My little men

I have laughed so hard at my kids lately. I mean they are just funny. Most kids these ages are, but mine just keep me rolling. I love to laugh. I love the little things Carter says or the insane things Tucker does that always make me realize how much I adore them and love being at home with them.

Carter's favorite game right now is "Mommy, let's get Daddy" or "Daddy, let's get Mommy". I would say its just a different version of hide and seek, but once you get the other person "Fireman Carter" has to rescue you and save the day. He will take his sweet chubby little hands and pull your head out from the other person that is on you. Then he says "Well, ok now let's get the other person." Most of his sentences start with well:) That kid is so funny. The best part of the game is Bret and I will pretend we can't find him saying" I wonder where Carter is" and then you hear a little two year old go "Hey, I am right here behind the chair"(while laughing hysterically). It cracks us up.

Since he was about six months old he has been into cars, trucks, boats, airplanes, trains-if it moves and is a big machine, you can pretty much guarantee Carter will LOVE it. So, when our friend introduced us to a show called Mighty Machines our son was hooked forever. He even sings the theme song around the house. Its all about how BIG machines like tractors, fire trucks, boats, airplanes, trains all work. Bret and Carter will sit and watch it till the end of time. Yes, Bret loves it as well. Bret recently told me how garbage trucks are still so cool to him. I asked him "why?" He responded with "getting to hang off the back of the truck while it drives around." In other words, "duh, Ash." Yes, so still at 29 I am pretty sure Carter will still love mighty machines.

Something Bret and I have just loved lately about Carter is his voice. We always talk about how we want to record it so much so we never forget it. He just says the most precious things right now. AND hilarious:) Lately Tucker has been pooping more than normal so I told Carter while I was changing his diaper that he is my little pooping machine. Well Carter's version of that is "Hey Mommy, is Tucker a pooping washing machine." Yes, he heard machine so I must have said washing machine. So now he calls Tucker  a "pooping washing machine." It is hilarious. He is also into fixing everything right now. We constantly find him in the garage "fixing" the engine on his gator or "working on one of the bikes. I love what that kid comes up with everyday.

Now Tucker still can't talk yet by any means of the word at ten months, but he sure can get across what he wants. He will babble "mama", "dada", "baba", and he can shake his head back and forth violently to tell you "NO." I guess like any little brother they just want to keep up with the big one. I know I have mentioned how they love to outside. Two days ago it was raining and Tucker was pressing his sweet face against the back door I am sure thinking "Please mom, just let me go out there." I used to think Carter was the toughest kid I know, but Tucker takes the cake on that one now by a mile. Those two will wrestle and roll all over each other and just laugh. Their new thing is playing in Tucker's crib and Carter pounding his head on Tucker's belly, and they just laugh and scream at each other as if they have their own language. I told Bret the other day I always imagined myself with boys, but the wrestling and flinging each other all over the place at such a young age I was not expecting.AT.ALL.

I love all the little things that Tucker does at this age that remind me of Carter. It makes me feel like I can hold onto that age a little longer. Tucker drives the cars all over the place as he crawls around behind Carter. Lately as Carter drives his little power wheels, Tucker is right in stride crawling behind him. When Carter was this age he used to jump on the back of the couch up and down and T does the same thing now. They both crawl on the end tables and sit up on them so proudly, and have both fallen off of them. Oops. Both of them are climbers.(sigh) I was really only hoping for one. They may give me a heart attack before 30 with their mad climbing skills. The love for food this age is insane. They both also grunt for food at this age(please sign language kick in soon). Carter at least showed a little of that chub on him though. Tucker eats all.day.long and that kid is as skinny as a rail. I still feed him and have to give him bottles of formula in between because he eats so much(that is not including real meals) He eats more than Carter most days. But its not just food and milk he eats. He eats EVERYTHING. Today we were outside and he kept eating mud over and over as if he loved it. We are constantly taking things out of his mouth-dirt, leaves, trash, paper- you name it and that boy will eat it.

 mmm...love eating mud

 Sometimes...this is just the best way to play together(through the window:))

Lastly, I love watching them play together. Carter has pretty much been obsessed with Tucker since he was born. He always has to be touching that child. Which Bret's mom told me the other day Bret used to to do the same thing to his brother. (Thanks, Bret:)) That love goes both ways though. Tucker cries for Carter when he is still sleeping from his nap(or even when he goes to his room for pushing him) and will just stand at his door waiting for him to come out(it is the sweetest). Even when Carter has been a turkey to Tucker all day he still just loves and adores him. They have been riding in Carter's gator the past few months together and just love it. As much as I want them to get along, most days it more messy than not. :/ Tucker always wants what Carter has, and if Tucker has something Carter just goes and grabs it. I just pray the glimpses of love will always outweigh them driving each other crazy.