A vocal boy

Punch drunk

One twenty minute nap just simply will not do when you are up at six am...

Charlie not sleeping

Finally, at 2:05 he drifts off. Only 45 minutes before we leave to pick up D

Some nudie drumming

Prelude to a bath

Charlie got too messy for the last time today, so it was time to get
clean. First, time to get crazy.

Shhh

Just a little eating and yelling

Saying hi to Charlie

Diana was had a full-tilt blast bouncing and chasing and partying with
her friends. Charlie was full on doted upon too. Six year old girls
and babies get along famously.

Kooky girl

Apparently, the birthday party earlier, spent jumping like a maniac
didn't quite burn off the sillies.

Wild morning

"diana"

Holding on

Milestone!

Pulled himself up and stood for minutes!

Little sillies

Hugs

Charlie is the wake up call

Shoes are terrific

Laughter

Poor char has been so tired and tightly wound today...just pulling out
all the stops to turn the frown upside down.

Playing ball

This was the first run...he is taking to it like a boy to a ball :)

Fluff head

James Dean look-alike

Tickle fingers

Staring longingly after Diana

At the park last night, Charlie watched her play with some fifth
graders. Di held her own with confidence and her new friends gave her
big parting hugs. I admire her social skills, and they so often lack
self-consciousness. Baby brother watches her like a puppy...

Still in dreamland

This is the picture of the morning after when you are going on nine months...

Riding the motorcycle

Hanging out at the park

Sleepy

Sweetest boy

Di from the archives

Ring trade in

Such a cute and human phenomenon that he always wants the new thing,
or someone else's...

Ahh!

Dog and baby

sis and bro

Playing with toes

Di and Charlie playing

Diana and Anna are twins

Watching some football

Charlie with jack the dog

Jack always harasses Charlie in his high chair, but as you can see,
baby boy isn't too rattled, and jack is unusually gentle.

Mr. Clean

Contemplating some serious splashing to come

Precious and few

Are the times that Charlie sleeps this peacefully...but of course this
was taken while he lay on his mommy.

Pure concentration

Charlie has only ever watched one program on tv - yo gabba gabba with
actor, jack black. Aside from this one show, he shows only mild
interest toward football. So different from di, who at charlie's age,
sat through the entire three hours of 'ray', the r and b pianist's
biopic. However, when jack black sings about friendship, this is
charlie's riveted expression, at full attention.

Gerber baby breakfast

Kids snuggling saturday morning

Reading

Charlie getting checked out

Fancy di

Reading to Charlie

Perhaps a too close up :)

Hi daddy

Sleeping with mama

Still funny!

Getting there...

This is so funny!

Diana at 8 months

See some similarities between sister and brother

Diana reads to "Anna"

I found her sitting quietly reading a new chapter book to her American
Girl doll.

In color