HALLOWEEN

The scariest Creature that arrived at our home this Halloween.

Buddies

Carter loves his friend Lauren. My friend Mylinda and her daughter saved the day today and rescued Chuck when our babysitter cancelled. Chuck placed Carter in one chair and Lauren in the other chair. After turning on Sesame Street he found that Carter had climbed over the table to sit by Lauren. Isn't it cute!

Carter making cookies

Not bad for his first cookie making experience.

Getting stuck while climbing.

I don't know if you are able to see in these pictures that Carter is holding himself up on the table. I was in the kitchen trying to do dishes quickly before we went to the store and I heard Carter fussing. So I went around the corner and saw him holding onto the table, feet up in the air and unhappy nosies from his mouth, but he sure looked cute. The climbing phase has begun.

Jacket?

Chuck has this bad habit of taking off his suit jacket and laying it on the couch after work, school. Carter decided to test it out tonight. He soon realized he didn't care for it much, especially after he saw the camera, he wanted the camera more.

You know that awful day...

When you realize, you've turned into your parent? I had that today, I was talking to my Dad about the upcoming gift giving season (in my family, most the birthdays are from Oct to Dec, plus Christmas). He was getting pre-emptively upset about his birthday (Sat. Oct. 18th) saying that nobody had better spend their money to buy him anything, or he'd be real mad - note to all my Utah relatives, take him a gift, it's worth it to see him get mad! So as I was half listening to him and plotting how I would give him a gift, it occurred to me; besides really expensive stuff nobody would ever buy for me, all I really want for Christmas: Shirts and ties, same as Dad! It was horrible. But, I guess it happens, poor Carter, it's happening sooner for him. When I get home from work, I take off my tie immediately - and he usually puts it right on.