Charly Girl is 10 months!!

It is amazing to me how quickly Charly is growing up. Today she turned 10 months! She is still sweet and cuddly - thank goodness! Some of her favorite things to do are chewing on things, standing up on her own, cruising, squealing :( , saying Mama, Dada, Baba, and Ohhh and Goooo. She has learned to slide off the couch and bed. Charly is learning to climb and walk. She is protesting baby food and only wants what is on my plate or crackers and the bottle. If I give her the same food I'm having but not off my plate, that's a no go. She has learned that screeching usually gets Owen in timeout, so we have to really watch carefully so we don't punish the innocent. Charly now has 5 teeth and 3 stubborn ones that refuse to come through. She sleeps through the night on and off, lately I could use a few more restful nights.

Our Goo Goo Bear

So long!

Owen's Birthday Party

Owen turns 3 this coming Monday! We celebrated today. We had a nice small get together with Owen's pals. It was Superman themed - Owen's all time fav! We started decorating two days early since I love party decorations. :) I think they go up and come down too quickly. This way we get to enjoy them longer. Owen has had so much fun anticipating his party, especially the blowing out the candles part. We had Superman tattoos for the the kids, a pin the crest on the Superman and a big blow up Superman that the kids could attack for fun.

The decorations were simple but fun and festive!
When Superman party decorations make my house look better it's a good indicator that I really need to decorate.

The cool center piece.

Yum! Red, Blue and Yellow M&M's

The cake. Darn Blogger flipped my photo. :(
Sooooo the cake was two chocolate layers with chocolate pudding in the middle then covered in Cool Whip. It's tastey and not terribly sweet. The squeezy icing tubes I used got runny, but oh well, Owen thought it was so awesome.

Hurray! He got to blow out the candels!

Score! A Mega Tron Potato Head!

Superman / SuperOwen shirt!
A special delivery from the McMullin's in Idaho. It wasn't going to arrive until Monday, but we were suprised when it showed up at our door during the party.

The after party. Chill'n with Dad. (Dad is always a good sport when Owen uses him as a jungle gym, or as the perpetual punching bag.)

I'm so glad that Owen has good friends. And that most of them were able to celebrate with us. We missed the ones who couldn't make it. As a mom, it feels so good to see your child having fun and being happy. He loves to be loved and loves to play! Being surrounded by people who love him made today one of those extra special days for Owen. Thanks everyone!

SCORE!!!!

This is one of my most favorite parts of the year. It is consignment sale season!! I'm so excited! This morning was the All 4 Kids sign up for volunteers and sellers and I got in! Getting in to volunteer and sell isn't the biggest challenge, it's getting the shifts you want. I have tried for about 4 seasons now to get the bag stuffing position (it's nearly effortless) and I got it this year! Plus another working shift so now I get to shop extra early. :) I am so happy. :)

If you have no idea what I am talking about... Where have you been? Welcome to my world of obsession! Check out the Bargain Watcher on my side bar and also All4Kids.com (it's the best of them all).

I'm Caught Up

I've officially caught up my blog. Scroll down to Dec 6th, that is where I left off. Since I didn't mention it in the earlier blogs. I hope you all had wonderful, safe and a Merry Christmas, as well as a Happy New Year.

I've already begun working on all of my new projects, mostly cleaning out the house and trying to find new organization methods for the house. Wish me luck I will post all my success and ignore all the rest. :)

Yikes!! Don't show Dad!

Wendi and Marilee were over the other day and the kids got into the bow box, filled with the bows she is making. I'm sure Daddy will be thrilled to see his little boy with bows in his hair. Well it was fun.

Charly's Mop on Top

I usually keep her hair up in a pony tail. It flips under perfectly. I love it, it looks great naturally with little to no effort on my part. Today we went for the hair band look. I knew it would only last for about an hour before she tore it out so I thought I would share. Of course no picture of my daughter would be complete without something in her mouth.

Cooking with Owey

When Charly is napping I try to spend some quality time with Owen. He likes to cook, it's more like stirring and pouring stuff. I won't let him near a flame, he not to be trusted. So we have been trying new recipes, cookies, cakes, dinners, whatever looks good. He is such a good helper and it a good time for teaching. This day we made those no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. They didn't turn out well. The heat must not have been high enough, so we tried again, another failure. I think we will be skipping this "easy" classic. :)