March Madness

March is almost over so I thought I'd better do some updating before April is here and over. Biggest news at our house( at least for Carter) is that he moved into his New, Big Boy Room! This room use to be red and it use to be the toy room. It housed Carter's train table, kitchen, etc. Now it's called Carter's new Room. And he refers to the other room as his old room, or brother's room.

He loves his new toy cubby that fits nicely in his closet. He even does a pretty good job of keeping the toys inside of it, rather than on the floor!

Here are a few shots of his room; taken by a very amateur photographer. Still planning on getting a bed frame for his bed but I'm in no hurry! It was fun picking out new decorations for his room. I decided to base everything off his bedspread and his obsessions. Trucks, Cars, Firetrucks, fire hydrants, etc. He came with me to Hobby Lobby and loved every minute of it.

He was really disappointed that all these new "toys" were actually just decoration and not play toys. It took him a few days but now he's content to just look at them on the shelf. But Hobby Lobby is his new favorite store!

Carter's really been in to hiding lately and having people find him. He loves to pretend these days and his imagination is quite wild at times. This day he was hiding from the dinosaur that was in the hall blocking the door to his bedroom and bathroom. So he chose to hide here.

This boy knows how to play but he also knows how to relax. He plopped himself on the couch the other day, amidst my laundry folding, and relaxed while he watched Mickey's clubhouse. In his sweats and everything. He really is my son......

Carter loves to have his daddy read stories to him and snuggle in bed with him. Whenever Neil lays down by him, Carter likes to lay ON him. Skin to Skin!

Carter is also becoming more independent in things/ways I am not ready for. This day he went to the potty all by himself (#2). Which is normal, but he always calls for me when he's done so I can come wipe him. When I didn't hear from him I went looking. And I he had unrolled almost a whole roll and had tried to wipe himself. Bless his heart. I wish he could wipe himself but I'm not ready to give up control of that area.

Even though March brought more snow we waited for a semi-warm evening (about 40 degrees) and got the trusty helicopter out. He had no fear last summer but was a little hesitant this time and once he picked up a little speed he got nervous and tried to drag his feet. He did this twice, which resulted in 2 crashes and a bloody lip. But it didn't really slow him down.

He even got to ride with his cousin Tyler on his Pre-Season ride. Can't wait to do it again.

My favorite new trait of Carter's is his prayer saying. We tried for quite awhile to get him to pray but he refused. Then one day he just kind of took off. His prayers are the highlight of my day. He says usually the same thing each time. Most of the time it goes like this:

"Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you dad came home in safety. Bless us we should go to the really fun place and the dr. Bless us we should go to Lowe's and the Toy store. Thank you we should stay home and take naps. Keep our family safe. Name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

We always remind him to bless the food at dinner but he has more important things to pray about. This boy loves to shop. Lowe's is his favorite although Hobby Lobby, Walmart, and the mall are close behind. Even though he says the same things over and over again he really is being so sincere and putting lots of thought into his words. Depending on our activities for the day, his bless and thank yous may change slightly to include: grandma's house, the gym, etc.

Love this boy!