Somehow Carson is 15 months old. Don't ask me where the last year or two of my life has gone, but in a good way.
Everything is still great with him though. The only thing is what I attributed to being teething signs is also a cold. The poor kid's upper lip is getting raw because his nose is running so bad. He is starting to have some trouble breathing since he is so stuffy. But again, I can't complain that at 15 months he has had less colds than you could count on one hand. He's such a healthy kid and we're so lucky!
His charts stayed exactly same: 75% for height at 32 1/2 inches and 25% for weight at 22lb 1oz. That means he has grown almost 3 inches in 3 months though! I hadn't noticed as much since he has been wearing shorts, but the other day I put his 12-18 month jeans on him and they looked short. I was seriously shocked!
But anyways...apparently everything he does is completely normal and I'm not the only mom out there dealing with these issues. You really start to feel like it sometimes when you are in your little bubble at home with nothing to compare it to. As moms we naturally compare our children to other people's kids, which can be necessary and harmful on all levels. We are chugging along on this ride though. He's sure a character if nothing else!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Moab
We may not be in Utah anymore, but we still took off for the 24th. :) I guess it's in our blood.
No, really we wanted to meet our good friends from SLC, Scott and Jeanette, and the 24th ended up being the best weekend to go to Moab for everyone. They have two little kids and they haven't gotten to see Carson since he was about 5 months old.
We had a really crazy weekend and everything didn't go exactly as planned, but we all had fun still. We drove out early on Friday morning and got there in the early afternoon. We rented a 3bd/2ba condo so we had plenty of room to spread out. We grilled Friday night, made breakfast Saturday morning, and had lunch at Moab Brewery which was pretty tasty (although nowhere as good as RedRock.....I might be biased).
Their youngest, Connor, just turned 2 this week and is a ball of energy. When Jeanette told me he probably wouldn't be bigger than Carson I didn't believe her. But...they were about the same size and Carson looked pretty chubby next to him. Connor is just naturally a little kid so far, but they had a ton of fun playing together.
This kitchen drawer proved to be the biggest toychest in the place.
Hugs...
And kisses.
Carson was too wound up to nap on Saturday morning so by the evening he was seriously a bear. Carl and I took him out for a walk to get him out and calm him down. This is one of the only other pictures I took. I was REALLY bad about the camera on this trip.
So everything was great up until Saturday afternoon. We were getting the kids down for naps while the guys were out driving. Next thing I know the doorbell is ringing like crazy. I open the door to see a Moab Sheriff and some irate man running at me screaming. Apparently Scott had parked in front of this guy's garage and it was the straw that broke his back. He had brought his friend to tow the car and we scrambled to get it moved with the guys gone with the keys. The sheriff was so nice though and told the guy if he didn't leave me alone he would arrest him. Jeanette got a hold of Scott and found out the keys were in the car so everything was handled fine. It was quite the shocker since I had just sat down on the couch for about 3 mintues to relax. We were awake after that! (And so were the kids, unfortunately.)
That night we got the kids down and started watching a movie. About 30 minutes into it, their daughter Peyton threw up all over in her bed. It took them close to an hour to get it all cleaned up! By that time we went to bed, but Peyton and Connor kept getting worse. They decided at 1am that they had to pack up and go because they were so sick. They also don't have air in their Land Cruiser so the thought of the drive the next day in 100 degrees was not a good idea.
We got all packed up and were on the road by 9:30 Sunday. The drive to Moab took just under 6 hours........the drive home took 10 hours!!!
It. Was. Miserable.
We hit two separate HUGE accidents and the normal traffic on I70 to Denver. The bad part was that Carl had a flight to catch that night to head to training and we were seriously nervous that we wouldn't make it. He had just enough time to pack new clothes and run. He was so bummed because we originally thought he would have time to play with Carson before leaving for a week.
Carson could not have been any better in the car though. I am a firm believer in keeping kids rear-facing in their car seats until at least two years, but I let Carl turn him for this trip. Boy am I glad! I really don't know what I would have done for the 4 hours we were STOPPED in traffic without being able to keep him entertained and fed. I get really carsick in the backseat so that is never an option for me. Plus, about 30 minutes away from home he was chewing on his finger because he is teething, gagged himself and puked cheesy nastiness all over himself. I wouldn't have been able to clean that up either.
Here is the picture of Carson from the trip.
