Playin' Around on the Playground

Carter is LOVING the new backyard. We go out every day and play. He loves the swing and giggles when he goes really high.
He also learned how to climb up the stairs all by himself. I showed him how to put his feet in the rungs and he caught on so quickly and did it by himself the very next time he tried. Smarty pants!

This is his preferred method of going down the slide - Backwards on his belly.

He also loves to push his lawnmower around everywhere - which is adorable. He is getting so big and grown up - he is not my baby anymore - he is my little boy now.

Sprinklers in October?

This is Carter's first experience running through the sprinklers - yes that's right - in OCTOBER! We have had to water our new sod a l!ittle more now that the water has been turned off for the winter season. Carter was loving it. He got completely soaked. This video is so fun. It makes you want to be a kid again. :0) Enjoy!

Bike Ridin' Boys

Dave's a big fan of the bike rides and Carter loves to go. I am even trying out the whole mountain biking thing too! The weather has been so nice that we keep getting out and enjoying it. We gotta soak it up while we can - because before ya know it - frigid weather will arrive!

Here is Carter's little helmut. I think he looks so cute in it! Safety first!

Let it Snow??

So, last Sunday we woke up to 7 inches of snow on our newly layed sod! It was crazy. All of the fluffy white stuff got us into the Christmas spirit and Dave broke out the Christmas CD's and Carter started dancing. It was so cute - I got some footage. Enjoy and.....Merry Christmas! :o)

Before the Backyard......there was dirt....lots of dirt...

Here is a before shot of our backyard before we put in the grass and play area. We have been working so hard to get it ready for sod, and hauling more dirt than you can imagine. I have also become quite the landscaping expert. I have called everyone in town and know all about the best prices for dirt, sod, curbing, etc. I am also quite good at measuring square footage I've come to find out.....


I like to call this funny pic "Todd with the Sod". This is my bro in law Todd. We loved having him around helping and making us laugh. Thanks for the help Toddster!

Backyard Adventures!

Putting in yards is a LOT of HARD work!! We've got callased hands and our muscles are still recovering - but it was so worth it! Here are some fun pics of us putting in the backyard last week. Huge shout outs and thank you's to our amazing and wonderful family members that came to help us - we couldn't have done it without you and you all made it so much fun. We will think of all of you every time we go outside on our grass! Hooray!

All of the cousins had to try out the new play area as soon as we laid down the last peice of sod. They were loving it! And Carter was so excited to have a place to play.


Me and Shayne and Jana laying the sod. Those rolls were soooo heavy and there were sooo many of them! Thanks so much for all the wonderful help!! We love you all!

And here is Trish, who thought she could lay sod with us - and we said NO! (because she is 5 months pregnant) - she is always so helpful - she and Shayne picked up the wood chips for the play area for us and we let Trish spread them - she did a fabulous job.
Here is my hottie with his trusty pick tool thing (sorry honey I can't remember what that one is called) I like to call him "Captain of the Sprinklers" I love my Dave. What a hard worker.
Also big thanks to Dad Hardman, Liz, and Dad Taylor for all your help and Mom Taylor for watching the kiddies and being willing to pull weeds, pick up rocks and sink in the mud with me. We couldn't have done it without all of you.

Pallet Rodeo!

Dave decided to level the dirt with a pallet, with the help of Uncle Todd. Carter loved being pulled around. I thought it was pretty funny to watch and had to get some footage.

Good Times

My sister Jana and her cute family were visiting us in Utah last week and we had such a fun time with them. Carter loved hanging with his cousins. They live in Blue Springs Missouri, and so we only see them a couple times a year. The grandkids got to pick out their own pumpkins out of Grandpa Taylor's pumpkin patch. They were so cute. And picked out a perfect one for Carter since he couldn't be there for the choosing day. Here he is with Jayci and Dawson (Jana's little cuties).
And his buddy Conner. He is 8 year's old now! I can't believe how time flies!
This is me holding sweet little Bridger - Jana's new little 2 month old baby. We couldn't wait to hold him for the first time! He was born with Down Syndrome and is the sweetest baby ever! We love that Bridger boy to pieces! :0)
I had to have a sister shot. There are only a few times a year when this is possible. Trish has her cute little prego belly - she is going to have another little princess in February! We are so excited! I love these gals so much - wish I could hang with them all the time!

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Dave and Carter found a little caterpillar we when we went up th canyon. Carter kept laughing when it crawled on him - I think he thought it was tickly.

We got this fun family shot by the river - thanks to my Dave's genius with the camera and balancing our camera on a stump across the way. He had to book it across the bridge before the timer went off. But it was worth it I think. :)

This is beautiful Logan Canyon. Dave lived in Logan for the first 5 years of his life and this canyon holds a special place in his heart and so we are making it a tradition to go every year whent he leaves change. It was honestly so beautiful. We had the funnest day ever.

We drove up the canyon took a little side rode and found a trail that went up the mountain. There were the most beautiful leaves - and it was so quiet and peaceful. Carter really loved the leaves.

Dave found Carter this funny little walking stick. He carried it everywhere. He was making us laugh so hard. I was trying to show him how to grab handfuls of leaves and throw them in the air.

This picture says it all don't ya think? He loved holding our bag leaves. I think he even ate a few of them! He is definitely just like his daddy - he loves to be outdoors in nature.
I love this picture! I had to put it on the blog because it just makes me laugh and smile every time I look at it. Carter loved this little river we found. He kept sticking his hands in the freezing water!

Fun with the Ducks!

We went to visit Aunt Beccah up in Logan a few weeks ago and had so much fun!


We found this cool park with a pond and lots of HUGE ducks - we think they were geese - but Carter loved it! He kept pointing and quacking at and chasing them all over the place!
Here is a funny shot of him chasing the ducks. He aint afraid of no duck! He kept walking right up to them.

Another day...yet another owie?!!!

Yes, that's right. Carter has another injury to report. He fell last Saturday night and hit his lip on Grandma's coffee table and split it right open. Mouths bleed sooooo much too! Yikes! He was having so much fun playing with his cousins and then I heard the scream that sent me running to find him. So Dave and I took our little adventurous boy to the ER yet again. He received 2 stitches and they had to wrap him like a burrito AND hold him down and cover and hold his little face to stitch his up- it was pretty traumatic for him - he screamed his head off. When we got home - about 10 minutes later Dave and I noticed that the stitches had not held and his cut was open again. And so, we went AGAIN to the ER and poor Carter had to have the traumatic experience all over again. This time the doctor put in 3 stitches and used his strongest fishing line type material to sew it up. (He had used the dissolvable kind the first time) We finally got home around 10 pm. Here is a picture of his little lip. I really hope we can all survive Carter's childhood....