Winter Wonderland...Already?

Almost 6 weeks!... But the bigger news around here is that Oliver got to experience his first snow! We took a couple of walks around town all bundled up and then when the snow really started to come down we headed indoors to play. So here's footage of our first snow day (one of many to come):)!

And here's Oliver playing inside in the warmth.

4 WEEKS OLD!

Oliver Paul Carter is here and we are so excited to share him with all our friends and family! We've been doing well up here in Vermont, taking a lot of walks while the walking is good. Oliver and I love visiting our friends Krissy, Gloria and Gregg at the Post Office each day, and they love seeing all the mail that Master Oliver has been getting these days. (Thank you for all the cards and packages, ya'll are so loving.) We also have a beautiful walk around the Law School where we get to scatter the red and orange and yellow leaves as we stroll, and sometimes catch a glimpse of Eric studying in the Library. Well, here are some pictures of our precious little boy.

Maybe the last Pregnant Pics!

I know how these pumpkins feel.

So, the World's Fair is in a neighboring town up the mountain. Eric and I went to check it out and to maybe coerce baby Oliver out into this wonderful world full of twisty-turny rides, giant dinosaurs and pig races. Yep, pig races. Here are some pictures to capture your imaginations and make ya'll jealous. This really was one of the quirkier things I've experienced and Eric and I both loved it (even came home with a t-shirt and hat)!


Walking, walking, walking...I'm committed.

We cheered this girl on to victory!

The tallest sunflower was 14'1"! (And the biggest pumpkin was 647 lbs.!)

Walking Baby Oliver Out!

3 more weeks-about.

Hello.

I don't have a whole lot to say.

Everything is fine and dandy up here. We didn't like having all the appointments and medical hooplah of the past weeks, so we are glad to be moving past the MRI'S, EEG'S, CT Scans, and Ultrasounds! We don't like feeling old. And we are sorry if we have mislead folks into thinking we are miserable or hurting or just (sigh) worn-out, because really we have had a great summer filled with 'lots of strolls around town, catching up on some good movie rentals and just being happy.

So, a glimpse at our summer thus far...
We've been able to work on projects here and there for the baby and hang out some without a law book or library in sight!

Here are some random shots.

Socrates (framed and keeping watch) is the wise old owl Eric made for baby Oliver's room. And the other picture should be self explanatory.

Peace from the Buddha Belly.

FUN IN SORO WITH MOMMY AND DADDY!

We had our first visitors! And they didn't get snowed in or freeze to death or get run over by moose! In fact, Vermont was very kind to Mommy and Daddy and even threw a 3 day festival complete with cotton candy, live music and even a parade for them. I think the pictures capture the story of the visit.

These are pictures from our backyard...yea right. We discovered a perenial flower garden just 3 miles up the road from our house and I think it is one of my favorite places I've visited. We couldn't stop oohhing and ahhing and pointing and looking.

The start of a grand ending to the Old Home Days Festival

I was walking on the treadmill and heard the train rumble by, and then the fire engines revin' up their sirens and then trumpets blasting! That's a parade! So, I jumped off the gerbil toy and ran outside, and from our front porch watched the band march by, the tractors chug along and caught tootsie rolls from the Lions Club! Great fun!

So, here are some pictures of me, belly baby, and eric livin' life in vermont. To start off with, we've got a picture of one of four garden plots that our upstairs-friend-ron so thoughtfully and skillfully made. Eric and I decided to start out pretty basic with our first attempt at vegetable growing. We planted pumpkin, cherry tomatoes, banana peppers, squash and of course some marigolds. I really want a picture of baby oliver with on of our very own homegrown pumpkins. Our upstairs-friend-ron (that's pretty much his name to me) seems to be well-versed in vegetable growing, composting and just knowing stuff so i'm hoping his green thumb rubs a little on us.

Next, we have me and eric trying the first of our apple trees fruit. We knew they'd be sour but we did not anticipate the pureness of the sour as our expressions reveal. And obviously i don't learn from other people's mistakes 'cause i bit the apple even after seeing eric's cringing face.



Much love from vermont.