Carter'sblog

King's feast

2012-01-27T10:34:00.000-08:00

Carter's pre-k class has been studying about kings and queens. To end the unit they had a king's feast and games. They dressed up and had such a fun time! Have I mentioned how grateful I am to be home and be able to go to these things?!?

King Carter ready to walk in!

Pulling out the chair for his queen Maia.

Pushing her in.

Ready to eat!

Cade saying his prayer, I thought he looked so sweet!

Yummy blueberry muffins.

Carter's best friend at school, Cade. They have been joined at the hip at school since they were 2.

Carter drank at least 5 glasses of this Sprite!

Friends again!

Carter and his awesome teacher Mrs. Belletiere

Lets the games begin! Rescuing the princess game!

The catapult.

Whoops, he broke it on his first try...can you see the part flying in the air?

Horseshoes

Ring toss, he did so good on this!

He got almost all of them! Everyone was so impressed!

Abby loved all the attention she got from the princesses!

What a fun day!

Another beautiful day at Arbor Hills...again!

2012-01-23T18:29:00.000-08:00

I feel like I keep posting about our beautiful days at the nature preserve, but I just can't help it! The weather has been awesome and we are really enjoying it! Today we met Missy and her boys and had a great time!

Carter and Colin

Sweet girl!

Running down the hill!

Colton tried to keep up with the big boys!

So fun!

Colin found some mud!

Judging from the dirt and mud....and fun time was had by all!

one mile!

2012-01-22T18:26:00.000-08:00

Today we went with Ma and Colt to the track. Colt needed a little work out so we brought Carter's bike and he rode while Colt ran! I couldn't believe Carter rode a whole mile on his bike!

Abby watched!

Carter balancing....he loves to balance on things and is pretty good at it!

BYOB

2012-01-21T18:24:00.000-08:00

I had to share this picture of Carter with Spiderman Bear at storytime at the library. He insisted on bringing him in with us...guess today was bring your own bear, ha!

Super friends!

2012-01-20T18:22:00.000-08:00

We had Brady and Grace over for a few hours today while their mommy ran an errand. I thought Carter and Brady looked so cute all dressed up!

I walked down to the park with the kids....didn't get any pictures of them playing, but did snap this picture of Carter running over and being sweet to Abby in the stroller....he does this unprompted and often and it is so sweet. :)

Rosey Cheeks!

2012-01-19T21:04:00.002-08:00

We went to the park today even though it was a bit chilly. I love the kids' rosey cheeks in the pictures towards the end!

Abby LOVES to swing!

Carter likes to climb like Spiderman!

Going down the slide with brother!

Red cheeks.....and no jacket...he HATES wearing a jacket!

Big girl!

Finally!

2012-01-19T21:04:00.001-08:00

We went to the zoo!

2012-01-19T20:58:00.000-08:00

Since Erica and her girls had the day off for MLK, we decided to go to the Dallas Zoo. We got there right when it opened and I am so glad we did! We beat the crowds and had a great time. I love the zoo!

We headed to the African area first! The kids were so excited!

These penguins were so fun!

Taking the girls on a ride!

Feeding the giraffes never gets old!

Abby got up close and personal!

Love this!

Taking a ride on an elephant!

Friends forever!

Hanging around, ha!

We LOVED watching the baby chimp, it was SO cute!

Monorail fun!

These animals were having a showdown!

Standing like a flamingo in front of the flamingos

Pretending they were on a train!

I love how Abby always sits with her legs crossed, such a lady!

On top of the world!

Leaping on the rocks....Carter is the only one who didn't get their feet wet!

Hello there!

Contemplating wether or not they can make the jump....only one attempted it and it wasn't Carter!

Watching the big fish! What a fun day, can't wait to do it again soon!

9 month appointment

2012-01-18T18:00:00.000-08:00

Abby had her 9 month appointment today. She did an awesome job. She is 18 pounds (50%) 28 inches long (75%) and her head was in the 90%. I didn't realize she was so long....and that her head was so big, ha! The doctor said she looked great, but when she was checking her ears noticed she had an ear infection. Poor baby, I didn't even know she was feeling bad! She got some medicine to clear it up! She didn't have to get any shots, just a blood draw from her finger and she didn't even cry! She was very curious about the bandaid though!

Yay for a (almost) healthy baby girl!

Abby and Owen

2012-01-16T19:45:00.000-08:00

Owen came to play with us today while his mommy was at work. We had fun, I think the pictures speak for themselves!

Little Man

2012-01-16T19:31:00.000-08:00

I feel like I do so many posts on Abby lately since she is growing and changing so fast, but someone it is growing up too! I am loving watching Carter as he learns new things every day. I am so thankful I have had thi year to take him to school and pick him every day. I love to see him confidantly walk into his classroom every morning and to hear about all he learned everyday. This time is so precious.....here are some little facts about Carter at this moment in time.

He is the most cuddly and snuggly little boy. He LOVES to sit in my lap and wished I would carry him (but he is a big boy and that makies it hard). He loves me to scratch his back and sing his nighty night every night.

He has a new found love for his stuffed animals and like to sleep with the same 3 every night: Firey, Sonic Bear and Spiderman bear. He also has to have his flashlight, bunny and basketball jack-o-lantern (yes from Halloween) turned on. You can also often times find a toy under his pillow.

He loves to eat: Pirate's Booty, Reeses Hearts, Braums Birthday Cake Ice Cream, Pizza, Rice, Cereal, PB&J sandwiches. Chex Mix, Cheese It's, Apples..to name a few!

He loves: Spiderman, using his imagination, Sonic the Hedgehog, Bubble Guppies, basketball, Colt, play phones, his iTouch, reading, helping me cook, quoting movies, riding his bike, running fast, climbing, jumping off of things, monkey bars and ATTENTION!

He is the cutest, sweetest (unless he's mad) most precious thing....though I may be a little biased, ha!

9 months

2012-01-16T18:59:00.000-08:00

Abby Paige, you are 9 months old! I can't believe we are three months away from your first birthday! You are an absolute doll and I am loving EVERY minute with you!

You are the sweetest little girl and definatly a mama's girl. That being said, you love your daddy too and loved to play a little game where you reach for me, then reach for him...back and forth until we stop the game!

You love to be out and about and are most always on you best behavior. You rarely cry when we are running errands, you just love to look around and see what's going on. You are great to take shopping and will sit in your stroller most of the time. You love to go out to eat as long as you are eating too!

We call you a little piggy becasue you LOVE to eat. I drug my feet giving you baby food, but you are loving it now and there is no going back! I have started making a lot of your food and I love to do it because I feel like it is so much better for you! Some foods you are eating now are:
blueberries, strawberries, rasberries, blackberries, bananas, apple sauce, cut up green beans, mixed veggies, squash (your favorite), sweet potatoes, crackers, ceral bars, yougurt....really anything I put in front of you , ha!

