THE HARDMAN FAMILY

9 years!

2010-08-25T16:40:00.001-07:00

We celebrated 9 years of marriage this month. I can't believe how time flies! Such happy times - and many more to come. I love you babe!! Feel so blessed to be your wifey!

Trevs turned 1?! How did that happen??

2010-08-25T16:21:00.001-07:00

Trevor had a Mickey Mouse birthday to celebrate the big #1. It was lots of fun and he seemed to enjoy himself thoroughly. He just kept looking around at everyone like "what is everyone doing here, and why are they all staring at me?" He is such a chill little guy - we are grateful that he was born!
Here's me and my little Trevor sporting his Mickey ears handmade by mommy. His cake turned out fun and was definitely easier than Carter's!

Here he is continuing the Hardman tradition of taking a bite out of your birthday cake. He was slow to get started in devouring his personal cake - but he didn't let us down..........

This has to be my favorite shot of the night. Gosh I love first birthdays! There is just nothing more enjoyable than seeing a little kid COVERED in cake. He has officially assumed his fat dog position here...

For your viewing pleasure....

2010-05-19T13:13:00.000-07:00

My cute boys

2010-05-19T13:00:00.000-07:00

So I just wanted to post some recent pics of my boys - they are just so dang cute I had to share!
Check out those dimples!

Cute little shot of them in my parent's yard.

Happy 3rd Birthday Carter!

2010-05-19T12:14:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I was really excited about how the cake turned out - I basically made it all by myself - with a little help and advice from Grandma Hardman. Dave made the headboard out of rice crispy treats and chocolate and we made the little blocks out of rice crispy treats and white chocolate. Carter LOVED it! He was so excited when I brought it in for him to see. It made all the hours of work worth it! "It's My Toy Story Cake!" he said.

Here is the birthday boy about to blow out his candles. For the last month every day, several times a day he has been saying, "Mom, I wanna be three." Well the day finally arrived and it was a fun day. Carter had been sick all week - poor thing - but even though he wasn't feeling the greatest he still had a good time.

Present time - he got so many fun things from all his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins - thanks everyone for making the day so fun for him.

Here is a cute shot of my sweet moms. Don't know what I'd do without them. They help me keep my sanity and are always there when I need them. Love you both to pieces! My kids are the luckiest in the world. I wish every child had grandmas like you!

It was a fun day - but I was literally exhausted when it was all said and done! It took me a few days to recuperate! I love to plan my kids' birthdays - I just get so excited. I am already thinking about Trevs! It'll be here before I know it!

More Party Pics

2010-05-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

If you're gonna have a party, you gotta get a pinata - we found this ginormous cowboy boot and the kids had fun whacking it. Dave thought it was only appropriate that we put some rubber snakes ('There's a snake in my boot") in there along with sheriff badges, little green army men, candy and such. The kids also had fun trying to pin the badges on Woody and Buzz

Me and my favorite friend Randi with our little guys. She and I both have boys 4 weeks apart - both ages. Love her to death.

The kids had some good time in the bouncy house. Thanks grandpa and grandma Hardman! Best Christmas present ever!! This thing has helped me keep my sanity - especially on snowy or rainy days.

We had to have Pizza Planet of course. Thanks Aunt Beccah for your amazing painting skills. You are a genius my dear!

Happy little Trevs

2010-03-09T09:14:00.000-08:00

Fun Random Family Pics

2010-03-09T08:57:00.001-08:00

So I thought I would post a few recent pics of our little family so you could see the cuteness of our little boys. They are so fun and we are enjoying their little personalities so much. Carter loves to sit in the bumbo whenever possible. I think he looks hilarious in it.

Funny brothers. Carter is always concerned where Trevor is at all times. "Where's Trebor John?" he always asks me. He likes to be with him all the time.

Here is a cute little messy face pic. Trev is lovin' the baby food. But he prefers orange colored food to green. He also LOVES crackers of any kind and does this funny little giggle in his throat whenever I hand him a cracker.

