halloween 2008 Nimo

yes these are very lae, but here are some new pics.

carrter bubbles 2

carter and bubbles

carter shoveling

carter shovel 2

carter and homespa

tub snow

brought some snow into the bathrrom for carter

Swimming and Liken' it too!!!!!!!!

This is pretty cool. Mom is bringing me my juice in the pool.
Feeling relaxed and drinking too!
Just floating around with my juice and my boat. Could life get any better?
Dad is making a waterfall for mommy and me.

This could get ugly. At least I know enough to close my eyes and mom is doing her best to protect me.

More swimming pictures

Ok! dad you just got mom and me drenched.
Can't believe I thought that was fun.
This is really fun riding on daddy's back.
Wow, I just slipped a little!

Carter Swimming

This is when he first got in and wasn't really feeling that secure yet. Don't worry, Auntie Laura bought him a swimsuit with floaties right in it and Grandma bought him a life jacket that lets him float and keeps his head above water and a boat that he can sit in and float around.
Grandma caught Carter locating his favorite thing, an airplane flying overhead. He just loves them.
He's feeling a little more comfortable here and almost thinks he can swim on his own. Good thing we installed a locking gate!!!!!!!!!
Almost time to get out now. We are getting eaten alive.
Mom, has me wrapped up in two towels to keep me warm. Next time we'll get pictures of me on daddy's back swimming across the pool. What fun!

Sear's Tower

It was overcast and raining so we didn't go to the observation deck. Instead we went to visit Uncle Andy where he works. It is on the 54th floor so that was pretty high. I loved looking out the windows.
I was so comfortable about being that high up. See I am smiling.
Mom was just making sure that I was able to sit down here. I just loved it!


Uncle Andy took us around to all the different views. I saw the lake, boats, the river and buildings. But no planes because it was raining. Grandma just loves this picture of me with my reflection. I can't wait to go back down on a sunny day to see Uncle Andy.

Sear's Tower Visit more picts

So here I am with Uncle Andy sitting at his desk.
I was scheduling a deposition for next week.
Hope I got all that information down correctly!
Grandma just had to put this one in because of my little teeth showing.

Wow, what a day. It sure is hard to run around the entire 54th floor. Glad I have been able to rest here.

Carter and "The Box"

Just like every little kid, Carter loved playing with this cardboard box. Grandpa threw a ball in the box, and Carter went right in to get the ball.
He was so proud of himself that he got the ball. this was a picture I just couldn't resist. Look at that smile. He is so precious, but then I am certainly biased.
Grandpa was amazed that he figured out how to back out of the box and didn't flinch!
He wants Maggie to come back in with him, so he is motioning for the ball so he can throw it to the back.
Here he is just laughing with pure delight. Of course, we saved the box for next time! Hope this brings back childhood memories for everyone.

Carter and his water table

Grandma bought this for me when she saw how much I liked playing with the water fountain.
Wow, dad, Bailey and Collin are all excited about this too!
Mom is helping me splash around and play with my boats.
Hey, dad stop squirting me with water from the hose! Gracie, Uncle Andy help me. I'll remember this dad.
Good thing it's hot out, I am all wet. Dad is filling up the water table again, so I am on my way there.

Crashin' on the couch

I mean, words really can't describe how we felt when we saw this happen...

Some more pictures from CA

If there is one thing Carter can count on, no matter where he is or where he goes, Jessica and Grampa will always have Goldfish and juice waiting for him. Look at the dogs perched to the right, ready to pounch the SECOND one of those crackers miss his mouth and land on the couch.


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I get into more details below on the beach at Half Moon Bay and all of the fun that we had there, I wanted this picture up top. Here is Daddy and Carter enjoying the ocean, looking at the waves and as luck would have it, an AIRPLANE went by, which is what Carter is so excitedly pointing to.

Mom's terry cloth headband

Yes folks, this is what I do to him...the even scarier part is, he didn't want to take it off and got upset when I did.

On the beach in CA

Again, frolicking on the beach at Half Moon Bay. Here are Jessica and Carter clowning around by the water, two cousins catching up...yikes, I can't believe there is 25 years between them!

Jessica giving us one of her best Victoria Beckham poses...

And OF COURSE, Daddy and Jessica being the two little snots they are, dig a hole in the sand with the sole purpose of putting Carter in it and seeing his reaction. Needless to say he was not thrilled. He was so funny...he LOVES LOVES to play in a sandbox and in the sand on the beach but DID NOT like it when his bare feet touched the sand!

I just love this picture of me and my baby with the ocean behind us...

Jessica comes over to roll my pants up a little higher because I was talking in the waves with Carter. So she's bending over trying to fix them and all of a sudden, BAM!! a huge wave comes up and soaks both her and I. As you can see by my face in the picture below, that 55-degree water was pretty chilly. Steve got the whole thing on video...

CRAZY GRAMMM-AAAWWW AT THE BEACH

O.K., so when we were in CA, Steve, Jessica, Carter, Gramma Drnek and myself all went to the beach at Half Moon Bay. It was a BEAUTIFUL day, 68-70 degrees on the beach. Um YEAH, here is my Mom getting bundled up by Jess in about 5 beach towels because she was cold and it was "SO windy", we couldn't stop laughing.

Wrapped up in all her glory on the beach....
...while surfers and swimmers were about 50 feet away...enjoying the water and LAUGHING at my mom.