Farmer's Market Harvest & Friends

OK, this isn't either of the above, but pretty cute show of the eating boy. He loved licking the jam off his english muffin and drinking from this huge cup! Charlie and I took a fruitful trip to the Des Moines Farmers Market yesterday. Charlie ate his way through the market, so I was a little surprised to see him eat all these peas and an entire cheese quesadilla. This posed smile makes me smile. I love it!
Here are the buddies playing on Charlie's couch. They have had a couple play dates lately, which has been great.
I had to include this because they both wanted the phone. Emmett actually dialed a recently called number and my mom picked up the phone. The boys were really surprised with this event. Here they are talking on the phone to my mom in Spokane.

Thomas the Train Day in Snoqualmie - July 16

A few weeks ago when Seattle was still trying to catch-up to summer, we had tickets for a very fun boy outing. Unfortunately, we were somewhat rained out from some of the outdoor activities, but not all the fun!

Charlie really didn't want to pose for photos on the train ride. In fact, when we got on the train, he asked to get off. So, it was with a little nervousness that we embarked on our trip.
Charlie was able to tour one of the old engines. Here he is posing and smiling near the wheels. This train was a highlight of our day.
Looking out the train window at the scenery going by. We went right by a train graveyard of sorts. Pretty cool to see that many trains up close.
Having fun on in the train displays. We were amazed at how many Thomas the Train items we could buy. We got out with one train and a painting book. We felt lucky.
Charlie wasn't sure what to think about getting a train tattoo on his hand. However, he really liked it in the week following the event and showing it off to friends and family.

2011 4th of July Camping with friends

This past 4th of July, we headed over towards Leavenworth to go camping with three other families. This has become a rather regular camping trip for us to take, but this is the first time we ventured out with Charlie in tow. Although we got lost on the way there, which made for a not so fun arrival for all but Charlie, we ended up having a great time. Of course, my camera was not out as often as I would have liked to have some really great photos of the trip to share. I missed most of the parents and the entire Squires family!

Here is a shot of Auggie and Rose enjoying a yummy camp time dessert!

That is Tom standing with Charlie at Icicle Creek. Sorry Tom for cutting off your head. Emmett and Charlie had tons of fun playing in the shallow water on this side of the log as well as throwing dozens of rocks into the creek.
This may have been one of the slowest walks we have been on, but we had fun. Charlie is really into holding Emmett's hands when they are together. Cute!
We can never escape baseball. Tom is teaching Charlie how to swing. It is made a bit tougher by the fact that Charlie likes to hold his mitt at the same time as he is holding the bat.
The Yodelings are the parents with the most experience with packing for kiddos. This was a favorite toy, a remote control car. Several squabbles were had over who got to drive. Here is Charlie taking his turn. If you look closely, you can see the car off on the right side.