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Chew on this (or anything in the house for that matter)

Kitchen Helpers?Or, Kitchen Destroyers!!

Baby in a towel......at least I think she's in there!

Pumpkin Train

Kyle was out of town this weekend so Nonna treated us out to trip on the Pumpkin Train. Starting in Noblesville we rode 30 minutes out to a small pumpkin patch. The weather was wonderful and we all had a great time.

The Train

Petting AnimalsHay Maze Face PaintingHay RideLast but not least, Nonna and Ryan had a little photo shoot while Carter and I were decorating our pumpkins. My favorite shot she took.

little photographer

Carter has become obsessed with taking pictures with my camera. Thank goodness for the digital camera. I can't imagine how many rolls of film this child would go through. I'll look back at the 20-30 pictures he takes in a day and find one or two good ones to keep. Here is his latest shot.

Taylor Family

I think most of my blog readers already know the devastating news about my friend, Shannon Hunter. Her parent's home in Terre Haute, IN burnt down a couple of days ago. They had no home insurance and they lost everything! It not only effected her parents but also Shannon's brothers and her very small niece and nephews.

We met Shannon's husband, Simon, thru Kevin (Kyle's brother). Simon is such a close friend to the Meek family that he has actually experienced Meek Christmas and Thanksgiving first hand. Simon and Shannon married just over two years ago and now have adorable twin baby boys! The Hunters are a sweet, loving family and wonderful friends. I've met Shannon's mom on a couple of occasions and she is a loving grandma to lots and lots of grandchildren. (Shannon comes from a very, very big family!) We recently saw Shannon's parents this summer at a BBQ at her house. They were a real pleasure to be around. They seemed so happy to spend time with Shannon and Simon and to love all over their new grandbabies.

Since the tragic fire, so many people have been reaching out....donating money, clothes, furniture and housewares. I am amazed at what wonderful friends and family I have. So many people have asked to donate....many of who have never met Simon or Shannon. I feel lucky to have such wonderful people in my life. I especially want to thank my aunts, mom and my friends Nicole and Sandy for all of their donations. You have such big hearts!

If you would like to read more about the fire/items needed/how to donate money, please click on the links on the side of my blog.

Dentist

Carter had is first trip to the dentist. I know I've said it before, but this kid is an amazing patient! He didn't whine or cry or squirm in the chair one bit. Did everything the dental hygienist and dentist asked! He opened his mouth wide enough for a quick cleaning. And the best part for Carter was finding out Dr. Gary can make balloon animals. I'm guessing not too many 2 and a half year olds ask for "more dentist" on the way home! We are very proud of our big boy!!

slumber party w/ grandma

Grandma Meek was in town Wednesday and stayed overnight at our house. Carter has been sick all week. In a small house like ours, if one [sick] kid is awake in the middle of night then the other kid is awake in the middle of the night. If 2 kids are awake in the middle of the night then you better believe both Mom and Dad are awake. And if Mom, Dad and 2 kids are all awake in the middle of the night; then it goes without saying that Grandma is awake too! Carter was given some medicine to bring his fever down. Of course once Carter started feeling better he felt like 3:00am was a great time to play with Grandma. Poor Grandma, I'm sure she was expecting to get more then 4 hours of sleep that night!

2 and 1/2

Can you believe it? Today Carter is 2 and 1/2. Everyday he seems more like a kid instead of a baby or toddler. He does so much and says so much that I'm constantly shaking my head, thinking when did this happen! Want to know some of the things about this kid that makes me smile?

• He knows all his letters. However, because "W" is said "double-U" he thinks all letters should have a double. Sometime he tosses in a "double-Y" or a "double-R". Same goes for his numbers. I've heard the occasional "double-4" or "double-8".
• He calls Popsicles powerpuckers. I could work on the pronunciation but it's so darn cute!
• He is wearing pull ups now. He said he doesn't want to wear diapers anymore. Sill far from totally potty trained, but hey, another step in the right direction.
• He loves to go to the doctor and is an amazing patient. He makes sure the doctor uses all her instruments and sometimes asks her to do everything twice. Other then his shot today he was perfect! Oh yea, for those keeping track 32 lbs. (71% for weight), 37 in (74% for height).
• If you ask him what he wants for breakfast, lunch or dinner he will always say waffles.
• He can ride and steer his tricycle.
• He loves to swim. He jumps off the diving board and now likes to take his swimmies off and go underwater by himself. He tries to swim to us underwater but doesn't really go anywhere but down.
• He sings alot. Loves to sing itsy-bitsy spider and do the hand motions. Don't let him catch you singing along though. He likes his solo!
• He kisses Ryan goodnight on the head every night.

Although this post is about Carter, I couldn't help but add a picture of Ryan being her cute self.