Carter's Morning Prayer

Dear Jesus,

Thank you for this cereal and make sure that Papa drives home safe and
keep our bodies healthy.

Amen.

Carter's First Joke

Here is Carter's first joke told to everyone in sight January 2009 when we were on our ski trip:

What did one snowman say to the other?
Something smells like carrots!

And he tells it with gusto too! Our little comedian!

Here is Carter standing next to his puzzle

Here Carter is so proud that he finished a 24 piece puzzle that Uncle
Nick gave him for his birthday!

Tonight we were practicing for his violin lesson and he told me that
he was the conductor and I was the player! Then he said that the
conductor is also the drummer!

After doing his la la's that we have been mildly successful at he
turned around and did nearly the whole new song "we" have been
practicing via a metal pipe that went to his pack n play pretending
that it was a flute! I guess Mr. Del Rosario was right when he said
we'd be surprised what he would absorb!

He is always so amazing!!!

A satisfied sleep

Carter just polished off a cup of hot chocolate and settled down to a
long winter's nap.

Yesterday he spent over two hours laughing and skiing together with
Mama. Even when he would fall he would laugh and say "I crashed!"
"Mama let's go fast!" He told me while we were skiiing that he would
go surfing on the water too. He got on the magic carpet at least twice
all by himself and when it was time to go he still wanted to stay on
the small hill. When we left the Mt. Rose resort he told everyone that
he would be back next time! He keeps saying that his favorite part of
skiing was that it was with Mommie. Who could resist that? I am so
proud.

All Geared Up for a Day of Skiing!

Carter is ready to get out there even though his first lesson was more
challenging than he expected the first day. Today he is going to
prevail!

Our Little Skiier

Here is a picture of Carter as he is being fitted for his skiing lesson!

Carter celebrates his 3rd birthday in Cradle Roll!

Today Carter got to celebrate in Sabbath School and then he graduated
on to the next class! The new level includes the three Bennie girls
and many others who have graduated before him. I think he thoroughly
enjoyed the experience until a little girl took his seat before he was
even ready to go! All in all he was jazzed once he got there - he got
a scroll in the new class to take home with him.

Fwd: Carter's 3rd Birthday

Begin forwarded message:

From: Lisa <spookiepookiepics@gmail.com>
Date: January 5, 2009 2:22:30 PM PST
To: David Shawn McCabe <pasadenaprofe@me.com>
Subject: Carter's 3rd Birthday

Here is Carter at daycare with his friends that missed his party!

Carter watches his first full theater movie with Mama & Papa (with Grandpa David & Granny Louella too)

Here is a photo of the birthday boy just hours before he turns 3 years
old! We took him to see The Tale of Despereaux in leiu of going to the
Zoo - we were way too late to get there before they closed at 4pm
since we had a nice leisure morning of breakfast, post party cleanup,
and jumper jumping.

In this picture Carter is worried about the fate of the young hero of
this movie as he is banished from Mouseworld to the dungeons below. I
missed the great laughing moments because of course I too was laughing
along side Carter and Papa.

Tomorrow is Carter's official birthday. We will be saying good bye to
Grandpa David and Granny Louella and heading back to the new year!

Thanks again to all who celebrated with us and from afar! You are all
loved so very much!