Peyton, 3
Connor, 2
So now Daddy is gone all week and we're still recovering. Carson has been in a bad mood for 2 days and isn't sleeping well. He has had a low-grade fever and his nose is seriously dripping down his face, which has never happened before. We have his 15-month doctor appt. today so I can make sure it is just his teeth. We still have 3 molars to go and I can't wait!!!!!!!
No, really we wanted to meet our good friends from SLC, Scott and Jeanette, and the 24th ended up being the best weekend to go to Moab for everyone. They have two little kids and they haven't gotten to see Carson since he was about 5 months old.
We had a really crazy weekend and everything didn't go exactly as planned, but we all had fun still. We drove out early on Friday morning and got there in the early afternoon. We rented a 3bd/2ba condo so we had plenty of room to spread out. We grilled Friday night, made breakfast Saturday morning, and had lunch at Moab Brewery which was pretty tasty (although nowhere as good as RedRock.....I might be biased).
Their youngest, Connor, just turned 2 this week and is a ball of energy. When Jeanette told me he probably wouldn't be bigger than Carson I didn't believe her. But...they were about the same size and Carson looked pretty chubby next to him. Connor is just naturally a little kid so far, but they had a ton of fun playing together.
This kitchen drawer proved to be the biggest toychest in the place.
Hugs...
And kisses.
Carson was too wound up to nap on Saturday morning so by the evening he was seriously a bear. Carl and I took him out for a walk to get him out and calm him down. This is one of the only other pictures I took. I was REALLY bad about the camera on this trip.
So everything was great up until Saturday afternoon. We were getting the kids down for naps while the guys were out driving. Next thing I know the doorbell is ringing like crazy. I open the door to see a Moab Sheriff and some irate man running at me screaming. Apparently Scott had parked in front of this guy's garage and it was the straw that broke his back. He had brought his friend to tow the car and we scrambled to get it moved with the guys gone with the keys. The sheriff was so nice though and told the guy if he didn't leave me alone he would arrest him. Jeanette got a hold of Scott and found out the keys were in the car so everything was handled fine. It was quite the shocker since I had just sat down on the couch for about 3 mintues to relax. We were awake after that! (And so were the kids, unfortunately.)
That night we got the kids down and started watching a movie. About 30 minutes into it, their daughter Peyton threw up all over in her bed. It took them close to an hour to get it all cleaned up! By that time we went to bed, but Peyton and Connor kept getting worse. They decided at 1am that they had to pack up and go because they were so sick. They also don't have air in their Land Cruiser so the thought of the drive the next day in 100 degrees was not a good idea.
We got all packed up and were on the road by 9:30 Sunday. The drive to Moab took just under 6 hours........the drive home took 10 hours!!!
It. Was. Miserable.
We hit two separate HUGE accidents and the normal traffic on I70 to Denver. The bad part was that Carl had a flight to catch that night to head to training and we were seriously nervous that we wouldn't make it. He had just enough time to pack new clothes and run. He was so bummed because we originally thought he would have time to play with Carson before leaving for a week.
Carson could not have been any better in the car though. I am a firm believer in keeping kids rear-facing in their car seats until at least two years, but I let Carl turn him for this trip. Boy am I glad! I really don't know what I would have done for the 4 hours we were STOPPED in traffic without being able to keep him entertained and fed. I get really carsick in the backseat so that is never an option for me. Plus, about 30 minutes away from home he was chewing on his finger because he is teething, gagged himself and puked cheesy nastiness all over himself. I wouldn't have been able to clean that up either.
Here is the picture of Carson from the trip.
Peyton, 3
Connor, 2
So now Daddy is gone all week and we're still recovering. Carson has been in a bad mood for 2 days and isn't sleeping well. He has had a low-grade fever and his nose is seriously dripping down his face, which has never happened before. We have his 15-month doctor appt. today so I can make sure it is just his teeth. We still have 3 molars to go and I can't wait!!!!!!!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Weekend with family
Carl's step-dad and little brother came out to visit us this weekend from Utah. They just wanted to relax and have a mini vacation so we didn't do anything too crazy. We wanted to take a drive on Friday and kept hearing how great it is to drive up to Mt. Evans which is above Idaho Springs in the Rocky Mountains. We stopped in Idaho Springs for lunch at a restaurant that serves mostly buffalo, somehow none of us ended up eating any and Carson got 5/6ths of his lunch on the floor...
Then we made our way all the way up the long and winding road to this point which is Summit Lake. We were about 13,000 feet in elevation here. Isn't it gorgeous?????
