I'm So Proud

Long time since the last post so I promise this one will be profound and earth shattering....

I had one of my proudest moments as a father a couple days ago.  Carson was able to name every Superhero on my Justice League T-Shirt.  I'm glad I am able to impart so much wisdom on our young son.  At least he knows the really important things.  Of course it wasn't really one of my proudest moments as a father but it was pretty cool to know how well he listens and how he is able to pick so many things up so fast.

grace & peace
kevin

Happy Halloween

We has lots of fun last night! Grammy, Pops, Uncle Andy and Aunt Misty came out to Granbury for trick-or-treating!

This is Carson's scary dinosaur face.

Carson with Princess Kynlee

My parents :)

I can't believe how much Carson looks like his dad!

Pops and Carson (they both have tails)



Carson riding his Bike

Here is a video of Carson riding his bike he got from his Aunt Steffy and Mimi on his birthday.  Once he figured out how to use the pedals it was smooth sailing from there.  He seems more grown up each and every day.

ABC's and "Reading"

Here are two recent videos of Carson.  He is learning so much at school and comes home singing new songs and saying new things all the time.  We love the daycare at the church and are so glad Carson goes to school there.  He's started being able to carry on short conversations and it's always interesting to hear what he has to say about his day.  The other day he was very excited and said "I take my nap!" (this doesn't always happen).  Another time he said "I eat my sandwich."

This is Carson singing his ABC's.  He just randomly starting singing them last night.

New Camera

My brother got a new camera as his graduation present.  We were playing with it today and got some cute pictures of Carson.

How did a boy get such long eyelashes?

Hanging out with Aunt Misty

Ready to eat some of Daddy's birthday cake

(we celebrated Kevin's birthday today with my family)

I know it's similar to the other picture, but it's cute!

A Prayer

Carson got moved up to the next class at preschool last week. In this class they sing a prayer before they eat. Carson has been singing it and I finally got it on video, it's pretty cute! It seems like he picks up new words everyday. The other day he couldn't find something and Kevin heard him say "bummer" He also likes to sing songs, his favorite is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star....of course he wouldn't sing it when I asked him to! Here's the video, enjoy:

2 Years Old!

I can't believe that Carson is 2!!! These last 2 years we have had so much fun and we have learned so much. Carson is a ball of energy and keeps us busy. He loves to play outside and go down his slide or play in the water. He also loves to ride a scooter or tricycle When we are inside he likes to play with his choo choo trains, take things out of the pantry, read books, and wrestle (he loves to tackle Kevin). I wanted to put some things down that he is doing so we can remember.

Things he says:
-Watch this mommy/daddy followed by random stuff
-Me do it!!!
-What happened?
-Sorry! (it's so sweet when he says that and gives you a hug)
-Peace out dude
-He loves to talk about people he has seen

Stats from his check-up - I don't remember percentiles, but he is tall and skinny (like his dad!)
Height - almost 37 inches
Weight - 30 lbs

Things he knows:
-most colors
-he can count to 10, but doesn't always count in the right order :)
-some shapes
-he is pretty good about remembering names
-he knows the difference between soccer ball, basketball, football, and baseball (Kevin taught him this!)
-We pretty much think he is a genius (but we might be a little biased)

He likes to watch Cars, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and the Backyardigans (although he won't sit still for a whole episode!)

His best buds are Lydia and Kynlee...he gets a huge smile when we tell him he gets to play with one of them.

He makes us smile about 1000 times a day!! I try to remember that when he has his "terrible two" moments. He loves to be rocked before he goes to sleep. It's kind of a stall tactic so he won't have to go to sleep, but we don't mind the snuggle time!!

I'm sure I'll think of more later.

Lake Fun!

Carson had a blast during his first boat trip of the summer!! He loved splashing and playing in the water. I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time in the water this summer!!

Riding out of the marina

Sitting on the tube with Mommy

Hanging out with Daddy

Getting used to the water

Summer is Here!

We had lots of summer fun this weekend! Friday we played outside with the neighbors until 8:00. Saturday Carson played in our little pool with Kynlee. Sunday we went to the lake with Grammy and Pops. And today we went to the Granbury "Beach" with the neighbors. Carson loves being outside and loves being in the water. He was cracking us up at the beach today, he would get in the sand, say "ready, set, go" and run into the water until he fell. We are so lucky to have neighbors that we have fun with!! We don't really play inside anymore because we are always outside hanging out with our friends! Here are some pictures of all our fun!! I'll post some from the lake later.

