Pictures at last!

Sorry for the hiatus from posting. Life has just been crazy. But, alas, here are some pictures:


Charlie has gotten really into "hats" lately. This "hat" is a really a bowl.












My mom tells me that my younger brother, Josh, used to put lids in his mouth like this when he was a baby.











We went to Brookside Gardens with our friends to see the train display. Charlie and Jeff had such a great time watching all the trains. It was quite a nice display






















Charlie's favorite part was eating the rocks.




























We metroed down to see the National Christmas Tree and it was FREEZING! Poor little Charlie was about frozen still by the time we were done despite the multiple layers and quilt. Poor little guy. It sure was fun though.

































Charlie's first picture with Santa Claus!














Charlie and Mimi in their Christmas hats.









We went to the Festival of Lights at the Washington D.C. LDS Temple. It's always so beautifully done. The creches from around the world are really nice too.












Charlie kept a lot of the guests entertained when he started licking the windows.






















Some days Ben has preschool and he leaves while I'm babysitting. When this happens Eli and Charlie like to watch the whole production out the window. I think it's so cute and I can't help but think how soon enough (too soon for me!) it'll be little Charlie heading off to preschool...




Charlie has reestablished his love with the bouncy seat. He now gets in it backwards and bounces like crazy. I'm just waiting for it to tip over one of these days.

Crazy 8 and new pictures too

First a picture:

Is it really rude that I think pictures of Charlie crying are both funny and cute?









Then a tag from Trisha:

Eight things I did yesterday:

1. Went on a horse and wagon ride - Charlie's first!

2. Ate at Chick-fil-a

3. Got a Caramel Apple Spice from Starbuck's (it's been forever!)

4. Finished reading "These Is My Words"

5. Got a free mascara at Ulta

6. Slept in until 8:30am (thank you, Charlie!)

7. Laundry

8. Dishes

Eight places I like to eat: As you can tell, I have very fine taste.

1. The Star of India in Utah and Bombay Gaylord in DC

2. Lucia's Delicatessen

3. Chick-Fil-A

4. La Madeleine's

5. The Mandalay

6. Wendy's
7. Thai of Silver Spring

8. Robintino's, Pace's Dairy Ann, Nielson's, Cutler's, Taco Time, Cafe Rio (Can you tell I miss eating out in Utah?)

Eight shows I like to watch:

1. 30 Rock

2. The Office

3. Criminal Minds

4. Law and Order

5. 24

6. So You Think You Can Dance?

7. The Big Bang Theory

8. How I Met Your Mother

Eight things I look forward to:

1. Sleeping in

2. Time to myself

3. Warm weather

4. Reading

5. Scrapbooking

6. Hanging out with friends/family

7. Not having 8:30am church next year

8. Vacations

Eight people I tag: (no pressure though)

1. Fanua

2. Kristin

3. Kristine

4. Andrew

5. Katie

6. Jen

7. Racquel

8. Shyanne

Now some more pictures:





We kind of had a rough week. Charlie was sick (as my cousin, Kira, says you can tell by the "sick eyes" - totally true). Charlie had a double ear infection and an upper respiratory infection. Poor little guy.










The only time this kid holds still is when he's sick. I have to admit that I've loved all the cuddling that accompanies being sick. Now if only we could get cuddles without the fever!











Charlie's new favorite toy is Grandma Nona's old luggage.












Adam hurt his ankle playing Thanksgiving football. Poor guy!










Then we went to our great friends' house for a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks for the great food Champlins!














Sweet sleepy boy.












Charlie just started "driving" his little cars aroud this week.













Ben, Eli, and Charlie - the three amigos.















Ah...finally feeling better!

Flights, Sickness, and Burglary

I must admit that the last week does not make my list of best weeks ever. We went to Utah for a few days in order to see Adam's sweet sister, Laura, one more time before she leaves us for 18 months to serve as a missionary for our Church in Milan, Italy. We're so happy for Laura and just know she'll be a great missionary. It was so nice to see family and a few friends (sorry to rest of our Utah buddies - with all the family stuff we just ran out of time!).

Unfortunately we ran ourselves ragged trying to fit everything in and ended up sick. Charlie has only been sick twice in his life (I know, I know - we're super lucky) and both times originated with a trip to Utah. Anyway, Charlie and I both have a cold now but I'm just glad his fever is gone. The poor guy was just miserable. The upside of his sickness is that Charlie has been super cuddly which I am loving. Even though he's feeling better now he's still been giving us lots of hugs. His hugs are hilarious because they involve a lot of head and not much arm action. I'm dying to get in on video but haven't succeeded yet.


I've been trying to make it through all of our travel pictures but apparently it won't happen anytime soon so here's what I've got so far:

Dinner with the Edwards clan:
Josh and Cindy
Grandma and Grandpa
Me, Adam, and Charlie
Dad and Olga













My mom blowing bubbles for Charlie and Mack.













Charlie and Grandma Nona


















Charlie keeps doing these head-stand things. He just props himself up on his head and hangs out.
















Charlie's new professional haircut. Thanks Holli!
















Adam taught Charlie how to go down the stairs backwards (such a relief!). Here Charlie is getting himself into position before sliding to the stairs.









Charlie loved being pushed in this little car. His cousin Abby really loved "helping" to push.




























Ferguson clan: Seth, Charlie, Me, Adam, Carolyn, Phil, Alicia, Luke, Paul, Laura, and Abby










Aunt Laura with her niece and nephews.















Abby and Charlie on the rocking horse.





Every time I took Luke's picture he gave a cute smile - the opposite of his sister. :)








Luke and Charlie are making messes already.





Kim, Me, and Holli - I've known these two since jr high!








Sad, sick, cuddly boy.













On the airplane.



Charlie LOVED the slide at Grandma and Grandpa Ferguson's house. See the videos below.













We got home to find that someone had stolen Adam's Xbox. There were only so many people with keys to our apartment and we know it wasn't our friends who checked in on Mimi for us. So that leaves someone who works for our apartment complex. Our building manager assured us that he would have someone feed our cat daily (but he couldn't do it b/c he's allergic to cats). Well whoever it was decided to take our Xbox as well. They didn't take anything else (at least not that we've noticed so far) but they took his Xbox, one game, and 3 of 4 controllers. It's so strange. And we feel so violated. It really makes me just want to move. Grr...

In other news Charlie cut two molars on Sunday, is back to giving high fives, and didn't even cry when he got his blood drawn today. What a brave boy!!!

Happy Birthday Charlie!

I cannot believe that my sweet little baby is officially a toddler. Where did the last year go? Here are some pictures from his birthday and from the last week.


















































































Adam passed the Bar. Hooray for Adam!!!!



















Charlie and his buddy Jefferson shared and bath and then wore baseball pjs together. So cute.



















I tried to get a cute picture of Charlie in the leaves but he would not hold still for two seconds.