Bless Charlie

Charlie was baptized this past Saturday at our church. We had lots of family and friends with us to help us celebrate his big day. My mom, Cory, Jamie, Kaylynn, Pete, Paula, Whitney, Doug's parents, Tricia, Mike, Nathan, and Jeanene were all with us. It was a very special day!

Charlie's godparents are Pete and Jeanene.

James had fun during the baptism playing with his cousins.

The obligatory baptismal cake.

Pumpkin Patch

Paula and Whitney came to visit us last week and one day we took the kids to a pumpkin patch near our house. Whitney and James had a great time playing and picking out pumpkins. Charlie was with us as well although we didn't get any good pictures of him. He mostly slept and rode around with me in the sling.

There were jumping castles at the pumpkin patch which were wildly popular as well as a haybale maze that the kids ran through.




It was a great day and a wonderful few days with Paula!

What have we been up to?

We spent a day with Nathan - James and Nathan play so well together. They both love trains so the majority of the their play time is spent talking and playing trains.

James can put together his Elmo puzzle all by himself now.

And in our spare time, we do a little potty-training...

Meanwhile, Charlie is such a good, content baby. He weighed 11lbs 3oz at his 2 month check-up last week. He smiles alot now although I have not been able to catch that on camera. He loves to sleep in the swing during the day and when he is awake, he like to watch James play, loves to be held, and tolerates tummy-time fairly well.

Me and My Boys

We were all dressed up for church today so I had Doug snap a couple of pictures of us after we got home.

Trip to the Park

A trip to the park is now quite the production getting the double stroller out and loaded, but we are sure enjoying these beautiful fall days in Colorado.

Charlie likes riding in his car seat. Although you cannot see the logo, he is sporting his University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux onesie from my aunt, uncle, and cousins - thanks Mick, Cheri, Casey, and Lindsay!

James loves the slide at the park!

All By Myself!

A sure sign of a 2-year-old is "I wanna do it myself!" We hear this alot from James. His most recent attempt at independence is putting on his shoes by himself.