Carter wanted us all to take a picture together so this is my attempt at hold the camera and trying to get all of us in the shot.

I thought this was the sweetest pic of Dave and Trevor.

So a few sundays ago we got Carter all ready and he looked so adorable that I had to take some pics. He loves to where a tie to church "just like daddy" he says. Isn't he so handsome? I can't believe how grown up he is getting. He will turn 3 in May!

Cutest picture EVER!!! Don't ya think?

St. George Trip

2010-03-09T08:48:00.001-08:00

We went to St. George over Valentine's Day with the Hardman fam and had such a great time. Here are the boys with Grandma Hardman.

We also had a fabulous chocolate fountain/fondue feast and Dave thought it would be funny to dip my nose in chocolate. I have to say that chocolate dipped rice crispies and nutter butter cookies are my favorites.

He was nice enough to clean it off for me! What a sweetheart!

Catchin' Up!

2010-02-10T14:40:00.000-08:00

The handsome Hardman boys!

So I thought it would be a good idea to update everyone on what has been going on with the Hardman's since I kinda dropped out of the blogging world for a while there, so here are some long overdue pics of our sweet little Trevor John. He was born on August first in the wee hours of the morning. If I could describe him in one word it would be delightful. He is just delightful. We love him to pieces! Two kids is definitely a crazy adventure especially when they are boys - but I am loving and trying to keep up with every minute.

Carter affectionally calls him "Trebs" (he can't quite say his v's yet - which is adorable) and the name has stuck - we love our jolly little Trebs! Carter enjoys being the big brother but does have a tendancy to randomly whack him from time to time for no apparent reason. This doesn't seem to phase Trev for some reason he usually laughs and smiles at him - even though it ticks my off! Well here are some catch up pics and I will do another post soon with some recent stuff. Better late than never right?!

This is the sleepy eyed mommy at 4:35 am - I think I was pretty much delirious at this point but happy. Cute little Trevor - we still don't know what color his eyes are - they are like dark blueish brownish grayish. I have no idea what he will put on his future drivers license. They are dark and beautiful though.

Here he is right after he was born. Such a precious!

Baby BOY!

2009-03-31T09:55:00.000-07:00

Hello all,
We just found out today that we are having a baby BOY! We are excited and know that Carter will LOVE having a brother to play with. The ultra sound went well and they say he looks just perfect - that is what we like to hear! Just wanted to share our happy news.

NO MORE SICKNESS!!

2009-02-08T18:54:00.000-08:00

Ok, so some of you that check our blog regularly have probably been wondering if I fell off the face of the earth or something, but in fact I did not. I have just been dealing with pregnancy sickies as well as a sick husband, child, and then myself getting a cold lasting for almost 3 weeks! YUCK! I am sure a lot of you have been dealing with the same yucky stuff. I am happy to report that all of us in the Hardman house are feeling better and that so far since I am past the first trimester now - the pregnancy sickies are starting to ease up a bit too.
Stay tuned for more updates and photos coming soon......

Big Brother Carter!

2008-12-27T10:02:00.000-08:00

We are excited to announce that we are having another baby in mid-August! We just told our families this week for Christmas and now we are sharing our little secret with everyone! :)
We know that Carter will love having a friend at our house and we can't wait to find out if it is a brother or a sister! We will keep everyone posted with that happy news in a few more months!

Carter's Tree

2008-12-19T15:35:00.000-08:00

We got Carter a cute little tree for his room. This is a cute little video of after we got it set up and plugged it in for the first time. His reaction is just so dang cute. Enjoy!

Gingerbread House Fun

2008-12-19T15:19:00.001-08:00

Every year we get together with the Hardman Family and make Gingerbread houses. It is so much fun. This was Carter's first experience with this and he liked the candy a LOT. He didn't get the concept that you stick the candy on the house - and then you LEAVE it there. Every time we would help him put one on he would pull it off and eat it. It was hilarious. So we decided to start decorating him instead. :)

Here I am attempting to show my little son how it works and there he is shoving more candy in his mouth behind me. :)

Dave then attempted and we got him to stick a candy cane on top (after it had been sucked on of course)....did I mention how much he enjoyed the candy?

