The First of Many...

When we went to my ultrasound before Carson was born, Brian was elated to find out we were having a boy!  He said, "I finally get to go to a Father/Son Outing!"  I didn't think much of it at the time.  But, this past weekend, Brian took Carson.  I wouldn't let them spend the night (Brian thinks I was being mean and unreasonable), but, they stayed until 10 pm and were back at the beach at 7 am the next morning.

They both had a blast!  And, all Brian had to say about it was: "If you knew how much I let him play in the dirt, and how dirty he got, you wouldn't be happy!"  So, I'm just pretending I never heard that, and, after the shower, my two boys were nice and clean again!

He started out clean!

And, somehow (remember, I didn't hear anything), he got dirty.

When they came home, he was so exhausted from playing so hard!

Donuts for breakfast!

Hanging out on the beach.

Just chillin' on the rocks.

After a nice shower, he fell right asleep in Daddy's arms!

If You Give a Carson a Cookie...

...You're going to get a HUGE smile!  (Along with a HUGE mess!)

We made cookies for the moms in Joyschool last week!  As you can see from his face, Carson was a fan!

Is this how movie stars sleep?

As I was downloading pics from the last few weeks, I came across this:

Our "Little Miss Hollywood", sound asleep with her sunglasses on!  She was so, so tired after a long day "at BBQ" with Papa Dale and Grammy Tammy!

Washing Dishes

They were quite soapy and wet, but had lots and lots of fun washing "their" dishes--all the food and dishes from the play kitchen needed a good scrub last week!  

I'm Going to Miss This

Oh, how I'm going to miss these times.  For two reasons.  One, because I'm starting to realize that my babies are growing up and they won't be little much longer!  And, two, because in just a few weeks, the Jones' are moving!  We're so glad we have been able to spend this past (almost) year living so close and having so much fun!  

Recently, Carson and Jack have really started to "play" together when we get together with the Jones'.   It's been fun to watch mellow Jack perk up and take control when he plays with his cousin.  He's obviously realized that he's in charge when he plays with Carson.  

I think my favorite thing has to be when Jack walks up to Carson, sitting on the floor, stares at his head, rubs it, then looks at us onlookers as if to say, "What's wrong with it?" because Carson has very little hair.  

Easter Pics

I didn't get any pics of the girls with their baskets.  There wasn't anything exciting this year, anyway.  New clothes that were much overdue and Sadie got a new book.  Morgan noted that the shirt in her Easter basket looked "just like" the one she wore for school pictures last year.  (Yes, I let her wear it one day for pictures, then put it back in her new clothes for spring stack and, leave it to her to remember.  I guess I had it coming.)  But, she didn't verbally make any mention regarding how said garment made it back to her Easter basket via a oversized, fluffy cottontail.  I guess it's just magic!  

Anyway, here's Carson enjoying his new clothes--especially the tags to chew on!  

The girls getting ready for their egg hunt!

"We Goed On A Vacation!"

That's what Sadie said today.  Yesterday, during our drive home, all she would say over and over and over and over was, "I don't wanna go on a vacation never again! "  We kind of had a rough drive home.  I'll spare details, but we ended up washing lots of clothes and carseats when we got home last night. 

But, before the rough drive home, we all had a FABULOUS time!  Thanks for letting us come, Hancocks! 

Everyday Stuff

Carson figured out there's something staring back at him in the fireplace glass!  

Sadie wanted a "princess crown" and I guess she didn't want to go upstairs to get one.  Instead, she cut one with paper and GLUED it to her head!  Yes, she GLUED it to her forehead!  Thank goodness Elmer's glue sticks aren't permanent!  

Random Post

I realized that I haven't downloaded pictures from my camera in about a month, so here's some of what we've been up to:

Carson managed to get his entire arm out of his pajamas.  I know it's terrible that I took a picture of him like this and he's crying, but I still regret not taking a picture of Morgan diving into the bathtub, fully dressed, as a toddler.  Some moments just need a picture so you can laugh later.

Carson is a very oral baby.  He puts EVERYTHING into his mouth!  This is one of his favorites, aside from his binky--it's a rubber jack.

Carson only found this funny until he realized his head was too big to scoot back and under the rocking chair, and his diaper was too big to scoot forward.

The usual "Mom, take a picture of us!" shot requested by the girls.  Many more of these to come over the next 15 years!

Boys will be boys!  Brian and Carson just laughed and giggled with this little trick!  They both thought it was hilarious!  (The truth: Carson has a BIG, BALD head, perfect for resting a frisbee)

Brian and the girls have been spoiled with D-Land THREE times this past year!  Brian won tickets at work a few weeks ago, and AON was super awesome and let him turn his +1 into +2 cute little girls!

I still can't get over the fact that they went on the canoe AND that Sadie didn't lose her paddle!

Who doesn't love a good carousel ride? Round and round and round...I think I'm gonna be sick!

Who doesn't have a picture of their sleeping kids?

Her Own Balancing Act