Fun Times

We have been busy lately. Just after the 4th we headed over to visit Andy's Grandma at her house on the Oregon Coast. We had a very relaxing time visiting with her and Aunt Cindi and cousin Katie. From there we met the Goldsmiths and the younger Carricos at Battleground, Oregon for some fun times camping. Carter loved camping, mainly because were so many rocks and sticks readily available. He also likes dirt and water and the campsite had both, so it was perfect. After a couple of fun days there, we left the Carricos in Portland and the rest of drove back to our place. We had an activity packed week showing Nana and Papa and the aunties all our favorite hang out spots. It was very sad to see them all go home. It is so hard to have Carter actually comprehend (or not really) that they are gone. This morning Carter woke up and the first thing he asked for was Papa and Nae (the two names he says the best) and wanted to go downstairs and check to see if they were here. We went for a walk at Greenlake this morning and every man that walked by Carter asked "Papa?". Sniff, sniff.
Not to disappoint you all, I have included several choice photographs from our fun filled weeks "abroad".

This picture perfectly captured our short walk on the beach. Cold, windy, screaming baby.

A little trucker at a rest stop.

Enjoying the horse races. Making big money.

A sunny day at Alki Beach.

A big boy haircut.

We were strolling through Greenlake when we suddenly realized that we no longer had Monkey in the stroller. This was very serious because Monkey goes everywhere with Carter and is required for peaceful sleeping. We quickly turned around and retraced our steps. We finally saw Monkey perched atop a trash can. We were all very relieved. From then on the stroller-pusher was required to maintain eye contact with Monkey at all times as he has proven to be a rather sneaky and devious escape artist.