Fishing - Part 2

Sunday, we headed up north of Banks with my friend, Jenny, and her fiance, Greg. There were a couple nice fishing holes right off the highway. We got rained on a little bit - nothing big enough to make us pack up and head home though. A couple little fish were caught - nothing worth keeping and taking home. Carter liked playing with the fishing pole - he's quite the helper!

Jenny and Carter

Jenny showing off her huge fish!!

Eric caught one too.

Carter helping.

I can do this!

Fishing - Part 1

Eric and I took Carter and headed out to Lake Lowell Saturday morning. We drove all around the lake, trying to find a spot that had a sandy beach, that wasn't too crowded with people. We finally found a spot. I laid out a blanket for Carter and me, got all his toys set up, started eating some lunch, and it started raining!! Go figure! So we quickly packed everything up and made it back to the truck as quickly as we could. Carter and I were soaked by the time we made it. We drove back to where the dam is and Eric was able to do some fishing there. He didn't catch anything - there were lots of people. But no rain! We somehow managed to avoid that one rain cloud the second time around.

Brittany enjoying the water.

Right before it started raining.
Rain! Didn't even think to bring him a hoodie.
All tuckered out.

Remembering

I don't know who all knows this, but Eric and his ex, Shawna, had a baby who didn't make it. Today would have been her 6th birthday. Eric's mom wrote a lovely blog about it on her page. Check it out. http://michellescreativetreasures.blogspot.com/

Splish Splash - I was takin' a bath

Carter splashes like crazy in his bath these days. He loves kicking and splashing, and trying to get the bubbles. He definitely has a good time! It's time to get him some toys to play with - without making bath time TOO long, of course. Rubber Ducky, here we come!

Tagged

Eric's mom tagged me and I'm suppose to tag you.

But first ....the rules. The rules of the game are:

1. Link back to the person that tagged you.

2. Post these rules on your blog.

3. Share six unimportant things about yourself.

4. Tag six people at the end of your entry.

#1 - For several weeks now, I have been completely unmotivated at work. I love my job, but other things have taken over my mind and I just can't seem to focus.

#2 - I have a picture of Carter as my computer wallpaper and I can't count how many times per day I look at it and smile.

#3 - I have an ear ache right now.

#4 - Eric's friend wants us to go camping with them this weekend and I don't want to go. I can't stand the guy's girlfriend and frankly, I don't care to spend my long weekend with them. I will think of any excuse to get out of it.

#5 - I'm stressing about money - as usual, plane tickets, rings, passports. Ah!

#6 - I started tanning again last night.

If you read my blog, you are tagged.

Part 3

Eric gave Carter a little taste of sparkling water...............

Needless to say, he didn't like it!!
Then he decided, if he could drink it himself, he would like it.

Part 2

Are we there yet?

Laughing while dad changes the flat tire.
Of course I got a picture of it!!!

Weekend Recap ... Part 1

Eric and I decided Thursday night that we were going to head up to the mountain for a day trip on Saturday. We decided to head up to Idaho City to play in the hot springs, the river, and Eric could fish while Carter and I played.

Well, that plan didn't actually play out. We drove around, taking the scenic route, for five long hours. I would have been fine with the outing, but I felt bad for Carter, who was confined to his car seat. So I was impatient, to say the least. I wanted to be laying on the blanket with Carter, listening to the river. Needless to say, Eric and I were barking at each other the whole trip.

Couldn't get him to look at the camera.

Some random cave across the river, in the side of the mountain. We saw several caves.

As if that wasn't enough fun, Eric got a flat tire. I could see it coming because he really wasn't avoiding any rocks in the road. So when I heard the tire pop, I wasn't entirely surprised and politely informed Eric 'you have a flat tire'. So Carter and I played in the truck while Eric got the spare and replaced the flat. We finally got to stop and have our little picnic. The weather was perfect. Not too hot, a nice breeze.

Then we decided to head home - and took the short way. ;)

8 Months

Carter is 8 months old today..................amazing.

Here is a picture of him while we were getting ready yesterday morning.

Random Fact #23

I am obsessed with chips and salsa!


It's my favorite snack. If I go to a restaurant and find some good salsa, I will buy some and bring it home to enjoy. If I have chips and salsa available at my house, I eat it every day. There is nothing better than sitting down to watch a baseball game with some chips and salsa and an ice-cold Mountain Dew. Ok, so it's not the healthiest snack in the world............but that's ok. ;)

My mother and grandmother make home-made salsa every year and it's soooo delicious! A little sweet, and definitely has a kick to it.

