Easter 2013

We had a fantastic Easter. Tyler & Ashley and their kids were able to come and spend time with us. We had fun! Even though it was freezing! And we had a yummy Easter dinner together.

White Coat Ceremony

In March, Cory had his White Coat Ceremony. It's kind of like a graduation. There was a speech about how great they were. Then the students lined up and shook hands with some people and had their "White Coats" put on them. It was a great mile-marker for Cory! He's been doing awesome and I'm so proud of him.

Cory, Ryan, Darren

My first time being his patient!!!

February Simons Visit

We are so happy Tyler & Ashley moved to Chicago! It is so fun to have family close by. The end of February, Cory went to Charlotte to get some experience with adjusting. So, Carson and I spent a few days with Tyler & Ashley. We had a lot of fun!

Carson 16 Month

-He is saying a lot! 

He says, "buhh, buhh." ( bye-bye)

"Huhhh" (Hi)

"Baaaaa" (bath)

"pooh, pooh" (Poop, pooh)

"uhhhmm, momma" (Please, Momma)

"ickk, ahkk" (Tick, tock)

"gung, gung" (thank you)

"Gunnng-gunn gung" (Christmas Tree)

He's got his own language. It's kinda fun being the only one that understands him.

-He signs-- 3-4 words. "Milk," "More," "All done" and sometimes "Water" And it is cute! I don't care to teach him anything else.

-He knows some letters! He knows the sounds of K, P, D, B, O, H, M, and Z really well. Probably thanks to Kidstv123. And his alphabet books. I didn't do much to teach him those unfortunately.

-He loves going for rides on the bike trailer.

-He loves to run outside in the field. 

-His favorite food is cheese.

-He is learning how to put stuff away--which is really cute.

-He learned how to go down the stairs by himself! But he still prefers me to carry him. And I give in a lot.

-He loves singing!

-Frequently, he will touch something he is not supposed to, then puts himself in time out. And he will do it over and over. Time out is a game to him.

-He loves lids and putting things in jars and containers. 

-His favorite shirt is now too small for him. I couldn't bare to put it away in a box. So I put it in his toy bin. 

-He has become a lot more cuddly! He will just come up to us and sit on our laps! We are always really surprised. We love it.

-He will throw anything in the toilet if the gets the chance to. 

This happened during my shower.

He's trying on new shoes.

He loves taking selfies with the dada.

He likes to sit with me on the heater.

Valentine's 2013

Valentine's was perfect. 

I made Cory a steak dinner.

He got me some movies tickets.

Carson got some M&M's.

We got to watch Downton Abbey together. 

Perfect night.

Although, the dinner was the day after Valentine's because Cory was sick... It was still great!

He's trying to stuff as many in his mouth as he can. Yes, those are baseball pants he is wearing. They are super cute! He has a whole outfit to go with them.

My mantle? I love how it turned out. Thanks Cory for the flowers!

Carson's 14 month update

Carson is 14 months already. 

Here's an update on him.

-He tries to mimic everything we say! He's getting better at pronouncing words. His favorite word right now is, "uh-oh." 

-He runs! Everywhere. 

-He has a favorite shirt. Weirdo. 

-He blows kisses and folds his arms for prayers--which is so adorable!

-He loves to play with his friend, Olivia! He's getting close to saying her name!

-He's obsessed with the vacuum. I can't say that word around him or he expects me to get it out. 

-He throws everything in the trash can. We're trying to figure out what to do about that.

-He's such a busy body! He is constantly running and getting into everything! 

-He started singing! It's more like a hum. Every night I sing to him right before I put him to bed. And he sings with me. It's the most precious thing!

-His favorite song is, "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam."

-He also LOVES One Direction. He could watch their music videos all day!

-He loves Thomas the Train still.

-He started dancing. It's so stinkin' cute.

-He copies his dad with everything! Brushing his teeth, putting on lotion... etc.

-He loves playing with my bras. He even tries to put them on. I need to get a picture of that.

-He LOVES tomatoes!!!

-He's got so many teeth! I've lost count. But I know he has his bottom molars and some canines are now coming in.

-Boy is he getting harder though! He is a lot of fun! But he also throws tantrums and that is not fun. Especially in public. He's still sweet though. I'm going to read up on Toddler Wise to see if I can get any help. Cory and I were saying how much easier he was as a baby.  This toddler stuff is crazy! Fun but crazy!

Here are some 1 Year Pictures. Thanks, Marci! :)

He had a pretty hard time smiling...

Our mullet baby

We have since cut his hair!

He love walking, crawling, running, with a blanket over his head.

His favorite shirt.

Watching 1D. Like his mullet???

Christmas 2012

We had our own little Christmas this year. Carson did great with ripping his presents open. It was super cute! He loved getting some new toys. We played with his new stuff all day long. And he really likes the M&M's he found in his stocking!

And here we are on New Year's Eve, lounging away. A couple of Carson's favorite foods are cheese and deli meat. So he especially liked our cheese and crackers tray. Notice how he grabbed all the turkey at once.