Rainy Day Picture

Today it's rainy and Carter is, shall we say, a little upset that Mommy will not let him play outside. If the temperature was a little warmer and the rain stopped, I would let him go out and splash in the puddles. However, apparently Winter in Wisconsin doesn't end until who knows when. So, in the meantime here is a close-up shot of him. Sometimes I feel like when I get him out of his crib in the morning, he looks so much bigger then he did when I put him down the night before. Today was one of those mornings. What do you think?

Lions, Tigers, and Scissors.....OH MY!!!!!

We took Carter to get his first hair cut the other day. I was a little nervous to take him because he tends to be very unsure about strangers coming near him. I had a feeling that it might not be a pleasant experience for him. But since his hair was falling into his face, I knew I had to just bite the bullet and take him. Well in an effort to try to make the experience a little easier for the both of us, I found a kids hair cutting place. They have really cool chairs for the kids to sit in and videos for the kids to watch while getting their hair cut. Carter sat in a firetruck chair and watched Thomas the Train on the video. He was really excited to arrive at the salon because they had really cool toys in the waiting room. He also really liked the firetruck. However, regardless of the efforts, poor Carter was a wreck. The second he saw the scissors coming at him, he about jumped out of the seat. The barber was very nice and cut it in less then 10 minutes. Throughout those ten minutes Carter said, "All done, all done, all done." Then when the barber said he was finally really done, Carter said, "ok. Tank you." and then sniffled. After all was said and done, the cut turned out cute. He looks like a new child.

Easter 2008

"Tank you Momma, Tank you Papa"

This afternoon, Carter started putting words together. Lately, he has been saying "Tank you" supposed to be thank you, in response to just about everything I do. This evening Jeff poured Carter some milk while I plated the enchiladas I made for dinner. Carter sat patiently in his high chair. Just as we both sat down, Carter looked at us and said "Tank you Momma, Tank you Papa" So sweet I tell ya.

Nonna, Nonna, Nonna

Last weekend Carter's Nonna came to visit (Jeff's Mom). He got such a kick out of the fact that he would say Nonna and she would respond "Yes, Carter?" that throughout her visit he probably said Nonna 50 times. As soon as she got to our house, he did his usual parade of showing her every toy he has in his possession. He is so proud of his toys that this is his little routine anytime someone comes over. I'm a little disappointed that we neglected to take any pictures while she was here. Next visit we will have to make a point of it. Anyway, here is a picture of Carter earlier this week, prancing through the house avoiding letting me put on his night clothes. He knows the routine is to head off to bed shortly after getting dressed. He is getting faster, and faster I swear. Either that or I'm getting slower and slower. I'm really not sure which.

Let's Party!

Carter attended the birthday party for his friends Ethan and Tyler at the new Key Lime Cove Waterpark in Gurnee Illinois on Monday. He had a blast splashing in the water and playing with all the other kids. I tell ya, he certainly isn't afraid of the water. He got into the two foot deep pool and just took off. He had so much fun, I have decided to put him in swim lessons through the local YMCA this Spring. It will be a nice little outing for us to do together for a half hour once a week until June since the class is meant for the parents to swim with the child. This is a picture of Carter and Tyler after swimming for a few hours. Carter just couldn't find the strengh to hold his head up any longer.

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