The Drew Family

Sawyer is here!!

2012-01-18T14:38:00.008-05:00

Sawyer Paul Drew

12/12/11

10:25 am

9 lbs. 2 oz.

23 inches

Carter and Elliot meeting their brother for the first time.

They fell in love...

Look at those deliciously squishy lips and cheeks.

Hello World.

Love.him.

look at those chins...

We did a little photo session to get a few pictures for the birth announcement...

Quite entertaining with three boys.

Pretty sure this is the best one we got.

Or maybe this one...

Epic fail.

Totally in love with this little man.

Loves to sit in his bouncy chair and watch the world go by.

And by world, I mean his brothers.

And by sit, I mean hide, fully strapped in, ontop of the counter... out of their reach!

Little man has developed baby acne... but still cute as a button!

One of our first smiles... such a happy baby!

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Oops!

2012-01-18T14:33:00.002-05:00

So the last time I was on here I thought it was awful that I hadn't made a post in a few months... and then BAM! 6 more months go by and NOTHING else is put on my blog!

Geez... you would think I was busy or something...

raising two boys, helping around the farm, growing a baby, and whatnot.

I am promising all of you that 2012 is going to be a different year!

I promise I will be making more posts and taking more pictures of my little men.

A Summer of fun!!!!

2011-07-18T15:35:00.008-04:00

It has been a million years since I have posted pictures of the boys.

Thought I might get a few up before the graduate high school!

The lady at the bank always seems to give my kids the blue lollipops...

they love them... I hate them.

By the time we are around the block from the bank Elliot usually has it almost completely eaten with remnants of blue lollipop under his chin, in his hair, and crusted in his eyelashes.

Needless to say, I always have a wipe or two ready!!

Carter is a little more meticulous when it comes to eating his lollipops.

He likes to savor the lollipop and it takes him roughly an hour to finish it.

Chunka.

My little wet baby. He always has to take a break from swimming to grab a snack...
or two... or three.

Man this kid looks like Uncle Matt in this picture!

If you look closely... Carter's little thumb is crooked. It is always bent and never straightens. If you try to straighten it... Carter screams bloody murder. (learned that one the hard way one day in a crowded restaurant)

He likes to tell people that God gave him that crooked thumb and that's what makes him special.

I.love.this.kid.

Ell and his Molly.

Ell and his Jenna

Uncle Chris tagged along with us one HOT night to go cool off at Jim's pool.

Carter had been fighting me the last couple of times about getting in the water and actually trying to swim. He would have none of it. He just wanted to float around in his ring or jump into my arms (not into the water) from the side of the pool.

I guess the secret was to bring Chris along and have him call Carter a sissy once or twice...

now look at the kid!!!

Chris is yellin "C'mon sissy! Jump!!"

And so he does....

Success!!!

And now he is addicted and wants to do a million and one cannonballs!!!

Elliot was of course yelling at me cause I was taking pictures and not in the pool with him.

Uncle Chris also worked with Carter on his swimming techniques...

One happy boy when he is in the pool!

busy, busy, busy

2011-06-24T17:00:00.001-04:00

We are alive!!! It has been a crazy few months to say the least. I promise I will be getting on within the next few days to get a new post with new pictures of the boys. They are growing up soooooooo fast!

See you in a few short days!!

My baby is 3!!!

2011-03-13T16:22:00.007-04:00

It is soooo hard to believe that Carter is 3!

He had a wonderful birthday and actually got the concept of a birthday this year.

Here are some pictures of the past few months...

they are growing so fast!

The boys had a movie night with daddy.

The tent was set up.

Snacks were handed out.

The favorite movie was watched!

Want some?!

This yogurt is oh so yummy!!

Fish lips!

Help!! My brother attacked me with stickers!!

Where's the baby?

....BOO....

I love me some balloons!!

The birthday boy blowing out the candles...

since his birthday we have been singing and 'blowing out' candles on a daily basis.

Lovely son... lovely!

Snuggle bugs!

We had an absolutely gorgeous day and took advantage of it.

Carter had been dying to take his gator out and break it in since Christmas!

We finally had the chance... and the boys loved it!

Random pic of the boys that got mixed in with the outside pictures.

I.love.my.chunka!!!

I.love.my.bean!!!

Why hello little Jason!

BUBBLES!!!!!!

Which one do I house first?!

An almost perfect picture...

HAM!!

All I have to say is keep your distance when Ell has a golf club!

It gets pretty dangerous!

Monkey See... Monkey Do!!

Life is Crazy!

2011-01-26T14:02:00.004-05:00

We are still here!!! I promise to try to get more pictures up, more often.

We are doing well. Elliot turned 1 a few weeks ago... yes that's right... MY BABY IS ONE!!

It is so hard for me to believe that he has only been a part of our lives for a year... it feels like he has been a part of this family forever!

Elliot is quite the hamm!

He loves to torment his brother.

Eating is his #1 priority!! As soon as he get up... time to eat! If he see's Carter eating anything... he has to eat too! What can I say... he's a growing boy!

Ell is walking like a champ! (running when his brother is chasing him)

He can say "mama" "dada" "woowoowoo" (barking dog) and so on...

At his 1 year check up Elliot weighed 23 pounds and is 30 inches long. (My little chunka munka)

not quite sure what this face is about... but look at those adorable teeth!

Carter had a little mini photo session... and these are the pictures I ended up with...

p.s. I know the kid needs a haircut... he has gotten one since I took these pictures.

What a sweet face...

There's the Carter I know and love!
Nanna and Pap got C this bike for Christmas and he only gets off of it when it is time to eat, needs a bathroom break, or it's time for bed. It's the first thing he seeks out when he gets out of bed in the morning. He LOVES it! oh... did I mention that Carter also LOVES to chase Elliot around the house.

Ell and his balls... 'nuf said.

He carries anything and everything around the house... but prefers to carry balls.

They are fun. They bounce. The dogs chase them when I throw them... what's not to love?!

So by dinnertime... the boys are absolutely sick of me!

That's when the 'fun' parent steps in and saves the day!
What's not to love about daddy????

He winds us up.

We get loud.

We play hide and seek.

We run and he chases us.

We get to do things that mom has been telling us not to do all day.

DAD IS FUN!!

oh.. and did we mention that he lets us run around the house naked??!!

We were extra wound up this night!

Too cute not to share this one!

Elliot was running laps around the upstairs between bedrooms but was very cautious as he rounded a corner... ya never know when dad was going to be there to scare ya!

Eventually we get both monsters corraled in the bathroom for tubs!

Carter would play in the tub for hours!

Elliot and his nunni's...

Man he loves his nunni's.

He has to have one in his mouth and one in each hand just to fall asleep at night...

I LOVE MY BOYS!!!

Happy Birthday Elliot!!

2011-01-11T09:48:00.002-05:00

Today my baby turns 1... bittersweet really...

It is so hard for me to imagine that 1 year ago today I was meeting him. Getting to know his tiny little face. Adjusting to having two children. And loving every minute of it!

God is so good!!!

(I will get pictures up soon! I promise!)

Carter

2010-12-05T16:09:00.011-05:00

I can't believe Carter is going to be 3 in a few short months!!

I feel like he has been a part of our lives forever. He is such a joy and there is NEVER a dull moment with him!

*Carter is such a good helper and an excellent big brother. (Elliot might tell you otherwise!)

*He loves reading books (His favorite is Snowmen at Night) and watching movies.

I can't even tell you a favorite because he watches them all! A few that are on our recently played list are: Incredibles, Cars, Open Season, Ice Age, Shrek, and of course our Monster Truck video.

*Carter is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa. All he wants from Santa is a Car Transporter. Thats it. Nothing more, nothing less. He has decided to trade Santa something soooo precious in his little world for the Car Transporter. Carter gets the Car Transporter... Santa gets his Nunni's. (for the baby reindeer of course) We have been talking this issue up for a few months now and he has been all about it, but as the day draws near... he's not too fond of the idea. As I keep reminding him that he WILL get his Car Transporter in lieu of the Nunni's, he seems to be accepting the idea.

*Carter absolutely loves his puppies. They are his 'buddies' and plays with them all the time! If a dog is laying on the floor, he grabs a blanket and curls right up with them and snuggles. (oh... and the dogs love the attention they get from him.

*He has been waiting for snow for months now. Every day he asks me if he can go build a snowman or have a snowball fight with daddy, whether there is snow on the ground or not. Just last night we got our first substantial snow and that was the first question out of his mouth as his feet hit the floor. Sadly, Carter has a cold and hasn't been feeling well so I opted not to go out today. Instead, we had a snowball fight indoors!!!! How you ask??? Daddy's socks make the best snowballs and don't break... well... much. ;)

*Carter is a very good eater. He loves to eat anything and is usually willing to try something new. He loves shrimp, fruit, steak, pizza, and mac'n'cheese (to name a few)

*His vocabulary amazes me more and more each day! Sometimes I feel like I am carrying on a conversation with an adult.

*Carter LOVES music (especially Country).

His songs of choice are: Big Green Tractor- Jason Aldean

Life is a Highway- Rascall Flatts

and absolutely anything by Zac Brown Band

If you ask him what his favorite Zac Brown song is he will tell you...

"toes in water!!!"

Enjoy these pictures... these just give you a little taste of this little man!!

Carter loves to help mommy rearrange the cupboards...

He loved playing in the leaves this fall!

my handsome little man...

