Happy Halloween

Well the Halloween "week" is finally complete. Blaine's social calendar has been pretty full. Last Wednesday we had Trunk or Treat at church. Here are a few pictures from the festivities.

McKinley, Blaine, Zeke, Jace and Payton ready to trunk or treat


Doesn't Landry look adorable as Tigger?



Payton and Zeke handing out candy from the Carter mobile. I think our "trunk" decorations were very festive.

On to the next social moment. Blaine helped host a "First Grade" Halloween party at Brant Walker's house. It was filled with pumpkin rolling, cake walks, and even a hay ride.... Fun, Fun, Fun. The "mummy" pictures are from the mummy wrap where the kids wrap toliet paper around their friend to create a "mummy"!!!

The mighty Power Ranger Blaine.



Have you ever seen Little Eli so still?


Andrew "wrapping" Blaine. What are friends for????

Last but not least.... Trick or Treating Halloween night...

Baby Deuce.... The cutest chicken ever.... Isn't he the cutest?


In Trick or Treat mode......Great decorations at the Kollmans.

Blaine had a great Halloween and he thanks all of you for all the treats. The picture shows the treats he got at the Streets' house. A $20.00 bill and golf balls. What more could a boy ask for? Hopefully your Halloween was filled with lots of treats and just a few tricks.
See you soon.

Rocketing with the Big Boys

First Runner Up at the "Big" Derby....
Blaine said that when they announced him they said
and a "Cub Scout" beat all of you guys......
He is feeling pretty proud...
Notice Dad did make a few adjustments when we
raced again ( more aerodynamic)

Cub Scout Rocket Championships

Last night, Blaine competed in his first Derby Rocket Competition.
Dad, Blaine, and myself had no idea how to create this rocket but we did alright. Blaine won the competition and gets to fly his rocket with the big boys on Thursday night. Oh my!! Here are some pictures from the competition.


Here is the Golden Rocket


After being wound up 100 "cranks they get on the platform.


And they are off......


Anticipating winning.... (Zeke is helping cheer him on)


Jace, I think it is coming.. is yours first or mine???


And the winner is.....


First Place - Blaine Carter


All the "scouts" - (l to r) Jacson, Jace, Zeke, Zach,
Andrew, Taylor, Josiah, Blaine, and Kolten


One happy camper......

We will keep you posted on how we do on Thursday....

Happy Birthday Faithe!!!!

Can you believe that Faithe is seven? We celebrated last Friday. Blaine is counting the days until he is seven also......(Nov. 20)
Have a great one.
Alissa

First Grade is hard work

Blaine isn't the only one wiped out after a day of first grade. Looks like the dogs are feeling it too. It was took cute of a picture not to take. Have a good one.

New Orleans

As I have stayed home and watched TV tonight, I am saddened at the state of New Orleans. The devastation is unbelievable and the strive of the people are incomprehensible. This summer Kevin took me to New Orleans for my graduation present. It was the first time I had ever been. It was beautiful and extremely hot. I thought I would include some of my pictures I took so you could see the New Orleans before the tragedy.


The wonderful cemeteries. Very intriguing.


There were very interesting street performers.


Jackson Square

French Quarter



All the walking we did....... but it was worth it for the beignets.
http://www.cafedumonde.com/main.html

We ate at Emerils' NOLA Restaurant... the food was amazing
http://www.emerils.com/restaurants/neworleans_nola/


I found this site that is the local New Orleans paper...
http://www.nola.com/

Oh well, have a great night. It seems that things are looking up for the the hurricane victims. Help is arriving and they are getting some of the things that they need. It will be a long time before New Orleans looks like the pictures again if ever.....

We made it through another week

We made it through another week…..

It seems like forever since I have posted…….
Things are going well.

Blaine has taken to digital photography as well.
Look at a couple of self portraits that he has taken himself.

Look at those gorgeous blue eyes.

Blaine also found out what happens when you play too long on the monkey bars at school. Blisters…..

2 on one hand
1 on the other…ouch


Last but not least we had the Alphabet Museum at schoolfor Fun Friday. Blaine had the letter Y. He made a yellow yield sign with yarn letters and a yardstick handle with a yak on a stand yielding.

