Happy Birthday!!!

Alright, I know this is late.  Carter’s birthday was on Monday but I have been a serious blog slacker lately.   So, here is a (late) happy birthday to one of the cutest guys I know.  He is incredibly imaginative and keeps us entertained with all of his crazy stories and ideas.  He is super smart and has a great memory (which isn’t always a good thing).  He absolutely loves to learn and learned how to read this past year.  He likes to do school work on his own and is working on spelling now.   He is super sensitive, which can lead to some extra drama, but he is very aware of others’ feelings and he does a great job of making other people feel better when they are sad.  He is a Wii champion and can beat just about anyone at sword fighting or boxing.  He loves cooking and coming up with bizarre food combinations. 

I seriously can’t believe that it has been 5 years since Mike and I laid in bed wondering what we had gotten ourselves into as we prepared ourselves for a C-Section in the morning (stubborn from the get-go he was breach).  It has been an adventurous 5 years to say the least, but I wouldn’t trade them for anything.  I can’t wait to see what the next 5 years hold for us!  We love you kiddo and are so glad that you decided to be a part of our family!

We went bowling for his birthday party last Saturday.  Carter and Samantha were both a little surprised that real bowling isn’t quite as easy as Wii bowling.  But we still had a great time!

Carter with his buddies:   And it’s a little bit hard to see, but with a score of 121, guess who won the adults game?  That’s right, me!  I have never won at bowling before.  I have to say that with the bumpers up, those are some pretty sad scores.  On Monday, Mike took a half day and we went to the museum for Carter’s actual birthday.  The butterfly exhibit is always the highlight.  We had a great time until we went out to get in the car only to find it being towed away!  Apparently we missed the “No Parking between 3-6” sign.  We walked a few blocks to a hotel where Mike caught a cab and went down to the ghetto to get our car back from the impound.  I haven’t seen Carter so upset – not even when the car got broken into.  He was going on about how he was going to get the police to put the people who stole our car in jail.  Then when he found out it was the police who took our car he started saying that he would find other police to put them in jail.  He was devastated to say the least.  We went into the hotel to wait for Mike and once we got Carter calmed down, kept busy by taking funny pictures.  If you want a funny conversation, ask Carter about our car getting towed.   Needless to say, it was quite the day!  One that will not be quickly forgotten.