Lake Taco

Last weekend we celebrated Carlos' birthday with his family in Tahoe - or Lake Taco as Charlie called it. Charlie had a blast because he got to see his abuela, hang out with FOUR dogs and see my family too. Poor guy didn't get any attention....Unfortunately we didn't end up taking any pictures so we'll have to wait until we get copies from other people to post them.

Abuela had gotten an electric train which fascinated Charlie. He figured out how to make it run, but he was even better at dismantling it. He took off all the train wheels and then would get frustrated that it wouldn't run. But he had a great time with it so I may need him yet more trains. His other favorite toys were the dogs. He couldn't quite get the names right - Louie was Luli and Mariah was Maya. He loved to make Luli dance with him and play catch with Maya.

We rented a house on the lake and celebrated Carlos' birthday with a bbq on the beach. Charlie's favorite part was the musician that abuela hired. Charlie made everyone sit together and clap our hands. He even dragged my mom up to dance. It was hysterical. His second favorite part of the evening was the cake. We generally deprive him of sweets, but let him have a taste of the birthday cake. He literally tried to lick his plate. Poor kid.

In terms of new things he is putting sentences together more and more and he officially speaks spanglish. He says things like "wash manos" or "sit down aqui." Since spending time with his abuela he says "papito" which I find hysterical. I still adore "i lub u" and "Charlie hambre." When I put him to bed he stands up and says "I lub u" multiple times. In the morning the first thing we hear is "Charlie HAMBRE" - which means: I'm hungry, make me some oatmeal now. He still likes to take lots of photos so here are a few that he did take; self portraits are his new thing.