Santa brought tons of trains stuff this year for Christmas. Landen now has enough track and trains to take up pretty much our whole living room. And he is in heaven. 
Daddy has been really good to help him build a track almost every waking hour. 
And a bag with a blanket in it? Nothing beats that right?
Santa came a few days early with a guitar!
He opened it at Rob's friend Tanner's house. Rob was planning a little jam session with Tanner and I couldn't pass up this awesome opportunity.
Landen jamming with the big boys. He was tapping, swaying, singing, and bobbing. He was so cute and excited. It was so much fun.
Don't mind the hair or the fact that some of the lights on our tree aren't working. I just thought this was a really cute picture of my adorable Landen. Santa has even more surprises up his sleeve. I can't wait. Merry Christmas!
Landen LOVES trains. Anything that has to do with a train, he wants to be part of. This year the mall has this cute little train that kids can ride on. It starts by Sears and runs the whole length of the mall and comes back. He has ridden it twice now and has LOVED it. He is going to be so excited on Christmas day. I can't wait!
This was at breakfast a few days ago. This kid won't eat anything but a Pop-Tart in the morning. No matter what I try, it has to be a Pop-Tart. I just thought the picture is cute. My favorite thing about Landen is that when he smiles, his whole face smiles. Look at those eyes! Something is going on.
Carter recently aquired this new toy. He has really been enjoying it. It has been nice to stick him in while in the shower too. He is getting so big!
With the addition of his new retainer (being held in by denture glue) we have started some baby food. This is the second attempt at cereal and he isn't having much to do with the food. He still won't eat rice cereal. When he eats other food some of it ends up coming out of his nose. He pretty much hates real food. Hopefully after his surgery in February he will begin to enjoy it a little better.
My cute Carter! I just love love love this boy and his smile.
This picture just says it all! Landen wasn't too excited about eating on Thanksgiving. Not only does he not like to sit in one place for longer than 2 minutes, but he loves his uncle Braden (Michelle's husband). He didn't understand why he had to sit and eat when he could be playing with his favorite person in the world. If you'll notice he doesn't even have food on his plate yet. Dinner ended with me hauling him into my parents room for a little relaxing time with grandpa. He was much better after that.
Landen loves playing outside. My parents have some great neighbors that let Landen play around in their yard. Landen helped rake some leaves with the neighborhood girls.
They also taught him the art of jumping into a huge pile of leaves. He really enjoyed himself.
My two boys. Aren't they cute!
Carter has been pretty happy lately. He really likes to watch Landen play and lately he has been trying to join in on the fun. Soon enough I will be chasing him around too!
Playing with playdough with aunt Kristen.
This was at the dinosaur park. They had this little play house on display for a drawing. Landen saw it and opened the door to find these girls in there. He didn't really hesitate going in. We just had to take a picture.
This is as far as he got into the bouncy house. He wasn't quite sure about it and didn't want to be in there alone.
Our family portrait. The dinosaur park was so much fun. There was trick or treating, lights, and the movie Casper. I would recommend going if you haven't tried it.
Carter is looking so good these days. He loves to spend time on his tummy but it has to be very closely supervised. We don't want him to slam his tender face into the carpet.
This is what he looks like while closing his mouth most of the time. He doesn't really know how to hold his mouth yet. He is still learning how to close his mouth. To be honest I don't think he realized he had a bottom lip. He just keeps chewing on it like he is discovering it for the first time.
This was taken a few days ago. This is the new smile around the house. Still adorable!
This is us waiting in the Same Day Surgery registration room. Carter is still doing okay. It gets much much worse from here.
This is in our "room." My sweet little man was in so much pain.
This is taken today, two days after surgery. He is currently off the Lortab and doing well on Tylenol. He is such a strong little guy. I am so proud of him!!
Landen is getting so big! He has become a little bossy lately saying such things as "Leave me alone!" when I ask him to please eat his dinner or "Stop, sit down." I have no idea where he would get such phrases....but he is still our cute little guy. Plus he is such a good big brother. He has grown used to going to the doctor with us and he does really well while we are at the hospital. He knows Primary's so well that when I told him we were going to take brother to the doctor he asked if he could see the fish. For those of you that don't know, there is a display of fish across from the cafeteria at Primary Childrens. We are so blessed to have him in our lives. The good and the bad!
My parents were gracious enough to get us a Bumbo for Carter because he loves to sit up. As soon as we got it home however, Landen quickly took over. He doesn't sit in it anymore lately, but this was his favorite seat for a few days. There is nothing like sitting and watching cartoons, eating a Pop Tart, and drinking chocolate milk first thing in the morning. Especially if that show is about trains.
Stickers in the window was one of my favorite things to do when I was little, so I try to do it with Landen. We just buy a package every holiday and I let him put up most of them. He really seems to enjoy it and I like doing it with him. Hopefully it will turn into a tradition.
The only really big thing that has happened lately is Rob's sister Arianne got married in September. This was taken at Rob's parents house between the luncheon and the reception. (I promise I combed Landen's hair before the reception!) I just love how handsome my two boys look!
My two boys together. I love them both so much!
These are the last few pictures of Carter with this adorable face. After Tuesday he will look really different. It is hard to explain how I feel about this. I know getting the surgery is necessary and a good thing. But I will miss this face. I have loved him just the way he is since the minute he was born. We will try to let everyone know how the surgery goes. For those of you that are in my family, I'm sure grandma will be calling :) But for the rest of you we will try to spread the word.
I love this smile! You can't help but smile back.
This is at the aquarium in south Salt Lake. It was pretty fun and Landen enjoyed looking at all the fish.
Carter is getting so big and making both of his parents proud! He is still eating like a champ. He currently weighs 11 pounds and is tall for his age. We have had quite a few doctor appointments the last couple weeks and on Thursday he gets his first retainer. It is called a NAM and it is supposed to bring everything together before surgery. Hopefully it doesn't bother him too bad! After the retainer has done its job, he will have his first surgery. We are hoping that means the last week in August.
W got these taken at Beus Pond. He had so much fun.
We have been getting some smiles out of this little one the last few days. And I got a few really cute pictures of him! He is still such a wonderful baby. We have been so blessed to have him in our family.
I LOVE that smile!
So, yesterday I made a bottle for Carter because he was kind of acting hungry. By the time I got back in the living room he was acting content so I decided to change Landen's clothes. I went into his room, grabbed an outfit and by the time I got back I found Landen feeding Carter. It was pretty cute. He is such a helpful big brother!