Last Summer Hurrah!

California

Beach!!!!! 

Boy [boi]: noun. noise with dirt on it.

This is better than bath time!

Beach volleyball!

I'm not tired, honest!

Can we come back tomorrow?

Lizards in the backyard.

Fresh tomatoes from the garden.
mmm-mmm good!

Carter likes his movies, but isn't a fan of the real deal.

The happiest place on earth meets the cutest boy on earth.  :)

Too much happiness!

 Lake Powell

Tube wars!
(goal: knock the other guy off)
Don't let her mild appearance deceive you, Paige is vicious at this game.

Craig's valiant effort to dethrone the queen. (notice all the cheating)

Craig learning to drive the boat.
The mighty captain

The mighty chef

The mighty hunter

Row, row, row your boat....

....gently down the ..... lake

Dang I make this look good!

I make this look better.

'nuf said

Diaper diving.

Not California or Lake Powell

Learning how to eat corn like Daddy.

Carter loves his potty.
(FYI, he is not potty training yet, but he does love to sit on it)

Carter set up a "bed," said night-night, and then said a prayer (yabba yabba yabba, amen!).

Ta-da!

Paige: "He looks like he should be scrubbing floors.  We'll just call him Cinderella."
(FYI, those are his shorts on his head)

My we are getting old (at least the boys)

Daddy teaching Carter the art of woodworking.
A young Gibbs in the making.

Blue paint

Black paint

Finger paint
(Carter hates messy fingers)

Family Adventure

Left ventricular ball pit.
I have a feeling we've been here before......

Oh yeah, we have.

Carter got a surprise when he opened this door and it sneezed on him.

Breakfast in bed.....or maybe lunch in car seat.  Not very effective.

Gween gwapes, wed gwapes, pupo gwapes.

Craig officially became old this week.  Check out his new reading glasses.

Carter really wanted to take a bath.
"Where's the wa-wa?"

"I think I'm supposed to pull on this thing."

Here's a picture from June that we forgot about.
Cove Fort wiggle break.

Flashback to June 2012 at Cove Fort.
Carter has learned to appreciate grass.

Hurricane Carter

Last week we drove back to Hurricane for Uncle Jess and Aunt Morgan's open house.  It was a lot of fun and here's proof.

Carter needed a lot of toys to keep him entertained on the long drive.  Here is one of the favorites ("eh-payne")

He also liked Buzz Lightyear (lovingly referred to as "Butt")

Kmart stop-take 1.
A toddler's favorite rest stop.

Playing at the splash park with cousins.
(we stole these next few pics from Aunt Amanda's facebook.)

Carter actually played in the water this time.  We have been trying to get him to enjoy water all summer.  I guess he just needed some other kids to show him how (Yes, Uncle Kyler we mean you :)

All this playing makes Carter thirsty.

Sharing a cone with Daddy.

Silly monkeys!

Carter liked the big trucks at Great Grandma Lee's house.

Helping set up for the open house.

Bond and Bond Jr.

I think that crib grew an extra set of legs.

Kmart stop-take 2.
Again, a toddler's favorite rest stop.

Carter and Daddy playing "Neigh"

Carter getting his new bookcase all fixed up.

"You think that's cute?".............

"Look what I can do---Superman!"