This year will be great! Welcome 2010!! Troy is doing great as General Manager at Pizza Hut that is about 2 minutes from our house, he has gotten himself quite a crew up there! I am with the kids all the time except for about 2.5 hours a day when I am serving lunch at Marcus Junior High which is about 5 minutes from where we live, I love both my jobs they are great! Sabastian being 4 is such a talker and likes to share his opinion about everything from what movie to watch and legos to play with to when he should actually be going to bed =) Annabelle being a year and half is showing alot of her independence as she strongly lets us know when she doesn't want to do something, but her sweet personality shines through and she is so loving and caring! Trinadee....she is great! She turned 6 on New Years Eve!!! The kids love her and they both enjoy being the one to feed her when it's feeding time.

Annabelle's new trick

Life is great! The video is fuzzy but you can tell who is who and what is going on.

Annabelle is 1!!!!

Annabelle turned 1 on Mother's Day, although we had her party on Saturday so we could spend it with our friends and family. She is such a sweet and loveable little girl and we are so blessed to have her part of our family!!!

We colored Easter Eggs with Mom and Minty, Sabastian was having a good time, he started out using the spoons and then got sick of using them and started using his hands. His hands were stained for 3 days. On Easter weekend we moved into a 2 bedroom 2 bath duplex just up the road from our old apartment. It has a great layout and a big backyard, we are definetly enjoying it. Sabastian and Trinadee go out as often as they can and Annabelle is just as eager to make it outside. I got hired on with the school district as a helper/server at Marcus Whitman, so basically.....yeah I'm lunchlady and it's actually fun, 2.5 hours a day and it's about 5 minutes away from our house. Troy's latest poem

State of Mind

The only way to get around negativity,

Is making sure you dominate intellecutally,

don't allow the nay sayers to wreck your dreams,

Stay true to yourself and let friends and family be your team,

Whether you can or whether you can't your right,

you better not go down without a fight,

understand, that your kidding yourself if you want no drama,

living in the world that we live in, you better hug your mama,

Teach yourself the art of self discipline,

take responsibility, don't make the same mistake again,

let's teach our kids to speak without garbage,

Get them to understand, that their brain needs knowledge,

being positive is a state of mind,

knowing that we are running out of time,

it's to easy to be angry, it's hard to be happy,

i want my kids to be able to hang with me,

Negativity will always be there,

getting surrounded by positivity, is what we need here.

Troy is now 30 years old! I planned a fun surprise party at mom's last weekend, we all had a good time. At one point we had 7 kids , 3 years and under there. It was GREAT having all the babies visiting I loved it!!! So anyways, Troy got a "Limited Edition" Ray Lewis jersey, Ray Lewis is from the Ravens, Troy's second favorite team. Mom and I decorated the cake, Sabastian, Mom and Minty actually dipped the letters in frosting the night before, and it turned out really neat. There's a picture of the cake down below.

With Troy's schedule at pizza hut and then mine doing errands with the kids and working at Marcus Whitman (which I actually got hired on as a permanent employee last Wed!) it was super hectic with only one car, so we were able to get our 2nd car about 3 weeks ago. A Black Dodge Neon 2004, Sabastian really enjoys having a "Charlton Car" and a "Charlton Van." Annabelle is crawling and getting into everything, and she has to put EVERYTHING in her mouth!!!! Good times here at the Charlton Home!!!

Here we are in March now. Sabastian is so much fun and we are loving the conversations we are having with him. We talk about everything, and he is quoting the movie Madagascar 2. I think both Troy and I are too, we watch it ALOT. Annabelle has started crawling, she isn't into everything yet but i am sure she will get there soon. She is giving kisses and likes to wave bye bye. The other day while I was feeding Annabelle, Sabastian decided he wanted to feed his doll Jody, see below, it's a great picture! Troy has been writing some great poems, I will have him choose one to post. Troy will be 30 soon, March 16!!!!

