Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a firm believer in giving kids meaningful “work” to do :). Charlie is “working” in this photo.   Fourth-generation construction business owner coming right up 🙂

Charlie has had a busy morning helping me with the chores!   We had to feed and water Nathan’s chickens and let the neighbor’s chickens out.  Charlie’s “chore” is to latch and unlatch the little swinging door where the chickens go in and out of the coop. He counted all …

Thankfully, my personal trainer allows me to bring Charlie to my workouts on my Charlie” days! Sometimes he’s quite a helper!   You should hear him grunting when we are trying to get this tire going!! When we go in the morning, the mat area isn’t being used so he …

Uncle Josh and nephew, Charlie, cruising the hardware store aisles while Amanda and I shopped for tile for their entryways.   

We had Charlie out to the house for a sleep over so Amanda and Trevan could go out to dinner and a movie for New Year’s Eve. He’s is at the FUN age when Christmas lights bring excited oohs and ahhs EVERY time he sees them!  This photo was my …

Charlie has discovered his teeth!!!  While Amanda and I were out shopping at Target, we heard the distinct sound of teeth grinding!  You can tell by the look on his face exactly what he’s doing!  ACK!!!  Nothing hurts my ears more than the sound of grinding teeth.  

It’s been a good many years since I’ve had a “helper” while I’m getting ready in the morning, or in this case the afternoon as you can see from the sun shining in above Charlie’s head from this window which faces the west! Charlie had so much fun playing with …

Someone likes to be the center of attention!  It looks like Charlie has called the big boys and grandpa to a meeting!  Notice how he’s even sitting in the “power chair.”  He’s now gotten to the point where he’ll lunge forward or backward causing the chair to go with him! …