EXERCISE

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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 has the run of the area!   Amanda and Trevan tell me they can usually count on him sleeping ALL night on the days when I’ve had him!

He is usually asleep by the time we hit the interstate, but the map doesn’t last long as he hits the ground running when we get to our house!   He plays “oops” (hoops) with the boys for hours!!!  
I let him watch videos of himself or of Nathan playing basketball if he gets tired of doing the stations with me.  Today; when I glanced through the photos I’ve taken recently I found  the following one in my phone!!!  

Charlie took several photos and a short video of my workout!!!   Uh oh!!  I am Going to have to lock my phone down now. I had no idea he was taking photos!!!
Grandkids - Charlie
TODDLER AT WORK

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 🙂

Country Living
CHORES

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 …

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EARLY MORNING VIEW

I love that the days are getting longer!   There was a beautiful view of the moon early this morning which reminded me of this song by Steven Curtis Chapman.   …”Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee…   Holy. Holy, holy…”