Monday, February 18, 2013

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!

Sunday, February 17, 2013

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!

Monday, February 11, 2013

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!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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.