THE DAYS OF SUMMER ARE GONE

Now that the air is getting cool the swimming pools are closed. A true sign that summer is over.

This was our last trip to the pool this summer. We tried to go on Sunday nights making it a good end to a busy weekend.
FIRST YOU HAVE TO PUT ON YOUR SUNSCREEN- although he looks wet!

Carter really does like the water . Faith Takes the Fountain on head first!Their swimsuits were provided by Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Jenny --- Thanks!Thank the Good Lord for Daddies that don't mind having pictures in their swimsuits!! (no way would I post myself in a swimsuit)

IN THE TRENCHES

Being a stay home mom is what I have always wanted to be. If you have ever heard Chris and I talk about "our plan" it was to work really hard for five years to enable me to stay home full time (God's plan was eight and that was great!). Now that I have been blessed to be a stay home mom, I find myself in a much different routine. Like not showering, dressing, or looking half way presentable. I am aware of the situation but have not found the ultimate solution. On a very recent trip to town with Chris and the babies he had noticed that I looked a little or a lot different than I had for several days on end. He commented on how nice I looked. I confessed to him that I knew I had lacked in this area this week and he immediately said "IT'S OK YOUR IN THE TRENCHES". I just sat in the car and looked out the window thinking about how that short comment was AWESOME and I needed to hear it!! He totally understood and got what I am going through in this short season of my life.

Not only is Chris an overwhelmingly supportive husband he is a wonderful Dad. Faith and Carter adore him. He has been so involved from day one. Tonight as I cooked dinner Carter and Faith took their bath. It was earlier than usual due to the mask of food they were wearing. Not to mention their hair. While I cooked I could hear abounding amounts of laughter and squeals. Their Daddy was entertaining them with a huge game of shower curtain peek-a-boo. My heart just soared as I could hear all of this. I thought how lucky Carter and Faith are to have a Daddy like Chris. They are the apple of his eye.

Most guys would be afraid of one baby let alone two. Not this Daddy he loads them up and takes them to Lowes, to the Park, or aunt June's house anytime I need a break. It is good for all of us!!

I may be in the trenches but Chris is right there with me and I pray that all this work will be blessed.

WORD OF THE DAY

It is funny and interesting at this stage in life (14 months) how words just come and go.
Last week I walked in Faith and Carter's room to put laundry in their basket and get Faith out of her bed. I was headed for the laundry basket when I was greeted with a very enthusiastic HI! She of course was standing in her crib anxious to get her good morning hug and a lift to a clean diaper. I was caught off guard by the warm greeting. This is not the only time her new word showed up that day, however. Carter and Faith were eating in their highchairs when in walked Chris. Faith immediately greeted him with a HI! We were both excited about the new communication that we would now be able to have with Faith. The only problem is that word only lasted for a day. The word did not return until today and she used it once. I am very excited about the new words each day will bring.


Carter says mama a lot and yup. He is kinda a Mommy's boy right now anyway. Who needs more words? Mama goes a loooong way!!


The following pictures are of their favorite things to do!


Faith loves to get into the tomato plants on the deck. She will eat red or green and sometimes the dirt. We have chairs turned over to barricade them but she gets by them every time!!


She cooks when I cook, which poses a bit of a challenge. (for both of us) Carter Loves to play in the boat with his Dad - even if it is just in the garage!!!

Carter is about 10 months old here.

FIRST HAIRCUT

Carter Got his first haircut when he was 12 months old. I needed to get the pictures downloaded because he is just about due for another. He did awesome. Just give the boy a cell phone and he is content.

A WALK IN THE PARK

Thursday night Faith and Cater had spaghetti for the first Time. WE LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT WE RUBBED IT ON OURSELVES!!!! Chris says the spaghetti Won.



Today we took Faith and Carter to a small park by the Lake. I don't know who had more fun Chris and I or Carter and Faith.













I do not know what happens at your house when you leave your shoes lying around, but this is what happens at our house!!!!



GUILTY.


...AND THERE IS THE ACCOMPLICE

WHERE DO I BEGIN

I am so excited to start this blog I just don't know where to begin. Carter and Faith are Almost 14 months old and going strong. I am loving almost every minute that I get to spend with them. Our days are somewhat routine, meaning we try very hard to get two naps in.

Today was a little cool out so we all wore short sleeves and long pants for the first time. I left the door open for a while this morning and Carter and Faith went out on the Deck to explore. Their favorite is to go inside and outside continuously while stopping to close the door (which I leave open so no fingers get pinched off).

We went shopping while Daddy went to the Bank to do business. Carter gets to stand up in the cart while Faith rides up front. They are strategically placed. They were really good for me and all I had to do was pick up Carter's passifier every 30 seconds. Hey, I'll do it if it works. Faith is going to be a shopper She likes to hold everything that you put in the cart. She especially likes hangers.

We went to dinner at Osage National with Rick and Barb. It is always so nice when Carter and Faith both are interested in eating and sitting in their high chair for an extended amount of time. Barb is very entertaining to them so I think that helps. We always have a good time with them!!
They have been a blessing to us in so many ways.

Well there you have it our first blog. Pictures will be out next project, hopefully to come on the next entry.