Baby Animal Days

I took Carter & Taycee out to baby animal days, while my mom stayed home with Tenley since it was pretty cold! Carter had been waiting to go see the baby animals for months, so there was no ditching out just because it was winter weather! We put on our snow clothes & made the trek! The best part about it being rainy is that there were no lines & it wasn't all crowded!They got their faces painted. Carter wanted a pig, & Taycee got a butterfly!Next was the train, once in the front & then in the little caboose! Pretty cute train they had a tunnel built up & everything!

This little white bunny kept jumping out of Carter's hands & he thought it was hilarious...He just kept squeezing tighter & tighter so it couldn't jump down!

They got to see baby pigs, goats, lambs, bears, horse, bunnies, cows...The poor animals were all freezing. It was funny because when we went back through to see the baby pigs again, the girl had covered them with straw & Carter was all concered & kept telling her to "take the straw off of the pigs" until we explained to him it was keeping them warm!

Carter's favorite part was the pigs, he loved petting them & trying to feed them straw! We love taking Taytor Baytor with us places, she is so much fun & so good to Carter. They are best buds!

First Cookout

We had our first cookout of the year this weekend when it was actually warm out. Both kids love being outside! This was Tenley's first cookout & first time really being outside for a long period of time-she loved to watch Carter & Diesel, pick up the old grass & twigs off the ground & put them in her mouth. Carter loves helping with anything & everything {always}- Helped dad start a fire, cook the dutch oven potatoes, cut a branch to cook marshmellows on... Ended the night with a fun rhino ride -where Carter could finally show mom & sis what "the boy stuff they do every night is"- We look forward to being outside every single day of the week once it decides to stay warm for longer than a couple days!

Standing in Tub?

Tenley is now trying to stand up in the tub...I don't ever remember Carter trying to do this, but he was a bit calmer in the tub so, I don't think I made him be in the "baby tub" at her age! She just barely learned that she can "try" & stand up in it...It makes me a little nervous for her to be trying to stand up because she's not stable enough when she does get her legs underneath her! Especially in the tub where its slippery & wet...She pulls herself up like this & then pretty much face plants into the edge of the tub!

She LOVES the tub! They could sit in the tub for hours splashing each other & yelling!

Finger Foods

For close to a month now, Tenley has been able to pick up her own "finger foods! She's really good about only putting one or two in her mouth, Carter sometimes likes to sneak a few more into her mouth -no choking incidents yet-!! Carter makes sure that whenever she is in her bumbo she has snacks on her tray! She loves the bumbo still-but is starting to be a pain in it cause she'll arch her back & dig her feet into the ground & just about tip herself over in it! ...She'll snack on & eat anything!

Disney On Ice

We ended up getting free tickets to Disney on Ice from my cousin Mandy at Qwest. So we headed to Salt Lake -which seems like forever with jabber box Carter :) My parents watched Tenley-she's too big of a wiggle worm right now! Our seats weren't the greatest because we hit the 2:30 show on Saturday but Carter still loved it! He is totally obsessed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (thank goodness for DVR because that is all he watches) but he really freaked when Toy Story came out! He was so excited, pointing, telling us who they all were...We love doing outings with just him- He is hilarious, & never fails to entertain!!!

7 Months Old

Oh my where to start. Tenley is tons of fun!!! Totally different having a diva girl than having content little Cub! She is drama, but we love it!!! Cries whenever mom leaves the room, even if she was content right before & playing, mommy's girl!can clap with her feet -we'll say "yay" & she'll clap them together while laying down(she can clap with her hands too),says mama now & its the best :), thinks Carter is the greatest thing ever (he makes her laugh & smile no matter how sad she is or how rough he is being- he really is the sweetest brother)has 2 bottom teeth, always smiling -anyone talks to her or gives her attention-, gets up in push up position but hates being on her belly for long time, loves the tub especially when Carter gets in with her, has lots more hair than Carter had but its darker, darker eyes, & darker skinloves her blankey, constantly putting her binki in sideways/upside down/whole thing in her mouth (knows how to put it in right but loves to play with it & laugh that its in wrong), pulls her bows off her headwhen you laugh at her she'll either laugh back or else look at you like why you laughing at me, big chunker still-weighs about 21 lbs, still waves hi & bye & sometimes will even say "hi", she has been such a blessing. We love you Teners!!!-- p.s. I don't make her wear bows when we are at home, so you get a little boy for pictures, thank goodness for pink! :)--

Spring Walk

This has been such a LONG winter! The weather has been a total tease. Last week we were able to get out of the house & go on walks & play at the park & it was SO nice! Being in the house with a 2 1/2 year old that is always wanting to be entertained-I'm running out of ideas:)
Tenley loved being outside-she just watches Diesel & Carter's every move! & Carter is so cute to make sure she always has snacks in the stroller dish & that he has a drink in the cup holder. He loves pushing her around, & will make sure she is warm & "having fun". This summer I'm totally going to have my handsful-but I can't wait! It's going to be SO much fun!!!

Happy St Patty's Day!

Early Mornings

Before the time change these two were waking up around 6, Carter sometimes earlier. Carter wakes up so happy, talkful & ready to play- Tenley is the same way always smiling & laughing the second Carter & I get her from her bed! Justin loves that they are awake every morning before he leaves to work...For me it sometimes makes a long day, but being home with them everyday it couldn't get any better!!! Hoping the time change will make them sleep til at least 7-they've got their dad in them!

