Halloween 2009

Charlie doesn't really "get" Halloween, but we dressed him up anyway, as a cowboy, and off we went to Les Chenes, to see Candice and Richard, our friends there. We enjoyed wine and Charlie enjoyed some pumpkin torte (or as he called it "cake"), before we headed back home for trick or treating. However, Charlie did not want to leave the wagon, and cried before he even got up to a door to ring the bell, so we put him back in wagon, walked the circle, and stopped at our across the street neighbors, where he finally agreed to go up to a door with Daddy. :)







After choosing a butterfinger, and thanking Mike, he asked me to "open" it, and ate half of it. Some of his first candy ever. :)

Planting Pumpkins and Dressing Up

So with Halloween just around the corner, I found these cute "grow a pumpkin" kit in a dixie cup. Jason started it, and then about a week ago, Jason and Charlie transplanted them to the back "yard."








And Saturday, Charlie attended his Halloween Carnival at New Horizons, his preschool. Jason was in charge of him, since I was running the cake walk. Apparently Charlie loved the bouncy house the best, though we do not have any pictures of this. :( However, we do have some pictures of him in his costume. His poor horse was more a mop/broom, than a horsey, but oh well! He did love wearing his hat though!







Finally, here are a few pictures of Charlie wearing a racing helmet a parent of mine gave me for Charlie. He really likes this, but only on his terms. If I ask him to wear it, no way Jose! :)

The Master Milk

So we have recently had to create a schedule for getting enough fluids, meaning milk and juice, into Charlie, since he is required to have a certain amount of juice and milk everyday.

And because Charlie is not overly thrilled with milk on it's own, we started adding a teaspoon of chocolate syrup to one of his 10oz cups of milk. Charlie definitely knows it different, and although he can say "chocolate" on his own, when he says chocolate milk, it comes out "master milk." :)

Brushy Peak Hike

Yesterday we went to Brushy Peak for a hike, and Charlie seemed to enjoy it, though it had been many months since he had been in his carrier. He did not like when Jason stopped, and said "go" and "let's go" repeatedly until we started moving again.



He was very excited about a couple of horses on the trail, and when we got back to our car, we saw another couple preparing to ride out on their horses. They were kind enough to allow Charlie to pet the horses, and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I can't wait til I can get him in the saddle.




When he heard the windmills, he kept saying "train" and "choo-choo." But later he remembered them, and when I reminded him about them, he said "spinning."



One of the best parts of the day was when Charlie saw a tree that had fallen over and said, "Night-night tree." Priceless.

And these pictures are from this morning, when Charlie somehow got his arm through the neck hole, and came wandering in the bedroom, going "help, Daddy."

Pumpkin Patch

Today was the day for the pumpkin patch, and although Charles was a crab cake, we went anyway.


















He was enthralled by the ponies, and wanted to ride, and only later found out that he could have. Maybe another day.


He also loved the "trains" pulled by a tractor, and actually was out of our sight for about 5 minutes. I have to admit I was nervous that he would be "all done" and just try to get out of his seat. But when they came around the corner, there he was, just steering his wheel like mad.

Not overly enthused by the pumpkins, though he was crazy about them earlier this week, but we found a patch of smaller ones, and he had fun picking them up and accumulating them in some poor person's wagon.

Rid 'em Horsey!

Here's Charlie going to town on his rocking horse!

New PJs and Upset Tummy

Charlie had a fun doctor's appointment, with Jason today. He has been rather, blocked up, recently, and took him in, because he has been so pitiful as of late. Needless to say, prune/plum juice is our near future, at least for the next month, and this momma had the lucky privilege of putting a suppository in him this afternoon.

However, he has been feeling better today than yesterday, and he chose to wear his new "cat" and "pumpin" PJs from Aunt Tiffany. He pointed them ALL out. Thanks Tiff ;)