I love Kate.

Ok so you know how some people have celebrities that they absolutely idolize and want to be like? *cough...Tom Brady...cough cough...IKE..* Anyway, I have never really had a person like that...UNTIL THIS YEAR! Yes I will admit, I woke up at 4am to watch as much of the Royal wedding as I could before I had to go to work. Yes, I curl my hair to try to look like her. Ok I'll admit it... I absolutely love Kate Middleton. She is just so stylish and chic looking! So my brother Jared is getting married this Christmas and I want to make a dress for the wedding. I saw this picture of Kate and KNEW that I had to have a dress like this one!


I know right?! Beautiful and chic and just lovely!!!
Unfortunately Jared and Kara's colors do not include Navy blue so I will be trying to remake this in a maroonish color. I also don't think I will do a different colored base fabric under the lace. I will probably just do two fabrics of the same color. Either way are you swooning?! I am.


love love love.

Pumpkin Carving, Carr Style!

We had a lot of fun carving our Halloween pumpkin this year.

This year's theme: The New England Patriots!

I had to be very focused when I traced the logo onto our pumpkin.

Jackson and Ike both did their part!

The final product! As Ike would say, "Beautiful!"

Why I Don't Put Nice Things on My Table

A lady at church was giving away all these little mini pumpkins and I thought they would look cute on our dining room table. I should have known better. Silly me for thinking anything nice on our dining room table would stay untouched.





Note the new shoes. He has been wearing them non-stop since we got them from the store.

Just like Daddy!

Jackson wants to do exactly what Ike and I do. He wants to eat with a big person fork an drink out of a big cup. He tries to do exactly what we do (which makes me nervous...I don't want my son to get into the habit of wearing a bathrobe ten hours a day and eating chocolate chips from the bag.) This week Jackson found Ike's book bag and insisted on wearing it around the house.

Anyone Have Salsa?

...Because we have the chips! On Saturday, Jackson banged his teeth on a metal bar at the park and chipped his two front teeth. I am going to the dentist next Thursday and they said I could bring him along just so the Dentist can have a quick look at him.


You really can't tell unless you are looking closely.


At least they were his baby teeth.

18 Months

I can't believe Jackson is really 18 months. It seems like I just took him home from the hospital last week.

It seems like over night, he went from this:


To This:


I kind of miss his younger and less sticky days.

Favorite Places: The Park

The weather is getting colder and I don't know how many more trips to the park Jackson and I are going to be able to take. Today was chilly and windy and even with my jacket I felt a little cold.
Our favorite thing? SLIDES!!!


Checking out the distance...terrifying right?


WRONG! Jackson is fearless.


Jackson laughs in the face of fear...or in this case, at the back of fear.


Face first down a tube slide?! Give him a medal.


One small step for Jackson...is one small step for Jackson.

Park, we will miss you when you are covered in snow but we will be hiding in our house under 10 layers of clothing slowly burning all of our wooden furniture for heat in an attempt to lower our gas bill.