And being the really smart and well-traveled girl I am (note the sarcasm), I took great care in bringing warm gear for everyone. Not. By the time we got to the top at over 14,000 feet in the middle of July it was only 55 degrees! I hadn't packed a single extra jacket, blanket, gloves, hat, or anything for any of us! We ended up wrapping my nursing cover around Carson for a little while because the wind was blowing so hard and we were freezing. Nice look with the crooked glasses, huh? :)
When we parked at the top our nav said we were at 14,144 feet. That was a really fun feature to have in the Jeep on the long climb up.
You could see out SO far.
The family portrait.......This ended up being the only shot where my hair wasn't standing straight in the air from the wind. Oh well, we aren't known for being a photogenic family.
The boys:
Carl, Carson, Uncle Jordan, and Grandpa Dave
(And somehow Jordan just turned 16 and got his license....WHAT?)
There are big horned sheep everywhere up where all the people are too. They seem pretty friendly, but I wasn't staying around long enough to find out.
This one had a baby when we were driving out. So sweet!
The rest of the weekend was pretty mellow. We took Dave to Jack in the Box for tacos since there isn't one in Utah. Apparently JITB has a lot of nostalgia with the generation before us. We watched a few movies, ate way too much candy and food and overall had a great time spending time with everyone!
Carson's first molar finally broke through about a week ago and he has been much more pleasant. Now we just have 3 more to go in the very near future. Wish us luck!
Then we made our way all the way up the long and winding road to this point which is Summit Lake. We were about 13,000 feet in elevation here. Isn't it gorgeous?????
And being the really smart and well-traveled girl I am (note the sarcasm), I took great care in bringing warm gear for everyone. Not. By the time we got to the top at over 14,000 feet in the middle of July it was only 55 degrees! I hadn't packed a single extra jacket, blanket, gloves, hat, or anything for any of us! We ended up wrapping my nursing cover around Carson for a little while because the wind was blowing so hard and we were freezing. Nice look with the crooked glasses, huh? :)
When we parked at the top our nav said we were at 14,144 feet. That was a really fun feature to have in the Jeep on the long climb up.
You could see out SO far.
The family portrait.......This ended up being the only shot where my hair wasn't standing straight in the air from the wind. Oh well, we aren't known for being a photogenic family.
The boys:
Carl, Carson, Uncle Jordan, and Grandpa Dave
(And somehow Jordan just turned 16 and got his license....WHAT?)
There are big horned sheep everywhere up where all the people are too. They seem pretty friendly, but I wasn't staying around long enough to find out.
This one had a baby when we were driving out. So sweet!
The rest of the weekend was pretty mellow. We took Dave to Jack in the Box for tacos since there isn't one in Utah. Apparently JITB has a lot of nostalgia with the generation before us. We watched a few movies, ate way too much candy and food and overall had a great time spending time with everyone!
Carson's first molar finally broke through about a week ago and he has been much more pleasant. Now we just have 3 more to go in the very near future. Wish us luck!
Monday, July 6, 2009
4th of July Weekend
We all had such a fun weekend playing with Grandpa Rick! We miss him so much and wish we could always be closer.... :( We are going to get a webcam ASAP and then he will be able to talk to Carson a lot easier. Whenever you try and make him talk on the phone he just wants to run away with it and won't mutter a single sound.
We went to Southlands on Thursday during the day and came home just before the rain. It literally rained every single afternoon and cleared by 6pm each day. I made a killer pot roast for dinner Thursday and we grilled hamburgers on Friday night (in the rain!).
We met Daddy for lunch on Friday afternoon and Carson slept on the way home. He was so wound up when we got home that he didn't take an afternoon nap. So in a replay of the last blog post, he fell asleep in the highchair and then crashed on Carl's lap when we got him out. So sweet.
On Saturday morning we woke up to the news that our newest nephew had arrived! Katie got her July 4th baby like she wanted! CONGRATS to the Smith family! We can't wait to see more pictures of Kanyon. And we decided that July 4th is the coolest birthday you could have - you would have it off of school and work every single year, everyone is always celebrating that day and no one gives presents so you still get your birthday. Lucky little kid!!!
We were going to head down to Nick & Erin's house for Saturday afternoon, but Grandpa and Daddy were itching to go to the Rockies game. Saturday morning I found tickets (yes, the day of the game) and off we went. They do fireworks after the game so it was literally sold out...50,000+ people. The only group of 4 tickets available without paying over $100 a pop was at the VERY top. We could have gotten 3 rows from the top or the actual top, so we opted for the top row so no one was behind us. It is cool to just be there and there isn't a bad seat at Coors Field.
