Beach Bums

We headed down to Seagrove Beach in Florida (one of our FAVORITE vaca spots!) June 20-27 with Scott's parents and sister. Instead of recapping the whole trip, here are a few pics to let you in on our fun! :)

At the Seaside Concert with Papa, Nana, & Susan

After a LOT of running around, it was time for a rest!

Trying on crazy hats at Seagrove Village Market

Splish, Splash...running from the waves

Our precious Beach Bum...
he took to this lifestyle rather quickly! :)

Building sandcastles with Daddy

Rainy Days

Well, we can't complain about the rain because we've certainly had summers where we've gone without, but it does require mommy to become a little more creative for our summer fun! We've got a bucket of activities for these stormy days, and this week we've enjoyed a couple...

McDonald's Playplace with Buddy Ben
(No, we didn't plan their matching outfits, but
aren't they cute??)

Today, we went bowling! Go Carter!

The roll....

The celebration!
(dancing and saying "Woo-hoo!")

The Past Week...

Running the bases at Greer Stadium last night! :)

Lots has been happening for us in the past week! Carter and I have been to Chicago and back and Scott comes home today (Hooray!). We had lots of summer fun...here's a peek at what we've been up to! Enjoy! (Sorry they're so out of order!)

Carter & Mommy
Cheering on the Sounds to an 11-3 victory last night!

Ready to catch a foul ball

Carter & Ozzie

Swimming at Aunt Ally's (with Cousin Brax's goggles) :)

Kung Fu Carter

First time in a tie
(He made it until the organ played for the couple to walk down the aisle!)

Go Cubbies!!!
Sadly, this is all we got to see of Wrigley Field this trip, but C was happy!

Daddy & Mommy at Cousin Laura's wedding in Chicago

Important reading material on the plane :)

We put Carter's name on the wall at Gino's East in Chicago

C's first act of vandalism, okay...so they permit it, but I
still got a kick out of him actually painting on the wall!

Waiting (and waiting) for pizza with "Bruce" the shark
C got him at Shedd Aquarium last Friday.

"Riding" a sea turtle at Shedd Aquarium

Carter's first plane ride (Thursday, June 4 to Chicago)
His favorite part was taking off!

More pics to come as the fun continues...
Love you all!

Happy Anniversary, Mimi & Don-Don!

Today marks my parents' 41st wedding anniversary. We want to wish Mimi & Don-Don a very happy anniversary with the hopes of many more years of blissful marriage to come! :) We love you!!!!

Dancing Machine

We went to Chicago this past weekend for Laura's wedding (Scott's cousin). We crammed in as much as we could, and I do plan to post pics from the trip. In the meantime, here's a look at our little life of the party. I especially love the clap and point...watch for it! :)

Baseball, baseball, and more baseball!

C got his face painted at the Farmer's Market today...
To no surprise, he wanted a baseball.

Carter LOVES sports...he just can't get enough. Is that just an innate quality of the male species??? We may have mounting evidence! :)
While Carter loves basketball, he's quickly become one of the "boys of summer" wanting to wear baseball shirts, his "batting sleeves" (wristbands with baseballs on them), and playing baseball every chance he gets.
This week, he gave me a lesson playing catch. It was too cute receiving instruction through Carter that obviously had come from Daddy originally! :)
Here are some pics of our fun the last few days...

Playing ball with Daddy

Playing catch with Mommy
(note the "batting sleeves")

Can we say "Defense?"
C was practicing his moves on Isaac at our community group picnic.

Fish Food

Today was yet another gloomy day overhead, so it was the perfect day for a little indoor fun! Carter and I headed to the Aquarium restaurant with Don-Don to eat and watch the fish. At first, Carter wasn't so sure about the big tank, but he warmed up pretty quickly. :) From the picture above, you can tell he was tuckered out after all the excitement! Fish, eel, and sharks...oh my!

Surfer Dude

This is as close as C would get to that shark. :)

Mr. Personality

Fish watching with Don-Don

Summer Fun!

I hope these aren't the beginning stages of OCD! :)

We've been so excited for summer to come, and it's finally here! (Okay, not officially, but for a teacher's schedule it is!) As such, Carter and I began our summer fun painting pottery and hanging out at the factory. We're looking forward to making a scrapbook together of all our summer fun...in the meantime, here are a few pics from today! :)

Yummy-Chocolate Ice Cream!

Say cheese!

Rockin' & rollin' at the factory

At it again...Carter got a hold of my computer
while I was getting ready this morning. Here's my fave. Such a ham!

Carter's Prayer

Carter's been praying this prayer, and I thought it was SO sweet that it should be shared!

"Thank you God for this day and,
For my family and my friends.
Help me do the things I should,
And to others be kind and good.
Amen."

LOVE IT!!
Tonight, when I went to leave his room for bedtime he said, "Don't go, Mommy! I want to keep you." Those are some of the greatest words a Mommy can hear!! :)

Happy Bday, Nana!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA!!
We love you!!
Here's a special drawing just for you...

Bring on Summer!

Summer is just around the corner...and with the AMAZING weather the past few days, I really have a taste of "Summer Fever." That's right...summer, not spring. I love the spring, but I just can't wait to have more time home with Carter. We already have a growing list of things we want to do, and I plan on having him draw activities out of the sand bucket each week like we did last summer which makes it even more fun! :) Along with summer, I should be able to get up more frequent posts with pictures and video. In the meantime, here are a couple priceless pics to tie you over! :) Love to all, Sarah

Carter showing off his new Cubbies hat

Check out those muscles! You should see his full pose down! :)

Happy Easter!

We hope you all had a Happy Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ! What great reason to celebrate!!
Carter was visited by the Easter bunny, and we spent the day at my parents house playing baseball, hunting Easter eggs, and eating....and eating some more! :)
Here are some of my favorite pics of the day...

Spring Break

Well, of course, Carter's Spring Break fell at a different time than mine. It sure hasn't stopped him from having plenty of fun, though!!
Yesterday he went bowling with his Aunt Ally, and he got his first (real) strike! Today he stayed with some friends of ours and went to storytime at the downtown library. Tomorrow his Mimi and Don-Don are keeping him and he gets to go to a baseball game!
This is a pic from his fun today....He calls these cutie pies his "sisters." :)

Stomach Bug!!

Well, it's been a long week at our house.
Saturday night, Carter went from jumping up and down excited one minute to throwing up the next...and it continued all week long.
We eventually had to take him to the children's hospital ER because of dehydration caused by whatever virus had attacked his little body.
I've changed more pull ups and bedsheets than I thought humanly possible in a 5 day time period!
Good news...Carter seems to finally be on his way to recovery. Today, he's kept down small amounts of food and is drinking plenty of fluids as well. We go back to Doc in the morning, with hopes of a good report!
Unfortunately, he lost about 5 pounds in 4 days...but we're thinking that once he gets his appetite back he shouldn't have any problem regaining the weight.
Many thanks to all of you who've been praying for the little man this week and for your words of encouragement. It's meant so much! :)
Hopefully, I'll have fun pics to post again soon once Carter bug is feeling a bit better!
In the meantime...GO TARHEELS! :) Just had to get that in there...it is March, afterall! :)