You can see Carson's farmer's tan in this picture.

The Neighborhood Kids at the beach. This was the best

of the 12 pictures I took!!

Carson and Kynlee after playing in the pool.

Carson and Kynlee outside

Carson's partner in crime. aka Kynlee

Carson and his purple shovel (pupel shobel).

We don't go many places without it!

Where did April Go?

Well it's been two months since we last posted! Carson has changed so much since March. He knows most of his colors now, yellow (lellow) is his favorite to say. Sometimes he will just repeat it over and over! He is getting pretty good at counting. Carson will play outside all day if you let him, as soon as we get home he starts saying "outside play" We have a blast outside with our neighbors. Between us there are 8 kids and they all get along pretty well. Carson gets lots of practice sharing while we are playing with them. Sometimes he will be so sweet and share what he has and other times he says mine and pushes the other kid away! He doesn't walk very much anymore because he runs everywhere he goes! Although he is a stinker, he does have his sweet moments. This weekend I wasn't feeling good and he said "sorry momma....hugs" It melts my heart to see him be so sweet. I try to remember those sweet moments when he his throwing a fit because we can't find his shovel (shobel). I'll have to say this stage of Carson's life is a blast! We have so much fun with him and he cracks us up all the time!

We got some family pictures taken not to long ago and they turned out super cute. My good friend's sister took them and she is an amazing photographer. She charges a flat rate and then gives you a CD of all the pictures. Check out her website www.annakristenblog.com. Here are some of my favorites:

Carson loves going up and down stairs

Pops and Carson being goofy


Cute picture of me, my mom and Misty (or as Carson calls her Mitty)

Everyone making silly faces at Carson

My brother and his wife. Gotta give a shout out to my brother who just finished his last college class ever!!!

My sweet boy!!

What a cute family!

Carson in the Pool!!

We are ready for warmer weather and swimming in Grammy and Pops new pool.

Happy Valentine's Day

Here is a picture of Carson from yesterday morning. He refused to let me put his clothes back on after I changed his diaper and then insisted I put on his cowboy boot slippers his Aunt Debbie gave him for Christmas. I'm sure he'll regret these decisions later when we show this picture to a girl he likes :)

Here is a cute picture of Carson today (I bet you can't guess who dressed him!) I tried really hard to get a picture of him smiling and standing still....but that doesn't happen very often in our house! So here is a picture of him on the run.

We are going to a Big Band Dance tonight at church for our Valentine's date. Unlce Jason (or as Carson says...Jay Jew) is here to watch Carson while we go out. I'm sure they'll have a blast!!

We are so blessed to have so many people in our lives that we love and that love us! Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!!!

Bounce House Fun

Our neighbor Karlee had her birthday part today at the Jumping Party in Granbury. Last time we went there Carson was not very impressed with the big slide, in fact he screamed all the way down and for a while after that. Today was a different story. He had so much fun. Here are two videos I took with our new video camera today.

Carson is such a monkey and loves to climb on everything!! He had no problem climbing up the steps all by himself (this is not the big slide its a smaller more "Carson" size slide! I'll have to admit that it makes me a little sad that he can do that on his own but Kevin keeps telling me its a good thing. I guess I'll just have to trust my husband!

Carson wanted to slide down with Karlee but took a little tumble. He thought about getting upset but decided he was having too much fun! As soon as the camera got turned off he said "slide, slide" so we went down it again.

I also appreciate Kevin A LOT more after taking Carson to this party. He usually plays with Carson and lets me talk to the other moms, but he has his big youth retreat at church this weekend so it was just me and Carson. I was excited about taking Carson to the party because I knew he would get worn out and sleep good tonight, but I'll sleep good tonight too!

Carson's New Trick

Carson isn't quite big enough to climb up on the couch yet, although if something or someone is close enough he will use them/it to climb up on the couch! Anyways he is a pretty clever kiddo so he figured out a way he can get on the couch without any help...

I also think it's super cute when he says alllllll-right, so I had to get that and his fist bump on video too!

Christmas

This is a little bit late but we wanted to post some pictures from Christmas.