The Follower is now the Leader

Charles definitely didn't fall too far from the tree. The kid is a monkey at heart. We thought that Adahleigh was a pretty good climber, but she didn't really start climbing until she was really good at walking. Charles on the other hand has preferred to hone his climbing skill first and foremost. When we leave him alone for a second these are the things we come back to. Adahleigh can reach the VCR for her movies and likes to push buttons, so Charles had to figure out how he could push buttons too. This is his favorite thing to do, especially to Adahleigh. He'll go up to the TV and change the channel or turn it off while she's watching something.

        

It's amazing he didn't fall of during his monkey business, but it wouldn't have mattered much if he had since he has a pretty hard head from headbutting the wall and his mom.

Since these pictures he has also tried to get up to the VCR without the aid of the basket, but he has no problem getting whatever he needs to stand on to be able to climb wherever he wants.

          

                                                      

He managed to get on this table by climbing onto the couch, then onto it's arm, then he made the leap.

         

Adahleigh thought it was way cool where he got to that she wanted to stand up there next to him. He also likes to stand on our rocking foot rest in the bottom of the picture and make it rock while he's on it.

     

Needless to say the kid is lucky he hasn't met his own demise yet due to his risk taking.

Fun with Grandpa!

Almost every winter Grandpa Wilde has a bunch of cows he has to feed every night.  Grandpa invited us to tag along one night. Adahleigh had been looking forward to grandpa getting home all day. 

Grandpa, Charles, and Adahleigh after feeding the cows!

Adahleigh sitting and watching the cows. She was sitting on a mini tool box that makes a great seat for little kids. (I know because thats where i spent my younger days riding with dad as he did the farm work.) I'm glad my kids get to experience some of the things i did growing up on the farm. 

Charles enjoying watching the cows.  He lost interest only minutes later and began seeing how many buttons he could get his little hands on inside the tractor. Last year adahleigh got to go and sit on the trailer with her dad while grandpa fed the cows and i drove the tractor. This year they both got stuck in the cab because i was driving and grandpa had to feed the cows.

Charles didn't know if he liked getting so close to a cow. 

The cows waiting to eat.

Playing on the trailer after all the hay had been feed. Adahleigh enjoyed picking up all the loose pieces still on the trailer and throwing them off the edge saying "here cows"!  On the way back to the house the rocking of the tractor rocked poor little charles right to sleep.

We enjoyed feeding the cows with grandpa.  A few days later Adahleigh kept asking me if she could go and feed the cows with grandpa except only days before the cows were rounded up and sent home so they could have there babies.

We have enjoyed what seems like the last two weeks at Grandpas and Grandmas house.  We had alot of fun hanging out and playing!