My Day For Boys

Friday, April 19, 2013

Snow Outing

We were lucky to have the chance to sneak away to the mountains for a weekend in February. It was a perfect time to be there. It snowed for a couple days before we got there, but it was beautiful and sunny for us! We took the boys sledding for the first time and it was a hit. Isaac was especially into it. They spent most of the weekend outdoors, enjoying the cool weather...and the SNOW!

Isaac was really excited to find an icicle!

All ready to play in the snow!

Daddy helping Trevor get all bundled up

Ready for some FUN!

Mom, Dad, and the big sledders

Climbing to the top of the hill

Carter wasn't so sure about the snow,
so we spent lots of the time snuggling in the car while the big boys did their sledding...and I was totally ok with that.

Enjoying (and eating!) snow at Grandma's Mountain

My handsome little snow-bunnies! :)

Big Brother, Isaac

Isaac loves being the "biggest brother" of our family. He is very sweet with Carter and tells me at least once a day that he is so glad we have such a cute baby. He loves to read and sing to Carter. (He's convinced that "Silent Night" is Carter's favorite song.) It has been so fun for me to watch him with his baby brother. I love these blue-eyed, fuzzy-haired boys. :)

First days together

Sweet little reunion after Isaac returned from school :)

Big Brother, Trevor

Being a big brother has been so good for Trevor. He loves to help with Carter and gives him hugs and kisses any chance he gets. And he's had lots of time with him, since it's just been the two of them here at home this year.

I came across all of these sweet pictures of them together.

Trevor (4 years old) and Carter (3 days old)

Carter - 3 weeks old

Trevor loved Carter's little scowl and thought he'd join in. :)

Carter - 2 months old

I especially love Carter's face here! :)

I sure love these two boys. :)

New Year's Eve

We had a great time celebrating the new year. We started off with some yummy Chinese food and then Daddy introduced them to "Nacho Libre." They thought it was hilarious, of course. Every half hour, we would pause the movie and the boys would open a surprise bag with something to help them celebrate the new year...glowsticks, treats, noisemakers, and finally, Sparklers! They loved it and were very excited to celebrate at "midnight," which was really 8:00. :) After we lit Sparklers, toasted with Martinellis, and made lots of noise, the boys were off to bed. Then Derek and I got all dressed up and ready for a New Year's Eve party at our friends' house. It was a "Decade Party," so we celebrated 80's style. :)

It was such a fun night for all of us.

Here's to 2013...it's going to be another great year!

Here are the pictures of our FUN:

Even Carter got in on the action! :)

My handsome New Year's Eve dates.
I'm a lucky girl!

Here's the photographic evidence of our embarrassing outfits.
We look ridiculous, but we had tons of fun!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Carter's First Taste of Food

You wouldn't guess that Carter isn't a big eater, but it's true. He loves nursing, but is not such a big fan of baby food. We first tried to feed him at 4 months, but since he didn't go for it, we waited until he was 6 months old to really start feeding him baby food.

Here's what his first couple bites of rice cereal looked like:

All smiles!

First bite. And not so sure about this...

Not a fan...

Eww...you want me to eat more of that?!

I love his expression in these pictures!
Such a cute little, disgusted face. :)

Christmas 2012

PLAYING CATCH-UP...

We had a great Christmas this year. Every year seems to be more and more fun with these boys. We spent Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Allen's house with lots of cousins, food, and fun traditions. Then we headed home to wait for Santa's visit to our house. Isaac and Trevor were excited about every single thing. Little Carter just sat back and took it all in. :)