Happy Birthday to Charlie and Grace

Can't believe it has been a year!!!

Pardon our singing...Grace liked it though.

Why you don't tick off an engineer...

Just a little Wednesday humor...

First Step for Charlie

Hardwood floors were not the best choice we have ever made as parents. We promise we will get a better video. Charlie has taken ~8 steps on his own.

A few more pictures and thoughts

They really enjoy putting the blocks in the top of the box...next step will be figuring out the shapes and colors.

Practicing standing and walking. Charlie and Joe regularly stand on their own.

Joe standing on his own...takes a little more work to stay balanced.

Who doesn't love bubbles in the sun?

Grace loves Maddie...she just pounced on the dog in this picture.

Charlie has started making funny faces with the hope that you'll make funny faces too. He laughs when you make them back at him too. Here is one of his favorites.

On display at the zoo...I think we are as big an attraction as any of the animals

Stuffed Animal Wrestling

Everything starts calmly...three babies sitting amongst their stuffed animals.

Then Charlie pounces on Joe...face to face, mano a mano


Charlie then turns his direction to Grace...baby laughter ensues.

Pictures from Grandma Ginny and Papa Peter's Trip

Time to go for a walk...

Early birthday gifts...think seeing them open the gifts was almost as much fun for Grandma




Reading Joseph a new book...

Just a coincidence that Joe is in most of the pictures...not really Grace and Charlie take a little longer to warm up to people.


Finally Mom felt better, so we headed out to dinner.

Bath time...gets more difficult with standing babies

Charlie stands with no hands...

Grace loves the water faucet.

A little video...Yes I sound like this at work too :)