Charlie, Shawn and YaYa preparing apples fresh from our little orchard to make apple crisp and apple sauce.
(Yes, that is a real, sharp knife Charlie's using. Trust me, he is one of the very few four year olds I would feel okay handing a knife to.)
(Yes, that is a real, sharp knife Charlie's using. Trust me, he is one of the very few four year olds I would feel okay handing a knife to.)
Finished product: the BEST apple crisp ever made.
Massive Zucchini harvest!
This pic doesn't even do them justice, these guys were HUGE!
Charlie was beyond excited about this delivery! He and Shawn got online and ordered some goodies with Charlie's "spend" money.
Charlie talked non-stop about this box for days, until it finally arrived! :)
Loralye got in on the action, too.
She LOVED the little "surprise" cans - you know, the kind where you take the lid off and something "springs" out at you? Well, these ones were of the very small, super cheap plastic variety, with some sort of weird pumpkin headed figurine that jumps out when you open it and in the process the pumpkin head just falls completely off and goes flying across the room - which, for Loralye, was the most entertaining part. These things are so cheap that the lids are nearly impossible to open and I broke 2 nails in the process of keeping this little gal entertained! But come on, look at that little face, how could you deny it?
She LOVED the little "surprise" cans - you know, the kind where you take the lid off and something "springs" out at you? Well, these ones were of the very small, super cheap plastic variety, with some sort of weird pumpkin headed figurine that jumps out when you open it and in the process the pumpkin head just falls completely off and goes flying across the room - which, for Loralye, was the most entertaining part. These things are so cheap that the lids are nearly impossible to open and I broke 2 nails in the process of keeping this little gal entertained! But come on, look at that little face, how could you deny it?
Who woulda thought cheap crap from China could produce this much happiness?!?!?!
Charlie and I got home from soccer practice that night to find this: My mom and crazy aunts and uncle, wearing some of the new animal masks that came. Charlie thought that was the coolest thing ever! (Well, after the initial "freak-out" moment before he realized there wasn't really a pig, raccoon, panda & lion in his house!)
Heading for the pumpkin patch with Charlie's school.
Charlie reminding me that he's ALMOST FIVE!
Okay so the sun was pretty bright. Didn't get a whole lot of shots where Charlie wasn't squinting like this:
Or this:
Or this:
Or this:
"Found a good one, mom!"
Ready for the tractor ride, Charlie was pleased, as you can see.
See the little girl on the end, on the right side? With the glasses and the striped shirt and jeans and cute yellow boots?
That's "Josephine", and Charlie has informed me that she is his girlfriend.
That's "Josephine", and Charlie has informed me that she is his girlfriend.
There's a couple things that are funny about this:
1. I'm pretty sure Charlie has NO idea what "girlfriend" even means. I think he just means that she's a girl, and his friend.
2. As we were driving home from the pumpkin patch, Charlie says, "Josephine was wearing a pretty dress today, mom." I said, "Oh, is she pretty." He says, "Sometimes."
Okay. First I tried to argue about this "sometimes" things. I ended up just informing him that this might be something he should keep to himself for now. (I can just picture him telling her she's "pretty...sometimes.")
3. Well, then we get home, and look at the pictures, and she's not even wearing a dress! You can plainly see: she's got JEANS on, right?
Sigh. Charlie's clearly got some room to grow in the romance department. But I suppose that's okay, seeing as he is only 4. ;)
1. I'm pretty sure Charlie has NO idea what "girlfriend" even means. I think he just means that she's a girl, and his friend.
2. As we were driving home from the pumpkin patch, Charlie says, "Josephine was wearing a pretty dress today, mom." I said, "Oh, is she pretty." He says, "Sometimes."
Okay. First I tried to argue about this "sometimes" things. I ended up just informing him that this might be something he should keep to himself for now. (I can just picture him telling her she's "pretty...sometimes.")
3. Well, then we get home, and look at the pictures, and she's not even wearing a dress! You can plainly see: she's got JEANS on, right?
Sigh. Charlie's clearly got some room to grow in the romance department. But I suppose that's okay, seeing as he is only 4. ;)
Soccer season is almost over already.
Here's a couple great shots of Blake:
Here's a couple great shots of Blake:
Charlie hanging with his team, looking for mom and dad in the crowd, as usual. :)
Just a cute shot of my favorite little baker, making me a pancake:
And last but not least, getting a birthday surprise in the mail today from Aunt Phyllis:
3 comments:
Mars! I love Charlie. But mostly, I love Charlie's hat. Doesn't Shawn have a matching one? It seems like I have memories of him in college with that same kind of crazy, hilarious ear flap hat. So funny!
Well, I'm not sure if Shawn had one like it back then, it's likely...but he has been known to borrow Charlie's every once in a while. Charlie's got a BIG head, so it actually fits Shawn pretty well. :)
Great post!
When they're this long, I have so many comments in mind, but my favorite part was the Josephine. Too precious for words.
And holy huge zucchini!
xoxo
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