Rhino Ridin' in the Basin

On Saturday for Mother's Day we went out to Justin's parents for a little picnic & long rhino ride up in the basin. The weather was perfect! Still a little bit of snow in the tip top of the mountains but it was sunny & jacket weather...so pretty up there!Dylan & Tenley playing in the rocks, one has a shovel & the other a stick, not sure how that was very safe :)
Carter & Shae had a blast playing in the mud puddles, lookin for frogs, "fishing" in the pond with their butterfly nets, diggin holes lookin' for coyote pups & just playin' together- They would have stayed up there all day!The day can never end without the guys doing something stupid...Of course both of them got stuck! Ended up having to get the tahoe!!...Then Carter was beggin' to plant carrots-you can't tell this kid anything if you plan on him forgetting about it (he has the best memory ever)...we'll see if the carrots turn out. :)Thanks "Grandma Skippy" for the fun day!!!

Friday Regulars

Every Friday night throughout the winter we tried to do "family night"..We'd cook dinner, or go out to dinner in town & then hit the bowling alley or "bowling aisle" in Cub's words. He LOVES that place. "huntin game, pool, pinball, bowling". He loves picking all of our balls out (color wise boy/girl). He's caught onto Friday nights & knows that is the day that daddy doesn't have to work in the morning & we can go out & have fun!!Justin & I are horrible at bowling we've decided-Now that it's getting warm our Friday nights are turning into cookouts, rhino rides & fishing!!

Cheap Entertainment

Getting new baby toys out always brings something new & exciting in the house while being cooped up this LONG winter! Carter is very good at coming up with "fun" things to do:) & Tenley is always such a good sport about it, at least for a few minutes...Having a blast-holding on tight!Then she gets burnt out of her rough brother & gives me the "save me mom look" like above. The very first time I took her out, there was no getting her back in, she arched her back like crazy & had had enough!! -Carter lives naked now days. I get him dressed every morning- but by 8 o'clock he's butt naked! What great entertainment I have everyday, I wouldn't change a thing!!!

"Push Ups"

Tenley's been doing this for about 2 weeks now & its seriously hilarious. She can't quite crawl but she definitely knows how to do "push ups"...Maybe she's been at Cross Fit a little too much ;) She even pulls the face like 'holy helk this is hard, I weigh too much to hold myself up like this"...She can make her way around, by scooting {backwards} or else she sits, reachs to grab something & then changes the direction she is sitting in. Her little personality is starting to come out more & more! She's too precious.

Tener's

*Whenever we try & help Tenley walk by holding her hands up & making her move her feet she just laughs {very ticklish}-She hasn't quite figured out how to move her feet when you stand her up to walk. She's really close to pulling herself up onto things, she'll get to her knees & smile & be proud & then sit back down!*She's really into Diesel right now. Whenever she sees him she instantly is all eyes on him & says "dog" over & over. When we get Diesel to do "I lovvve you" she'll sit & howl back at him to try & get him to keep doing it. Dies is so good with her, just like he was with Carter. *Cub always wants Tenley to lay on his belly- At first when she was a baby she'd just lay there & smile. Now she'll grab his face, smack him, pull on his lips, everything you can think of & he just lays there & takes it! They play so cute together, I love having them close in age they interact so cute! {Carter has gotten to the point where he thinks she is old enough to know better & sometimes he'll smack her back}*When Carter squeals or yells, Tenley has learned how to do it back. When Carter laughs at her, she thinks its so fun & she hysterically laughs back. *Right before she goes to bed she loves to sit & play with Justin. She'll say "hi dad" over & over, & if he isn't lookin at her for more than two seconds she is saying it again to get his attention. She'll sit & hit the couch, til he does it back. *She loves to feel like she is being dropped, she'll laugh & laugh if you drop her lower & lower to the ground each time.

Fishin' Day

On Thursday Justin took a half day to take Carter fishing-this kid loves his dad more than anything & even says he is a "daddys boy" now. *Even though he is totally a mommy's boy at night still* They went on a rhino ride, fishing, looking for frogs, threw rocks in the "reseboir", everything that Carter LOVES to do!One day Carter will look back & realise what an AWESOME, hard working dad he has!!!

Easter!

Easter morning we woke up, gave the kids their Easter baskets-Carter loves this "fart stuff" as he calls it. He thinks its the funniest stuff & had been asking for it for days! Tenley was content just playing in the eggs & trying to steal everything brother had.(everyday occurrence now)Found the hidden Easter eggs-the high ones were his favorite...He liked the challenge of trying to get them by himself...Then we colored Easter eggs..We've colored eggs {3 times since} He loved it & has been wanting to do it everyday...His favorite was putting the {sports} plastic stuff you melt around the eggs on, he thought that was lots cooler than just dying them a color!We also we went on a family rhino ride & my parents rode up to see the kids! HAPPY EASTER!!!

