car trips

So Charlie, you are not a fan of sleeping in the car. After two hours of fighting it, 20 min from home. . .

talking with Charlie, part 2

So Charlie, you are a very funny little guy. I think today's comment is my favorite so far. As I was cleaning your ears tonight:

"How am I goin' to get a girl?"

Your Daddy and I responded, "With clean ears."

A little worried we already have to worry about girls.

talking with charlie

Charlie

Here's some of our conversations from today.

This morning while getting ready for Aunt Darlene's funeral. . .

Me- Charlie you look handsome.
Charlie- I look adorable.

After quiet time. . .
Charlie: I need to eat before 5.
Me: What do you want to eat before 5?
Charlie: I need cake to eat.

We talked about how we didn't have cake in the house. Shortly after this, you brought me my purse saying, "Get cake."

Problem solving skills. Since we didn't have cake, I gave you a cookie, here's what came next.

Me: How is the cookie?
Charlie: I'm testing it.

warming the bench

Charlie

So yesterday at school you did not want to go where you class was going. You told Mrs L, "No. I no go." So you had to go sit on the bench in the dugout. When the story was being told to Jana at pick up, you turned to your teacher and said, "No, no, no. No tell Jana." They laughed. Once again I need to warn you, your cuteness will only get you so far. . .

Today Santa visited school and you got to wear your pajamas.

under the tree

Charlie

So it has happened, you have gone snooping under the Christmas tree. You found something you wanted and came out with the object with a big smile. I love it.

Last Friday you had your school Christmas concert. You sang Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and Pablo the Reindeer. There might have been others. . . Daddy, Grammie, Papa, and Grandma all came to see you sing. (I got the private concert every night leading up to the concert.) Afterwards you went out to lunch with your family. I am told you really enjoyed your burger and fries.

Happy birthday

Charlie, today you turn 4. Time is going way too fast. You are going in so many ways. Let's start with the most obvious, you are tall. In less than a month, you have grown 1 and 1/8 inches. 

We had your birthday party on Saturday. It was a pirate themed pizza party.

Right now, you LOVE The Cat in the Hat. It is your favorite, like you want it read every night. Every. Night. You are also a fan of the TV show of it. You are actually choosing it over Jake. However, your Jake pirate toys are still your favorite, especially your Captain Hook hat and "mega-mecha sword."

Your favorite color is green. This is usually followed by blue and yellow.

You are still rocking to Battu, but you sing many songs throughout the day. I am sure Mrs. L., Mrs. S., and Mrs. M. loved hearing you sing We Wish You a Merry Christmas all morning last week.

Your favorite foods are bread, cookies, cake, and ice cream. Last Friday, you had a Thanksgiving Feast at school. When I was asking about what foods you ate, you shared you only ate the bread.

At school, you choose to be the counting helper a lot. (You can count up to 20 and backwards from 10.) You threw Daddy and I off last week when you picked flag helper and clean up helper. I am pretty sure you were the slowest clean up helper ever. (I am basing this on your clean up skills at home. You put one pirate in the ship at a time, while telling it good night.)

We had some pictures taken about a month ago. I love your smile Charlie. I love how your dimples come out and you just look grown up and handsome. 

Happy birthday sweetheart. Mommy and Daddy love you.

once upon a june. . .

Charlie

I hear there is a month called, "June." The weather is supposed to be warm, the sun shines, and your family goes on vacation. We went to Florida this past June and here is the proof. . .

So your parents needed to see the Blackhawks play against LA. You led the whole sports bar (all 5 people in there) in a "Go Hawks!" cheer.

You went the beach for the first time. You loved sitting and having the waves tickle your toes.

We went to the Jacksonville Zoo. We rode the train and waved at elephants. (You kinda had a thing for elephants towards the beginning of summer.)

You finally started using a spoon, on your own. It was great.

You really enjoyed Amelia Island. You danced and sang in front of a statue of a pirate. We found a bookstore that had a Jake and the Neverland Pirates in the window. You made us go in. You really didn't want to give the book to the sales lady, but you did. Your response when she handed it back to you, "Whew!" She found this really funny.

On the way home we stopped in Chattanooga.