Babysitting Carter...Bath time...June 19th, 2011

 Carter at bath time on a babysitting evening...I realized quite quickly that I couldn't add the bubbles till the end when he was done playing and ready to wash because he kept swimming and gargling with the water!

 I didn't have any bath toys but I DID have gigantic Lego's that float--problem solved!!!  Makes you wonder
at what age baths become a chore or necessity we have to do instead of a

playtime event to look forward to!  Carter laughed,  giggled, and played until the water got to cold to stay in!  Gotta love the crazy bath hair and cheese face--he is SUCH a ham!!!  :-)

Babysitting Carter...

I Haven't been posting regularly lately...work has been busy but these were cute. I was babysitting Carter sometime in September (honestly, I forget the day) and wanted to share a couple pictures. It was just before bedtime when we were watching Ice Age and he just looked so cute in my big bean bag so I snapped a couple of pictures. Then at Grama's house on a day she was babysitting she asked me to help build the new red car she bought for him (surprisingly trickier than it looks) but I figured it out. Carter had a hard time waiting and watching so he "helped" by handing lots of parts the whole time! Once it was done he had fun playing with it (although so far he only figured out how to push himself backwards). His favorite thing seemed to be simply getting in and out and opening and shutting the door again and again! :)

Babysitting Carter...(My Nephew)

So...before Leah and her family moved to Evansville Indiana they had a big yard sale to get rid of some stuff so they'd have less to pack. Leah called me before the craziness started and set aside a couple of things she thought I could use for my nephew Carter. Leah had a car seat for me and this cute teddy bear rocking chair that Carter really likes! The first time Carter was able to squeeze the bear's arm to make it make noise he was so excited--hence the surprise face!

Babysitting the "Cousins"...Dogs that is!

Sherry, Matt, and Carter had gone up to Coarsegold to visit Matt's parents who'd flown in from Texas and his Grandparents for the weekend of August 7th and 8th so I was asked to watch their animals. I was only there for the Saturday evening and Sunday morning feeding times but it was long enough to have some good playtime with the "cousins". As usual I always bring my camera, partially to keep myself entertained and also in hopes of catching that great picture! Here are some of the fun ones I shot...Enjoy!

Bug...(AKA: "Joon Bug") was a very daring kitty...she was outside the whole time the dogs were.

I turned off the electric fence because

my girls don't understand the concept and tend to get shocked over and over. It didn't take Blue and Liberty very long to realize the wire no longer delivered punishment and quickly developed the desire to dig! I had to watch them closely...and remember to plug everything back in when I left!

Ginger was so enthralled by Bug...she couldn't get enough of her...luckily Bug was very tolerant of Ginger staring, poking and sniffing her!

Backyard Play...it's so big back there it's almost like a dog park experience...by the time we were gone all the dogs were TIRED! :)

Babysitting the Friesen's

So...Leah and Matt have been looking to get outta California for some time now and just recently Matt landed a Management job with Fed Ex in Evansville Indiana! Fed Ex apparently handles just about everything in the way of moving and the movers were at their house on Friday June 25th at 8:00am. I babysat the Isabelle, Madison, Andrew and Dakota (their black lab) for the day so the kids were out of the way of the movers and so that Leah & Matt could focus on cleaning the rooms after the movers were out. I made the kids chocolate chip pancakes and scrambled eggs for breakfast and Andrew said they were "better than Denny's" (probably one of the best compliments you can get from an 8 year old!) :) Anyhow we spent the day playing games, doing puzzles, coloring, watching movies. As a midday activity the kids and I mixed up some chocolate pudding, placed it between some graham crackers and froze them for some homemade "ice-cream sandwiches". Check out Isabelle's face--clearly they were good!!! It was a fun day and I will truly miss all of you guys but I sure hope you are loving your new home in Evansville!!!

Carter (AKA: Remote Thief)

On Saturday March 20th Matt and Sherry declared it a date night and asked me to watch Carter for a few hours. We had a great time but I can already tell he's gonna be a channel surfer...good luck maintaining possession of the remote control around him!!!

Carter, Ginger and Cheerios!

So Sherry text me Saturday morning (Feb. 13th, 2010) at like 6:50! I had actually just been woken up by my pups so I was able to get right back to her. She asked me to come and get Carter so that she could go into the Urgent Care because she was covered in hives and Matt was at work! The night before she'd been at the Urgent Care and they'd given her a steroid shot and an antibiotic shot. Clearly she was allergic to one of them because it was attacking her less than 12 hours later! I got to Sherry's house a little after 7am so that I could help her get Carter ready and she could be first in line. Carter and I then got to spend the day together at my house so that when Sherry got back from the doctor she could take a nap and try and let the medicine and her body get the hives in check! Carter is just starting to walk and he is getting SO much more mobile, which is fun to see but he now needs CONSTANT supervision!!! During snack time he was munching on Cheerios in his walker. No matter how many times I told Ginger no or guided Carter's hands back to his own mouth he insisted on sharing with her! They are best buds!

Carter and Ginger...best buds!

Well...I got my blogs a bit outta order (wish they'd let you insert posts wherever you wish o-well)...anyhow this one happened before Christmas but the pictures were cute enough that I wanted to share anyway! Sherry and Matt had decided to do a date night and asked me to watch Carter. They went out to dinner then went to see that "New Moon" movie. Ginger had recently gotten a new Nylabone that Carter was just sure he wanted! He kept taking it from her then giving it back (this went on for quite some time) and they both seemed to enjoy it. Enjoy the happenings! :)

Carter Grimes & Charlotte Smith--Playdate!

So during the time Sherry and Matt were in Mexico for a wedding Mom and I were babysitting Carter. Mom had him for the majority of the time but I had him a couple times, once when she had class and one other time when she was in Exeter helping Grandma plan for Grandpa's Memorial services. On one of those days my friend Kim brought over her little girl Charlotte who is just about 4 months old (Carter was about 9 1/2 months old at the time). Carter REALLY liked Charlotte's hair clip and so he kept trying to touch it--too funny! The play date only lasted about 30 minutes as both babies started getting cranky for dinner! The rest of the photos are from the other day I had just Carter...my pup Ginger really LOVES him...and Baylie is starting to see his potential now that he is picking up balls. Soon he'll be able to throw them and Baylie will be happy to fetch for him!!! We are still hoping that Baylie will be off restriction after our 8-week check-up next week! Notice that her hair is almost grown back...still a little way to go but her scar is almost fully covered! Enjoy the photos...