Stone Mountain

Father's Day weekend we spent that Saturday at Stone Mountain park. GE had their annual family picnic so we enjoyed the day together. Carter had so much fun walking around!

Play date

Carter had a play date with his friend Vivian today! Though Vivian was asleep when we got there, Carter enjoyed exploring all her toys. Later Vivian woke up and they had lots of fun playing. Carter was showing off his walking skills while Vivian watched in amazement! Pretty soon they will both we running all over the place!

Surprise

Surprise . . . this is our latest news! Carter is going to be a big brother in January 2008! My due date is the 11th but we all know how that goes!

Walking with Daddy

A picture is worth a thousand words!

Life doesn't get much better

Trying to walk

Carter and Mommy

I don't want to go

I think I like the ocean

By the second day Carter was liking the ocean much better! I think we are going to be spending many vacations at the beach!

Waves make me sleepy

Love to splash

Feet in the sand

Carter and Daddy's feet
Carter and Mommy's footprints

Family fun

Touchdown Auburn at the beach

Carter is a HUGE Auburn fan!

The start of Summer

We just got back yesterday from a wonderful trip to the beach. We went to Orange Beach in Gulf Shores with my parents (Mimi and Pop) and my brother Kirk and his wife Lacy. We all had a great time and Carter enjoyed hist first trip to the beach! He LOVED the sand! The ocean took some getting warmed up to but by the second day he was liking it better. Carter enjoyed spashing in the pool after a day at the beach! Thankfully Carter didn't try to eat the sand like I was expecting! Do I see a sand table in our future?!

Future chef

Carter loves to take all the pots out of the cabinet! He especially likes the sound they make when he bangs them together!

I love the pool

Fun in the pool

We had a fun Mother's Day afternoon at the pool. Carter loved the pool, much better than last year! The picture on the top was taken July of last year. Carter enjoyed playing in his float yesterday and loved kicking his feet! I think Carter is really going to have lots of fun in the sun this summer!

To Grandmother's house we go

On Saturday we went to my grandmother's house in Troy, Alabama to celebrate Mother's Day! Carter enjoyed sporting his new sunglasses! We had a great day celebrating Moms!

Tired babies

This picture was taken back in February when our friends Katie, Josh and baby Hampton were here to visit. We were out looking at houses and the boys decided they needed a nap! I love how their heads are both tilted the same way. How peaceful they both are!

Fun with Jacob

Last week Carter had a play date with our neighbor Jacob; he's 8 months old. They had lots of fun playing. Their favorite thing to play with was this plastic bowl in the picture! It sure doesn't take much to make them happy!

Watch this Mom

At least I got the dishwasher unloaded! Carter enjoyed pulling everything out of the cabinet this afternoon! He had so much fun and like I said, I was able to get the dishwasher unloaded without 2 little hands trying to help!! Now I have lots of plastic ware that needs washing!

Fun with Mim

"Thank you Mim for taking such good care of me while Mama and Dada were away!" I had so much fun playing, reading and going for a walk! I can't wait to see you again! Love, Carter

4 years

Brandon and I just got back from a wonderful trip to The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, NC. We celebrated our 4 year anniversary on the 19th! The Grove Park Inn is simply heavenly! We spent most of the day on the 19th at the spa! I understand now why people get so hooked on spas! On Friday we spent the day at the Biltmore Estate! Talk about beautiful! Brandon's mom, "Mim" was here to baby-sit Carter so we could "get away!" We had a great time and we were sad to see it end but also so happy to see Carter!

A wonderful day

Then and now

The top picture was taken April 10, 2006 and the one to the left was taken today, April 10, 2007!

Birthday Boy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARTER!

I can not believe that my little "Carter bug" is 1 today! What a wonderful year we have had! I was sad at moments today; he is growing way too fast! We feel very blessed to have such an amazing little boy!

Easter basket

The picture above was taken Easter 2006 when Carter was 5 days old! The picture to the left was taken yesterday, Easter 2007, in the same basket! What a difference!

Easter

Carter had a wonderful Easter! He loved the plastic Easter eggs!

Celebration

Birthday celebration

Even though Carter's 1st birthday is on Tuesday the 10th we had his celebration this weekend with family in town! We had a wonderful day! Carter LOVED the cake! He thought it was the perfect size for his face! Carter ate all his cake; what didn't fall in the floor!

You mean I really can't eat them?!

Peanuts

Last week Carter discovered shipping peanuts! Brandon's mom, Mim, sent a huge box of gifts for birthday and Easter. Since Carter was so interested in the shipping peantus as they fell out of the box once opened, I decided to put him in the box! He had so much fun! Carter was throwing peanuts everywhere!