The House of C!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Heading to school

The boys hold hands in the mornings as we take Coley to school.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

I thought I had experienced it all...boy...was I wrong

Cole our oldest...well he's a busy kid to say the least. He was a very busy toddler and I have some very fond memories of the time we spent just him and I when Chris was in Virginia doing some training for his career. Cole could escape any baby seat, baby gate, door knob lock, and trap or invention I could come up with. Cole would play and play and play until his little eyes were so tired he couldn't hold them open anymore. Cole can still play until he drops. Now Cole has a group of friends at school and they call themselves in laughing hysterics..."The 1st Grade Bad Boys" and they race at recess against
the "2nd Grade Sad Boys".

I thought I knew everything there was to know with our first born...about boys.

Then along came Carter.

Carter has re-written the book on chaos. He has turned our schedule upside down and has shaken our lives like one would shake a barrel of monkeys.

This morning at 5:30 am both boys were awake. I promptly poured myself a cup of coffee turned onMorning Joe and told both boys to get back to bed. At 6:30 am I could hear some rustling in the bathroom and a few drawers opening and shutting.

After opening the door...I found Carter.

He had covered nearly every square inch of the bathroom in a paste of toothpaste.......and........poop.

We are potty training...so he did make it into the bathroom.

He just did not properly use the toilet.

He then thought it was best to brush his teeth next and that is exactly what he told me.

I think our neighbors heard my shrieks.........and Cole literally hid under his blankets.

I did apologize to Cole. I will probably stop and pick him up a new Hot Wheels...for the shrieking. Poor guy. Cole is such a good big brother. Carter is such a good boy...just a rascal.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Sunday After Mass

Snuggle Buddies.

Cole made his debut in the Children's Choir today.

He was just pefect. (I'm not biased at all.)

Friday, January 28, 2011

Friday Afternoons with Dad

Carter's Morning Routine

Carter just relaxing and enjoying some Sesame Street viewing.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Grease Monkey

On Sunday afternoon I put Carter down for a nap and closed his door slightly. He's out of the crib now and is sleeping in a big boy bed. To be honest. I wish he was still in the crib. I don't have anywhere in the house now to put him if I need to shower or just sit down for a minute. He can climb out of anything and everything. We started with the baby-gate but he has figured out how to hop and climb over that in 1 second flat. I was almost ready to put the high-chair away too but then I realized...the high-chair is the last item in our house that buckles and is somewhat secure. He will probably sit in the high-chair until he's 5. (I am kidding.....)

Anyways, fast forward 2 1/2 hours. Chris is watching football and mentions that Carter is taking a long nap. Isn't that nice? Right when he says that we hear Carter rustling in his room. Cole is the first one to greet him and all I hear is, "Mom, uh...I think Carter got into something...his face is really shiny."

Carter found a container of vaseline on his changing table that was safely put away inside of an organizer type of box.

Carter then used every bit of vaseline to moisturize his cheeks, his Pillow Pet's cheeks, his blanket, his bed, his sheets, and his puppy dog stuffed animal. Because "my cheeks are soooooooooooo dry!" says Carter

Currently, all of these said items are being soaked in a spray-n-wash/Dawn dish soap mixture.

On the side of positivity: Carter's cheeks are in fact incredibly soft.....

And everything has been removed from his changing table. Except for a few pairs of socks inside the drawer.

What I learned is anytime a kid is quiet for too long something with either glue, goo, or gum is involved.