Tates Three!!!

Tates third birthday party was a huge sucess, if I can say so myself. We had abt 12 kids that showed up, and their parents of course, which, I dont know what we wouldve done has parents not stayed, it was pretty crazy around here. Luckily we have decent size house, and it was a pretty day, so we could let the kids go outside. Tate had so much fun!! We had cupcakes (that mommy and sissy stayed up the night before making) and opened presents and had a pull-string pinata....which is a great idea, except Tate pulled the one string that opens it the first time!! Oh well, the kids didnt mind, it was FULL of goodies! Thanks to everyone who helped! And we missed everyone who couldnt make it!! I am attempting to get thank-yous out, sorry they havent made it yet, I hit a bump in the road.....Love to all!!!

Photo Shoot at the Park

Sorry, I have fallen a bit behind. I havent had my laptop in a couple weeks. So, now to catch up!

Well, for Tates 3rd birthday, instead of taking him and fighting him to smile to have his pictures taken professionally, we decided to take him to a park on the river and take some shots. We took Alex and Andrew too and got some pretty good pictures of the three of them. I think we all ended up in a picture or two. I will post just a couple of my favorites, for those with facebook, you have probably already seen them all! It was a lot of fun trying to get Andrew to cooperate. He is just like his daddy- he hates pictures!!

Maeleigh Joy

My cousin Tricia and her husband, Brent, welcomed their little girl into the world this past Tuesday. She is the first girl in our FL group of cousins. She is absolutly beautiful! And soo tiny. Tate and I went to visit Tricia and baby Maeleigh today with my mom and grandma. Above is a picture of 4 generations of Carter's. Tricia and Brent also have sweet Bronson who is a year a half old. He is our miracle baby as he has had a lot of health issues since birth. But he is as sweet as he can be and loves just to be held and loved on, which we all love doing! Tate loves Bronson and was excited to meet his new little sister. (Even though Tate still insists that if mommy and daddy decide to give him a sibling he wants a "Drew-Drew boy"). We had a very good visit and hope too see Tricia and the babies again soon!

Circus!!!

We took Reagan and Tate to the circus last weekend. They had a great time! I think that Reagan liked it a little more that Tate, she enjoyed all the twirling and dancing, Tate on the other hand enjoyed the more action filled moments, and there werent as many of those. He really did have a great time. He has been learning about the circus at school, so he was definatly eager to see the elephants and tigers. He also enjoyed the cannon and the big circles that spin while the guys walk on them. He liked the tricks that the elephants did too. It was pretty amazing that such a huge animal can roll around on their back on the ground, and then stand right back up without a problem! I think we will probably venture back next year, maybe his attention span will be a little better so we can enjoy more of the show by then! I tried to get some pictures, but the arena was too dark, my flash didnt do much good so far away, but I did get this one of the kiddos at intermission (sp). It turned out pretty cute!

Last Sunday we went to Disney with Grandmommy and Papa. Tate had a blast, I think we all did. We were all pretty exhausted but it was worth it. Tate had fun showing them around.....like they hadnt ever been before. Tate showed them Buzz and the teacups. If you ever get a chance to go to Disney with Tate you must ride the teacups and go as fast as you can...it is hilarious!! If I can figure out how to upload the video I will. Since our first trip in October, Disney has become a favorite place for us. I was worried 2 was too young, I was definatly wrong. He loves it!! We cant wait to go back, of course, in another week Tate will actually have to buy a ticket, so it might be a while! :)

The Weekend of The Swingset

So, we decided to put Tates swingset together this weekend. Well, Sunday/Monday (thats Austins weekend). So, after church Matt, Andrea and the kids, and mom and dad came over. It actually turned out to be a pretty yucky day. Austin, Andrea and I had spent the night before labeling all the parts and seperating them by phases (there were only 27 phases). After lunch and a quick trip to dads to get the drill, they got to work. It was a very long and tetious process as any of you know who have ever had the thrill of doing this. They didnt get it all done on Sunday, but Austin got back up Monday morning and he and Tate had it done by lunchtime. Tate LOVES it!! That fact alone was worth all the hard work. He hasnt really gotten too much time on it though because we have had such yucky days the past couple of days. Thanks to everyone who helped! Enjoy the pics!!!!

Happy Birthday to me!!!

My 26th birthday was yesterday. We celebrated on Sunday since my birthday fell on Monday this year. Which I have decided is the worst day of the week to have your birthday on....Mondays just arent fun! So, Sunday after church we went to my parents house for lunch. Lunch was delicious and it was great being able to have everyone together. (Its usually pretty hard since Austin works such crazy hours.) Before leaving I managed to bribe my boys into letting mom take a picture of us. After going home and having a nice nap we met some friends at Chillis for dinner. We had a table of 13 and then all my girls from Yankee just happened to be having a girls night. Needless to say, when the cake came out just about the whole restraunt was singing. All and all I had a great birthday, thanks to everyone who made it so special!