St. Patricks and more!

Carter loves when Grandma puts up sticky decorations on the windows. He always wants you to pick him up out there so he can peel them off. Uncle Kyle put a shamrock on his head, and Carter had no idea it was there until it fell off when he was eating!
Here is a very messy little boy before his bath. Grandpa (who always gives him treats) let him have the spoon and empty pudding bowl. There was still plenty to get on his hands and then rub on his face.
Here's two tired guys. Kyle and Carter took a fantastic two hour nap on Saturday. Graveyard shift was tough this week - Kyle had to work a 12 hour shift on St. Patrick's Day.
Carter is a big fan of wearing no pants. As soon as his diaper is off, he's off. He looks really cute here with his plaid shirt from his Alaska pals, shoes, socks, and my cell phone.

Mom had a wonderful 50th birthday this year. Her pals from Helena came over, and of course, Aunt Terri and I were there. Doesn't her tiara look lovely?
Mom met these nice people from Ireland when we were at the Dublin (formerly Shooters). There were from Tipperary and had the coolest accents. They said they were having a "brilliant" time.
Here's Carter's lovely St. Patrick's Day shirt. I thought he looked pretty cute in it. He's carrying around some shamrock garland too. So festive!

Carter is becoming quite the stacker. He did the side closest to him obviously. It's pretty funny to watch because he really concentrates.
I know that I'm not looking and that the tops of our heads are cut off, but I still like this picture. There is something about his expression that I think is so cute.
I love how he crosses his feet all the time. He does it when he reads books, sleeps, plays, and hangs out. I don't want any comments about the Duke sweatshirt in the background. I know they choked - I was very disappointed. I'll still love them though.
Mom kept trying to get a picture of him in the sink, and he would not look at her. This one was totally by accident. He's doing a little shrug, and his ears look really funny. It's just a funny look!

It's fixed - Hooray!

Yay - Kyle and Bresnan managed to fix the computer! I can finally blog again!

This is just a cute picture. Grandma Patsy got him this little "Knight" outfit. It has dragons and shields on it. Very cute!

Grandpa is kind of crazy, but that's what Carter loves about him. Carter loves to snuggle with this big red dog - obviously so does Grandpa.

Here's a poor worn out pair. Apparently Carter and Laney both had a big day whenever this was. They just crashed!
Here's my little man taking his bubble-gum flavored Amoxicillin. He's almost done with it, and it worked very fast. It's so nice not to have to fight with him about wiping his nose!

He loves the computer. He's always trying to climb up on the chair and destroy the keyboard. He's sure a cute little destroyer though.

He absolutely loves the vacuum. He was yelling and crawling after Grandpa when he was vacuuming. So Grandpa let him help.
You can tell Carter was quite pleased with being able to help. There's his goofy face with his tongue hanging out as usual!

Finally!

Hello everyone. I'm beyond frustrated at the computer. Big Kyle is working on it, but it's annoying. Anyway, here are eight pictures. It let me put up four on Tuesday and four on Wednesday (before it froze up). They'll be more to come...I just don't know when. Hope everyone had a lovely St. Patrick's Day!

This was at the Four Seasons in Great Falls while we were watching basketball. It was so warm in there that Mom bought some "Dippin' Dots" for Carter. He thought they were absolutely delicious! He was very good there, especially since he had a sinus infection.
We tried to go in the pool at the hotel, but it was freezing. We did hang out in the hot tub though. I'm glad he got to show off his buff body!
There was no purple in the city of Great Falls. We went to Universal to have this shirt made for the championship. It was a youth small, so we cut more than half off the bottom and the sleeves. It ended up being pretty cute.
He'll walk by himself, but walking with two people is so much funner. He thought he was pretty cool. He was very nice to the girls after they took 2nd. They played great all year. He gave the two seniors (Joey and Brianne) some high fives.

He loves this ball. He crawls after it, sits up and rolls it, and then beats on it with his hands. It's funny. I think that "baa" is his first word. He definitely knows what it means!
Dad had some jello with whipped cream last week. When he was done, Carter got to make a mess. I like how he put his truck in the bowl and then dug around it with the spoon.
He's starting to love the camera. He wants to me to take pictures and then immediately show him what they look like. Then he laughs and yells. He's goofy.
This is just a picture of his crazy hair and a little crunchie. He goes nuts for those things. I think he could eat about 20 per meal if I let him. He's not been a big fan of baby food lately. His teeth are really bugging him though - I wish they would just come in!

Been awhile

Sorry everyone. I know it's been awhile since we've posted. Carter and I had a rough week. He had a sinus infection, and I had the flu. We're better but not completely cured. I promise I will get some pictures up on Tuesday when I'm back to work. The computer at home has been ridiculously slow lately.

Officer Daddy

Kyle started his new job on Friday. It's going well. Graveyard shift has a lot of DUIs so far. Luckily, Kyle has never had trouble sleeping during the day and taking naps!

