Sunday, June 3, 2012

Carter's First Hair Cut

So one day we were having some more fun in the tunnel...I tell you, these kids love this tunnel!
 I think having a dad that loves to be silly helps things out a little bit, too!  Carter loves it when you peek in the mesh windows at him.
 Peek-a-boo!  And then as I watched them playing I started taking a real good look at Carter...
 Ethan's turn to play peek-a-boo!
 Lovin' the tunnel!
 And suddenly, I knew...it was time to cut Carter's hair.  We had been talking about it for a while, but it just seemed so early.  He has much more hair than Ethan did at his age and he just looked--raggedy.
 So we set out to cut his hair.  He actually did pretty well...
 ...until the end.  Poor kid doesn't realize that this is just the first of many of these moments!
 But in the end, he was happy and so was I because he didn't look raggedy anymore.  He just looked a lot older...
He's growing so fast!

Fun with Papa

Ethan really loves my dad a lot...and the feeling is totally mutual.  Sometimes I think my dad offers to do things for me just to see Ethan (just kidding, but I'm thinking seeing him is a huge perk!).  One day my dad stopped by when Tristan was working and offered to mow our lawn for us.  Ethan had to race out to the back yard to get his mower to help, of course!
 I love how he's following right behind my dad!
 Another day we went out to some friends of my dad's so Ethan could drive his RC boat on the little lake they live on.  Here he is getting ready to put the boat in the water.
 Driving in circles
 Getting some help from Papa
I'm grateful that Ethan has a guy he can spend some time with when Tristan is gone.  Sometimes I think he gets sick of being around just mom all the time!

April Fun

We finally started having some nice weather in April and we took advantage of it when we could!  Even if it was simply a walk down to the mailboxes, we found a way to get some outside time.  The boys love riding in their new wagon!

 But there's always time for fun indoors as well.  Ethan has always loved this tunnel, but he has started pulling it out so Carter will play in it with him.  Carter LOVES it!  He just gets so excited whenever he sees it and they love playing together inside.
 In April Carter started holding his own bottle--yay!
 But sometimes he doesn't quite understand the concept!
 This was just Ethan being silly one day.  I was actually impressed with how close he came to fitting in that bin.
 Another way we spend time outside when we have good weather is by going out and enjoying our backyard.  Seriously, I don't know how I've lived without one up to this point!
 Run, Ethan, run!
 Carter went through a short phase where he threatened to start sucking his thumb, but he's given up on it at this point.  He loves sitting on a blanket and watching Ethan play--I'm sure he's dying to get in there and play with him.  They are such good buddies!
 This day I had just finished pressure washing our back patio and Ethan decided to celebrate my hard work by breaking out the sidewalk chalk...awww, the joys of parenthood.  As soon as you finish something it's undone again!
 Carter started really experimenting with holding himself up and Ethan was always more than willing to get down on the ground with him and help him learn!
 He finally started pushing himself up onto his knees!  Although, this was the best picture I could get.
 Dinner time antics!
 This was just a funny one because Ethan looks like he's missing a leg.  He keeps trying to get into Carter's toys and gets stuck.  It seems like he wants to do everything that Carter does these days!
April was filled with fun with our sweet boys!  I'm glad they are turning into such good friends so we can all have fun together!