3 Months old!!!

Daddy and Mommy are almost excited as I am. I turned 3 months old today!!!

Yipppppeeee!

Happy Boy Bath

Carter loves bathtime, any time he is fussy at the end of the night we put him in his little tub at the kitchen sink and these are the smiles we are rewarded with.

Anyone who knows me, knows that when someone bulges their eyes it FREAKS me out. It's a weird phobia I have, like clowns or spiders to some people. I scream and hide . . . but for some reason when this little guy does it I can't help but smile.

. . . and then he flashes his little smile and my heart melts.

Hampppy Birrrfffdeee Auunttttee A. . .

I am trying to say "Happy Birthday Auntie Amanda", but I just can't put this binky down for a second, even if it is to tell Mommy's bestest friend that I love her and hope she has a day full of good naps, warm milk, swinging, and playing in the jumperoo. . . At least that's an ideal day for me. Hamppy Birrrfffdeeee anyway!

Strike a Pose

I am superhero Naked Man, I will get you with my cute looks and this fabulous pose.

Me and My Sisters

I just figured out I have two sisters.

Hello, when did they get here?










All of a sudden they appear everywhere I am but they stay just out of reach.

They look soft . . . and scared,

Here Kitty Kitty.

(Aunt Doris also pointed out that while Carter looks sweet and innocent in this picture, he is actually flashing us another one of those "signs" with his right hand . . . as if to say, "listen here Mom, NO MORE PICTURES.")

Ghosts, Goblins and... Cute Babies??!! Happy Halloween!

Who's that Lion and what has he done with my Carter?

Hey Dane, stop the Monkey business... we're trying to look cute for our pictures!

Mommy had to explain to the Princess that I'm not really a Lion, its just me, Carter, see?!

What a party! Time to head back to my den and hibernate for the winter!

Friday Nite Fun

Friday we went out to dinner with Mike, Amanda and Dane. Then we headed back to our house to get Carter and Dane settled for bedtime.

After Carter's bath he teaches Mikey about his new discovery. His hands have become quite the interesting new toy.

Learning to Read

Carter has recently begun to really focus on books. He can usually entertain himself (5 mintues at a time) with brightly colored books.

This must have been a good page . . .

Below is another of his favorite books, he can read and chew on it at the same time

. . . thank you Paula!

Yard Pictures

The lawn is in and it sure looks pretty . . . too bad Carter can't play on it for 2 whole weeks.

We moved a couple palm trees, they were growing too close together so Jeff hired some help and moved the larger palm tree about 5 feet to the left of where it was. That tree was sooooo heavy it took 3 guys and a 2x4 just to roll it 5 feet!

How to Get My Way . . . an original poem by CWS

I sat and pondered just how to get my way . . .

I can usually flash a smile if Mom and Dad say, "No way."

I can try to look innocent, and pretend I have something important to say, Or, like my bib says, just ask Grandma. She's sure to say "Ok!"

Happy Birthday Auntie Erin!

Happy Birthday, I love you. Hope your day is wonderful.

Love,

Your little Pun'kin

Carter

Already a ladies man!!!

Jeff, Dave, Elise and I took Carter to Lake Las Vegas this weekend. A cutie pie little girl came

running over to check Carter out.

The Ritz Carlton at Lake Las Vegas. It was a beautiful day!

The Boyz

Handsome aren't they?

Dave and Elise visit

On Friday I flew home from Seattle with a little help from some good friends. Dave and Elise helped me through the airport and also got to stay with us a couple days. Carter LOVES Auntie Elise, . . . and Uncle Dave too.

A new toy . . .

Carter got a new toy from some friends. It's a Jumperoo. He is the perfect height right now and loves the fun music and lights when he bounces up and down.

Happy Boy

Saturday afternoon football

A bunch of guys get together on Saturday's and play football in the park close to our house. It is only FLAG football but it tends to get quite physical.

Bryan imitates Matt Hasselbeck . . .

. . . and ends up injured too . . .

Notice Bryan's leg hyper extended

Jeff going for the tackle.

Jeff holds Bryan's leg straight, Bryan tries not to pass out.

Bryan being helped to the car, only to enjoy a nice ride to the hospital.

Uncle Bryan gets a little love after a hard day at the hospital. He has a very bad sprain in his leg and small tear in some muscle. He feels fine, thanks to Morphine.

Bryanna is very excited to get her hands on his pain medicine

(don't worry, it has a child proof cap)

Auntie Erin . . .

. . . Mommy's phone is back on. She forgot to turn it back on after the airplane ride. Call her, I miss your voice.

Love, Cartier

What a weekend!

Jeff has been hard at work the last few months getting ready for grass. Finally the sprinkler system is in, old bushes and rocks removed, top soil down and now . . . sod. It was delivered at 8:45 Saturday morning. We had hoped to have it down LAST Saturday while I was out of town but a freak storm made it too wet to install. Or so Jeff said, because when I got home it was warm and sunny 75. This Saturday was picture perfect so there was no getting out of it this time.

I left to get some breakfast and came home to find Loren holding the little guy. He is GREAT with Carter. Lugged him in one hand a piece of sod in the other. He was a huge help and Carter was a content as could be working with the guys.

Loren, Mike, and Kevin all helped get the grass down in about 1 hour! Dave came from out of town with his lovely wife and we put him to work too. It is the best to have such awesome friends and family when there are projects to get done around the house!

THANKS GUYS!

Lil' Punkin

It's that time of year again. Carter is all dressed up for the season in his pumpkin outfit.

Posing with Auntie Erin.

I'm so sweet maybe she thinks I'm pumpkin pie!

Pictures for Daddy

Auntie Erin is teaching me to hold my own bottle.

I am teaching Teddy how to point. (but Mommy says I am using the wrong finger.)

Okay Daddy, here I am as Jackie Chan doing karate again . . .

and now I'm an elf (see the scrunched ear) . . . and here I am just waving to you.