A new start....

I've always been a bit of a fusspot about blogs, but I've been inspired by Sarah, and incessantly nagged by Meredith, to give this a whirl. Meredith was telling me about a vanity plate she saw that read ANUSTART. Needless to say, this caused a fair amount of giggling until she realized the driver was going for A NEW START. In that spirit, here goes...

Quick catch-up of recent events:

The C-man can no longer bathe without bubbles (could this be the beginning of many UTIs? stay tuned….), and just saying the word “bubbles” sends him running for the tub. Note the bubble beard, a placeholder for what we surmise will be a fabulous real beard once puberty hits. (Speaking of puberty, Charlie & I were at the drugstore recently and he was grabbing for the condoms. I told him, “You don’t need those yet, buddy.” The woman next to us in line was NOT amused.) He also loves to tickle (see photo of Isabel being subjected to his new favorite hobby), and his day care teacher Sara initially thought he was trying to pinch her. Not quite sure how she realized her mistake, but apparently they got it all sorted out. In further day care news, Sara reports that when other kids fall, Charlie tries to help them up, which makes Evan & I feel like we’re doing something right. Until he tries to bite us.

Charlie's 18 mo birthday cupcake

We finally got around to visiting Chris & Shana in Leesburg. Charlie loved Chris & Shana's kitty, Dubs. Not sure the feeling was mutual.