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It's my birthday week! One thing after another keeps happening, and it hasn't brought my mood down yet! Our car tire shakes crazily when we go past 65 (found that out when I was on my way to my friends wedding), my computer crashed, we need new brakes, dentist bills (the worst) and Carter is growing out of all his clothes! Thank goodness we have such a great family, I'm not sure we'd survive with out them! I'm going to take my computer to the KU IT people, supposedly they can do wonders. And it's free!

Carter catches on so fast! He says "MMMM" when you ask him what a cow says. We have been practicing on where his nose is, and that is hit or miss. He tries hard though :) He got his first time out the other night - of course attempting to get on the coffee table. I felt like that one minute in his crib for time out lasted 5. He has to learn sometime, right? It seems like he is getting so tall, and wearing 2T already. Isn't time supposed to slow down when we want it to? I thought maybe I was getting baby fever, but it definitely fizzles when Carter wakes up 4 times during the night for whatever reason. Maybe when he's older, after we're married and have a house. I'm not in any hurry to get married. I want to be engaged for a few years so I can plan with out panic. It does make me giddy to see my friends get married though :) Some day...!

I can't wait for Halloween and my birthday! Carter is going to be batman! We plan on visiting all of our family, so be ready to give us a trick or a treat!! :) Carter has picture day at school tomorrow, and a halloween party. I am making cupcakes to bring, and we are both going to his halloween party!


My birthday is Friday and we are all going out to dinner with my mom - I can't wait! I am thinking Paisanos or Olive Garden! Carter is going to enjoy it so much more than before. On Saturday, we are all going bowling and drinking! It's kind of a tradition, and the only time I can get RJ to go. He's going to be such a good sport, almost the only guy coming. I did see on Thursdays they have ladies night, girls bowl free. I am thinking I might go bowling more often!

So even though crap just keeps on coming, I am so thankful that I have such a great life, and the best family and friends to spend it with!

i love fall :)

Ah, the last wedding of the year. Michelle's dress was the prettiest I've seen. I went solo, entertaining Carter in a formal setting is just about impossible these days. He's so full of energy and ready to see the next

thing! But having some mommy time was much needed, and RJ ended up just going into work late so I didn't have to miss out on the festivities :)

Michelle Heusi :)

Me and Kel

Carter didn't care that Mom had her 2 1/2 glasses of wine the night before, he was up at seven anyway. We have had a fun morning already though! We went to get donuts, and played at the park. It was Carter's first time in the bigkid slide, and he loved it so much he started to climb the stairs to go up again. He could even climb the steep ones, if mom would have let him :)

getting ready to go down!

let's go up again!!!

watching the cars go by!

can't keep him off the coffee table!

 

painting his pumpkin

  Carter has been talking so much, saying "Hi Dad" He can also mooooooo and say duck, dog, and mama of course. He seems to have his own dialogue too, if I could just crack the code. He knows nothing of the word no, and no matter how stern or consistent we are - climbing the coffee table and standing up, sitting back down, watching some tv, or just laughing about being on it- is way more fun.

No Fear!

                    

                        

 

                        

Even though these pictures are pretty self explanatory, I had no idea Carter was going to "look mom, no hands!" We were watching him attempt to stand up on his four wheeler, so thought we'd try to capture it. To my pleasant surprise, he didn't even fall down. Uncle Eric and Aunt Misty would be so proud.  

I am just hoping he forgot his little trick, but I am thinking we are not that lucky!

We had a great time at the pumpkin patch, it was everyone's first time. Ricky Jones tried some apple cider, Carter loved the ducks and chickens, and we found the perfect little pumpkin for Carter.

Almost fell asleep on the way there, so he relaxing on dad before the hay rack ride sounded great!

Pumpkins everywhere!

My little toddler :)

It's the weekend!!

Almost, anyway. It has been two long weeks of dropping Carter off at daycare, his little heart breaks every time I leave. Today, he was such a big boy and didn't cry at all. I then knew it would be a good day!

This weekend we have a playdate with Heather, Ky and Jaxon and are going to the pumpkin patch! We didn't get to go last weekend because I messed my arm up giving plasma. $50 is amazing until they give you a hematoma.

The weather is great, and so is life!!

Day by day, I think Carter is getting better in the toddler room. Two days ago, as soon as we walked into the daycare center he was bawling. I almost just turned back around :(. He usually at least waits until we get into the classroom. It's just really hard because he hasn't done this before, and it makes me want to be a stay at home mom! But who would pay my student loans? lol.

We went to an Alpha Phi playdate on Saturday, and Carter just ran around like he was having the time of his life! He wasn't too interested in the other kids, but he did laugh a lot! Him and Gwen are pretty much bff's though, they were so cute on the way up there! Carter didn't even mind when she was telling us how it is, and sometimes he cries if another kiddo does too.

I didn't end up going to Michelle's bachelorette party like I wanted, bummer. I just thought it'd cost a lot and be a lot of hassle to get a babysitter then go all the way up to KC. I do miss hanging out and laughing with my friends! On Sunday I donated plasma and they messed it up, so we didn't get to go to the pumpkin patch. Another bummer! This weekend we are definitely going, and finding Carter a costume. I have lots of ideas but no favorites yet. I have no idea if we're even leaving town for Halloween, but I sure hope so :)

My birthday is coming up, yaye! I wanted to get family pictures taken, but I think it would be more economical I guess not to. Maybe when we get our tax refund! RJ thinks they are a big waste of money, but it's MY present!

Life is all around good. Carter keeps us both sane with his smiles :)

Happy Birthday Gena!

Carter is so silly. We tell him no, and he thinks it's a game. He's been trying, and succeeding at climbing on the coffee table. So fearless!  No matter how persistent or straight-faced we are, Carter laughs. He isn't spoiled at all :) Ricky Jones and I both grew up way different than Carter I would say, and we are raising a spoiled rotten boy! We are entirely too poor to have another, but I'm just afraid that's the only way. I think when he gets a little older he can be more disciplined, but most times he's a perfect angel anyway!

Always entertained by his train!


Today we played with side walk chalk, and he colored so well! Last time he only carried them around and tried to eat them, so him making lines were progress! He of course put as many pieces in his hands as he could carry! You could tell he was learning because even when he was walking around the yard with his chalk he was pointing them down like I was showing him!

This weekend we are going to the Natural History Museum in Topeka for an Alpha Phi play date. A lot of my sorority sisters have had little ones, and I can't wait to see them all! I'm not sure if the museum is quite ready for Carter to terrorize it, but I did see online there's a play area! I was thinking this weekend we would take Carter to the pumpkin patch! Neither of us have ever been so it'll be a first time for the whole family! RJ and I have been carving pumpkins since we starting living together though. Carter will fingerpaint his!

Two days old, oh how time flys :) 

Carter has been growing so fast! He transitioned to the Toddler 1 room at daycare, and he isn't quite convinced yet. There are a lot more kids, and a couple of older ones but they get to go outside twice a day and he does love that part!

We went to Topeka this weekend for a day with Heather and her kiddos, it was a blast! We went to Gage Park and rode the train, and played on all of the classic animals they have there. Carter was more interested in the Octopus and following his own shadow! The swings were the high light though!