little jedi

Charles is in early training for his Jedi position.  He and William had a light saber battle yesterday. 

pumpkin carving

Charles got to help with his first pumpkin carving tonight!  He really enjoyed reaching into the pumpkin to pull out the seeds and guts.  He is adorable with his curiosity and enthusiasm!

loves the blondes--missing Mema

At drop-off for William in the mornings, Charles will give the biggest smiles to the blonde mommies.  There is one in particular who is expecially sweet and bubbly, but Charles does seem to notice the blondes.  It was at a party last Sunday, though, that I started to think there may be more to the blondes than just their hair.  A heavier set blonde woman was at the party and sat down in a chair near Charles.  When Charles turned around and saw her, his face broke into the biggest beaming smile and he reached for her almost as if he recognized her and was happy to see her.  Did he think she was Mema?  Maybe he has more memories of her than I thought.  He hasn't had to fight through the sadness of her being gone because he doesn't understand what has happened, but he did seem really happy to see someone who looks similar enough to her return to his life.

Charles the dragon

Charles is going to be a dragon for Halloween this year, so Mommy took him to Castle Park behind our local library to take some pictures of him.  A dragon and his castle, plus a pirate ship!  Now it is time for Mommy to write a new story just for Charles.

just the two of us

While William was at pre-school, Mommy and Charles went to a hayride and pumpkin picking event for a moms' group.  It was nice spending the morning just the two of us so Mommy could focus on Charles and spend time introducing new objects and experiences to him.

cute boys and super grover

William and Charles are the cutest little guys together.  They enjoy chasing each other, jumping on the toddler trampoline together, and spinning on their sit-n-spin.  All is good until William tries to take one of Charles' toys or tries to undress him so they can run around the house in their underwear.  Must be a boy thing.

While William was at school, Charles had some alone time and enjoyed watching Sesame Street.  He was intrigued by Super Grover, so I brought William's toy downstairs.  Charles looked back and forth from the tv to the toy trying to figure out how the toy he was holding was alive on tv.

pumpkins!

We had a fun couple of days for collecting pumpkins.  On a chilly Sunday, we went to a local farmer's market and picked pumpkins, gourds, and sweet potatoes.  The next day, we went for a hayride to the pumpkin patch and played in the playground.  Charles loved playing in the little houses--especially the hen house with the colorful eggs.

pony ride

Charles got to ride his first pony on October 6 at the Ocean City Block Party.  At first he was a little nervous, but he soon found the fun in lolling back and forth on a fuzzy beast.

water baby

Charles really loves going to William's swimming lessons and wants to dive in with him so badly.  While he is not allowed to take lessons yet, he can wear William's extra goggles and happily does so all day.

Chocolate face

Charles loves bread! He had toast for breakfast. After lunch of Alfredo pasta, he begged for William's chocolate (Nutella) sandwich. When I wouldn't give it to him, he grudgingly settled to a piece of bread. After his nap, Charles saw William's sandwich still sitting on the table and nearly jumped out of my arms to get it. Alright, since William had only eaten half in three hours, I gave it to Charles. He wolfed it down!