Happy Easter!

Today was a long, fun-filled day! Carter woke up to a room full of Easter eggs (to be used later in our egg hunt). Then, we went to breakfast at Corner Bakery with my mom and my brother, followed by a trip to Heritage Hill Historical Park.

Then Dave's brother's family came over for Easter dinner. We had an Easter egg hunt with the kids. Carter wasn't too impressed--he had much more fun watching his cousins run around.

Dave hid eggs inside the ball pit!



I love Baby Jayne!



Carter loves his cousin Matt.



Hope your holiday was as great as ours! I am very thankful to have such a great family.

Brush Your Teeth!

It's hard to brush a toddler's teeth. They are not too receptive to the idea. At first we used a finger brush but ouch! He bit me every time. Carter has always been fascinated with our Sonicare toothbrush because it is loud and vibrates. So I found this really cool Thomas the Train electric toothbrush. Success!

 

Sunny Weather

It was really hot here today and I am sick with a cold. Boo. I filled up Carter's little pool and let him splash around. It was a nice way to cool off and keep him in one place so I didn't have to chase him around!

Wild Child

Bookworm

So Carter may look exactly like his daddy but he sure shares similar interests with his mommy. Like his passion for books! Carter will sit in your lap forever if you will read him books. And he is still very particular about his reading material. What may be his favorite book one day, the next day he will push it away in disgust (only to beg for it the following day!) Now he has started reading to himself! It's so cute!

Sometimes he gets confused (or maybe he is uber-smart and is learning to read the book with his mind!)

Livin' in the OC

Have I mentioned how much I love living in Southern California? This weekend felt like summertime. Sunny skies and cool breezes... it was perfect.
Carter spent today in the pool with his daddy. He is completely captivated and enthralled by anything water. (toilets, sinks, showers, bathtubs, fountains, swimming pools, sprinklers, puddles... heck, even a glass of water with a few ice cubes swirling around in it will hold his attention forever!)

I love Carter's fearless spirit!

Carter's new favorite food of the week is blackberries!

And Carter's new favorite game is to run around the island in the kitchen. He peeks around the corner and waits for someone to come after him!

Beach Day

Carter and I took a trip to Huntington Beach to spend the day with Auntie Harmony and Uncle Jesse. (They took all these awesome pictures as I had to hold Carter's hand nearly the whole time so he didn't dive off the pier or run head first into the ocean!)

Our fun began at their house, where Carter got to play with a guinea pig and two birds!

Then we headed to the pier and had a very yummy lunch at Ruby's Diner. Carter was thrilled to have sweet potato french fries and an itsy bitsy vanilla ice cream cone.

After lunch, we went to the dog beach. I couldn't believe how many dogs were there! I actually thought that Carter would want to sit and watch the dogs play but the ocean was calling his name. He ran straight for the water and ended up covered from head to toe in wet sticky sand. Ewwww. My shoes and pants were also covered in wet sand after chasing him into the ocean. Carter is not at all afraid to get messy! Next time I will be better prepared (towels, swimsuit, etc.) The weather was perfect though and now I am soooo ready for summer!