Carter 17 months

These are pictures I got taken of Carter while we were out in Utah. It was a day I will never forget.

Today we spent the day in the house since it was a rainy, fall day. We made chicken noodle soup, homeade rolls, and real oreo cookies from scratch. It was a yummy dinner. Carter enjoyed it the most. He sat at the table for a whole hour. In between cooking, I made Jaxson a new blankie. His old, Thomas the train blanket "disappeared" a few months ago so he picked out a Spongebob SquarePants material and he is happily wrapped in it on the couch.

My new favorite show is Billy the Exerminator. I could watch it all day. Maybe I should quit nursing and go be Billy's assistant.

Jaxson starts school

Getting off the bus after the first day of school

First day of kindergarten!


And a week later, a lost tooth! It has been a busy month for Jaxson

School started and both boys survived their first and second days. The magic of kindergarten has worn off and Jaxson cried this morning when I told him it was another day of school. I was all alone in the morning after Connor and Jaxson both left and I didnt know what to do with myself. It has been so long since I have been all alone. I wish I could say I did something exciting but I didnt. I cleaned and exercised and tried to remember all of the goals and dreams I had left to accomplish and which ones I could start working on. I heard a song on the radio today and I got very homesick for Utah. I miss the mountains and the feeling I get being there. After rereading this post I realize why I still have goals to accomplish.......my thoughts just jump too quickly from one place to the next. Maybe they will slow down with age?

This weekend has been very exciting. Connors hockey team won first place in a tournament they played. His dream of winning a first place trophy finally came true. It is so much fun to see him getting so excited for sports. He is currently doing both soccer and hockey.

Both boys start school on Tuesday. I cant believe that Jaxson is in kindergarten. Where does time go? He asks me every day"Mom, do I go to school today?" He is really hung up on being 5 years old and likes to tell us that when he is 6 he will be able to do everything. Six is the magic number. Connor is less excited for school because he got a teacher that he didnt want to have. I know he will be fine because he is a good kid but he is scared.

Knock and it shall be opened unto you


One day I'm going to get a picture of Carter as a man standing in this same spot

Half way to the doors

Dear Carter,

I will never forget the fun we had in Utah together or the closeness that I had being with you. Sometimes it's hard with the business of life and it was nice just to spend time with you in Utah with nothing to distract us or bring us down. My favorite memory from our trip will always be the time we spent together Sunday August 28th in American Fork at the Timpanogos Temple. You were so beautiful and happy running around the temple and smelling the flowers. Being the youngest, you have been surrounded by people since your birth that have given you love and attention and it was nice to have all your attention and love for 9 days and that I was able to focus all my love and attention just on you. You started saying, "baby", "what's that", and "no touch" while on vacation. You are really starting to repeat words that you hear and what use to be baby babble is starting to come out as real words. It makes me sad to see you transitioning from a baby to a toddler but it makes me happy too that you are growing and healthy. One day you may be angry at me, and you may even think that you don't like me but I will ALWAYS do my best to tell you and make you feel how much I love you and love having you in my life. I got the strongest feeling when walking around the temple with you that you were born into this world to be something very special. You are deeply loved by those around you.

Love

Mom