Fun 4th of July full of Firsts!

This 4th of July we went out on Lake Murray with some of our friends! It was Carter's first time on a boat and BOY was he excited!!
This picture was taken AFTER he completely freaked out when the boat started moving! Ha! He did not like the wind blowing in his face at all. Such a diva! If the boat was sitting still or moving slow he was a happy camper, but once we sped up, he was terrified. So funny!

This trip was also Carter's first time wearing a life jacket. I have to tell this story. We went to Wal-Mart the week before to buy Carter's life jacket. We tried it on him and he loved it! He didn't want to take it off, so we continued shopping with Carter wearing his life jacket!
Carter had a fun time swimming in the lake. I thought he might be a little scared, but he was all for it! He's my little water baby!

Carter also got to go tubing with his Daddy for the first time! I was so proud of him! He loved it and even wanted to ride all by himself. Maybe in a couple more years...


Don't worry, we were going at a snails pace! (This video is horrible quality...sorry!)

Tubing! from Megan Crittenden on Vimeo.

Hey look! I was there too!
Here is Carter and sweet Aisley watching the Daddy's swim!
A couple more noteable firsts: This was Carter's first time going to the bathroom in some place other than the bathroom. He's been potty trained for the past couple of months and I was curious how he would do. He's such a good boy! He would NOT go in the lake. It was so funny - it was like he knew that it was un-natural. He just kept saying "I can't go! I can't go!" Bless his heart. He did eventually go...in the boat.

Carter also got to experience his first day without a nap. He was not grumpy at ALL and only had one meltdown later that evening.

It was such a fun 4th of July! You might notice that someone was missing from the festivities! Levi was celebrating our freedom with my parents - out of the sun and the heat. I can't wait until he is big enough to go out on the lake with us!

Levi's Two Month Checkup

Well since it's been over a MONTH since Levi's two month well check I figure I might as well go ahead and document it! I was a wee bit nervous taking both of the boys with me to the doctor, but Carter did fabulous. He is strange and LOVES the doctor's office. He was so good and just sat there and read some books and ate a snack.

Levi of course was good too. He cooed at the doctor a bit and of course cried when it was shots time, but he recovered nicely after some snuggle time with Mama!

I love this picture below - the look on Levi's face is pretty much how he ALWAYS looks at his big brother. That "what in the world are you doing?" look. Love it. Here he was "spitting on his belly" - i.e. blowing raspberries.

And just so I can remember, here are Levi's stats:

Length: 23 1/2 inches (68 %tile)
Weight: 10 lb 12 oz (12 %tile)

This is just amazing to me considering Carter was just a little bit bigger than this at his SIX MONTH well check. Hilarious. I'm thinking that by the time Levi is 18 months they will be the same size.

Love my boys!

Brotherly Love

So many people have asked me how Carter is doing with Levi. I feel funny saying that he is doing great because I feel like I am expected to say the opposite, but the truth is, Carter LOVES him some Levi. He kisses on him at least 20 times a day and when we tell Carter to tell Levi goodnight, he goes up to him and has to kiss him, hug him, and says "I love you Levi" without even being prompted. Melt my heart!
Levi has this little play gym that he likes to lay under. And of course if Levi is down there, so is Carter. I snapped these pictures the other day because I could not resist the cuteness!
Keep in mind I did not stage any of this!


Did you catch this? Carter's hand did not leave his brother's the whole time he was laying there!
This has become one of my favorite pictures because it is so candid and SO sweet!
And here is a little example of how Carter "shares" with Levi. AKA shoving a stuffed animal in his face. He meant well....I think.
"Look Mommy, I'm sharing with Levi!"

Of course it isn't all hand holding and kissing in our house. Carter is 2 and is a boy. He's still getting the hang of being gentle with his little brother - something we have to remind him of on a daily basis. Carter is constantly in Levi's face. Constantly. I feel bad for the little guy sometimes. He never gets a break!

I have no doubt that one day Levi is going to smack the tar out of Carter - and though I will discipline him for it, I think he owes him a shove or two!

Memorial Day!

On Memorial Day morning, us and the TN Crittendens went to Chuck E. Cheese. The kids had a blast! I hate I didn't take any pictures. I had Levi strapped to me in the baby carrier and was carting around the diaper bag, so my hands were rather full. Carter pretty much rode two little rides (Barney and Bob the Builder) over and over again. It was hilarious to see him go back and forth between the same two things.

When Phillip and Nicole and the girls headed home, we hung around the house and then went to Firehouse Subs for supper. Carter enjoyed his meatball sub while wearing his cool fireman hat!

Levi snoozed most of supper, which I was rather thankful for as it helps Mommy to enjoy her meal too - and get to eat it with both hands!

He woke up as we were finishing up and was all smiles, so I had to snap some pictures of the little cutie!

After we ate supper, it was time for Levi to eat, so we drove over to the park so that Corbin and Carter could play while I fed him in the car.

A plane flew overhead as the boys were headed back to the car.

Little man LOVES him some airplanes.

After the park, we stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things. I know, not too thrilling, but I usually have to either go by myself or with both of the boys, so it was nice to have Corbin there to wrangle the kids while I grabbed what we needed.

It was a great little holiday!!

Fun with Cousins!!

On Memorial Day weekend, Corbin's brother and his family came to visit! They were our first houseguests and we had a great time! They hadn't met Levi yet, so we enjoyed introducing them - especially Levi's namesake, Uncle Phillip!

Baylie was QUITE fond of little Levi. I should have counted the number of times she asked to hold him. The big kids had a lot of fun hanging out all weekend. Carter especially loved him some Baylie. I'm pretty sure he drove her completely insane. By the end of the weekend, though, they were both wrestling each other on the floor at 9:30 at night! Ha!

Nicole and I tried our best to entertain the youngins while the boys were off golfing and having fun! Next time, we're leaving THEM with 4 crazy kids...or maybe even 5 by then! (no, I'm not having another baby)

On Saturday we went over to Corbin's parents to celebrate Mitchell's birthday! The kids got to swim (Levi was inside hanging out on the couch).

My little fish had a great time splashing around!

Here is Baylie getting back at Carter for driving her crazy all weekend!!

I thought this was so cute. Carter got to the top of the slide and wanted me to hold his hand as he slid down. I told him no, that he could do it himself, and then Baylie grabbed his hand and helped him down. It was so sweet!

Our little family before church on Sunday!

We are so glad that the TN Crittendens were able to visit! Hopefully we will get to see them again soon.

Good Morning Baby!

Levi is such a happy little guy in the mornings. He must take after me, being morning person. We won't say who grumpy Carter takes after when he wakes up!! (coughCorbincough)

Good Morning Baby! from Megan Crittenden on Vimeo.

Mail Surprise!

Several weeks ago Carter got a surprise in the mail! He is always so nosey when we get packages, so when I told him it was for him, he got SUPER excited. Here is what was in it:


Corbin's Aunt Priscilla had sent him a name puzzle! It is so cute and he loves it! She also sent Levi a sweet little outfit (sorry I didn't get a picture of that!). We decided to record a little video:

Thank you! from Megan Crittenden on Vimeo.

Thank you Aunt Priscilla for the gifts!

(Please excuse Carter's red-faced-congestion. He had gotten in trouble before recording the video and he was still recovering from the meltdown - ha!)