We had a good Christmas this year! As you can see Carter was super excited! He kept saying that he was so lucky as he opened his presents. We did learn that next year we need to get more for Bryan and I, even if it is things we already have and wrapping them up, so that Carter sees that he is not the only one getting presents! We are trying to save our money so that we can do more to the house, so we didn't get anything for each other. We also just got two presents for Hailey since she is so little, and we have so many toys from when Carter was a baby. When Carter got to the last gift under the tree he said "I hope this one is for Hailey because she only got two presents". We thought it was very sweet that he thought of her.
Because of the weather we were not able to make it to any of our families Christmas parties. We have to go through Sardine Canyon to get to them, and didn't want to drive in the snow storms. We really missed being around our families and it made us appreciate them that much more.
Daddy got this guitar for Carter so that they can play together. Too bad Carter has already broken a string huh? Maybe he needs to be a little older?
This bear is what Carter got for Hailey. I asked him a few days before Christmas what he would like to get for Hailey. He thought about it for quite awhile. He actually has a little bear exactly the same, but it is a camoflauge bear. Hailey is always trying to grab it from him. So he decided that she needed her very own pink bear. As we were going to the store I was telling Carter that we might not be able to find exactly what he wanted, and that he might have to settle for something else. What are the chances that we walked right to this and found Exactly what he wanted for her! She of course loves it.
We had Carter's first "friend" birthday party this year. He wanted a dinosaur theme again, which we had last year, so it was easy because we already had most of the games! They played "Dinosaur Bean Bag Toss", "Pin the Horn on the Triceratops", did a "Dinosaur Loot Hunt", and did a craft. It went pretty well, and there were no melt downs this year! Yay!
I know I post a lot with Bryan and the kids, but I just love watching them! Bryan comes home for lunch most of the days, and the kids look forward to him coming home even if its just for a couple minutes. Hailey of course likes dads name tag, and Carter on his good days :) has lots of hugs for him. Bryan is such a good dad and I just love watching him interact and play with the kids. I am so blessed to have such a great husband and father for my kids!
So, the first time that I noticed Hailey was starting to figure out peek-a-boo was a couple weeks ago with my dad when she grabbed a newspaper and put it in front of her face. Since then she has mastered it pretty well and will grab whatever she can find to play. Its sooo cute! A lot of the time she will stick out her tongue as she reveals her face!
Carter does this funny thing every night at bedtime. He takes ALL of his blankets and puts them around him forming a wall. This is so the Monsters cannot get him while he's sleeping. When Bryan and I go to give him a kiss and hug, he is very particular about how we do it. We cannot touch any of the blankets or this will ruin the wall. We have now learned this so we can spare the Meltdown.
This is kind of foggy because it is taken through our window, but this is our view pretty much all winter long. We have a chestnut tree, and we leave the chestnuts on the ground in the fall because the deer love them. Its kinda cool to wake up and see 10 deer in your yard. As I am typing they are actually walking right next to my basement window by me. Now they're off to find food in someone elses backyard!
Daddy got this guitar for Carter so that they can play together. Too bad Carter has already broken a string huh? Maybe he needs to be a little older?
Hailey had her 9 month checkup today. All is well! She weighs 15 lb 7 oz, which is in the 8th%. She measures 27- 1/2" tall in the 50th%. I was surprised to see that she is only in the 8% for her weight. Our kids have always been smaller, but not that small! The doctor says no worries though, she's good and healthy!
I had to throw this picture in also. The other day I put these cute socks on Hailey with beads on the edges.(thanks Paul and Rachel!) Hailey was fascinated with them all day long.![Enjoy the Moment](http://<a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://m1.lilypie.com/aEi1m6.png" alt="Lilypie 1st Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a>)
