Amy Winehouse? Maybe not.

What do you do when your 20 month old son loves to say, no? Well, turn it into a song of course.

Maybe not the best song to sing, but rather funny nonetheless.

Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
Chorus:

They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, "No, no, no".

Yes, I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know.

I ain't got the time and if my daddy things I'm fine He's tried to make me go to rehab, I won't go, go, go.

Carter Meek, "Rehab"
Chorus:

They want me to go to rehab, and I said, "No, no, no".

Thanksgiving Trip

The Meeks spent Thanksgiving in Massachusetts visiting Uncle Kevin, Aunt Amy and cousin Grayson (10 weeks old).Carter was great around the baby. He liked to point out his nose and give him lots of hugs.
Grayson is a baby who loves action and noise so this little guy was in heaven most of the weekend. Here's a pic of the little guy enjoying Thanksgiving dinner.
Carter spent most of time playing with his 3 year old cousin, Aidan.

The boys had fun playing the piano and running through the house. Aidan loved to chase Carter around and would try his hardest to get Carter to wrestle with him(which only made Carter cry). Aidan also showed Carter how to climb out of the pack n play. (Because of his escaping skills, Carter is officially into a big boy bed now).

Our daughter is going to have her hands full with the older boys for years to come!
Other vacation highlights include: a trip to the bowling alley, playing at a couple of local parks, going to see the most awesome Christmas light display imaginable and having the boys get their picture taken with Santa. Sorry, all of those pictures have not been downloaded yet.

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Happy Holidays!!

laundry basket

Somebody likes laundry baskets!And sometimes he even falls asleep in them.

Happy Halloween

Carter had a blast on Halloween. He dressed as a lion and surprisingly he was happy wearing his costume all day. In the morning we took Carter to a Halloween party at his friends' house (James and Will Kelker). He enjoyed playing in the big leaf pile, decorating pumpkins and playing with their toys and the other kids.After a very long nap, it was time to trick or treat. We stopped by Papa Big's house to see what candy he had. We also helped hand out candy to the neighborhood kids.
Our last Halloween stop was to trick or treat at Aunt Lisa and Uncle Vince's house. We got there in time to enjoy the bonfire, run in the yard and play with their dog Smokey.
We hope you had a fun Halloween too!

Pumpkins

Carter had a fantastic time at the pumpkin patch this year. Here are some of his highlights.

Mom and Dad say we have alot more to see at the pumpkin patch, but I could be happy spending all afternoon with these donkeys. I love these guys!Who knew playing in a huge pile of hay would be so fun.... If only I could take more then two steps before falling down.Ok, where is the tractor? I'm ready for my hay ride!

Perhaps if I wave to the tractor driver, he'll know that I'm ready..... Time to pick out the perfect pumpkin! Oh which one to choose?

This one is nice, but it might be hard for me to carry back to the car......Maybe Daddy has the best pumpkins at the top of the hill....I think before I get my pumpkin, I should stop in the middle of the field and MOON Mommy...Come on Dad. No more joking around, we still need to find my pumpkin. This one is perfect!!

roll em'

Carter is in the stage where he loves to look at photographs. He loves albums and picture frames, but above all he loves to look at the photos (and videos) in the camera. As soon as you take a picture he wants to see what it looks like. Of course he's usually too eager to see the result to actually stop and pose for a picture. I can't tell you how many shots I've taken of half of his face because he's racing around me to look at the screen on the back of the camera. He also enjoys watching videos once they are loaded onto the computer. For example, Carter laughs hysterically at this clip below. I think he made us play it 30 times this morning. I guess it's funny, but it's even more entertaining to watch his reaction to the clip. I wish I had THAT on video!

half way through

Oh the beloved belly shot. This is me at almost 21 weeks. Half way there. The belly is pretty noticeable these days. I don't think I'm showing any earlier with this pregnancy, but I have a feeling I'm going to be much larger! Did I mention I gained 12 lbs this month? Eekk! I like to blame it on the winter clothing I was wearing at the doctor's visit or perhaps the fact I just had lunch before I stepped on the scale. Maybe it's the the prednisone I'm taking (a steroid for my spondylitis condition that has excessive weight gain as a main side effect). Whatever the reason, I'm sure my weight gain has NOTHING to do with the sheer volume of food I consume on a daily basis: two breakfasts, the two lunches, the all day snacking, a big dinner, late night snacks and weekly trips to dairy queen. I still have 4 more months, lets hope it's not 48 more lbs or my 36 week belly shot will need to be taken with a wide angle lens!