Now, my Dave is serious about his gingerbread houses. He has had some pretty impressive ones over the years. But this one I think topped the list. He worked forever on window shutters, doors, built on an entire chimney made out of candy rocks and even put our whole little gingerbread family inside with a christmas tree. Way to go babe. You are a genius!

Here is the backside of the finished product. Isn't the chimney so cool?

Not a Fan of the Jolly Man

2008-12-17T13:20:00.001-08:00

Carter has sat on 2 Santa's laps so far this year and has hated every minute of it! I would try to prep him in line and say things like "Look there's Santa, he is so nice, look at his soft white beard, he wants you to sit on his lap and give him a hug" etc. etc. But every time I sat him on Santa's lap he would burst into tears. He was the ONLY child at our ward Christmas breakfast with Santa that cried on Santa's lap. But I think it is kind of hilarious to have these funny pictures to show him later in life though. How could anyone be afraid of such a jolly man? Maybe next year he'll do better......

St. George Trip

2008-12-17T13:08:00.001-08:00

Last Week we took a little trip down to St. George to stay at our condo. It was so much fun, and I was thinking, yay! I want to go to somewhere warm! But alas, it was FREEZING there too! We had a good time anyway. Dave surprised us and took us to the Tuachan Theatre - they deck it out for Christmas, here we are on a little trolley ride trying to keep warm. Look how furry I am!!:)
They had a cool live Nativity on the Tuachan stage with real animals and everything. It was all set to music and narrated. Carter wouldn't sit through it unfortunately - so we only got to see part of it. But it was definitely cool.

Here is a shot of some of the lights. It was so beautiful and so different to see Christmas lights against red rock canyons.

Here is a little family shot off our back pation at the condo. They have a cool little pond out back and Carter loved the ducks, every morning when he woke up he would run to the window and yell "Quack Quack!" We had such a fun time going on a little trip together. Can't wait until we go again!

A Hunting We Did Go......

2008-12-17T07:49:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago we went on the annual Hardman Family Tree Hunting adventure. We look forward to this every year. We go up past Evanston to the Mirror Lake area and stay at our brother in law Seth's families cabin and search for our trees. Here is our tree this year - I think it is perfect. I love the way it makes our house smell. Carter had to help Dave put it up. He was so excited!
This is Carter with his cousins Adam, Thayne, and Julianne. We take four wheelers on our search which makes it extra fun and a whole lot easier to bring trees down the mountain. The kids had a blast. They are so cute together. I love this cute picture of all of them bundled up ready to go.

Here is the Dave relaxing at the cabin - ummm.....that is 'Root' Beer right Dave? JK!

Carter loved the cabin and enjoyed spending time with Grandma and Grandpa and all his aunts and uncles and cousins. Thanks for such a fun time!!!

Dave Turns 30!

2008-12-17T07:31:00.000-08:00

Dave turned the big 3-0 a couple weeks ago and I decided to throw a little surprise party for him - this is him being surprised after we opened the garage and it was full of friends and family. I had taken him out to dinner beforehand at Famous Dave's (a favorite of his) meanwhile everyone gathered at our house to surprise the birthday boy.

This is his AMAZING cake that his sister Min made. Dave's birthday always falls during the week of Thanksgiving and sometimes even on Thanksgiving and so we thought it would be fun to make a turkey cake. I can't believe how real it looked - but it was all cake and icing. Thanks Min! It turned out so great!

Dave got stuff to oraganize his garage along with this long awaited ladder - he was very excited and Carter kept climbing up it. :)

Here I am lighting the many candles for Dave to blow out. I found these really cool long skinney ones. I think they looked really cool.

