mmmmm...... carrots

So Dylan's been dabbling with the ole solid foods. Well, slightly solid anyway. She did really well with this kind of rice flake stuff that you mix with milk, so Sarah thought we'd try carrots cause they're suppose to be good to start off with. Sarah steamed the carrots and then blended em to a pulp. I'm not a huge carrot fan, but I'm all for Dylan not being as picky as I am, so we gave it a shot. I cannot explain it, the pictures speak for themselves. We did try the rice/milk mixture with a dab of carrots and that was a hit.
Things are going well around here, Sarah is working hard and wishing she could be home more. I'm really enjoying this time with Dylan. It is quite tedious at times and a real challenge, but as I think about going back to school I know I'll miss it. I'll still get to hang with her in the mornings and afternoons, but I'm sure it won't be quite the same. Dylan has had some eczema issues on her monster cheeks which has been harder on me than her I think, but with some careful washing and lotioning it seems to be getting much better. I hope everyone is doing well, she's up after an extensive 30min nap, so here I go.
Charlie

Chillin' with Dylan

Well, it's been almost a month since my last update, and coincidentally it's been a month since I started watching Dylan full time. I'm sure the two facts are completely unrelated.
I do apologize to all you grand and great-grandparents out there that have been missing out on Dylan pics, but I'll make sure to include several for ya. It's been a real adjustment to be home all day everyday. Those of you who have done this know already I guess, but it really quite tough to be 'alone' all day. I say 'alone' because I'm always with Dylan, but she doesn't exactly like to have intellectual (or nerdy) conversations yet; so it can feel a bit isolating at times. Please don't misunderstand, I love this chance I have to hang with Dylan. It's very possible that I will never get to be with her this much for a very long time. On those occasions when I feel exasperated that she's waking up after a long 15 minute nap, all it takes is to go in and see her little teary face and all those frustrations melt away anyway. Sarah's doing well, she wishes she was at home but unfortunately is too successful for us to be able to afford that seeing as she's making twice what I was before I went back to school. I really admire Sarah; I am home all day with Dylan just trying to make it to 5:30 sometimes and she has her on saturday while I work and has all the laundry done, floors mopped, bathroom cleaned, and important documents filed away. She's just able to accomplish so much that it baffles me. Meanwhile my porch needs redoing, my floors need laying, my wall sheetrocking, and my bathroom finishing...... Oh well, I hope to have all that done this summer. The semester went well, I took 'heat transfer' which is interesting enough, but my professor what difficult. I was expecting a 'C', and really worried about a 'D'. I have no problem with 'C's, but I haven't gotten one since returning to school and would have liked to keep it that way, but after a terrible first test I was just wanting to not have to retake the course. My subsequent tests were in the 80s, but I was digging my way out of a hole. Long story short, I would up with a 'B' which was just incredible. One more year and I'll finally have a degree!
Well, guess that's it right now, I'll try to update once a week with pictures if I can.
We love you all,
Charlie and fam.

The Daddy Mack

Mary sent me this video yesterday and I just couldn't get enough of it so I wanted to share it. That's Mary's boy Henry before his haircut, he loves to listen to my mom's cell phone ringer.
enjoy,
charlie

Summer Vacation

It's kinda funny being almost 28 and looking forward to summer vacation. it's been so many years since I've had the whole summer off, and this'll probably be my last for decades to come. Sarah and I decided it would be best for Dylan if I don't try to get an internship this summer. I wish Sarah didn't have to work, but the reality is that this is the only way we can get by for now. Lord willing she'll be able to quit next may since I'll be starting some sort of engineering work. This'll be a wild summer, and I want to warn those of you that live near that I'll be calling you up to visit so I can get out of the house with Dylan. I am a bit scared of the coming months. I'm afraid that I'll run out of funny noises and smiles. Sometimes at the end of the day my head hurts and I realize that I've had this huge smile on all day cause I've been making faces at Dylan. I let my face relax and realize that sometimes it's awesome just to be able to stop smiling for a bit. Since it's been a while, I'll just put a bunch of pictures up. Check out the video too, Dylan has been squeaking like crazy.
charlie

My Girls

Man, the weather has been great the last couple days! Today it's rainy and 45 degrees F, but this weekend was great. I got to hang with my girls this weekend which just doesn't happen as much as it should. I mean, look how cute they are. I'm really looking forward to this summer cause Dylan and I are going to go on all kinds of outings and adventures. It's just so much fun living with a kid as an adult. I can think of so many cool adventures that I would have loved as a kid, and I can go do those things and share them with my daughter.
Speaking of my daughter, sounds like she's starting to think that lying in her crib is not as much fun as it was a couple minutes ago.
I better run,
charlie

A picture is worth 1000 words

School's been kicking my booty lately, so I haven't had much time. Here are some funny pictures to look at, I'll give an update soon.
charlie

Travels with sTrollers

So today was fun for Dylan. First she got to hang with her mother all morning which was awesome, then she took super cute pictures with her rocking lady-bug hat. But the real fun started when I got home. First we decided to go on some roller-coasters. I think Dylan's a dare devil cause she didn't even seem to get excited about the rides even when the monks behind her were screaming.(see picture below) After that I took her to Tokyo, but she got away from me when I was changing her diaper and went on a rampage down town.
Ok, so I may have gotten a bit carried away with photo editing, but it is april fool's day. We did get to go hang out with Lee up at the church which was pretty sweet. I love getting to share Dylan with him cause I love getting to be a part of his girls lives. Hope everyone's having a great first week of April.
charlie