Easter Egg Hunt #2

Easter Sunday we always go to my grandparent's home near Commerce, GA and eat Easter dinner. When we were kids, my cousins and I always did a Easter egg hunt. Now that we are all grown, they made one for Carter. He had a blast not having anyone to compete with yet.

Gatlinburg Aquarium

It took me a while to post these pictures because the day we went to aquarium I forgot my camera. My friend Wendy was able to e-mail me some of the aquarium pictures that she took with her camera for us.

I don't think Carter was very crazy over the massive shark teeth.

Carter and I in front of the shark teeth.



Looking over to try and touch a shell crab.


I came to the realization that sword fish have really funny faces.

A shark!

A grouper. These guys like the dark shaded areas.

Enough said there....

Huge crabs. I think we were picturing them boiled with a side bake potato and some melted butter for dipping.

Happy Easter!

He has risen...

Easter 2010 was a great success this year. The Easter bunny sure did visit us last night and hid several eggs all over the house. Carter had a blast finding them.


Looks like the Easter Bunny was very good to this Hardin household.
What the Easter Bunny left Carter.
Excited about his Easter basket.
Carter getting ready to go on his Easter egg hunt
The Easter Bunny was trying to be creative on where to hide the eggs...
Oh yeah, it just kept getting better...

Carter happy he found an egg outside!
I think I see one!
Carter going to the backyard with his basket to see if the Easter Bunny left some out there.

Easter Egg Fun!!!!

Every year since I was a child it has been the tradition to dye Easter eggs. I want to keep the tradition going with my own children. Uncle Nick and Brandy came to also join the fun. This Easter is definitely going to be interesting because Carter understands the Easter bunny and egg hunts!

Carter admiring the messy work we just did. He had a blast dying the eggs!
Carter loves coloring with street chalk..as you can see, this is what my back patio has turned into.
Brandy and Carter.

After all that coloring outside, someone decided they were tired and sleepy

Carter?.....Guess again..that is his cousin, Aidan!! Although they do look super alike. Aidan will celebrate his 1st birthday party on Monday. Happy Birthday Aidan! We got the boys together for Easter!

Carter at 12 months.

Belated 18 Month Check up!

Today, Carter had his very much needed 18 month check up that I had been meaning to schedule for a while now; however, he had been so ill with ear infections that it delayed his check ups. Well as of today, he is all caught up. We went ahead and did his 18 month and 2 year old check up. His stats are as follows:

Weight: 27lbs 35%
Height: 36in 95%
Head Circumference: 49 cm 55%

Carter has made so much progress since he had his ear surgery. An occasional bug here and there but we can live with that. Carter also received his DTAP and Hepatitis A vaccine which did not make him happy. Poor baby! The Dr. said Carter is developing very well. His language skills are very advanced for his age and his physical development is right where it should be.


Carter and I waiting on Dr. Shah to come in!
Still waiting.....
Carter decided that he was very interested in the tools he found in the drawers. I think we may a little Dr. on our hands.
Trying to make his escape after he word the word "shots" as a pleural.
34 weeks! 6 or less to go!

Gatlinburg

This past weekend we went on our first family vacation with the Fullers to Gatlinburg, TN. Carter had a blast! We went to the Ripley's Aquarium and Carter loved seeing all the life under the sea. His favorite was the sharks and sword fish. We had great weather and also enjoyed walking around town and relaxing at the Cabin. We were so happy that we got to getaway one last time before the baby came. It meant a lot to me getting to spend a trip with Carter still being my only baby.

The view from our Chalet.

Our chalet was at a great location mountain wise but the driveway was horrible. I think Al and I both about had a panic attack when we saw how steep it was.
This is what Carter referred to as the "big big bath!" Too bad I could not join everyone as much as I wanted to. My sore feet got a nice dip..they needed it after walking around town all day.

Carter enjoyed a life size mirror.
On our way in, we got stopped by a bunch of cars pulled off the road. There was a Georgia black bear in the woods. We pulled over and got some shots of him as well.
Family photo in the mountains. Carter out of focus as usual.

Carter's Great Grandpa: A True American Hero!

As many of you know, Al's grandpa was in the Bataan Death March in WWII. Every year he goes to New Mexico and walks to remember all the brave men who lost their lives during that time. At 93, he can still walk past five miles. It is men like Col. Ben Skardon that make the military as strong and proud as it is today!

I hope Caroline doesn't mind but I borrowed these from her facebook.

Paw paw in front of the memorial!

Paw paw and his supporters!

Mile five and still walking strong!