Samwise the Brave

Thanks Grammy!  Carter's loving his new ride!

.......Every day

Carter cooking dinner on his new grill.
It was a little tough.

Avast ye landlubber!

Jammin' at a guitar party with the boys.

Going Global.

Playing a gong at the Musical Instrument Museum.

Carter thought this was a cool guitar.  (It's a giant bass really).  

Carter has a promising future in photography.

"If I take one more step, it will be the furthest away from home I've ever been."

"My precious!"

Somebody had to be the baddy, might as well be daddy.  Bu-dum-dum.

(Bad joke gong)

The fellowship of Halloween

We have some pretty cool people in our ward.

Carter/Sam: "The lembas bread! It's gone."

After many failed attempts, our little Hobbit was finally able to enjoy the slide at the school Trunk or Treat.  After that, the trick was getting him off.

"That one's for my old gaffer!"

Helping daddy with the big boy bed.

We snapped a picture of our little man enjoying a well earned nap.

Wahoo! Guess Who's Two!

Popsicle Face!
 

All Carter's friends at Kids Club singing him Happy Birthday!
We had a hard time keeping him off the stage afterwards.

Playing at a friend's house, Carter decided to crawl into this desk, say "night-night", and then try to close the lid on himself.

Cooking pizza at the Children's Museum.

Mom:  "Carter, how old are you now?"
Carter:  "This manys"

Look familiar?

He's no more help with laundry today than he was a year ago.

Helping Daddy fix the chair.

Carter in his bear outfit (or according to Carter, monkey outfit)

Where's Waldo?

Jimmy Hendrix, eat your heart out.

Carter with his Daddy on his second birthday!

This is how Carter puts his jacket on.

"That whole cake is for me?"

Birthday Presents!

Carter's favorite present, a toy camera.  He had no issues learning how to use it.
Do you think we take too many pictures of him?

Noodle Forest.
Bazinga!

Carter got a little too up close and personal to a dandelion.

Hotdoctopus

 With the weather finally starting to cool off a little, we've been able to enjoy being outside a little more.

Time to stop and smell the roses.....or maybe just pick them all!

Carter taking on some giant cacti  (or as he calls them, "owies")

A face only a mother could love.....or maybe a grandma.

Carter loves playing with water.

One night while driving, Carter demanded  we stop and look at these lights.
We're pretty excited to see him this Christmas.

Trains!

More chocolate cake!!!!!

Is it a hot dog?  Is it an octopus?  No!
It's hotdoctopus!

"They'll never find me here!"

"You found me!"

"I made a mess!"

This week Carter visited the fire station.

He was really excited to get in the fire truck.  But once he actually got in there he was a little overwhelmed.

"Hmmm......which one do I want to drive today?"

Jr Fireman Carter

The nice firemen at the fire station gave Carter a coloring book and some crayons.  I guess Carter got hungry on the drive home.
Apparently yellow is the yummiest color.

Carter sorting blocks at the library.

Giant puddle, stick, no shoes.....can life get any better?

Yes it can!!

Our first forced purchase as parents.
Carter broke the $5 jar of jelly beans.

Movie night with some friends.
By 11:30 p.m. Carter still hadn't crashed, but was awfully close.

Carter's new pet fish.  Yet to be named.

Carter's "pirate hat"
Carter:  "[Yo] ho ho!"

Well he's got all the toys put away, but where do we put his laundry?

Today was a very talkative day for Carter.
This morning he helped Daddy make breakfast, during which he said "I made a mess" (first long sentence!) and "I did it!"
We also had Stake Conference today.  When the last speaker finished he shouted out "All done!"
Then when the choir started singing the closing hymn, he repeatedly said "Oh goodness!" while putting his hand to his mouth.  Our neighboring church-goers had quite the laugh.

Carter playing Connect Four with Daddy's toes.
Can't tell who is winning.

Afternoon Sunday treat.
Before shot.

After shot.