And did you know that the official snack of Texas is chips and salsa? That's my kind of state!!

Random Fact #22

I am a picky eater.

While I'm a food lover, I'm a picky eater. I need to know what's in something before I will eat it and I usually examine every bite. I like the flavor onions give food, but I can't stand the texture of onions. I can't stand tomatoes, but tomato soup is my favorite. And salsa? Don't even get me started on salsa. I can't stand any one ingredient in salsa, but I could eat chips and salsa every day for the rest of my life and never get sick of it. I really don't consider myself any pickier (is that a word?) than the next person. I like what I like and I really don't like to deviate from what I like. I'm not very adventurous when it comes to trying new things.............except dessert, lol!

Cheer Me Up

Do you ever have a bad day and need a little pick-me-up? I have your fix right here:

Eric and his Aunt Ashley

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there!

Eric and Carter got me a beautiful diamond necklace and I feel the need to show it off! My old necklace, which I wore every day, was...well, old. And I let Carter play with it and pull on it - so we will definitely not be doing that with this necklace.

Sleep

So I used to have a bumper thing in Carter's crib to keep him from rolling onto his face while sleeping. I just looked it up - a sleep positioner. Anyway, it's to incline babies slightly and to keep them from rolling into their face, reducing the risk of SIDS.

(not Carter)

Anyway, I'm not sure what the recommended age is to stop using this sleep positioner, but I just took it out of the crib last week. I think the cut-off age for a risk of SIDS is 7 months, so I finally felt safe in leaving Carter asleep in his crib overnight without his sleep positioner. He's all over that crib!!! I find him asleep in his stomach, his side, his back......even sideways!! He's in napping right now and I had to snap a couple pictures of him because it cracked me up.

I really do recommend this sleep positioner, or one like it, to all moms out there because it really did give me peace of mind knowing that Carter wasn't going to end up with his face in the mattress and no way to roll himself over.

Cracker, anyone?

Carter has really mastered this food thing. He loves his rice crackers!! At first, he would just bite off a piece, gum it a little bit, and spit it out. Now, he is really good at actually taking a bite, chewing it/gumming it, and swallowing it! It's still a mess, but at least not quite as big as it was at first. Here are some pictures I took tonight of the art of baby cracker eating.

Wedding Update

So, it's been a while since I posted an update on the wedding plans.

Eric's mom has ordered all of the supplies for the invitations. The last thing we are waiting on is a specialty cutter thing - I can't remember what it's called - that comes in on the 14th or so. Then we can officially start putting all the invitations together. It's turning out to be a lot cheaper than just ordering pre-made invitations.

The tuxedos have been selected. They are going to look really nice - the groomsmen will have black jacket/pants/tie, ivory shirt, and periwinkle vest. I think it's going to look really good. And then Eric will have black jacket/pants, ivory shirt, and ivory vest. The ivory on ivory looked really good. I'm not sure what he's going to do about a tie - either black or peri I guess. And the ushers will have just a basic black on ivory tux.

All the supplies for the centerpieces have been ordered and should be in - the mirrors came in yesterday, I think the floating candles are coming in today. All the vases are being stored at my grandmother's house.

I picked out my shoes yesterday. I will have to order them and I'm really hoping that I am able to wear these shoes all night without killing my feet. I'm not concerned about the heel, just my toes getting squished. I guess we'll just have to see! And I'll have to get a more comfy, back-up pair just in case! Here is a picture of the shoes - which will be dyed ivory.

Random Fact #21

I am a nerd.

I am one of those people that loves school. I love learning - especially about a subject that fascinates me. I am a good test taker. I can write papers in one night. That would really piss people off. They would spend weeks and weeks on their papers, and I could sit down in one night and write the whole thing. Writing comes very naturally to me. I took a creative writing class in school and loved it. I love reading. I take excellent notes - and people constantly want to borrow/refer to them. Even to this day! I am very organized - I even have a filing cabinet at home.

Weekend Recap

Here are some pictures from this weekend. Carter was pretty fussy - I think he might have yet another ear infection and is attempting to get pink eye....which I am heading off at the pass (hopefully).

Carter had an insanely dirty diaper....so we stripped him down, and he got to chill in the bathroom sink while the bath was running. P-U!!

Getting There!

He's having so much fun with this!