Easter fun!

Over Easter, we headed to Barnesville for some country fun. We took with us a family who is also here at AMU. Their first trip to the South, and one, I'm sure, they'll never forget! Here, Charles is hanging with their son, Peter.






and here, Charles is chattin up a storm with Theresia and Peter. If I remember correctly, he was telling them a joke Pop (Ansley's dad) told him. "Theresia," he said. "You know how to prove a dog is man's best friend? Put a dog and your wife in the trunk of a car for an hour. When you open the trunk, guess who's happy to see you?" I don't remember Theresia laughing, but Peter fell out of the cart...




(music) "just a good ol' boy, never meaning no harm..."








Charles' first easter egg hunt!!!! Although it looks as if someone is assisting Charles in his hunt, what is really happening is that the egg is being taken AWAY from Charles because he found way too many eggs too quickly...they had to re-hide the eggs for all the other children. Way to go boy!!!






good ol' easter fun...

Packing Charles for Easter

Well, we decided that since Charles hates the car so much, for our trip home we would pack him in the suitcase, instead. He seemed to do fine, considering we had the suitcase strapped to the roof of the car.





Look how proud Charles is, showing off his new box of baby wipes! A baby's pride and joy - especially after they start eating solid food...






Charles attempting to escape, just after he realizes what's going on.

just a swangin....

A day in the park for Charles! It's a wonderful thing for the local little kids (and their mommies) that there is a park right down the road. Now, the park is surrounded by a few small ponds, and those ponds do have a few alligators, but hey...it's all part of living on the edge of the everglades. If David could take on a lion and a bear, I'm confident Charles can take an alligator...AND GIVE HIM THE SLOBBER CHOMP! (if you're confused, see previous posts with Charles and the inch worm)




And yes...we'd show you more park action shots if we could, but right now, outside of this straight-jacket style swing there's not much he can do...although it's still a lot of fun for everyone!!

oh no...Charles is almost mobile (pray for us)

yes, the time has come...Charles is almost on the move. Here, he's getting himself on all fours... although he only does the baby rock at this point (all parents know what I'm talking about...it's the crawl primer that never actually manifests in a crawl)






(an angle shot for all you artistic folk)






"oh mommy...aren't I so cute? So harmless? So innocent?"







"but soon...yes, soon. First, it will be daddy's book shelf...then mommy's makeup...then the world! It won't be long now before I fill all my destructive curiosities...wahahahaha!!!"






any little junior needs a bit of instruction from pop! Charles caught on fast, although dad couldn't figure out what he was doing by helping Charles to crawl...oh the divided desires of a parent.

THIS IS A WARNING!!!

for all of you out there that love your books, your magazines, your newspapers, your letters, your documents, your essays, your pictures, your books (I know I said that already, but that one pains me the most to think about)...




do NOT...I repeat...DO NOT let Charles get near any of those items. (*note: the parents of Charles Raith will not be held liable in a paper-related accident. This post serves as due notice).

The eating Charles...

we showed you a couple of eating pics a few weeks ago...Charles is now eating rice cereal (rice poo in my opinion - yuck) once a day...




the thing to be amazed by this pic is the open mouth...he's learned to eat, and now he anticipates the cereal (for reasons I can't imagine)




and yes, Charles enjoys his eating time! It's a highlight of his day...





although he's a bit sick (rightly so) of the rice cereal poo...I don't blame you Charles - but food with taste is coming soon...

Charles is so vain...

yes, Charles loves looking at himself in the mirror...




of course, we not really sure if he knows it's HIM in the mirror yet...maybe he thinks he's got a new best friend? it's especially funny when he tries to touch his new best friend...who seems to always be trying to touch him in return.



here is a pic of Charles in his new (to him) car seat. He's upgraded to a bigger one!! Way to grow, Charles!








"Thanks, mom. I love not having my insides squished because the straps are too tight!"