October 2015 Update

Caden:

He has started talking a lot more. He calls Carson "Wah-wah" because he can't say his name. We think it's the cutest thing. He loves his Dada. He only wants Dad to put him down for naps or down for bed. He has started screaming, which we hate. But he only does it when Carson takes toys from him.

Carson: 

He loves being outside. He always wants to be digging in the dirt. Lately he has been having these horrible meltdowns in the morning. Hopefully he grows out of that soon. He is learning so much though. 

For example, this morning (Sunday) we went for a walk. We went by the new playground being built and Carson saw some workers there. He said how they shouldn't be working and how that was too bad because it was Sunday. He said Monday is a good day to work. Then we past a jogger. She politely said hi to us...

Carson: "Hi!!! Are you running?

J: "Yes. I'm trying to run anyway."

C: "We don't run on Sundays!"

Horribly embarrassed, I didn't look back and hoped she didn't hear him yell that at her. But Cory and I were also laughing really hard. Then we pass a different playground. He sees some kids playing. He of course yells to them, "We don't play on Sunday! We don't play on Sunday!"

I had to try and explain to him that not everybody knows that. He says the funniest stuff sometimes. I need to do a better job of recording it. 

 I made this gorgeous wreath with garlands that were 70% off at Michael's. I scored! And I'm so proud of it.

We visited the Smith's and Aunt Amber helped them make Pumpkin bread.

We got to go the the speedway and see the cars test before the race. So cool! They boys loved it for about 1 second. It was so loud, they just wanted to go home. Carson thought it was cool in the parking lot. But once we got in, he was way too overwhelmed. Poor thing.

He loves pretending he is sleeping. He thinks it is so funny. His smirk kills me. He's my little joke-ster.

Welp, that's all for now.

Halloween 2015

For the past couple of months, every time I ask Carson what he wants to be for Halloween, he would tell me a garbage truck. So I've been Pinterest-ing like crazy to figure out how in the heck to make him a garbage truck costume. It took me awhile but I did it! And he loved it.

We decided to all be apart of this idea. Caden was a recycling bin and Cory and I were the crew. Believe it or not, Caden actually chose to wear that over a monkey costume for trick-or-treating. He actually liked it!

And because I failed to blog about this last year, here are our 2014 costumes!

Mickey, Minne, Pluto, and Donald Duck.

Carson requested to be Donald Duck...

Firetruck Museum, etc.

Last Saturday we went to the Hall of Flame Firetruck Museum in Tempe. We were a little worried it might not be that fun for the kids, but they loved it!

Look what Cory spotted! Provo.

 They had an area full of kid stuff so they could play.

After the museum, we headed home and had a visit with Cathy, Amber & Warren, Carissa, and Tarah. It was so good to see them!

Caden had his first day of nursery a few weeks ago. He did really great the first couple of weeks. But now, he's not. He screams if either I or Cory are not in there. He's been SUPER attached lately. He's also been waking up in the middle of the night as mad as can be. He's been waking up super early. Like before 6 and I can't get him back to sleep. So his life hasn't been too wonderful. He's gradually starting to learn more words. He said purple this week for the first time. He still won't say too many other colors though. He loves to do everything that Carson does. He won't sit in his high chair any more. He LOVES trucks. Especially firetrucks. He's happy in the car. So we've been doing lots of unnecessary trips to Target. He tripped and fell on the tile this past week and cut the inside of his lip for the first time. Blood was everywhere! Poor thing. He's still teething.

On Monday we had a surprise visit from Troy. That was really fun to catch up with him.

Carson is getting better at doing puzzles. I also printed off a behavior chart which has been so great! I put a clothespin either on Amazing, Great Job, Warning, or Consequence. He loves it when he gets to the top blue. He says, "Yay, I'm Amazing!" That is really cute. I also got him a pom pom jar to use when he does extra nice things. Life has gotten a lot better. I'm going to start doing a Preschool with him this week which I'm really excited about. 

I have been bored lately and decided to organize the pantry. I'll have to take some pictures when it's complete. A couple weeks ago, I made a magazine holder. I found some cute wrapping paper at Target on clearance and Mod Podged it. 

   

As much as I hate that Carson and Caden fight almost constantly, they actually do get along sometimes. I try to capture those moments because they do not last too long.

Selfie Sunday

 

July 4th, 2015

We went to Utah for the 4th and had a lot of fun! Darin and Rachel were so kind to let us stay with them. We miss them! It was so great to catch up and meet sweet baby Wesley.

We got to meet up with lots of friends. All of whom we miss dearly. I got to spend lots of time with my family. Carson LOVES Grandma Alice. We went to the parade, J Dawgs, BYU, SLC and Temple Square. I got to go to the Stadium of Fire with my family. We got to see Jimett and her kids. We got to meet my niece Chloe. Cory got to golf with Dave. It was so great. 

We got stopped for 20 minutes on the way there for construction. So we took some selfies, of course.

We tried to get one of the 4 of us with the temple in the background. Apparently, we need a selfie stick.

Maddison had us over for a BBQ. She's the best.

Dave. Oh Dave.

Baby Chloe! She's 10 months and walking everywhere! She's the tiniest thing and has a BIG attitude. Super funny!

So my Mom is that crazy embarrassing lady at the parade. She waves and yells at everyone. She made a good pal with a young guy sitting near her. They teamed up and sang the entire Cougar Fight Song--long after the band had gone. They were both on their feet clapping and singing away--facing the crowd as the parade was taking place. I tried to bury my face. That's my Mom. I bet Jimett would have stood and joined in if she could have. She's holding up a 4 cause it's the 4th.

Eden gets the best seating.

The boys were so good for the car ride. Like so good. We had to stop a lot for Carson to pee on the side of the road. He loved "making mud" with this urine. We had a great trip!