Spring Break in Atlanta

Plane ride #2 = Success!  Charlie had so much fun riding in his own seat.  He was so good... ate a good dinner, read some books, did a little coloring and we were there!

What fun to get to celebrate Grandpa Grover's 70th(!!!) birthday with Aunt Katie and Sam too!  They boys haven't seen each other since Christmas but they picked up right where the left off running around like to crazy men.

"Helping" make cake

(Grover, get it?)

Having a "bite" of cake

"Grandpa look at the awesome football I picked out for you!"

Best buds!

Easter!  Charlie and Sam had a great time hunting for eggs together.  The Easter Bunny hooked them up nicely...

All dressed up and ready to go

Mmmmm

Testing out some new sidewalk chalk

Whoa

Other fun before Sam left...

Puzzles with Grandma!

Action shot: How Grandpa grew up playing teeball with a bucket and stick :)

We went on a great train ride up in North Georgia with Grandpa.  What fun!  Charlie was beside himself riding a real choo-choo for the first time.  The next day he got to go on another one riding MARTA down to the airport to pick up dad.

We had lunch by a little river near the train station

Heading back home

After James came, we went to the Georgia Aquarium.  It was really huge and great!  Charlie had a great time seeing sooo many fish and such big ones.

Not so sure about the whale slide (hence dad riding too)

Cool shot

How cute are these two?

Penguins!

Grandma love

Earning his keep

Maybe we should retire the pack n play

More March Fun

Cheesing in mom's new demo race car

Ambulance!

Fixing a car at the museum

Springtime puddles (and tulips)

Watching dad run Monument Ave 10K

With buddy Efa

Moonbounce!

Blocks from Gigi

Preschool social... coolest dude at  school

Spring = baseball = yea!

Sunglasses

Charlie got some matching sunglasses with his dad and wants to wear them non-stop.  Expect all future pictures to look a little something like this...

Too cool to smile

Super-inappropriate shirt brought back from Vegas (as a side note, how big does this kid look?!?)...

... of course the back says this.

Even first thing in the morning

Zoo Fun

Yea, nice weather has returned!  We made a trip to the Richmond Zoo this week to celebrate.  Still not the best zoo but Charlie does't seem to mind.  He even let a Giraffe eat out of a cup he was holding this time (last time we wouldn't get near them).  What fun!

A year later and still not riding the animals on the Merry-Go-Round

Monkeys!

Scoping the zebras

Coolest thing at the zoo

Daddy is brave

Charlie is too!

Going for a "train" ride

"Oh hi deer!"

Good day at the zoo

Eating peas at a bar afterwards watching basketball (classy)

Our Little Performer

Today at school, Charlie's class led Shabbat for the school.  They were all so cute and he did such a good job following instructions and signing his songs.  Afterwards we had a nice little party in his classroom.  So proud :)  

(He is the blondie in the middle with the yamaka on)

Lighting the candles

Song #1, The rolly polly candles...

Song #2, Shabbat Princess

Other pictures from the day...

Waiting

"Yea we are done!"

Chowing down on challah, apple slices and Oreos(?)

Some other classics...

Bingo was his name-o

Twinkle Stars

I'm-a-noodle-pee

Cuteness overload in the middle of the alphabet.  I hope he always pronounces it like this :)

Here Comes Spring!

It was a beautiful weekend and we had tons of fun hanging out outside!  The Squirrels had a Fan Fest event where we got to hangout on the baseball field, sit in a mini-race car and go on a train ride.  Needless to say, Charlie was in heaven.  I have a feeling we will be back to the ballpark often this Spring/Summer.

Purim Princess

Today, Charlie's preschool celebrated Purim with a dress-up party.  The kids could wear any costume but are encouraged to dress like a character from the Purim story.  Rather than asking him what he wanted to be (because I knew he would say a princess), I decided he could be a king.  Charlie and I made a great crown with stickers, crayons, glitter, jewels, etc. and James even got it laminated at school.  He also had a little robe and medallion to wear.

The day of the party Charlie was excited to wear his crown but wasn't really feeling the robe.  Upon getting to his class and seeing his other classmates he was very, very sad that they all got to dress like princesses.  The genuine sadness on his face was something I had never seen before and it totally broke my heart :(

Luckily though... his teacher saw it too and immediately pulled out his favorite blue dress and he got to wear it all day with his king crown on his head.  I have to admit he makes a pretty princess :)

Future blackmail material

On our way to school

The night before at dinner with the crown half made

After school (we didn't take the dress home)