Carter David is 1!!!

I can hardly believe it! I'm not sure any of the boys' first year has passed as quickly as Carter's has. I truly feel like he should still be about 9 months old. How did this happen?



Carter is the sweetest of boys. He is cuddly and loving and generally happy and good natured. There is not much that gets him riled. As the boys get older, I think he will be the most laid back of them all. He's not very talkative yet, but says mama and dada in relation to Cary and I. He understands and follows instructions and questions such as sit down, do you want to eat? (milk, go night-night, down, etc.) He also raises his arms when I tell him to "Praise the Lord." Love that. :) He is not walking yet, but is cruising furniture quite well. I will be one happy mama if walking waits a bit. :) He rarely fusses and still LOVES to sleep. But maybe because of his laid back nature, if he misses a nap, he's still content, just a bit more cuddly. He is such a good baby. His eyes are obviously still the bluest of blues, and his hair is beginning to get a bit of curl to it like Carson's does. Because of immunization schedules, we won't get his first year check up until November, but if I had to guess, I would say he is still just a 'little bit' at around 18 pounds or so. If you saw him eat, you would think he should be a chunker though! That boy can put away some food! I am still his favorite by far, and although he likes spending time with other people, he gets super excited whenever he sees me. You know that never gets old! :) Love this boy. He adores his brothers and LOVES playing along side them. He also loves our dogs, and they are sweet enough to let him climb on them and mess with their tags. I just adore my Carter boy and his easy going nature.

We had his 1st birthday party last weekend, because we are in Arkansas with Cary's dad's family this week...having a great time by the way, more on that in a later post... Anyway, the party was super fun, and we had a great turnout of friends and loved ones. Here are some pictures from the day.



The cake:


Carter's cake:


Bella (my mom) & the birthday boy:


Some party friends...
Little Miss Samantha and her Daddy:


Sweet Jameson:


Sweet Atlee:


Pretty girl, Emmarie...for some reason, I didn't get a picture of her brother CJ....he and Carson were pretty busy most of the day.


The Birthday Boy...this face cracks me up. It's a new one he's been making when he gets excited about something.


Carter didn't know what to think about everyone singing at him.


Caden helped blow out the candles.


Carter was pretty delicate with his cake, but he enjoyed it so much that he was upset with me when I decided he was done.








Caden being silly:


Carson enjoying cake. (This boy had his very first school pictures taken this last week at preschool. How is that possible?):


Opening presents:




One of Carter's presents was a Broncos jersey, and when Caden saw it he started stripping so he could put it on. FU - NNY!


Sweet baby.