Happy Birthday to Dave!! Can I just say how grateful I am every day that you were born to be ours!!! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father and best friend. WE LOVE YOU!!! (And just so you know, you don't look a day over 22).

Long time no post!

2008-12-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I realize that it has been a full month to the day since I have posted. Life gets so crazy especially with the holidays. But we have been doing lots of fun things so I will be posting pics soon I promise! Just remember good things come to those who wait right?

Something to Think About......

2008-11-10T12:58:00.000-08:00

This past week has been hard, challenging, enlightening, and wonderful. I have learned a lot about myself and grown so much. When trials come to us it is always for a reason. Last month Lloyd Newell gave a talk in the Music and the Spoken Word with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir called "unexpected blessings" I highly recommend looking it up online and reading it. It will give you a boost and make you more grateful for your blessings.
I thought I would share a little bit of that talk since it is the month of giving thanks and all. He said,

"Life is filled with unexpected blessings. Often then come in the form of rewarding opportunities or wonderful experiences. But many times our most cherished blessings come from adversity that inspires personal growth. We shouldn't focus on 'why me?' Instead we MUST focus on how our problem has drawn us closer to God, to those we love, to the issues that really matter. Once we get past the unaswered questions, we might be surprised to find that our hardship has led to a blessing we've long sought. Truly it takes courage to see life's challenges as blessings. Yet hardships can become turning points, opportunities to learn, to love more deeply, to develop greater kindness and to forgive and cast aside resentments. We can be blessed with wisdom when we understand in very personal ways that on the other side of suffering is a depth of feeling, a perspective on life that we might not otherwise have known."

I found these words beautiful and inspiring. I am grateful for my countless blessings, including life's trials - that help me to learn and grow and become a better person.

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet!

2008-11-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

So when Dave and I were trying to decide what Carter should be for Halloween, only one thing came to mind.....a MONKEY! He is our little monkey in real life and so we thought it would be perfect. He was even cute enough to make the monkey sound of Ah Ah Ah whenever anyone asked him.

We had a fun time at our ward Trunk or Treat and one lady gave out these cute little apples to all the kids. Carter pulled that out of his bag and ate it to the core! He didn't even care about the candy - he wanted the apple - we as his parents were very pleased with his nutritious decision. :0)This is us attempting to dress up - Dave and I aren't really the dressing up type - but when we need to we always have our old stand by Hawaiian outfits. Whatever works right?

And, finally, here is a closeup of the cutest monkey face EVER! Man we love this kid!

Playin' Around on the Playground

2008-10-28T09:15:00.001-07:00

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?

2008-10-27T13:34:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-27T13:13:00.001-07:00

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??

2008-10-17T12:46:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-10-17T12:15:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-17T11:47:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-16T12:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-16T12:18:00.001-07:00

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!

2008-10-14T17:06:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-14T16:50:00.000-07:00

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?!!!

2008-10-14T16:37:00.000-07:00

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....

Another Day...Another Owie....

2008-09-19T11:29:00.002-07:00

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....

2008-09-19T11:29:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-19T11:29:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2008-09-02T11:45:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-02T11:36:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-02T11:18:00.000-07:00

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.

Waterfall Canyon

2008-08-11T08:39:00.000-07:00

Last wednesday Dave took the whole day off and we decided to hike waterfall canyon. We had a blast - and I wasn't even a wimp this time! Here are some fun pics - Carter kept eating the rocks!! I keep telling myself that someday he will stop eating rocks and dirt. That someday hasn't arrived yet....

We also found this rock that said "DK BFF" It cracked us up - we of course translated it as "Dave & Karissa Best Friends Forever" Funny huh!

Fun with Daddy

2008-08-11T08:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some fun pics of Carter Dave. They love to wrestle. The other night Dave came up with this fun game called ''blow the ball out of your mouth at your son and make him laugh.'' I got some footage. It was hilarious! Enjoy!

Happy Anniversary to US!

