Meeting up with friends

We had a very fun weekend! My friend Dana came in from Kalispell and on Saturday, we went to my friend Ritter's "Tres De Mayo" Party. It was a good time had by all. Then on Sunday - my friends brought their kids over to play. It was so nice to see everyone.



Jada, Dana's little girl, is very good at giving kisses. However, it appears Madisyn was not ready to receive one! She just kept leaning further and further back. Carter looks puzzled.
Ritter had a spot in a picture frame for all three of them together. We finally got one when we went inside and distracted them with toys! Isn't it a nice variety of haircolors?
Grandpa got Carter some lawn toys out at K-Mart. Jada and Carter were pretty nice about sharing the lawn mower. Madisyn was busy playing peek-a-boo.
I like their faces here. Carter looks like he's studying carefully what Jada is doing.
Aren't they such pretty little girls?
Madisyn and Jada were having a good time throwing this little wiffle ball to eachother.
Grandpa got Carter his own lawnmower Sunday morning. He was so excited that he had to go outside in his pajamas. I did manage to throw some shoes on him anyway. They looked cute.

Grandpa was setting up Grandma's sweet pea bed. Carter sat in the dirt and helped a lot with his green shovel. He was so dirty! He also helped Daddy rake. Kyle and I decided his rapper name would be "Mos Hepful". We are huge nerds - I know.
This was out at Ritter and Mike's house. They have a huge yard. Carter found Madisyn's lawn mower and went all over the place!

Dana, who is seven months pregnant, had a giant iced tea. Madisyn decided to share with her. She's too cute. Those are Terri's feet on the left. She and Ritter are 5th floor buddies at the hospital.
Here are my buddies (Dana, Ritter, me) that I've had for over about 14 years! It was so nice to hang out together. On Friday, I took Carter and Laney down to C Street Park again. It's become one of our favorite places. I love this outfit that Lando passed down - plus this pose makes him kind of look like the Hulk or something!

Carter's favorite thing to eat for dinner is a scrambled egg with some toast and fruit. We usually give whatever is left in the pan to Laney - Carter took charge of this task.
Carter thought Grandma was too funny the other night. I can't even remember what he was laughing about, but he sure was laughing hard.

Just another tug-of-war game with Laney. This happens pretty much daily!
Grandpa made some delicious spaghetti on Thursday. Carter was quite good about helping him eat some noodles. Can you tell he had some chocolate on his face?
Little chocolate face had to take a bath after that. Jordan hopped in there with him, which was very nice of her. You can see his big front teeth in this picture.
This was from last Sunday, but it's so cute I decided to put it up. He loves this Elmo book - I taught him to say "Ah Ah Ah" when we get to the page with the Count!

He's such a nice boy, and he gets so excited when Abb, Jord, and Terri come over. He runs in a circle and dances. He also gives some nice loves.
His new thing is to throw his arms behind him when he runs. He looks like he's trying to take off!
We walked down to Dairy Queen the other night. Carter thought he was pretty cool walking with all the grownups! Abbey is not insane either - she was making him laugh.

Outdoor adventures!

Yes, more pictures! I couldn't help it. Plus my computer was being very fast. Anyway, it's finally nice here. On Sunday, we spent almost the whole day outside (he didn't even need a coat). Carter figured out that the front door leads to outside! I'm not sure how long the nice weather will last so we took full advantage of it.


There was one little pile of snow left by the porch. We gave Carter his shovel and showed him how to use it. It will be good practice for the sandbox this summer.
Laney is in need of another haircut. She was quite warm after her big walk. I guess this cooled her down!
This is the silliest face. It just makes me laugh when I look at it! I like his shirt too - little skulls and crossbones. He was looking good.
He thought pinecones were really cool. He gathered them onto the sidewalk and then threw them into the air.
He kept going up to his stroller and trying to climb into it. So we took a nice walk. He's not very subtle when he wants something!
He loves the tree. He walks over to it, stares at it, and says "up". Abb helped him out. He really just likes to touch it.
Here's my little monkey on Saturday at C Street Park. Daddy helped him hang from the monkey bars.

We usually end the park adventures by chasing Laney in the grass. He got her!
He also decided dirt was delicious, so why not try some grass? He spit it out though - must not be as tasty.
The little fake rock stairs were his favorite part. We all took turns helping him climb up there. He really needs a haircut!

Jordan came down there with us. She took him down the slide quite a few times. He wasn't sure about it at first, but then he liked it.
This is the first trip down. You can tell he's not sure what is going on.
He liked to beat on the slide. He thought that was really funny. He wanted to climb up it too.

