Bliss!

Some pics of Carter from this week!  But the big news is, I swear he smiled a real smile at me this morning!  We were just chilling on the couch and I looked down and said hi to him and he looked up at me with a big dimpl-ey smile! Melt!!  He's making more eye contact and loves to watch the CU Buffs fight song mobile when he gets his diaper changed!

Second Annual Farish Weekend!

Over Labor Day weekend we headed up to Farish for our second family gathering with the Soriano's, Marsh's, and assorted adoptees!  It was a beautiful mountain getaway, and we had a blast as usual.  The fishing left a bit to be desired, although Team Grandpa was victorious with 3 catches.  They also retained their title as Horseshoe champions!  The rest of the gang better start practicing now for next year!

The pictures below aren't completely in order, but you get the idea!

General caught the first fish, and Riley and Owen got to help reel it in!

Grandparents and Grandkids!

The "No-Tho" gang came up!  Last year just Charline made it, but this year we got all the friends in on the action!

General and Mr. Carter!

Actually a decent picture of me!  Weird.

BFFs!

The Marsh Boys.  Brad had to play horseshoes left-handed, so he got handicap points.

Hanging out by the campfire was great!  Riley loves marshmallows!

As I said, the pics aren't in order...this was after paddleboating, just hanging out by the lake!

Ric Mungo, Dad, and Steve share a cocktail.  Mr. Mungo runs Farish, and he is a fantastic host!  

Ric with Buddy Turbo, who is a dog model!  Check out his shirt...too much!

I don't know who let Rick and Brad wear those ugly CSU shirts...oh well, CU was victorious again!!

Just chillin'

Intrepid fisherman!

Discussing the finer points of trout fishing
Brandon on a rock.  I think he kinda looks like Kermit the Frog sitting out there all alone!
3 Cousins....3 more coming soon!
An evening Scotch.
Awww...cute.  I'm sad that there are no pictures of Steve and I from the weekend.  We were so busy chasing after the little boys, we didn't even get a chance to take a pic of us!
Go Buffs!
Paddleboating is serious business!
What a gorgeous day!
King-a-lings!
Steve got roped into riding with the Lanes while I rode with Brad and the little boys.
I'm pretty sure we broke most of these rules...
Role reversal!
Ridin' in Bubba's truck!
Grandma and Carter
I love this picture.
And this one too!
Another great weekend with family and friends!!!

More cuteness!

Riley was checking out the play mat.  He used to love kicking and punching the little toys when he was Carter's age.

Awake pictures!

Carter worked his way onto his tummy while lying on the couch the other day...
He looks like a little bug!

Sunday at the Park

We went to the park at Skyview to eat lunch and hang out a few weekends ago.  We took some silly string to make Spiderman webs!  

Me and my boys!
Riley's high bar routine...Olympics, here we come!
He stuck the landing!
Slidin'!

Some Carter Pics!

Sorry it's taken so long to update, but I've finally managed to get some time to try and upload pics!  Here's the little boy, just snoozin'!

First bath!

REAL Preschool, not EARLY Preschool!

Riley went back to school on Friday, and he's loving it!  His buddies Ty, Tanner, and Vaughn are in his class again this year, so he is super excited.  When we dropped him off Friday morning, it was like he hadn't just had an 8 week break!  He found his cubby, dropped off his lunch and backpack, and then it was off to the Science center without a backward glance.  He barely had time to give us a hug and kiss!

Marsh, Party of Four!

We welcomed Carter Lee Marsh to our family on Friday, August 8. He is so beautiful, and it's hard to imagine our family without him already! Big Brother Riley is becoming such a big helper! He loves his little brother and is very protective of him.

There was no way to upload just a few pictures of Carter, so I put together a little slideshow of some of my favorite pictures from his first week!