2008-08-11T07:34:00.000-07:00

Dave and I celebrated our 7th anniversary last Friday August 8th. We decided to drive up to Park City and got to borrow a Saturn sky convertible. So that was a blast! We ate at this fun Italian restaurant on Main Street called Cisero's - it was really yummy. Then on our way home we started to see fireworks going off in Coalville. So we took that exit and parked in the High School parking lot and watched an awesome fireworks show! It was very cool to watch fireworks in a convertible. We decided they planned the fireworks to congratulate us on 7 happy years of marriage! (or maybe it was for the Summit County Fair....) ;) But we had a fun day. Thanks mom and dad Hardman for watching our little guy for us!

Here are some of my favorite wedding pics!

Horsey A.K.A. Daddy!

2008-07-30T15:14:00.000-07:00

Carter loves to play horsey with daddy. This video is so cute. He just has the sweetest little laugh!

Bear Lake

2008-07-30T14:59:00.000-07:00

Dave's family has a reunion up at Bear Lake every summer. It is lots of fun. I was concerned however of how in the world I would handle Carter and his cast and all the sand and water. Fortunately for us, Uncle Ron said to let him trash his cast and he would put a new one on the following Monday. It is a good thing, because - he got so filthy! I have never seen him so dirty in my life!! He loved it! Here are some cute pics of him in the sand and water. It is so beautiful up there. The water is the prettiest blue color. We had a great time camping and sleeping in our little tent. I did learn one lesson however, NEVER give a 14 month old an Oreo cookie - this will only result in disaster on the face and clothing! But boy did he enjoy it!

It's the dust & the mud & they call the thing RODEO!

2008-07-30T14:50:00.000-07:00

My dad loves the rodeo, and is a true cowboy at heart, so I grew up going to the rodeo every year. We went this year again and had a great time with my family. It was the best one I have ever gone to. They had motorcycle jumpers, fireworks, skydivers, and all kinds of cool stuff. Carter even got to meet Governor John Huntsmun! We were waiting in line to get some food and he walked past us and asked what had happened to Carters arm. So Dave got a little cell phone shot of Carter and the Governor. Pretty cool huh?

Here are just some fun pics of us at the rodeo on the 24th.

MMMM.....Ice Cream!

2008-07-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

The other night Dave decided we should ride our bikes over to his parent's house. I agreed on the condition that we stop at Artic Circle on the way for some ice cream. This was Carter's first ice cream cone experience and he LOVED IT! He was such a mess! Here are some cute pics of his enjoying himself thoroughly!

Carter's 1st Trip to the ER!!!!

2008-07-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

Ok, so last week (Tuesday July 22nd to be exact) Carter was playing with a wrapping paper cardboard tube in our master bathroom and lost his balance and fell on his wrist on our tile floor. Dave and I were both right next to him when he fell. He cried extra hard and so I picked him up and tried to console him, but he just didn't stop crying. I noticed that he was holding his left arm out kinda funny. I took him into his room to put on his pj's (it was about 9:30 pm) and when I went to put his arm in the sleeve he pulled it away and cried harder. So Dave and I knew something was wrong. We took him to the emergency room and his xray's showed that he had a greenstick fracture on his radius (or his teeny little wrist bone). The doctor put a temporay splint type of cast on him that we kept on for a couple of days until the swelling went down. And then we went to our pediatrician (uncle Ron) and he put a tiny little cast on him. It is honestly so tiny and cute.

Dave and I felt terrible. But there was honestly nothing we could've done to prevent it unfortunately. Dave's Grandpa Bingham always said that toddlers should be required to wear football pads and helmuts so they can survive their many spills! I think he was right!! Carter has adapted quite well to his little cast and enjoys banging it on everything from highchair trays, to metal picknick tables, etc etc. He is definitely ALL BOY - and I hope this isn't just a glimpse of what is to come in his little adventurous life! Here are some pics of his little arm. He has to wear his cast for 4 weeks. Such a bummer way to end the summer huh?

