More fun

While Jordan and I were out gardening, my guys took a nice little snooze. I put the yellow bear on Kyle because I thought he was still awake. He was confused when he woke up!

Jordan was a big help for me this weekend. She planted the marigolds and moss roses for me on Saturday. On Sunday, she helped me put in the vegetables. Our rock garden looks pretty nice right now. The rain has been helpful.
We had to get a picture of the boys in their matching shirts with Erica. They love to read together; they don't want to miss out on anything of course!

They also do a lot of chores together. They are always out on the back porch trying to sweep, mop, or crush pop cans.
Carter was being silly on Saturday. He wanted to lounge on the couch with no pants and eat crackers. He had cool hair that day - two spikes on top and curls in the back.
Carter learned how to climb through the slide tunnel. I know it's not a good picture, but I like how you can see Lando coming right behind him!
Carter is a very good eater. He will try anything. He decided to sit with Grandpa and chow down on some meatballs. He just stole them right off his plate and bit into them!

Landon always gives me the cheesiest smiles. He's so silly. I love the carrot in his teeth!
Carter tackles people when they are hiding under blankets. His dad is very proud of his form. He really wraps up and then takes them down!
I just thought this was a cute picture. His dinosaur pajamas are pretty cute. I have to roll the pants up about three times though!

Silly little boys

Landon was really trying to get Carter's attention the other night. However, when there is food around...that's what Carter is looking at.
Landon really likes to feed Carter. He's very thoughtful that way. Don't they look cute in their little shorts pajamas?

This is what happens when you play and play all day long. Carter finally crashed while sitting with Grandma. He has been a beast about going to bed these last couple weeks.
Carter loves Landon's big bag of Lego's. He's getting pretty good at putting them together. Abbey did the tower, and Carter did a couple top stories.
This is a delightful outdoor game. Landon loves to push stuff (Carter and Jordan in the dumptruck in this case). He also pushes the cars, strollers, high chair...etc. He's very strong.
This is the "crabby sandbox" that Kyle and I got them for the summer. We haven't got the sand yet, but the boys like to draw on it with chalk, play with the eyes, climb on it, and sit on his claws. They look a bit out of it here!

This was so funny. Grandma was blow-drying her hair. Carter would come in, and she would point it at him. Then he would run away laughing. I didn't even notice that he stole the toothpaste too!
Erica got the boys a cool slide to play with. It's in the front room right now, but they both love it. This is the wheel on top of it. I like to call them Captain when they are up there. They think they are so cool and big!
Here's another picture of Landon "carting" Carter around. They both think this is so much fun. Carter looks so skinny - I swear all he does is eat!
This is the only time that there is any quiet when the boys are awake...Baby Einstein time. It's twenty five minutes of calm. One per day is the limit though.

Quiet week

Hello everyone. Carter had some weird stuff in his throat (haemophilus) that was causing him to not eat and get fevers all day long. So we spent three long days together last week! Luckily, he's feeling much better today.
Carter loves Landon's stackers. He really loves to knock them down as you can see!
His new favorite word is "bubble". He loves when Grandma is doing the dishes because he can smash them into her hands.
We went to Silver Bow on a rainy day this weekend so the boys could run around for awhile. They seemed to find the carousel quite fascinating.

Aunt Diane and her daughter, Kathi, got Carter and Landon the cutest little Cozy Coupes! Carter's is a police car (which his Dad loved), and Landon's is a fire rescue car. Landon thinks that they should both be able to fit in one together.
They've played in these every single day since they got them. Lando likes to push Carter around in them which is really funny. His daddy was giving him a ride here. He moves his feet along with it - he just too little to really propel himself forward. You can tell he still wasn't his usual goofy little self. They always want to be outside though so what can we do?

This picture covers all their parts nicely. They are not the chubbiest guys around that's for sure! They were hilarious this night - they ran around naked, danced, jumped on pillows, and played legos together.
He really enjoys the tree. He thought he was so cool sitting up there with Abb...
and Jord. I couldn't leave one of them out!

Carter's best friend is back!

Erica and Landon arrived on Wednesday - woo hoo! I had Thursday and Friday off work, and I think we spent about 8 hours a day outside! Those boys love to be outdoors; I'm exhausted!