We have finally gotten in a pretty good routine and I love it, your schedule looks something like this:
7:30ish wake up and nurse and then have playtime/take brother to school
9:30 breakfast- oatmeal and fruit (generally blueberries/bananas. or berry/bananas I puree)
10-12:30ish nap
12:30 nurse and maybe a snack (yougurt or cereal bar, sometimes a veggie)
then playtime/pickup brother....generally a nap in there somewhere, often times in the car....maybe some playtime outside
5:30: dinner- veggie and a fruit
6:00: bath
6:30ish- nurse and then bedtime
You are an awesome sleeper and rarely get up at night. If you do get up, you can find your paci and usuallly just go back to sleep. You move all over your bed at night. You love to cuddle up with your bunny and your puppy, Baby Princess that Carter made you! You have started sleeping you your side most of the time!

You still only have 2 teeth on the bottom. I keep thinkg another one will come, but so far, nothing!

You love to play with your tounge. Sicking it out, wiggling it around, it's pretty funny!
You have yet to crawl, but you are pulling up and cruising along tables. You love to be standing and arch your back when I try to set you down, you want up! I think you may skip crawling as you won't even attempt it! You love to hold onto my fingers and walk around. You really just want to be right in on the action!

You are doing a ton of babbling, but not really making any "words". You say: dada, baba and just make random noises ALL the time.....but nothing is linked to anything!

Your favorite person is your bubbas! You might up when you see him and your eyes follow his every move. He loves you a lot too. He sings to you and speaks so sweetly to you. The other day he went into your room before I could get in there in the morning. I went in your room and her had climbed into your crib and had your diaper. He was trying to change your diaper, haha! He calls you his sissy and always makes sure to tell people how old you are,

You have a few tricks. You wave bye-bye, clap, give your baby doll (and me) kisses on command, and if I hand you something and say "shake it" you will. You also love to dance! Anytime you hear music, you will start bobbing up and down. The other day at the Mavericks game you started dancing anytime they played music!

You are still a petite little thing! I bought you size 2 shoes and they are too big, you wear a size 2 diaper and wear 3/6, 6/9 month clothes. We go to the doctor Wednesday and I am curious to know your stats!
Abby Paige, you light up our world and make our family so happy! We love you!

Where's my baby going?

2012-01-11T18:58:00.000-08:00

I took these pictures the other day and looking back at them Miss Abby looks SO old.....where is my baby going????

American Girl Girls' Lunch

2012-01-11T18:21:00.000-08:00

When Erica told me she was taking her girls to the America Girl Store as part of their Christmas present, I knew Abby and I had to tag along. I have wanted to go there since it opened and had yet to find an excuse to go! It was SO fun and we made lots of memories!

The food was pretty yummy. You got to choose an appetizer (the girls got Chicken Noodle Soup, then sent it back for fruit, and Erica and I got a salad) and a main course (the girls got spagetti and meatballs, I got a chicken ceaser sandwhich and Erica got salmon). Abby enjoyed eating off of everyone's plate!

Miss Ella. I didn't take many pictures, but they had cute little high chairs for the girls' dolls.

Abby chowinh down on rasberries off of Ella's plate.

Happy girl....I can't wait to bring her there again when she's old enough to understand!

Emma, Abby and Ella. Friends until the end!

Ice!

2012-01-01T08:23:00.000-08:00

We went with my mom, dad and Colt to see Ice at the Gaylord Texan. It was super fun and super cold! I was a little thrown off when we got there, because I thought I was going to be able to bring Abby's stroller in...no such luck, ugh! If I would have known that I would have brought the Baby B'journ....oh well. It was so pretty and a cool site to see!

Ready for his coat...hat, gloves and all!

The theme was Shrek the Halls....so much fun!

Pops and Abby waiting to go in.

Colt and Abby

Sweet girl!

All bundled up!

Abby is too.

Carter and Shrek

Funny Colt!

Slippery

Carter's turn!

The real reason for the season.

Afterwatds we walked around the Gaylord. It was so pretty at night!

Snow princess!

Ma and Abby

Carter and Colt

Best buds

Carter threw a penny into this fountain and I asked him what he wished for and he told me: "I wished that I had a hand like Ironman and shoulders like Hulk." Ha!

Happy girl!

It was a fun time with lots of fun memories!

Whew!

2011-12-30T21:48:00.000-08:00

We have been so busy! I am caught up on all my posts..so keep scrolling all the way until my Christmas posts!
Here we are enjoying another beautiful day in North Texas!

Another beautiful day at Arbor Hills

2011-12-30T20:04:00.000-08:00

Since it was yet another beautiful day, Erica, Shawna and I decided to meet up and let the kids play at Arbor Hills. They had so much fun playing!

love thses boys....they are looking for an adventure! They had so much fun playing and using their imaginations!

Gage

Miss Priss

Carson, Carter, Corbin, Emma, Gage and Ella friends until the end!

Holiday in the Park....again!

2011-12-29T19:57:00.000-08:00

Since the weather was so nice, we decided to take advantage of our season passes one last time!

Carter and Carson with their passes

The crew with Taz and Tweety

The Mexican hat....Carter was a little nervous about this one, but Carson convinced him to go on it!

Then to the boat....nervous once again, but Carson is a good salesman!

Break for a drink.

On the boat..awaiting the loud boom of the cannon on the ride!

Sweet girl loved being in the middle of everything!

in line for the train

Fun on the train..Abby loved chewing on a wrapper!

You gotta eat your veggies!

2011-12-29T08:20:00.000-08:00

Abby loves to eat fruit.....her veggies, not so much! Check you her reaction!

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A beautiful day at Arbor Hills

2011-12-28T19:42:00.000-08:00

We have been having absolutly beautiful weather for December. I'm talking 68 degree and sunny days. Today we met Carter's friend Jordan at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve and we had a wonderful time. The pictures speak for themself!

Not a fan...

2011-12-25T19:40:00.000-08:00

Christmas dinner

2011-12-25T19:14:00.000-08:00

We had Christmas dinner with Kris' family at his sister's house. We ate YUMMY fried turkey and plenty of other good food!

Carter and Abby with Aunt Kristen

Sponge Bob Movie

Hugs for Poppop

Abby liked the ribbon better than her presents!

new book

Captain America shield!

20 bucks!

Carter and daddy

Who is this for?

Hugs for sissy

making a gingerbread house

finished!

Abby and Meemaw

My first Christmas!!

Captain America is here to save the day, ha!

Christmas morning

2011-12-25T18:46:00.000-08:00

We had an awesome Christmas morning with our little family. The kids slept pretty late as we had stayed up late celebrating at my parent's house the night before. Carter was excited to open his presents.

He decided to look in his stocking first.

Super Hero book

Smurf shampoo

Then he looked in the Build a Bear sack....

the blue bear he has been beggin for! He already decided on a name....

Sonic bear! he alsp got a gift card to build Abby a bear and get something for Sonic bear the next day when he went to get him stuffed.

Web shooter!

more presents!

headphones

Abby unwrapping her gift from Carter...it was pajamas he picked out.

New video game!

Hugs for daddy!

first Christmas

Playing with his webshooter

A Christmas breakfast of Cheerios.

Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T19:25:00.000-08:00

I have to start with a few pictures of Abby in this adorable Christmas outfit. She wore this a few times, but I never got a good picture in it, and I just loved it, so here are a few!