"Boys Saturday"

Saturday after the Easter egg hunt...Daddy, Jake & Carter went fishing. They didn't end up catching any fish, but they caught frogs! It was strictly a "boy day". They painted the trailer*Carter stuck with his one piece of wood down the whole trailer & when he got to the end he chanted "winner, winner, chicken diner"* went on rhino rides, shot their bows, got Jake's truck stuck {ended up gettin' to go on a tractor ride}...After spending a whole day with Carter, Jake thinks he is the funniest little kid around. Carter came home all dirty & had such a fun day! He is all boy!!!

Easter Egg Hunt!

We took Carter over to the local Easter Egg hunt this morning. It was his first year since last year it was snowing! It actually turned out to be nice weather & he thought it was so cool to see all the eggs everywhere..."mom, this is gonna be so much fun-look at all those eggs"... Waiting patiently for the hunt to start...He kicked butt in age group, I held his basket & he ran around picking them up...We let him get a few eggs out of the 4-7 year old group too & it was so funny because the parents couldn't help in that one...So he'd pick up one egg & say "look mom",pick up another, "look dad"-{trying to find us in the crowd} we kept telling him to get more but he was so proud of himself he had to show us each one he picked up all by himself!
Teners so excited she got an egg! What a Happy Chunkster!
Kiddos with the Easter Bunny- I thought Carter might have been a little hesitant but right when he seen him he said "mom, look at the cute Easter bunny, he's pink". Tenley wasn't afraid at all, maybe a little curious- she just kept looking up at him like "huh, what are these fuzzies on my face"... So fun making family memories, love these guys more than anything!!!

Comedian Cub

Carter is seriously so funny. Everything he says cracks us up. {he had drawn all over himself the other day with a pen} The other morning when Carter & Justin were making breakfast- Carter said he wanted 2 eggs, & Justin was like well I think only one egg will fit in your belly, lets measure our bellies & see...So Justin acts like he is measuring his belly & says "yup 2 eggs will fit in my belly" then he measures Carters & says "just 1 will fit in your belly" ....so Carter unzips his jammies & says "you see this marker dad, it says I can have 2"
About a month ago when we were going to the park {it was still snowy & muddy every where} I told him you can't go over on the slides because you'll get your nice shoes all dirty & his response was "lets walk back to the house, I'll put my snow boots on, then we can come back & i'll be able to play on the slides, okay mom" He is just so smart & catches onto every thing so fast. You can't fool him with anything-saying "its broke, its closed, etc" all those comments haven't been working for a few months now!

Easter w Cardon's

We did Easter with my parents & family the weekend before Easter because Dac & Tay were out! Tay & Cub colored Easter eggs with my mom first...Ate lunch, then it was off to downstairs for the Easter egg hunt because it was too cold outside. My mom color coordinated the Easter eggs for each kid so that it would be fair for Cub's sake...He was having a blast, he got excited over finding every single egg!! He was so cute, he'd find Tenleys {pink} & run them over to her-all pumped & open them up for her!Tenley liked to just play with the eggs & watch the crazy kiddos running around... Silly string was a big hit-HUGE mess but the kids (especially Carter) thought that was the coolest thing ever, until he got squirted in the face!! He thinks we need to buy some more of that :)Thanks mom & dad for the kid's cute Easter gifts & the fun memories!!!

Gma & Gpa Sleepovers!

The grand kids (minus Dac) all got in the jet tub at my parent's one night when we were sleeping over! My mom said Carter was scared to death of the jets, he'd get out every time they turned the jets on, but he liked the bubbles...so he did a lot of gettin in & out because every time the bubbles went down he wanted more which meant jets on...Tenley loved the tub & the jets- My mom thought Tenley would be the one that would be scared & need to be held onto but nope "sissy brother" :) & Taycee what a good sport to sit & hold Teners & deal with Carter! Lots of attitude & drama with these two! They are totally like brother & sister!Made a "bed" out of bean bags & blankets in the corner of grandma & grandpa's room...& of course Carter MADE Tay watch the hunting movie to go to bed! Love sleepovers at grandma & grandpas with all the grand kids!!!

8 Months Old!

Tenley is getting so active & so stinkin cute! She loves to watch Carter & Diesel, no matter where we are or what we are doing she is trying to watch one of them. Tries to pull herself up onto things but gets to about her knees & then chickens outAbsolutely hates being fed baby food-(she'll only take a few bites, & then has a little tantrum til you put something on her tray for her to eat) she wants to feed herself now, she'll eat almost any big kid food but she HAS to feed it to herself, thinks its funny to throw her binki around & then try & crawl after it, she can't quite crawl but she is very close *can crawl backwardsshe loves bananas -real bananas of course-she eats at least a whole banana a day, even with them being slimy & slippery she picks them right up & shovels them in:), she knows what "no" means-we'll tell her "no,no,no" & she looks at us & either smiles or laughs & then keeps doing it, loves to dance *anytime music comes on she'll sit & rock back & forth & nod her head*she'll say "ehhh" to get your attention & talk to you-will do it back & forth, LOVES "da da" she can say "hi da da" & always lights up when dad gets home or is in the room, spits & blows bubbles. We've decided she's a little bit behind on developmental things compared to Carter but Carter is the reason why :) he's always helping her do everything & wanting to be in on the attention! Love you Tener Beners!