First Day of School

Kevin always take Blaine to school in a "cool car" for the first and last day of school. This year is was a really fun jeep. Thanks to Terry Teague. Blaine loved it because it had no doors.

Blaine outside the school doors ready for a great day at La Mesa.

Well, we survive the first day of school. Blaine loves First Grade and his new teacher Mrs. True. I had a great day filled with Breakfast duty and Lunch duty for 3 year olds up to 4th grade. Tomorrow they are serving Frito Pie....wonder how many trays will be dropped by the PreK??? Hopefully I won't be wearing it.....

Have a great one.

Alissa

Happy Weekend :)

Well it has been an exciting week. I have completed my first week back to school with the Jump Start Camp. Unfortunately, Blaine had a seizure this week. (Wed.) We made it through and didn't go to the ER. He has been stopped up and I can guarantee he has a viral infection. Hence, that is when he has seizures and I don't know how to stop him from getting sick. We called Houston and we upped his seizure medicine. He is feeling better and is shopping with Nani and Poppie in Lubbock. They are celebrating their Annual Spend the Night Trip filled with school shopping, miniature golf, and lots of fun.




Just a cute picture of Blaine during Texas Public School Week. In Kindergarten they had "real" cowboys come and do a major show-n-tell. Doesn't Blaine look like a "real" cowboy? If you have ever heard him talk he does have a Texas twang.


ALISSA'S WEB PICKS OF THE WEEK
Just for fun- I thought I might share some of my favorite places to hang out on the web.
Local news:
Check out what is going on in the fine city http://www.myplainview.com
The local Floydada Paper http://www.hesperianbeacon.com
Shopping:
My favorite spot for bargains http://www.overstock.com
A recent find http://www0.shopping.com/
Sam Moons - a favorite stop when going to Dallas is now online http://www.sammoon.com/
School:
Plainview ISD site...I maintain our campus site (La Mesa Elem.) http://www.plainview.k12.tx.us

More to come later........ Have a great week....

Summer is over or is it????

Believe it or not - I started school today. We have a "camp" for those that need extra "revving" up for two weeks before "real" school starts. I am running the computer lab so it will be different than I normally do.....Blaine seems to think there is still some fun in the sun. What better way to cool off than running through the sprinkler in your underwear? Also I have included a picture of Kevin's pride and joy- the front yard (it kinda looks like a golf green...do you think there is a connection???) Anyway... have a good fun in the sun kind of day.....

Happy Birthday G-Daddie

Today is G-Daddie's Birthday.
We celebrated last night at Jim Bob and Robin's new house. It is beautiful. The cousins had a great time together. The food, fun, and fellowship was wonderful. Here is a picture of the kids for those of you that haven't seen them in a while.


Here is Faithe, Blaine, and Eden
right before the big hunt at Easter!!!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it is Super Blaine!!!!

Blaine has enjoyed the summer swimming, jumping, and playing. He has just finished Golf Camp in Lubbock. Tiger watch out. Believe it or not, I start back to school next week. Summer is flying by.

We Have Been Back to Houston

Great news!!!! Blaine got a great report at the doctor in Houston. It had been six months since we had been to the big H. We haven't had a seizure since November. For those that I haven't sent updates to, Blaine was diagnosed with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: ADEM. The doctor diagnosed us quickly and it was such a relief after 2 years. Here is a link that explains it pretty well. http://www.cafamily.org.uk/Direct/a17.html. We are controlling it with medicine and hopefully he will grow out of it. He is doing super duper..... While we were in Houston, we visited the zoo, children's museum, and went to Kemah Boardwalk. So fun. Here is a link to learn about Kemah http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/. Below is a picture of Blaine at the Children's museum. A fun place.....http://www.cmhouston.org/ Also check Blaine out at the zoo.

Blaine pulling himself up with the use of pulleys and check him out at the petting zoo.

Hello and Welcome to the Crazy Carter Page

Hi... I have been inspired to start blogging...... I think it will be a great way to see what is going on with the crazy Carters.