I love that cute little tummy!

Sweet girl!

Christmas Eve night we went to Church with my family. I didn't bring my camera, so I don't have any pictures, but my whole family went as well as my aunt, cousin Stacy and her boyfriend. We had a nice time and Carter got his first two presents, a Spiderman watch and a transformer! We then went back to my parents for presents (we ate before Church) and the boys played their annual Seinfeld Seen It game.

new Spiderman watch

Pops and Carter. My pictures are horrible because I forgot my external flash and the flash on my camera is terrible!

Abby opened up her presents first, then I put her to bed because it was way past her bedtime! She got a cute Abby Caddaby doll!

She liked to eat the paper of course!

new jammies

Chloe dressed up!

huge Sonic toy from the uncles

Thank you Uncle Austin!

New Spiderman hat!

Colt got headphones!

gloves

My brothers got us fire extinguishers.....I need to do a whole other post about my neighbor's house catching on fire the other night!

Mom and her 2 favorite things!

Lovin onhis new Sonic!

Colt and Cody
I love this time with my family! This is what the holidays are all about. :)

Holiday fun with the best of friends!

2011-12-24T09:32:00.000-08:00

Every year Erica and I try to get away from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and spend a day together with our kids! This year we met at the Gaylord for lunch and looking at decorations, then headed to Six Flags for Holiday in the Park!

Our crazy kids always have so much fun together. This picture cracks me up!

ready for lunch!

Silly girl wouldn't look at me and smile!

Love the bloomers!

Carter ADORES Carson!

Why can't I get a decent picture of my kids together??

Best buddies!

Fun with Scarppy at Six Flags!

Carson

Sledding on the snow hill!

Abby was such a good girl watching ewverything from her stroller.

Friends forvever!

Erica even took a turn sledding!

Merry Texmas!

On the cave ride

What a fun day!

Our new favorite past time.....

2011-12-24T09:31:00.000-08:00

Carter riding his bike,

and Abby watching!

Interview with a 4 year 7 monht old

2011-12-24T09:23:00.000-08:00

What is your favoite:
color: blue, because it's like Sonic
song: Sponge Bob
movie: Toy Story 3
TV show: Sponge Bob
food: pizza
dessert: Reeses Bells

What are you really good at doing?
learning and playing Sonic

Where is your favorite place:
to eat: Cicis's
to play: the park
to sleep: in daddy's bed
to watch tv: on the chair

Who do you love?
mommy, daddy, Colt

What makes you special?
my mommy

Whew!

2011-12-20T21:28:00.000-08:00

Tis the season for craziness....but I am caught up on my posts.....keep scrolling for lots of new posts!

Mommy's favorite gift....

2011-12-20T21:27:00.000-08:00

Don't you wish you had this present under your tree?

Bowling with Santa

2011-12-20T21:26:00.000-08:00

Today we went with Brady and Grace to bowl with Santa. It was so fun....but dark, which make photo taking difficult!

Great Wolf Lodge!

2011-12-20T21:18:00.000-08:00

For out Christmas present this year, my mom got us a room at The Great Wolf Lodge. We had a BLAST! I would highly recomend it! Sadly, I don't have many pictures, because I didn't want to leave my camera laying around. The only pictures I have of the waterpark are from the first day while I was waiting for Kris to get there.....

Carter and Abby ready to swim!

Carter loved these play Jet Skis that squirted water.

He could have stayed on them the whole time!

The wave pool was a hit too!

He also went on four water slides! Kris accidently took on one that was a little too scary for him....he was a bit traumatized, but he got over it!

Santa was there, so I traumatized her once again......

It snowed there!

Soooo sleepy by storytime!

Roudolph made a special appreance!

Carter's school program and party

2011-12-20T21:13:00.000-08:00

We had a great time watching Carter preform at his school program and then watching him have fun at his party!

He was really into his routine they did from PE.

Roudolph the Red Nose Reindeer!

Gettting a little bored while the other kids' preformed.

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

Carter's sweet class!

Craft.....heavy on the glue!

Carter and his sissy

Miss Abby Paige

They had a snowball fight with marshmallows.....they LOVED this!

Bingo!

Meemaw came to visit!

8 months

2011-12-20T20:49:00.000-08:00

Whew, were has eight months gone? I am having trouble keeping up and it seems like time is going sooooo fast! Miss Abby Paige is at such a fun age! She is just the sweetest and cuddliest little thing and I just can't stop kissing her chubby cheeks! The first set of pictures are from the day she actually turned eight months and the secone set are from a few days later. The day she turned eight months I waited until the afternoon to take her pictures and she wasn't really in the mood....then the other day in the morning, she was being so smiley, I pulled the camera out to get some cuter shots...just not a cuter outfit, ha!
Anyway....here is a little about Miss Abby at 8 months.

She is still a petite little thing. People are always guessing that she is 6 moths old and tell me how little she is when they find out she is 8 months. Her jammies are still 3-6 months and most of her clothes are 3-6 or 6 months. She has tiny feet and hands (her shoe size is still a 1). I compared her hand to my friend's 2 month old baby's hand and her was smaller! She wears a size 2 diaper, with plenty of growing room!

She has 2 teeth still. I keep thinking there are going to be more in there, because of the constant drooling and chewing, ha!

Miss Abby is happiest when she is being held! I hold her a lot. She is the perfect size for my hip and that's where she LOVES to be. No crawling, but when she will tolerate being put down, she will scoot backwards and in circles.....she still doesn't get up on her hands and knees! She is good at standing, but doesn't pull up on her own! I really not sure shw e will ever crawl, but I am goot with that! Even thought she doesn't crawl, she is SUPER wiggly in my arms and I can tell she is going to be very active once she can move!

She is SUCH a mamma's girl and will only let a select few people hold her. She will smile at anyone as long as she is in her mama's arms! If someone else is holding her and I walk away, she will kick her feet and flap her arms when she sees me...man it warms my heart!

She loves to make this noise with her bottom lip. It's almost like she is sucking air and making a noise....I can't even do it, but she likes to show off and do it!

She is still an aweosme sleep....generally she goes 7pm-8 am, but will sometime go down as early as 6:15pm. She rarely wales up at night, but if she does, I just have to give her her paci. She has learned the awesome trick of finding her paci in the bed and putting it back in her mouth, so great! He daytime schedule still isn't great, but it's my fault. If I stay home, she will take a 2-3 hour morning nap and about an hour long afternoon nap.

This girl is a little piggy! She LOVES to eat, especially anything that she things is "big people" food. As far as baby food, she loves roasted squash, sweet potatoes and pretty much all fruit. For finger food she loves peas, crackers, puffs, edamame...and pretty much anything I give her. I am still not super sonsistant with the baby food....I need to work on that. She nurses about 4 times a day.

Abby loves her big brother and wants any toy that he has! She will choose a Spiderman toy over a baby toy any day!

She loves the water and gets so excited when it's bathtime! She will start flapping her arms and doesn't flinch when water is poured on her face.

It's been a great eight months. Abby is such a sweet baby!

