Tomorrow (March 2) our little boy turns TWO YEARS OLD! Here's wishing Carter a very:
Can't believe how quickly time flies! Seems like only yesterday I was big and round and pregnant. Sure enough, we officially have a toddler now! We'll have our family photo shoot later this month, but here's a random sampling of the birthday boy from the month of February.
Starting with some rockin' stonewashed jeans (and hanging out in the bathroom - that boy LOVES to flush...):
Our big boy wanted to pour his very own cup of milk yesterday. Of course, he chose the biggest cup he could find (a "bubba keg") and of course, the carton was completely full. He then proceeded to wing the milk all over the kitchen... Here's mid-meltdown:
Shortly after the meltdown, he went to get his new Elmo potty seat. He'll go through all of the motions - pants down, sit down, flush, wash hands, etc. So we'll get through potty training soon enough. However, yesterday he wasn't having any of the "pretend potty"...instead, it was a hat. I thought it was pretty adorable UNTIL it got stuck on his head and I had to practically rip his ears off:
Few weeks ago we all celebrated Valentine's Day with a "quiet" dinner at home. Brilliant me decided that Carter needed a band set, so we let him play with it while we prepared the meal. Here he is in deep concentration:
Playing a little ditty on the recorder:
Few days later, Carter tried eating his dinner with tongs instead of his fork or spoon. A bit messy, eh, buddy?
Remnants of our Halloween costumes, Carter digs wearing the helmet around and saying, "Hallo? Hallo?"
And finally, our boy playing with his [current] favorite toys - buses. We have to point out EVERY single bus on the way to/from school and Carter will start singing the "Wheels on the Bus" song every day. I encourage the singing and fun, but not sure how much more I can take since we pass through a main bus route every single day...
Well, there you have a short little post to highlight some February news. I'll have more blogs to share as soon as I get over this plague, er, bronchitis...
Happy Birthday, Carter! We love you!
~Mommy and Daddy
PS Tomorrow we'll have cake and open presents from Cousin Daniel and Grandma and Grandpa C. Pictures to follow!
And the rockin' shirt and sweet plaid pants are courtesy of my pal Amelia (thanks!):
And a short little video that Matt took (7 seconds; and sorry, it's crooked, I don't know how to fix that...) of Carter banging away on the drum like Animal (if for some reason you've been under a rock for the past 30 years and don't know who Animal is from the Muppets, link takes you to Wikipedia...):
It's his very own cape! (Katrina handmade this and it's wonderful! I have a few more photos at home that I'll put up on the blog soon...)
He also received some great new gifts from Grandma C, including a new turtle, a couple of great books, and a KU sweatshirt! (I also have more photos of these that will be up soon...)
Trying a little patience:
Time to check it out:
Not bad! A little sticky, but taaasty!
His fork went flying, so he started to freak out a bit:
...because apparently you need the fork to stab the piece of cake, duh!
Little less sticky this way, eh?
Nom! Nom! Nom!
Happy 2nd Birthday buddy. We love you!
Their little boy, Zachary Thomas, arrived today! Can't wait to see lots of photos and meet the lil' guy in person (according to my sources, ahem, FaceBook, he's healthy - came into this world at 9 lb 8 oz!)!
The back:
Close-up of the sock monkeys:
Both sides:
And my fun little "Created By" tags:
Heartfelt congratulations from the Greenies and here's to a few rest-filled nights!
Rock Chalk Jayhawk! KKKKKKKUUUUUUU!
As Carter was playing with the beads (yes, red and blue - what else did you expect?!), he was shouting "shayshock" (which is "Jayhawk") over and over. I think the kid is ready for some NCAA basketball!!! Couple pics of him playing with the beads:
Big plane few over - had to check it out and say "bye bye"...
Hope that you have a wonderful Fat Tuesday and Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Can't believe how quickly time flies! Seems like only yesterday I was big and round and pregnant. Sure enough, we officially have a toddler now! We'll have our family photo shoot later this month, but here's a random sampling of the birthday boy from the month of February.
Our big boy wanted to pour his very own cup of milk yesterday. Of course, he chose the biggest cup he could find (a "bubba keg") and of course, the carton was completely full. He then proceeded to wing the milk all over the kitchen... Here's mid-meltdown:
Shortly after the meltdown, he went to get his new Elmo potty seat. He'll go through all of the motions - pants down, sit down, flush, wash hands, etc. So we'll get through potty training soon enough. However, yesterday he wasn't having any of the "pretend potty"...instead, it was a hat. I thought it was pretty adorable UNTIL it got stuck on his head and I had to practically rip his ears off:
Few weeks ago we all celebrated Valentine's Day with a "quiet" dinner at home. Brilliant me decided that Carter needed a band set, so we let him play with it while we prepared the meal. Here he is in deep concentration:
Playing a little ditty on the recorder:
Few days later, Carter tried eating his dinner with tongs instead of his fork or spoon. A bit messy, eh, buddy?
Remnants of our Halloween costumes, Carter digs wearing the helmet around and saying, "Hallo? Hallo?"
And finally, our boy playing with his [current] favorite toys - buses. We have to point out EVERY single bus on the way to/from school and Carter will start singing the "Wheels on the Bus" song every day. I encourage the singing and fun, but not sure how much more I can take since we pass through a main bus route every single day...
Well, there you have a short little post to highlight some February news. I'll have more blogs to share as soon as I get over this plague, er, bronchitis...