Halloween With the Holden's

We were so excited for Carter's first Halloween! Carter started the fun by hanging out with his new friends.

Later in the day, Grammie came by and we headed out to the Neighborhood Halloween Party. Colin was so excited he put on his first costume of the day.

Mom and Dad grabbed some pizza and left Carter with the a nice looking babysitter...Carter wasn't so sure about his qualifications.

After lunch, it was back outside....
where Carter put on his Dinosaur suit and played on the jumpies.A rare family picture!We then headed over to the playground where Carter had his first trip on a slide. He had so much fun, he took a few rides with dad.

A few with mom....

And even a few by himself (with hand holding of course)!He was smiles each way.The whole family loved the slide!

Carter also loved the post-slide ticklefest!
And after that slide workout, Carter was really hungry so he tried some cow ears.

And Grammie hair.

Both got rave reviews. We were about to head home when we decided to take a quick tour of the neighborhood decorations via the hay ride.
Carter was a big fan of the ride though we aren't sure how much of it he actually saw!

We then headed home where Colin changed into his Dilbert outfit and we got Madie and Brie in their pumpkin and dinosaur outfits. We had a fun night greeting trick-or-treators and chatting with the neighbors. After several bags of candy, we called an end to a fun filled day.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Standing Baby

While we have been trying to get Carter to work on his sitting, all he really wants to do it stand. He loves being on his feet and has recently started "walking" with support. So this week he has started standing without help from mom and dad. His favorite place is the coffee table.



He can even do it one handed....We think it all developed from his desire to put the edges in his mouth (just like he wants to do with everything he encounters!).

Our little guy is definitely growing up fast!

Sitting Baby

So we have been working really hard lately to on Carter sitting unsupported and he finally seems to be getting the hang of it. He does really well sitting in your lap.
And he puts in a good effort (most of the time) when he's on the floor...

But sometime he gets a little wobbly!

But he really seems to be getting the hang of it.

We definitely think Carter will be ready when he has to move to to the next room at daycare in a few weeks!

First Tooth Update

That first tooth is making it way up and out. Here are a few pictures of the progress.

A Dinosaur at the Aquarium!

Since Carter got to show off his costume to the land animals last weekend. It only makes sense that he should get to show off to the sea creatures this weekend. So we packed up our dinosaur baby and headed off the aquarium.
Carter had a great time checking out the Penguins.As was amazed at the Whale Shark.

That Whale Shark sure is cool!

He even took some time to show off his new walking skills to the fishes.

You will notice that Carter's costume didn't make it the whole way through the trip. That's because dad got jealous of Carter's cuteness and took it! Actually we got creeped out by the random people who stopped us to talk about Carter. And then some crazy tourists stopped us to take his picture so we figured it was time for the Dinosaur to head back to the dark ages. Plus we wanted to make sure the costume was ready for Halloween!

Halloween at Daycare

Carter stays at home with me on Fridays instead of going to daycare. But since today was the Halloween parade at daycare, I decided to take an early lunch and bring him by to show off his costume. Carter's daycare is for kids 2 and under so the "parade" is more like a bunch of carried babies, infants in a buggie and wobbly toddlers rooming the hall.


Carter is in the....
Where he has been since he started. He should be moving out in a few weeks so it was a great opportunity to take a few pictures of his teachers.


Here is is with Ms. Amy.

This is Ms. Avis (she was dressed as a Gangster Fairy)

And this is Ms. Cindy.

When we got there, most of the babies were still napping so Ms. Amy decided to walk Carter around and show him off by himself. He loved being the center of attention.

As soon as we went to all the classrooms, the older infant class was jumping in the buggies and they Carter if he wanted to ride along. He jumped at the chance to hang with the big kids!
He especially liked his seat mate's tutu. He grabbed it immediately and didn't let go!

Carter's New Pet

No - we didn't get ANOTHER pet (though Colin would definitely get a new dog if I'd let him). We pulled out a laughing dog toy that we had been given for the pups to play with. It was a big hit with Carter. The dog basically rolls around in random patterns using its tail and makes a laughing noise.

At first he wasn't too sure what to make of it.
But then he started to reach for it.He wasn't so sure what was going on but he was proud of him self once he got it.And once he got it, he didn't let go. Even if it meant falling over.

But once he got the hang of it, he would grab the dog and smile away.And then he'd laugh and laugh! So cute!

A New Pacifier

To help with Carter's teething we got a mesh pacifier to put ice in. Eventually we'll add some frozen fruits for him to gnaw on too. Here are a few pictures of Carter with his new toy. It was a hit!

Not so sure at first

A little trouble aimingMmmm... drooly!Yep... I like this new pacifier!