Austin girl's trip 2011

2011-12-20T20:44:00.000-08:00

Every year my bff of over 20 years (gasp!) take a trip to the Austin area for shopping and relaxation! We had so much fun this year. I brought Abby and she was SO good the whole time, such a little trooper! We saw my college roomie Alex and her gorgeous house and beautiful kids.....and I didn't take ANY pictures! Boo! We also met up with our good friend Beth. She and her little one Lakelyn joined us shopping in San Marcos and we had a blast. It;s so amazing how you can not see someone for years (sadly we are not better about keeping in touch) and pick up right where you left off. I am so thankful to have friends like that.
I was NOT good at doctumenting our trip and this is the only picure I got on my "real" camera......but trust me, we had a blast!

Abby and Lakely ready to shop till we drop!

Santa visits our neighborhood!

2011-12-20T20:37:00.000-08:00

Santa came to visit our neighborhood, so we couldn't pass up the oppertunity to meet the big guy and let him know about our Christmas wish lists! Some were bigger fans than others....

Carter enjoyed the yummy cupcakes they had!

Carter was very brave talking to Santa and telling him he wanted a web shooter!

Carter and Santa

Santa asked about Carter's little sister and he told him she was eight months.

Now, Abby was not such a fun. We backed her into Santa'a lap, but as soon as she looked over at him, she freaked!!

Northpark Adventure!

2011-12-08T20:28:00.000-08:00

Today we headed to Northpark to meet Brady and Grace to see Santa do storyitme and see the trains. It was a great time!

Carter loved the window outside this toystore.

Santa was a great storyteller!

Carter and Brady listening carefully

Abby listened too

Then it was on to the trains! Carter stopped and listened to a band playing

Tarin ticket!

Checking out the trains with Grace

The best picture I could get of Grace, Brady and Carter

The I brought Carter into Build a Bear.....big mistake. He has been begging me to build a bear. I had a $5 off coupon, so I told him her could build a $10 bear, thinking I could get out spending $5...WRONG, I ended up spending $24, opps, but Carter had a great time. He was SO into it. We have been before, but this time was different, he loved it! He picked out a sound where you record your own sound....he sang Sponge Bob Square pants into it, pretty cute!

He picked out heart and wacthed him get stuffed.

Pressing the pedal to get the stuffing in.

Making sure he felt just right!

Giving him a bath,

Choosing a name, he chose Spiderman

love

He loved getting the box for Spiderman to take naps in!

What a fun day!

34 weeks

2011-12-08T20:25:00.001-08:00

Abby is modeling her new hat from Auntie this week!
Abby is a busy girl these days! She loves to play with her tounge and girl big smiles. Still drooling up a storm and still only has 2 teeth. I keep looking for more, but they're not there yet!
Still no crawling and she still loves to be held all the time. I have to admit that I do love to hold her because I feel like she is the perfect size! She is still wearing a size 2 diaper and 3-/ month clothes mostly, she is a little bit!

Adolphus Children's Parade

2011-12-08T20:18:00.000-08:00

Since seeing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Carter has been obsessed with parades, so I knew we had to go to the Adolphus Children's Parade this year. The weather was very questionable, so I am very happy we decided to brave it, because the crowds weren't bad and neither was the weather!

Colt and Abby waiting for the parade.

Carter playing hopscotch while we waited.

Happy girl!

They had all kinds of volunteers dressed as clowns doing entertainment before the parade started. This clown is Brady's (Carter's friend from school) dad!

Abby was not a fan of the clowns....poor thing!

Torture...notice the lade walking by....I think she was wanting to give me the "bad mommy" award, ha!

Now she's happy!

Colt got cotton candy

and Carter got a Spiderman....he was SO excited!

Colt

Fianlly is started

Abby Cadabby

Start Wars guys

Captain America...the highlight for Carter.

Bob the Builder

Frosty

Green Lantern

Elmo and Dorthy!

Wearing a pancho because it started raining!

Jordyn Sparks

The highlight for me, Ian Kinsler!

Santa!

Afterwards we went to Chuy's for lunch, yummy!

33 weeks

2011-12-01T09:22:00.000-08:00

I haven't done a post like this in a while and I feel like there is so much that Abby is learning and doing! So here goes....

She sleeps from 7-7:30ish. She also takes about 2 naps today. She is ready for a nap about 10 and will sleep about 2 hours and then is ready for another nap around ....but these don't always happen since we are always on the go!

She loves to eat, espceially anything she can feed herself! She loves crackers, Cheerios, puffs, whole peas and edamame. She is doing better with baby food and loves her cereal/fruit in the morning, She is not a huge fan of babyfood veggies and gags at peas and mixed veggies, but I keep giving them to her anyway! She is still nursing 4-5 times a day, but is SOOOOO distacted the whole time! The only times she nurses really well is when she is really tired!

She is seriously the smiliest baby Ihave ever seen. You just glance in her direction and she gets the biggest smile onher face. I love how her whole faces lights up!

She still is constantly drooling! It is out of comtrol! No new teeth yet, still just the bottom two.

She is still a little things. She is wearing a size 2 diaper with plently of growing room. Her clothes are mostly 3-6 months though she can still weat some 0-3 month things. He foot is a size one.

She is such an observant little girl. She loves to take in situations and see what's going on!

She started clapping today! She lso waves byebye. Sometimes with her whole arm, sometimes with just her hand.

Abby is a hugge chatterbox. She is always "talking". She also loves to blow rasberries (her tounge is always sticking out) and makes this new sound with her mouth where she sucks air though her lips. She loves her paci and loves to take it in and out of her mouth and even put it in sideways.

She is SUCH a mama's girl and wants me to hold her ALL the time. She will scream whenI out her down and and soon as I turn to her, she will turn it off. She is getting a little better about playing independantly, but only if she's in a good mood.

I feel like she already has a sense of humor. Sometimes she looks and me like she just gets that I'm being funny. Like when I will put her paci in my mouth (backwards) she will give me a look like, "you're being silly."

She's not crawling yet. When she tolerates being put down and on her stomach, she scoots backwards and will turn in circles.

Miss Abby Paige is at such a fun age and I am loving (almost) every minute!

I'm on a boat!

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Carter LOVES to use his imagination. It seems as if he is always pretending something. Today he sat on this blanket with Abby and said, "I'm pretending we are on a boat going to New York." He has been wanting to go to New York after watching the Mayc's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Carter and Sonic on the boat. He still tells me he wished I would have named him Sonic, ha!

And I had to include this one of my loves watching TV in my bed, so sweet!

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-25T08:36:00.000-08:00

We headed to Grandbury for Thanksgiving woth grandmother on Thanksgiving day. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time!

My view from the back seat. Yes, my life has come to me sitting in the back seat so that Abby can see me, ha!

Miss priss

Uncle Cody and Carter. Carter LOVES hanging out with his uncles!

Daddy's girl!

Playing with Carter's "guys". Just so you know, Carter's guys are always the good guys and they are always the strongest and therefore they always win!

Turkey dinner! Rolls are Carter's favorite!

Colt likes everything!

Austin digging in!

Abby's first Thanksgiving dinner.

Turkey cookie thing that Cody brought. His friend has a company that sells these.

