CARTER FAMILY

This whole summer I (Dad) have promised to take the boys camping. Well, now that summer is past the half way point, sister Shaylynn has been born and the boys have been reminding me lately of my camping promise. On Saturday I decided it was as good a time as any. What a great little getaway. With the last couple of weeks being so busy and full, the overnighter was just what we needed to create a lasting memory. We headed about an hour southwest of Denver to Pike National Forest and ended up driving on some dirt roads, looking for "Rascally Bears" and hiking all over. This is one of my favorite pictures. It captures both boys perfectly. Dylan was cautiously keeping Christian from the edge and Christian was purposely closing his eyes because he didn't want to be in the picture. We love both of them so much. Here are the boys "ghosting". Not sure what it means. Christian kept saying the night was "ghost" and they loved running around with headla...

We love the 4th of July. We have so many wonderful blessings because of where we live and love to celebrate the great country we are a part of. Thanks to all of you who have served or are married to those who have served this great nation. We spent the first part of the day in Genesee with Grandy and Papa Cole (Pops Carter's side). Every year they have a celebratory parade through the mountains and a small carnivalish party with swimming. This year it was a little overcast so no swimming. As you will see, the boys look forward to decorating their bikes in honor of the occasion. This was a fun memory growing up a Carter and we are excited that we are able to do it with the boys. The boys loved spending time with Pops, Grandy, Papa Cole, Careylyn and Gunner. Below are some pics to show the fun Shaylynn in her fun outfit. She pretty much slept through the whole thing. Christian, Gunner, and Dylan showing off the swords the magic balloon man made for them. Christian's ...

Born: June 22, 2009 Time: 3:26 pm Weight: 7lbs 2.8oz Height: 19.25 inches Dark Hair, perfect skin, stinky bum, hungry tummy. she is a Carter girl. She was 5 days late, so Natali's Doc had her induced. After a great labor, she gave us all a break and came out 3rd push. The L&D nurse was fantastic and made this our best experience, by far. The boys had a great time with Natali's mom, Gwen. Mom, Dad and baby enjoyed hospital food for 2 days. We will keep you updated as we go. We have lots of pics in girl outfits and will keep you regularly posted of our family news. Thanks to everyone who sent best wishes and cards. We feel so loved and supported. Love you all.

This is our attempt to keep you all a little more informed of our family's status. Well, at least some pictures. We are new at this, but hopefully over time we can be A+ bloggers. Russell and Natali