Fall Frenzy

Shanna, Whitney & I took the kids down to the Fall Frenzy at the Heritage Center. Right when we pull up Carter says "awwww Halloween stuff" -The kiddos had a blast looking at all the animals & sittin in the train. There was a corn maze, pirate ships with swords, slide, straw maze, log bulls to ride, & a blackout maze *we weren't really able to make it through with screaming kids & strollers bashing into straw bails :)* Cub & Daxton jumped into this straw pile for probably an hour & the next morning when Cub woke up he said "mom, I wanna go jump in the cow food again today" :)...It ended up being super hot & the kids were all sweatin & drained by the time we left.

Carter Do-ings

Carter is such an entertainer lately. He is so his dad.
He can count to 10.
Sing all sorts of songs (happy birthday, itsy bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle, ring around the rosy's, popcorn popping)
He talks non-stop. its impossible for Justin & I to even have a normal conversation cause he always has something to say about what we are talking about.
He always says "whatever you" or "whatever (whoever he is talking to)"
Says "silly (whoever he is talking to)"
He is just so stinkin' hilarious, Justin & I are constantly laughing at him & the things he says. He gets talking & telling stories & you can see his brain just a turning because he is talking so fast & thinkin so hard about what he is gonna tell us next.
We'll tell him not to do something cause he'll get hurt & he'll do it just to prove to us that he won't & that he can do it cause he is "so tough"
Every time he gets an owie he needs a bandaid & has to put it on all by himself
He thinks when you are sick you need vitamins & knows that they give you big muscles
When Justin gets home from work he won't let him watch Sports Center he wants him to sit down & watch a movie with him. "daddy not watch his show" "not shut off my movie"
He is such a sweet big brother & loves Tenley so much already!!!
Makes you go out & shut the door while he is pooping.

Weekend

This weekend Justin went to Colorado to a Rockies & Broncos game with the Theurer's-so it was just me & the kiddos. We went down & stayed with my parents all weekend-lots of rhino rides, jumping on the tramp, & messes :)...We took Carter to the Fun Park (always wanting to go there)This was his favorite, look at him on his tippy toes & his favorite thing was to get the puck out after my mom scored-silly boy!
& Tenley just sound asleep, what she does best!! Thanks mom & dad for letting us invade & stay there all weekend. We always have so much fun there!

Circus

We took Carter down to the Circus on Friday- Justin wanted to do some family time before leaving to Colorado. Carter had been talking about the Circus all week & when we got to my parents to meet Justin, Carter didn't want to get out of the car because he thought we were gonna leave him there. The ride wasn't as bad as we thought it was gonna be with Mr jabber pants..It was funny cause Carter kept trying to get out of his buckles , so finally Justin told him he was going to call the elephants & tell them not to come to the circus if he took his buckles off- so every time Carter would reach for his buckles-Justin would pick up his phone & say he was calling the elephants. So Carter says "dad-put phone in your pocket, not call the elephants" -it worked :)

We went down on the floor before & seen everything up close. The black guys on stilts came right by us & actually walked over me while I was holding Carter & after that he was scared to death of them & was really focusing on where they were at - at all times so they didn't get close to us again. He pretty much loved everything & was in aw of it all the whole time. He has to tell everyone about the tigers, elephants, motorcycles & people on the trampoline.There was an empty seat next to us-so he just sat in it the whole time with his popcorn- besides taking a few potty breaks...It was very entertaining-lasted almost 3 hours ,surprisingly Carter made it through the whole thing! "cheese" face & all :)

Smiling

Tenley has been smiling tons for about a week now! You'll be holding her just talking (not even to her sometimes) & she'll be smiling away...She loves Carter in her face & she'll smile at him every single time... I like to think that she is already a momma's girl because I sure can't get enough of this little princess!!!

Willow Park

We met Carter (Hale) & Whitney at Willow Park to let the boys look at the animals & run wild for a little while this afternoon. Carter had a blast, he really liked the monkeys, turtles & feeding the ducks & fish. The weather was perfect, sad that fall is almost here but it's nice to get out & not be all sweatin'!Tenley wanted to be held the whole time of course, good thing Carter is Mr. Independent & listens so well- makes it a little easier to hold her all the time :)

Fam Cook Out

Carter is always wanting to "build a fire & cook marshmallows" so Justin & Carter built a little fire...-just the three of us-sat by the fire in our camping chairs & roasted some mellows.Ended the night with some basketball...Carter ended up being just a tiny bit hyper :) & was jumping on his tramp slam dunking it "Slaaaamm Dunnnkk"
He thought it was hilarious to watch Justin slam dunk it & fall off the tramp.. "again dad, again" Gotta love his outfit, he is totally all boy!!! We love getting alone time with just Carter, he is so stinkin' hilarious & cute!!!

One Month

Tenley is one month old. Went by very fast! She has changed a ton, & is getting cuter & cuter. Her & Carters baby pictures are very similar! She is sleeping about 6-8 hours at night & eats 4 ounces about every 4-5 hours in the day! She loves to be held, cuddled (She hates her arms to be in the blanket when she is cuddled-she always wants them out)& have her binky. Right when she gets in the bath at nights she is content as can be, loves to kick & listen to Carter.Carter is still such a great helper & always wants Tenley to be watching him or sitting by him while he is doing stuff. She is definitely used to him & the loud things he is always doing. She will smile a little bit if you sit & talk to her -She kicks, squirms & wiggles all the time when she is not sleeping. Its hard to get pictures of her sitting still unless she is asleep!!She is already such a chunk & has the chubbiest cheeks! Now just wish time would slow down- & she'd stay this little for awhile!!!

Stickers

Ever since July when we started potty training Carter , he has been obsessed with stickers...The other night he got ONLY the purple smiley faces for Tenley (he knows purple is for girls) & did this...He didn't want us to take them off of her. "Purple ones are for sister" -How cute is he-

Paintin'

Carter took this little paint set outside & when I went back out to check on him...His arms, hands & shirt were covered in paint & he was having the best time-He loves being outside & doing new things!!! Entertained him for a good while & then I of course had to get painted as well :)