These pictures were taken on a day of one hundred faces...

excited....

sweet/happy...

surprised...

angry....

this was Kenny's wig for Halloween... meet Carter Dirt...

a sneak peak into my future?!

My little fashionista....

Loved carving pumpkins...

Carter and his puppies...

Elliot

2010-12-03T15:23:00.005-05:00

This is my little Chunka Munka Luv Bug!

It is so hard for me to believe that Elliot will soon be turning 1! *gulp*

Over the past year, Elliot had developed quite the personality and has been a joy to have in our lives. Everyday he is learning something new (no thanks to his big brother).

*Elliot loves to play (mainly with Carter's toys, which doesn't make Carter too happy).

*He loves to eat anything and everything!

His favorite foods are: Raspberries, Carrots, Pears, Mac'n'cheese, Apples, Peas, Grapes, and the list goes on and on!

*He is getting so close to walking. Nothing will be safe in a few weeks!!!

Oh and did I mention he LOVES to climb the stairs! As soon as he hears the gate being moved, he is off like a rocket!

*Elliot can now say Mama, Dada, Hello and Woof!

He loves to play with my phone and hold it to his ear and yell 'Hello!'

*He now has 5 teeth with a few more getting close to pop thru! I call him Snaggletooth cause he only has one tooth on top! So cute!!

*Elliot LOVES to give kisses. He puckers up those little lips, leans in, and blows on your lips or cheek, and says 'whaaa'! I LOVE KISSES!!

Elliot's favorite toy is a farm puzzle. He loves to pull out all the pieces and put the knobs into his mouth and carry them around...

Whooooo is the cutest of them all???!!!

Elliot fell in love with pumpkin season. He loved all of the little treasures Carter would bring home from the pumpkin patch.

Don't you want to just kiss those lips?
Not to brag... but I get to every day!!! :)

Hello there, blue eyes!

Notice most of these pictures are of Elliot in his highchair... like I said... this kid loves to eat!

He spends most of his time in his highchair eating... just like his mommy!!! ;)

Hamball!

This is our new face we make.

Too stinkin' cute!

He is absolutely obsessed with his Nuni (binki). These suckers go everywhere with us. (and are in SEVERAL pictures I have... but he's just too darn cute!)

Blondie!!

Model-in-training... hahaha

Sandbridge 2010

2010-11-05T20:32:00.006-04:00

It felt sooooo good to get our toes in the sand!!

Elliot spent most of his time eating... this is the week he started eating some table foods... boy was he IN LOVE!

Cater and Matt got into a marker fight...

What started as an accidental mark on Matt's arm... turned into an all out war!

I don't know who looks worse... but notice how Carter has kept himself armed with a marker?!

Matt is quite the artist.

And Carter is good with drawing circles...

They called a truce and headed to the beach. Carter begged Matt to take him into the ocean all week! (Mommy doesn't do the ocean where she can't see her feet)

Mr. Cool at the beach.

CHEERS!!!

The Hamball.

Nana and her babies.

Carter and his Pappy.

Chunka Munka Love Bug!

Not quite sure what he ate... but there are still remnants.

it's been a while...

2010-09-29T15:52:00.004-04:00

Ok... so I started this blog about a month ago and forgot about it. These are just a few pictures of the boys from the end of the summer... and much more to come!

Carter was ridin' shotgun in the golf cart with Pappy at the beach.

Evidently Elliot thought it was a good idea to sit on Max's lap... don't think Max was too happy about it.

MAX!!!!

My happy little baby at the beach. It was such a sucess and fun week... I am counting down the days until we can go again!!

melt.my.heart!!!

We have these fire helmets and the inside part that tightens comes out. Carter has stripped all of the helmets and uses them as crowns. Carter was nice enough to share the 'crown' for a moment with is brother....

...while he played the role of the Jester.

Summer of Fun

2010-08-10T07:55:00.022-04:00

The boys and I headed to Destin, FL with my Aunt Cindy last week. We met Jess, Lana, Charlie and Jackson there. It was a wonderful escape from PA for a few days! I wish we would have been there for 2 weeks.. but I'll take what I can get. These are just a few of the millions of pictures that we took for the 5 days we were there.

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This is the view of the ocean as soon as you come over the crest of the walkway from our place. Breathtaking isn't it?!

The view from the back of our place.
This would be the pond that my son tried to run to but a huge hedge stopped him... ugh.
(The hedge would be the cause of the huge cut under his eye in most of these pictures)

another angle...

Nothing like having your toes in the sand.

(Thanks Lana for modeling your toes off for me!!)

Lana, myself and the boys headed to the beach early one morning. They were soooo excited to be the only ones on the beach... other than the poor seagulls they chased all morning.

The boys 'playing' in the sand...

to me it looks like they are plotting something... hmmmm....

Carter was not a fan of the sand on his face. I tried explaining to him that it gets there from his hands.... but he was hearing none of that!!!

My little man...

This was Carter's photo session on the beach

He was being a little stubborn and not looking at the camera... but I think I got some pretty nice shots!

Charlie Beckett!!

Carter just loves him!

Jackson Walker!

What a ham... there was never a dull moment with this little man around!

Ok.. so Lana and I thought it would be an awesome idea to get a picture of the boys before we headed back to the condo.

Much to our dismay.... there was a guy who was setting up the chairs and umbrellas. No biggie, right?! Normally no... but not when he is running a power tool. He had a drill with a very long head on it and was drilling holes in the sand to put the umbrellas in....

Lana and I couldn't compete.

As much as we yelled and clapped... their attention stayed on the man with the power tool...

ok... so we are getting there....

Eventually the man with the power tool came and stood behind us so that the boys were looking at us.... Phew... that was an ordeal!

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Elliot's photo session

He adored his Aunt Lana...

He discovered he could stand along the side of the bed with a little help...

this was exciting stuff!

ok... so all the pictures are of Elliot nude. I have an explaination for that. I was running the tub for his bathtime and Lana was getting him ready. He began hammin' it up... so we grabbed the camera. It was quite a funny few minutes.

This is my little gorilla...

more kisses from Aunt Lana...

Everyone hit up Aunt Cindy for some change to throw in the fountain..

After Carter threw all of his in the fountain... he decided to take it all back!

Kidding... he was just picking it up to throw it right back in.

The boys...

The merry-go-round. The boys had sooo much fun on it!

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Summer fun back in PA

We have fallen in love with swimming...

might I add that he is just a handsome little devil with those goggles on! HAHA

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One Sunday it poured. It poured so hard that we got over an inch of rain within several minutes and ended up with this fun...

well... not this fun... (but this is Elliot spectating)

but this fun....

Emma and Christian were home visiting from New Orleans... and had a blast!

Annie Kay getting in on the action!

Water fight!

Cater gettin' in on the action, too!

What a bunch!

Carter, Annie, Christian, Emma and Jalynn (Molly's friend from Baltimore)

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Daddy took us to the Zoo on his day off. We had a blast. Carter really enjoyed watching the Gorillas. We decided that this gorilla was the Elliot of the bunch. He was just laying on the hill, grabbing his feet and rolling around. Too cute!

the ephalants!

this ostrich was going nuts! She was just running around and getting pretty close to us bystanders!

Carter and Elliot loved the Aquarium. Their favorites were the seals and the penguins. We sat and watched them for quite some time!

Ell was definitely enjoying himself!!

Daddy and son... too cute!

That's it for now. I'll get some more on soon! Sorry for the long gap in getting pics up. It has been one crazy summer...

that's how country boys roll!!

2010-06-22T10:35:00.009-04:00

Now... I know I don't have the most fashion sense.... but this is ridiculous!

What a sight for sore eyes. It almost embarrasses me to let him play out in the yard looking like this...

backwards navy hat... check!

camo boots... check!

red gutchies.... check!

rad tattoo on the forearm... check!

men workin... comin thru!

I am trying to get him used to the feeling of 'big boy underwear'... and figured it wouldn't hurt anything to let him do it in the yard. Less of a mess for mommy if he forgets!!

STUDMUFFIN!

So I thought it would be cute to get a picture of the 3 of us...

as you see... it didn't work out too well!

first try...

second try...

third try...

fourth try...

I finally gave up and decided to join them in their silliness!

and then their is this crazy animal!!

My little happy man!

Some day my little chunka munka will hate me for this...

but I don't care! He is too cute to miss this photo opp!!

Carter loves kissing his little brother!

my oish little man!

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and once again... a Carter story worth mentioning:

*I was cleaning up the kitchen the other day before dinner and Carter came running into the kitchen yelling and screaming. I couldn't understand him... so I asked him to slow down. He started yelling at me "turtles! turtles!" I had no clue what he was talking about... I was trying to figure out which toy he was wanting or what book he was talking about... and then it happened! He began tugging at his diaper. "mommy, turtles in my diaper!" OOOHHHHHH I see!!

He had pooped in his diaper... haha!

The first big kill...

2010-06-07T09:19:00.006-04:00

Before I get into the story of the 'big kill'....

Ya think they look alike??

Carter:

Elliot:

some days I think yes... some days I think no.

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THE BIG KILL

Jason and Carter have started an almost nighly ritual of a 4 wheeler ride. They usually just putz around the farm and hit a few puddles and Carter is happy (Daddy, not so much). Jason feels the "need for speed"... and I just roll my eyes.

