Morro playing in the snow

Morro is already 10 weeks old and growing by the second! At 16 pounds, it won't be too much longer until he's bigger than Carter.

More pictures of Carter

Carter discovered that it's more fun to play in boxes than it is to try and eat them...although, he still enjoys chewing on cardboard to sooth his teething gums. January 8, 2007


January 7, 2007 Carter sitting cute on the counter (Daddy's close by to catch him if he leans forward though ;)

It's finally winter here and boy is it cold!
January 10, 2007

Grandpa Flory came for a visit and had a wonderful time playing with Carter. He's back at work now, but wanted to make use of frequent flyer miles to come see us while he had the chance. Of course, Grandma Flory would have loved to have been here also. She's getting around better now, but still using a wheelchair and not yet ready to climb our stairs. I'm sure she would love to try for a chance to see Carter though. January 13, 2007

January 14, 2007


I love bath time...he's just so darn cute!


"Hey, how did you do that? I saw you grab this handle, how come it isn't working!?"

January 15, 2007

January 20, 2007
Here's Carter playing with his piano and looking adorable in one of his new outfits.

The New Puppy Has Arrived!

My guys (1/7/07)

We picked up our adorable lab on Saturday (1/6/07) and are adjusting to life as dog owners. He is super cute and does very well around Carter. Of course, I'm right there to make sure he doesn't nip at Carter. They enjoy each others toys (probably more than their own) and are similar in many ways. They both think that anything they can get to that's not a toy belongs in their mouth...chew toys are only for chewing if there's nothing else around. Neither are potty trained, although puppy is doing very well with it so far (thank God Carter has diapers ;-). They both seem to grow at exponential rates too. I think this was a good decision and look forward to watching them become the best of friends. Oh...and we named our darling little puppy Morro, after Morro Bay, CA. Cory and I had originally agreed on the name Jake (same as choosing Carter's name, it was the only name we agreed on) until Cory mentioned Morro. We decided to go for something unique that reminds us both of a favorite place.

Carter's Dedication Ceremony (12/30/06)

Pastor McFarland and his wife Marsha were kind enough to do a private dedication ceremony for us while we were in town. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend. It meant a lot to me that we were able to dedicate Carter in the company of family and in the church I grew up in. It was also nice to have the opportunity to see everyone together and get a little extra visiting time in
before flying back to PA.

Carter's First Christmas

Unwrapping (or eating) his presents

12/25/06

Aunt Amanda

Cory cooked up an AMAZING Christmas dinner (with some help from me and Amanda too)

Uncle Jarred

What a cutie!

Grandma Flory

Aunt Amber...and a VERY tired Carter on Christmas night

Grandma Maurer
Smiles!
Grandpa Graves helps prepare Carter for his puppy.

Christmas Eve 2006

Here's a picture of Carter sitting in Daddy's seat like a big boy on the airplane. We spent Christmas Eve flying to Sacramento...believe it or not, Carter hardly slept the entire way there. He did really well on the plane though, considering he was awake and tired pretty much the whole time.

Puppy Update

The excitement is turning into nervousness now. What are we going to do with a baby AND a puppy!? I still think it's better now than later though. Well, here are the pictures of our pup getting strong enough for us to take him home. I thought Carter grew way too fast...puppies grow up even faster! I'm glad to be human...until the teenage years anyway.

2 weeks old

3 weeks

4 weeks

Niagara Falls--December 9, 2006

It was so cold that day! Of course, we kept Carter plenty warm and he had no idea there was a chilling wind. Sorry, but there aren't any pictures of Cory...he was the one taking all the pictures (and getting his camera lens wet too).