Turning 2- - -Not So "Terrible"

2 Years ago tomorrow @ 9:32pm my little boy was born weighing in @ 6 lbs 7 oz. I never imagined how quickly this time would pass. My baby is turning 2!!! Today was his party and we had a great day! Thanks to Kathy @ Modern Polkadot we had some adorable invitations for his Baryard/Farm Party! My dirty little, animal loving, truck and tractor driving little boy TURNS 2!
(Notice the boots he insisted on wearing the other day...yes they are winter snow boots worn in this beaurtiful 70 degree weather...they are too small...and he insisted those were the shoes he wanted to wear on Wednesday)

Cowboy cupcakes, Cow Tail candy and "Chicken Feed" Chex Mix were at the tables.

The hats are Pringles, eyes mini M&M's, fruit roll-up mouth and scarf, chicklet tooth, Cheerio ears, Jelly Belly nose, and Gumdrop top of the hat. These were of course made w/ an egg substitute called Ener-G for the egg allergy. These were a hit w/ the kids.

As a goodie bag...the kids got Tractor soaps...adorable purchased on etsy from Arizona Soap Works who does a great job w/ custom soaps. The kids were excited to use these in the tub.


The kids all go hats and bandanas to go along w/ the theme. (from left...Caleb, Carrick, Hadley, Carter, Andrew, and Aaron)
Carter's favorite gift from Ed and Kathy Hall...his first gun. Makes all the fun noises that every guy/man likes to hear.

This gift went perfectly w/ his other gift from the halls...perfect camo overalls for next hunting season. Thanks Ed!


We got him a Little Tikes Toolbench. He thought it was great and it was only a matter of time until he figured out how to climb on top.
We had a great day! Thanks for everyone that came. We love birthdays, even if it means my baby is growing up. Thanks to Chris my wonderful husband for being so helpful w/ all the festivities...you are great!

Carter goes for a SPIN

Bag It Up Baby

My newest Bag. This is the Small Tote. The fabric is Anna Maria Horner Good Folks Dusk. I made this for a good friend who is pregnant w/ her first boy Thomas James who will be here in a few weeks. More to come...totes and more totes.

We also had 5 sales last week on the fabric we are selling on etsy. Check it out www.hbfabrics.etsy.com We will be listing even more fabrics soon. So much fabric so little time. I am really liking the fabric/sewing business, though small very entertaining on my part. Chris has gotten into it as well and we have fun together working on it. We will keep you posted.

Toddler take over

Just a quick update on Carter-Bo (AKA Louey) Don't ask why we call him that, we are not sure it just came out. How do you shorten Carter any way..."Car" just doesn't fit!

So Carter is VERY fair haired and has been bald for quite some time. So we did not have a first haircut until 2 weeks ago. And by the way, he didn't REALLY need it then either. But Dad was sick of his "tail" so we had it cut off.

He did very well. Didn't move a muscle. Just look how far he has come w/ his hair growth and his sweet "widow's peak". This mommy was proud of it and kept what little hair from the "tail" she could.

Carter has also been known to streak...we found him the other day in the laundry room playing w/ Henna's (my parents dog) dish of food. Nothing on but SOCKS. Gotta love it.

He has also been very into playing in the yard and riding the tracker. He goes to the door and says, "Side, tractor, bike..." We have been playing outside quite a bit lately. Here is my attempt to catch him looking adorable as I feel he is. He still. melts his mom.

Carter says pretty much everything he hears now. His vocab expands every day. It is truly amazing. He is saying 3 words in a row and all very understandable. "My turn mommy", "Read it please", "Carter do it!", "Thank you Daddy", "Bike, Ride it" We giggle when he copies us and says things like "Doubt it" or "Oh Gosh!" He is a HUGE mimic and we are learning to be very careful. We love this kid!

ATTACK OF THE RED FOOT DISEASE

This is BLOG worthy...and I wished I had taken a picture...Ugh! Carter went to bed last night with a slight cough. Then coughed on and off through the night. In the morning he woke up rather grumpy and whiney. I thought he was OK so we went to swimming lessons. After swimming he was shivering and ended up with a fever of 100.9 for no apparent reason. (I know I should not have taken him to swimming and I am a bad mom...but I REALLY thought he was OK) So he has been on Tylenol and Motin all day. Right before dinner we were talking on SKYPE with Mema and she said..."His feet are RED, what is wrong w/ Carter?' I looked at his tiny piggies all the while Carter grabbing his toes and saying "RED, MOMMY, RED" I finally got a good look at them and noticed they were not just red but BRIGHT red w/ BRIGHT red specks all over them. They were not hot to the touch just RED!!!

Hmmmm, I quickly tried to think of all the medical conditions it could be! As if I had heard of any "RED FEET" conditions. I thought this must be the cause of the high temp and it has finally presented it self. My Grandma says..."He needs to go to the doctor!" I almost agreed when Chris yells from the kitchen, "IT'S THE CRYSTAL LIGHT!" Carter was playing w/ some tiny Crystal Light packets I had in the pantry. Unknown to me one packet was open, and he had spilled it all over the kitchen floor and was walking his bare feet in it. THUS THE RED FOOT DISEASE!!! We all laughed! My little man cracks me up even when he has a fever!

We still don't know why the fever, but he has been himself the rest of the day. Hopefully he sleeps it off tonight!