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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Happy 2nd Birthday Carter!


Carter's special day started out with a "his size" table!

And presents from Houston!



He was so excited to open the "big box" ... until...

He realized he couldn't play with it right away - that it had to be built.

The pirate towel was a huge hit though, and it changed his attitude back around!

Thank you Dick and Dorothy!

Out of all the gifts that Auntie K and the boys picked out for Carter, he liked the feathery pen the best.
We couldn't even get the envelope opened.  He wouldn't give it up.




Later that day, we went to MY GYM for the party!




The kids weren't the only ones having fun.

 The two girls running the party were EXCEPTIONAL!  
 We started with a  "warm up," followed by some free play.




Each time that we regrouped, a new set of toys were brought out to explore.




The puppet show had them all mesmerized. 



 Bubbles were a blast too.


Press PLAY on the video below to watch them play with the bubbles live!
(turn on your sound!)


 The rings and swings were awesome, but not as cool as the zipline that followed!
Carter got to hang and swing (with some help)... Click PLAY below!
- sorry it's sideways -



(Click PLAY below to watch him zipline in action!)



After swings, Carter got a special ride by all of his friends and was able to receive high-fives.



This is the cake that we made... 



Carter seemed to like it!
The party wrapped up with some present opening! Carter was severely spoiled by his family and friends.





He was super sweet at the end and went around saying "Tank-doo" to everyone that was there.  Too cute.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Carter and Gage Go Quading!

Last weekend, Carter went over to 'his friend's house' and got to play around on Gage's battery powered quad.  HE LOVED THE THING.  We may have to go shopping at Target.  





Aren't they cute?

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Now, THAT'S Tired.


Clutching tight to his balloons, 
Still chewing his Ritz cracker sandwich.


Wow.

Matt and Mentos

So, last Friday, Matt had the day off.  He chose to spend his afternoon hanging out with my 4th graders, doing a science experiment.
I had never seen this before, but Matt knew all about it and was eager to show it to the kids.

Here's how it works...
Mentos in the top canister,
Pepsi 2-liter on the bottom.
Pull string attached to allow for the mentos to drop at a strategic moment.



Soda shoots higher than the rooftops and the kids react like they just saw a rocket launch.
Pretty sure they all went home and begged their parents to purchase soda and mentos that afternoon!