A few nights ago, Jason and Carter went over to our neighbors land to set a few groundhog traps.(Bill and Jason have been trapping for years and have gotten thousands over the years... its for crop damage you know. *eye roll* at least that's what they say. I think its an excuse to be away from the wife and children... but i'm sure he would tell me i'm crazy).

ok.. so they head over the hill with some traps. I was fine with that. Elliot and I stayed home to do laundry, cook dinner, and ya know.. the mommy stuff. We were enjoying the quiet time and then I hear the 4 wheeler and Carter yelling, "Mommy! Look! duggog!" I go out on the front porch and there it is... my son's first kill! ugh... I of course shot a look to jason (who's smile was beaming from ear to ear).
so here it is folks... the first kill!

He was sooooo proud! And take note of the rock in his hand... yeah. He used that to throw at the groundhog once it was dead.

Now the story Jason tells me goes a little like this.

They were riding thru the fields and they spotted the mommy and her 3 babies running. Carter yelled, "Get it daddy!" So of course, Jason speeds up. They hit one of the smaller ones and Jason goes to slow down and Carter is bailing off the bike before it even comes to a complete stop. He runs up to is and starts throwing rocks, sticks and anything he could get his hands on... Jason was proud... and I cringed.

Little man has learned how to splash me during bathtime. HILARIOUS! I am usually soaked from top to bottom before bathtime is over.

Nana and her boys. Carter looks like he's up to no good!!

My boys... melt.my.heart.

and then there's this...

"Hey mom!? You mean't don't touch him like this, right?!"

don't worry son... your days of freedom are coming closer to an end... Elliot will be rocking your boat in no time!!

Happy boys!

Love this one of Carter... he looks so grown up!

Elliot would seriously hang out in this swing all day if I let him!

this is my 2 year old's idea of saying cheese and smiling...

Elliot had his 4 month check up on the 25th of May...

18 lbs. 4 oz.

26 1/2 in. long

Needless to say.... he is growing and eating all the time! I have started him on rice cereal and he is doing well with it. This kid is showing no signs of slowing.

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And i leave you now with one of the most precious pictures of my boys.

(I love saying that.... MY boys.)

God is so good... I am truly blessed!

Mommy freakin' out!

2010-05-27T07:11:00.003-04:00

ok... so i don't have any new pictures to put up this morning... but I do have a little diddy to share with you!

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Sunday morning started off like any other morning. Carter was awake around 7 am... came into my room and cuddles for a while. We had no plans for the day... so we just cuddled the morning away. Around 8 am we decided to get out of bed and actually do something productive (meaning he was demanding that I make him breakfast!) And Elliot was sleeping peacefully in his crib.

Now, every morning as we come down the stairs, I open the blinds of all the windows. We came down the few steps to the landing, I reach to open the blind and about pee myself. About 2 feet from me is this freaky looking black bird! Yeah that's right... a bird in my house!!?? I screamed and literally pulled Carter down the stairs behind me! Poor thing had no clue of what was going on!

As soon as we get downstairs... I call Jason. His response - "just get a towel or a tupperware container, catch it, and put it outside!" My response - "REALLY?! Seriously?! Are you on crack?! I'm NOT touching that thing! Call Bill!" Now at this point I would say I am 'slightly' freakin' out. Jason calls back and says Bill is on his way to catch the bird. I relax. I need a cup of coffee... that'll calm me down.

As I'm still talking to Jason on the phone, I walk out into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. I look up and what to I see?! Another freakin' bird on the window above my sink!!!! Yeah, I'm now up to the status of 'majorly' freakin' out!! I scream... run into the living room... scoop Carter up and hit the couch. We have our backs to the corner and I can see the living room, the steps to upstairs and the kitchen door... those birds aren't gonna get us!

Now as luck would have it... the dogs finally spot the bird on the landing upstairs... and start climbing the walls to get it. It takes off... flying downstairs into the dining room. It flies right into one of my windows and the dogs are in full attack mode now. Luckily it turned right back around and headed upstairs... with Mickey and Kenzie in hot pursuit! But wait... its upstairs... and so is my 4 month old! I pulled the door shut... so hopefully it doesn't fly in there.... hopefully. Thank god he is sleeping thru this fiasco! Jason is still on the phone at this point about ready to die from laughing... cause I was giving him a play by play of the situation and Carter was beginning to realize something wasn't quite right. So as I got more and more worked up.. so did he!

Ugh... where is Bill?!? He lives like .2 miles away.... seriously...

Mickey and Kenzie are tearing up the upstairs at this point. I can hear things being knocked over and them clawing to get this thing!

I finally see him coming up the road... so I cautiously get off the couch and get the doors open so he can make a quick exit with the little 'rats with wings!!' Bill is cracking up at this point.

Bill - "ok... so I need a towel to catch them with."

Me - "well.. there are towels up in the bathroom... not going up there! and towels

in the kitchen... not going in there! Grab whatever you can find... I don't care!"

Bill walks right up to the bird.. grabs it.. and throws it outside. Show off!

Goes upstairs and does the same thing with the second one. Show off!

I then spent the next half hour cleaning up the house... picking all the things the dogs knocked over during their hunt... and of course the bird poo! eeewww!

Apparently these birds entered my house thru the chimney and came thru the furnace! Nice, real nice! Needless to say... there is a towel now shoved in the opening of the furnace... I refuse to have another unwanted visitor (or two) in my house!

Once we were all settled... Elliot woke up and Carter calmed down.

For the rest of the day... every person we talked to Carter would say, "birds in house. mommy freakin' out!"

Oh the life of a country girl!

Silly name!

2010-05-22T08:50:00.003-04:00

Let me set the scene for you:

Its a rainy saturday morning... I don't feel like doing anything but sit on my computer and stalk people on facebook, Carter is playing on the floor with ALL of his cars and tractors, and Elliot is still sleeping at 8:45! (yay for me!!)

Carter is laying on the floor with his tractors, cars and trucks all lined up and is driving them all over. He is jibbering and jabbering quietly and I'm thinking nothing of it. (its not unusual for him to talk and talk ALL DAY LONG!! He starts around 7 am and doesn't stop until 9 pm!) He is just talking ad talking and cracking himself up... i listen closer and chuckle to myself.

He is sitting there whispering:

" Lexi *chuckle* silly name."

"Charolette *chuckle* silly name."

"Yessica *chuckle* silly name."

and so on and so forth... I think he named just about every person we know.

He is too funny!

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I don't know whether to be proud of my big boy... or be embarassed....

Elliot is 4 1/2 months old... is wearing 6-12 mo. clothing... no biggie right?!

not a big deal to me... but check out the pants....

yeah thats right! We can't button them!

ahem... let me rephrase that. I can button them if he is laying down... but if he is going to be in any sort of upright postition... don't even think about buttoning them!

My crazy Carter is playing in boxes that we unpacked at moms house. we made a whole little community of boxes for him. One was for his dvd player and the other was his snack shack. He thoroughly enjoyed himself!

Breakin' in the kitchen sink!

2010-05-16T21:37:00.002-04:00

we've definitely broken in the new kitchen sink! both boys LOVE getting a bath at nana's house. I think they have taken more baths at my parents house in the past two weeks than they have at home! these are just a few pics... i will hopefully get a few more up within the next few days.

my litlle E is getting soooooo big!

he is almost sitting up all by himself.

he loves his big brother. no matter what Carter is doing... he is watching. I think he gets dizzy sometimes... cause C doesn't stop moving.

Carter is also getting bigger and 'badder' by the minute! every day is a complete whirlwind with him in it!

C is absolutely in love with his brother... I am constantly telling him that he needs to 'back off!' I keep telling him that he is gonna get it as soon as elliot is mobile... I don't think he takes me seriously!!!

he loves tractors (only the green and yellow ones), trucks, cars... actually, anything with wheels.

he will eat anything that is put in front of him! asparagus is a fast growing favorite.

he is an absolute chatter box! from 6:30 in the morning until about 9:00 at night... i listen to my little parrot. I love it!

melt. my. heart.

Carter story:

as many of you know, my husband is a HUGE Ford truck fan. He won't drive anything else. Chevy, Nissan, Toyota... they are swear words in our house.

Mom and I were headed to Wal-mart the other day (*gasp* I know... I despise going there.. but i had to) Carter rode with mom. When we got there... she is cracking up as she gets out of the car. I figured he was up to no good. She opens his door and all i hear is... "Daddy love chevy trucks!" over and over and over! This was too good not to share with daddy....

We called Jason and he was NOT happy!! Based on the reaction Jason gave him.... that is all he is saying! Too funny!

'Loppy Gisses'

2010-04-29T13:12:00.010-04:00

Carter is quite the character. He loves to give kisses! He will give kisses to anyone and everyone! He is now into sloppy kisses. He calls them 'loppy gisses'... so the next time you are with us... watch out!

The Masterson's bought Carter this elephant hat for Christmas. He loves it. He is constantly wearing it throughout the house... while he is eating, playing, terrorizing his little brother or the dogs, and has even asked to wear it to bed.

Carter was standing at the window watching for daddy last night. Too funny!

This past weekend we went spent a night in Tionesta at Jason's family's camp. We had a great time! Kenny, Maria & Max (Jason's brother and family), Patty & Nick (Jason's mom and fiance), Joe & Linda (Jason's uncle and girlfriend) and Jessica & Jerome (Maria's sister and boyfriend).

Carter had an absolute blast! He played outside, despite the cold rainy weather.