So I know it's been over a month, dang it. I will work on updating this more. It was Gina's birthday on Saturday, she is now 24. We had dinner, a yummy cake mom made and mario cart over at mom's house. Sabastian got a marshmellow gun for christmas (thank you cousin Charity) so we were all taking turns with that. We all had a good time!!! Sabastian is in Sunbeams at church, he is always so excited to go to church which really helps me get up and go on Sunday's. He has so much energy, I love it when we are able to go out for a walk when I get home from work. Annabelle is doing so many things now, I love watching her learn and grow. She wants to get up and go so badly with Sabastian, i think it's that she wants to get up and run after him when he does his drive by knock her down bits. She has a beautiful laugh and a huge smile. She loves to eat!

Christmas 2008 was fabulous! Sabastian and Annabelle were able to visit with Santa! We had ventured out after the snow storm we had. Sabastian was really wanting a Thomas train and luckly Santa was able to find one at Toys R Us with a Toby train. Because of the snow we weren't able to make it to Oma and Opa's house but we were able to make it to the G.G.'s house where we were able to visit with the Ferguson family and enjoy their company. Christmas day was great! Being able to celebrate with the Bronson family and the Ferguson family, and watching the kids have such a great time. We love having family so close!!!! We are excited for the upcoming year 2009. We hope everyone has a safe and happy new year!!

So things are going great with us! Thanksgiving was a blast, we went over to Aunt Mona's for dinner, all the food was spectacular! It was nice being able to visit with cousins and our aunts and uncles, Uncle Rick even made it up, we love when he is able to visit! Then we went to Grandma's house for dessert, delicious apple and pumpkin pie! We love living so close to family!

So here we are Halloween 2008, we were able to get the kids dressed up thanks to grandma Ferguson, hopefully next year we will be able to dress up as a family.

Troy was able to take a break from Pizza Hut so we could take the kids around to the G.G.'s and the greandparents houses. Then Troy went back to work and the kids and I went up to Trunk or Treat at the church with Oma and Minty. Having family so close is so nice!

A few weeks ago we decided to make some haunted houses over at Oma's house. Sabastian had a great time!! He is talking so well and I'm not the only one that understands him anymore. He is continuing to build his collection of cars and is trying to get a new transformer every week. We have decided to give him a little bank so he can save up his money to beable to buy his transformers. Annabelle is 5 months old!!! She is so much fun, she is eating rice, oatmeal, prunes and green beans. It's fun to have her at the table with us and her beable to eat along with us. She is rolling over on accident and she is sitting up on her own, most of the time.

Yesterday as Mom, Minty, Sabastian, Annabelle and I were getting ready to go to church for the broadcast, Sabastian, who was waiting for us in the van got stung by a yellowjacket. It was so sad, seeing him crying and holding his ear, the bee got him just inside the ear. I hear him screaming holding his ear, Minty had grabbed him after slapping the bee away from him and she was running into the house, mom had ran back into the house to get the medicine to put on the sting and I am running inside with Annabelle on my hip. It took Minty and I about 10 minutes to calm him down, after he is calmed down we are trying to distract him from the pain, all he wants is cocoa and transformers. So of course that's what we do for the next 20 minutes. About 45 minutes after the sting I get Sabastian(He's been in Minty's arm's this whole time) and he passes out in my arms for an hour and a half. We were still able to watch the broadcast thanks to mom having cable. Sabastian is doing fine now, he talkes to us about the bad bug that got him and how the bad bug is on a time out, It's so cute. And what amazes me the most is he seems so forgiving of that darn yellowjacket!

We went to the park on one of our warm sunny days!

Sabastian climbed all over, he had so much fun! Him and daddy ran and climbed all over the playset. Annabelle and I were on the swing relaxing and watching the boys play.

The other day we had a WIC appointment and I had to bring in the kids. They both had to get weighed and measured. Our 4 month old Annabelle weighs in at 16lbs 1 oz and measures at almost 2 feet long!!! Our 3 year old Sabastian weighs in at 31 lbs 8oz and measures in at 3 feet tall!!! Our kids are just growing like weeds. Annabelle is enjoying her rice, we gave her some homemade applesauce the other day. She wasn't too impressed!! But I keep trying a little bit everyday. Sabastian is a bundle of energy, I really wish he would share some with Troy and I. He goes from helping throw away diapers to jumping on Sox running back to give Annabelle a kiss, going to paint on his new easel he got for his birthday(thank you grandma!! he loves it!!) to running back to his room with some toys he is putting aways to bring more out, he is like the energizer bunny.

