TRACK STAR

I've seen the dog do this but never Charles.
Chariot's of Fire--here he comes!

and for those of you who don't facebook...here is my Thanksgiving video...
This from the boy who at age 5 said his favorite show was the Emeril Live cooking show.

You're Worth IT!!

These videos take forever to load...& since we were having issues with this camera...I'm finally able to see what was on it to begin with. I should pull out my knitting and the rest of Laney's book while I'm waiting. But I KNOW you're going to like them.
"ENJOY & Have a nice day.." Two of my dad's most hated expressions!!


this is what Charles LOOKS like all those times you talk to him on the phone. Though he's quiet he's actually quite engaged.


The neighbor's dogs visit with us through the many holes in the fence. We'd both like to replace the fence, and after this last storm this year...don't know if it will hold through the next storm, but we both hate to take that away from the dogs. And now with Charles in on the game...

I was about to turn the camera off when a little minuete played on Charles's toy and he busted out in this waltz & 2 step.

LOST FOOTAGE

When we went to Idaho...several months ago...EVERYONE helped pack to get back home and NOTHING was packed where it should have been. Especially ALL THE ELECTRONIC related devises & their respective chargers go in ONE place ALL together. Teen aged boys clearly do NOT care about such things. I just got all the peripheral paraphernalia together in ONE place on the little camera I use to shoot video and found some interesting things going on in my absence.

what's life without the torment of older brothers? Actually, it appears that this went on for quite some time as Clay video this feeding on many, many 1-2 min. clips. I am posting only one because they take so long to uploade, you'll get bored and THIS one shows the end of feeding time when I think Charles was on to Clay and the fact that he was, in fact, being tormented and I love the look of slight disgust on his face!

Here are some pictures of the end result!!


Some precious time. Since Charles only has 2 bottom teeth in these pictures, I'm guessing it was over the summer sometime.

Halloween

I'm not even all that in to Halloween. But alas, Charles was just too stinkin' cute. I'm so sorry I didn't have video to shoot him running faster than his little legs would carry him...hence the new cuts and bruises! We carried him to the first few doors and he seemed interested that a stranger would have him reach into a bowl and then we'd walk off...and do it again at the next house. Then he chewed on one of those things from the bowl, with the wrapper of course, and saw the beauty in it when he got a little taste of what it was he was reaching for. Then we let him walk to the next couple of houses...then we could barely keep up with him. He is so funny, when he runs fast, his feet barely touch the ground and his arms wave akimbo. He would RUN up to a door with his hand outstretched, grab something from the bowl, wave goodbye with the other hand, run to us and slam dunk the candy into his bag then run to the next door. It was hilarious.


I was feeling guilty for not being more in the holiday spirit and had not yet taken Charles to a pumpkin patch...so I found they were all still open until the 31st and ran off to one locally for their last hour and half of operation. Actually, we made out quite well.

climbing on pumpkins, picking out pumpkins...running with pumpkin

Climbing...still fearless with the animals.
And here's a great series, that shows some very typical behavior...
THROWING...I've been working SO hard to get Charles to stop throwing everything...and I mean everything. When he finishes drinking, he throws his cup, eating-he throws his food across the table, keys 2 pews up in church and silverware 1 table over in a restaurant!!

This is actually a pose for the camera

this, however, is his 'wind up' face. I know it looks sweet and innocent and kind of like he's going to sneeze, but I've learned, he's just winding up. I think he prepares mentally first.

That one didn't go so well, it landed right on his head. Not that that should stop him, he's hit ME in the head plenty of times and it hasn't stopped him yet.

And there it is...a successful toss.

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