Max and Charlotte Like ...

Max likes to eat limes.

19 February 2012

And so does Charlotte.  (Jenn loves limes, too.)


Charlotte loves animals, particularly elephants.

20 February 2012

And so does Max.

20 February 2012

The pictures above were taken when we took Max and Charlotte to the Los Angeles Zoo on Presidents' Day.  (There are less crowded days to visit the zoo, by the way.)  This was the first time that they really "got it".  Max and Charlotte clearly understood that these weren't just pictures of giraffes and zebras and elephants, but honest-to-God, living animals!  And they were thrilled.  While watching one of the giraffes amble towards us, Charlotte got so excited that she grabbed me by the neck and gave me a great big hug!  Max did the same a little later.  You don't need much more motivation to go to the zoo than that!

--- Shawn (for Jenn and Charlotte and Max and Lucy and Rufus)

15 Months

Not that I wish to get in the habit of starting every post with an explanation for the dearth of posts, but I would like to explain that it has been a while since I've posted for two reasons: 1) I've been on jury duty for a month (keep your kids away from gangs, folks!) and 2) nothing terribly out of the ordinary has been going on.  But Max and Charlotte turned 15-months-old on February 12th!!!  That seems to me to be more than sufficient reason to post some pictures of our lovable, dynamic duo!

They love the mornings.  Here they are at breakfast:

11 February 2012

11 February 2012

I have a strong belief that discipline is good for children ...

10 February 2012

... which has absolutely nothing to do with why Max (and Charlotte -- not pictured) decided to crawl into and play with our friends' dog crate on a recent visit to their house.  Still, it was pretty funny.  So much so that I couldn't help but to capture it on film via electrons excited within the semiconductors of my iPhone's CCD.


Speaking of dogs, Max' and Charlotte's love for our dogs goes way back!

17 June 2011

 Lucy is (only slightly) less hairy these days.  Max a little more so.

--- Shawn (for Jenn and Charlotte and Max and Lucy and Rufus)