Fun in the sun

We have been enjoying all the nice weather here! We have been to the lake and the ocean a few times. Carter has decided he doesn't really like the taste of sand. Although, if his blueberries fall in the sand he will still eat them! Carter loves being outside. He will sit on the edge of the water and splash and throw rocks in. Bobby and Bradley are here right now. They are so good with Carter. He gets all excited when he wakes up from his nap and they are here! (He rarely sees them first thing in the morning :)) We are off to the cabin for Jaice's days off this weekend. We are looking forward to spending the weekend exploring and having fun outside! Carter had his 1 year shots this week. He was not happy with the nurse! She gave him a sticker when she was finished and he threw it at her! He is still off the charts in height and weight. He is loving all the summer fruits! Blueberries and watermelon are his favourites. He eats blueberries by the hand full! He has started 'running' away from us and trying to get us to chase him! We think it is cute now....I have a feeling that might fade though. He rarely crawls at all now. He is a walking machine. It amazes us how time goes so quickly. He only started crawling in April and now he is running! We are enjoying every moment with him. We love the new house and are slowly getting organized. My parents arrive this weekend with more things to fill the house with! We have been sanding the decks to repaint them. I rarely find a spare moment in my day to sit anymore!

Birthday time!

We can't believe it has almost been a year since Carter was born. Oh and 2 years since we got married! We had Carter's birthday party last night! It was so much fun. There were 5 babies, including Carter! We had a BBQ and kids all walked around and played. It wasn't the nicest weather so we stayed inside. We were so happy to have so many people come to share this time with us. Cassidy is a pro at unwrapping presents so she showed Carter how it was done. Carter had been eyeing up the cake all day and was super excited when it came out for him (see the video). I now know why people pay others to decorate cakes!!! It was a process but he really liked it! We are headed to Alberta on Thursday. It will be a quick trip but it will be nice to see everyone again. We are having another birthday party with family on his actual birthday while we are there. Carter and daddy spent this morning playing with all the new toys. I think we might need to put some of his old ones away......toys seem to be taking over the house!

Happy Canada Day

Well it has been a busy last week. We are all moved in....still unpacking though! We are so thankful to those that helped us move. It made things so much faster and easier on us. We had such a great visit with Uncle Drew, Uncle Cale and Auntie Taryn. Hopefully next year we can all get together again and have a 'vacation' instead of a move! We went downtown yesterday for Canada Day (I brought the camera.....but it didn't have batteries in it!). We went to the children's festival but Carter was too young for it, maybe next year. We walked around the market and then found a grassy area to watch the parade. We watched the parade with Cassidy and Matthew. Carter is walking all over the place now! He is getting faster than me. Oh no! We are having an early birthday party for Carter this weekend so he can celebrate with his friends here! I can't believe that he is 11 days away from turning 1! Time has gone way too fast. I will take lots of pictures on Sunday for everyone!
We hope everyone is doing well and we are looking forward to seeing lots of people when we head to Alberta next weekend!

First Few Steps!!!

After many attempts we finally captured Carter walking on camera!
Enjoy!

June already??

Home Sweet Home.....soon!

"Is there any food left mommy?"

"Don't worry mommy, I got it!!"

"GO RIDERS GO" .... Notice no red Grandpa!

Wow time is just flying by! I can't believe it is June already! This is a very busy month for us. I am getting my knee surgery on Wednesday....yikes! My mom is coming to stay with us for a couple of weeks to help out with Carter and me I guess :) We get the house on the 26th!!! We have been packing as much as we can as I will be kind of useless for the next few weeks. Living surrounded by boxes isn't as bad when you have a house to call home to look forward to. Carter took his first steps on Friday!!! Jaice didn't see him take any until Saturday. We are so proud and scared all at the same time. It will be no time until he is running! In a few short days he has started to get braver and will try to walk to something instead of crawling. I think it has to do with all the cheering we do when he does it! I am going to try and get a video and I will post it. We can't believe how fast time has gone and that Carter is going to be 1 in just over a month! Oh and we will have been married for 2 years! Carter is saying more and more each day. He now tells Jaice to 'go' when he wants to jump with Daddy! Jaice will say '1,2,3,' and Carter will tell him 'GO'. It is really cute. He also says 'dog', 'up', 'mom', 'daddy', 'oh no', 'ewww', 'boo'. He still doesn't imitate very much.....he talks when he wants to! Meal time seems to be where he is the most talkative. 'Daddy' is still the most constant word in his vocabulary. He gets so excited when he sees Jaice.
We are excited to see Nana tomorrow. Uncle Cale, Uncle Drew, and Auntie Taryn will be here at the end of the month as well. Lots of people to see and visit with! We are so lucky to have such great family and friends!
Football season starts next week. Well pre-season anyway! Don't worry we are teaching Carter that a dozen is 12 NOT 13! Maybe next year we will take Carter to a game in Vancouver! He already says 'go' so now we just need to work on 'Riders'! I think my dad might try and teach him 'Stamps'.....but Carter knows Green is better!
We hope all is well with everyone! I will try and post again before we move and then when we get the house I will post pictures!

Camp Day

Today is Tim Horton's Camp Day!
Don't forget to get a coffee today. Every penny from coffee sales goes to Tim Horton's Camp so that children, that wouldn't otherwise be able to go, can go to camp!

Busy Busy

We are back! Actually we have been back for over a week, but we have been really busy. The weather here has been amazing! Sorry to all those in Alberta! From the look of things, we got out just in time! I actually got a sunburn 2 days ago.....I need to start paying more attention to where I put sunscreen! I think Carter has grown again. He is going to be taller than me before he gets to kindergarten! He is working really hard at perfecting the temper tantrum. That has been a fun adventure :) He is climbing up on EVERYTHING! We finally put together the playpen so that he could still play and I could accomplish something (like eating). We are getting so excited to have more space for Carter to explore, and the dogs to hide!
We had such a good visit with everyone! We missed a few people, and we hope to see you in July when we come back!
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!