Here Comes Peter Cottontail

On Saturday the neighborhood held an egg  hunt for all the kids.  Mr. Carter met the Easter bunny and even sat on his lap!  Then there was an Easter egg hunt for kids between the ages of 0 and 3.  Of course Carter decided to give his egg hunting skills a try, and found TWO eggs!  He also took a peak at the animals at the petting zoo on our way out.  Unfortunately it was a cloudy morning and started drizzling on us, so we didn't stay to long.  Below are a few pics of the 20 minutes we were there.

watching the animals at the petting zoo

I found two eggs!

This guy's not too bad.

I wanna sit by myself.

4 Month Photo Dump

For those of you on facebook a lot of these will be repeat, but wanted to share the cuteness of this little guy with those of you who are not.  Enjoy!

love that tushie!

he's not going to like these when he's older

new shades

laying in mommy and daddy's bed

Checking out my high chair

library playtime

happy baby boy!

playing in my jumper

at the park

love love love those eyes

4 Months

So this update should have been posted about 3 weeks ago.  Oppsy!

We can't believe our little guy is four months old (almost 5).  Carter has changed so much in one month!  He rolls from tummy to back (when he's in the mood).  Although, I think it scares him a little, because every time after he has done it he looks a little alarmed and confused.  Carter has the best smile and laugh!  When he thinks something is really funny he even gives it a full out belly laugh.  It's pretty adorable :)   Some of his best laughs come when he is lying on his changing table.  We've also realized that he is ticklish, especially under his armpits.  Above his changing table is a mirror.  Carter loves looking at himself and whoever is holding him in the mirror.  He breaks out into a big gummy smile.  He enjoys playtime on his mat and bats at his toys.  Carter is a little observer.  You can tell he is trying to take in every little detail.  He's quite an alert little guy.  In fact a little too alert at times.  We are still working on those naps.  He likes to think he doesn't need them or very short ones at the least.  It's quite sweet when he wakes up in the morning these days.  Instead of waking up and crying he will know talk and coo to himself for awhile before letting us know he is ready to get out of bed.  What a fun little boy we have! Tomorrow he goes back to the doctor for his 4 month check-up and some more shots :(

Chicago Visitors

As mentioned in a previous post, February has been a busy month full of family coming to visit.  Our latest visitors were Auntie Erin and Tim.  We are so happy they decided to leave windy, snowy, cold Chicago for a few days and come down South to warm up.  While they were here we cooked some good food, played cards, and just had fun hanging out at the house.  The Friday they were here, Kurt took off of work and we all headed down to the Houston zoo.  The weather was perfect and we had a great time checking out the different animals.  Carter even seemed interested in the animals, especially when we were in the aquarium.  His little eyes got so big watching all the bright colorful fishes swimming around.  Aunt Erin even took Carter in an aquarium tunnel where he had a 3-D experience.  After the zoo we stopped at an outdoor sculpture park to look at some abstract art.  Then we returned home to rest and relax before our night out.  Our good friends, Christi and Jeff, agreed to watch Carter so that the four of us could go out for a grown-up dinner.  We went to an awesome restaurant called Reef.  The food and drinks were delicious - all kinds of fresh fish, oysters, and crab!  The next day Erin and Tim packed up their bags but didn't leave Texas without first getting some BBQ.  Thanks Erin and Tim for traveling down to see us!  We had such a great visit and appreciate you making the trip.  Can't wait to hang out with you again!


Below are some pictures from our trip to the zoo.

Carter checking out the fishes.

3D experience in the aquarium

Thanks Aunt Erin!  You're the best.