My Sweet Carter Baby

This sweet boy was two yesterday.  This sweet boy made us a family of 4.  This sweet boy has changed my life.  This sweet boy is MY Carter baby!  This sweet boy makes me laugh all day long.  This sweet boy loves wholly.  This sweet boy loves to give kisses and hugs.  This sweet boy says "I love you" ALL THE TIME!  This sweet boy kisses people goodbye on the phone.  This sweet boy is so full of love and laughter.  This sweet boy is very mechanical.  This sweet boy loves to help his Daddy.  This sweet boy can't wait to make pancakes with his Mama.  This sweet boy loves his brother better than anyone.  This sweet boy squeezes his dog to show her how much he loves her.  This sweet boy can not WAIT to go to school on the bus with his brother.  This sweet boy is completely potty trained.  This sweet boy still sleeps with his blanky.  This sweet boy can make me cry just by looking at him.  This sweet boy gives the best hugs.  This sweet boy is a Mama's boy.  This sweet boy can also hold his own.  This sweet boy needs his alone time while his brother is at school.  This sweet boy is a FANTASTIC napper.  This sweet boy loves to go to church.  This sweet boy notices everything.  This sweet boy eats the toppings off his pizza.  This sweet boy has the BEST LAUGH EVER!  This sweet boy asks a LOT of questions. This sweet boy is rather fond of Woody and Buzz.  This sweet boy is very loved.  This sweet boy is my best sleeper.  This sweet boy holds on so tight that you can let him go and he will be the most beautiful, unusual necklace you've ever seen.  This sweet boy didn't want anything for his birthday but cake and candles.  This sweet boy has stolen my heart. 

This sweet boy turned 3 today. 

I love you my sweet, amazing, hilarious Carter Baby!  

A Wake Up Call.

Carter came into our room this morning at just about 5:00.  Still mostly asleep, I picked him up and put him in my bed between Brian and me.  He started talking...
"Mom.  Mommy.  Mom.  Mommy.  Mom.  Mommy."
"What Carter?"
"I want milk."
"Not right now Buddy."
"Why?"
"Because it's all the way down stairs."
He gave up.  Well, I thought he gave up till Brian jolted awake with an "OUCH!"
I sat up.  "What is it?"
Carter had gone downstairs, opened the fridge, gotten his Silk out, opened the dish washer, taken a cup, the matching lid and the rubber sucker thing that goes in the lid out and brought them to his Daddy.  Brian was dumbfounded.  He sat up and was SO confused. (He doesn't wake up very easily) He said, "This lid doesn't even go with this cup."  On top of being mostly asleep, he's blind, so he handed me the lid and the cup and asked if they were a pair.  Then Carter handed me the rubber sucker thing and I put the cup together.  He said,"I want Daddy to pour my milk!"  Milk was in hand and Carter was in bed.  Brian took the remaining Silk to the fridge and we all slept till 9:00.
This boy is too smart for his own good.

Dear Snow Removal Team,

  As I appreciate your efforts to remove the county's snow from the road, I am a little concerned about the snow you removed from my mailbox.  I am absolutely positive that the How to Plow Your Road journal does not require you to do so.  I am also pretty certain it is not to be done as you have practiced this morning.  Upon glancing out the front window this morning, this is what we saw:

I walked down to assess the damage.  Step 2 has the top of the box held on with 4 plastic nails that affix to the box like a wall anchor.  I couldn't get them out.  Anyone have any on hand?  Brian called the local hardware store without any luck.  Please come fix what you have broken.  I understand that our mailbox is tricky and probably jumped out in front of your plow as it has a death wish but you did not need to oblige.  

  

Thank you,

               Mrs. H

P.S. Here is the close up.

How Michael Hears It.

We are driving through the Tennessee mountains and Michael said, "Hey, My voice just got quietter!" I told him his ears just popped. He said, "That's why I don't yawn to make my voice louder." Hee hee hee. They popped back just now and he said, "Okaaaay, Noooooow my voice is back."

WOW!

I am so sorry.  I must apologize.  The course I just finished ate me alive.  My whole self was stuck in that class.  I promise to catch up with my blog.  I appreciate your vigilance.  I'm on it!  Please have a safe and happy Christmas!!!

He's Tricky

We sat down to eat dinner this evening, Carter took just a few bites and got down.  Naturally, I asked him where he was going.  He started rubbing his eyes and said, "I'm Tire."  (It's true, he leaves the d out.)   I said, "You're tired?" Carter-Yes Sir, Me-Maybe you should go to bed then. Carter- I'm gonna lay on the couch and watch TV.  

All he cared about was getting down so he could watch some Phineas and Ferb.  Hee hee hee.  Needless to say, it didn't work out in his favor.  He joined us once more for dinner and tried the ordeal once more.  He's so tricky.  :º)  I love that he thinks if he's tired he doesn't have to do what ever it is he's supposed to be doing.  He frequently pulls the eye-rubbing tire act when I ask him to pick up after himself.  

10 Things My Kids Have Done Lately

1. Michael- Mommy, all I want for Christmas is Mighty Beanz and Pixos.  That's all Santa has to bring me.  I won't be mad if he brings Carter Baby more stuff than that.
2. Carter- You so trouble Mommy.  Go to the corner.  Me- Why? Carter- BU Cause. Me- what did I do that I'm in trouble? Carter- You scratched this thing. (A body washing blobby thing made from tule)
3. Carter- I wanna go in the Beej.  I wanna go in the Jeep.  Are we goin' shoppin'?
4. Michael- This is what people do on dates.  They put two straws in one drink!
5. Carter lays down with a purpose and says "I'm relaxing"
6. Michael has an old happy meal toy that fits on his wrist and flips out slowly.  It used to have a red LED light on it.  It was intended as some kind of spy device.  Now...It's anything you want it to be.  He "shot water" out of it today and I told him we would have to mop it up so we didn't fall and magically a mop shot out the end of it and he started mopping the floor with his invisible mop.  Then he measured me with it.  Then vacuumed with it.  Then he built me an E-dult gym with basketball hoops and basketballs in it.  He made me shoot a basket and then showed me where the score was showing.  The fun goes on for hours.
7. Carter- There's a monster.  Brian- Where?  Carter- in my bedroom.  B- Let's go get them out of there so you can go to sleep. Monsters...get out of here.  C- No, you have to yell at them like you yell at me.  B- Monsters..GET OUT RIGHT NOW!!!
8. Brian went to McDonald's with the boys while I was out of town.  There is a huge play place so naturally they are playing in it.  A group of 6 or 7 young teens come in and throw their boots in the middle of the floor.  Michael tripped on them and a girl gave him attitude about watching where he's walking.  Michael turned right around and said "You should've put them away in the right place."  Carter chased all of the teen girls out of the play place by going up to them one by one and growling in their faces till they were uncomfortable enough to leave.
9. Carter was playing a driving game with Brian and he would NOT sit on the seat.  He knew he had to push the petals to make it go.  We are in SO much trouble.  I mean...We are SO trouble.
10. Both boys have Buckeye Fever right now.  If you tell one of them to say "Go Buckeyes" they will keep at it for at LEAST 20 minutes.  They know Jeff Weese hates the Buckeyes so they rub it in when ever he's around.  YEAH BUCKEYES!!!  :º)