Playing with the new toys!

Charlie got lots of musical instruments for Christmas. A drum set with other cool shakers and rattles. And a piano. He is having a great time making beautiful music!!!

And more presents....

On Boxing Day we went to Grandma and Grandpa Honeyman's. His Auntie and Uncle and all his cousins came to and there were more presents! Charlie got a really cool roadster car! He'll have lots of fun with that (his legs just have to grow a little bit more!!!)












On Christmas morning after opening our presents at home - we went over to Grandma and Granpa Booth for more presents and brunch! Charlie got lots of presents: some new clothes, some mega blocks, including a pirate ship, an animal train and a CASTLE PLAYGROUND!
Grandpa and his boys!
Playing in the castle!

Charlie's First Christmas Update!

Well after a busy few days (and kicking Daddy off the computer for a few minutes) I am finally able to update Charlie's Blog! This picture above is on Christmas Eve - I just had to take a picture of Charlie in with all the presents! (excluding the ones Santa still had to bring!) Christmas Eve we joined Ben's family at their Church in Abbotsford. Charlie was excellent thru the whole service - he loved all the singing! After chuch we went back to grandma and grandpa's place for yummy snacks!
Here is Charlie Christmas morning opening his gifts!

Charlie can't wait to play his new piano! But he'll have to wait! It's off to Grandma and Grandpa Booths!

Our Disney tree!

Here's the tree all decorated. (Yes I know I cut the Angel...but I had to include Mickey and Minnie and Pooh and Eeyore!)

Decorating the tree....

We actually put up our tree on the First of December (I just forgot to post the pictures!) Here's Charlie helping Daddy with the lights!
We put the tree up on a trunk...this was a good deterant for a while....then the ornaments were put on and Charlie wanted to touch them! A few days later we had our playgroup at our house so I moved the coffee table in front of the tree - to make more room for the kids to play...and this is where we left it! Now Charlie really can't get the tree! (What mean parents we are huh!)

This past week!

Well what a week it has been! Charlie cought another cold last Friday...and at first it was just a runny nose...the usual. But by Sunday night he started coughing. So Monday we bought some baby Tylonal Cold. Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday night were BAD NIGHTS!!!! He wouldn't fall asleep until after 10pm and then wake every two hours....and then at 4am decided he wanted to be awake for 2 hours! He was just miserable! He didn't want to be held...but he didn't want down! He didn't even want to nurse. Finally when I stood up - he stopped crying and fell asleep (I had tried this earlier too and it didn't work!!!!) I was also putting Ambosal on his gums as the one top tooth looked like it was close to coming thru. We didn't even make it to our playgroup on Wednesday. Both Mommy and Charlie really look forward to this. But by Wednesday...Mommy was feeling miserable from lack of sleep! (OH yeah....When Charlie would finally fall asleep at 6...he was waking again at 7:30/8! (Thank goodness Daddy was home and his exams were finished...so he could help out...of course Charlie would just cry harder when Daddy held him....he just wanted his Mommy! Isn't it nice to feel so needed!)

Finally Thursday night he only woke once for about 20 minutes. Friday Charlie seemed back to his normal happy self! We went shopping with Grandma and Aunty Selena and Trent and Charlie was very content! When we got home from shopping Daddy went to change Charlie...it turned into a 2 person job! (Charlie is very wiggley these days! Makes changing him a big challenge...especially the poopy ones!!!!) As Daddy was distracting Charlie he saw that tooth had popped out! So now we know why he was sooo miserable for those few days!!!! First a cold and then a tooth!!!! (Now we really can't ask for his tooth front teeth for Christmas - he already has them!!!!) And in case anyones lost count...that's 4 (two on top and two on the bottom!)

Brunch with Santa

On Sunday with joined our friends Andre and Sonia and their two kids for Brunch with Santa at Newlands Golf and Country Club. This was a super yummy brunch...with lots and lots of food! Charlie was a big boy sitting in his own seat and got to eat lots of yummy food from mommy's plate! Watermelon, Honey Dew Melon, turkey, potatoes....and when Mommy wasn't looking...Daddy gave Charlie some chocolate dessert!!!!!! (mommy was not impressed! - And Charlie really could have cared less!!!)

We even got a smile out of Charlie with Santa.















Here's the whole group of us!

Charlie and Mommy's friends with Santa

Here's the whole gang with Santa!

Santa Claus!

Charlie joined his friends in meeting Santa on Monday. He wasn't too sure of this guy in the red suit and white beard! There was no smile for the camera today! But he didn't cry! We gave Santa our wish list and away we went!!!!

We got the picture from the "professional" photographer - but our scanners not hooked up so thanks Jacob's mom for snapping this picture for us!