Roughhousing with Dad

Tickle monster!

Getting chased...

I'm gonna get you!

GOT YOU!

Eric is tickling Carter's thighs with his buzz cut!

So cute!

This boy loves his daddy..... can you tell?!

Giving the Spoon a Try

He's getting better!

Little Guy, Big Bed

One of Carter's favorite things to do lately is get up in our bed and play. I usually let him do this while I'm getting ready right there in our bathroom. He just loves being up there.... I think he thinks it's such a big boy thing to do! Here are some of the pictures I snapped of him this morning.

King of the king size...

Make yourself comfortable....

 

Using a Fork

Carter has gotten really good at using his fork. Check him out.... he says "YAY!" after each time he stabs his food. Now, time to master the spoon!

Losing the Paci

Carter is now on Day 2 of Operation: "Lose the Paci." He is doing well. Carter hasn't been given his paci anytime during the day (other than nap time) since he was about 7 or 8 months old, so his attachment to it is before and during sleepy time. We decided to start small, with naps. He hasn't been given his paci at nap time since Tuesday. It takes him a little longer to fall asleep for his nap, but it's been fine. Last night was his first night without it, and he did much better than I expected. He was a little restless the first hour and a half after he went down, but he did great the rest of the night! Hopefully in few more days, the paci will be just another thing of the past! Bye-bye Passsss!!

And now.... a tribute to the paci.

Thanks for all your hard work these last 16 months!

Carter (and mommy and daddy) would've been LOST without you!

One of the first times he ever took a paci...
on the way home from the hopsital!

Carter and his paci at 7 weeks

Sleeping angel with his paci at 4 months

Daddy's favorite paci... Go Vols! 6 months

About to take a nap with Mommy one snowy day in February...

10 months

On the airplane getting ready to go to Grand Cayman @ 15 months.

The paci was a lifesaver on this trip... especially on the airplane!

Thanks again, paci. We owe you one!

Pump It Up Jr.

I took Carter to Pump It Up Jr. yesterday with a few of Carter's playmates. It's basically a bunch of indoor bounce houses that are toddler appropriate. He wasn't too sure about it at first, but ended up really enjoying it! We'll probably make another trip over there again soon!

 He decided to go up the stairs all by himself .....

 ... and would've been content to play up there all day ...

... but he wouldn't come down on his own. He needed a little push from a fellow mama.

Carter's friend, John, loved the play area!

 Mason was a little apprehensive about the whole thing.

 Mason settles for a snack!

Ticklish

This little guy is SOOOOO ticklish... he takes after his Momma!

Grand Cayman August 2010

We recently got back from our one week family vacation to Grand Cayman. Eric, Carter and I went, along with my parents and brothers, and Eric's parents. We stayed in a fabulous condo right on the ocean, and spent many hours having fun at the pool or beach. We went to see the stingrays, went snorkeling, did some other sightseeing, and ate A LOT! Even though traveling with a toddler is HARD work and much more complicated than what Eric and I are used to, we had a lot of fun!! Looking forward to our next family vacay!

Getting ready to take off and go night-night

He fell asleep right away and slept the whole flight!

Lunch with everyone the first day

From the other end

Finally make it to the beach!

He tasted the sand pretty much right away

A poolside snack? Yes please.

Back to the beach with Dad

He was kind of indifferent to the whole sand thing

Not really sure

Mommy gave him a sunscreen mohawk!

On the boat headed to Stingray City

Family pic

Time to play with the rays

I'm holding one for this family shot.... crazy.

Enough stingrays, I wanna play!

Starfish, so what?! (He was very tired and cranky by this point)

Me and my boy at dinner

Beautiful sunset

Just lounging around in the pool

The boys went deep sea fishing

My dad and brothers

He HAD to be on that raft with Mommy

Playing the cup game with Grandad... fill the cup, pour it over someone's face!

His turn to be on the raft

The group having fun at the Luau

The only picture of just Eric and me!

My goofy brothers..... they're such great uncles!

Family photo shoot... the whole group

The Powells

My family and brothers

The Beckmans

Our little family

The Powells again

The Beckmans again

Us with Carter's favorite uncles

Siblings

The best parents and inlaws we could ask for!