Brothers... Carter looks like he's up to no good... while Elliot is just hammin' it up!

Carter is lovin' on his little cousin Max!

My beautiful little trouble maker!

The three cousins...

Elliot is fixated on something...

Max looks frightened... (probably cause he's sitting by Carter..)

And Carter... well he's trying to look like he isn't gonna get into trouble!

Seriously boys... is it really that difficult to just look at the camera??!! Neither of them would cooperate... boys will be boys!

My other beautiful boy! I just love him soooo much!

We had his 3 month check up a week ago.. and boy is he growing.

Elliot is now weighing in at a whopping 16 lbs. 10 oz. (probably more now since it's been a week) and is 25 inches long. He is in the 95th percentile for weight and 75th for height. His Dr. said... he's a very 'healthy' boy! What?! did she just call my kid chubby?!

What about those lips? Just love them!

He's just a chunka munka! See for yourself!

Eat much?! I just love him!!!!

I love this little monkey too! He is my little Max! SOOOOOO cute!! Look at that beautiful little mouth.

Carter and his cousin Lilly. I love this picture!

Some more Carter stories:

*We were on our way home last night and the sun was setting (gorgeous by the way). The sun was very bright and was in our eyes... He starts yelling at me "Mommy! Sun is shiny! Shiny in my eyes! Bright!" He then proceeded to ask for his sunglasses... and all was good.

*We have a Bar-b-q place here in town called Hogfather's. They have a person that dresses up like a pig and stands out in front of the store and dances and waves to cars passing by. Carter absolutely loves him! Everytime we are in town... he has to check to see if the dancing pig is out. As we drive by he says "Dance pig out? Nope! Next time mommy."

Now that the weather is getting nice... it's out almost every day. Today we drove by... he shreiked cause it was out, waved and then let out a big *sigh*. I asked him what was wrong... and he says "buy one sunday mommy" I ask him, "buy what on sunday honey?" He

responds, "Dance pig mommy. Buy one sunday." I just chuckled...

*The other night Mom, the boys and myself took a trip over to TJMaxx. They both did very well... until the car ride home. Carter was getting tired and we all know what that means. He gets loud and slightly obnoxious. I put on a movie for him so mom and I could 'catch up'. That didn't happen. He began yelling "Mom! Gelsea! Gels! Mommy!" I kindly asked him to stop.. but it just got louder and more frequent. I finally said, "Carter you need to stop before... " I stopped.. cause i really didn't have a good threat at the time. He then starts in his 'sweet' little whisper voice, "Mom! Gelsea! Gels! Mommy!" It took everything in me to not start cracking up! Mom didn't help... cause she was cracking up in the seat next to me!

Push it!!

2010-04-20T14:57:00.002-04:00

Carter, Elliot and myself were at the grocery story the other day... Elliot in his carseat in the back of the cart, Carter in the seat on the cart, and of course mommy was pushing!

We were about half way thru the store and Carter starts getting antsy. I have tried everything... letting him eat anything in the cart...nope... oh look! mommy has toys in her bag!... nope.... let's count to 10!... NOPE... nothing was working.

He began yelling 'bushit! bushit!' The woman standing right beside us in the aisle shot me a look. I just looked at her, smiled and said... "he's saying 'push it.' he wants to push the cart"

As we were walking away I thought to myself 'yeah right lady! like i would really let my 2 year old sit in the cart yelling bullshit in the middle of the grocery store!'

Some people!!

Pictures to come soon!

Oh Lord!

2010-04-14T14:14:00.006-04:00

Carter and Matthew were talking about Matt's work the other night. Matthew was saying that he had to drive an ambulance at work the next day.

Carter: "Ambulance?"

Matt: "yeah.. an ambulance"

Carter: (with assistance from mommy) "brush rig?"

Matt: "yeah.. i drive a brush rig sometimes."

Carter: "Oh Lord, brush rig mommy!"

HE CRACKS ME UP!!!

I have been having fun getting some cute pics of the boys... here are just a few of the hundreds I have taken...

Blue eyes so far... hope they stick around!!

Daddy ALWAYS gets a good smile out of him!

... and check out those dimples!!

Not really sure about this one... but it's too funny.

Lovin' those lips!!!

Facial expressions say it all!

These two are such buddies!

HUH?!

(oh yeah... and he is definitely workin' on his 'man boobs'!!)

Caught a little of the personalities in this pic, eh?

Carter looks just a 'little' mischevious... and Elliot looks like he is ready to take on his brother.

E is just chillin'... minding his own business.

Carter gets a BIG idea...

Oh boy! Here comes Carter!!!!

Elliot Sandwich!!!

E is such a happy baby!

Getting really good at holding his head up! I have a picture like this of C when he was little... they look alike!

E and Max. They love eachother!!

NO MORE MULLET!

2010-03-30T15:12:00.005-04:00

So I finally broke down and cut the mullet (according to Molly) off! I was really sick of people calling Carter a 'her'... even though HE was wearing tractors, trucks, and camo!! seriously people....

We we spent one Saturday morning... choppin it off! I was expecting a full on temper tantrum with kicking and screaming... cause that is usually what I get when I try to brush his hair.

He proved me wrong. He sat still, didn't make a sound and cooperated like a big boy!

The only problem we did have was that he enjoyed sucking on the nasty cape... ewww!

Boys will be boys!

getting a little bored....

This kid has been dying to get out in the swing. Finally the weather has gotten warm enough for us to do that! He was LOVIN the swing this day!

My little Jason...

Elliot is changing daily! He is smiling, giggling and showing an awesome personality! I just love him to pieces! C'mon... how do you not love this face?!

... and this face is super lovable too! My little nephew Max is growing so quickly!

LOVE him!

Another Carter story...

Carter, Mom, Elliot and I went to lunch the other day. Elliot was up to his usual... sleeping. And Carter was in an awesome mood! He was an absolute angel. He ate all of his lunch and then some. We thought as a treat we would get dessert. We ordered tiramisu (which was yummy, by the way). When the waitress brought the dessert, she took Carter's EMPTY plate. As soon as he realized that his plate was gone... he went into crazy mode. He started 'yelling' at her saying, "My plate... hey!... gone... my plate!!!!" It was hilarious! I looked at him and said "Que Pasa?" (which is something I say to him all the time...) He looked at her across the restaurant... and says "Que Pasa Baby?!?" Seriously... did my two year old just call the rather cute waitress Baby??? I think I am gonna have my hands full in the very near future!!!

And now I will leave you with my boys... who are my pride and joy!

I am truly a very lucky girl to have two amazing children and a wonderful husband!

Almost every night we have cuddle time. Carter and Daddy cuddle up and watch a movie... Elliot got to join them this night.

After Carter goes to bed... Daddy and Elliot get to sleep... er um... cuddle

My sleeping angel!

XOXO

a little update...

2010-03-24T15:03:00.004-04:00

Hello all! I'm not putting pictures up today... cause i'm too lazy to upload them to my computer... but I will get them up soon. Just wanted to update everyone on the kids...

Elliot had his 2 month check up friday... and boy is he growing. He was up to 14 lbs. 8 oz. and 23 inches long. Short and chubby... just like his mommy! Finally a child that has some resemblance of me! Carter grew a few inces in the last six months... and gained a couple pounds! He is really changing and becoming a big boy! He never ceases to amaze me!

Carter is absolutely in love with his little brother... I am constantly pulling him off of Elliot. All he wants to do is cuddle with him.. or hold him! Elliot is getting used to his big brother... but still gets that oh-crap!-here-he-comes-again!-look when Carter comes near.

Just a few funny stories:

We were driving through town the other day and we passed a group of college girls walking down the sidewalk... he yells at me to stop! I asked him why i needed to stop and he preceded to say, "Ladies mommy. Hellllllooooo Ladies!" REALLY!?! He really needs to not be left alone with his father!!!!!

We were driving to meet some friends for dinner the other night... and Carrie Underwood came on the radio.

Jason: who's this on the radio?

Carter: Carrie!

Jason: Do you want Carrie to be your mommy?

Carter: Yeah!

Jason: Would you kiss her?

Carter: Yeah!

Jason: Who else would she kiss?

Carter: Daddy.

Jason: Well then... who kisses mommy?

Carter: (without skipping a beat) Kenny! (Jason's brother)

Jason: Oh really!? How many times?

Carter: (without skipping a beat, again) two!

** NO mommy doesn't kiss Kenny... but Carter blames Uncle Kenny for everything!**

I hope everyone is doing well... I promise to get pictures up soon!

He's not a baby anymore...

2010-03-02T16:01:00.005-05:00

It is very hard to believe that Carter is TWO! Where has the time gone?!

We celebrated Carter's birthday... twice this past weekend.

We had a Lightening McQueen cake and a Mike Wazowski cake. My friend Roxanne made them... aren't they awesome?!

He absolutely loved everyone singing to him... He was all smiles all night.

Several times throughout the night, Carter would run up to me, hug me and say 'Happy Mommy!'

Enjoying his second party...

Carter and Aunt Chloe

Carter and Uncle Mike

Great Grandpa Byerly and Carter playing with ALL of his cars at the dining room table

Carter is a very happy kid.

He loves tractors and cars. Anything with wheels... and he's happy.

He loves his dogs and his little brother. He is always 'duggling' (cuddling) with them.

