Daddy's Side Kick

Carter is Justin's little side kick- right when he gets home from work-Carter is always saying "daddy, come here"...
He loves watching Justin shave-so the other night he said "Carter do it"-so Justin helped him "shave"...He thought that was pretty cool to do it like dad.
Justin is always willing to let Carter "be in the way" & "help" him do everything he is doing. They have been working on our hardwood stairs for the past few weeks, for about two weeks straight Carter would wake up in the mornings saying "work on stairs"- "cut it" - He packs his tools everywhere daddy has tools...

Jabber Jaws

"Carter do it"- always is wanting to do everything himself.
"Carters turn" - He is getting really good at taking turns & will say "grandmas turn" or whoever he is playing with's turn
Tells us "thank you mommy" & "thank you daddy" when you get done changing his diaper.
"Bike walk"- meaning bike ride, constantly askin to go for one
"Shoot bow"- outside shooting his bow with dad whenever he gets the chance. "shoot bow daddy"
Rhino ride- whenever he is out at my parents house he is always beggin my dad to take him for a ride & right when he gets back, he is wanting to go again. "I want rhino ride pa pa"
"Come here mommy"- always has to have someone playin with him or watching what he is doing.
-Wants to make pancakes for breakfast every morning so he can "flip it"
-Caught onto us telling Diesel to shut up all the time, & started to say "shut up mommy" so we taught him to say "love you mommy" instead- so he'll sit & say "shut up Diesel, love you mommy"
-Comes up to my belly & hugs & kisses me saying "sister hug & kiss" & "baby sister"
-Everytime we see a motorcycle while driving he says "motorcycle"
-"mommy do it" - always wants mommy to change his clothes & diaper
-Always wants to go get an ice cream. "I want ice cream cone" & has it eaten by the time we get back home!
-Will tell stories in few word phrases. "horsies" "mommy hand" "eat it" (after feeding horses)
- Tells ya "don't"
-Yells "help me" from the other room
-Rides are hard now cause he says "I want out" the whole time after about 15 minutes of being in there!

He talks so stinkin cute & I pretty much give into anything he wants or says because of it :) I love how he adds "mommy" & "daddy" (everyones names) onto everything he says now...

Park

My mom & I took the grand kiddos to the park today- while Dack was at parent teachers, Carter & Tay played at the park...

Then we got a pizza & breadsticks & had a little picnic-& walked through to see the animals.

Carter was really into all the animals...When you ask him what he seen today he tells ya "monkeys", "baby cows" ,"baby chickens" everything is "baby" since we went to baby animal days...Carter & Taycee have a love/hate relationship. He can't get enough of her & is always asking for Dack & Tay but then he is so bossy & tells them what to do constantly :) Thanks for putting up with him & playing with him so cute!!!

Biff it!

Carter had his first rough biff it on Sunday! He fell down my parents cement front porch stairs & got some road rash on his face. When my dad lifted him up he had blood coming down his face & I was so worried it was his teeth but luckily it was just his nose & cheek! I guess we are doing pretty well for having an almost 2 year old wild boy & this being his first real accident.Poor little guy-Good thing he is one tough boy!!!

Fishin'

Saturday morning we took Carter fishing- He had been begging Justin to take him fishing since Thursday, & since he never forgets anthing... we took him so we didn't have to listen to him say "wanna go fishin" all weekend :)

Carter liked to "roll it" -

We didn't end up catching any, maybe because Carter was throwing rocks in the water 90% of the time! Carter says "fishing with daddy"..."miss". We seen some deer & Carter was mad that they didn't have "our bows" to "shoot them". He is always wanting to go fishing now, its cute!

Baby Animal Days

Carter & I went to the baby animal days with Lacey, Nicole & kids. Kinda windy, & packed but the kids get so into it! First thing we did was ride the horses- Carter was not a fan- started screamin saying "want off"..He was so scared of any of the big animals...but once we went over to the baby goats, chickens, rabbits, he loved them & was holding them & so into them.
Whenever you ask him what he did when he rode the horse he goes "wah,wah ,wah" & "want off" it's hilarious.

Little Cub

The other morning while I was doing laundry, Carter found a bottle of lotion & obviously went to town with it... His head was covered with lotion- & he comes in saying he "did hair, & cute" :-D
This is what happens when we get all the baby necessities out- Carter thinks these binkies are his toys now & is always getting in the drawer to find "his binkies"... Not sure how he manages to get all three in there, but he's defintely entertained by them. Its so cute cause he'll put them on my belly for "baby sister"...He is such a jabber jaws now.. He is starting to put 3 & 4 words together & always has stories to tell ya... Whenever we go anywhere now, he always yells "see ya" & "buh bye" as we are walking out. He's turned into quite the little wrestler & loves anything daddy is doing but for sure is still a mama's boy!

Easter

For Easter this year Carter was spoiled... We got him a big race track, golf clubs, a kite, a baseball glove, football, outfit, bubbles, bow & arrow & some treats...Finding Easter eggs-he was so cute he'd go find three or four & come back into living room, sit down & open them & then go find more.With his basket of candy Playing catch while waiting for daddy to get the track together

Watching his car go around track in his Easter outfit

We went out to my parents for Easter lunch & also an Easter egg hunt with the grand kids! Carter caught on fast, running around saying "another one" & ended up with tons more candy & a gun, bat, bubbles, tub toys, kites, & pink hangers for "sister"...Later that night we went over to Ricky & Nicole's for dinner, & hid the Easter eggs from Shae & Carter about 30 times since that was all they wanted to do :) & then ended the night with the kids sliding down their stairs on the sleeping bag!

Brother Knows Best

Carter was right from day one...He is going to have a little "SISTER" coming August 22, 2010. We couldn't be more excited!!!!!!

Huntin Boy

I don't think I have ever met another one year old who loves huntin as much as Carter does already... He wakes up & wants to watch "deer"-(he'd watch deer & elk dvds all day), gets Justin's hunting magazines out & reads through them showing you the "bows, guns, bears, deer, elk" , when you ask him what you do to the deer he says "shoot em' " & he will tell you what the elk says (bugles), he always wants to hold Justin's deer horns & go into the hunting room to tell you that "daddy shoot em"...Just a picture in his camo hat wasn't enough, he had to be by daddy's horns...

St Patties Day

For St Patrick's day this year we went over to Nicole & Ricky's for the ritual of corned beef & cabbage...Such good food & good times!!!

Hair Cut & Potty

This morning I accidently cut Carter's hair a little shorter than planned. Oops. Its still so stinkin cute though, & he is such a trooper about holding still while I cut away!!I bought Carter a potty the other day- just to get him introduced to his "own"- looks like i'll be having lots of messes to clean up-since he insists on going "like daddy"...

Books

Carter is obsessed with books lately. He has all his books memorized... He points to things now & asks you "what's this" even though he knows what everything is he is pointing to. His favorite one is his hunting magazine & go dogs, dog. He also loves the "putt, putt, putt" little car book at my parents house.

Ice Puddles

The past few days have been really warm out, so Carter & I have spent most the day outside. We have this big mud/ice puddle in our driveway & he had been tempted the whole day to go run in it... So, finally when Justin got home & it was about time to go in the house-I finally just gave in & let him run free in it for awhile...When we finally talked him into going in the house & took his boots off he had about an inch of water in the bottom of them. I love having a little boy to chase around! He is too much fun!!!

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!