A Glimpse into the Lives of the Carter's

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Deagan found a sponge bob game where he won over 300 tickets!!!!!

Deagan beyond excited for the go-cart ride with Steph's Dad, Rob.

Olivia also excited!!! With Steph's Aunt. (no prego mamma's allowed on the go carts, and they were too little to ride alone)

Deagan's first time mini-golfing, and he did VERY WELL.

Olivia mini golfing:)

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

This evening both Deagan and Olivia were bickering over this doll stroller (yes mom, we do need another one).
Olivia was refusing to share with Deagan, despite my intentions to convince her that she really wanted to share without having to be TOLD to share with him!...

So Deagan says, "Sissy where are you getting this attitude?"
She says, "Mind your own business Deagan!"
He says, "It must be from school! Cuz that's where I get mine!"
then he pauses, quietly thinks for a second and says, "or maybe it's from me. I don't know, just give me the stroller!"

I was in the kitchen loading the dishwasher laughing hysterically at my children analyzing each other's attitudes and Deagan's self realization that maybe because he refuses to share with her most of the time, that maybe, just maybe- that's why she's refusing to share with him! (I eventually took it away from both of them because they couldn't come to an agreement of possession).

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Super Saturday

Today the kids and I had a fantastic super Saturday!
We started with Deagan's soccer. It was a great day for him. He LOVED it and was completely into it! He did so well, it's fun to see him in sports and having a good time. They both got their team shirts this week and they are BOTH purple! Which they thought was super cool.

Then after soccer we went to baby Stephanie's first birthday party (our neighbor). They had it at an indoor go-cart/ video game place. The kids just loved it! They got to drive the go carts, play video games and win tickets that they cashed in for prizes. Deagan found a sponge bob game where he won over 300 tickets! It was his lucky day! I'll post pictures soon.

We all came home and took a nap, which was lovely. Then we woke up at 6pm and went to a movie. We saw the Disney Earth movie. It worked out well that they were a little tired and 'in the zone' as to completely pay attention. They were enthralled in this movie. Completely fascinated with the big screen and learning about the animals. They've been really into science lately and the Earth and learning how the world works. Their main lesson this time was about the circle of life, the hunters and the hunted. And even though it's sad when one animal has to die, it's essential for the other to live. They completely got it and really took it all in!

They didn't get to bed until almost 10pm tonight, but what a great day we had together:)

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Video of Deagan and the worms

Click on the pink title of this post and you'll be taken to YouTube to see a video of Deagan:)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

4.28.2009 Deagan Saves the Worms

Last night we had a pretty heavy rain and the ground was soaked. Well each time that happens we end up with a ton of worms on our driveway, in the culdesac and in the crack of our garage where the garage door meets the cement. Deagan can't help but save them, but he also doesn't like to touch them. We have to find "tools" to assist us in saving the worms. Today we used a straw from a juice box and his mini wagon. We walked around the culdesac and picked up all of the worms that were going to drown in the puddles or get squished by cars. You'll be happy to know that we placed them all safely in our garden:)

Deagan and his proud collection of worms!

These are ALL of the worms he 'saved' from certain death in the culdesac:)

Deagan jumping for joy when I told him we can go worm collecting.

4.21.2009 Wasting Time Being Silly

Last Tuesday my mom was taking the kids for me so I could go on my hospital tour. We were waiting in her parking lot at work and this is what we were doing...

Where was Olivia on this one?

Sweet Siblings

Fish Face

Crazy Kids, I tell ya!

Deagan's newest silly face with CRAZY eyes that get like little slivers!

Deagan's Soccer

Last Saturday, Deagan had his first soccer practice. He's in a 3-4 year old league. He was SO excited to go, because he's been watching Olivia for a year now and always wanted to play on his own. He has great coaches! It's a husband/wife duo and they have two kids on the team as well. The husband picked up real quick that Deagan needed some competition to stay interested, so he kept trying to do silly things like take his ball away or say "I can score a goal faster than you!" It drove Deagan's competitive edge and helped him really get into it. His games should be fun to watch:) I adore the little midget leagues, they are completely into it one second and then wandering way picking flowers another!