His favorite movies are: Ice Age 1, 2 and 3, Monster's Inc., Finding Nemo and Cars

Carter's absolute favorite person is his uncle Matthew. He is always dressing up with his fire boots and hat and tells me that he is going to 'baryland' (Maryland) to see 'Mattchew' We count down the days until Mattchew will visit.

We were hunting one morning... wearing dad's hat and sunglasses.

My Little Tank!

2010-03-02T15:00:00.006-05:00

Elliot is growing sooo quickly!

At his 1 month check up on Feb 12th he weighed 11 lbs 2 oz and was 22 inches long!

Yeah that's right... my son put on 3 lbs in one month, and isn't stopping. I think he is at least 12 lbs now... and still growing!

Carter loves holding his 'little' brother. He is constantly 'duggling' (cuddling) with him.

What a great big brother!!

Elliot and Max. Born only 5 weeks apart!

Us Drew's really know how to make cute kids... huh?!

My sleeping angel.

He likes to sleep.... alot!

Awake and alert!!

He is now smiling ALL the time!! This just melts my heart!

LOVE HIM!!

I'm an aunt!!

2010-03-02T14:35:00.005-05:00

Welcome Max Charles Drew!

Born February 15, 2010 at 7:41 am

6 lbs 11 oz 18 3/4 inches

He's perfect!!

I have absolutely fallen in love with this little man.

He is sooooo stinkin' adorable.

Elliot and Max are only 5 weeks apart... which will be wonderful for them growing up together. Plus, Carter can teach them everything he knows! (There goes the neighborhood!)

Such a tiny little peanut!

LOVE HIM!!!

Snowpocolypse

2010-02-07T14:50:00.006-05:00

We survived the storm!!

Carter, Jason and Uncle Kenny played in the snow yesterday! We got close to 2 feet of snow... SO MUCH FUN!!!!

Jason and Carter were riding down the middle of the road in the sled... not the safest thing, but they had a blast!!

He loves to eat the snow... luckily the dogs weren't out in the snow yet...

Daddy is training him to pull the sled...

That didn't last long... I think he might have caught on daddy!

Jason also took this opportunity to teach Carter how to shovel the sidewalk... that also didn't last too long! I have taught my son well!

Eatin' the snow... again.

Kenny dropped him feet first into the snow... look at where it comes to! He found this absolutely hilarious!

All of the men on the farm couldn't wait for the snow to stop so they could begin their snow removal duties. Nothing was safe... nothing! The tractors were out in full force!

'BIG' pile of snow... as Carter called it.

Elliot finally lost his bellybutton last week... and we have really been enjoying bathtime this week. He loves it!

This baby is well-fed... don't you think? Check out that gut!

He is already working on his surprise face... Carter's gonna have a little competition i think!

Elliot was enjoying his QUIET tummy time on the floor... and in walks brother...

He just wanted to give him a little hug... right?

'Don't look at me... I didn't do anything!'

I am constantly asking Carter to give Elliot some space... but that never happens.

I don't even have words...

Melt my heart!!

These two boys are buddies!

Got Jam???

2010-01-28T14:38:00.004-05:00

So my son has developed a weird and disgusting habit....

He is obsessed with toe jam!

Every time we come in the door from being out... the socks come off and we are searching for toe jam.

When we are home... he refuses to wear socks and is searching for toe jam.

Carter will plop down anywhere and everywhere to pick his toe jam. And will proudly announce when he has found some! It's very exciting! (sarcasm)

Oh... and might I add... he is not afraid to pick other toes for toe jam. I was nursing Elliot yesterday... and my socks were ripped off and he was searching in every 'nook and cranny' for some toe jam... When that search resulted in nothing... he moved on to his brothers toes.

What a ham!

My little angel. Elliot is doing very well and adjusting to life in this crazy house.

Most days Elliot will sleep 3 to 4 hour stretches, wake up to eat, play a little and then pass back out. So far so good!!!!

LOVE this hat... he is too stinkin cute in it!

These two are absolute buddies. Carter can't keep his hands off of him!

Welcome Baby Elliot!!!

2010-01-17T10:42:00.003-05:00

It has been a while since I posted pics... but as you can tell I have been just a little busy...

Elliot Patrick Drew

1/11/10

7:56 am

8 lbs. 1 oz.

21 1/2 inches long

My little man...

Carter is absolutely in love with his baby brother! We are constantly kissing and hugging him.

Just a few fun pics of the big brother...

Loved the Christmas Tree this year!

Carter in his hunting garb...

A John Deere hat... check

orange hunting vest... check

and a gun... check

Ready to rock and roll!

A Monkey and Ice Cream

2009-11-05T10:21:00.003-05:00

It was quite an interesting Halloween this year. I didn't realize that when I bought this adorable monkey suit... it would suit him so well. I bought it several months ago and since then, he has been practicing the part... as you can see.

We didn't take him door to door this year... cause that would involve a lot of driving for us... so we compromised. Friday I took him to Patty's, Mom's, and Dad's work. The kid got so much loot... I'm glad we didn't do the door to door thing. Jason and I will be eating TONS of candy for quite some time!

He was quite exhausted from the busy morning of performing for everyone... He collapsed on the market floor...

There was a banana attached to the sleeve... and he 'ate' it all day long.

The infamous 'surprise face'... need I say more?

Nana brought Ice Cream cones for dessert one night... definitely a hit with Carter. He ate the entire thing! As you can see, he was eating it from both ends....

Yummy in my tummy!

Hamball!

2009-10-21T13:35:00.003-04:00

Carter is quite the character. He loves his dogs. He wrestles every time he gets the opportunity. Obviously Mickey has retired the idea that Carter needs to leave him alone... and goes with the flow. These two are the best of buds.

We have discovered coloring. And we absolutely love coloring. There isn't a day that we aren't coloring.

We color everything that we can get our hands on...

Did I mention that he likes to eat the crayons and markers? Yummy! Many of our markers and crayons are missing their tips... he gets those suckers in his mouth before I even know it!

Carter loves his daddy... they are buddies.

We have been so busy this past month picking pumpkins. Carter absolutely loved this pumpkin season. He came out the the patch with us on several occasions... picking pumpkins and dirt of course!

Carter has decided that his name is Gus and he is 2.

People are constantly asking his name and age when we are out and about... and he responds 'Gus' and '2', without skipping a beat. I guess I should have named him Gus....

Golfin' with the guys

2009-09-22T21:11:00.002-04:00

The Fire Department had their annual golf outing at the end of August and Carter really enjoyed himself. We arrived early for the outing so I could help with registering all the men and Carter took that extra time as an opportunity for Daddy to teach him a thing or two about golf.

"I didn't get a bit of that golfing business, Mommy. Can we go shopping instead?"

Cheeseball!

2009-08-17T15:20:00.002-04:00

After I loaded all of these pictures on the page I realized they all have one thing in common.... He's naked in all of them! It's been a hot few weeks and we have been enjoying the freedom!!

Daddy took Carter on a Mule ride to cool off... they went up and down the road a million times and Carter was loving it!

I'm not sure who loved the pool more... Carter or the dogs.

We also have a new found love of bubbles!!! Morning, noon, and night... he is begging me for a bubble bath!

Loves to eat the bubbles....

Corn on the cob is his FAVORITE!! We have corn almost every night....

He absolutely loves it.

P.S. Carter is going to have a baby brother!!! :)

Boys will be boys!!

2009-07-08T09:11:00.004-04:00

I was completely ashamed the other day when I got on here and realized that I haven't posted pictures since May!! We have been super busy. Mom and Dad have decided to sell their house... I am doing Farmer's Market three days a week... and so on and so forth!

Carter is growing like a weed and continually amazes me every day! We have realized that we have an opinion and are entitled to share it! Hopefully we'll get this out of our system soon!

He has become quite the daddy's boy and is all about getting dirty... as you can see.

He was only outside with Jason and Bill for a few minutes... but was able to get dirty enough to need a bath before dinner.

Mom and Dad had a garage sale last week and Carter was such a big help! He made sure Pappy was using his pig poke the right way...

NOT FOR SALE!!!!!

So when daddy and Carter get together and play.... nothing good comes out of it. As you can see.... we were having a blast!

One of the many messes I have to clean up every day!

Carter was feeding Mickey some goldfish... and having a good time.

If I can't find him.. this is usually where he is! Where is daddy? Where is bill?

Trip to Maryland

2009-05-28T15:10:00.003-04:00

We went to Maryland a few weeks ago to visit Matthew for his Fire Academy Graduation. While we were down there we decided to visit the Maryland Zoo. I have been dying to take Carter to the Zoo... and this was the perfect opportunity.

This is my little Tortuga... isn't he cute?

The Otters put on quite the show for us. This one was a character. He came directly up to the glass where we were standing... and began performing. He did a little dance, turned around, began stomping his feet... and then relieved himself at us! It was quite interesting to say the least!

So this is the first exhibit when you enter the Zoo. Quite interesting to say the least.....

We didn't get to see any bow-chicka-wow-wow... but he was pacing and sniffing. I think she was on the other side of the gate....

This was my absolute favorite!! They had this really neat balconey that you walked out on and they were just standing right there... like 20 feet away! They also had a giraffe feeding station... which looked cool but we didn't do that. (not this time at least)

Carter was absolutely infatuated with his Uncle Chew all weekend long! Wherever Matt was... Carter was. This picture is a little fuzzy... but you get the idea. I think we may have a future firefighter on our hands!

