Carter's 1st day at school

Okay..so he's not actually attending his 1st day at school. He did however get to play on the playsets and play field at the new school by our house "White Bluffs Elementary". This will be the elementary school he attends in roughly 5 years. I can't wait to take a picture of him next to the flagpole on his first day of school (in 5 yrs) and compare to this one taken at 2 years old.

Fair Time

Benton/Franklin fair time was here this week. The boys (Carter and Lucas) had a blast seeing animals, eating, dancing at the concert, and riding on rides.

He's hands on!

Carter got to have a little fun when mom helped him do some finger (hand) painting.

Carter's B-Day (friends)

Carters friends party was at our friends business Smoovies (Smoothie and a movie). It was a fun day with swimming, bouncing, and cup cakes. Smoovies was a great place to have the party because the kids could run and play and have a blast!

Carter's 2nd B-day (friends)

Carter's 2nd B-day (family party)

Carter had two birthdays this year...spoiled? He had one for his
family and one for friends. Since we have family members come in from out of town we decided to have 2 parties so everyone could enjoy Carter for the day. This is his family party and Carter had a blast.

Ice & Water

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North Pole, AK

Our last stop was in North Pole, AK. We got to see where all the preparations for Santa happen.
It seemed strange not to have snow.........

Alaska - Denali, Fairbanks

From Denali it was back on the train to Fairbanks, AK. We had a chance to pan for gold...we panned $14.00 worth of gold.....no retirement from that! We also got to ride a salmon with a saddle and go to a native village and see how they live in Alaska. We had our picture taken next to Susan Butcher, 3x Iditarod winner.

Alaska - Denali

From Anchorage, we took the train to Denali National Park. We saw a moose while on a wagon ride, saw sled dogs in the park, and went hiking. One eveingin we went to a dinner theater and one of the actress's gave Carter a big kiss on the cheek and left red lip prints. The entire restaurant was laughing!

Alaska vacation - Glaciers, boats, and trains

In late July, we took a vacation to Alaska. We flew into Anchorage and took a train south to Whittier. From Whittier, we took a day trip into Prince William Sound to view glaciers. From Whittier, we took the train back to Anchorage and tried our hand at fishing. Carter had a great time on the banks of the river trying to fish and also playing in the water.

More 4th of July

Oopps, forgot to add these pics from the 4th. We went to the Sarah Evans concert in Pasco and afterwards watched the fireworks.