A Scarecrow and Standing

 

So Kayla noticed some birds pecking around our garden and asked if we could make a scarecrow to keep them away.  Well I had just packed up her too small clothes to take to DI so I said we could grab some from there and figure it out.   She told me it had to be a scary scarecrow so the birds wouldn't want to come in.  I think it's kind of cute but also very scary.

 

And Mr. Carter has figured out how to pull himself up to standing!  He is very proud of himself and now can get all kinds of things.  He is just getting so big!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend.  It started Friday the 1st with the Centerville Childrens Parade.  This is were the kids decorate their bikes and do a short parade and at the end they get a Pace bar.  Well Kayla was so funny and wouldn't look at the camera because she was concentrating on riding her bike and trying to wave to the on lookers.  It was so cute!

 

 She loved the pace bar at the end but was tired so got in the stroller.  She then put her headband on Carter.

 Cute boy!!!

 The next day was the big parade.  Kayla was confused when I said we were going to watch a parade and told me she was too tired to do another parade.  But when we got the she figured out she was going to be on the sidelines this time.  She again would not look at me and really enjoyed the parade.  Carter enjoyed the flag the service men in the parade passed out.

 Kayla is the one in the pink shirt.  It's her favorite color and it's hard to get her to wear any other color.

 Carter loved waving his flag!  It was so dang cute!

 

So that night we did fireworks and Kayla loved them!  She wanted more and more.  It was nice that she wasn't afraid this year.  The next day my parents took her camping over night and she was thrilled!  We did fireworks again that night and Carter woke up to see them and loved them!  He would get so excited for the next one to start.  It was a good weekend.  I love this country!!!!

Carter at 8 months!

 This boy has decided that 8 months is the month to do things.  He started crawling on June 26th for the first time!  I had gotten him out of the tub and was finishing up washing Kayla's hair and apparently he wanted back in.  So he slowly crawled back into the bathroom.  I was so happy I got to see it for the first time.  Since then we have baby proofed like crazy and Kayla has learned that he is no longer happy to sit in her lap.

Also Mr. Carter has gotten his first tooth!  It popped out of his gums around June 30th and his tongue won't leave it alone.  Along with that tooth came a nasty ear infection that he is fighting and I think is still lingering even after antibiotics so we will be going back to the doctor this week to have it checked. 

Other new things for Carter is loving finger foods, starting to clap and loves to play patty cake.  He is a happy boy most of the time.  His favorite thing is water!  He loves to be in, around, and near water.  He is loving his new found mobility and will often wander between rooms.

Weight 19 lbs
Height No clue