Amateur Hour

We had a wonderful Christmas this year.  Although Charlie still doesn’t “get” what Christmas is about, it was fun to watch him play with his presents.  Here are some pictures:
Charlie in his Christmas pjs:

New toys:

Merry Christmas!

Last Sunday at mass, Joe and I were struggling to keep Charlie contained and quiet, as usual.  He was doing all right, until the second reading.  Right after the lector read, “Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord,” Charlie yelled out, “Noooooo!” across the church, from the [...]

to get one decent photo of a wiggly toddler for the Christmas cards?  Let’s count them…

Thank goodness for digital cameras – we could have busted our budget just paying for film to get one simple picture!

The Visible Embryo, and The Endowment for Human Development. 

I’m posting this a day late, but Charlie turned 2 on Friday!  He had a party with his cousins at my sister-in-law’s house over Thanksgiving, so we just did a little cake and presents at home last night.
Here’s what happened when the cake was cooling and mom’s back was turned:

Charlie helped himself to a couple of [...]