Vampire Boy!

My kid looks like a Vampire! He has his two middle bottom teeth. He is supposed to get his top middle teeth next. Carter likes to make thing interesting so he decided to hold off on the middle teeth for now. He has his vampire teeth and there is no sign of the middle ones coming yet. We figured since he has the teeth he might as well be a vampire for Halloween!

I think that he is totally cute with his vampire teeth. His granny is a little worried that he might not get any middle teeth. I have heard of this happening (vampire teeth) to one of my friends before. If there is any of you out there that has had any experince with crazy teeth please let me know so that I can give granny a little reassurance.

Crash And Burn Part 1

Carter is learning how to walk! As you can tell from the bump on his forehead, he is also learning how to fall. Since I'm such a great mom, I decided to wait until after he was done crying to take a picture of his bumps and bruises.

I tell myself that this is the first of many and that I don't need to run over to him every time he falls and starts to cry, but 90% of the time I don't listen. I do what ever it takes to make it better. Half the time giving him a piece of candy or a Cheeto makes all the pain go away. Then the other half of the time he wants me to hold him and tell him it's OK, sit and rock him for a bit, or kiss him until he laughs. That moment makes me so happy. I'm not happy because he is hurt but I am happy that he needed me. I love knowing that I have the ability to make him feel better. I see him growing up faster than I ever thought possible, and it scares me to think that I might forget these special moments. (Guess I'm having another weird "mom moment". Seriously, why do his bumps and bruises make me appreciate him more? Koo Koo!!)

It seems like we have been very busy the last couple weeks. Kenny has been reffing soccer A LOT! Last Saturday we went with him to Bolder City while he reffed two games. Carter had fun rolling around on his blanket. He's still not sure what to think about the grass so he never goes off the blanket, which makes watching him very easy. I know that wont last for very much longer. On the way home we stopped at the A&W and Carter shared a root beer float with us.

We also decided to cut Carter's hair. When I say we, I mean Me and Kenny. There was not a hair technician on the premises to lend a helping hand. We borrowed Uncle Ross's hair clippers and crossed our fingers. The last time he got his hair cut he was not the happiest little guy. This time I decided we needed a better distraction. Distraction = Popsicle. It worked out GREAT! I was in charge of the clippers and Kenny was in charge of holding Carters ears down and laughing at what a horrible job I was doing. It turned out pretty good and I think that the next time we might do even better.

Better Late Than Never

Labor Day was a lot of fun. Carter and I spent the weekend at my parents cabin. Kenny had to stay home and work. He takes such good care of us. Here are some pictures of our little guy and his big weekend.

Carter and Aunt Jordie going on a ranger ride.

Carter in his swing at the cabin. He wants to go higher!!!

Carter with his big boy clothes on. I still can't believe how grown up he looks!

I WANT MORE ICE CREAM!

This is the new face Carter makes when we get out the camera.

The weekend was a lot of fun but we really missed having Kenny and Shelby around. We can't wait until the next time!

TAG. . . .

This is for you Jordan. Sorry it took so long.

The rules are you have to take 10 pictures of the following things and you have to do it right away. No straightening, cleaning or wiping your child's nose. Then you tag five others.

1. Closet

It was kinda hard for me to get a good picture, my door is in a really wierd place.

2. Sink

Just did dishes this morning! Lucky me!

3. Toilet

Yes, it is possible! My husband is trained to put the seat down.

4. Laundry Room

Not my favorite place in the world, but I do love my washer and dryer.

5. Kid I risked waking Carter up just to get this picture. Yes that is drool. He is a major drool machine!

6. Favorite Room

I really like my kitchen. I don't love to cook but this is the only room in my house that the furniture actually matches (kinda sad).

7. Favorite ShoesI can't choose. I probably have atleast 15 pairs of running shoes. These are just a few.

8. Self PortraitSorry this is as good as it gets, this is the most recent picture with me in it. I'm sooo not going to post a picture of myself the way I look right now. Not doin it!

9. Refrigerator

I need to go to the grocery store STAT.

10. Dream VacationThere are a ton of places that I would love to go. The next trip I want to take is a week long cruise to the Caribean.

I tag Christina, Holly, Amanda, Ashley (again), and Natalie.