Carter'sblog: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Wonderful Wednesday

Today was just one of those days when I think about how lucky I am at this point in my life. There really isn't anything that could make it much better (besides a money tree, haha!) I knowit sounds cliche, but I really am living my dream right now. I absolutly love staying homw with my babies. I love the simple day to day activites that being a stay at home mom brings. I think because I worked all when Carter was so little, I am able to really truely appreciate it. Today my day involved:
a morning run, packing Carter's lunch, dropping Carter off at school (where I got to watch him run in in excitement and kiss him goodbye), taking Abby to the library for Babies and Books, eating lunch with Abby at Subway, running an errand in the mall, picking Carter up at school and then letting him play on the playground, coming homw and taking a walk, dinner, baths and bed. Ahhh, that's the life. :) I am trying to not take one moment for granted, because I know soon enough it will all be over!

Abby with her library buddies Justin and Jack

And I had to include this picture of Abby from today, because I thought she looked so cute!

Monday, February 27, 2012

"No"

Today I was trying to get a cute picture of Abby in this big bow. Everytime I put the bow on her head, she would pull it down like in the picture above. After a few time of putting it on her head, stepping back and her pulling it off, and me telling her, "No", she started saying "No" herself as soon as she pulled it down. So funny, little stinker. :) She was not in the mood for photos as you can see....

Finally she cooperated!

And she's done!

Fun Friday at Arbor Hills

We met some friends at Arbor Hills on Friday. It was windy and chiily, but sunny. We had a great time that included a picnic and a mile long hike, of and lots of fun playing on the playground!

Ben, Carter and Brian enjoy a popsicle

Carter was very brave riding his scooter down the hill.

Carter and Brian play tic-tac-toe with "rock chalk"

Weekend at the lake

We met Kris' parents up at the lake this weekend. I did a terrbile job documenting and only took this one picture! It does document the weekend well though. This is a picture of Carter playing his new "Cars Trouble" game with Meemaw and Pop pop. They brought it for his as a surprise and they played all weekend!

Friday, February 24, 2012

10 months

It's a little late, but here it is!
At 10 months Abby is:

Eating a lot of different things! She loves: babyfood (squash, mixed veggeis, garden veggie, sweet potatoes), oatmeal, blueberries, bananas, yougurt, yoogurt melts, green beans, Cheerios, goldfish, cereal bars and more.

She is 19 pounds, Wears a size 2 diaper, 6-12 month clothes, size 1 1/2 shoe.

She doesn't crawl, but scoots on her bottom. She pulls up on everything and gets where she wants!

She is really trying to talk! She says dog, dada, mama, Carter. She waves opening and closing her hand. She uses this sign to say hi, bye and also when she is is finished with something. She defiantly uses it with meaning and on her own terms.

She loves the dogs and when she is upset, all you have to say is where are the dogs and she will stop and look for them. When she see them she will say dog-dog and pat the ground to call them to her.

She loves to give kisses and will say awwwww and lean in and give an openmouth kiss.

Abby LOVES her brother. She wants to do whatever he does. He can make her laugh like noone else!

Abby only has her two bottom teeth still. I feel like I have been saying her top teeth are coming in for the longest time. I can see them under the gums (all four top ones) but they still haven't broken through.

We fianlly had to lower her crib because everyonw in a while she is standing up when we come it.

Abby doesn't like to be rocked to sleep. I have tried, but she just wiggles. I just lay her down and sometimes she scream for ten seconds, then passes out. the other times, she just rolls on her side and goes to sleep!

Her normal schedule is something like this:
7:30 wake up and nurse
8-9:45 playtime (and on school days tale Carter to school)
9:45- breakfast- oatmean with blueberries/bananas
10-12:45 nap
12- lunch
Then they afternoon is playtime and usually a nap in the car somehow.
6:00 dinner
6:30 bath
7:00 nurse and bed

Nothing but a diaper on

President's Day Parade

Carter's Preschool had a cute President's Day Parade. I loved to see all te kids dressed in their hats and waving flags!

Yay Carter!

So happy to see mommy and Abby!

Abby wore her red, white and blue too!

Pretty in Purple

I couldn't resist...

Bear bottom

Bear Feet

Just a few shots

of my favorite 4 1/2 year old who....

Still loves me to carry him. Even though I can barely pick him up, he loves for me to do it.

Loves to sleep with his stuffed animals. He must sleep with: Spiderman Bear, Sonic Bear, Firey and his bunny. He has to have a nightlight and his basketball jack-o-latern. He loves me to sing him nighty and and say I love you sooooooo (I keep going until he says, much)!

Is very sensitive, but sometimes reacts in anger when he feels bad about something. He is quick to cry and quick to applogize.

want to be strong and tough and big like Colt.

makes me feel challenged and loved daily.

Droid Dump

Okay, well I'm not cool and have an iPhone, but I do have a Droid that I take a lot of pictures with. The other day I was looking through the pictures on my phone and realized how they tell a story. I carry my big camera around a lot, but for those simple times I don't have it I use my phone. The quality isn't good, but I love all these pictures, so stay tuned for a loooooong (totally scattered) post!

For Christmas Santa brought Carter and Abby a giftcard to Build a Bear. The day after Christmas (because Carter just couldn' wait any longer) we braved the mall and and went to Build a Bear. Carter picked a soft puppy for Abby that he named Baby Princess.

For himself , he chose the blue bear he was dying for and named him Sonic Bear. He also made him sing a sing, "Sonic Hero" sang by Carter. Here he is giving Sonic Bear a Bath.

Abby on her first Christmas.

After a day of Christmas fun,

Colt and Cody on Christmas Eve at the candlelight service.

Carter and daddy

Silly Fenway

Picture by Carter

About a week before Christmas my neighbor's house burnt down. It all started with the car and was later ruled arson....scary. It all went sown about 3 in the morning and we were woken up to firetrucks and had to evacuate our house at that time for about 45 minutes.....a post I meant to do, but never did!

Carter asked me to take this picture to give to his uncles showing them what he wanted for Christmas.

My cart was full at Costco!

Colt at the Great Wolf Lodge

More Great Wolf fun!

Abby with her friends Jack and Justin at Books and Babies at the library.

Haircut!

My view from the backseat of Beth's van on the way to San Marcos. See Lakelyn's sweet feet?

Abby exhausted after a day of shopping

Beth, Lakelyn and Erica on out Austin trip.

Lakelyn feeding Abby a baby bottle, ha!

Sweet monkey in Target.

Drinking lime juice at Chuys.

Sweet girl in the car on the way home from the beach....told you these were scattered, ha!

Even suoerheros need to sleep!

Wearing Carson's batwings!

Tubing in Oklahoma.

Silly Daddy and Carter.

I told him he could play his videogame if he let me do this...is that mean?

Abby loves pulling the clothes out f her drawers.

Neighborhood friends: Trip, Brady and Grace

Flashback, me and my BFF Erica in our matching outfits, ha! Yes, we went out in public like this, oh my!

Such a fun trip down the river with Ella, Katie and Nicole!

Happy girl!

Do you see Abby in my baby picture?

I let Carter get a double dip at Braums. He was ver specific that he wanted birthday cake on bottom and chocoalte on top. And yes, he ate the whole thing, oh my!