Adventures!

Well, little baby Carter (as his cousins call him) and Mommy and Daddy have had quite the string of adventures lately. A lot of firsts, and a lot of growing up. With the help of his cousin Champ many years ago, he wore through the strap on the doorway jumper to the point of concern of a broken tailbone (or so the online information warns). So off mom and dad went to find a used/cheap jumper, and we stumbled on this...



You may be thinking, my this picture is blurry. That is due to two things: an average camera as opposed to the high speed fancy cameras, and the fact that once he is in this thing, he will NOT stop jumping!!

Next we have the high chair. His chubby little legs finally outgrew the bumbo, and so we bought a high chair! I must say, he LOVES LOVES LOVES sitting at the table, but the tray works too. He looks like such a big boy!!




PS - Yes, we have reached the stage where he must help with EVERYTHING!

Then we had the best quick Saturday lunch at the park! It was so fun! Daddy took the pictures, so he is not in them, but it was a highlight for him as well... a soccer game was going played by 5 year olds, and Jared couldn't take his eyes off of it! He is so excited to have his own allstar to coach!


Then we had our first piano lesson... unofficially. As his teacher my main job was to make sure he didn't fall off the bench, but he loved that too!


And last for today, our latest trip to Utah also made a memory as his first plane flight.. and he did great. Mom was relieved the flight was only an hour and dad was thrilled to get through security without any major mishaps, and baby just wanted to play I spy with the man sitting behind us! We were so grateful to have the third seat in our row empty, and even managed to change a diaper under the radar! I know, who does stuff like that!


Well, the adventures never end with a little one, and the next post will document his newest few feats, like crawling and standing up on his own (with the help of the crib posts!)... let's just say he is busy... as are we!

Happy Friday!

I'm In Love, I'm In Love and I Don't Care Who Knows It!!

(the title is a quote from one of my favorite movies... anyone know which? he he...)

So I mentioned on our anniversary we took some family pictures, and I love them. I officially need like three more picture walls!! Take a look!

Notice the poof of hair... yes, I said poof... on the above picture!

Nap time is over!

If only we could all wake up this happy!!

5 Years and Counting!

Well, we did it! One more year under our belt and an awesome year it has been. The obvious highlights include Carter joining our family, Booker completing puppyhood, and Jared starting Redstone, which has been a big success so far.

To celebrate, we took the day off and relaxed. We started out with a rollerblade ..

(I had been bugging Jared to come up with a way that I could crosstrain with the baby and the dog!), then took some family pictures at a studio (I will post when I get them!), went out to TownSquare and ate lunch at Claimjumper, (not my fault or choice that I am the only full face in this pic!)

and shopped until Carter could barely keep his eyes open. Nothing like watching Jared push an empty stroller, while holding a sleeping baby, and finding a different size for me to try on. Can we say superdad?? After all that, we came home, took a much needed family nap, and cooked an awesome steak dinner. It was an amazing day and Carter was a champ! He did sooooo good, it was motivating for us and really the best time we have had as a family in a long time!

Carter felt like such a big kid in the high chair, and has started to think that washing his hands is a really fun game!

We had an awesome time, and Jar-babe, I love you more now than ever!

Can't wait for next year!!

May Flowers..

Yes, I can say we actually have May flowers, unlike all of you up north from what I hear. Sorry about that!

Well, we had our 6 month check up a week ago now, and Carter is doing great. I kept waiting to post cause I wanted to get some pictures (official 6 month pictures) to go with it, but I am way horrible at getting it done, so here are the numbers:

Weight: 18 lbs

Height: 27 inches

Head: big... we'll leave it at that!

Hair: You can actually see some.

Other Achievements:

• Laughs like a champ.



• Eats like it's going out of style



• Jumps as though he can't stop... gets to the point where he is crying to get out but can't stop jumping still!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Can make it through a 5 mile run... depending on the day!
  
  
  
  


• Has mastered grabbing the dogs cheeks. Now we just need to get the letting go part!



