Fire

We now have had several fires in our fireplace. Charlie gets quite excited and then transfixed by the flames. Tom too loves to build the fires and spend time with his son watching the fire. Here are a few photos of this time.

Charlie as Jesus

Not too many little boys can claim to have been Jesus. Charlie is one of the few. Then, Tom was pointed out that means that Tom is God and I am Mary. Our whole family was pretty famous yesterday. Charlie's Godmother was there also, so she too was feeling special. Anyway, all this to say that Charlie was Jesus in the childrens enacting of the Christmas story. He was a wonderful budding thespian. He had tons of fun sitting and observing the craziness around him. You see, there was only one lamb statue and all the children wanted to hold the statue. Jesus was cool, calm and collected. Here are a few pictures from his debut.

Seven Months

On the day Charlie turned seven months, we went to get a Christmas tree. This is a picture from that day. We thought he would be very interested in the tree with its lights. He could take or leave the tree. Not too interested. However, he really, really loved snacking on one of the ornaments. We are interested to see how he likes Christmas. He has already seen his gifts a few times, but I don't think it will spoil the suprise. Next year is another story...

Catch-up post

Over the past month, Charlie has continued to brighten our days with his smiles, laughs, and blue eyes. He also continues to show us his stubborn ways and determination. He gets so frustrated that he can't just get up and walk to get what he wants across the room. Apparently, this is what I was like as a baby. Now, I'm a grown stubborn woman who knows what she wants. So, let the battles begin! We continue to be so grateful for our friend Deb who watches Charlie three days a week. She is a saint to put up with our stubborn boy some days. Friday was one of those days as he was determined to cry no matter what as well as not take a bottle. Anyway, here are a few photos from the last few weeks. The one with Emmett is pretty funny. They are interacting more and more. Emmett is a bit more aggressive than Charlie.