Carter really likes his Dad's uniform. He was having a good time with the cord for the radio. Kyle looks very professional.
Kelsie, this is the best I could do for a cop pose. I'm glad he's using his finger gun and not his real gun - it kind of freaks me out. We bought a gun safe, so that's good.
Grandma Patsy, Aunt Terri, Abb, and Jord were in Spokane this weekend for the girls' dance competion (where they did fantastic - 93% diamond awards). They made Carter this toy at the "Build a Bear" place. Carter loves ducks; this one has a cute police uniform. They're clever!

Here's one of Carter's favorite things to do now - crawl over to me and try to climb up my legs. I like his little face; he was saying "Mom mom mom mom". I'm not quite sure if he gets that I'm "mom", but I love when he says it!
Here's a fantastic picture of his bottom teeth. We took a couple pictures together, but I accidentally cut off my face. I'm okay with that. These pajamas made him look so tall and skinny.
Imagine this - Grandpa giving Carter a treat! It was peach jello this time. The consistency kind of made him wary, but he enjoyed it. He's really trying to feed himself lately with a big boy spoon. It's pretty funny to watch.
I had to show this cute outfit that Kevin and Marisa got him for Christmas. He looked so cute and grownup in that little plaid shirt. It made his eyes look very blue!

I love these pajamas. They are so light and soft. Plus, he looks handsome in them. He was having a good time smiling at Uncle Kyle that night.
Erica, Kelsie, and Terri gave Carter this cute onesie for Christmas. It makes me laugh. It's quite appropriate right now too. He's teething like crazy!
Grandma got Carter this "Look and Find" Baby Einstein book. We thought it would be a little too old for him right now, but he loves it. He likes how big it is and how much stuff is on every page. We've read it every day since he got it!
Here my big walking guy. He's not really close to taking off yet, but he'll walk in between two people (like Terri and Jordan, in this case). He's always pointing too. I think that's so cute.

He stole Aunt Terri's blondie the other day and went to town on it. Great-Grandma Vivian makes a delicious blondie! I'm glad he still eats baby food, but he likes a nice snack.
This is one of his new things. He sits on his knees and bounces and waves to people. I'm not sure what this face was either; he's pretty much a little goofball.
Here he is balancing and clapping for himself. He claps when he falls on his butt too!

Sorry so late!

We took a trip to Sunburst this last weekend, and Carter had a fantastic time. Here he is hanging out in Great-Grandma Bonnie's nice and snowy yard.
Carter got to meet some farm animals this weekend. He was a little wary of the cows (until he was back in the truck), but he liked Lucky, the horse. I was amazed at how they all follow Phil around - they love him!
Mary Jo and Carter did some dancing. You can tell he thought he was pretty cool. I'm so glad he's not shy around anyone.
He also had fun bouncing on Phil. Then he did some standing on his own and clapping for himself. Carter was in awe of Fancy too. She's such a good dog. All the dogs are so nice to Carter (especially Josie, who loves to kiss his face).
He loves Grandma Diana and Grandpa Dick's kitchen. The floor was fun to slip around on in his fuzzy pajamas. He also could open the cracker cupboard and help with the dishes. What a guy!
He took some good naps when we were up there. All that excitement I guess. I love how he fell asleep on top of his "blue guy".
Everyone came over Saturday night for some delicious stew, salad, rolls, and carrot cake (Yum). Carter had fun with his cousins. He and Coltie played with some cars and trucks. Carter mostly tried to eat them!
Here's earlier in the week at Grandma Patsy and Grandpa Dale's house. He got some food in his hair so we had a nice, quick bath in the sink. It's much easier to fill up than the bathtub! Carter is getting quite the cheesy smile.
He loves to make a mess. We usually have to put down a couple towels no matter where he takes a bath - he a splashing machine!
It was so nice last week that we took Laney on three walks! That stroller Callie got us will go over anything - it's fantastic for sidewalks that aren't shoveled. We usually stop by to see Aunt Terri when we're walking. Carter's always happy to see her.
He likes laundry baskets. He thought it was funny that he was in there and we weren't.
He such a boy, huh? Already checking out the Playstation 3. I'll try and keep him away from that for a while!
I just like how bright his eyes are in this picture. He was so good that day. He got his pictures taken out at Walmart and took a nice nap afterwards. He was a charmer!
Grandpa shared a tiny bit of chocolate ice cream with him (Grandpa always seems to be giving him treats!). Carter had a lovely chocolate mustache to show for it!
He's obsessed with his Tonka truck. He mostly likes to push it (back and forth hundreds of times), but his Dad got him to ride on it the other day. He enjoyed honking the horn.
I like his big cheeks in this picture. I'm not sure what Jordan was doing, but it was really making our little man laugh. He's a lucky guy to have so many people that play with him.