• Working on the sippy cup. I have never seen someone so bendy. We will eventually get the lifting it to you part.
  
  
  
  


• Has made a few puts without even being able to see! 1st mini-golf trip!

• Plays with his friends. Or at least doesn't scream when they play with him!

• Wants to look just like daddy!

• Hikes... sleeps... it's all the same.

• Graduated to big boy jammies.. size 12 months!
  

He is doing so awesome, and every day I love love love watching him grow up. I am the luckiest girl alive!!

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Nap Time...

... can no longer be in the bouncer I guess! At least he is starting to take naps, right?

PMA - positive mental attitude!

8 Posts in 1!

So, because I find it a rare moment when I load my pictures on, pretend like this is 8 different posts, cause March was a big month!

Post 1: CUTEST KID EVER!

It's no lie, every parent thinks theirs is the best, and I am no exception! Carter not only started solids earlier this year, but his two first teeth cut through officially (at least I noticed them) on March 3rd! Again, who wouldn't love that face! (One picture simply demonstrates the insane amount of drool every mother gets with a teething child!)

Post 2: ROLLING AROUND WITH MY ROLLY POLLY!

On March 10th, I was being a good mommy and actually doing laundry, when I needed to move it along. So Carter went onto the bed and I was retrieving the clothes from the laundry room and throwing them on the bed when all of the sudden he was on his tummy, head up, laughing at my surprise! So I flipped him over, left for the rest of the load, returned and there he was again, looking at me with a huge smile from his belly! My little boy had decided he could roll over and was thrilled! Sorry, no pictures of the laundry party. Also March 10th, later that day, it is worth noting that daddy was giving pre-mature driving lessons on our drive to Utah. Lucky me that the car was not actually moving! There are no words!

Post 3: FUN IN THE SUN!

Yes, he is a miniature grandpa! I truly feel that words are unnecessary for this picture except to say this was on March 5th, and he has already outgrown that hat! We were trying to wash the cars... I got distracted!

Post 4: SITTING UP LIKE A BIG KID - OR ALMOST!

Had to do it... he is getting close, and we felt he couldn't get cuter than on an ocean of a bed! He is obviously thrilled at the thought of posing yet again... and we were on our way out for a walk (this is to explain the outfit!). PRESENTING... SITTING UP FOR REALS!

First time... on March 21st! He has quite a few red spots from day to day where he topples and bonks his head, but they are minor bonks, and he LOVES LOVES LOVES to sit up! This may be my favorite picture I have ever taken... care to guess why!?! (:

Post 5: GO COUGARS!

Like father, like son. Basketball game, one of the games that was won, thus the reason Jared is smiling. Also grown out of this shirt. Sad times, but BYU bookstore here we come! Sorry... after about 15 tries we gave up trying to get both of them smiling and showing their shirts!

Post 6: FAVORITE CHORE TO HELP WITH...

...is making the bed! He is really good at it! He lays right in the middle, gets buried by the sheet, and claws his way out giggling. Best part of my morning!

Post 7: THE MOSTLY BIG KID BATH

Ages ago, our friends left us a duck on our doorstep as a joke for Jared... turns out he had left a real one in another family's sink as a teen (another story for another time!). Who would have thought we would actually use it! The benefit is it scares the dog which gets him out of my face during bath time, and Carter has a little more room to sit up without having to be in a huge tub! Love it!

Post 8: HIKING BACK PACK TRIAL RUN

We have high hopes of doing some serious hiking this summer, so we decided we had better start trying out the backpack. We love it, but by the time I got the camera out for Jared, this is what had happened! Yes, he had already worn himself out pulling my hair. Jared gets to carry him next time! Like I said, the hat doesn't fit, but made a great cover anyway! (...and don't judge me... it was a good but long and showerless day...) So there you go! Man, 8 posts in March, I feel like a champ! (:

75 degrees and sunny... best day ever!