We had to sit in the car for about 20 minutes to wait for the rain to let up enough to go in. All the seats were covered in water, but nobody seemed to notice.
Here are the boys at Carson and Grandpa's first Rockies game...
Yep, we were high!!!
Look, there is a Mommy!
They had a really nice presentation for the national anthem. They had this flag out and at the end they shot off fireworks and 3 jets flew over the stadium. The timing of the jets was amazing! We didn't know how in the world they can pull that stuff off.
Carson didn't know what to think with all the noise, but he didn't cry (that's always a plus).
Sounds all good right? By around the 3rd inning Carson was FREAKING out. He didn't want anything to do with sitting in those seats and not even food and a cell phone were making him happy. It was about 7pm at this point so I thought I could take him down to the playground for an hour, come back to the seats at 8:00 and he would fall asleep. W.R.O.N.G. The playground was closed so my mom and I chased him all over, dodging crowds for an hour instead.
This was an attempted shot during our journey...
We got back to the seats and Carson was screaming still. Luckily we had brought the small stroller so my mom and I headed back down with him and literally did laps down the ramp from the 3rd level to the bottom and back up the elevator over and over until the bottom of the 8th. By this time the wind had picked up so bad up top that the guys had had enough. It was so cold that it didn't feel anything like July. We all completely crapped out. It was already after 9pm with an inning to go and the fireworks wouldn't even start until at least 30 minutes after the game. So we beat the crowds and watched a ton of different firework shows from the freeway on the way home. :)
Overall, the game was a blast though. I think Carson would do much better at a day game, but I don't think we'll try again this year. We love people watching and man is there ever some to do in a place like that, especially with all the alcohol.
Yesterday my dad wanted to have steak and crab for lunch since they were having a great sale for the holiday. We pigged out and laid around until it was time to take him back to the airport. On the way at 4:30 we literally went through the hardest rain storm any of us had ever seen. We couldn't see a single inch in front of the car and had to stop to let it pass. It was really scary for a minute! On the way back it had let up and we saw these 2 rainbows:
The rain made Grandpa late at the airport and apparently there was an enormous line at security. His flight ended up being delayed because it had to stop in Kansas for gas. But if it hadn't have been late he would have missed his flight. Luckily it all worked out though!
We went to Southlands on Thursday during the day and came home just before the rain. It literally rained every single afternoon and cleared by 6pm each day. I made a killer pot roast for dinner Thursday and we grilled hamburgers on Friday night (in the rain!).
We met Daddy for lunch on Friday afternoon and Carson slept on the way home. He was so wound up when we got home that he didn't take an afternoon nap. So in a replay of the last blog post, he fell asleep in the highchair and then crashed on Carl's lap when we got him out. So sweet.
On Saturday morning we woke up to the news that our newest nephew had arrived! Katie got her July 4th baby like she wanted! CONGRATS to the Smith family! We can't wait to see more pictures of Kanyon. And we decided that July 4th is the coolest birthday you could have - you would have it off of school and work every single year, everyone is always celebrating that day and no one gives presents so you still get your birthday. Lucky little kid!!!
We were going to head down to Nick & Erin's house for Saturday afternoon, but Grandpa and Daddy were itching to go to the Rockies game. Saturday morning I found tickets (yes, the day of the game) and off we went. They do fireworks after the game so it was literally sold out...50,000+ people. The only group of 4 tickets available without paying over $100 a pop was at the VERY top. We could have gotten 3 rows from the top or the actual top, so we opted for the top row so no one was behind us. It is cool to just be there and there isn't a bad seat at Coors Field.
We had to sit in the car for about 20 minutes to wait for the rain to let up enough to go in. All the seats were covered in water, but nobody seemed to notice.
Here are the boys at Carson and Grandpa's first Rockies game...
Yep, we were high!!!
Look, there is a Mommy!
They had a really nice presentation for the national anthem. They had this flag out and at the end they shot off fireworks and 3 jets flew over the stadium. The timing of the jets was amazing! We didn't know how in the world they can pull that stuff off.
Carson didn't know what to think with all the noise, but he didn't cry (that's always a plus).
