Sunday, May 23, 2010

Beach Evening

Last weekend, Ben came home at his Friday time (a little earlier than other weekdays), so we headed to the park/beach.

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Eli giving a little attitude (I see this face all too often… silly boy) -

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Charlie ran around the playground, gripping this and saying, “Ball! Ball!” over and over again.

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Sliding down with his dad -

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Walking down to the beach -

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See? I told you he makes this face often :)

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Throwing rocks in the lake -

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“Go give Charlie a hug!” (I couldn’t believe he actually did it)

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But the hug was FAST and Eli was on to the next thing before I could get a cute shot of them together.

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Trying again…

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Gotta love the awkward pose :)

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Charlie liked to come charging at me with his arms outstretched. He is the sweetest little guy.

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Trying to get the kids together -

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My three boys -

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This one is my favorite:

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Home Life

Here’s a random wrap-up of the last week – first, Ben finished his DIY project of sanding/painting this desk that I found at a rummage sale for $35.

Before:

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After:

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We spent a lot of time playing outside. Charlie can now climb up the ladder to get up here BY HIMSELF. He is a little monkey at 16 months! (I worry a little that he will be a much faster climber than Eli pretty soon…)

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Eli’s swinging -

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Charlie loves the slide -

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Later, Ben was watering plants and Eli found a mini water gun in the yard. Eli called over to Ben, “If you squirt me, I’ll squirt you back!”

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Inside on a rainy day… the boys roughhousing on my messy bed:

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I love this picture, even though it’s a little blurry (don’t worry, Eli didn’t land on Charlie :)

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Some of Eli’s latest phrases include…

“WHAT???”

“What in the world??”

“Are you joking?”

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Charlie’s favorite word is ball. He loves animal noises (dog, bird, monkey, cow) and today he learned how to say balloon. It is the CUTEST thing as he curls his little tongue as he says the “l” sound. He seems to be on the verge of a word explosion because every day I heard him mimicing the words that we are using. Charlie is at a very, very busy phase, but he is so cute in busy mode. One of his favorite activities is finding a marker and pulling the cap off, then throwing them both on the floor. Thank goodness for washable markers!

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