Monster Trucks

For Valentine's we took Carter down to the Monster Jams... When we first got there he started to cry because it was so loud, but once we got in our seats & his head phones on he LOVED it. Each time there was an intermission, he would say "another one" & "jump" ...Justin bought him a Grave Digger truck & Carter wouldn't put it down! This what he looked like pretty much the whole show:)

His favorite part was at the end when Grave Digger crashed & they had to bring the tractor to lift it out- Now everyday when he is playing trucks he HAS to have his tractor for when he crashes them...He didn't want to leave when it was over-thats how much he loved it :)

That night we got a hotel with a swim pool but the water was pretty cold & carter was shivering & had purple lips so we didn't swim very long which was kind of a bummer! It was Carter's first hotel experience & he wasn't so sure about sleeping there. He woke up at about 4:30 & went & banged on the door saying "wanna go"!It was a really fun weekend... We'll definitely be taking Carter back!!!

What's new!

I've been a slacker lately!! Here are just a few things Carter is up to now days...

-How he tells you..."Love you"-"Night, Night" when your getting ready to put him to bed-cutest thing ever
-Carter loves to go out & play with daddy in the snow-He just barely figured out that you can actually walk on top of the snow & not sink in, so he'll chase after Diesel & he thinks that's so funny...But throws a huge fit when we have to come back inside.
-He asks "why" to almost everything. I think he just wants a response back from ya:)
-When Justin gets home Carter is always sitting on the stair waiting for him & he screams "daddy" while clapping & tells him to take his "jacket" and "boots" off. It is too cute!!
-He is turning into a bossy pants lately. He'll tell ya where to sit, what to eat, what to do...etc

-He'd watch deer movies all day, the first thing he wants when he wakes up is "deers" & he gets his guns & binoculars out & acts like he is shooting them, then he'll tell ya "got him" , "big one"
-Its so cute how every time you give him something he says "mommy", "diesel" "grama" depending on who he is with because he wants them to have some too. -Loves to fix everything with his tools
-He's getting really good at remembering to tell everyone please & thank you.
-Has to sleep with Shrek & Bear...Its a must!
-Justin takes him to the gas station every Saturday morning to get a treat & he knows to put it on the counter to pay & to tell them "thank you"
-When we are downstairs, & he's going upstairs to get something , he tells ya "be back" with his finger up , like one second... (no clue where he learned this)
-He loves to do whatever Diesel is doing, & tries to nap in the window like Diesel at nap time.
-He can't get enough of playing with his friends, he asks for them almost everyday.
-You can't tell him you are going anywhere until everyone is ready to walk out the door, or he'll sit & say "go" for hours!
-He has such a good memory, he doesn't forget much.

Justin is just working hard & is about finished with our laundry room & I've had a nagging cold for about a month now-Pretty much Carter just keeps us entertained & as busy as ever! We can't get enough of the little guy!!!

Crib Conqueror

Well it's official --I was hoping this day would never come...Carter has figured out how to climb out of his crib! I layed him down for his nap today & all the sudden I hear something hit his door & I was thinking that is normal he always throws Shrek out-but then I hear him pounding on his door saying "I want out" -little stink!!!...He hasn't gotten too bad yet, he stays in at nights when we lay him down...The only time he gets out so far is in the mornings...he gets out & bangs on the door when he is ready to wake up & play.But-looks like naps in the crib, you can check off the list-they aint happening anymore...Now he just falls asleep in random places of the living room when he gets tired- works for me. What a little pill!!!

Justins 25th

For Justins birthday this year we just went out to dinner & played pool with a group of friends & family. Nothing too exciting. But I think everyone had a good time. He's the big 2-5
Happy Birthday honey. Thanks for being a great hubby & dad!

Cardon Christmas Party

The Saturday after Christmas we headed to Bear Lake for the annual Cardon Christmas party. It was great to see family members we don't get to see very often! Carter had a blast playing with a few of my cousin's kids & running wild for the day!
Justin was able to pick up his elk from the taxidermist from the bow hunt, so he was pumped about that.

Vacuuming

It's pretty easy to get Carter to pick up all his toys around here...He'll have the front room spotless in seconds, banging on the door to get the "bacuum" -at least once a day!When I'm all done, he gets down off the couch & pretends to be doing it! How he says "bacuum" is the cutest thing...but now every time we clean up his toys-he thinks we need to vacuum.

Christmas Day

Christmas morning we had to wake Carter up, he had crashed after playing hard with all the cousins on Christmas Eve...He was pumped when he seen all the presents on the couch- I think he would have been content with just his Shrek & Donkey Pez despensers from Santa :)

Christmas morning we went down to my parents house, ate breakfast & opened presents. My parents spoiled everyone, as usual. *thank you*

Carter was happy opening each present, until he got these guns & then he was content just playing with them & could care less about opening the rest!

Christmas night we spent with Justin's family, ate dinner & opened presents. (of course I don't have any pictures because all my other pictures are from my moms camera!) -Shae & Carter played on their very own pool table pretty much the whole time...

Carter was so cute & fun this Christmas- he knew exactly what to do with the presents, & LOVED tearing his & everyone elses open! Seeing his face & how happy he was with each little toy made Christmas!!!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was with the Johnson Clan -tradition...We ate yummy food, played a funny balloon reindeer game, & exchanged presents!
It was a lot of fun, like always!!!