Carter has discovered the joys of ice cream. These baby cones from Dairy Queen are definitely his new favorite thing.
We went down to C Street Park a bunch these last four days. Carter looks a bit wore out here - he loved the slide though. Jordan just came from a birthday party where they did hair and makeup. She looks lovely.
Abbey seems to really be enjoying the slide! Lando eventually went down by himself, and we caught him at the bottom. They had a good time.
Mom found this basketball hoop (for a pool) in the backyard. It works nicely for the boys - Landon really likes to carry it around. It's so funny to see the boys in shorts. It's been a long time since it's been 80 some degrees!

Carter was running around naked the other day (one of his favorite things to do) and then decided to play the drum. He looked really funny.
Our friend Geah had a little baby girl, Reese, about two weeks ago. She's just a tiny little thing - not quite 7 lbs yet. I can't even remember when Carter was that small. She's a beautiful baby.
The boys have been really good about playing together. They, of course, steal things from eachother every now and then, but that's what babies do. They mostly just stare at eachother a lot.
They are very artsy! They like to color inside with crayons and outside with sidewalk chalk. The sidewalk looks lovely right now.

Lando took about a day to remember all of us, but now everyone is totally comfortable. Here's Carter giving his Aunt Erica a big love!
Carter's been really into hats lately. He especially likes to steal Grandpa's while he's sitting on the deck steps!
Abb and Jordan had their dance recitals on Tuesday and Wednesday. They have one more left. They were fantastic as usual and always so fun to watch. Terri Jo did a nice job on their hair.
My little man is getting some big front teeth. He looks like such a goof in this picture. He's also in dire need of a haircut, but I don't know if I can cut off those curls.

He likes to go all the way around my parents' house and peek at me while I work in the rock garden. I just thought this was a funny picture.
They love to be outside! It looks funny to see them mowing the lawn in their pajamas.
The two of them are enjoying having double the toys and books. Lando really likes the aquarium again, and Carter loves the piggybank.
Grandpa and little Kyle set up Landon's crib on Tuesday - Carter decided he better get in and do a little quality control. He really liked jumping in there!

Some videos

This video is dark and long, but so funny at the end. Carter was watching Jordan balance Laney's toy on his shovel.



Carter likes to make people laugh. He always does this thing where he leans back on the couch. Then he checks out Mom's new Neil Diamond CD and has a pretty good tumble! He's tough though.



Last but not least, here is a kind of boring video of Carter working outside. He likes to pick up dirt and put it on the stairs of the deck. He thinks this is exactly where it should go.

Lots of helping

We went and picked up my Grandma for a nice Mother's Day brunch at Mom and Dad's. Lane got to sit in the back with me and hang her head out the window. I just thought it was a funny picture.

This was Carter's car face. He's always in the best mood in the mornings. He's also getting quite the cheesy little smile.
Carter really enjoys whipped cream! I guess it's better than cookies or ice cream. Dad always lets him have the lid.

He's starting to like putting stuff on his head. It's really the challenge of getting it to stay on there just right and have people laugh at you!
He's so funny. I can't even explain how funny this was. He would go up to Kyle and smack his leg. Then he would run away and laugh with his hand over his mouth. He thought it was the best game ever. We probably shouldn't let him hit, but he wasn't being mean - it was just a love tap.
Here he is being helpful again. He loves to vacuum, rake, shovel, help Grandpa with household jobs - we'll take this as long as we can get it! He's helping Dad put a latch on the cleaning supply cupboard.

Carter discovered that he can get this big spoon out of the second drawer in the kitchen. He was using it for a gavel while he sat with Aunt Terri. He's goofy.
He also used it to eat some pasta later. Grandpa gave him the last breadstick and bit of pasta. He would pick up the noodle, put it on the spoon, and chow down. The way he eats, he should weigh a lot more than twenty pounds!
We can't get this little guy to come inside anymore! He just absolutely loves being outside. I kind of like this picture. The tree looks like something out of a Tim Burton movie.
We're getting things all spiffed up for when Lando and Erica arrive. Carter and Grandpa tightened up the bottom stair on the porch. It's going to get a lot of use this summer.

I just like this face. He looks very serious - he was probably trying to open the lotion and eat it.
Here's Carter helping with the garden. He likes dirt a lot. He doesn't touch the tulips (which is good), but he likes to throw the loose dirt in the air.
Carter just might be a drummer. He's always making beautiful (and very loud) music with lids from pots and pans.