Happy Birthday Carter!

On August 1st, Carter (our nephew) turned 2! He is definitely the smartest 2-yr-old we know! Tammie and Jeff put together a fun birthday party for him and barbequed hotdogs and hamburgers. Carter had a yummy Elmo cake and then we also made shaved ices!
One of the most exciting times of the night was when they gathered everyone around and Carter said "Thank you everyone for coming" and then after a little encouragement he yelled to everyone that his mommy was going to be having a new baby! We are really excited...congrats Tammie and Jeff!

Carter had a blast opening his presents. He kept asking "What's inside?" as he was ripping open the paper. He was definitely spoiled...but then again how can you not spoil a kid as cute as he is!? One of his favorite gifts was his Harley Davidson Trike. As Jake was taking the parts out of the box to put it together, Eden had a blonde moment and said "oh look it even comes with a helmet!" referring to the windshield. After this Carter kept trying to wear it as a helmet and even wanted to wear it after it was already assembled onto the bike! Way to go Eden!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Carter. It was taken last Christmas at Jake's parents house. Jake had gotten some earmuffs to protect his ears when we goes shooting. However, carter had his own idea of what they were and he wore them around like he was a DJ rapping. It is amazing how much he has grown up even since this time!