New Lens and Carter being funny!!

So I got my new Lens that I have been lusting over for a LONG time on Friday night. Of course I had to work Friday and was exhausted Saturday, so I just took it out to try it out for the first time yesterday evening and I LOVE it!!! I LOVE the wonderful Bokeh and sharp images that you are able to obtain with a prime lens. Don't get me wrong the Tamron is a wonderful walk around lens and I can't imagine not having it for Park trips, zoo, Disney, etc.!! But for portraits Primes ROCK!! The only thing that is a little different for the 85 mm is that you have to stand WAY far back!! and you are only able to get maybe a couple people in the pic, so if you are looking for a lens to be able to capture families this is prob not the one for you!! But Lucky me, Carter is usually my only subject, and what a handsome one he is!!

Love his face in this one. Looks like he is barely holding on, saying mom hey look at me!! ONe day he WILL let go!
Cutie!
Hilarious Face! He is so animated sometimes!
LOVE this angel!

You can not get any more beautiful than this!!!

Best Buddies!! LOVE THIS PIC!!!

Courtney

Boys, Boys, Boys!!!

I LOVE these three boys soooo much!! We have been spending alot of time lately with Ashley and Brent and the boys and have had so much fun. It is just AMAZING how much alike Brent and Webb and Ashley and I are!! We are so lucky to have them in our lives!! And the boys play so well together. Baylor calls Carter Cardy and it is adorable and Brady is precious with Carter. He is so gentle and helps him so much. When they were digging in the sand Brady was hiding the "gold" and said "look Carter I put an X over the spot where the gold is, here I will help you dig and find it" He is just too sweet.

These pics were taken the Saturday before Mother's day. We all spent the Evening playing at their house while. We then ate YUMMY steaks, baked potatos, caesar salad, and garlic bread. The kiddos had Grilled hot dogs, Mac and Cheese, bread and strawberries. For desert we grabbed some Yogurt at a place near their house (similar to Yolo). What an awesome Saturday!!! I CAN NOT wait to play with these boys and spend time with them in Florida!! We are going to have a BLAST!!! As Brady would say only "Only 56 more days!!!" He counts and marks on his Calendar first thing when he wakes up in the Morning!! PRECIOUS!!!

Carter Loving the swing set!!!

Baylor- Look at those Red Curls!!! How could you not LOVE this kid!!!
Brady- Digging for Gold!! So Sweet!!
and The Second LOVE of my Life!!! LOOK at that new Hair Do!!!! OMG!!!!!!!

Can't wait to do it again!! LOVE you guys!!!

Courtney

Better Late than Never....

First of all I want to say how lucky I am to be at a job that allows me to be home on Holidays. So nice not to even worry about whether I worked last Easter, mothers day or any of those type holidays last year or not. So nice to be able to spend them with my two favorite boys and my family.

So this Easter on Saturday before we celebrated with Webb's Family. Mamaw Patsy had a Easter lunch and egg hunt. I didn't think that Carter would be very into it, but boy was I wrong. For a few weeks before this he hadn't been walking in his walker great. You would put him in it and he would just drop to his knees. He knows he is much faster crawling, so that's what he prefers and its much less work for him, so who blames him!! Well not this day!!! Jennifer Webb's cousin had an amazing idea to let every child have their own Easter egg color. His was yellow. So he had to find all the yellow eggs and put them in his basket. He LOVED it!! He walked everywhere to try to find more eggs!! He did so great and walked so much more than he had been that we even hid them a few more times :) Carter had a blast playing with his cousins as did we hanging out with ours.

Sunday (Easter day) We woke up and ate a yummy breakfast and headed to Church with my Family. Carter did pretty well until the end and he had enough of sitting still and being quiet. After Church we all headed to Firebirds, one of our Favorite Restaurants!! After Lunch we came home and Carter and I took a nap together, while Webb Studied and worked on a few papers. We do not sleep together often, but I sure LOVE it when we do!!! He is growing all to fast and I want to cherish all of these moments FOREVER!!! After lunch we let him open his easter basket. He loved all of his little goodies(esp the M&Ms, Choo Choos, and bubbles)!!! Later that afternoon Mom and I took him to play at the park and to Yogurt Mountain (YUMMY).