No Thanksgiving is complete without some football!

Whoops Austin!

Cody

Mmmmm, leaves!

This year Abby is Thankful for: pacis, Carter, anything she can get in mouth, her bed, puffs and her big brother.

Carter is Thankful for: "my daddy, my toys, trucks, my friend Cade, my Spiderman mask, my baby sister, my Christmas tree and that's a lot of things!"

Love them!

Walking with Uncle Austin to the river. He tried to talk everyone to walk down there with him. He said it was like camping, ha!

Colt

Me and my boy.

The river is so low!

As we were walking back up from the river, Colt saw this line of ants. It went all the way down the hill to their mound. It was amazing how they were walking in a straight line and carrying objects bigger than them back down the hill. Amazing teamwork. Colt and Carter were amazed. It was so cool to stop and see the little things.

My family. This picture makes me happy. My mom took a bunch of slack for having to take it, but I am so glad we did!

Carter, Austin, Collins, Cody and Colt. Colt is the youngest, but the tallest

My family

Playing ball with daddy

Uncle Jack, Donna, Jasmine and Collins

Abby and her great grandmother.

Meeting Evie!

2011-11-25T08:27:00.000-08:00

My good friends, Angela and Michael came in town with their baby girl Evie for the holidays. I was so excited they were coming because I haven't gotten to meet Evie yet! We had an awesome time though I only got a few shots....and no pictures at our fun dinner at Gloria's!

Miss Abby practicing standing up!

Evie showing Abby her nose, ha!

Hi! Getting both girls to look was a challenge!

We got the girls' pictures with Santa. Evie fell asleep while we were waiting in line and Abby wasn't a fan of Santa, but I thought it made for a cute picture.....I will post the ones we bought soon!

Carter telling Santa he wants a Sonic toy.

Cheesy smile!

And a cookie as a reward for being good in line!
I love the Angela and I can pick up where we left off even if we don't see each other very often...that's a sign of true friendship!

Bke rider!

2011-11-25T08:13:00.000-08:00

Carter has fianlly gotten the hang of riding his bike with training wheels. He got this bike on his second birthday when he was way too young for it. He then got a Spiderman "big wheel" for Christmas and never went back to the other bike. He is fianlly about too big for the Spiderman bike, so we gave the other bike a try and he LOVES it. Such fun and such good exercise.....now to get the training wheels off!

Little sister loves to watch her big brother!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-11-22T08:26:00.000-08:00

Monkey bars!

2011-11-18T09:19:00.001-08:00

Carter was so proud to show me how he could go across the monkey bars! He asked me to bring the video camera so I could record it!

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School Thanksgiving feast

2011-11-17T09:09:00.000-08:00

Abby and I joined Carter for his Thanksgiving feast at school. Carter loved that we ame to eat with him and we loved it too!

Little pumpkin. He wanted to take this off asap!

yummy!

This is Carters best friend Cade. he talks about him ALL the time! They are soooo silly together!

Sweet boys!

7 months

2011-11-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

I LOVE this age! She is pretty much always smiling and learning and growing so much every day! Here are some things about my SEVEN month old!

She is always drooling! Kris calls her drooly because it's so bad. I either have to have a bib on her or change her clothes several times a day....I tend to just change her clothes because I don't like the way bibs look, but if she's wearing something I really like, I will out a bib on her at home or in the car....never in public though, gasp!
She is also always sticking her tounge out and blowing rasberries. It's like her form of communication, ha! Still no words, but I can see the wheels a turnin in her head!

Abby is getting a little better about sitting and playing independantly. If I catch her at a good time I can sit her down and leave her vision, but once she sees me again, it's back to fussing. She wants someone by her at all time.....what a diva! She is not crawling (mostly because the lack of being put down I think) or pulling up, but can stand holdng onto something if you put her there.

I am still not being too consistant with baby food. She does love crackers and puffs. She also like peas and edamame that she can feed herself. She still nurses 4-5 times a day and sleeps from 7-7. She takes catnaps that are inconsistant...this is my fault for being on the go so much!

She still just has 2 teeth on the bottom, but I think more may be coming soon.

She still loves the water and loves to splash!

She is ticklish and loves kisses and is just as sweet as can be!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-11-09T20:18:00.000-08:00

I'm lovin it!

2011-11-09T10:12:00.000-08:00

The weather that is! I love the crisp autumn air, especially when it's warm enough to wear shorts, but cool enough to feel comfortable. I could just spend all day outside, and that's what we do a lot. Carter loves playing with his remote controlled car, such fun for a four year old and Abby just loves to watch!

Cheese!

He is so good at steering the truck! It amazes me!

Concentrating.

New fake smile......

better!

Sweet Abby just loves to watch!

An an autumn leaf to end the night!

Seriously...

2011-11-07T17:24:00.000-08:00

Where is my baby going? She's grwoing up too fast!

Those cheeks are just too much!

So serious!

Daylights savings time....

2011-11-06T07:29:00.000-08:00

turned into my house waking up earlier. It's probably a good thing since I bring Carter to school late just about every day! Our morning seemed extra long this morning, so we spent a long time haning out in Abby's room.

Carter listened to his iTouch and had a snack...he loves to sing along with the Spongebob song the Flaming Lips did.

Hmmmm......

What's going on over there?

Snotty and drooly....

Fenway even hung out with us.

Crazy bed head!

I love those eyes!

Abby and Fenway, ha!

Cheerios!

2011-11-06T07:27:00.000-08:00

Abby loves Cheerios and especially loves that she can feed them to herself!

29 weeks

2011-11-03T07:16:00.000-07:00

This week I have been trying to give Abby more baby food. So far she loves the fruits and is okay with the veggies, shocker, huh! I have been giving her a half jar of veggies and a half jar of fruit about once a day. I have been trying to do it around 5 before I cook dinner. This is a time she is a bit grumpy and food makes her happy. It's nice because then I can give her some puffs to eat while I am cooking. It's nice that she can feed them to herself now!
She is still drooling like crazy. She loves music and starts bouncing up and down when I start singing. Still no crawling, but if I set her on the floor she will scoot backwards...but she is rarely tolerates not being held too long! She is really strong on her legs and can stand independanly if she is holding onto something, but she is not pulling herself up, which is fine with me!
She loves to swim! We go about twice a week and she is doing awesome. When I out her under, she closes her eyes when I say 3 and she kicks her legs and moves her arms up to the surface....I really need to get some video of it! She also is so good at floating on her back and I can just about let go of her head and let her float independantly.
She wasn't too into pictures this week, so these aren't the best!

Sweet, sweet girl

2011-11-01T18:26:00.000-07:00

Trick or Treat!

2011-11-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

Carter was so excited to go trick or treating this year. This is the first year he has really gotten into it and he had so much fun! He excitiedly said "Trick or Treat" at each house and remebered to say thank you without being reminded at almost every house!

Abby dressed up as Belle for her first Halloween. Carter told us she should be a princess and helped us decide on Belle!

Daddy's girl!

Spiderman and Belle. Abby put her arm around Carter unprompted, ha!

Such cute little tirck or treaters!

