So Big!

Charly is growing so fast. Today was her last time wearing her plaid outfit. And she is doing a great job at sitting up so I decided to take some pictures. It seems like such a simple task, but between the drool, Owen trying to steal out attention and the camera working in slow motion, it became a bit of a production. In the end I just hoped I took at least one decent shot.

Sitting up is her new favorite way to be.
I help her up and she can balance pretty well.
She still over corrects, which scares me since
I don't know how hard she will bonk her head if I don't catch her.

This one is a favorite of mine because this is the
look she has on her face every time she looks at her Daddy.

More drool and Owen is being so sweet just for a minute anyway.

Then bam! A knee to the pigtail. We did stop him, baby girl
remained unharmed during this photo shoot. Note... More drool.

What else we've been up to...

This project was fun and Owen loved painting this car for his Daddy's desk at work. He painted it in phases. First the blue, then yellow, then red and last, glitter glue.

Of course, with all projects done by a 2-year-old, something goes missing. This time it was an axle and the plate that holds it in place, so I came up with the next best thing. Toothpicks.

And last but not least, we are officially a bike riding family! We have the two in tow and they are so much fun to pull. They giggle with nearly every bump and when I get tired going up hill...."go mommy!" I'm glad for my new bike and for the trailer we got off Craigslist.

5 Months Today!

She's sweet, she's sassy and she's covered in pink! It's Charly! I can hardly believe she is 5 months already. As time is flying by I'm realizing I need to take a lot more pictures of her to show how she is growing. "They" say it's what happens to the second one, so far it's true, but I'm trying to document as much as I can remember. The blog helps. Since she had a late check up you already know her hefty stats. But there are a few new milestones, she can now fit in to some of her 9 month clothing, she can now get both big toes in her mouth at the same time, and her hair has reached the pony tail / pig tail length!

Charly's first time swinging outside. She loved it!
She seemed very content with the swaying while she chewed on the harness strap.

Maybe there is not much of an expression on her face, but honestly I added this picture to show off my hair styling skills. I'm still learning, but it's worth it since it's so cute all done up.

Our Weekend

Not that much going on here, we ran some errands Saturday and had a sick day on Sunday. The kids were all stuffy and gunky then Owen threw up this morning. Honestly, I think it was because there was something on his tongue, but I wasn't 100% sure so we made like hermits and stayed in all day.

Saturday we went to the bike shop and bought me a bike. We have been talking about it for years, I guess the good weather inspired us to follow through. :) I've already ridden a few times, I love feeling the wind in my face.

On a side note, there were little children bikes at the store, the two wheelers with training wheels. I'm so proud, our little Owen rise them all over the store. I really thought that those were to "big boy" for my two year old but surprise surprise he did it and loved it. He keeps asking "Owen bike too?". Maybe for Christmas.

Owen and Daddy were sharing apples in the fort in Owen's room.

Charly, is always content to watch what her big brother is up to.
I let her suck on an apple slice. she loved it!

Charly's 4 month check up

Actually she is 4 1/2 months, still, the time has flown by. Charly is in perfect health and is growing big so quickly. She is now 26.25 inches long and about 18 lbs. She is happy despite the teeth that refuse to break through. She loves to watch Owen play and wants his toys even though she doesn't know what to do with them when she gets them. She loves to giggle and smile, to snuggle and cuddle. Charly is the sweetest.

The Big Sale!

Twice a year is the consignment sales!!! I went this evening to the All 4 Kids consignment sale. I got some amazing deals. :) Including Owens entire winter wardrobe. :) I love getting the best deals!

Ok, so pictures were requested so....

For some reason I could not get this picture to go horizontal. Weird. But here are some of the clothes I bought Charly. The pictures do not do them justice.

This is my favorite shirt for Charly.

I only spent $56 for 7 pairs of pants, 11 tops, 2 pj's 1 jacket,
1 dress and 1 one piece outfit. Most of them are Gap,
Gymboree and Children's Place brands.

Toys for the kiddos. The Leap pad is brand new. $32 spend including books.

Some outfits for Owen. There were not a lot of jeans to chose from, but I like what I found. As he gets bigger his clothing is getting more expensive, even at the sale. I'm glad there is a place where I can buy his clothes from $1-5 a piece.

Owen is really excited for all the shirts with diggers on them.

As long as it fists, Owen will be Clifford for Halloween. And this is his new church clothes for when it gets cool out side. I got him some church shoes too.

I am looking for a Mr. Incredible costume size 4-6 if anyone has one please let me know.

Icky!

Today we had a great day. We went to a new play group with our neighbors and then to lunch. Owen had a great appetite.

I finished the Breaking Dawn book. Loved it!!!! I can't say anything about it though because so many have not finished it yet. I don't want to spoil the fun.

2 icky things happened today that were really really icky..
First, Owen had the grossest diaper ever. So gross I had to undress him outside and hose him off. Nasty.
Second, I killed a HUGE spider in my house. It had just crept into the house and was hiding next to the door frame. The only problem was he was HUGE and brown hiding on white trim. I took a good swing with my flip flop and launched him on to the back patio where I chased him and finished the job. Hurray Super Mom! I tried looking for a picture of the wolf spider (that is what it was) for dramatic effect but I was getting that crawly feeling so I skipped the picture. I hate spiders!!! I admit I did the whole thing while squealing in a high pitched sound, not so super-mommyish. It alarmed Owen, he came running, "you ok? you ok?" :) I'm so spraying bug kill tomorrow.