No More TV!!

So on my continuing quest to keep Charlie away from the TV (which he turns into a zombie while watching...especially during Super-Why!) I've been trying to keep him interactive. This morning we ventured over to the new Chick-Fil-A with brand spankin' new indoor play area (read...no sticky, grimy, never-been-cleaned play area!) with Jacqui and her son Jimmy from down the street. Boy did these two year olds have a good time. They had the whole place to themselves and kept climbing and sliding and running the whole time. It was really cute to watch and really cute to hear two little boys talking to each other.

Here's a picture of the two crazies. I took about 15 pictures but this is the only one where I actually got both of their faces.

So from there we ventured over to the grocery store. A sugar cookie for Charlie and I was able to do most of my shopping with out any complaints and "go homes" from him.

While shopping I found some little pumpkins and figured it might be a fun afternoon project for the boys to paint them. Well as soon as Nicholas got home from school and saw the pumpkins he wanted to paint them right away. After arguing with him that we had to eat lunch first (and actually eating!) we were able to paint the pumpkins. It was fun but REALLY messy. At least I caught Charlie all five times before the finger with the paint on it went into his mouth!! Here's some pictures of the boys painting and their finished product.

Nicholas' finished project...

Charlie's finished project...