Horton Hears a Who

We took the kids to see "Horton Hears a Who" at the dollar theatre. It was Emily's first trip to the real theatre (for obvious reasons for anyone who knows our energetic child). She was very taken with the popcorn and trying out every chair in our row, but not so into the movie. Surprise. Surprise. We took Carter along as well, thinking it would be an absolute disaster. We would never have dared do such a thing with our first two. Well, he absolutely loved it! He sat on my lap, stared wide eyed at the screen, and didn't make a PEEP for the entire hour and a half. It was so fun to watch his big eyes taking it all in. He has become a pretty content little guy. He likes to chill and has an easy going temperament, which we are grateful for. He definitely takes after his dad.
(The picture is of Kelsie, Carter, and I after the show. Emily was off exploring and couldn't be bothered by photo taking.)

Four months old

I can hardly believe Carter is four months old already. He is growing up way too fast! He is a happy, smiley little guy. He is fascinated by his hands and feet and can often be found grabbing his toes or sticking them in his mouth. He will go to great lengths to get a hold of those cute little toes! He loves his toys and will grab at anything within his reach. He is a social little guy and wants to be seeing and hearing everything we are doing. He is quite content as long as he is near us, but he will not stand for being left alone in a room! I love this age and wish I could keep him little forever. Kelsie shares my sentiments and often comments that she wants him to stay a baby and never grow up. The other day she suggested that I stop feeding him so he would stop getting bigger! That made me smile, but I know just how she feels. I wish I could stop time and linger in this stage a little longer...

Happy Birthday Kelsie

For the Love of Butterflies

Kelsie's latest obsession is butterflies and bugs. She spends hours chasing and trying to catch butterflies. On a particularly good Saturday she collected 5 butterflies. She sat and watched them and tended to them until we convinced her to let them go.

Our Crazy Girl

This is Emily with her game face on. She painted it on herself while I was taking a quick shower. How talented!

I have been insisting that Emily wear her helmet when riding her Dora bike. She usually fights me on this. I came outside to check on her and was pleasantly surprised to see that she had her helmet on... Well, sort of!