LOVE this picture. Carter just pulled Matthew around all night... going here and there.

A little big... but someday he'll grow up to fit it!

Just cute!

I have to appologize for my slacking the last month. It has been one crazy ride. We have battled bronchitis, pink eye, sinus infections, and the flu. I hope that this is the end of the illnesses for a bit and we can get back to normal.

On a better note... If you haven't heard... Jason and I are expecting our 2nd child somewhere in mid-January. Yay!!

2009-05-06T14:21:00.007-04:00

We took a trip to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. It was absolutely beautiful! The tulips were at their peak... and gorgeous!

This is an amazing room. We figured that this is one of the rooms at Phipps where a wedding ceremony can be held... absolutely stunning!

There are amazing pieces of hand blown glass throughout the Conservatory. These are the ones that caught my eye!

More pictures of the beautiful flowers!

Carter loved wondering around! Checking everything out.. and getting into everything! I even think he did some gardening that day... whether they like it or not!

This was a really cool tree they had out in one of the courtyards. It was huge! They hollowed out the trunk and carved steps in it. Carter and the girls were able to go into the tree... and climb to the top!

Maggie, Carter, Molly and Jenna

The fountain that he fell in love with! It was the perfect size for him. Luckily it was soooo hot that day... the was able to splash in the water for a while.

I found this spot for him and thought it would be a good place for some pictures... boy was I wrong! It was right beside a fountain and all he wanted to do was get in the water!

More water.... and absolute fascination!

We loved the fish!

They had the most amazing orchid room. There were orchids of every size and color. I took a million pictures of them... but this is the one that I loved.

And now we get down to Monkey Business.....

We love bathtime... and soaking Mom and Dad! This is a very good indication that we will be soaked in about 3.5 seconds...

3.5 seconds is up!!!!

Going in for the kill....

Got him!!! Very sweet.. but very wet! The tongue is ALWAYS out!

The innocent Drew look... yeah right!

I guess something was funny! He loves beating his chest like a gorilla... not sure where he learned that one... DAD!?!

One of his favorite things to do with daddy....

Didn't want to look at the camera... but turned out to be a good picture, much to his dismay!

Does it ever stop?

2009-04-25T15:25:00.007-04:00

We have discovered that we can climb on tables.... oh what fun! (Definitely trying to break him of that!)

Now that he climbs up on the table... he can see what mommy hides on the dining room table. Obviously he spotted something he likes!

A man on a mission!

See the stairs... conquer the stairs...

What's this? A rock? I will throw it!

We are constantly throwing these stones throughout the yard. I was ok when we weren't mowing the grass... but now that we are, we have to comb thru the grass before we mow! (Don't need a broken window)

He got really quiet the other day... I searched for him and found him at the top of the landing with a book and Sis (Kenzie). He carried the book up the stairs with him... too cute!

WARNING: What you are about to see, was done without a womans supervision!!!!!!

It all started when Jason got his bulldozer running...

Welcome to Testosterone Fest 2009

A few weeks ago, Jason and Bill mentioned about taking out a few of the unnecessary trees from behind my house. I was ok with that... didn't sound too harmful... right? WRONG!

Tuesday I was sitting inside doing some computer work when I heard the rumble of a tractor and bulldozer... That always worries me!

I looked out the back window of my house... and there it was....

A FEW TREES?!? More like all the trees!

It makes me wonder if these guys are even safe...

They definitely tag-teamed those poor trees... they didn't even see it coming. (Oh yeah.. did I mention that the little sheds are gone too?????)

I now sit in my house and look at the pile of trees that were ripped down and the huge hole in my backyard. I'll be sure to put a picture up of the finished product... when it happens. As of now.. 3/4 of the trees are still sitting out back waiting to be burned.

Think Spring!

2009-04-14T14:44:00.004-04:00

Happy Easter to everyone! We are beginning to see signs of spring! Some flowers are blooming, the trees are budding, and Bill has begun the planting process... Finally!

One of the few pretty flowers in my weed garden.... I really need to work on that this year!

We celebrated Easter at Bill and Teresa's house. Lots of delicious food and tons of laughs! Jason and Matthew hid the easter eggs for the hunt (boy... did they do a good job!). Carter really didn't get the whole idea of the egg hunt... but had a blast watching everyone running around.

He found a few eggs with the help of Nana and Pappy... but didn't get to keep the candy... BOOOO!

I was hoping that the weather would cooperate for us... The sun was shining but it was chilly. It really was a bummer that we had to wear a coat and hat...

We also spent some time at KC's house (Jason's dad).

Uncle Kenny was 'zooming' him all over! Obviously he was loving it!

All suited up to do another egg hunt!

More interested in the ground than finding the eggs.... luckily they made it easy for him.

JACKPOT!!!! Goldfish for Carter... and chocolate for Mommy!

Mr. Cool. He has an obsession with sunglasses... I guess I should buy him a pair that fit him a little better...

This is a picture of a double rainbow from the other morning. We typically see rainbows in the east...but I was able to see a rainbow in the west that morning. I just went out to get a picture of the sky... but when I got out there I realized that there was a double rainbow goin on!

I thought the contrast of the clouds and the sky were really neat...

I love this kind of stuff... Maybe I should be a storm chaser!

Doin some yardwork.

We went out to Blue Spruce Park on Jason's day off. Carter was really into the bridge and the water running under it. The boys just sat there for a while watching the water...

This would be my son trying to get down off the bridge to play in the water...

Lovin the swing!

I absolutely love this picture. Jason and Carter were playing in one of the tunnels. He was having so much fun! We'll definitely have to go back!

Like father... like son

2009-03-23T14:40:00.002-04:00

Jason was in charge of dressing Carter... go figure! Carhartt overalls... thermal shirt... and daddy's John Deere hat!

We went out for a Sunday drive with Jason's mom. We were getting some pictures of the scenery with Flat Stanley for Christian's (my cousin) school project. As we were out on the back country roads... we ran into a porcupine! It was sooooo cool seeing one up close. Of course Jason jumped out of the car and chased it thru the woods. It eventually ran up a tree and Jason got a picture of it. Too cool!

Carter's 1st Birthday!

2009-03-06T15:50:00.004-05:00

It was a busy few days preparing for the big party Saturday night... Carter was exhausted! He decided to pass out Saturday at noon on the living room floor... without lunch...

I got lots of lovin' from Carter after the party was over... I think he was very happy with the party and all the fun stuff he got!

The Newtons - Courtney is Carter's girlfriend... and Kim is one of my girls! Love them! (and James too!)

The cupcakes... Carter was dying to get his hands on them all night! Mom and I baked them Friday night and all Carter wanted was to get his hands on them. We had to keep them up high because wandering hands were reaching for them...

Carter absolutely fell in love with his Carhartt overalls and his tool belt! Aunt Maria and Uncle Kenny got him the tool belt. He loves wearing it and trying to fix everything with the tools! I think I am gonna come home one day to find everything in the house torn apart...

Another gift that he loves! KC and Sue bought him a tractor... It's small enough for him to ride and he loves driving it all over our living room! He sits for HOURS on it and drives!

Cupcake time! I was a little disappointed that he didn't make a huge mess.. but he sure did love the cupcakes!

A great family photo!

1??? Are you kidding me??

2009-02-25T21:17:00.007-05:00

I have come to the conclusion that I am not ready for Carter to turn one... so we will not be celebrating his first birthday until 2012.. that truly is when he is 1! I can't believe how this year has flown by.

I recently bought a new camera... and LOVE it! I am still experimenting with everything that it can do. So some are good and some are not so good... but they are still great pictures of Carter. I wanted to get some pictures up before his birthday party... cause I know I will have tons! Enjoy!

Never too early to learn... right?

I loved this picture!

The newest addition to my uncle's collection of toys... it was just delivered today! It's pretty sweet.

All smiles from this tractor lover! He was standing up in the cab and plastering himself up against the glass... This definitely made his day!

I think he will be spending a lot of time riding with daddy when he is working in the fields. Bill got the tractor with the extra seat in it... I guess his days of hanging out with mommy are over...

See ya later Uncle Bill... I'm just gonna take her for a quick spin!

Who is happier?? Dad or Carter? Hard to tell...

We got him this firetruck for his birthday. He saw it in the store and fell in love with it!

Carter and Daddy...

Carter is wearing Christian's hat. Christian, Emma, Steph and Janet were all up to visit this past week. We had a blast with them! Carter absolutely adored Christian... he snuggled up to him more than he does with me!

My son has an obsession with emptying one cupboard to put the things into another. I thought I had cleaned everything up the other day... until I opened the cupboard to get a strainer...

Caught him in the act!

An entertaining dinner

2009-02-24T19:33:00.006-05:00

We have had a busy few weeks....

Carter is now walking/running, which is consuming all of my time. He is continually up and down the steps (with my assistance), emptying every cupboard he can get his hands on, and playing in the toilet (not to my liking). He is also cutting his molars (not a fun time, might I add)... so that allows no time for blogging...

Kenny ate dinner at our house tonight... and we definitely had an entertaining dinner. Carter has turned into the biggest hamball. He is constantly goofing and making us laugh. Enjoy this tidbit of our entertainment... It's not the best quality cause I had to record it on my camera from my phone... but I think you will get the just of it.

I will be posting more pictures... when I get time. ugh.