Easter weekend was wonderful and I wouldn't trade our families for the world. So thankful to make such great memories with them all!!!! Here are a few pics to recap our Easter!!

Courtney

Daffodil Hill

A few weeks ago we ventured out to the Botanic gardens for a few spring time pictures and to play at My Big Backyard. You are so handsome and I LOVE this new purple polo your nana bought you. It started out ok until you fell off the chair onto your face in the middle of the flowers. After a few hugs and kisses we stopped the pictures put the camera up and went to play. You had a blast crawling through the little ant holes, playing with the music house and tables, going down the slide and swinging. We also brought Chick fila and had a picnic and even a milkshake for desert. I LOVE spending time with you and having mommy/carter days!! They are the best!! The only thing better is when your daddy actually gets to come along!!

You are my Angel!!

WAAAYYYYYY Overdue!!!!

I have been slacking so much on the blog front lately!!! Between working nights, sleeping, and playing with you, I just haven't taken the time lately. So sorry in advance, this is going to be a LONG blog post of pics, so hopefully I can catch up and then get back on track! So last time I left off on your birthday post. Well that night Daddy and I were going to take you to Chuck E Cheese for the first time, until the weather proved other wise. For the first time we were in the tub watching Mickey during Tornado sirens. You didn't mind it at all, actually you thought it was fun!!

You LOVE bath time and your new bath toys that you received for your birthday! You could stay in there forever. You Love playing with the fishing pole and saying fish. You also love pulling up and standing up on the rail. We can't let you play too long though, bc of your vesicostomy. You have had several UTI's lately so we have to be very careful with infection measures.

The crumbs on your face are from your Funfetti Cookies that you took to school on your birthday. Yummy! Your teachers said that everyone loved them!! And we had a few left over for you to enjoy for a few more days.

Look at your beautiful eyes!!!

Since the weather is starting to warm up we have taken several trips to the zoo. It is so wonderful having a zoo membership! You really enjoy being outside and watching the animals and people.
You kept saying "boat, boat, on, on" when we passed this little boat. You Love climbing over any and everything. We thought this was great opportunity for some physical therapy :)

This adorable outfit was made for your second birthday from a sweet friend of mine. Today Your Nana and I ventured out to the Happy Heart to do a little shopping. But we always have to stop for a little photo op!
You loved this little "ickle" Thats what you call bicycles.


And one of your absolute Favorites lately is being outside at the park or anywhere that has slides and things to climb on. One weekend we took you to this awesome park in Arlington. You had a blast and were FILTHY when we left. Such a big boy!

Loves going headfirst down the slide!!


And here are a couple of my Fav pics lately!! Just look at your eyes and that adorable smile!!

I just can't believe how much you are growing and changing. You are talking so much and so fearless. You love trains lately. You say "Choo Choo" constantly and we bought you a train table and it stays in our living room. It is wonderful for you to stand up at and walk around.

We have had so much fun lately playing with your friends and family. You love all your cousins and little friends and are so friendly and loving. Your meme and nana always say your are the sweetest boy!! and I truly believe it!! (most of the time ;))

Courtney (Mama)

Fun at the Children's Museum...

Today Webb and I took Carter to meet Bridgette and Lanier at the Children's museum. We wanted to get out of the house and this was our best option since it was so cold and yucky outside. We bought a membership earlier this winter and have really enjoyed it. These first few pics are from the Day of Carter's birthday. Bridge and I took the kids to play and then went to lunch at La Baguette. It was Yummy and the kids had a blast!!

LOVES to Slide!!

Look at Carter seeing himself in the mirror, too cute!! And this is how he likes to go back up the slide :)

And these are from today. They really enjoyed the river/stream today. Splashing and catching the boats and "Ish" with their nets and poles. Can't wait until its warm enough for his sand/water table!

Lanier LOVING the water too!! She was soaking wet when she was done!! and Look at what shirt she has on!!! Can't wait to get ours!! Love you guys!!

And today I think Carter's favorite thing was the police car. I think he stood in there for a good 10-15 min and did NOT want out. LOL.

Can't wait to go back!! But hopefully it will warm up soon for playdates at the Park or Zoo!!

Courtney