Annabelle is enjoying her rice and milk, she passed out after her first time in the high chair. Sabastian helped feed her of course!

Well, it's September now. Sabastian is now 3 and he is playing the role, he's a great big brother and loves to be hands on, which makes mom a little bit nervous. He help's me clean around the home, sweeping, mopping, even cleaning the bathroom. He is always bouncing off the walls and he keeps us on our toes. His vocabulary grows everyday, and so does his questions, what mommy? Why daddy? what you doing? It's so much fun!
Annabelle is 4 months old already! We knew from her newborn cries she had a good set of lungs on her, and now she is letting us know even more, her screeches can be heard outside! She likes to be up sitting and standing like us. We introduced rice cereal and she seems to like it. Annabelle is so alert and loves her brother, she thinks he is the biggest clown and is always laughing at him.
Until next time

Aug. 17, 2008

Well Sabastian is doing great with his potty training! It's nice to only have one child to change diapers on and it's not as expensive!!! Our little boy will be 3 soon, he is getting excited about his upcoming birthday on the 28th, although his birthday party is going to be on the 30th. We have been talking about his cake and how he wants Bumblebee from Transformers on it, so I will be getting creative with his cake again this year. Sabastian is a wonderful big brother to Annabelle and we love him so much!
Annabelle is doing great, we think she's about 14lbs now. Her smile melts everyone that looks at her. She is babbling like crazy, at night she will be either laying on the ground or in her swing letting us hear all about it! It's great we love it. She has found her hands and has put them to use. When she's not sucking on them or waving them around she is grabbing and holding onto her stuffed animal. We love having her with us now, she is so much fun!!!!
Sabastian was able to help Opa and Auntie Minty dig up 2 trees at a friends house and bring them back to Oma and Opa's house and replant them. He is such a boy, wanting to be outside digging in the dirt, playing with water, and all his big boy toys, it's great.
We all went to a picnic today out at Belfair state park with the Ferguson family. We were able to visit with Aunt Merna who was visiting and she was able to see Sabastian again and meet Annabelle. I will be looking for some part time work this week so we will see what comes from that.

As we start August 2008 we have had an eventful year. Troy went back to Pizza Hut as General Manager in the beginning of Feb and at the end of Feb we were able to move to our new apartment. Trying to set up our new home and being 7 months pregnant was quite the chore, but I enjoyed it with the help of Sabastian and Troy when he was at home. Our little girl Annabelle Rosina came into the world on May 10, day before mothers day weighing in at 8lbs 10oz and 20in. We were able to take her home on the 11th for a perfect mother's day gift. Sabastian warmed up to her immediately and loves on her all the time. We had a big brother bash the day after we got home to help the transition from being an only child to being a big brother. With visits from family and friends and a "Wow Wow Wubbzy" cake the bash went great!!!
Sabastian is always so willing to help out with getting diapers, clothes and blankets for Annabelle. Annabelle was having some reflux problems where she was spitting up ALOT of what she ate and it was projectile!! I am talking like 2-3 feet so I have had lots of laundry to do. We have found if I don't eat chocolate she doesn't projectile, so she keeps most of her meal down now.
Her blessing day was absolutely beautiful!! She wore a gorgeous white dress which was made out of my mothers wedding dress 33 years ago and I wore it when I was blessed. Opa did the blessing and it was wonderful, we couldn't have asked for a better one. Uncle Rick came up from Portland to stand in the circle with dad, we always enjoy the visits when he is up!
We started potty training Sabastian on the 8th of July and he has been doing great, he's got cute shrek, cars, and marvel underwear. he using the potty chair so good now. Waiting until he was almost 3 was very beneficial, he understood so quickly why and how to take care of going potty in the potty chair. At his most recent check up he is weighing in at 30lbs.
Annabelle had her 2 month check up, she weighed in at 13lbs 7oz and the doc says her weigh is off the charts, for her length she is almost 24 inches and she's at 95%. She got her shots which is always so tough for everyone involved, I fought back the tears but it was really tough, the doc says she looks great!