Easter 2012

We had a great family weekend. Friday night after the kids were in bed, we made our entire dinner on the grill...and it was SO good!! We grilled 2 whole branzino fish, sweet potatoes and grilled veggies. It was nice to just kick back and relax with the hubby!

Saturday we got up with the kiddos and relaxed for a little while. I did my 8 mile run, daddy mowed the grass and then we packed everybody up into the car for our 1 1/2 drive home to Camp Hill. Both boys slept the entire way so it was just Henry and I with some quiet time!

We arrived home around 2:30 and headed over to Henry's brother Patrick's apartment for a BBQ. It was such great weather so we were all able to hang out with friends and family. That evening we cooked a ham dinner at Henry's parents house and my parents came over to enjoy. it was a great low key night. Sunday we all went to church together and then came back to Henry's parents to enjoy the rest of the day. My sister-in-law Asia came home, Mary (Henry's sister), her husband and their 10 kids came over and a neighborhood couple stopped by. It was a little crazy with all the kids (which is to be expected). They all said they were watching Henry and once when we went to check on him, Athan the 5 year old was 'watching him!'

We got on the road around 2:30 to come home and Henry was so exhausted from playing with all the kids. Again both boys slept the entire way home.

After playing with the boys, bathing both of them and putting them to bed, Henry and I decided it was a great night for some burgers! We called it an early night since Henry had to leave for the airport Monday morning at 5am.

Grandpa's buddy

First attempt before feeding Thomas - not so great

Take 2 - much happier and relaxed!

Brotherly love

Henry trying on mommy's 5 inch heels!

Love this one!

...and Henry found the candy tray

Grandma and her boys

Henry with his 10 cousins (Thomas was sleeping)

Grandpa C with all the cousins - Thomas

Loving the swing

Easter Weekend...a little late

It's been awhile since I've posted...sorry. We've been quite busy here at the Charlton Household, the little guy is surely keeping me busy! He's such a fast crawler, I can't even turn my back and he's out of site! He's also pulling up on everything, so I have to follow him around everywhere just so he doesn't fall and hurt himself! Our kitchen floor is not a very forgiving floor, being that it's made of stone, so it scares me to death when he's in there!

Also, daddy was home ALL last week which is a very rare occasion, so we soaked up every minute of it! Yes, he was still in his office working from home, but he's usually gone 3-4 days a week, so we really enjoyed spending our evenings together! It was also gorgeous outside, so we enjoyed a cocktail out on the deck each night! Wednesday Henry's boss came to our house for dinner which was a treat! We cooked him dinner and just enjoyed the company.

This past weekend we traveled to Baltimore to attend Mr. Cullen's baptism! He's the son of one of Henry's best friends from elementary school. Let's just say it was a long day and Henry slept SO well last night!

Ok back to my original plan for this post - Easter Weekend!

We are blessed to have both set of parents so close to each other, they literally live a mile away from one another which makes it great for holiday weekends, or any time we go home! We went home Holy Friday afternoon and were able to see my mom and Henry's parents. We typically stay at Henry's parents since my mom and dad are remodeling their house. It's very convenient since Henry's sister has 10 children, his parents have all the necessities for a baby,

making it easy to travel there. We were both exhausted from our week, so I think we were in bed by 9 or 9:30pm Friday night. The little guy was very generous and slept until almost 7:30am, giving us a great nights sleep!

Saturday we lounged around for the morning and just enjoyed our time together. Henry's brother Thomas and wife Asia arrived in the afternoon and my parents came over for a nice dinner. That was pretty much the extent of our evening!!

Sunday was a big day. We went to Easter Mass with the family, including all of Henry's sisters kiddos! We were very fortunate to have amazing weather, which helps by allowing the kids to play outside and us adults to enjoy our time together. It truly was a great Easter, with great family, friends and food!

My parents

Henry enjoying Asia's dog (and yes his pants were falling off ;))

Henry's side of the family

The cousins (Mary's 10 and Henry)

My family

Alison and I (baby Adrianna is Henry's girlfriend!!)

Easter Bunny

We made a trip to the Easter Bunny today! What a great day it was, 80 degrees and sunny so I didn't have to feel like a bad mom having Henry in his Easter outfit (shortalls/overalls).

sorry for the bad quality, it's a picture of the picture

(He was a little tired and more interested in the fan,that was keeping the bunny cool, to smile)

A few pics from this week:

Saturday Morning Football

The Easter Bunny came a week early and delivered a new toy!

Making Henry's food for the week!