Charlie & Co.: June 2008

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Lake Okaboji Here We Come!

We hit the road for our BIG family vacation on the 21st and returned yesterday afternoon. No one was missing from the family - all 16 of us in one place at one time. It was both exciting and exhausting! We filled the week with games, swimming, jet skiing, chatting, sleeping, and lots of eating.
Charlie slept until 9:45 this morning so he must have been wore out from his cousins. He did his best to keep up with busy-body Mak and chatter-box Izzy. At times, we would find him under the highchair or behind the couch to get away for a minute. I think his favorite part of the trip was eating sand on the beach and driving the boat with Uncle Gabe.We are more than grateful for this vacation and the well-needed family time. It was great for Tim to get to spend so much time with Charlie. This was also Tim's first time meeting Sophie and Kyra, which gave him the "baby fever" a little.

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."

POOL PALS

Uncle Gabe w/ Kyra - 1st time in a pool

Charlie & Dad, Izzy & Uncle Chris, Uncle Tim & Mak

Tim, Sophie, Faye, Tina, Charlie, Mom, Mary, Chris, and Mak

Uncle Tim & Aunt Faye with Sophie - 1st time in a pool

FAVORITE GAMES OF THE WEEK

Uncle Tim w/ Izzy playing Ladder Ball

Momma, Charlie, and Mak watching the game

"Faster Dad Faster!!"

Aunt Tina taking the boys for a stroll

Papa climbing the jungle gym with Mak

Happy Birthday Nana!!

Uncle Tim losing a game of Sequence to Izzy and Nana

Aunt Tina once again entertaining the boys in the grass

"Momma, I think that one needs you."

Charlie was helping babysit his lil cousins (Kyra on left-Sophie on right)

BEACH BABIES

Miss Isabelle Lynn

Mak Attack & Charles T.

"Check Me Out!"

Daddy and Charlie

Just Want To Have Fun

Aunt Tina and Char burying feet

The Olsons 1st family vacation

Mak didn't like the life jacket one bit!

Uncle Gabe and Charlie speeding up the boat

"Straight ahead Uncle Gabe"

"Mom, you're crampin' my style"

Mom and Dad having fun with Uncle Chris and Auntie Mary

THE FAMOUS ARNOLD'S PARK

Charlie's favorite thing to do - climb stairs

Uncle Gabe and Charlie racing camels

"I can do it myself MOM!"

Mom and Nana on the tilt-a-whirl

To be a kid again!

The toddlers' first train ride

Papa and Charlie on the carousel

"Happy Just Because I Love You Day!"

The day before we left for vacation, Charlie was in rare form. I was trying to pack, bake, and play all at the same time. Needless to say, when Tim came home from work I was ready for a break. I left to get a pedicure and when I returned, I was instantly smiling at what I saw...

Charlie trying to help in the kitchen

Part I of my wonderful surprise

Part II of my hilarious surprise

Now I know my husband would truly do anything to make my day!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

MY POOR BABY

Because the doctors weren't sure what exactly Charlie reacted to the day we went to the ER with hives, we decided to "test" at home. I made sure we had the Benadryl handy and gave him 3 bites of scrambled egg. Within 2 1/2 hrs, Charlie was itching and uncomfortable. I had to put socks over his hands to keep him from scratching his face and ears. I gave him the medicine right when I saw the spots on his face, so luckily it didn't spread to the rest of his body. Check out my very sad, itchy, but lovable baby.