What are the odds?

I couldn't believe Court had already posted one of these. Jenn at work has been making them all day, and I couldn't resist using Courtney's "Happy 24th of July" picture in one.

I learned something today

Who knew I'd been making a bunch of "meringue mistakes" all these years... read this, you might learn something too...

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/dessert/a/meringuemistake.htm

Let the contest begin.

I like Robyn's idea... a photoshop contest! This is my first entry titled:

Playing on Mars and holding the Earth while pondering the meaning of our mortal existence, death, and eternity.

photo shop contest

Now I am not sure, but I think Shellie might have just beat Aubrey with the most consectutive posts on the Carter Family Blog. And if she hasnt then I am interrupting with the proposal of a photo shop contest (seeing how the last time I checked the blog was Carls beautiful work) Lets see what you all can do, I know I have seen some pretty impressive work in the past.

Severus Snape

Anything that makes me laugh out loud, I simply must share.

Books

These are all of Joshua's favorite books, according to Manda... she set them up so he could see them all at the same time.

Feeling the groove

Yeah for Allison's first school "project"! We have to make a homemade musical instument for her music class on Tuesday - I've looked at stuff online and there's a ton of cool things! The teacher wants something to be able to "use in future music classes" so we need materials other than paper towel rolls and tape, you know - hopefully I can talk her into something like one of these... ANy other great ideas, pass them on!

The rudest thing I've ever heard

Seriously.
Nick went to Walgreen's yesterday evening to pick up something and took the girls with him. They were both very well behaved, partially or mostly due to the fact that he was buying them lipgloss. He had the typical conversation (which I always have) with the cashier.

"Are they twins?"
"No, they're two years apart"
yada yada

But THEN, the cashier said "The older one looks nice, but the younger one just looks evil."

Are you kidding me?

Feeding the Missionaries

http://www.mormonchic.com/recipe/recipebox/pages/missionaries.asp


This looks like a cool website with way-cheap recipes. I'm tired of seeing the seagulls...

Guess which one is the real Carl?

That ain't no bull.

I think this just about says it all.

Joshua

By the way, thanks everyone for coming to my blessing last week! I had a great time at my party afterward! Sorry, Grandma, for my little accident all over you...

Happy Halloween

Look, I'm trying to be like Courtney! Love the way my "boo" letters turned out, and had to share!! I'll be teaching a class at our ward's super Saturday next month, should anyone like to make a set...

Thanks for letting me steal the idea, Court!

Canon Rebel XTI Mania

I propose a family picnic (in a month or so, when it's a little cooler) at a nice park or somewhere with lots of grassy knolls, where we all take our nice cameras and start shooting - - in hopes of getting a GOOD family picture, and maybe couple pics of Shellie/Nick, Cam/Robyn, and Colm/Aubrey to print in black and white for the Carter basement frames...
since right now, BigNathan and Court apparently are the only good looking ones in the family.

Happy Birthday Colm

May your 27th year be full of peace and prosperity.

Shat on LSD

You know nothing about awful music videos until you have witnessed this spectacle!

A new treat!

I honestly couldn't make it to the end of this one.

Ode to the Bouncer

'Twas white and blue,
And sturdy too
This little bouncer of ours...

Several states it roamed
Through many homes
And kept kids happy for hours.

'Til little Joshua came along,
It did its job just great.
But big sister Manda had too much love,
And sealed our bouncer's fate.

Mommy tried to fix it with glue,
But it held for just a day
Big sister Manda broke it again,
On Joshua, it seems, she must lay.

Now it's time to toss in the trash
Our bouncer of white and blue.
You may pay your respects here on this blog
And we'll all sigh, boo hoo.

Our Week...

Allison started kindergarten.


Joshua smiles all the time now. Nice foot, Manda...


I think we'll send Manda to that Newport Surf Camp next year.


And overheard,

from Nick to Shellie during B.U.
"From now on, I'd like to be known as 'the asset'"

from Manda, trying to describe Oreos, along with hand gestures
"I want those white circles with the two brown things on both sides"

from Allison to Shellie
"It's easier shopping without Manda and Joshua, huh Mom..."

from Manda to Nick at 6am one morning
"FRIIIIES!!!! I WAAAANT FRENCH FRIIIIIES!!!!"

from Shellie, excitedly, to old schoolmate at class reunion
"You married Melissa??!! (my friend) Why didn't you bring her???"
response
"Uh, we got divorced two years ago"

oops.

Two little beach girls

Two rare beauties posing for Grandpa.