Cutest Video Ever!!

2008-07-30T14:08:00.001-07:00

So, while on the houseboat, I got this adorable footage of Carter and his cousin Julianne (aka Juji) singing and dancing to "If you're happy and you know it" Enjoy!

Lake Powell

2008-07-30T13:57:00.000-07:00

We are lucky enough to get to go to Lake Powell every year on Grandma and Grandpa Hardman's houseboat. I was a little worried about how Carter would react to wearing his life jacket constantly for 8 days, but he really did well and adapted to it. He had a great time with his aunts, uncles, and cousins, and of course grandma and grandpa. He played in the sand and water and even went on the Tripod tube with mom and dad. He was a little worried about it at first, but as soon as the boat started pulling us, he smiled and had a fun time. The weather was perfect for us and we loved soaking up the sun. Thanks again grandma and grandpa for such a fun time!!

Fun at Grandma's Pool

2008-07-30T13:50:00.000-07:00

Dave decided that is was high time for Carter to go down the slide at Grandma Hardman's pool - I mean he is almost 15 months and all! So I agreed, on the conditions that he wore his life jacket and Dave went with him. He loved it! He loves the pool and can hold his breath when he is dunked under water. Carter loves his daddy more than anything. They had so much fun going down the slide! What a brave little guy!

4th of July

2008-07-30T13:41:00.000-07:00

We took Carter to the North Ogden Parade and he loved it. My siblings were here from out of town and so it was so fun to be together with them. I even saw Carrie & Bret and Lois there!

Carter enjoyed his first salt water taffy and loved picking up the candy off of the street. We had some fun that night watching Dave light fireworks at Grandma and Grandpa Hardman's house. Carter loved watching them even thought he was pretty sleepy the whole time.

Fun Fun and More Fun!

2008-07-30T13:33:00.001-07:00

Wow! This has been quite the month for our little family. We have just been going from one fun thing to the next. We are finally back home now from all the vacations - so needless to say, I have a lot of work to do on this blog. So here we go!

Our first adventure started with a fun trip St. George and Las Vegas with the Taylor family. We stayed at my cousin's cabin, went to see "The Sound of Music" at the Tuachan Theatre, and took a short trip to Vegas to visit my brother Jason and his wife Melinda and their boys. We had a great time at their house just talking, eating and swimming in their amazing new pool. Here is a picture of Carter and I soaking up the blazing hot Vegas sun. It was pretty darn toasty.

A day in the life of Carter

2008-06-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

Carter is a hilarious little boy. We dig him. Lately, I've been finding him in the funniest places. He just likes to see what he can fit in to. This past week he's been climbing in to everything from laundry baskets to toy bins, to camping chairs, etc. I thought I would share the cuteness that is Carter Hardman. Enjoy!

Here We Go!

2008-06-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

Ok, so after seeing so many fun and fabulous blogs created be friends and family, I was feeling a bit out of the technological loop, and so here I am attempting to create a blog for my little family! Wish me luck. It seems that ever since I have become a stay at home mama, all my computer knowledge has somehow fallen out of my head! (It has suspiciously been replaced with Elmo songs and other like material!) :) I think there are many out there that feel the same way I do. So, try not to laugh at my lack of professionalism with this blog, I am sure you will be more impressed with time as I learn more. But I have to say this has been very enjoyable to create so far! I can be a blogger too right?!

Lately, the hardman household has been busy with yardwork. I could go so far as to say that it is taking over our lives!! Just kidding, but really it has been a LOT of work. I am pleased to annouce to all that we have finished the front yard! Hooray! We have grass and Dave just planted a tree this week. (Thanks to mom and dad Hardman for the father's day tree gift).

Now, it is off to the back yard to brave the weeds in the blazing summer heat. :0) It will all be worth it someday though right? Above is a picture of the finished product. (Feel free to ooh and ahh if you'd like!)