Carter: mommy, Elmo, Elmo????
Me: No, Carter.
Carter: WHY?
Me: Because Carter, I'm sick of Elmo.
Carter: Awww Man!

It's so fun now that Carter is able to communicate with words more. He still has such a long ways to go, but it makes me smile nonetheless!

But yesterday... I was NOT CALM!! I had a complete Suncrest meltdown... crying at the bus stop in my car because of the blizzard I encountered at my new home. I got stuck in my own driveway... had to dig myself out!! It was cold, snowy, wet, WINDY.... so there I was digging myself out of my driveway, and of course being pelted in my face by high speed snow flurries!! I hear all of these Suncrest residers telling me how they love Suncrest winters, how beautiful they are... I DON'T THINK SO!! I welcome snow people... but do I welcome being STUCK in my home?? NO!! But I was, and I hated it! I shoveled my driveway and walks 3 times yesterday.. YUP.. 3 times! I would get done, and here she comes again... mother nature at her best!

You guys.. I am not a snow WUSS, I am a fan of the winter wear, and all that jazz.... I have the cutest gloves, I am already hitting Lance up for the new UGG boots, I have nice warm clothes, cute sweaters.... what I don't have is 4-Wheel drive!! I don't have a snow blower, I. AM. NOT. PREPARED!!!

I want to go home! At least all my best friends, and Brayds best friends could make to my house without getting in their cars and driving there!! I don't care that the house is smaller, has less "upgrades"... If there is anything I have learned from this moving experience well.. a house is a house! Who cares what it looks like, or how fancy it is... It's the people you live by, the ones you have become accustomed to seeing at all hours of the day, at their best and worse! I miss you Reese Estates!!

But on another note, it looks pretty outside today, the sun is shining and the crisp air feels nice.. the snowy mountains behind me do look picturesque. I shouldn't complain, I know. Maybe I'm just missing my best friends. Change is so hard, and I'm trying to embrace it, I'm trying to welcome all the craziness of the change, and somedays are much easier than others... yesterday was just a very bad day!

Braydons' Baptism is on Saturday, I bought his suit the other day... it's a Calvin Klein, and seriously... he looks absolutely perfect in it! Braydon is so ready for this special day!!

Look at that squishy face!! November 4, 2006!

Happy Birthday Carter!! I love my kids' birthday so much, because it's such special reminder to me, of the special day they gifted me with their life. I am so truly grateful to be their mom. This post I want to show my gratitude for being Carters mom, and truly lucky I am. He came to me so unexpectadly... I still can't believe I'm the lucky one that get's to share all these special memories with him. I can't believe it's been 2 years since he was born. I love you so much Carter!!!

So for his birthday celebration, Braydon and I took him to Build A Bear, it was a first for Carter! He loved it!! He couldn't understand the stuffing part of the bear, he was just staring and kept wanting to fill his little doggy up! The guy there was so sweet to him too. It was nice too, cuz the mall was dead due to election night!

After he bathed and dressed his doggy, we came home and opened presents. He is literally infatuated with Elmo, so he got the Elmo Live, which is HILARIOUS!! Elmo bathwash, a new Elmo movie, and his first Radio Flyer Tryke! He loved his gifts!! He opened them up like crazy, and when he saw Elmo live... he beamed, and squealed! He's such a cute boy!!

Earlier in the day Sara, Braydon and Carter all decorated and ate birthday cupcakes and a train cake... he was covered in chocolate! Lifes' simple pleasures are my favorite!

Here he is just after picking out his doggy.

The worker who was so cute with Carter!

Isn't that cute... My little prescious picking his nose!

Bathing his Birthday dog...

Tada! Jazz Dog!!

I am not afraid of the dark, not afraid to be alone, not afraid of strange people... Bottom line is, I am not a fraidy cat! Let me preface... Lance went out of town for work, only one night, and I was more than welcoming my free time to do as I please! I went to Provo for my old wards' Halloween party, which was A LOT of fun, (other than Janne constantly reminding me that it's nice to see meat on my bones, and then later proceeding to tell me I finally have a "big backyard" meaning a big REAR END!!) Anyways, I drive home, put the boys to bed, and begin my reading!

10:30 rolls around, I double check my doors and toddle off to my bed, where Braydon is sawing logs, I promised him he could sleep with me, (leave me alone, he's not too big)!!

So I fall asleep easily, but a few hours later, (sorry I'm being long winded here) I woke with a jolt! I had this scary, eery feeling... thinking that it's just because Lance was gone, and I was psyching myself out I just ran to check what time it was on the kitchen stove, 3:30 in the morning... then I just stop, dead in my tracks to see my front door is wide open, I knew it was locked... KNEW IT. I did it myself, and my front door is ALWAYS locked. I swear I stood staring at the door for what seemed like forever... I knew there was someone in my house... or had been in my house, my initial thought is, I needed to check on the baby, make sure he was okay... but then I thought should I call Ben Bean, should I call 911.... I was SO SCARED.... SHAKY SCARED!! All the sudden I hear a noise.... in the front yard... I cautiously walked over to the door, and peeked out... THERE WAS CARTER!!! In his glow in the dark, dinosaur feety jammies just standing in the front yard... I was like, "carter...." he was just standing there, he looked freaky!! As I finally took a breath, I ran over and grabbed him, but I cried too! For sure I was prompted to wake up, to bring my little toddler back in the house! So was he sleepwalking?? I don't know... it was weird, and it was so odd how he was just standing outside! So what do I do?? Lock him in his room at night?? That's so sad... but if I must... I MUST!