Carter boys

Carter boys
Originally uploaded by Sunshine C.

Clay holding Oliver (L) and Simon. Nearly seven months old.

Geesh. These guys are cute.

I'm so blessed to have two smiley & good natured baby boys.

It's still hard work, don't get me wrong. Twice the poops, but twice the smiles. :)

The Olympics are taking up all my free time....ha ha. Gotta run. I'm way behind.

Those crazy kids

Aren't we a funny bunch!


This is where I nurse the boys. They hang out here a lot. Clay was playing with the boys while I was gone one day. Don't they look like big boys? Simon (L) & Oliver (R).


Sometimes we put the boys in one crib for some safe playtime (safe from puppies and sisters). I came back after a couple of minutes and this is the mess I find Ollie in.


Clay was giving Bea a ride on his shoulders and Bea decided she wanted her rabbit to ride on her shoulders. I think that rabbit needs to work on his core. ;)


Bea was feeling generous that night and lent out two of her lovey's for Oliver (L) & Simon (R)


My mom and I were going through the hat bin and found these. Don't they look like little old men? Oliver (L) & Simon (R).

Beargrease 2010

Another winter is bearing down on Duluth.

Another Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is over.


The breakfast brunch feast with bacon, sausage, french toast casserole, potatoes, eggs, toast, juice, jam. Yum!!!! We needed to load up for the cold adventure to the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.


The kids ate it all up!


Karen, Jill, John & Scott waiting for some teams to run by. It was cold and we walked a long way to get there.


One of the 31 marathon teams. When I say marathon, I don't mean 26+miles. I mean 400 miles. There is also a mid-distance race.



Sam & Bea smiling despite the cold cold wind on their cheeks. I kept slurring my words because my lips were so cold.


Funny puppy waiting to be picked. Do you like the paw print design of the doors?


A tough looking dog. This is what you might think a sled dog looks like.


But they usually look like this.


Here's a very short video clip (my memory card got full right after I started recording) of sled dogs ready to go to the starting line. These are mid-distance teams.




See you again next year!

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

Getting stronger
Originally uploaded by Sunshine C.

This Thanksgiving we spent it in southern Minnesota with Clay's family. It was the first road-trip with the boys and they ended up being great travelers (better than Bea was at their age, I might add).

We left Thanksgiving day, and they made the 3+ hour drive mostly asleep. With about an hour left of the drive they woke up thinking they wanted to eat. But they are so easy going I was able to convince them they could wait and they ended up falling asleep for the last 20 minutes of the drive.

Once we arrived they were promptly whisked away by relatives and their diapers were changed (Thanks K & A!). The dinner was fabulous and we had a great time playing a home version of Jeopardy. Bea had a good time playing with everyone.

The boys slept OK (again, better than Bea did at her age on a road-trip) and we spent Friday hanging out, coming up with Christmas wish lists, eating, napping or hiking. My sister-in-law Kari and I realized we both loved to play a card game called Nertz and we had a great time trying to out-play each other.

During this time the boys both really started lifting their heads up during tummy time. What a sight to see!