24 months

(Birthday cake face!)

28.5 lbs (57%)
33.5 in (34%)

Carter has reached the big 2!  Wow.  How time flies and will continue to fly!  This will be my last monthly update, however I will continute to share about the life of my little Sugar Bear and everything he is doing and learning.  This past month has been incredible.  Starting off with his 2nd trip to Disney world!  He absolutely loved it. He loved it last time, but was still a little too little to take it all in....not the case this time!  He still talks about everyone he saw and what he did.  And the highlight was seeing him so happy and excited.  Thanks to my sister and bro-in-law for the invite and accomodations. This month instead of saying "mama" and "dada" he has started saying "mommy" and "daddy". He also has moved into the stage of "I want..." and "I do it".  He has definitely become an independant little thing. He knows so many more songs like Whole World, Jesus Loves Me and anything on his cd's in the car :) He has also started humming which is so cute. He know his shapes and his colors, so next up is learning his letters.  He can also count to 13. He got his 14th tooth...so we are almost there!  He has had his two year well check up and we have a very healthy little boy, who the dr says is also advance in his speech.  We are so proud of our little guy and having so much fun with each new season.  Happy 2nd Birthday Carter!

Summer Travels (Part 2)

June.

Our travels continued in June. We had the awesome honor and priviledge to travel down to St. Pete's, FL to be a part of the wedding festivities for our friends Shaun and Dayna. Here is a picture of the lovely couple.

We enjoyed a child-free few days on the lovely white sand beaches. It was my first time to the gulf coast and I fell in love!  The day we arrived we spent the afternoon in the warm weather, swimming and basking in the rays. It was a beautiful weekend.  Here's a shot of us on the beach at the rehearsal!

The ceremony was so nice, elegant and picture perfect.  Beautiful! 

The reception was on the top floor of the hotel, overlooking the blue ocean.  Shaun and Dayna's first dance!

Parents of the groom :)

Me and Tamra!

The wedding was late morning followed by a lunch reception, so the evening after the wedding we spent on the beach, enjoying each other, the weather and the sunset!  Here is the new family.

It was a very nice few days eating yummy food, enjoying the pretty beaches, spedning time with great friends and celebrating a new marriage!

23 months

I know!  I'm so bad! This post is a month late. The 23rd month was so fun!  We have really been enjoying our summer and watching our little boy learn and grow.  He only gets more fun! Carter is so funny, he loves to laugh at himself and anything else he deems as funny. He is very comfortable around those he knows and a little more reserved around those he doesn't.  He is such a loving little boy, but as tough as can be too!  Right now he loves to sing.  He has learned, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and sings it all the time! It's like it gets stuck in his head.  Other favorites are still, Jesus Loves Me and Jesus Loves the Little Children. He knows/identifies some colors - purple, orange, black and he knows/identifies some shapes - triangle, heart, star. This month he has started saying, "ma ma" with everything.  "Eat, Mama. Cup, Mama. Play, Mama. Do it, Mama"..everything.  I know it was a stage or habit bc he would even say it to Daddy and grandparents.  It was cute though!  He also began to put words together to make phrases and even says his own mealtime prayer now.  He is learning so fast it amazes us!  Oh, and he finally grew some more teeth!  His bottom two front teeth (beside his bottom middle two) and one of his "I" teeth came in..so 3 more to go! Can't believe he'll be 2 in a month.