He walked up to each door with such confidance! It was such a beautiful night that many people were sitting outside to hand out candy. Most people just put the candy in his bad, but with the ones that let him choose, he spent forever deciding what candy to pick, he took it seriuosly!

Sleepy girl fell asleep.

This was the one house that scared him a little.....right after I took this picture the ghost shouted "boo" and made him jump. He stayed up there though, I was surprised at how brave he was!

Checking out his loot with daddy. He was excited to get 5 Reeces cups, his favorite!

Fenway in her Haloween shirt!

I want candy!

2011-10-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

I want candy!

I want candy!

I want candy!

I want candy!

And she's pretty seriuos about it!

Boo at the Zoo...then a few more

2011-10-30T13:09:00.000-07:00

Carter, Abby, Colt and my mom went to Boo at the Dallas Zoo and the weather was perfect! We had such a fun time!

Carter loved trying on Colt's sunglasses!

Posing in the pumpkins!

Boo!

I have a picture like this of Carter at about this same age!

Getting big!

This funny peguin would follow Carter's habd where ever it went, so funny!

Riding the elephants!

A ride on a chimp!

My girl!

They were doing a demonstration on the chimps. The baby chimp was so cute!

Listening to the elephant encounter.

I love the giraffes!

Mama giraffe and her baby.

Feeding the giraffes.

So pretty!

Mama warthog and her babies.

We rushed from the zoo to my photoshoot. My mom waited with the kids while I took pictures and then I got a few shots of Abby.

My little leopard!

Roar!

Sweet boy!

28 weeks

2011-10-28T19:06:00.000-07:00

A few words to describe Abby this week would be:

Happy (and drooly, notice the drool on her chin?)

Curious, she loves to watch everything her bog brother is doing!

Observant, she pays attention to everything going on around her.....especially where her mama is!

Tempermental, when she doesn't get her way (like she is not being held) she screams like no other!

Yuck!

2011-10-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

I gave Abby peas for the first time tonight and she wasn't much of a fan, ha!

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Carter's school Halloween Party

2011-10-27T19:50:00.000-07:00

I was one of the moms in charge of thie Halloween party, so I didn't get many pictures, but Carter had a great time. I am so grateful I was able to be at the party this year!

Carter's adorable class...Carter is Spiderman!

Carter and his buddy Cade doing a craft.

The cutest Spiderman I've ever seen!

Pin the leg on the spider.

My loves!

Hanging in Abby's crib

2011-10-27T19:44:00.000-07:00

It is moments like these that I am so grateful I am able to stay home this year. I love getting to watch these sweet unprompted moments....ahhh love!

Whew!

2011-10-23T20:31:00.000-07:00

We had a crazy busy weekend! I had 3 photoshoots, a birthday party and we went to Six Flags!

Carter and Tweety at Firght Night at 6 Flags.

Carter and Colt posing with some dressed up characters.

Riding the cars.

Colt was so excited to joing Carter on the ride, ha!

Abby loved looking around!

Can't leave without a Pink Thing!

Colt and Abby swimming at Carson's birthday party!

Carter and Gage.

Caden.

Corbin

Yummy cookie cake

Emma and Ella
Happy birthday boy!

After the party we went to Fuzzy's to eat.

Erica and her girls.

We just got a package!

2011-10-23T20:24:00.000-07:00

Carter was SO SUPER excited when we opened the front door and there was a package with his name on it!

Meemaw and Poppop sent Abby and him a surprise!

Abby got a cute new outfit and Carter got some candy and 2 Halloween books.

He had to call Meemaw and tell her thank you.
Now every day he wants to check the mail because he thinks he's going to get a surprise....a monster may have been created!

Neighborhood Fall Festival

2011-10-23T20:16:00.000-07:00

I love my neighborhood and the sense of community there is! This weekend they had their fall festival that included horse rides, a pumpkin patch, a hay ride, trian rides and bbq. We had a fun time!

Carter riding a horse...with the sun in his eyes!

Abby slept through most of it!

Jordan and Carter picked out a pumpkin.

Waiting for the hayride.

Carter rode with daddy while Abby and I waited.

Baby Caleb John

2011-10-21T20:13:00.000-07:00

Missy had baby Caleb John on Thursday and Abby and I loved visiting them in the hospital!

Have you ever seen a newborn with such pretty hair? Oh my!

And I couldn't get over how great Missy looked!
Congrats Rooney family!

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to go to the pumpkin patch since the beginning of October and we fianlly went today. We went with Carter's favorite school friend Cade. They have such a special friendship and just love each other. We had a great time. The weather was absolutly perfect. The sun was beautiful, but so bright, so my pictures aren't good.

This is Carter's new smile....oh my!

Best buddies.

Abby and the dalmations! I used to collect dalmations when I was younger.

They had several fun bounce houses.

Hay ride!

There were so many fun props. The boys had a blast playing in the jail!

The small maze.

At the end!

That sun is bright!

Abby's first pumpkin patch!

Fun in the wagon.

The pumpkins are bigger than her!

Sadly this is the best picture I could get of them!

They had an old school merry-go-round. I rmember having so much fun on these as a kid!
When were were leaving the pumpkin patch, Carter said, "That was SOOOOO fun."

27 weeks

2011-10-20T12:54:00.000-07:00

Big Brothers are the best!

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Carter can make Abby laugh like noone else!

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Letter Teacher

2011-10-17T20:11:00.000-07:00

Carter was the letter teacher this week, so he had homework! We had fun finding things that began with p.

Birthday party madness!

2011-10-15T20:21:00.000-07:00

It seems like lately we have been invited to so many birthday parties! This weekend we had Corbin and Jordan's parties. Jordan's party was a dress up party!

Carter got to wear his Spiderman costume.

Abby dressed as Belle.

Then we had Corbin's party!

What a fun, but busy day!

6 months

2011-10-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

6 motnhs is such a fun age! Abby is growing and changing so much every day. Here are some things about Abby at 6 months:
*she is a drooling queen. Kris often calls her Drooly. Within minutes of wearing a new outfit, the front is totally soaked!
*Abby has 2 teeth on the bottom. She likes to chew on everything. Anything she can get her hands on goes straight to her mouth.
*She has been sitting up for sometime now and can stay sitting up pretty much as long as she wants to. She still isn't crawling and isn't really making an effort to.
*Abby likes to be held all the time. I keep saying I don't think she's going to ever crawl, because she refuese to be put down for long enough!
* She LOVES the water. We try to go to the pool twice a week. She flaps her arms and legs in excitement when we walk in! She goes under water with ease and I put her under and even let go for 3 seconds and she just kicks her little feet and comes out of the water withour any coughing or water swallowed. She loves it!
*She wears a size 2 diaper and size 3-6 month clothes. Size 1 shoes are still too big for her feet!
*We still aren't doing much babyfood, but she does love cracker and puffs. She nurses 4-5 times a day.
*Bedtime is aboout 7 and she wakes up about 7 in the morning.
*She LOVES her big brother and will laugh at him like noone else. She is very ticklish, especially on her chubby thighs!
She is such a sweet girl, even if she is high maintainance, we sure do love her!

