Birthday Party!

We celebrated Carter's birthday last Friday and invited all his friends to join us. It was his first real birthday party, so we decided to make it a big deal. The kids ran wild for an hour & then we did some crafts and ate cake (of course!)...all before lunch! Carter had a ton of fun and has been asking about his birthday every day since then. :-) Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us!

Caryssa, Carter & some girl we don't know...

Carter & his friend Kadin doing crafts

Caryssa's mom & I are hoping these two get hitched some day!

He was so tickled that we were all singing "Happy Birthday" to him!! He had the #3 on his cake, just like he had been talking about for weeks. Too bad the rest of the cake was kind of ugly...oh well!

Aunt Debbie & Kelsie Rae

Carter intently working on a foam masterpiece.

All the kiddos busy with crafts
Carter & his friends doing crafts.

Our "party coordinator" was amazing! She set everything up, served the cake, cleaned up our messes & even brought all of the presents out to my car! I'm wondering if she could come live with us...

Cousins Rae Rae & Tay Tay with Davis

Mommy & Davis hanging in the infant zone

Chillin' in the tree house.

Big guy!

Grandma Pat & Grandpa Dan visit!

We all enjoyed a nice visit with Sean's parents last week. A BIG thanks to Grandpa Dan for helping Sean install our new storm door and Thank You to Grandma Pat for taking care of the boys while the guys were working. We had fun going out to eat, driving to the mountains and of course, Carter's party on Friday! We love you both!

Just the boys...

Opening one of the presents that Grandma & Grandpa brought us!!

Davis helped, too!

Playing Legos with Grandma.

Getting ready for our day trip.

Hanging out with Grandpa!

Beilmans in Breckenridge

Sean took off last Thursday & Friday while his parents were in town, so we headed to the mountains! The weather was perfect and we had a fun day in Breckenridge. Aside from the BBQ sauce explosion at lunch (thanks to Carter) and trekking all over looking for an open ice cream shop, it was a great day! We don't get up to the mountains as often as we would like, so on the rare occasion we do get up to the high country, it makes remember how grateful we are to live in this beautiful state.

Cool slide carved out of a big boulder.

Fall in Colorado!

The boys enjoyed being outdoors.

Sean & his parents with the boys.

Handsome in stripes.

Happy Birthday, Carter!

I will never forget the moment Carter was born. He started crying immediately at the top of his lungs and didn't stop until they had him dried and swaddled and brought him over to us. I was crying with joy to finally meet my son after just dreaming about him for so many months.

Everyone in the O.R. was commenting about how he must be my son because he was "talking" to us so much (clearly, they don't know my husband!). It was love at first sight and he (and now his brother, too) is hands-down the best thing that's ever happened to us.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Carter! You become more amazing to us every year. We love you!

Our mini-celebration this morning with a cookie & cupcake breakfast!

He was pretty excited to have the #3 on his cake.

Power Wheels

Even though Carter's birthday is today, we decided to give him his gift yesterday so he could test it out while Daddy was home. He loves his new Jeep and we were thrilled to see him so happy. Hopefully his driving skills will improve!

Getting in for the first time!

Pumpkin Patch

The boys and I met our friends at the pumpkin patch last Friday. We had so much fun that we never actually made it out to the fields to pick our pumpkin!

Carter collecting his goods.

Strange chicken

Davis loved the baby pumpkins.

The jumpy elephant (far right) was a big hit & so was the huge slide!

Carter & his friend Caryssa.

Checking out the ducks...

and the goats.

Looks like Fall!

Going down the slide for the 100th time.

Two Boys at the Zoo

The boys got their flu shots this morning and both did a GREAT job! Carter shed a couple of tears, but Davis just sat there. It was all over quickly & we headed to the zoo afterwards for a nice distraction.

The weather was perfect...breezy and cool, like Fall is supposed to be. Carter wore his "big boy undies" the whole time and used the big boy potty at the zoo twice! As gross as public restrooms are, I am happy to say that Carter is almost 100% potty-trained for #1. He even stays dry for nap time, but we still put a pull-up on him for bedtime. However, #2 is a different story. It is a work in progress, but we are so proud of him nonetheless. Can't believe he turns THREE on Monday!!!

Hiding out in the penguin cave.

Davis loved riding the carousel! He smiled and squealed the whole time.

Who, me?

Think he's having fun?

Riding the train...another favorite!

The boys and their proud mommy.

Choo Choo!

The only thing missing was Daddy. :-(