Fun City!!

Well, Charlie and I went on a playdate to the movies...we thought! We got there before the others showed up and they had four huge youth groups already there scattered all over the place. They had a seat here, two seats there and no where for us mommies and kiddos to sit together. So, we decided to go elsewhere and do the movies next week with a better stategy. We went to Fun City instead. Charlie thought he had died and gone to heaven. The kids had a ball. We stayed there for three hours...THREE! We couldn't believe we were there for that long. Charlie played hard the whole time. He didn't even stop to eat. Maybe it was the tub of popcorn that I got him that did him in. When Charlie found out that we weren't going to watch a movie he was upset!! So we compromised with a tub of popcorn and I still had to drag him out of there. Anyways...I was a bit skeptical about going to Fun City because I always thought of it as Germ City...but they renovated the facility and made it more spacious so it wasn't bad at all. Again...I had to drag the boy out of there to leave for naptime. He loves playing!! What a life!

Anyhow, this past Sunday Charlie went on his first slip-n-slide. It was hilarious!! He paid more attention to the water hose than anything. The water was so cold. His poor little hand was purple by the time he was finished. He came up to me and said..."done...shower please!" for the warm water. Saturday we went to our annual POA pool party. Charlie was swimming here and there and telling everyone "hi" (he's not shy). The grown-ups were playing water volleyball and it didn't even phase Charlie when they would dive for the ball and splash him. He thought it was funny. We had a good time. I love our subdivision! Of course you have those who don't want to be talked to but for the most part everyone is so...nice here.

Charlie is doing well at school. He is doing much better adjusting to naptime there. I try to get him up at 7am so that by the time naptime comes around he'll be willing to go down. Well, telling you about naptime is making me tired. Good night for now...

Happy Father's Day!!

To the best father in the world...my husband. He is so...wonderful! I've never met any person that is so compassionate, understanding, kind-hearted and loving to his children until I met Chuck. He is such a wonderful role model to the kids. It is true honor and blessing to have him father my child. Charlie loves his daddy so much. Even though Charlie is so a "momma's boy, he loves horsing around with his daddy. In the morning, if his daddy doesn't give him a kiss good-bye before Chuck leaves for work, Charlie gets so...upset! He is a wonderful daddy to our little girls as well. Missy still has some aggresive issues because...well that's just Missy, but when you catch her in her sweet mood she just loves him and Tinker just absolutely adores her daddy. He is just well loved and needed!!! Here's to you Chuck...Happy Father's Day!!

Just Four More Months...

Well, it's getting closer to my baby's 3rd year. I can't believe it. Today he is 32 months. It is so true that they just grow up so quick in a blink of an eye. It was hard for me for his first birthday. His second was not too bad...but for some reason this third year coming up is really hard for me. I guess because he is his own little person now. He's having a conversation with you and he understands oh so much more than we give him credit for...and he is so stinkin' sharp!! You can't really trick this little one. Today I was able to trick him though. He had his first taste of chocolate milk. I have to call it "chocolate juice". I don't want him to get it confused or substitute it for regular milk. Chuck thinks I'm crazy for telling him this. So far so good!!

I have to start planning for his birthday. I'm thinking a Shrek theme. I'm not sure if we should have it here at the house or at a facility. It's nice to have it somewhere other than your home because you don't have to clean before or after. However, it is much more relaxing at your own house. You're on your own turf to do what you want and you are not on a strict timeline. I know...I have four more months to plan this, but if you know me well you know that this is my normal tactics.

Well, it's getting late and I have to get up early to get Prince Charles ready for school tomorrow. I'll keep you updated...

First Day of Summer School

Today was Charlie's first day in summer school. He was so...excited this morning. I asked him, "are you ready to go to school today?" He says, "I want to see Phoebe!" She's his little girlfriend in his class that he kissed during their end-of-the-year program. When we got out of the suburban I put his backpack on him and he just look too cute walking into the building. He is such a big boy now. I was a little bit worried about naptime because I normally pick him up at noon, but during summer he stays until 2pm. When I would pick him up at noon he would go down for about 2 hours...at around 12:30 or so...now that he gets picked up at 2pm he has to nap there. Today it took him about 45 minutes before he would fall asleep. I had forgotten to pack a blanket and stuffed animal for him to sleep with to keep him comfortable. BAD MOMMY! The teacher said he did really well though. Anyways, nothing much happened today. I'll blog tomorrow...it's time for bedtime!

Time just flew on by...

Ok...it's been a bizillion years since I last posted anything. Seriously, where does the time go?? Well let's see...we'll start off with Charlie. Charlie has completed his "Toddler" year at his school and is on his break before Summer school starts up next week. He had an awesome year with all his little friends and his two teachers Mrs Terri and Mrs Stephanie. They were a true blessing! Charlie had his very first end of school program (wouldn't you know that I would miss this!) His class were little ladybugs and they had to sing three songs. Chuck recorded all of it on the video recorder and let me tell you...too stinkin' cute! Charlie actually kissed his little girlfriend, Phoebe, during the second song. Adorable! So far on his little summer break, all he has been doing is going swimming. He loves to swim! If fact, we just finished up with a playdate with two of his classmates and went swimming. They had a ton of fun together. Charlie's vocabulary is getting stronger and stronger everyday. He is saying sentences now which is kind of freaking me out. Before you know it...he'll be speaking out to his graduating class (my wishes). We took him to the movies for the first time. We went to see Shrek the Third. He did so...good. He sat there with his Shrek that we got from Build-a-Bear and he was chomping away on a tub of popcorn. We had no problems...well we got there a little late so we had to sit on the second row which was fine for Charlie since he is so used to looking up to see the T.V., but for Chuck and I it was like watching a tennis match. It was not that comfortable-why they even have those 3 front rows is beyond me.

I just recently got back from New Orleans. I was part of the wedding party for my good friend, Marisa. It was a beautiful ceremony. My girlfriends and I had a blast together. Life without them would be oh so different. For the past few weeks we have been busy throwing or attending parties/showers for her. Now that the wedding is over, we have no idea what to do with ourselves now. We'll just have to get together and celebrate absolutely nothing! I've been accepted in the NWA Junior League so I'll be busy with that from now on.

The rest of the family is doing well. Chuck has been working long hard hours (surprise). He's like the Energizer bunny. He took care of Charlie while I was gone to New Orleans. He is a great Mr. Mom. It was good for the two of them to have one-on-one time together. Bailey is taking a couple courses through the summer to get caught up and she is also working full time at the her work. Just being a busy bee as usual. That pretty much sums it up for the past two months. Now that things have calmed down, I'll be better at updating our blog. Good-bye for now...