Our "little" Charlie Bear is now four! It has been so fun watching him change and grow over the past year. He has become very social and loves spending time with his buddies. He has quite the imagination, and he and Grace can get completely lost in other worlds together. He has opinions and is always ready to share them. He talks, talks, talks, talks, talks. He has an amazing sense of humor and loves making people laugh. His favorite phrase right now is, "Isn't that belarious (hilarious)?!?" He has really thrived at preschool this year. His teachers tell me that he is one of the busiest kids in the class and that he loves to try everything they have out to do. He has a new found love of dinosaurs and space, but his first and real true love is anything on a screen...movies, wii games, tv shows. We have had to drastically cut back on his "screen time", but his nightly show is still something he looks forward to all day long. :) He loves his family and is very affectionate. He's my snuggler, and since he's also an early riser, we often get good cuddle time every morning. I love that he still loves to hold my hand when we're walking, and whenever I sit down, he is almost immediately on my lap. He has such a sweet heart and a fun personality. We are so thankful that we get to be his parents!

Charlie had a hard time deciding what kind of party he wanted this year. He knew he wanted to have a dinosaur party, but he also wanted an "all shows" party that included all of his favorite tv characters. We settled on a Diego Dinosaur Rescue party. It was so much fun planning a dinosaur adventure for Charlie and his friends. They played games, hunted for dinosaurs, ate a "dino dig" snack, and opened presents. Charlie has really been blessed with some great new friends this past year, and it was so much fun watching them all play together and celebrate with Charlie.