Christmas with the Sparks

We spent the second half of our Christmas in Stillwater...

The boys love bonding with Grampy and Mimi

Carter got excited about ALL of his gifts. The grands really spoil our boys!

Carter is still into Sesame Street. Mimi even wrapped his gifts in Sesame paper which was a hit!

Uncle Mike and Aunt Sherah got Carter a Spider Man costume. Tim tried it on right in front of Carter but it still scared him a little bit:)

And even at 2 1/2 years old, the wrapping paper is still really fun!

Christmas with the Carrolls

We celebrated the first half of Christmas in Edina...

Cooper had a great time climbing over the gifts!

Carter was very excited about his new Elmo CD!

I even got a little cuddle time with Sawyer:)

And Carter got some good reading time with Papa:)

Carter is 2 Years + 4 Months!

If I could pick one word for Carter this month it would be SWEET! He has been so good with Cooper and really is bonding with him. He is just saying the most heart-warming things too. Here are some examples:

-"I love spending time with you dad!"
-"I love when you read to me mom!"
-"Thank you for this food. It's really tasty!"
-"I love you so much Cooper John"
...Wow! That is all I can say:)


Cooper gravitates towards Carter and although sometimes he gets in the way, Carter usually welcomes him with a hug!

Here he is helping Cooper with his bottle. These pictures are pre-haircut:)

He is pretty proud of being such a big help!

It has been pretty chilly outside but Carter loves playing in the snow.

Carter has also shown us his organizational skills this month! He often times will sort the food we give him for snacks or meals...Oh boy, I don't know where he gets that from!!

Cooper is 10 Months Old!

Cooper is already 10 months old...crazy! He has been pulling himself up on everything these days as you can see below.

We even captured it on video...

His babbles are still mostly incoherent but earlier in the month he started saying "mama" and "dada". He is just so adorable!

Carter loves watching him try to pull himself up on the couch. I do often have to referee though to make sure Cooper doesn't get tackled!