Carter's new barstool

Mommy and Daddy bought Carter a new highchair this last weekend. Our old one was given to us and Carter pretty much hated it. Meredith recommended this chair because Ty seemed to like it so much...and so did we. It doesn't scream baby when it is in the house!!! Carter loves it and is still enjoying his cereal. We are now very close to closing on the house. Inspection went great and now we are just hurrying up and waiting! Hope you all enjoy the pics and the video of Carter eating!


I like my new chair Daddy...remind me to call Ty and thank him for the recommendation!


I can get the spoon Daddy!!


I told you I could get it! (Doesn't it look like he is growling at the spoon?) :)


How cute am I??

They accepted our offer...YIKES!!!!

We are now in the process of closing on a house!! We found a 5 bedroom, 2 bath, 2194 square foot house in Silver Lake, WI that was in foreclosure. We bantered back and forth with the bank on the cost and hammered out what Justin calls a "smokin' deal!" We are now working frantically to get the inspection done, loan stuff done, insurance info, and of course we still have to pack this house! The house is only about 5-7 minutes from where we live now. We are very grateful to have found something in a nice neighborhood where Carter can hopefully make lots of friends. The house needs some modernizing, but we are very excited about it!


This is the picture from the listing...there is LOTS of snow in front of the house right now.


Ooooo....big master bedroom!


Master closet and door to the rest of the downstairs (4 bedrooms upstairs, 1 small upstairs).


Looking up the stairs at the door to Justin's man cave, front door is to the right, closet to the left.


Justin inspecting his man cave while Carter patiently waits. :)


Another view from the man cave.


My harvest gold/yellow kitchen...I can't wait to get rid of the yellow paint!!


The sunroom at the back of the house...again, the yellow paint is gone! We are going to make this our Cougar/Vandal room. I am sensing crimson walls, grey trim...good beer...awesome!!! GO WSU!!! Hehehehe...sorry Justin!


Looking up the entry way stairs. To the left is living room, the right the is dining room.


The pink bedroom.


The purple bedroom.



Entrance to living room.


Another view of the entrance in the living room...orange paint is gone!


View of the front door from the dining room.


Big ass dining room...you know you are jealous of the flag wallpaper! :)


Other view from big ass dining room looking towards living room.

Trying new food!

Mmmmm...Carter is starting to try new food! We have tried rice cereal a couple times and thought everyone would love the pics. Daddy REALLY enjoyed feeding Carter, even though Carter thought he should do it himself. I also am posting a video of Daddy making Carter laugh and Carter imitating a motor boat. All of us had a blast on our trips. Thanks to Aunt Nancy, Jana, and Aunt Linda for keeping Mommy and Carter busy! We loved seeing you all and can't wait to see everyone again!


Mmmm....I like making a mess!


Open wide!


NO Daddy...I wanna do it!!!!


See, I am doing it myself!


This is fun!

Announcing Maximus Ellis Hovey!!!!!

Yeah!!!! Max is here!!!!! Aunt Kayla and Uncle Mark welcomed Maximus Ellis Hovey into the world Monday, February 11th via C-section. Mommy, Baby, and Daddy are all doing great. We are SOOOOOOO excited for them. This is Carter's first cousin. We really wish we could have been there, but I know they had a lot of support from both their families and friends. Mommy cannot wait to kiss his little cheeks and tell him stories about his Daddy. Congratulations Mark, Kayla, and Max....we love you all and miss you very much!!!!


Right before they went into the surgery room.


Grandma Hovey and Kayla.


Max and Daddy's finger...how sweet!!!


Max and Daddy again!!


Max and Mommy...he looks very content!!!


Max and Grandpa Hovey.


Daddy getting ready to go into delivery...what a stud!!

Visiting family in New York!

Mommy and Carter made it to New York and have been having a GREAT time visiting with family. We are staying with Mommy's Aunt Nancy and cousin Jana. Mommy's Uncle Tim picked us up from the airport and we have been visiting with him, Aunt Linda, Uncle Dave, Uncle Pete, Aunt Sarah, and Mommy's cousins Staci and Jeremy. Today we went and saw Mommy's Grandma and Grandpa...hope you enjoy the pics! We will post more as we go! Some of the pics are from before we left.


Like my bibs Uncle Mark and Uncle Trevor??


Like my bibs again??


You can't see me!


I like to kick a lot!


Carter napping with Great Grandma Morrow.


I like my Great Grandma!


This is fun!