Over the River and Through the Woods...

...to Grandmother's House we went (...and well, technically it's Grandpa's house, too)! That's right, the Greenies packed up the car and headed to Kansas for a long weekend. I think both Grandma and Grandpa C had a MOST wonderful time spoiling their grandson...just see for yourself:
And one shot with Mommy:
Grandma was thrilled that Carter got to have a meal (or more like 15) in her antique highchair. It's the same chair that was used by my mom as a baby, my brother and me as babies, my nephew (my brother's kid), and finally, Carter got to smear his peas on it! Here are a few photos documenting the momentous occasion:
Not to be outdone, Grandpa let Carter and Daddy take a spin on the "tractor" (or, to those over the age of 5, it's a riding lawn mower). After a brief instructional from Grandpa (and Uncle Jason), it looks like Carter enjoyed himself thoroughly riding around the yard and was ready to take the wheel (maybe when he's 30...):
We originally had planned the trip to Kansas around the wedding of my college buddy, David. The ceremony was GORGEOUS, as David and Kara were hitched at Overlook Park at Clinton Lake in Lawrence, KS. The view was fantastic and the happy couple couldn't have entered their marriage on a more perfect day (the weather was unbelievably fantastic...missing the 50 mph winds, rain, and crud by just one day!). Here's a couple shots from the ceremony - Greenies:
David and Kara:

We were very lucky to be in attendance and bummed that we missed out on most of the reception, as Carter turned pretty cranky (teething?) while we were out and we had to leave early...

While we were in town, we had an informal Open House, where Carter also got to meet some of my other college buddies (Mandy and her girls; Andy and Erin - expecting their first - congrats!; Jeff and Ashley - due any minute now with their son, Miles - congrats!), my mom's Godmother, Theresa, a great friend of the family, Jan (known me since I was born), and my brother's family (another post devoted to their visit). Unfortunately, I was a bone-head and forgot to take photos when everyone was there...d'oh! Next time!

Anyway, we're looking forward to Carter getting to spend more and more time with his grandparents and friends in Kansas...and letting Grandma and Grandpa C spoil him rotten! :)
~kerrie

PS Remember, you can always click on any of the photos, in any post, to make them bigger. I reduce them to save space...