Burn baby Burn!!

Because some things have been going on, including the breakdown and recovery of my cadillac, we have been staying with my mom the past week! It has been fun for us to get to spend more time then ever with grandma although we are happy to finally be going home today! One of the things Charlie was introduced to and pretty much fell in love with while we've been staying here is mom's exercise video. Not only does it mesmerize him and stop whatever he was doing prior to the start (as seen in first photo) but as you will observe in the next set of photos he's pretty into adapting the exercised to more accomodate the baby body type as to optimize his baby fat burning! lol (It's cute but sad to know he's doing what he can to get rid of that adorable baby fat!)


like I said stopped in his tracks...

Here is his stretching position from here he can go into either of the two main baby exercising positions!



I would interpret this position as exercising his neck, upper back and upper arm muscles (you'll have to ask him to make sure that is what this exercise move is about)

we'd like to title this one "the ostrich pose"...I have yet to think about what muscles this position stretches and works because this move is so darn cute I get destracted!!



As you can see he is going to be a beefy workout god someday!! lol
I leave you now to take in the cuteness of what will become known worldwide as "burn baby burn" videos
with this a non-workout picture of Charlie being cute again in our apartment this time!
love till next post,
Sandra

p.s. if you are looking for christmas wishlists they are in the two posts prior to this one!

Mama wishlist....

I told you I was going to create a wishlist of my own, and there are actually quite a few things I want. Most though, I can do without.

With my car in the shop and rent to be paid (while jobless, mind you) MONEY is the greatest gift this season. A giftcard to some clothing store, walmart, or target would suit me fine too. Another thing that may seem like a gift to Charlie but would be a GREAT gift to me would be a toddler mattress..I am pretty sure we have a frame coming our way for free...but as you might guess without the mattress it's nothing but an over rated playpin!

I got a whole bunch of cd's stolen 2 years ago so if you are into frivolous giving this season one of those would be nice...... the list includes the following;
evanescence..self titled
tenacious d..self titled
three day's grace..self titled
godsmack..self titled
linkin park..hybrid theory
guster...keep it together
korn...vol.1

and Of course movies are always fun and these are my top picks right now...

space chimps
kung fu panda
across the universe
space jam ( I miss this movie!)
legally blonde
office space (one of the greatest, and even though I might be gifting this one to someone I could mooch it from every once in a while, having my own copy would be fantabulous!)

if your into baking, my favorites are chocolate chip cookies and brownies! (white chocolate anything rocks my socks though!)

speaking of socks, if your on a budget socks are always appreciated (unless they are boring and plain!)

I have a whole bunch of pictures that I have been meaning to get black frames for so if you wanted to get me fun frames I need 5x7 (let me get back to you I think that's what they are ) and one 8x10

I hope that gives you an idea!

Love till next post,
Sandra

And now comes..... another wishlist...

It is that time of year again, when everyone starts asking what Charlie and I are hoping to get this Christmas. Every time I think money and love! That is what we NEED.. .but... here are a few things that we would be happy to have....

FOR CHARLIE....

Melissa and Doug Wooden Toys...(We like a whole bunch but to give you an idea..our favorites...)
1. A fun music set
2. A pretend mail set
3. Play food (I love the cutting food ones but all of them are neat)
We like a whole bunch on there but there is an idea.

Books....
1. Sandra boynton books we LOVE this author so of course, we have some
already. so avoid getting... Snuggle puppy, moo baa lalala,
the bedtime book, the belly button book, blue hat green hat,
and hippo's go berserk.
2. we would especially like But not the hippopotamus, But we love all of them
most of them are at Barnes and Noble

"Helping" toys....

1. Play vacuum (not this specific one, just an example)
2. Cleaning set ( I really like this one but again, just examples)
3. Metal pots and pans play set ( I can't find a link for this one)

Anyway, That should give you all plenty of ideas!
Will make my list later, Charlie and I are tired and need to go home!

Love till next post,
Sandra

Absence of Good vibes....

Things in my life have come to a negative peak, although I wish this post was lighthearted and fun, that is not what is on my mind.

I have come to the conclusion that nothing is ever certainly as it seems. I am having some cloudy days here of late, my mind is unpeaceful. I wonder why life has to throw so many stones at once, it seems to work out that it's raining them. The hard stinging rain that you just can't get away from.

I am still, as always, optimistic that these things are happening for a reason and that if anything, these situations, of which I really don't wish to speak specifically about, will at least build my character and strength as an individual.

Charlie and I are fine and will continue to survive and fight to have the best we can, a few set backs along the way never stopped me before! ;)

I post, not to alarm any of you, but as an outlet of relief. I have not many options of where or how to let it out but bottling it up doesn't seem to be working!

Know that I appreciate all of you and any support you have given or will give me. I will be in touch and I have so many good things in my life (CHARLIE... HELLO!!) that I am sure this moment will past. I will have lost a few things I valued a lot but such is life, right?

love till next post,
Sandra

I'm at work so I'll make this short....but really really excitingly and big!


MY SISTER IS MOVING BACK!!!!!!

I'm so excited, we are already planning to get the cousins together and do lots of fun stuff!

okay, well back to work.

love till next post,
Sandra

Mom got a camera...

... and since my memory card is screwed up (which hopefully I will be fixing next payday) we are borrowing the two or three photos I noticed were on her camera that were of Charlie.

We are so busy and so tired that sometime soon at work I will give a written update, but right now some overdue pictures...




love till next post,
Sandra

Overcoming no camera...

Even though my camera is royaly messed up (not the camera but the memory card) I have found a way around that, a way to get photos of Charlie's adorable-ness to all of you. My new friend from Halloween Express also works at Sears portrait studio and got me a VERY good deal on professionally done pictures. With that and the plethora of costumes I temporarily "borrowed" from the store, here is a snipit of the pictures we got taken and that I ordered a lot of! If I have your address I am definately already planning to send you some, and if not...give it to me, give it to me now!!!!!



Chewy Charlie....

baby lightyear!..
lil' penguin...

I think I should get Charlie into baby modeling, I can see it now...when Charlie is fifteen and we are on the road all the time going to modeling gigs he'll wonder why he can't just be normal kid..."homeschooling doesn't work but that's okay son, cuz your a model and we're rich and that's all that matters!"

Wait....I wouldn't dream of doing that to him, but he is definately adorable enough for it!

Love till next post,

Sandra