Sounds all good right? By around the 3rd inning Carson was FREAKING out. He didn't want anything to do with sitting in those seats and not even food and a cell phone were making him happy. It was about 7pm at this point so I thought I could take him down to the playground for an hour, come back to the seats at 8:00 and he would fall asleep. W.R.O.N.G. The playground was closed so my mom and I chased him all over, dodging crowds for an hour instead.
This was an attempted shot during our journey...
We got back to the seats and Carson was screaming still. Luckily we had brought the small stroller so my mom and I headed back down with him and literally did laps down the ramp from the 3rd level to the bottom and back up the elevator over and over until the bottom of the 8th. By this time the wind had picked up so bad up top that the guys had had enough. It was so cold that it didn't feel anything like July. We all completely crapped out. It was already after 9pm with an inning to go and the fireworks wouldn't even start until at least 30 minutes after the game. So we beat the crowds and watched a ton of different firework shows from the freeway on the way home. :)
Overall, the game was a blast though. I think Carson would do much better at a day game, but I don't think we'll try again this year. We love people watching and man is there ever some to do in a place like that, especially with all the alcohol.
Yesterday my dad wanted to have steak and crab for lunch since they were having a great sale for the holiday. We pigged out and laid around until it was time to take him back to the airport. On the way at 4:30 we literally went through the hardest rain storm any of us had ever seen. We couldn't see a single inch in front of the car and had to stop to let it pass. It was really scary for a minute! On the way back it had let up and we saw these 2 rainbows:
The rain made Grandpa late at the airport and apparently there was an enormous line at security. His flight ended up being delayed because it had to stop in Kansas for gas. But if it hadn't have been late he would have missed his flight. Luckily it all worked out though!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Our 3rd Anniversary
Yesterday was already our 3rd wedding anniversary! Time sure does fly by! My dad flew into Denver yesterday morning to spend the weekend with us so we are playing and having fun (he is acutally doing a lot of sleeping too, but that's what vacation is for...).
We all went out to dinner last night to celebrate. I have been looking for a good Mexican restaurant since we moved here, especially because that was all I wanted to eat when I was pregnant. I found one that seemed like it may have potential, found a great discount gift cert online and off we went. We all had so much food and it was ridiculously cheap and tasty! It was exactly what we were looking for all along. It was happy hour and I had the $25 off coupon so our entire bill for 5 people was only $29. Hay-oh! So awesome.
I haven't posted anything for awhile because all I do anymore is keep Carson from killing himself. By the time he does something funny I am saving him instead of grabbing the camera. Last weekend he was having a little too much fun playing all day with his daddy. He refused his afternoon nap on Sunday so by dinner time he CRASHED in the highchair.
-Doesn't this look so funny with his "tough" bib? :)
We are trying to decide what we want to do for the 4th. I am so excited for Carson to see the fireworks since he will be old enough this year. The only problem is he is usually asleep by 8:00 so we'll see how it works out.
We all went out to dinner last night to celebrate. I have been looking for a good Mexican restaurant since we moved here, especially because that was all I wanted to eat when I was pregnant. I found one that seemed like it may have potential, found a great discount gift cert online and off we went. We all had so much food and it was ridiculously cheap and tasty! It was exactly what we were looking for all along. It was happy hour and I had the $25 off coupon so our entire bill for 5 people was only $29. Hay-oh! So awesome.
I haven't posted anything for awhile because all I do anymore is keep Carson from killing himself. By the time he does something funny I am saving him instead of grabbing the camera. Last weekend he was having a little too much fun playing all day with his daddy. He refused his afternoon nap on Sunday so by dinner time he CRASHED in the highchair.
-Doesn't this look so funny with his "tough" bib? :)
We are trying to decide what we want to do for the 4th. I am so excited for Carson to see the fireworks since he will be old enough this year. The only problem is he is usually asleep by 8:00 so we'll see how it works out.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Today's Naughtiness
I just wanted to post a few pictures quickly before bed. Carson was especially naughty today and I can't help but laugh when I should be really annoyed. He learned he could reach and open all the door handles last Friday so we put on handle guards Saturday. Apparently the pantry door wasn't shut all the way this morning while I was around the corner in the office. I realized it had been a minute or two of silence so I jumped up to check on him and this is what I found. That is a bottle of balsamic vinegar he is holding and it had leaked all over him and was all over his mouth. Yuck! He is more than a handful, but I can't imagine what it would be like without his antics.
