Our Little Superhero

Daddy:  "What do you do if someone you don't know tries to talk to you?"
Caden:  "I will fight them!" *spin kick*

Photography by Colby

Through Mommy's Eyes: Letter #6 (Brotherly Love)

Dear Caden,

When I found out that you were going to have a little brother, I was so excited for you.  My brothers (your uncles) are inseparable and I want the same for you and Carter; my prayer is that you two become the best of friends.  You two are so blessed to have each other and I want you both to always remember that.

Love you to the moon and back,



Mommy

Brotherly Love

And Then There Were Four

Every summer, since Caden was born, we have had our friend and photographer, Jeremy Mabe, take our family photos.  On Sunday, Jeremy took our first family photos as a family of four.  Believe it or not, before Sunday, we did not have one photo of the four of us together.  

Jeremy posted the following photo of us on Facebook as a "sneak peek." We absolutely love it and can not wait to see the rest of our photos.  If you live in Eugene, or the surrounding area, we highly recommend Jeremy Mabe Photography.  He is always prompt, relaxed, and professional.

Thank you Jeremy for capturing such special memories that we will one day be able to share with Caden and Carter's spouses and their children.

Summer 2011 (Caden "3" & Carter 6-weeks-old)

Not a Baby Any More!

Today was a BIG day for Caden.  He has been waiting for this day for a LONG time.  We dropped our baby BIG BOY off at pre-school for the first time today.  He ran into his classroom and never looked back.  There is no question that this boy is ready for pre-school.  The question is. . .is pre-school ready for him?

I am so glad that I am on maternity leave.  It would have been VERY tempting to take today off.

First Day of Pre-school

Sneak Peek: Carter's Birth Announcements

After browsing many different websites to create birth announcements for Carter, Shutterfly definitely has the best selection to choose from.  Not only do they have the best selection to choose from, but they have excellent customer service as well.  I had created Carter's birth announcements on a day that Shutterfly was having a sale.  The next day, when I went to order the announcements, they were no longer on sale.  I contacted Shutterfly and within 24 hours received a response AND they honored the sale price. . .EXCELLENT EXCELLENT customer service!

Stationery card

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Growing Like a Weed

Dear Carter,

Please stay little a little longer.

Love,

Mommy

Two weeks old

Look at all that hair!

Content

Baby rolls!

Our Little Sharks

It's difficult to believe that Carter is already one-week-old.  So far, he is such a laid back baby.    Not even his first bath seemed to bother him that much.  He didn't particularly care for getting out of the warm bath, but once he was wrapped up in his shark towel, he was ready for a photo op.

First bath (at home)

Before Carter was born, Caden had to try out the shark towel.  I'm thinking we should probably buy another shark towel to prevent future "shark towel fights."

Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!