Abby's 6 month appointment

2011-10-14T08:38:00.000-07:00

Abby had her 6 month doctor's appointment today. She did great and got a perfect bill of health. Here are her stats:
weight: 16.4 pounds (50%)
length: 26 inches (50%)
head: 17 (75%)
She did awesome during her shots and cried about 10 seconds and then stopped right away, tough girl! She loved looking at herself in the mirror while we waited. She just studied her reflection and talked to it, so funny!

We were Boo'ed!

2011-10-14T08:33:00.000-07:00

Carter was so excited when the doorbell rang and there was a surprise on our doorstep!

We were boo'ed!

There were lots of fun treats in our bag!

A Biscuit Halloween book.

A cookie, some sidewalk chalk, some yummy pumpkin spice coffee and 2 drinks for mommy and daddy.

Now it's our turn to boo someone!

26 weeks

2011-10-13T10:11:00.001-07:00

I just want to fly!

2011-10-08T07:22:00.000-07:00

Carter called me into his room and showed me how he could fly like Superman. He loved how his cape flew behind him!

Good Morning

2011-10-08T07:20:00.000-07:00

Good Morning to you,

Good Morning to you,

Good Morning dear Abby,

Good Morning to you.

Yeehaw

2011-10-07T07:24:00.000-07:00

Texas week!

2011-10-06T19:46:00.000-07:00

Carter had Texas week this week at his preschool. They do all sorts of fun activities in the gym. I volunteered to help today and had such a fun time. Carter was so excited that I was going to help and I am so thankful I am able to.

I had to bribe Carter to wear these boots. I borrowed them from a friend and they were about a size and a half too big. I had to promise to back extra clothes in his backpack for him to change into after the Texas week activities were over!

He was seriously so exicted that I was there, it was the cutest thinh ever. Since I have always worked, this was the first time I have ever been able to help out.

Working on his Bluebonnet picture.

After he did all of his activites, he came over and played with Abby. He really is such a sweet brother. She just loves him and was smiling and laughing at him. One of his friends asked him how old his baby was and he promptly replied "five months." I was shocked, I didn't know he knew that.

Cowboy hat!

Carter and Abby with only one sock on. She kept pulling them off her feet!

Yee-haw!

Sweet girl was dressed up for Texas Week too!

25 weeks

2011-10-06T09:43:00.000-07:00

Only one picture this week....things have been so crazy busy, I didn't have time for more!
This weeks Abby:
-started riding in the shopping cart at the grocery store and sitting in the high chair at restruants.
-Ate cut up green beans and bananas.
-Eats whole crackers on her own.
-Has SERIOUS seperation anxiety!
-Still is a drooly, smiling sweet girl who lights up my days every day!

Welcome to the world baby Chase!

2011-10-05T20:15:00.000-07:00

My good friends Sharon and Dave had their second little boy today. Chase is such a sweet little guy, I loved holding him and smelling his sweet newborn smell.

Sharon was a champ and looked great!

Oh, couldn't you just eat him up!?!

Nothing like a momma and her newborn baby. love.

Marvelous Monday!

2011-10-03T09:59:00.000-07:00

When I was working, I dreaded Mondays. I would think of the whole week I had ahead of me and all that I had to do. Now that I am not working, I LOVE Mondays. I especially love them because Carter is not in school and I really try to spend good quality time with him on Mondays! One thing I love to do with Carter and Abby is go to the swimming pool. Frisco has an awesome athletic center with an amazing indoor pool. When we went today we were litterally the only ones there! I felt bad because the lifegaurds had to get off the benches where they were socializing to go to their stations. I appologized, but they said, no prolelm, it was their job, ha!

This was the first time we have gone where Abby could really sit up well. She really enjoyed the independance! Check out that bald spot....oh my!

Splash, splash. See my stroller in the background.....see we were the only ones there!

Abby was getting such a kickout of Carter splashing her!

Even when her face got wet!

Sweet boy!
After playing in the little pool, we moved to the big pool. Both kids loved it! I put Abby underwater several times and she loved it. She didn't swallow any water. She also loves floating on her back. I am going to make a point to keep her exposed to the water so we won't have to battle any anxiety as she gets older.
Carter is swimming like a little fish. He was jumping in and swimming back to the side independantly. He can swim all the way across the pool by himself. I need to get some video of it. He is also good on his back and is doing awesome diving for rings. He is very confidant in the water and I am feeling confidant about his abilities. I am so proud of him!

Later that day we went to Kris' softball game. It was a beautiful night and we had fun cheering him on. They won 23-1. They only made it to the 3rd inning because of the run rule. Kris was missing the Rangers game while at the game. I laughed when I saw him on base holding his phone listening to the game!

Carter felt so big standing on the field with Kris as they warmed up!

The backstop made a good place to play with his guys!

Missy's surprise shower!

2011-10-02T10:17:00.000-07:00

Missy's sisters threw her a surprise shower for her thrid baby boy due this month.

It has a diaper shower for baby Caleb since Missy is pretty set with baby boy things!

I hate that this is blurry, but love Missy's surprised face!

She really didn't have aby idea about the shower!

Abby with Missy and Caleb.

Abby had a great time as long as I was near by, ha!

24 weeks

2011-09-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

This has been a big week of firsts for Miss Abby Paige! She had her first cracker at the Cracker Barrel and her first taste of Cheerios! She LOVED them both! I am finding that she loves to eat things that she can chew! She is still not too keen on baby cereal or baby food in general. Last night I gave her some cut up green beans from our dinner and she loved those.
This week I can say she is officially an independant sitter. She has been sitting up with assistance and by herself some, but on Wednesday, I just saw it click! We were at story time at the library and she sat up by herself the whole time! I watched her catch herself when she leaned too far back or too far forward. She loves it and I can tell she feels so big and so proud of herself!
She is still having seperation anxiety and is weary of strangers. I feel like she notices where I am all the time. If I leave her line of vision she will fuss. She turns it right off when I reappear. She will sometimes let smoeone else hold her if she is in the mood, but the only people she really feels comfortable with are Kris, my mom and my aunt. She is so aware of everything going on around her and just takes it all in!
When I am holding her I feel like I am holding a little monkey because she grabs everything I am holding as well as everything I pass by. She loves my hair and my necklace. She would love to get her hands on my phone!
She is still an awesome sleeper and is ready for bed between 6:30 and 7 and she sleeps throught the night until between 7:30 and 8 in the morning. She is in the best mood when she wakes up and gives the biggest smiles I have ever seen. Usually when I walk in she will smile and then stick her tounge out and blow rasberries at me!
Naps during the day are a different story. Because I am on the go so much, her napping schedule is not down and she often fights naps, I think she doesn't want to miss out on what's going on!
I am still nursing and she eats about every 3-4 hours. I kinda stay on a schedule, but mostly read her cues. She will let me know when she's hungry!
I had a lot of fun taking her picture this week, she was in such a good mood, so there is a little picture overload!

I love that you can see her little teeth in this picture!

Little begger!

2011-09-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

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Abby's SECOND tooth!

