Talking With Santa

Okay, so it's been a little while since the last post. Time kinda flew by once basketball started. Anyway, we took Charlie to go see Santa today. He seemed to really enjoy it. He didn't seem to mind waiting a little bit to see Santa as long as he had his chew toy in his mouth.



It only took him a couple of seconds to relax once he got on Santa's lap. They seemed to get along pretty quickly. After Charlie posed for the pictures he didn't waste any time in getting down to business. He let Santa know what all he wanted for Christmas. We tried as best we could afterwards to get him to tell us what he told Santa, but he wasn't talking.


We hope ya'll have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Teeth!

I have been trying to take a picture of Charlie's first teeth and finally got one by accident while he was playing.

Happy 30th Birthday, Thomas!

Thomas chose Charlie's outfit for his Birthday (I was okay with his choice because you only turn 30 once and Charlie is still too young to know better)


Behind the scenes of the birthday card production

Posing after a bath

RSV season

It's that time of year especially around the Winkler's. Fun times with nebulizers, humidifiers and staying home from day care! Charlie is doing well though, still playing, talking and laughing. He was so helpful during his treatment:

Shopping Cart

We went to Target yesterday to get Charlie a new convertible car seat (he is quickly reaching the 22 lb limit way before his 1st birthday) and put him in the shopping cart. He is not quite as sturdy as we would like for him to sit up on his own so we decided to help him out. My Mom suggested paper towels but found something that worked just as well.

2 months flew by

How do you make up 2 months of missing posts. I can't believe we have not posted anything in 2 months. I am so sorry! (Thomas is but isn't showing it). We'll keep the words to a minimum and pics to the maximum.

1st time in exersaucer (he knew exactly what to do)
Sept 4, 2008

1st Rice Cereal. He wasn't so sure at first but got the hang of it.


We were both wearing red that day so we thought it would be a good time to take some pictures.

9/19/08


Posing for his 4 month pictures. I don't think he can get much cuter than this.

Here's his Halloween costume. He's the smallest Weatherford Kangaroo, Go Roos!

The Skaggs' came to visit. 2 of the 3 were happy to see us. Samantha did warm up and proceeded to toddler proof our house. It was good to see you guys!

Thomas and Charlie are up to the same activities, playing and napping...

1st bananas, yummy!!

5 month picture

A little walk down memory lane.... This was at the end of July

And back in his Bumbo seat for his 5 month pictures....and time to put the Bumbo up until the next kid.

Here's one for the Maverick's fans

Doing his goofy/biting his lower lip face with Grandma

At the Homecoming game

Playing with Dad

This is the toy cell phone that Charlie got from his grandmother that plays music everytime it moves (or is tapped, touched or looked at). It is a good thing Charlie loves to play with it otherwise it would have been passed along to another lucky child a while ago.

This is Charlie today in his exersaucer with all of his other toys lined up around him. It only took 2 minutes for him to chew on every single one and throw it across the room.

We're all doing great, hopefully it won't be 2 months before our next update. If it is, keep checking the snapfish link on the left, we update that site more than this.

Say NO to Crack

I feel like a Mom....

As I wave from the garage as my boys drive off for the first day of school and second week of day care I realize how lucky I am to have my boys. I woke up with Charlie at 5:45, cleaned his stuffy little nose, fed him and took a quick doze. Dad woke us up, got school clothes on Charlie and we packed up the truck, I made sure that the blue lunch bag with Charlie's milk was in the back seat and Thomas' blue lunch bag was in the front seat (that could be awkward at some point during the day). With a big smile on my face I came inside and gathered Charlie's laundry (mostly burp cloths and little socks). While I was looking for stray burp cloths I found the bag (oh, yes, the bag) of paci's that we thought we lost a month ago, clearing Charlie of accusations of eating or hoarding his paci's. I then ate a bowl of cereal and sat down at the computer to share my happiness with you, all before 8:00 AM! I feel like a Mom....

I also have a new job title, Mrs. Winkler. I know I have been that for 4 wonderful years already but now I will have 130 10-12 grade kids calling me that. I am teaching the Health Science Technology class at the high school. It is the class that kids interested in the medical/health field get to learn all about it and visit the hospital/nursing homes/vet clinics/doctor's offices. I'm pretty excited. I have three more shifts at Presby-Dallas as a full time nurse then I will work a couple a month and more during the summer and holidays on my schedule. It's a pretty good deal, I'll keep you updated.

Thomas is still glad he is not coaching football and he doesn't miss 2-a-days in the 112 degree heat. He does enjoy watching it though and I can't believe the first Roo football game is this weekend. He is doing well keeping up with his wife (and her gallbladder/not the gallbladder pain) and his 3 month old son.

And Charlie (who you really want the updates on) is staying busy and talking up a storm. I call it talking instead of cooing or babbling because he is already having conversations with himself and whoever will listen. He does not like to lie down unless he is passed out, insisting on sitting up even in his car seat. If he can't see the action, he's letting us know he wants in on it. I watched him suck on one finger (his index finger) last night as he soothed himself back to sleep. He's a crazy kid and we love him sooooo much and I can't believe how much joy he has brought into our lives. Thanks Charlie!!!

Holding on to those toes

Yes, boots and a onesie make a great tummy-time outfit

Charlie is 3 months!

I swear they play in the sandbox all day at day care, he is always exhausted when he comes home. This was after his first day.

Winkler Family Update

Charlie is still cute and we're still having fun.

Thomas and I celebrated our 4th anniversary by going on a cruise to Cozumel and Progreso. It was so nice and we had a lot of fun. Charlie stayed with his grandparents (he split his time in Dallas and Walburg) and had a great time visiting and getting spoiled. Here's some pictures from the cruise.

We did two excursions while on the cruise. The first was snorkeling and beach party in Cozumel. The snorkeling was awesome, we saw so many fish and had a great time. There are no digital pictures for that because we left the memory card for the camera at home. Luckily they sell memory cards in Mexico, unfortunately they also cost $50 for 1 gig!
The second excursion was to some of the Mayan ruins in Progreso. It was cool to see them but it was so hot!
That's me in the window

This is a limestone, spring fed "sink hole" that we got to take a cold refreshing dip in after we climbed the ruins.

Michele, Graham and Evan came to visit for a couple of nights. Charlie and Evan were in a constant rotation of the bouncy chair and swing.

Thomas with the little boys

The little boys and big brother, Graham

We went swimming at the Seidler's. Thanks again!!!

Charlie played with Mom while the water fight continued with Graham.

We've had a good couple weeks. Before too long, Laura will go back to work, Thomas will start school again and Charlie will go to his first day of day care. The summer has flown by, so we are treasuring the last few days.