Odds and Ends

Charlie loves to crawl under things, like the futon...



And the chopping block...



And he is just so darn cute in his diaper...



And he had fun with his first experience in a shopping cart...

Thanksgiving in Iowa

Charlie and I enjoyed spending time with family and friends In Iowa over Thanksgiving...

Charlie has THREE Uncle Tims!! Can you guess which on is the youngest?!?!?!


He loves his Poppo



And his Great Aunt Janet


And he got to eat in the highchair that has been around for many many years


And he even played on the floor when Rusty let him :)

Swimming!

Charlie has completed his first Seahorse swimming session and passed with flying colors! He can already do the butterfly AND swim to the bottom of the pool - well, almost. Here are some fun (and kind of fuzzy) pics.

Playdate

Last month we hosted a fun play date with Kate, Quinn and Alex. Once again Charlie was the only boy - lucky little feller!

It's been so long....

The other day I thought to myself, boy, I'd better get those Thanksgiving pictures up before it's Christmas, then I realized, I hadn't even blogged about Halloween! Oh, and I have a bum finger from a celery slicing incident so the text will be minimal.

Charlie thought he was going to be Pooh for Halloween...



But, then he decided he wanted to be a pumpkin instead...

Good times with Auntie Rianne

On Mondays Charlie is a lucky duck because he gets to spend all morning with Auntie Rianne! They have so much fun together and here are the pics to prove it...

Avocado Time

Charlie recently started his solid food regime and we kicked it off with good old avocado. Considering that up until this point he has only had breast milk, he found it quite entertaining! And thanks to Aunt Sara, we have lots of good ideas for homemade baby food!

Yum!!!

Pickin' Apples!

We recently took the advice of Sunset magazine and headed out to Oak Glen, which is located in the picturesque San Bernadino mountains, to pick us some apples.

Charlie wasn't as impressed by the picturesque drive as we were...



And when we first arrived he was a bit confused because he thought we were in Iowa...


We picked a few apples and tried our best to get a cute shot of Charlie and the apples but it just wasn't in the cards....but it's still pretty cute - look at that little belly!!


Pat thought it would be best to sample the apples just to make sure they were good enough to buy (even though the sign said to NOT do this).


And we even spotted a lone pumpkin. We were going to pick a pumpkin from the patch but it was slim pickins. Nothing compared to Hoopes Melon Shed :)


We had a great time and still have 3 granny smiths left!

MOMS club BBQ

Last Sunday we joined our friends Sara, Tim and Quinn at the MOMS club BBQ. It was a hoot and the kids had fun rolling around on the blanket together :) Enjoy the pics....

Polish Restaurant

On Saturday we went to the Polish Restaurant, Warsawa, in Santa Monica. It is a Blake family favorite and we/they have been going there for years! We barely got our food when one of the waitresses snatched up Charlie so we could eat. And he didn't even slow her down. She was in and out of the kitchen, serving drinks, taking orders! All with Charlie on her hip!! (Excuse the pics - they are not the best quality - off of my phone)

Here she is taking a quick break to give Charlie a smooch on his head :)


Another one of Charlie's admirers.....


He returned from the kitchen with a cloth napkin bib around his neck! Too cute!


Bob and Bobbie


Mike and Chris


The guest of honor checking out his dessert



Tired and exhausted after a night of waiting tables, Charlie fell fast asleep in his carseat