2011-09-26T18:50:00.000-07:00

I was so surpried to already find Abby's SECOND tooth! It was pretty hard to get a shot of it, but you can kinda see it!

And just for fun a few more pictures of my sweet babies!

Another attempt at seeing the tooth!

So serious!

Happy girl....notice her wet shirt from all the drool!

And my sweet boy.

LOVE him so much!!

Look what I found....

2011-09-26T18:43:00.000-07:00

in my washing machine! Someone has been collecting rocks in their pockets at school, ha!

23 weeks...and no bow!

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This little girl.....

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is HIGH Maintaince!

10 questions

2011-09-21T15:04:00.000-07:00

What are your favorite things to eat?
meatballs, pizza, rice, leaves (spinach), Reeses Puffs, pb&j, peanut butter crackers, Reeces peanut butter cups, popsicles

Where are your favorite places to eat?
McDonalds, Chillis

What are your favorite drinks?
Diet Coke (Dr. Pepper), juice (V-8 fusion)

What are your favorite toys?
Spiderman toys

What is your favorite animal?
A monkey
What is your favorite color?
blue

What is your favorite number?
100
Who is your best friend?
Cade
What is your favorite shape?
Vanilla (he thought I said shake, ha).....then square

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
chocolate

Look really closely.....

2011-09-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

and you can see that tooth that has been giving Miss Abby Paige such a tough time...

I'm strong!

2011-09-18T08:17:00.000-07:00

Carter is always trying to lift things up to show how strong he is. Today he displayed his great strength holding Abby's changing pad....he asked me to take a picture, ha!

Abby is getting strong too and starting to sit really well!

Camp out!

2011-09-17T08:19:00.000-07:00

Carter found his backpack with his sleeping bag in it and decided he wanted to camp out. He talked daddy into getting his sleeping bag out of the attic and they had a campout in the floor of our bedroom.

All comfy!

Sweet boys!

So excited!

Carter LOVES his daddy!

They lasted until 5 in the morning when they climbed into our bed...Kris' back was pretty sore the next day, ha!

C-O-U-G-A-R-S go, fight, win TCHS!

2011-09-16T08:05:00.000-07:00

This week was homecoming for my alma mater and neighboring town. Thursday they had their homecoming parade. Carter and Abby both enjoyed watching the parade!

Carter ready to watch the parade with his shades on.

The parade started with the firetruck. I was afraid the seirens were going to scare Abby, but they didn't!

Carter figured out if you wave to people. they throw you candy! He had funn running as fast as he could to get the candy before the other kids around us got it.

watching the band

He was so proud of all the candy he got!

Then Friday, we met the Nicholson family to go to the game. We met a McDonalds, where Shawna, Erica, Beth and I used to go before the game back in the day! It was looking pretty cloudy, but I was sure there was no way it was going to rain, since we have basically been in a drought!

But sure enough as soon as we go there it started sprinkling....and only got worse! I only snapped two pictures....here are Corbin and Carter with their hoods on trying to stay dry!

Carter is in the yellow under a random person's umbrella. He tried to find anyone he could that had an umbrella and stand or sit next to them! At one point this lady and her friend gave us their HUGE umbrella to borrow....wish I had a pictures Shawna and I were quite a site! Anyway, we eventually went under the bleachers because it started raining hard, then once we were there, there was a downpour! The game never even got started while we were there because of the lightening......what a bummer, but the boys had fun and I enjoyed visiting with Shawna!

22 weeks

2011-09-15T09:58:00.000-07:00

I am feeling a little uninspired about doing these weekly posts, but I am determined to have 52 pictures to make a fun collage when she turns one....so alas, here are this weeks pictures.
She was not in a smiley mood, these teeth (or the one tooth I see) are really making her a drooling, snotty and clingy mess. She wants to be held most all the time when we are at home. Now when we are out and about, she is great....I guess she has a lot if entertainment. She is back to sleeping all night, so that is wonderful! I think the pictures below are a pretty true representation of Miss Abby right now.

She loves to put her dress in her mouth....not very ladylike!

She is always grabbing her feet!

She loves to stand! I keep saying she is going to walk before she crawls, because ALL she wants to do is stand!

She chews on everything! She grabs whatever is in my hand and tries to get it in her mouth. She even loves my hair!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-14T09:57:00.000-07:00

Mmm mmm good!

2011-09-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

I finally bit the bullet and gave Abby baby food tonight. I am not sure how consistant I will be for now, but it was fun to try!

She did pretty good, but spit a lot back out with each bite.

Messy face!

Not too sure about this!

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Making faces at Carter!

I think maybe my hand tastes better....

Colt's first football game of the season

2011-09-12T18:27:00.000-07:00

Colt's first football game of this eight grade season just happened to be on his actual birthday! We came to cheer him on on his special day.

He played tight end.

Carter wasn't too into watching the game, he was more into jumping aroung, ugh!

Abby was into chewing up the program!

Carter chose a baby bottle pop for a snack.

Carter and his hero, Colt.

After the game Colt played in the band for the next game.

We stayed until the end of both games. When we got the the car after the game, I realized I didn't have Carter's iTouch. I frantically looked around for it and walked back to the stands where we were sitting twice to no avail....it was gone. I imagine someone picked it up and we will never see it again. I was REALLY upset. Not only was it expensive, bit it has been our saving grace during times when we want to sit in peace- mostly going out to dinner. Carter was upset too, but I am not sure he realized it was really gone for good. This morning he was looking for it and I had to remind him that he lost it. While we were driving to school he said, "That boy who took it probably doesn't know how to play my games." I told him he probably did. A few minutes later he said, "Well, that boy probably doesn't have a charger so he can't charge it." I actually think that this has all been a good lesson in responsibility. Also, Carter had gotten way too addicted to the thing, so this will probably be a good break. Kris told him that if he is good, maybe Santa will bring him one. Let's see if we can make it that long!

Colt's 14th Birthday Party!

2011-09-12T07:50:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that my baby bro is turning 14! He had a fun party at Jumpstreet! Carter's hair was wet with sweat from jumping....he had that much fun!

Abby hung out with Auntie most of the time.

Carter and Ella.

Austin and his brostash....ha!

Carson and Carter jumpping.

Caden, Colt, Sierra and Clint. These are some of Colt's oldest friends!

Austin and Carter.

Colt and Justin.

Yummy ice cream cake.

Lighting the candles was a challenge!

Make a wish!

Oh trick candles.....funny every time!

Happy Birthday Colt!

In came the tooth....

2011-09-08T21:28:00.000-07:00

and out went the sleep!
Since Abby's tooth came in, her wonderful sleeping habbits have not been the same! Poor thing has a runny nose, that turns into a stuffy nose when she lays down. This results in her waking up and getting frustrated that she can't suck her paci, because she can't breathe through her nose. Ugh frustrating fot the both of us! The other night it was so bad that I resorted to putting her in her carseat to sleep in the middle of the night! That did the trick. Poor baby!

21 weeks

2011-09-08T07:58:00.000-07:00

Abby is still drooling away working on that tooth! She loves to stand and is SO interested in real food....I'm going to have to start babyfood asap! She loves to eat pieces on bread, tortilla and crackers!