Robot jammies? Check!
Moon boots? Check!
I'm ready! Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
It's lame, but it's the truth.
It's New Years' Eve, and we're staying home. I can hear the fireworks going outside, and Carter keeps shoouting, "fireworks! fireworks!" (Ever notice how he always speaks in exclamations? I'm not making that up when I type...he really does :) Carter will probably be asleep by 8 (he napped late today), so Ryan and I will rent a movie or just hang out and ring in the new year.
This was such a great year, greater than we could have imagined. Carter grew so much from last December 31...learning to crawl, then walk, then run! He went from silence to probably close to 200 words. He is almost 18 months old and weighs close to 28 lbs and is 32+ inches tall. What a long way we've come from a 5.5 month old chunk who could barely even sit in a shopping cart unassisted. We're so lucky to have him.
Happy New Year and here's to an even greater year ahead. Bring on 2009.
This was such a great year, greater than we could have imagined. Carter grew so much from last December 31...learning to crawl, then walk, then run! He went from silence to probably close to 200 words. He is almost 18 months old and weighs close to 28 lbs and is 32+ inches tall. What a long way we've come from a 5.5 month old chunk who could barely even sit in a shopping cart unassisted. We're so lucky to have him.
Happy New Year and here's to an even greater year ahead. Bring on 2009.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Carter's 2nd Christmas was a bit more exciting for him than his first ;) We have such a generous family, and we all received so much great stuff. Carter has been telling everyone that asks that Santa is going to bring toys for Christmas, and if you ask what kind, he says "blue." (haha) Well, last night he added that Santa was going to bring him bubbles...and thanks to Amie giving Santa a call, Carter did get some bubbles as well!
His big gift from Santa was a train table, which Carter LOVED this morning! He kept shouting "trains! trains!" and pushed them all over his table.
We also celebrated a certain someone's 30th birthday on Christmas Eve ;)
Carter was even sweet enough to learn to say "Happy Birthday" for his Dada.
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas!
His big gift from Santa was a train table, which Carter LOVED this morning! He kept shouting "trains! trains!" and pushed them all over his table.
We also celebrated a certain someone's 30th birthday on Christmas Eve ;)
Carter was even sweet enough to learn to say "Happy Birthday" for his Dada.
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Shoes, shoes, shoes...
Carter is currently obsessed with shoes. Wearing them. Carrying them. Pointing them out in a crowd ("boots!" "shoes!"). It would be really cute if I could actually find my shoes when I need them...like not find one slipper in between the washing machine and dryer and then the other slipper on top of the toilet in the guest bathroom (at least it wasn't IN the toilet like my straightening iron...)
But it keeps him happy, so what am I supposed to do? And of course, now I have some excellent blackmail pictures for later!
But it keeps him happy, so what am I supposed to do? And of course, now I have some excellent blackmail pictures for later!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Bwue!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to red block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's red.
Carter: Red!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to yellow block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's yellow.
Carter: Yuh-yoh!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to purple block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's purple.
Carter: Purple!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to green block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's green.
Carter: Geeeen!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to blue block:
Carter: Yuh-yoh!
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's red.
Carter: Red!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to yellow block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's yellow.
Carter: Yuh-yoh!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to purple block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's purple.
Carter: Purple!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to green block:
Carter: Bwue!
Mama: No, that's not blue. That's green.
Carter: Geeeen!
Mama: Carter, what color is this? :points to blue block:
Carter: Yuh-yoh!
He's a smart one.
Carter and I ventured out to the mall to do some last minute Christmas shopping today. He has a little stuffed Santa toy that clips onto his stroller straps. If you squeeze it, it plays a Christmas tune.
So Carter grabbed it and was squeezing it but obviously wasn't hitting the button that turns it on, and he looked up at me and said, "Broke?" :)
So Carter grabbed it and was squeezing it but obviously wasn't hitting the button that turns it on, and he looked up at me and said, "Broke?" :)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
SNOW!
Rob Perillo said it would happen, but I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own two eyes :) I woke Carter up this morning and said we had to go outside, and we bundled him up and walked out and he shouted "ho-man!!" ("snowman" ;)
What a lovely sight!
What a lovely sight!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Christmas Lights, Round 1
This weekend, after we left Gaspard Hotel on Saturday, we moseyed on down to the Christmas Festival in Historic Natchitoches. I've been to Natchitoches once (when I was a kid) but I didn't remember it and I had never gone to see their Christmas lights.
I was very pleasantly surprised when we arrived on Front Street. It was a brick paved road with lots of little shops and restaurants along one side, and a steep embankment on the other side that led to the river. I was not so pleasantly surprised by the traffic, but we got parked and I got Carter into his stroller and off we went.
Immediately we met up with Kayla's friend Barrett and his family, and we walked down to the river while we waited for a table at Mama's Oyster House. Unfortunately, with the steep embankment to get to the river came a very steep set of stairs. And I had Carter's stroller to wrestle with. Not fun. Thankfully Barrett and his dad saved the day by helping me get Carter down. The lights were very pretty!
After a quick stroll down there, we headed back up the steep stairs again to eat dinner with the Berards and of course, snap some more pictures!
There was a fireworks display at 7pm, but unfortunately, Carter was not impressed with it at all! The noise must have really scared him, so we stayed back for a while, then headed BACK down the steep steps once again (thanks to some strangers who helped me get the stroller down the stairs!) It was lovely out, but Carter had enough by that point so we hit the road and headed back home to Daddy.
I was very pleasantly surprised when we arrived on Front Street. It was a brick paved road with lots of little shops and restaurants along one side, and a steep embankment on the other side that led to the river. I was not so pleasantly surprised by the traffic, but we got parked and I got Carter into his stroller and off we went.
Immediately we met up with Kayla's friend Barrett and his family, and we walked down to the river while we waited for a table at Mama's Oyster House. Unfortunately, with the steep embankment to get to the river came a very steep set of stairs. And I had Carter's stroller to wrestle with. Not fun. Thankfully Barrett and his dad saved the day by helping me get Carter down. The lights were very pretty!
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| From Natchitoches Christmas Festival 2008 |
After a quick stroll down there, we headed back up the steep stairs again to eat dinner with the Berards and of course, snap some more pictures!
There was a fireworks display at 7pm, but unfortunately, Carter was not impressed with it at all! The noise must have really scared him, so we stayed back for a while, then headed BACK down the steep steps once again (thanks to some strangers who helped me get the stroller down the stairs!) It was lovely out, but Carter had enough by that point so we hit the road and headed back home to Daddy.
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