Rango

Justin's mom took Carter, Tenley & I to see Rango & out to lunch the other day! These are the only 2 pictures I took-Tenley was really tired at the movie but I didn't dare put her in her carseat to go to sleep because the stairs were just a tiny bit smaller than her carseat & it had already toppled down the stairs once (luckily Teners wasn't in it)...She was good though, just quite the wiggle worm!Carter had to go out about half way through the movie & play the hunting game out in the consession area-lol... Carter gets into movies, but he is SO tender hearted & hates when the characters or animals do mean stuff so he was not into the snake at all... When the snake came into the movie he said "mommy, lets go home-I don't like that snake". Thanks Sheri for taking us out. It was a fun day & got us out of the house!!!

2 Teeth

Tenley's had 2 teeth for a couple weeks now. The bottom two have both popped all the way through, & I think she is possibly getting more right now... She always puts her thumb in her mouth like this & chews on it & I think its the cutest thing!

Picking Out Bows

I must say Carter is the cutest, sweetest big brother ever. He is always looking after Tenley, the other day we were just sitting around the house & he thought that Tenley needed a bow "so she didn't look like a boy , because she is in blue"...They don't match her outfit, but hey at least he knows his colors & how to match them :)

First Coyote

Justin shot his first coyote out in Benson. He actually ended up shooting two because the first one that he shot he blew a huge hole in its back & he wanted to get it skinned-so he ended up having to shoot another one! I think he actually likes shooting them-secretly!Carter had to go up & see what it was all about...Of course he was all pumped. He is SO into hunting & goes with Justin in the rhino on almost a daily basis to shoot something! Love my hunting boys!!!

6 Month shots

Tenley got her 6 month shots :(! Carter so didn't want her to have to get them- He told me over & over that he didn't want to take her to get her shots & that he was sad that she was going to cry. He even tried to block the lady from giving them to her, but once he realised she HAD to get them- He just stood right to the side of us & gave her loves after each shot. He is the sweetest, most sincere little guy-what 2 year old cares that much about their little sister already!!!She did great with her shots, just a few seconds of out of breath screams! Once back in her car seat with her binki she fell right to sleep playing with her sticker...

Monster Jam!

We took Cub to the Monster Jam again this year! He LOVED it & is already asking to go back! This year we bought the pit passes so he could go down on the floor, get autographs & see how big the trucks really are! We got to see 2 wrecks this year, Grave Digger & Bounty Hunter both crashed in the Free Style event...Here he is with the Grave Digger driver!

He jumped right up on the snowmobiles- talked to the guys for a few minutes & got their autographs-The one snowmobile did a back flip!!

Carter was scared to death of this little nitro car thing, it blew huge flames of fire (you could feel the heat from our seats & the one time it came right in front of us it blew dirt up in our face)He had been waiting for a truck to his this "huge jump" all day so when Bounty Hunter finally jumped it, Carter's eyes lite up & he was so pumped!!! He is such a well behaved 2 year old, we love taking him to stuff like this because he gets so excited about it & always tells us thanks! Can't wait to take you out again Cub!!

Tenley's First Tooth

Tenley's first tooth popped through! She had been kind of onery, well not really, just more diva like than she usually is :) *wanted to be held constantly* She rubs her tongue on her tooth in a funny wave way. She's hilarious! We never even knew when Carter's teeth were coming in because he was such a anti cry baby...No way i'm getting a picture, she won't even open her mouth long enough for me to see them good- I can just feel them!

6 Months

Tenley is already 6 months! WOW! She is at such a cute age right now & is learning so fast...Says dada over & over, can wave hi & bye, loves to just jabber, reaches for anything & everything when she is sitting up, plays with her binki (will put it in upside down, sideways, chew on it), still sleeping pretty much through the night (9 hours), loves all baby foods -haven't found one she doesn't like-, is amazed by Carter -she thinks he is the funniest, most entertaining boy ever she'll turn to his voice no matter where he is-, we love how she has her mouth open all the time when your feeding her once she swallows its open right away before you even have the next bite ready, does "big girl", so content, always smiling & squealing, has more hair than Carter did but it isn't much, thinks its funny to grab at your hair & face, even when she is upset if you tickle her she'll be happy & laugh...I love the look on her face in this last picture, this is so her little diva attitude "get this bow off mom, i'm so done with pictures!!!" We love you Teners & your cute personality you've already got!

Sledding

Well since it decided to snow more-we figured mine as well sled behind the rhino as much as possible while we still can-Even though i'm so burnt out of winter & this freezing cold weather...Carter will sled & sled until he is literally frozen- he doesn't ever want to come back in the house! He is getting pretty daring too & likes to go fast & on the "jumps"...Justin loves to do anything with him outside, they are side kicks thats for sure!!!

Little Warrior Wrestling

We signed Carter up for wrestling. He's a little young, but we figured it'd be good to get him around other kids & let him burn some of his energy! He is definitely shy & you can tell he is the youngest one out there. But if Justin goes out with him he'll actually do it. It's funny cause at practice we think he isn't really listening, just sittin there being good-but when we get home he knows all the moves & what his "coach" taught him. It'll be fun to take him to the wrestling matches- even if he just watches & gets use to it!