVE HIS LITTLE CURLS.

Sweet Faces

WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO CARE FOR OUR TWO CHILDREN EACH DAY. I DON'T TIRE OF SEEING THEIR SWEET FACES AROUND THE HOUSE. HERE ARE SOME RECENT FAVORITES!

MY SWEET GIRL LOOKING VERY OLD ALL OF A SUDDEN.

DADDY AND HIS CREW
CHARLOTTE ATTEMPTS HER "CHEESE" FACE WHILE DRINKING. HER LOVE OF MILK CONTINUES TO BE VERY STRONG, AND SHE REMAINS LOYAL TO HER CUP REGARDLESS OF MY PROMPTS AND PLEAS TO SET IT DOWN. JOEY BESTOWS A SWEET SMILE TO HIS BIG SIS. HE ALREADY GETS A BIG KICK OUT OF HER.

SUCH A SPECIAL BOND ALREADY.

SUCCESS!

CHAR JUST LOVES HER NEW POTTY AND WANTS TO SIT ON IT ALL DAY. AFTER SAYING, "POTTY" SHE REQUESTED TO SIT ON IT. I ACQUIESCED, AND SHE PROMPTLY TOLD ME "GOOD-BYE." I KINDLY GAVE HER SOME PRIVACY. DOUBTING HER NEED TO USE THE FACILITY I RETURNED SHOCKED TO FIND SHE HAD DONE HER BUSINESS ALL BY HERSELF! I THINK HER FACE SAYS IT ALL!

A PROUD AND DEFINING MOMENT IN HER YOUNG LIFE.