Another Day...Another Owie....

Let me just start by saying that Dave and I really are good parents - and we are just about as protective and careful as you can be....but for some reason our little Carter is somewhat accident prone. And, there is the fact that he is about the most active little boy I have ever seen. 2 weeks ago he was in the den at Grandma's house with me and Grandma, and he was playing with the on/off roller switch on the lamp that was sitting on the window seat. He thought it was pretty cool to roll it up and down with his fingers and see the light go on & off. Well for some reason he decided to pull the cord down and when he did the lamp fell and the lampshade hit the edge of the windowseat on its way down and popped off, and Carter despite my desperate attempt to catch the lamp before he did, grabbed the lamp and the bulb touched his little cheek leaving him with a 2nd degree burn. It was awful. He cried, I cried, and the thing about burns is they just keep burning. He was really a tough kid and so Dave and I have been babying this burn for the last 2 weeks, praying that it won't leave a scar and his perfect little face. It is healing nicely though and he let us keep the bandage on - until yesterday when he decided he was done with them. Luckily it has healed over and we are not as worried about infection now. Anyway - long explanation I know, but that is the story.

Here are some pics of his little face. This all happened a week after we got his cast off - it will always be something with my sweet little Carter....

Mmmm...yummy....

So the other night I made some chicken alfredo pasta for dinner. We gave some to Carter and I think he liked it - what you think?


If you look closely at this shot you can see his little tongue licking the bowl! Dave and I were laughing so hard!

Antelope Island

We went to Antelope Island a few weeks ago on Dave's day off. It was a lot of fun. I had never been there before and so Dave was excited to show me how cool it is. We got there just before sunset and got some beautiful pictures. Carter loved it. Every time we saw a buffalo he would say, "woof". He thinks that most furry animals make that sound. :)
Here are some fun pictures from that day.

Cast...AWAY!!!

So, a week ago last friday, Carter got his cast off and there was much rejoicing in the Hardman house! I think that was definitely the longest 4 weeks of my life...but we survived..barely. :0)
Carter was a little freaked out by the saw that they used to cut it off, bless his little heart. But he loved that it came off and stretched out his little arm and fingers and looked at it in amazement. His cast and arm smelled like the stinkiest feet EVER!! It took a good two days of scrubbing before the stench was gone for good. I had to save the cast though, as smelly as it is, it is still so tiny and cute. I sealed it up in a ziploc baggie for safe keeping and no-smelling purposes. His arm healed perfectly and I am glad to have this little adventure over with. Hopefully this won't ever happen again! (I am keeping my fingers crossed).

My Hottie Man

Dave went waterskiing last week with his boss and work buddies. Here is a sweet shot of him tearing it up. He loves to wakeboard, and they had a great time at pineview.

Playin' Around

Carter has been having a fun month playing with his cousins and at the park with mom and dad. He loves to play and is so funny. Poor kid, I had to cover his cast with a plastic bag so he could play in the sand -- he wasn't a fan. These are some fun pics of his last days with his cast.