Funny story

2009-02-07T20:16:00.002-05:00

So tonight as Jason and I were giving Carter a bath...

He was standing along the edge of the tub and we began to hear the sound of rushing water... and much to our surprise he was peeing in the tub (not unusual for a child of that age - or any age for that matter). As he finished peeing... he left out the largest sigh of relief. I mean a HUGE sigh of relief and then smiled at us and began laughing. Jason and I just looked at one another and cracked up!

He is an absolute monkey!

2009-02-06T15:10:00.002-05:00

don't be afraid to leave a little love... comment love that is! Plus... I like to know who's checkin out the pictures and whatnot. (I'm with you Jess... I love reading comments!)

Horray for the Steelers!!!

2009-02-04T14:22:00.005-05:00

We went to John and Sarah's for the Superbowl... and had a blast! It was such a fun time. Carter was an absolute angel and I think he is developing a love for football!

This is Apache... John and Sarah's dog. Apache and Carter played all night long... they are the best of friends!!!

Carter was reaching for Apache... as you can tell Apache was trying to get away... hence the whiskers in the picture. They were too cute together!

We discovered that Carter does not like the taste or radishes... but still insisted on putting his teeth marks on every radish on the dish. Hilarious!

Carter and Daddy watching the Steelers kick some Cardinal butt!!!

Did you see that play????

This ribbon tastes funny.... but soooo much fun to chew!

GO STEELERS!!!!

Carter and Uncle John... John soooo looks ready for a kid of his own! (wink wink)

I don't think any of the boys moved from their spots all night...

From Left: John, Adam, Jason, Chris and Shane

My little man is beginning to appreciate great things when he sees them... He loves my Coach wristlet. A boy after my own heart!!!

Mickey! I love this picture of him!

Kenzie!!

Mr. Curious... he has to sniff absolutely everything!

Just some pics of Carter being a goofball... as usual!

He is now standing on his own and taking a few steps. I think he will definitely be running laps around me by his 1st birthday... only a few more weeks to go!!! AHHHHH!!!

Lovin my spaghetti!

2009-02-01T14:12:00.003-05:00

We tried spaghetti this week... and LOVED it!!!!

An absolute mess! We definitely went straight to the tub after this meal...

Who me? I'm messy?

Spaghetti and applesauce... not a good combination!

The Superbowl is tonight! GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll get some pictures of him in his jersey....

PITTSBURGHS GOIN TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!

2009-01-20T09:15:00.003-05:00

GO STEELERS!

Carter has found a new love of balloons! He is constantly entertained by playing with the balloon... cheap entertainment!

Check out those chompers! His eighth tooth has began to come thru... yay!

Snuggling with the balloon...

One of the many interesting faces that Carter makes at me on a daily basis... this is one of my favorites!

Carter loves sitting in anything that he can. I have several of these baskets that we keep his toys in. He will empty every one and crawl from one to the other.

He has adopted this spoon from the kitchen and plays with it all the time. He has many uses for it. He will use it to get his toys that are at the back of the table that he can't reach... what a smart kid! :)

Chewing on the corner cover... I'm trying to break him of that!

What a look!

CrEePy!

2009-01-13T10:16:00.002-05:00

So this morning I was sweeping the house like I do quite frequently. While I am sweeping... Carter is playing in the living room, usually watching Noggin or playing with one of his toys. I was sweeping my kitchen floor and realized that he got very quiet and I wondered what he was up to... who knows with this kid! I peeked into the living room and couldn't find him anywhere! Then I looked down at the gate right below me... and there he was... watching me. It creeped me out a bit... just by the way he was peering over the gate at me. I just laughed and grabbed the camera!

I bought Carter an overstuffed chair from Pottery Barn Kids for him after Christmas. I think I was more excited about the chair than he was at first... and now... he absolutely loves the chair! He loves climbing on it... sitting and reading... and chillin'.

These two pictures are a bit fuzzy... but couldn't resist putting them on!

He loves to get inbetween the two couches that I have in the living room and tear everything off the end table. I caught him in the act today....

Carter has discovered that once he clears off the shelf on the coffee table... it makes for a fun time! He is constantly pulling EVERYTHING off the shelf and then is crawling up there and playing. Too funny!

If that isn't a Drew look... I don't know what is!

Still recovering from a busy Christmas!

2009-01-09T08:54:00.002-05:00

What a busy December!

Carter is now cruising and taking one step at a time. His newfound love is standing at anything he can get to. He loves hanging out under the dining room table... as you can tell. He has developed quite the hilarious personality and is a ham! He loves waving, clapping, blowing kisses and saying a few words. Of course mama is not one of them unless he is absolutely mad and is yelling at me. He now says dada, nana and tractor (and you can only imagine how happy daddy is to hear that!)

The Drew clan... Maria, Kenny, Chloe, Michael, Patty, Jason, me, and Carter (who was just about done with the whole picture taking).

Carter got his first John Deere tractor for Christmas... We absolutely could not get him off of the tractor all day long! Obviously he can't peddle the tractor and it is too big for him... but he loves it the same. We literally put a belt around his waste and the seat to keep him from falling off.

Checking the tractor over to make sure it is up to his standards... or should I say... his fathers standards!

Maggie wanted in on the action!

So excited!

We opened presents at our house in the morning... He was much more interested in the wrapping paper than the presents!

We got him one of those two stage cars. He can walk behind it to help him learn to walk... and he can also ride it. One of his favorite new toys!

It's the most wonderful time of the year....

2008-12-15T14:55:00.006-05:00

Just a few beautiful pictures I took Sunday morning when we were getting a Christmas Tree.

A 'buckrub' that the hunters missed... which amazed me cause they are such avid hunters.

So.... Sunday afternoon we went to the fire station to see Santa. Oh boy... what an interesting first encounter with Santa. As you can tell - Carter was not a big fan of the man in red...

So we opted for Jason to hold him and Santa just stood beside him...

Didn't work either....

So we just put him in Santa's chair.....

and Santa thought he could sneak in... but that didn't work either.... maybe next year!

It is a family tradition for us to go cut Christmas trees early one Sunday morning every year. This year the Gilmore's were able to join us (minus Charlie... who stayed at home with Nonna). We always have such a blast. We all gather together around 7 am... yeah thats right... 7 am and go for our trees. We all spread out looking for the perfect tree. Once everyone has made a decision and the men have cut the trees down... we eat! (Out in the freezing cold... but sooooo much fun!)

The Gilmore's (Jackson, James and Jessica)

Maggie punching Claire because of some smart comment she made... Isn't it great to have her home from college? How many more days til she goes back? (kidding!)

The Drew's. Yeah... I was freezing... but my men were warm!

The Byerly's and The Drew's. A good picture except for Jason and Matthew... but what do you expect? (kidding again!)

So we got together for a group picture of all of the cousins that were there and Uncle Chris got a hold of my camera.... What a funny guy!

That's better....

Little man all bundled up trying to eat Cheerios in Uncle Chew's front seat. All he wanted to do was stand up and play with the steering wheel.

Daddy and Carter

The ham of all hams!!!!

2008-12-15T14:20:00.005-05:00

As you can see... Carter is sportin' the snaggle-tooth look, but that second tooth has now broken through!

Check out the mohawk!

Jason was doing a good job of cracking him up! I live with two goofballs!

Not so happy about going to Lowe's for the second time in one day! I opened the car door and he gave me this look like... not again!!!

So his exersaucer has been put in the bathroom for those days that I need him entertained while I am in the shower... and he is not the biggest fan of that! But the other day I wised up and gave him Cheerios... and what a hit that was! There were a few 'leftovers' hanging out on the bottom and you guessed it... he found them! He crawled in there and was gobbling them up before I knew what he was doing! This picture definitely depicts the fact that he was caught in the act... don't you think? (Oh yeah... and please ignore the fact that he is still in his pj's.... we were having a lazy day!)

We now know how to clap... and that's all we do.

Playing with Nana's baby spatula. He loves the pink one!

I just love the butt shot! He is too stinkin cute with the boots on and pants off!

Givin' his momma some kisses! Such a sweet boy!

I just loved this picture!

Tony's Pictures

2008-12-02T15:37:00.002-05:00

While we were visiting family in Louisiana, we had some pictures taken by a friend of the family. He did a wonderful job. I hope you enjoy them!

Carter and Charlie... what a ham that Charlie is!

One of my favorite pictures of the lil man...

I just loved this picture when I saw it...

We had a picture of all the great grandchildren taken for my Grandma's birthday... What a great looking bunch. Don't you think?

2008-11-19T10:18:00.001-05:00

I just got these pictures onto my computer... and wanted to share them. My cousin, Jonathan, took these when he was home in October. I thought they were too cute....

Just some fun...

2008-11-16T14:32:00.007-05:00

The boys brought the combine back to the farm on a rainy day to do some 'fine tuning' and Carter was able to get up in there with his daddy. You should've seen the faces on both of them when Carter got up in that combine!! PRICELESS!

We had a blast visiting with our family in LA. This is Charlie, my cousin Jessica's son. He is such a ham! I thought there was a hole in the peach puff container.... but it was just the peach puff theif! Charlie enjoyed Carter being there... because we always had TONS of food for Carter and Charlie to eat!

We had pictures taken on Sunday while we were down there. This is just one of the beautiful trees at the State Park that we had the pictures taken. So beautiful there!

