Now I see why

I promise Kyler has more than one pair of pajamas, but it seems like he is always wearing these particular ones every time I get the camera out. 

He always sits like this...doesn't it look like it hurts?!

I was exploring in our game closet last week- in search for a game to play for family night- when I found these foam-disk guns (I have no idea what they are really called).  I thought Kyler would get a kick out of them. I was right. Jared was equally pleased with my discovery. I used to play with those guns all of the time when I was a kid, until my mom hid them. I never understood why she did that. I do now. They are LOUD and annoying... and I keep finding those little foam disk things in random places.  So I'm doing exactly what my mom did when I was a kid...and hiding them back in the closet where they belong.

A New Lunch Box

A blog post about a lunch box- sounds super lame right? Oh well, my blog, my rules. :p

Even though Kyler typically eats lunch at home with me everyday before school, occasionally he has to eat at the school. So, I bought him a lunch box...and let me just say- I LOVE Kyler's new lunch box!! Surprisingly, we have gotten a lot of use out of it. We bring it to the pool, to pick-nicks at the park, and...Kyler loves it so much, he often request to eat out of it at home.

It's easy for him to carry, all of the food stays in their individual compartments, and best of all no ziplock bags that he gets frustrated trying to open, and I don't like buying! 

Today was one of those rare occasions that Kyler did have to eat lunch at school, and this is what I packed him. He doesn't typically like to eat carrots and celery, but his teacher said he actually ate them today! What do-ya-know- miracle lunch box makes veggies taste better too! Hah. 

Oh and one more thing I like about this lunchbox is how compact it is compared to those bulky lunch-boxes with tacky cartoon characters on them. It fits in the smallest pocket on Kyler's toddler back pack!

I bought the lunch box from Target for I think $9. Target also has THIS and THIS one which are similar.

Our new lunch-box also works great for holding Kyler's church snacks. I took this picture last Sunday before church. Kyler saw daddy with his hands in his pockets, and then discovered that he had pockets too! He was thrilled about his new discovery and wouldn't stop filling them with random things. :)

I hope this lame post about our new favorite lunch-box didn't bore you too much :p

Better late than never- home movie

Our family reunion was just over a month ago, and I'm just now getting around to posting the home movie I made from it. I blame moving and getting a new job, but hey- better late than never~

The Fam reunion 2013 from Char Charr on Vimeo.

Watching that video makes me want to go back so bad! I seriously have the best family- I wish we all lived closer!

Close Enough

Yet another failed attempt at going camping this summer....eh close enough.

Last time we tried to go camping (earlier this summer) the tent only made it to the living room...so at least we made it outside this time! I guess I should also add that we didn't actually even sleep in it. Jared asked me if I wanted to, and I said "No thanks!" ...not when my comfy bed is a hundred feet away with nice cool AC. I'm sure Kyler would have loved sleeping in it, but he was still happy just playing in the tent for a little bit that night and the next morning too. I love how kids get SO exciting over little things like this. I love being a mom!