Deagan and his concentrating arms.

Look at those hands! HA!

D's Super Soccer Kick

Silly boy kept pulling his shorts up around his underwear and then laughing that you could see his "kung fu panda's!" (they're on his underwear)

35 week belly

One Month to Go!

As of yesterday, there is only ONE MONTH to go until this sweet little bundle arrives!
And boy are we ready! I've been 'nesting' like a crazy woman lately. Keeping on top of the house chores like you wouldn't imagine;) (well except for the whole scrubbing with chemicals thing, yeah, that's not on my list AT ALL). But I am keeping things orderly. I've got just about everything I need for the baby. I just ordered the "coming home" outfits last week and they should be here by the end of the week. A whole set in pink and a whole set in blue. I figure I'll return the other, you know I don't like most of the gender neutral clothing (yellow, green, blah). So I just went for it and got what I wanted. The other two both came home in these adorable babyGap outfits, so I couldn't deviate from them;)
I'm starting to feel huge. And when I say huge, I mean MASSIVE. It's cute to be 'plump' when you have a baby, but boy am I looking forward to being able to exercise again! Right now I get winded going up the stairs. Deagan and I were on a really good kick of going for a walk almost everyday. But for the first time today, I had to tell him to turn around about 1/3 of the way into it because I just felt horrible. But he was completely understanding saying, "mommy should we sit and take a rest?" He's so sweet.
Both of the kids have been amazing troopers! I try my best not to blame anything that I can't do on 'the baby' or let them see that I'm restricted and then blame it on the baby. They have been great. They can sense when I'm tired and they know when they can take advantage of me and my tiredness... but they also LOVE to help me. They'll run upstairs 2-3 times in the evening to grab things for me because they know I just can't do the stairs:) And Olivia loves to bring me my shoes and help Deagan with his shoes so that I don't have to bend down and get them!
The baby has been a welcome distraction to having Jeff gone too. It gives them something to focus on and talk about. And it also gives them a goal of sorts, because they know Daddy will get to come home the weekend before we have the baby.
I just can't wait for this summer. Having all three of them home and being able to enjoy that time together! (and I'm totally petrified at the same time because they severely outnumber me)!
I'm sure this last month will FLY by!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Mega Picture Update for the month of April

Yes, I know I've been stingy with the pictures lately! Unless I can take it with my phone and post it immediately, it just doesn't happen right now. I recently got a 'normal pocket camera' and have been toting it around. It doesn't take pictures near the quality of the bulky digital SLR, but it sure is convenient to have:) And I'm finding myself taking more pictures because I can take it more places.
Well after spending an HOUR AND A HALF uploading a MONTH'S worth of photos... I hope you enjoy:)

4.19.09 Grandma's Bday Party

Sunday we had a family birthday party for my grandma:) It was a nice relaxing time. Deagan loved playing on their swing (my camera died, all the pics are on my mom's camera). Olivia enjoyed relaxing inside after a LONG babyshower weekend.

Olivia and Mommy

Olivia and her great Grandma Newsted

Poppie you have an unusual growth on your head!

4.19.09 The Baby Shower Sleepover

Luckily no one caught me in my jammies (or Adam and Brynn) but after the shower we had a little sleepover. Adam, Brynn, Lindsey, Leah, Beatrice, Olivia and Me. They took everything that I had received at the shower and sorted it, carried half upstairs and the rest to the basement. I had everything put away and cleaned up in a DAY! We had a nice family breakfast the morning after and hung out in our Pj's. Then everyone CLEANED my house for me and you could never tell I had a house full of people all weekend! What a great weekend!

Olivia and her bed head

The momaratzi!

lre the resident egg chef

Leah, isn't she adorable?

Being as cute as ever smiling for us:)

4.18.09 The Baby Shower

Here's just a few pictures of the baby shower. What a great day it was! Sunshine and 70 degrees outside. It was a wonderful event. I had SO much fun and have such a great group of friends and family:) We had fun playing the poopy diaper game... and the little girls helped me (soar) through the unwrapping of the gifts. I am so blessed to have been completely outfitted for this little baby! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend:)