Poor Carter and Charlie were the two most immobile children of the group... so they were the last to get up off the blanket after pictures. These two were cracking us up! Charlie kept licking Carter... and as we would laugh... he would do it more! It was hilarious! Jess had bribed the children with skittles... and of course my son got a hold of the bag. But it was all good... at least it kept him occupied while Tony was getting some good pictures! (and no... he didn't eat any!)

My beautiful baby girl! This is Kenzie.... we were outside with the dogs and was able to get a few good shots of both of them. Just wanted to share a picture of each.

And this is Mickey....

Catchin' a free ride on daddy's shoulders! Of course it only lasted for a few seconds before he wanted down. Not a big fan of sitting in one place for more than a few seconds! Little man is always on the run!

Carter is in the Jump'n'go. My friend Kim let us borrow it since Courtney isn't using it. It is one of Carter's favorite things to do. I can put him in there while I am cooking dinner... and he entertains himself! LOVE IT!

Up in the tree! (Not really... Daddy's just holding him up there!)

My son loves to be naked! I allow it to a certain extent... the diaper must stay on!
He is playing at another one of his favorite toys. It sings and plays music - a great thing!

I fear it won't be long before he is walking. If it involves sitting... he's not interested! He is constantly climbing up on his toys and everything else in the house. This was him 'dancing' while the music was playing.

What a goofball!

Carter's first combine ride. It was too cute! We were standing in the shop and Bill offered to give Carter a ride up to the shed... since he had to take the combine up there. He grinned from ear to ear for the rest of the night! (and so did daddy!)

Busy, busy, busy!

2008-11-15T16:29:00.002-05:00

Hey... I haven't forgotten about getting pictures up but I've been really busy with traveling down south and whatnot. I will get pics up as soon as my son takes a nap that is longer than 30 min! Hopefully I can get it done either tonight or tomorrow!

This 'n that...

2008-11-04T15:19:00.006-05:00

Although there are a million other pictures I want to put on here... these are the ones that I got on before I got fed up with the computer. Enjoy these and I'll get more on soon!

I loved the falling leaves!

Naked Cowboy in NYC better watch out!

Does this hat look good on me? Oh wait... its not a hat... but a pan from my kitchen. Daddy thought it was a good idea to introduce Carter to pots and pans... and he wonders why I never cook dinner! :)

What a pretty princess! Thanks Courtney for the fun night of playing and letting me get dressed up with your things!

Carter's First Halloween

2008-11-04T14:46:00.005-05:00

Isn't he the happiest owl you have ever seen?

He refused to actually pose for a picture... so this is one of the best pictures I could get of the whole costume.

Mommy and owl for their first halloween together!

All is well....

2008-11-04T14:32:00.003-05:00

Hey... I have been trying for two days to upload pictures of Carter's first Halloween and other wonderful pictures of him... but it's not working. I will continue to keep trying.

Carter is now crawling like a champ! There is no stopping him now... I mean nothing!

Like I said... hope to get some pictures up soon!

A double rainbow kind of day....

2008-10-22T17:31:00.005-04:00

Yesterday was a very interesting kind of day with the weather. We had rain, ice, sun, and wind... but then in the afternoon it was amazing. We saw rainbow after rainbow. And to top it.. most of them were double rainbows. Just wanted to share some of the pictures I took of them.

The second rainbow is hard to see but it is on the far right of this picture...

My son has decided that it is fun to eat diapers! Everytime I get one out to change his diaper... he grabs it and it is soaked with slobber before I know it!

Not sure if he's diggin me taking his picture here or not....

Check out the double chin!

Its been one crazy month!

2008-10-21T14:45:00.003-04:00

It has been quite some time since I have had the opportunity to get on here and get some pics up of the angel. We have been incredibly busy with family and work. For the last few weeks we have had family visiting from LA and friends from college.... and the thousands of other people that have decided to enjoy the beautiful land that God has blessed us with.

Carter now has three teeth on the bottom and is using the 'leap frog' as his only way of getting around. He is soooo close to crawling. I'm sure it will be any day now!

Enjoy the pictures!

Looks a little like his Uncle Chew.... don't ya think?

Just a few beautiful fall pictures of what I get to look at on a daily basis.... I love being out in the country! Its too beautiful!

One of our customers' mother made this hat for Carter. It is tooooooo stinkin cute on him! Obviously he loves it too!

He also loves wearing his daddy's hat too!

Puppy love!

2008-09-24T21:03:00.005-04:00

Carter met the newest member to Kenny and Maria's family... Morgan! She is only a few weeks old and is the cutest beagle puppy out there! He absolutely fell in love as soon as he saw her!

Go Steelers!

Not sure what he was wanting here from Morgan... I think he was puckering up for a kiss.

Jason and I both had Tuesday off this week so we decided to go to Lone Maple (a John Deere store). Uncle Chew rode along with us. Carter was in heaven! He didn't know what to look at first... the HUGE tractors outside... the mowers inside... the gator... the collectible tractors... I could go on for quite some time. Matt and Jason found it hilariously funny to put all the hats on Carter's head. This one was exceptionally funny cause the hat stood straight up on his head.

Passed out after his big adventure to the John Deere store...

Ever wonder what smeared peaches look like? Yeah.. this is it! Jason left the container of peaches a little too close to Carter.

This was just too funny not to put on here........

whatnot...

2008-09-21T21:32:00.002-04:00

No pictures tonight... I'm too exhausted from the week. Carter was at the Dr. for his 6 month checkup. He weighs 17 lbs. 4 oz. and is 27 3/8 inches long! He's quite the lump.

We are all doing well... but Carter got his first cold this week. So we have been battling the runny/stuffy nose for the last few days. Oh what fun!!!!

I promise I'll get some new pictures up soon!

We love fall time!

2008-09-18T15:11:00.005-04:00

Carter was introduced to pumpkins for the first time the other day... and loved them! He sat in the bin of pumpkins for quite awhile. And to think he has only seen the few white ones we have in at the market!

He was helping to unload the Mule full of pumpkins. What a helper!

He was literally crawling all over the pumpkins. He couldn't decide which one he wanted to touch and play with so he made sure he got them all!

The stems are delicious too!

Check out the chompers! He definitely knows how to use them too!

Not quite ready for bed I would say....

Lovin the sweet potatoes!

Sweet peas.... not so much!

A Drew look if I've ever seen one!

A week of firsts!

2008-09-01T21:40:00.004-04:00

This has been a very exciting week in the Drew household! We have experienced many new and exciting things.... take a peek!

Carter started baby food this week. He loves his bananas and pears... and absolutely loves sitting in his highchair. This picture was taken at work. I pulled out the camera to get a picture of him and this is what I got. He was sooooo excited to be sitting in the highchair like a big boy. He saw a new world that day!

First time to sit on a tractor! Daddy has been dying to get him up on a tractor! He looked way to comfortable perched up there.... oh boy!

Our first two teeth! The picture is fuzzy... but they are there! Both of his bottom teeth came in on Wednesday morning. I woke up and he was just as miserable as could be and was rubbing his gums on anything he could get his hands on. I decided to massage his gums a little and found these two wonderful surprises! They are soooo crooked but soooo cute!

Another picture of him up on his new found love! Only green and yellow for this boy!

I just love this picture!

He is basically sitting up on his own which is also a new development this week! He is so proud of himself when he is sitting there.

Pappy and Carter goofing around... They are too funny when they are together!

Uncle Chew and Carter. I was soooo glad Matt let me take this picture. They are too cute together!

Carter and Molly. He just loves her. They were posing for a picture and he grabbed her nose as I took the shot... Its too funny! He loves picking on her as you can tell....

We've been invaded!

2008-08-05T20:27:00.004-04:00

What an interesting few days! So my dog decided that she was going to be suicidal and run out in front of my uncle driving down the road. He did not see her but she preceeded to run in to his truck. We of course took care of her but couldn't get her to the vet until today... she's fine. The vet said that nothing is broken but she gets to wear this lovely cone around her head. Carter looks at her and just giggles. Mickey looks at her like she is an alien... but he needs to remember that he once wore that and to make it worse... he had a hot pink cast! So both dogs have had to wear the cones.... who's next??

Mom was getting ready to change his diaper the other day... He was not quite finished with his business so she left him to lay for a few minutes before she took the diaper off. I came back into the room a few minutes later and this is what I found. He undid his diaper and rolled over. He was so proud of himself and I was glad I got in there when I did... cause we would've had a mess!

Not quite sure how he managed this one.....

At last!

2008-08-05T20:27:00.003-04:00

FINALLY! I am so glad that I finally got time to get on here and get some pics of the munchkin on here. We are absolutely having a blast with Carter and enjoying every moment with him. It's been a crazy month... too much has gone on to write about... but here are some pictures...

Carter is absolutely in love with the pool. Mom went and bought a floaty for him... we can hardly get him out of it!

We had uncle John and aunt Sarah's wedding on the 26th. We had a blast and Carter thoroughly enjoyed his first wedding....

Mr. Cool Cat! Aren't those sunglasses too much?

Probably gonna get yelled at by my son in 15 years for putting this on here for the world to see... but his booty is too cute not to put on here! Little man is such a poser.....

Carly, Brenda & Carter at the Clark's concert! It was a very late night... but we enjoyed it. Carter's first concert!
Pappy couldn't get us a picture with the band... so this is a good as it gets!

This is one of my favorite pictures of him... he's just too stinkin cute.

Look at that smile!