7 Years Different; 7 Years the Same

7 years of birthdays in this town… Same spot, Age 2 and Age 8.

Summer Sneak Peek

Carter is going to sleep away camp for 2 weeks this summer. (!) His camp hosted a father/son weekend, which is why we are able to provide you with this exclusive sneak peek of some of the things Carter will be doing at camp this summer (during which we won't be able to take pictures, so this is probably it!).

Look at all the fun the fathers and sons got to have!!

All of the activities pictured above (and more!) took place within a 36 hour period. In the rain.

Boy Photos

Some photos of the boys from the summer and fall that I hadn't gotten around to posting. 

Rock Climbing!

C still loves the rock climbing, I see more gym time in our future!

And one artistic shot...

He can ride a bike!

He can do it! 

(Yes, we know he needs a bigger bike.)

First Day of Second Grade

Hard to believe school has already started here!

Carter and Eli do NYC

Carter and I made a trip to NYC in late May. We were partly celebrating his accomplishment of having earned 300 stars during first grade (stars are earned for doing homework, practicing piano, etc), partly to experience Newsies on Broadway (beloved by me from it's original release, and beloved by Carter since I introduced him to it) and partly just to have some fun the week after school let out. And since we were going to be in NYC, we added a second show for good measure, since Carter also loves Annie. 

This is a bunch of photos. I couldn't cut it down any further!

The plane tickets were his 300 star surprise

Checking out the view from our hotel

A favorite  activity - climbing the rocks in Central Park

The Beast!

On the Beast - en route to see the Statue of Liberty

On a carousel. In a Toys R Us. After 10:30pm.

Street vendor dinner

At Newsies in his Newsies cap

Pedicab!

Sleeping until 10am after 2 nights of Broadway and late night room service 

With Joo on the Brooklyn Bridge

DIY hot chocolate at Joo's dinner pick (and C's favorite)

BFFs. And secret-sharers.

So tired. Ready to go home.

C's list of favorite things in NYC

(Yes, he did wear the same shirt on several different days.)

Carter's 7th Birthday

Waiting for his party guests to arrive

Horsing around with pals before the climb

More pals, waiting their turn

Headed to the top

Presents!

Ice cream!

All the May birthday boys in his class