Growing up too fast!

Charlie is getting so big. I can't get over how fast he is growing.  And yes, he is still a scratcher.  If I take those gloves off, the first place his hands go is his face.  

  He is such a good baby.  He sleeps all day still,  hardly ever cries (unless hungry), and sleeps pretty well thru the night. He usually gets up around 4 or 5 for a feeding and goes back to sleep.  Jackson still loves him a lot and says things like "you're my best friend" and "it's okay little buddy".  I can't wait till Charles is old enough and they can play together.  

The Boys

Just hangin' out with dad on a Friday night. There is nothing Jackson would rather do.
What a bunch of handsome boys! 

I was tagged! Darnit!

I couldn't avoid it any longer, I was tagged.  In this tag you have to post the fourth picture in your picture file and then tag four people.  This is Jackson, not Charlie, although they look strangely identical.  He must have only been a couple of months old.  We lived in Syracuse and it was winter, hence the big fluffy pajamas!  I tag Lindsey, Rachel, Jessica, and Amy and whoever else wants to go back to their past!  

Baby Shower

Some girls in the ward threw me a shower and I was amazed at their talent. Look at those burp rags!!  I don't want to use them because they are so cute.  One of the ladies has a business making and selling burp rags so let me know if you want her website address.
My friend made these wipe covers for me.  What  a great way to accessorize your wipes!! 
They look like a wallet or purse or something.  Cute! Cute!

Chunk-a-munk

He's such a happy little guy. 
Look at those chubby cheeks.
Having a good time with mom.
Both of my boys had/have big bellies......it looks like his pants are way too tight, but I can assure you they are not!  There is a little bit of room in there to grow...but not much! This kid is a porker for sure.  And he is quickly growing out of his clothes.

Funny Faces

Nice tongue
Cutie
Psycho boy!  This picture is just plain scary!  Matt told him to smile and at the last minute his face went like this!!  

Sibling Rivalry

Okay, don't let the pictures fool you!  It looks like Jackson is sooo happy to be a big brother and in these two moments he is.  However,  his mood can change in the blink of an eye!!
Brothers getting along!
Now, when I saw Jackson telling Charlie about all of his cars I thought it was so sweet.  I ran from the kitchen into my room to grab my camera to capture this precious moment and in the time it took me to do that it had turned ugly!  Jack was soo mad that Charlie touched one of his cars! (Granted, it was Jackson fault for putting them so close to him, but he was mad all the same!) It went from sweet Jack telling him all about his Doc car to crazy Jack yelling at him for the sporadic jerk of his leg that made him touch Doc.  How dare Charlie touch his car!   

Same thing happened in this picture.  I ran to get my camera to get a pic of Jackson reading Hop on Pop to Charlie (it was so cute because he has the book memorized so he was actually getting the story right) and when I got back to take the picture he was yelling at Charlie for touching the book!  Poor Charlie, he just can't get it right.  

Jack also gets quite angry if he is crying and Charlie decides to join in....he yells at him "Hey, you can't cry, I am crying right now!"  What do I have to look forward to in the future?!?!

Jackson to the rescue!

This was Halloween night after trick or treating.  Charlie did a good job and slept the whole time.  We had fun walking through our very busy neighborhood!  It was about 80-85 degrees outside so most of the people sat in their driveway handing out candy to the kids.  In some cases a bunch of people sat together and had tables and chairs set up if you wanted to stop and have some chili and drinks.....it was pretty fun. 
This was at our amazing ward/neighborhood party.  Three wards pulled this together and they blocked off one whole street.  There were tons of games for the kids to play, a train ride, a live band, a movie playing and a hot dog/chili dinner....it was insane, we couldn't even walk thru the street because there was so many people!  It was really cool.  
Our downstairs neighbors, Angie and David.  We didn't know that our little guys would be twiners!  I have been lucky in both Syracuse and here to live above or below people who have been in our ward! (A shout out to our old neighbors, Rachel, Jeremy, Clara, and Jonathan!)  It is so nice when we need a break, or have to run an errand to just call and say, "hey can you watch the boys for a minute?!"  
What a cute face.
He really wanted to fly! 

'Punkin' Carving with Dad!

While I treated myself to a much needed haircut on Thursday Matt and Jack decided to carve a pumpkin. (Can you tell I wasn't there? They just plopped a sheet pan down on the carpet, no less, and went to town!)  I think he enjoyed cleaning out the guts!Ah even more guts!
And the best part was the lighting of the candle in the end!! 

Who needs t.v.?