Charley and Jackson

Parade joy

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:54:00 +0000

First of all, parades are awesome. Second of all, they're even more awesome if you get to be in one.

Our Cub Scout pack got to walk in our local parade today.

We use the term "walk" loosely. We did lots of running.

There was a lot of candy to give out.

We saw some good friends along the way . . .

. . . but we couldn't stop to talk. We had to keep moving.

We made sure to give all our neighbors a piece of candy. It was so much fun.

After our job was over, we walked back up the parade route to catch the end of the parade. Naturally we talked to a clown along the way, but she didn't have any candy.

Everyday should be Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:19:00 +0000

Mommy is awesome. On Mother's Day we tried to get her some of her favorite things. A scented candle, jams and jelly, fun pasta . . .

. . . and some pretty awesome new tea.

And do you want to know exactly how awesome our Mommy is? That afternoon we visited our neighbors to deliver some goodies to them.

They were very happy to see us and loved the cupcake treats.

Mommy! Mommy! LOOK!

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:56:00 +0000

And there goes a big tooth.

Scouts out and about

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:07:00 +0000

We went on a Cub Scout outing to the nature preserve near our house. It was so great to be outside in some warm weather and work on our bird calls.

Us newly advanced Tiger Cubs stuck together throughout the day.

The sheep were very loud. They yelled at us a lot.

We got to pet many of the animals too, like this lamb.

The hay jump is still one of our favorite things there . . .

. . . and Tug-of-War is one of new favorite games.

Oh, and we climbed a tree on our way out.

Six-and-a-half

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Not many parents let their kids have donuts for breakfast before school. Our normally don't either, except when it's our half birthday (or our real birthday) like it was the other day.

In addition to the awesome donuts, we also got our very own school desks with some cool new books.

Becoming Tigers

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:54:00 +0000

We had a big day last week. We officially graduated in the ranks of cub scouting from Lion Cubs to Tiger Cubs. We admired our uniforms.

It was pretty great to get our new uniforms.

Study hard

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

We get homework packets almost every month now. Some of it is pretty easy, and some of it is pretty challenging.

Swimming support

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:48:00 +0000

Mommy loves to watch us swim . . .

. . . and we're getting pretty good.

Fetch and Chase

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:00:00 +0000

These were our first big purchase with our own money. Jackson saw them at the store, we counted our money and headed back when we had enough to buy them.

Luckily they were still there when we went back.

When we paid (by ourselves and with our own money), we discovered they were on sale!

As soon as we got home, we wrote their names on the back Fetch and Chase.

Entertained

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:41:00 +0000

Mommy is always looking for ways for us to entertain outselves. Consider this a success.

Mommy slide

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:18:00 +0000

When the weather outside is this nasty, we have to find other ways to get to a "park".

Yum. Yum. Yum.

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:17:00 +0000

It was finally time (a long time ago, Daddy has not been very on top of things lately) to eat our gingerbread house creations.

Tearing them apart was the hardest part. That frosting really dried hard and kept everything REALLY stuck together.

All that effort made it taste that much better.

Backseat cutting

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:45:00 +0000

We know a lot about most things and aren't afraid to share what we know.

screaming EASTER!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:47:00 +0000

It was all very, VERY exciting.

On the hunt

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:45:00 +0000

Easter morning is one of the most exciting . . .

. . . and most frustrating mornings. Those eggs can be so difficult to find.

Mommy had to reach a few of them. That Easter Bunny is really tricky.

Although, finding an egg all on our own was that much sweeter, probably because they were so tough to find.

The next best thing to finding an egg is opening it right away.

We had a pretty good haul this year.

Bunny prep

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:58:00 +0000

We had to make our Easter Eggs just perfect for The Easter Bunny.

We all worked together.

We tried our best to be very patient to get the color just right.

We even did some experimenting with multiple colors on one egg.

We think we ended up with some pretty good eggs. We hope The Easter Bunny agrees.

Domino run

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:01:00 +0000

We learned a new way to play dominoes. Line them all up and watch em fall.

It's just so devastating when they all fall before you finish . . .

You'll never believe . . .

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:58:00 +0000

Perhaps one of the greatest moments of our lives . . . Charley hit the 125 ticket jackpot and Chuck E. Cheese's.

We were a blur of ticket pandemonium for the rest of the afternoon.

Overheard: March 26, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000

"Mommy, what if we make up some kind of a club, and you and Daddy make up the name . . . like . . . Sweets Club . . . or . . ."
- Charley ponders

"And what would we do in Sweets Club?"
- Mommy asks.

"Well, you know, like eat sweets and stuff."
- Charley adds.

Conquering the high dive

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:02:00 +0000

It took many attempts and lots of courage, but Jackson took the plunge. You may remember his first attempt.

We also discovered the joy of snorkeling. Jackson swam the length of the lap pool 10 times.

It was a pretty great afternoon for us at one of our favorite places.

Our Favorite Book

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:24:00 +0000

Charley:

Piggy Bunny with Charley from CharleyJax on Vimeo.

Jax:
Piggy Bunny with Jax from CharleyJax on Vimeo.

Hi.

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:33:00 +0000

That is all.

Exploring with Ciara

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:32:00 +0000

Ciara is a best friend from school. We invited her to explore the nature center near our house.

We had lots of fun tromping through the woods and over snow piles looking for nature treasure.

Here's something we found. Can you see it?

iPad magic

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:28:00 +0000

Apple is on to something.

Hiking and sledding

noreply@blogger.com (CharleyJax) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000

In honor of Daddy's last day before starting his new job, the three dudes headed to a park with some sledding hills and some areas to do some hiking and exploring.

There is no question that sledding was the best. There were a few jumps that we couldn't resist . . .

. . . an very little beats a good spin in the saucer sled.

Trudging through all that snow, on the other hand, was not as fun without our snowshoes.