18 Months Old

Carter is 18 months old today...He now weighs 30 lbs (92 percentile) & is 33 3/4 inches long (85 percentile)...
:some of his favorite things are:
-jumping off the couch onto blankets, bean bags, or to dad
-being outside
-hunting movies
-the bubble gum machines at my parents house
-playing pool
-loves peaches, cereal, pasta's
-playing with his niece's & nephew's
-helping dad tile downstairs
-reading books
-playing football with dad & Diesel
-riding & jumping his 4-wheeler
-eating "sicles"
-the nerf gun at my parents
-sitting in his "baby" chair He can say anything you tell him to say & he is getting very smart- Still is as happy as can be all the time & always has a smile on his face-makes us laugh quite a bit, he is sure a character!!!...We love you Carter Cub!

First Sleigh Ride

Carter went on his first sleigh ride this past weekend out at my parents. My dad pulled him & my neice Taycee around in this tube, Carter liked it for a litle while-but my dad said he'd rather be riding up in the rhino.

Santa

On Saturday my mom & I took Carter to see Santa. It kinda played out how I thought it would...He was totally fine - until I set him on Santa's lap then he had a meltdown...Happy he's in mommy's arms---Thought I'd give it one more shot...Wasn't happening...
It was so cute though, cause once we got back to the car he kept saying "santa nice"...He was definitely not a huge fan of santa this year-but he is obsessed with saying "santa" & looking out the window at our blow up "santas" & "deers" every night!

Shoveling Snow

This is Carter's first year of actually being able to go out & be in the snow...We went out the other night to shovel off the sidewalks & he thought that was so fun...
He'd follow Justin around & try & do the exact same thing he was doing...Its been too cold to actually stay out and 'play' in the snow, but it's been fun to go out & at least let him see what the snow is like.

Family Pictures

We had some new family pictures taken... It was pretty dang cold but we managed to get some cute ones-Carter cooperated until he knew there was water to throw rocks into, luckily we had already got good ones by then!!!

Toys?

Who needs toys for christmas-when your cleaning out your storage & he's more entertained by the "babies" stuff!!!"cheeeeeese"

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we were able to do both families again. My mom's side of the family did a lunch out at my parents house , and then we had dinner up at Justin's parents with his family. Such good food at both!!! It always fun to spend time with family that you don't get to see as often as your own. I'm so thankful that both our families live so close.

My Favorites

These are just a few of my favorite things Carter is doing/saying right now...

-Every morning when he wakes up, he just sits & says "ma, ma" over & over until I go & get him out of his crib & we have to get his three "blankies", his "ba ba", and his "bear" before he'll get out.

-He says "yes" whenever you ask him something- if its something he wants.

-When we wake up, we turn on cartoons & have to eat "cereal" out of his little cup.

-How he says "sees ya" & "buh bye" while waving & walking away

-Gives "kisses"

-When he says "ut uh" & shakes his head

-When he tells me he's going potty & says "aw mom, bum, bum"

-He says "shoot" & he knows when to say it.

-Everytime he says "dad" or "daddy" he points to himself, cause before when he called everyone mom Justin would point to himself & say dad.

-He loves "ice" cream cones-eats the whole thing everytime

-When your reading a book & you lick your finger to turn the page-so does he

-He knows his "shoes" , "socks", "shirt" & "jacket"

-How its all about "daddy" once he gets home from work.

-When you say Carter-he yells back "what"

He is turning into such a jabber jaws-he can & will say anything you tell him to say.

"Moneys"

Carter knows where the "moneys" are in the drawer, so he gets his giraffe piggy bank out, goes into the kitchen & brings back two pennies ...every time. Its the cutest thing to watch him get all concentrated, put the pennie in his fingers just right, & push it in...This is the first time he did it all by himself-- he was so proud!!!
He's already got it down though, so it doesn't entertain him very long now...

Furnace

The other morning Carter & I woke up & the house was at 63 degrees-freezing. So I tried turning the furnace up cause I usually keep it at 68 at nights so I was confused...The air & furnace would kick on but no heat-great! So I call my dad, tell him what was happening- maybe check the filter or a few other things-I didn't know how to do any of that of course so we just put the portable heater in the front room for the day & waited for Justin to get home. Once he gets home he went straight downstairs & started checking it out- checked all sorts of things for probably about an hour...nothing...Our neighbor Kyle came over & they checked things out for about a half hour -finally the last thing they figured out was that the three red blinks on the furnace meant to check the pressure switch...So, they go outside & sure enough Carter had stuffed a golf ball in the pressure tube so the air wasn't able to get through:) So glad we hadn't called someone to come look at it, that sure would have been embarrassing! What a kid!!!

Happy Halloween!

We had such a fun Halloween this year... We made the trek out to my parents house & then made the rounds to a few other family members & friends! Carter was such a 'monkey' at every single house we went to-he was so friendly & loved all the attention! He would put his hands in his armpits & make the "ooo,ooo" sounds & say trick-or-treat as well...
When Nicole was trying to get a picture of them together-Carter kept running off & Shae said "it's okay Carter, i'm just a kitty-meow" She is too funny!
At last we made it back into town & did a little trick-or-treating with cousin kitty Shae & pirate Janson-Carter thought that was pretty cool to run house to house & see the "scary" decorations, say "trick or treat" & grab a handful of treats... & the bad news of the night, Justin got a speeding ticket, bummer! Hope everyone had a fun filled Halloween!!!

Carving Pumpkins

This was Carter's first time carving pumpkins...He didn't have a long enough attention span to sit & watch us carve them-he just kept saying "eyes" & "pumpkin"... I made the mistake of scary "ewww scary" to one of the pumkpins faces & then he didn't even want to be by them! He had no idea why we were carving them-but he liked to throw the pumpkin seeds...it was a fun family night!!!