Camping with the boys

We went on a camping retreat with our church 5/19 - 5/21. We had a lot of fun over the weekend including taking the boys on a hike. Carter is giving me the look as if he isn't up to hiking in the picture on the bottom.

Daddy's Birthday

Last Wednesday, May 17th was Brady's birthday. Carter had a great time celebrating his Dad's birthday he scribbled on his card, played with his balloon, and of course enjoyed the wrapping paper and dessert.

9 months old

Carter went to the doctor Monday, May 15th for his 9 month wellness check. He is 21 lbs. and 14 oz. (75%) and 30 1/4 inches (97%). The doctor said he is moving right along his own growth curve. Carter is crawling, climbing up on things, and cruising...walking while supporting himself. He is talking up a storm but the only recognizable words are versions of Dada and cat.

First Mother's Day

We had a great time celebrating Mother's Day at our house. It is such a joy to be a Mother...it's the best job I've ever had.

Bloomsday 10K Run

Carter completed his first Bloomsday this May! He worked hard sleeping the first five miles, relaxing for the next mile and then he was carried to the finish line. He had so much fun at the end when he could really see everything that he giggled for the last mile and a half. His friend Lucas slept the whole race, but woke up just in time to cross the finish line.




After run fun...
We took the little guys around Riverfront Park where the race ends. We went on the carousel, fed the ducks and went down the Radioflyer slide.

Carter Cookie Monster

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Easter 2006

Carter The Wildman

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King of the Mountain

The three of us hiked Badger Mountain, a mountain right behind our house. We had a great time and enjoyed the views. Lots of hikers we ran into were envious of Carter getting carried all the way. :)

Run Daddy Run!!!

Dad and Carter did the Leprechaun race the weekend before St. Patrick's Day. Allan and Lucas joined them for this fun event. You can see the boys are ready to go with their race numbers...in the end they slept through the whole thing.

Cheap Entertainment

Carter's new favorite toy is the laundry basket. He likes to sit in there with his toys and his favorite thing is to hang onto the sides and get pulled around. He would sit in there for hours if we let him.

What a cutie!

This was such an adorable picture we just had to share it. Hopefully he will forgive us someday. :)

Watch me grow...

We went to the doctor today for Carter's 6 month wellness check. Carter now weighs 18 pounds 5 ounces (75%) and he is 28 1/2 inches long (97%). Seems he is right on track for following his own growth chart. We are just thankful he hasn't quite grown out of his carseat yet...but it won't be long. :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

We spent our Valentine's Day traveling back from Denver. Carter thought it was great fun he loves all the sights and lights of the airports and planes. He was dressed to celebrate with his V-day bib.

Superbowl Seahawks

Even though our team didn't win these Seahawks fans had a great time cheering for their team.

Bubbles...bubbles...bubbles

Carter has always enjoyed bath time but he had discovered a whole new level of fun with bubbles. The first bubble bath he took he was so excited his whole little body was shaking. He grabs and splashes every bubble until they are all gone. The only bad thing is he likes to put them in his mouth (like everything else), I'm sure it can't taste too good.

The Big Guy & the Little Guy

Grandma Richmond gave Brady and Carter these matching shirts for Christmas. Luckily only Carter's comes with snaps. You can see in these pictures how much fun the guys have together.

Carter Cowboy

Happy New Year 2006

We had a great New Years celebration at Grandma and Grandpa Ross' house. We had a delicious dinner and then Brady gave us a fireworks show. We expected that Carter might be scared, but he loved the fireworks. He was so excited he was bouncing around, smiling and gigling. It was entertaining to watch him experience his first fireworks. Hope he is still this excited in July for the big show.

Carter's 1st Christmas

Carter's first Christmas was a good one. We spent it at home with the Richmond family. He got lots of gifts he was excited about. He liked holding the wrapping paper and bows and was really excited about the books he received and his toys. He was much more excited about Christmas than we expected...it made it a lot of fun for Mom and Dad.

Early Christmas Celebration

We spent a week with Grandma Vesta in Ohio and had an early Christmas Celebration. Carter got to meet a lot of new family and friends...little ones like him and Daddy's friends he grew up with too. We had a great time and Carter was a little angel.

Dickhaus Family Visit

The week before Christmas we took a trip to the Ohio/Kentucky area to visit family and friends. Carter got to meet lots of relatives on his Dickhaus family. They showered him with love and gifts and he never hit the ground. Here are a few pictures with his Great Grandparents and cousins.

Tree Hunting

Following our new tradition we went to the tree farm and cut down our family Christmas tree. Along with our friends and Aunt Jackie we looked high and low for the perfect trees in the snow. You can see Carter napped through most of the tree hunting, but he woke up long enough to capture some great photos with the little bear and his friend Lucas.

Big Guy - Little Guy

December was a great month. Brady was home all month and had extra time off...he spent it all with Carter. Carter loved hanging out with Dad. Great Grandma Richmond gave them these "Big Guy" and "Little Guy" matching shirts for Christmas...thankfully only Carter's has snaps on the bottom. :)