Carter turns two!

Carter's birthday fell on Memorial Day weekend once again this year.  We had planned to have his birthday party on his actual birthday which was Sunday, May 27th.  My parents, sister, Derek's mom, and Derek's brother and his family, and a few of our close friends were all planning to come up for the celebration.  Carter's party was a Mickey theme since he loves Mickey and we had just returned from Disney World.  Mom, Dad, and Ashley came up Friday and everyone else was coming on Sunday.  Well, Addy came down with a fever Saturday morning and was feeling pretty crummy.  We took her to the doctor that morning and it was determined that it was a virus which meant no meds and that it was contagious.  So we let everyone know that Addy was sick and it was best to not bring kids up for the party.  Derek's mom still made the trip after the HHHS graduation and got here Sunday morning.  We had a small family party and Carter still had a blast celebrating with his family, eating cake, and opening  his gifts.  Although it didn't go quite as planned, due to sickness, he still had a wonderful birthday. 

Playing on Carter's birthday gift

Breaking in his new drill

Carter ended up getting the bug on Tuesday, only he also had spots all over his torso and feet.  It turns out that the virus Addy had was hand, foot, and mouth disease.   She didn't get the rash or sores in her mouth, but when she passed it on to her brother...he did.  What a great birthday present from a sister:)  He was pretty miserable for a few days but was feeling better by the end of the week, just in time to head home for a long visit to Indiana.

We originally had a birthday party play date scheduled with my Mom's group for the Wednesday after Carter's birthday, but had to reschedule it to June 26th because of the sickness.  We ended up having it outside with the sand/water table, bounce house, and outside toys.  Carter got to celebrate with ten of his friends and he was very excited to be celebrating his birthday all over again. 

I can't believe our baby boy is already two.  Time sure has flown by. It seems like we brought him home yesterday.  Well, fast forward two years and he is one spunky little boy.  He loves to run and play and is learning new things everyday.  He idolizes his big sister and wants to do EVERYTHING she does.  He is Addy's shadow and has learned so many things from her--both good and bad:)  Carter loves sports. He is always shooting a ball, swinging a bat shaped object, or talking about playing sports.

We just love him to pieces.  He makes our lives a lot happier and certainly a lot more interesting:)  He is such a happy little boy and loves to love others.  We love you very much Carter Daniel!  Happy birthday little guy!


Two Year Check-Up
Carter has his two year check-up with Dr. Boe on June 12th.  He measured to be 35.75 inches tall and weighed in at 31.6 pounds.  Dr. Boe said is developing wonderfully and noted that he was very verbal, which is something that we already observed first hand:)