Carter's 3rd Birthday Parties

Carter had Paw Patrol Birthday Parties this year!! On Saturday he had a party at The Little Gym with his friends. On Sunday we had a family party and then on Monday we surprised him by taking him to Chuck E. Cheese for his actual Birthday!! To say he's spoiled would be an understatement, haha. He had a blast!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Carter!!

I can't believe my first baby boy is 3 YEARS OLD!!! So crazy!!

Carter is 38 inches tall and weighs 36lbs!

This boy is so funny, sweet, crazy, and a handful all rolled into one!!

Carter LOVES trains, cars, trucks, and Legos. He loves putting together puzzles too right now. He's always up for playing outside!! He got a bike for his birthday and is excited about learning how to ride it! Carter loves to read too!!

He sleeps probably 10-11 hours at night and takes one 1-2 hour nap. He's really come around in the last year with eating!! More well rounded with his food.

He's adjusted fairly well this year to being a big brother. The biggest issues we have is him being careful and gentle around Blake and not taking toys and such from his brother.  He definitely doesn't like Blake to touch his stuff or mess with his things. But he totally wants to play with Blakes stuff!! He is excited Blake is going to be his sidekick for Halloween!

Carter definitely has a mind of his own. Does what he wants, ignores us, lies about things, throws tantrums, oh you know, the normal 2-3 year old things!! haha! He can wear us out, but then can throw on the charm.

He loves to give us hugs and kisses. He'll tell Kevin and me we are his best friends.

He has lots of favorite shows. Right now Paw Patrol and PJ Masks are his favorite. And he loves all of the Pixar movies. Carter and Dad are already planning on going to see The Good Dinosaur over Thanksgiving! Carter can't wait!

He also loves his friends. He has a great time with his friends from school, and loves hanging out with his friends from church. He also has started making lots of friends in the neighborhood, and is always asking to go ride his bike with them.

State Fair of Texas 2015

Last Weekend was TX/OU Weekend in Dallas. So our crew headed up there and stayed with my parents. On Friday the boys and I went with my parents to a pumpkin patch. It was hot and sunny, so we didn't last long. But it was a cute place, so we'll have to go back another year on a cooler day.

Friday Night we decided to take the kids the the State Fair of Texas (The best fair there is of course!!). This was their first time and Carter's first time to ride any rides. The boys did a great job. Blake was just so in awe of everything and just sat in the stroller and took it all in.

Ash and I had to get our picture in front of the Texas Truck!!

First Family of 4 pic with Big Tex

Carter's first rides EVER!!

Then Saturday we were up and at em to get to the TX/OU Game!! Family Longhorn pic first!!

A few of our yummy food for the weekend. Frozen Sweet Tea, Fried Butter, Texas Breakfast and Fried Smores Poptart

We had a great weekend as a family and we came home with an unexpected victory in the Cotton Bowl!!! Hook 'em Horns!!

Blake's 11 Months Old

One more month and this big kid will be a YEAR old!!! Crazy crazy crazy!!

Blake is such a charmer these days. He can be fussy at home with us, but as soon as he's around other people, he just charms and smiles and grins the pants off people. Its adorable!!

He's taking STEPS!! Getting closer to full on walking, but right now just can take several steps in a row before he falls.

Blake is still eating like a champ. Seriously feel like I can't get enough food in him.

He eats 3 meals a day with 5-6 oz of pumped milk. 2 snacks a day with water and then a bottle of milk at bedtime. He's getting better with water, but still doesn't drink a ton. And he's doing better with drinking milk from a sippy cup at meal times. REally I feed him the milk first before putting him in the highchair to eat and that seems to work best.

He's still sleeping between 10-11 hours a night. He might wake up here or there but rarely do we have to go back in his room, he'll usually go back to sleep on his own.

Blake still only has 2 teeth, but I'm really thinking he's teething because he's started to become more attached to paci during the day and sometimes wakes up screaming like he's in pain. So I hope I see a couple of teeth coming in soon.

He's loving daddy so much right now. He'll hear the door beep when Kevin comes home and he'll start saying dadada looking for Kevin. And then just gets a HUGE smile when he sees him. Melt my heart.

He's saying dada, mama SOME (but usually just when fussing, not on demand), uh oh, e i e i o (from old mcdonald song), CA for carter some, mah (like a kiss).

Still loving singing and dancing a ton. Loves TV (yikes). And LOVES his brother. When Carter laughs with him, Blake starts laughing and they are sooo cute!

He's starting to get into my kitchen cabinets more and getting into other things, so we have to keep a good eye on him.

We love you soo much Blake!!