A Love Affair...

with cars and trains!

Dershin's Visit

Our good friend, Dershin, visited from Taiwan a few weeks ago and we were so happy to see her!  We hosted a little gathering at our house with some of her friends from Boston and then Dershin shard her photography talents with us and did a photo shoot with Carter in his favorite locale, the bathtub!

Dershin got so many good shots it was hard to choose just a couple, so I posted a lot of them!

Come visit us again soon, Dershin!

Valentine's Day

Chris was unfortunately out of town on Valentine's Day, but Carter was a fantastic stand in for Daddy.  Carter and I went on a special date for bagels and freshly squeezed orange juice at Bruegger's and then for entertainment, Carter insisted we play cars in the restaurant booth.  What a sweetie!  We both had a great time and enjoyed our breakfast. 

We definitely missed Daddy who had to be gone all week so Carter and I put together a little "heart attack" for him to come home to.  Carter picked out the colored paper and did the coloring while I did the cutting.  

Even though Chris was really busy, he didn't forget about the holiday and he found time to send a beautiful surprise that made my day!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nemo

We survived Nemo this weekend and enjoyed being locked inside for a few days.  I tried to explain to Carter that we were having a snow day, but he was convinced it was a swim day instead.  He even insisted on wearing his swim vest for most of the day!

I'm not sure I captured the full effect of the storm in these pictures, but there is A LOT of snow outside!  The total snow accumulation in Boston was 24.9 inches and after our driveway was plowed, we now have a five foot mountain of snow in the yard.

All in all, we had fun.  We played trains...a lot,

watched movies, and...

modeled the swim vest.

How much more fun could a blizzard be?  Now let's all hope it melts quickly!

22 Months

At 22 months, Carter is one funny and sweet little guy!

Recent obsessions and new skills include:

• Cars- either watching the Disney movie or playing with cars throughout the house.
• Snow!  He's the only excited one when we look outside and see the fresh powder.
• Picking out his clothes, particularly his socks.  He especially likes wearing a different color sock on each foot.
• Singing "The Wheels on the Bus".  His favorite verses being the wipers and babies verses. 
• Getting up at 6 AM and taking 3 hour naps.  Mama is thrilled by the nap length and not so thrilled by the early wake-up call.  
• Yelling "cheese" when a picture is being taken. 
• Saying his colors. Carter loves to tell us the color of every object he sees- especially if it's green.
• Going to and staying in nursery!  Hooray!
• Signing and saying "Please" to get Daddy to give in to whatever Carter's request might be.
• How to say, "Hold my hand."
• Saying prayers- well at least closing his eyes and keeping his arms folded.