Oh Brother!

Yes! It's official! Carter is going to have a little BROTHER! We are so excited! The little guy is going to fit perfectly into our family. The doctor said everything is looking great and he gave me an official due date of June 11th. I can't believe I am already 20 weeks and half way done! 

Even though we already have boy stuff my mom and I couldn't help but go shopping! We got some really cute outfits which will be perfect for our summer baby. We don't have any names picked out yet and probably won't until he is born. We like to see what the baby looks like then pick out their name.  


I am so glad that I can start planning and getting things ready! I knew it was a little boy all along but it is so nice to know "officially." Yeah!

Carter's fun with friends week

We had a busy week this week. Earlier in the week we went to the Treehouse Childrens Museum with our friends Stephanie and Gracie. Carter LOVES the Treehouse and got an annual pass for an early birthday present! 

Later in the week we babysat my friends two girls Olivia and Samantha for two days and two nights. They were really good little girls and we had a lot of fun. Going from one child to three so young in age was quite a change for me! They were getting me all practiced up for having more than one! We are so lucky to have such great friends so close to us!

 Carter ran pretty much the whole time we were at the Treehouse

 

 Cute Gracie posing for a picture!

 

Carter is really getting into trains. He yells Choo!!! Choo!!! anytime he sees one.

 

He also loves fish.

 

 Bum shot!

 

 Showing off his mad jumping skills to Gracie.

 

 I think that the music room is Carter's favorite room at the Treehouse.

 

This area didn't interest him much but it is a cute picture!

 

"Real girls drive Jeeps!" Our little buddy Samantha.

 

 The kids' favorite activity was playing in the box that Carter's Jeep came in.

 

 This picture may be awkward in the future... but Olivia and Carter had so much fun in the tub. They were both pouring water on his head and they thought it was hilarious!

 

 At one point I watched Amanda's two kids for a little bit. It was a party! They only sat like this for about 1 minute.

 

Exhausted from so much fun!

New Years! 2010!

I don't have too much to post about for our New Years celebration but I wanted to document it anyway. On New Years Eve my parents came over and my dad brought his famous 7 layer dip that he makes every New Years. He makes it all from scratch and I just love it. So we snacked, relaxed, and basically let Carter entertain us. At midnight we watched the ball drop at Times Square and then Mark busted out the sparkling cider. We all had some and did "cheers." Carter loved giving "cheers" to everyone and kept doing it over and over. Yes, he was up until 12:30 with us. He is our little night owl.

On New Years Day Mark and I took Carter to the Clearfield Aquatic Center. The water was pretty cold and took a while to get used to. Carter's lips were blue and he was shaking but he still loved it. One of his favorite things right now is slides. He loved going down the great big yellow slide. Afterward we got some Chinese Food and had a nice relaxing day. I can't believe it is already 2010! My main resolution this year is to go to the temple more often. Hopefully once a month.

Christmas!

*Christmas Eve*

We had a great Christmas this year. On Christmas Eve I spent the day getting last minute things ready and Mark worked for half of the day at Hill. Then after everything was ready Mark left yet again to work for a few hours at TAB. (Good ol' TAB!) Carter and I headed over to my parent's house and Mark joined us once he was done working. We had yummy chicken croissants made by my dad and other snack/junk foods. I love nights like that! After dinner we relaxed, let Carter entertain us, and watched him open his pajamas. He got three pairs! Two pairs from my mom and one pair from my little brother's girlfriend. How nice is that? We then got pictures taken (complete with Carter saying "Cheese!") then we headed home. (I was so tired! That has definitely been the biggest symptom of this pregnancy. Being REALLY tired all of the time!)

 

 

Drew & Rachel exchanging gifts. So cute together!

 

Our little fam

 

 Cute little boy!

 

 Checking out Grandma's Christmas tree...

 

Carter & Drew getting ready to open their pjs

 

 Checking each other's pjs out...

 

Carter got a backpack from my parents. He loves it, and he also loves to say the word "backpack." He repeats it over and over again. It is so cute.

*Christmas Day*

On Christmas Day Carter and I woke up at 8:30 and Mark had been up for an hour or so before that. (He was too excited to sleep... ) Santa brought Carter his very own Jeep! When he saw it he pointed to it and said "oooooo!  Wow!" Then he ran right over to it and got in. He had fun playing in it. He also got a giant coloring pad of paper and crayons. He loves to color right now. 

Soon after checking out Carter's gifts from Santa my mom called to say that Colby was on the phone with them. So we hurried and went over to their house so that we could talk to Elder Colby Mellies! It was fun to talk to him and he is doing great! It is hard (but exciting) to believe that he is going to be home in September. I am glad he will be home this year. I have missed him. When we were done talking with him we came back to our house to finish opening gifts and to have breakfast with Mark's sisters and their families. 

All I wanted for Christmas was for my camcorder to get fixed... Mark surprised me with a new one! My new one is TINY and it is all digital so I won't have to worry about any parts breaking. He also got me a super cute purse (which I helped him out with) and some new maternity jeans that I LOVE! He did good. Mark got his iphone which was a combination Christmas/Graduation present. He got a new jacket, a new sweater, an itunes giftcard, and a homemade block with our family picture on it. We also got spoiled by our parents and didn't even need to get anything for each other because they were so good to us!

After opening all of our presents Carter went down for his nap and we relaxed. We later got a visit from Mark's dad and stepmom. After that we got ready and went to a nice Christmas dinner that my dad made. We had ham, funeral potatoes, veggies, fruit salad, and rolls. Yum! It was so good! Our family friends the Deckers were also there. We opened up our presents from my family (which took a while!) and played some Deal or No Deal. It was a great Christmas and I look forward to next year when we will have a new little bundle of joy to share it with!

 

                                       Proof that Carter is completely Spoiled! We tried not to even get him that much...

The new baby is already getting spoiled too... my mom got him/her this outfit and a giftcard for more outfits!

*More December*

While Mark's family was here we had a family Christmas party complete with dancing, a white elephant gift exchange, a reenactment of the nativity by the kids, and an appetizer/hor dourves dinner. Somebody also secret santa'd Julie. One of the other days we went up to Snowbasin for lunch. It was so good! Their tomato bisque soup is to die for! Also, after Mark's graduation we went to Jeremiah's restaurant on 12th St. and Carter ended up burning his hands on one of their fireplaces. The whole experience there was awful I will not be going back. The service was bad, the service charge on top of high gratuity was ridiculous. 1 server for over 20 people usually does not cut it, and the food wasn't that good... anyway, here are some pics of the rest of our December!

All of us at Snowbasin

 

 At least the fireplaces at Snowbasin weren't hot!

 

 Carter loved playing in the snow!

 

 Carter's newest buddy! Wish Great Grandma Mimi lived closer!

 

The Nativity. Carter was the star..

 

 Cheese!! Notice how the bottom half of our tree isn't decorated? Thanks to Carter...

 

 Carter's left hand had to get treated. It was sad. But he is still the cutest ever!

 

Just playing with one of his "backpacks!"

 

Can we say relaxed?! This is "his spot" for his shows.

Mark's Graduation!

What can I say? December was crazy at our house this year...  On top of getting ready for Christmas and the holidays Mark graduated with his MASTERS degree! His mom, stepdad, and grandma came to see him graduate. They stayed at our house for the week which was a lot of fun. We are all so proud of Mark, and Carter and I are especially glad to see our dad/husband more. I think the term "see" is appropriate though because we usually "see" Mark playing with his new addiction...  Mr. I-phone. In all seriousness though, Nice Job Mr. MBA! We are so proud of you!