Beach Day

 Carter loves the water! So yesterday, with my family, we took Carter to the beach... in Herriman! It was really hot yesterday so it was the perfect way to cool down. It was really busy with all the kids that haven't started school yet. 
  The water was a good temperature, Carter didn't want to leave the water. Next time I will remember his floaties so he can go further out:)

Demolition Derby

  We had so much fun this weekend! It was a holiday so Richard got Friday off, woo! We love long weekends with him!We spent Saturday in Heber watching Richard's good friend, Robby, drive in the demolition derby. 
   It was so loud but once we put the earmuffs on Carter he fell asleep for over an hour. I do not know how he always sleeps in these loud places! He loved playing in his car. He was screaming with excitement jumping in the seat:)

First Birthday

    I can not believe that my sweet baby boy is one (tomorrow)!!! Where did the time go?! He has grown so much and continues to surprise me with all of the things he's learning. Words can not express how grateful we are for him and how much we love him! 
   On Saturday we threw him a birthday party with some family and some close friends. It was so great to have everyone over to help us celebrate Carter. We did baseball theme, we also had a slip n slide for some 'sliding practice' and a pool for the babies to cool off in. We are so grateful for our family and the love they show Carter. 

4th of July

  I LOVE the fourth of July! It is one of my favorite holidays. I love getting together to have a BBQ and watch fireworks. This year a lot of our family was out of town. I wanted to go on a hike but Carter's naps that day messed that up.
   We went down to the Riverton park but they didn't have anything going on but a few booths. We left to get a good spot for the Sandy parade. Carter had so much fun at the parade! They passed out flags that Carter loved to wave around (and eat)! As floats and cars passed by Carter would squeal and clap. Later that night we met up with some friends to watch the fireworks. We got a great spot to watch the show. I was excited for Carter to watch them, but he didn't like them. He started crying and three minutes into them he went to sleep. I can't believe he slept through them, but it was better than him crying!
 

one year pictures.

  We just had Carter's first birthday pictures taken and I'm obsessed with how they turned out! We have gone to http://fotoflystudio.com for all of our pictures with Carter and I love the pictures more every time I go. They are so amazing with kids, have so many different backgrounds, and the photographers are all very talented. Plus you can't beat the price! And the best part is, they give you all the edited pictures on a disc for you to take and print where ever you would like. I highly recommend them. 
   Carter is a very active boy so most shots are of him moving, and thats ok!I made a smash cake for him and was hoping he'd dig in and he did not disappoint! Here are some (okay maybe a lot) of my favorites: