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Carter update...

Carter has been putting on his tennis shoes by himself these days. However, sometimes, he just gets lazy and wears our shoes, since they do not require as much work to put on. Here he is sporting the latest fashion for women's New Balance:




BASKET! That's code for "put me in the laundry basket!" (and either build a tent around it or rock him back and forth.)



We just can't get enough "teddy bears." (aka chocolate chip Teddy Grahams)

Carter's 1st haircut

I know what you must be thinking. FIRST haircut?! Yes, Carter got his first professional haircut on Tuesday. Since Richard and I were out of town and Carter was hanging out with Grammy and Papa J, I thought it would be a perfect time to get Carter's hair trimmed. This way, if Carter was terribly upset with the process, I did not make it worse by freaking out on him. He did just fine. Yea!

Here is the before picture:


During the haircut:




The after shot:

Swayze Photography

Since Richard decided to start his own photography business, we have been focused on working on that website and ultimately neglecting our blog. I promise to do better. :)
Richard's website looks great and you should check it out!

Carter's 2nd Birthday

We had Carter's birthday party last month on the 19th. Since we were busy with presents and people, we forgot to take pictures. Luckily, my mother was there with her camera. She emailed her pictures, and yes, it has taken me this long to actually sit down and upload them. Sorry about that. Here are the highlights...


Carter actually did not want his piece of cake. He had a birthday graham cracker instead.

Vivian did enjoy her cake.








Carter does look a little scared in this picture, but both kids were having so much fun outside with his car.

Early Birthday Present

Carter received one of his birthday presents from his Grammy and Papa J today. After very little begging, Carter was allowed to open his gift early. For almost 3 hours tonight we have been doing nothing but sliding. If we have stopped sliding, it was only to watch the Backyardigans from the top of the slide. Carter finished his dinner in record time and immediately began sliding once he was released from the table. I have never seen him eat chicken nuggets so quickly!

Here is a picture of Carter's new place to watch his shows:




For a brief moment, he wanted to have his nightly "upside down" time:



A glimpse of our sliding good time:



Thanks for my slide, Grammy and Papa J!!!

Update...FINALLY

Quick update: We have all moved and settled into our new apartment in Oxford. I am teaching 7th grade English at Oxford Middle School and Richard is working out his next move in life. :) Carter s now going to school at Mother Goose daycare. Since he has been home with Richard for the past 9 months, this has been a big adjustment for both Carter and Richard. (I think Carter is handling it better.)

Here are some up-to-date photos of Carter just in case you have forgotten what he looks like:




Carter was fascinated with his "aunt" Corrie last week. I'm sure that he was trying to get her to go somewhere in this photo. :)