Charles is 8 months

Charles is 8 months old and getting close to turning a year old! I can't believe it!

This past month he mastered sitting a little more. On October 30 he was able to sit for about 5 mins on his own. He still knocks himself over when he gets excited or reaches for something out of reach.

He also became master of the army crawl. Chases James and the cats around which neither like. James had to learn to pick up anything he doesn't want Charles to play with when he's done playing.

Charles loves to eat and eats just about anything and I mean ANYTHING! I've had to pull so many non food and food items from his mouth that he shouldn't be eating. However he's not a fan of peas.

He still sleeps pretty good. Goes to bed around 10. Sleeps till about 6, has a bottle than goes back to sleep till about 8.

Such a fun little guy.

Thankful Post #4

22. I'm Thankful for my church calling, even though it is very tough for me and not something I would normally get excited to do. I find that no matter what my lesson works out and I couldn't manage that with out help from the spirit.

23. I'm Thankful for kind and understanding mom at the park when my kid has a play foul and ruins the fun for their kid.

24. I'm Thankful for James. I love that he is sweet, caring and eager to learn. He is always aware of others feelings and tries to make you feel better when your sad. He also takes his role as big brother seriously.

25. I'm Thankful for Charles. He smiles at everyone and brightens their day. He's always on the go, so there's never a dull moment.

26. I'm Thankful for Tracy. He works hard for us and makes so many sacrifices for us. I'm glad he chose me to spend this crazy life with.

27. I'm Thankful for our simple Thanksgiving dinner. We may not have a lot but our needs are met.

28. I'm Thankful for one on one time with my boys. It's nice to have the time to spend with just Charles or just James. Time with just James isn't easy to come by any more. Charles get one on one time with me everyday while James is at school. It even better when they each get time with Tracy.

29. I'm Thankful for chances to serve others.

30. I'm Thankful for hot chocolate and heaters.

Halloween

This year for Halloween it was just the boys and I. Tracy left early that day for a conference in Baltimore.

We made a couple of Haunted Houses.

We carved the pumpkin James got from school.

His reaction to seeing the insides.
He made sure I knew it was called pulp.

His face when I asked if he wanted to touch the pulp.

The finished pumpkin.

We put our creations in the window.

We had our dinner and eagerly awaited Trick or Treating time. James was a little unsure about going, but as the day went on he got more excited.

Earlier in the day when he was still debating on going trick or treating
and he didn't want to wear any costume.
I was totally ok with whatever he decided to do.

Charles dressed up in the same dog costume James wore as a baby.

All excited and ready to go trick or treating.
James decided on being the letter M. It was a hit.

James' first real trick or treating went really well. We had only done trunk or treats a couple times before and anytime before that we just felt he was too young. We went to houses just in our neighborhood. I let him pick where to go and what houses he went to. It was a lot of fun and he loved it. Charles fell asleep shortly into it and slept the whole time. 

After trick or treating we made popcorn and watch "It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."