A ton of pictures

Carter has become obsessed with shoes lately. Grandpa's slippers are the easiest to put on!
He's also been very lovey lately. He's been giving everyone (including Laney, his best friend) big kisses and hugs. I'm not complaining at all - I love it.
Carter has been playing with all his new toys that he got for his birthday. His little people "village" is behind him - he loves the car ramp - and his tool puzzle is also lots of fun.
This is his tee that he got from Cimmaron and Steph. He hasn't quite got the concept yet. He likes to run with the bat and knock the ball off with his hand!
He's starting to like his Baby Einstein video a lot. It's all about water. We also watched a little bit of Finding Nemo the other day. He thought that the fish were quite fascinating.
Carter and Grandpa had a very fun night on Thursday. Carter went to open gym with us, then Grandpa chased him around the house and gave him a horsey ride! Carter loves when people chase him.
Grandma and a little naked man read some books together. He really likes this new grouchy ladybug book that Grandma got for him.
Carter found a new silly game to play. He would walk over to the loveseat, lean backwards on it with his hands in the air, and laugh and laugh. We have no idea where he got this!
This was last weekend. Lovely right? It was crappy all week long.
This is a very tired little man. When he wakes up from a nap and sees Laney - he likes to go lay on her. It's part of his waking up process. Lane is such a good dog.
I like this little weird face he's making. I think he was intrigued by his new food. Peanut butter and jelly is delicious. He also enjoyed some tuna casserole later.
Abbey took this picture - it's very silly. He was partaking in some of Aunt Terri's chocolate birthday cake.
Another loving his puppy picture. Carter says puppy so clearly now. It's cute that their buddies.
Mashed potatoes are probably Carter's favorite food right now - next to the baby Cheetos. He's got some of that Irish Connors' blood in him!
Carter got another birthday present in the mail from Kelsie the other day (thanks Kels!). It's a "Baby Jamz" microphone and it plays awesome hip-hop versions of "Old McDonald" "Bingo" and many other classics. He dances with it all the time!
Here's a nice game of tug of war. Laney always brings her toys to Carter because he never says No!

More videos

This is a pretty funny video of Carter chasing Abbey. He loves to chase people or play hide n seek. He's always seeking! He gets distracted at the end, but the beginning is funny!



Here's the birthday cake video. He's not very loud about it, but you can tell he enjoyed it. I like how he keeps eating it off his hand!



This is just a short video of me tickling Carter. It went on quite a while before this, but I couldn't find my camera. He got a bit tired from all that laughing.



Last, but not least - this is Carter playing with one of his many new toys. This is the "pound and play" from his Alaska fam. I like how he gets ambidextrous at the end!

Random stuff

I had to show that Carter absolutely loves this hammer/gavel that Erica, Terri, and Landon got him for his birthday. He uses it with his "pound and play" toy, but he also just carries it around and hits stuff. Luckily not people or dogs but cheerios and puffs are fun to pulverize! You'll notice he has his tongue out in lots of these pictures - he's goofy.
Carter gets the cutest little curls when his hair is wet. Since Kyle and I both have curly hair, I suppose we should have expected it. I love it though - so cute.

It was so nice on Wednesday - 61 degrees (the news said our high would be 31)! Carter, Laney, and I took a long walk, then we swung by C Street Park. We had lots of fun. Laney knows I'll take off her leash and she can run and run. Carter and I chased her and just played. Here he is trying to climb up the slide.
Laney is trying to entice him to chase her some more. They are so cute together. We are so lucky that our dog loves our baby.
This was in Mom and Dad's yard before our walk. He loves to push his dump truck. I like the concentration (tongue out) and one hand. He thinks he's pretty big.

He likes to carry around his hair brush. He eventually forgot about it when he found out how fun dirt is. He just sat and threw it around for a long time. Then he decided to eat it. That was fun to get off his tongue!
He tried every toy there. We went on the swings too. He's a little explorer.
I think this picture is so cute. He just looks so small surrounded by all the grass and dirt. He was on a mission to go eat some more dirt. The grass just wasn't as fun.

Here's Laney and Carter playing tug of war with Grandpa's whipped cream leftovers. This happens a lot. It's pretty funny to watch because they're both pretty nice about it.
If we ever leave Laney's bowl of water out, Carter makes a huge mess. He splashes in it and knocks it over if we don't catch him in time. On this day, he was stirring it with his spoon. He looks awfully pleased with himself!
He really likes to chew on toothbrushes. They must feel good on his poor swollen gums. He's getting two or more new teeth. I gave him my toothbrush one day, just to be nice. I love his new monkey pajamas too.
Carter loves watching Jordan and Abbey play on the Nintendo DS. It enthalls him for a couple minutes. Then he just tries to close it on their fingers. He thinks this is just hilarious.

Carter got to wear shorts on Sunday after his party. It was so beautiful. I didn't get a good picture of them, but he looked fantastic. We got a foot of snow this weekend (it was a balmy 6 degrees this morning), so I hope he enjoyed it! I really wasn't intending to make this post a weather report!
I have such a happy little man. He kept running to me the other day and hugging my legs. He says "Ma Ma" and I say "Baby", and he runs over. It's so sweet.
He fell asleep on my legs the other night while we watched Top Chef. You can tell he was a bit exhausted. I love when he doesn't fight me about going to bed! It's so rare.
Open gym started last week. Carter had the best time running around the gym and flirting with all the girls. He really likes to watch them serve. He fell asleep on the way home - must have been all that exercise.