Tennessee Kid

I took some pictures of Carter this weekend while he was sportin' his Tennessee gear that Eric got him on his last trip to Nashville. I think he looks so grown up.... where did my little baby go?

 He loves his Stormie girl!

 Dad and Carter found a grasshopper!

 Love this!

Uncles and Airplanes

It was so nice this evening, Carter and I decided to spend most of it out in the backyard. While I sat and enjoyed the weather and a glass of wine, Carter "spoke" with his uncles on the phone (or a palm-sized woodchip that he plucked out of the flower bed) and did a little airplane spotting (which he is absolutely obsessed with lately). My youngest brother, Andrew, is at school at UT. Carter "talks" to Andrew on the phone daily, but since I caught it on video this time, I thought Andrew would enjoy seeing it! You can tell this boy misses his uncle. He also occasionally "talks" to my other brother, Matt, and my mom, Nana. But I guess since he sees them more often, phone conversations aren't as necessary!

ABCs

Oktoberfest

Mckinney had it's Oktoberfest this weekend on the square. We decided to take Carter on Saturday night, and met up some friends. Keeping true to his German roots, Carter had sauerkraut (which I could NOT believe) and sausage for dinner! Carter and Mason had so much fun dancing to the German music in front of the stage! We also took them for a ride on the little train, which they both loved, then later went to the petting zoo. And the weather could not have been more perfect! We all had a lot of fun!

Watching the band

Dancing..... so cute!

Not a great video... but you get the idea.  =)

 Lemur. Carter called this a "kitty kitty" again!

 Laura and Mason

 He loves cows, but not up close!

Little Buddies

Carter and his best little guy friend, Mason

 Taking a snack break from feeding the ducks!

 Sweet little guys

Laura, Amy, and I  took the boys to the park today... they had a ball!

Mason, Carter, & Gavin

 They were sticking their hands through the whole in this board, and dropping the wood chips all over the place. Carter thought this was the funniest thing ever.

 Hi-larious!

Carter is lucky to have so many fun playmates his age! He knows how to say Mason.... sounds like "Mayun." It's pretty adorable. He always has fun with his friends, and so does Mommy!

Playing Outside & Bath Time

Carter has really enjoyed playing outside after dinner each night now that the weather is milder. He gets dirty, though! Good thing bath immediately follows.

What, Mom?

Checking out an airplane... his new obsession lately!

Almost October, and look at that tan line! =)

Favorite part of bathtime... when Daddy dumps water over his head!

Look at how happy this makes him!!

Animal Sounds

Carter has gotten really good at lots of animal noises! He also does a clock and makes a ticking noise with his tongue.... but it's kind of hard to hear in this video. I have to say, it's pretty cute!

Plano Balloon Festival

We took Carter to see the balloons this weekend!

Giving the fried pickles a try.

Yummmm!

Look!

The skydivers jumped from right above us!

Watching them come down to earth!

Running around munchin' on a corn dog.

He wanted to try it with mustard...

He loved it!

More please!

Such a big boy!

The first balloons to go up!

A few more...

Checking it all out.

Look of concern.... he wasn't too fond of the loud noise when the hot air was blown into the balloon.

Arrrrg!

The balloon in front of us lifted off and started floating our way.... totally freaked Carter out.

Nice from afar, but up close... maybe not!

So many balloons! 

Now that's over, let's play in the grass!

Little innocent face. He didn't last much longer after this.

We wanted to stay for the balloon glow, but hopefully we'll make it for that next year!