Christmas Time is In The Air!

Well, we got our tree up this weekend, along with all the other Christmas decorations and lights. I guess the holidays are officially here. I'm excited about this Christmas because our WHOLE family will be here this year. Not only is it Carter's first Christmas, but his second cousin, Zoe's, too! They'll be here all the way from California! It will be fun to see them together, and we can't wait to spend the holidays with everyone.

Here are a few shots of us decorating the tree as a family for the first time. Carter didn't really care much about it. He pretty much just sat in the floor and played, and didn't pay too much attention to what we were doing. Not sure why I expected much more than that.

Here, we are hanging his "Baby's First Christmas, 2009" ornament

that he got from Eric's grandparents! And Carter helped Eric hang his favorite ornament... Troy Aikman.

Nope, I'm not gonna smile. Where am I, anyway? And what is this thing??

I guess this is pretty cool....

I ♥ my Jingle BellYAY!!! Christmas time is here!

Happy Turkey Day!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with each of our families! We are very blessed, and have a lot to be thankful for. It's always nice to give thanks with those you love. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Family Photo, Thanksgiving 2009 My two favorite boys
Handsome little man and his mommy

Carter spent his first Thanksgiving blowing bubbles all day long...

...and clapping a lot, too.

Carter and his great Granny Mary (My grandmother)

Uncle Matt and Carter clapping together

Wearing Uncle Matt's Cowboy hat, making silly faces

Applause, please!

Carter learned how to clap last week.... it's so stinkin' cute!! Here is a video of him doing it.

Also, Carter has enjoyed jumping in his doorway jumper lately. Take a look.

And last but not least, we went to a playdate last week, and Carter, Connor, and William had a ball together squealing on the floor. Stephanie was just so entertaining!

Jingle Bells

A while back, I got this really big jingle bell at Hobby Lobby because I thought Carter would like playing with it. Boy, is that an understatement. He LOVES this thing! And I think it's so cute how he jingles it, especially now that the holidays are just around the corner. He's so festive!!

Also, here are a few cute pictures I've taken lately.

My toys are fun....

But Daddy's toys are better!!

Baby on the Move

No, he's not crawling just yet. Scooting is more like it, with a little bit of rolling mixed in, and mostly while on his back.

It always starts while laying on his blanket playing.He loves this teething toy!

He started there ↑
And ended up here ↓
Yes. He scooched his way under the coffee table

and out the other side in just a couple of minutes.

What a toot.

Loving his new found freedom... more scooching!

No point in laying him on a blanket anymore, really.

HAIR!!

I am very excited that Carter's hair is growing. I thought my kid would most likely be bald until the age of 2, but apparently not! It's very fine, just like mine, and VERY blond! And it sticks up all over. I'm going to have to figure out how to keep it under control. I've started playing with it, and combing it, and styling it just to be silly. Man, I NEED A LITTLE GIRL!! Anyway, here is Carter's first Mohawk!