But luckily he took two really good naps today. Out of nowhere I noticed yesterday that his appetite has come back with a vengeance. These last two days he can't get enough food or nursing in and I don't know where he is putting it all! I know he is growing because he has outgrown a few really new outfits all of a sudden that I had bought for the summer. We went to Carter's this weekend and I had to buy him 18 month sizes in his one-piece outfits. He is just about out of the 12 month PJ's too.
After a nap and good snack this afternoon we went to the park to play. This is the first day in 10 days that we haven't had rain and tornado warnings. Here are a few cute shots I took outside.
I guess that's all for now. Not much, but it is nice to have a relatively boring life once in a while! We did get our new Jeep this weekend too...I'll post some pictures soon. (Its gorgeous!)
Good night!
But luckily he took two really good naps today. Out of nowhere I noticed yesterday that his appetite has come back with a vengeance. These last two days he can't get enough food or nursing in and I don't know where he is putting it all! I know he is growing because he has outgrown a few really new outfits all of a sudden that I had bought for the summer. We went to Carter's this weekend and I had to buy him 18 month sizes in his one-piece outfits. He is just about out of the 12 month PJ's too.
After a nap and good snack this afternoon we went to the park to play. This is the first day in 10 days that we haven't had rain and tornado warnings. Here are a few cute shots I took outside.
I guess that's all for now. Not much, but it is nice to have a relatively boring life once in a while! We did get our new Jeep this weekend too...I'll post some pictures soon. (Its gorgeous!)
Good night!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
I sure know how to jinx myself.
I really should have kept my mouth shut in this morning's post. I didn't think the injuries would get much worse, but they did.
Carson pushed his little foam couch over in front of the stairs and the gate around 9am. He was climbing all over it, which usually isn't a big deal. Well, this time he must have done something wrong. He fell straight back into the gate mount and split the top/back of his head open. Carl mounted the hinges on a few pieces of finished wood to get it to line up and apparently it is much sharper than we thought.
He immediately started screaming which took me what felt like an eternity to get him to calm down. I thought he was okay until I felt his head and it was really indented. When I looked he had a big gash and it really freaked me out. He immediately started sweating all over his body and was pretty inconsolable. I put a cold towel on it and called the pedi. I hate being that mom, but head wounds really freak me out. The area was pretty swollen and the cut was wide enough that I wanted to get him looked at.
So off we went to the doc. Luckily she said he seems to be 100% and we shouldn't worry about any actual head trauma, just worry about keeping the cut clean. It doesn't need stitches either. When we were there I also noticed he had a huge goose-egg on the right side of his head too. This poor little guy just can't catch a break! :(
This was a quick pic after I wiped it out and before it started to swell. He just may be my child afterall.
Carson pushed his little foam couch over in front of the stairs and the gate around 9am. He was climbing all over it, which usually isn't a big deal. Well, this time he must have done something wrong. He fell straight back into the gate mount and split the top/back of his head open. Carl mounted the hinges on a few pieces of finished wood to get it to line up and apparently it is much sharper than we thought.
He immediately started screaming which took me what felt like an eternity to get him to calm down. I thought he was okay until I felt his head and it was really indented. When I looked he had a big gash and it really freaked me out. He immediately started sweating all over his body and was pretty inconsolable. I put a cold towel on it and called the pedi. I hate being that mom, but head wounds really freak me out. The area was pretty swollen and the cut was wide enough that I wanted to get him looked at.
So off we went to the doc. Luckily she said he seems to be 100% and we shouldn't worry about any actual head trauma, just worry about keeping the cut clean. It doesn't need stitches either. When we were there I also noticed he had a huge goose-egg on the right side of his head too. This poor little guy just can't catch a break! :(
This was a quick pic after I wiped it out and before it started to swell. He just may be my child afterall.
Carson, Meet the Pavement...
So, I won't say we have the most graceful child in the world. I really hope that he doesn't keep up this lack of coordination for the rest of his life (I know what it is like). On Saturday Grandma Susan offered to watch Carson because Carl and I were going up to Evergreen for our friends' wedding. They were playing outside with his new shoes on and he fell and scraped both of his knees for the first time. I didn't think much of it at the time.
Then we go to Sunday morning. Carl was working on the car and I was watching Carson run around in the drive way. The combo of his shoes being a little more bulky than his last ones and his heavy head still leading the way when walking adds up to a bad situation. He started running, his top half got ahead of his feet, he fell straight forward on the pavement, put his arms behind him and kissed the ground with his face.
His forehead didn't bleed, but his nose sure did. This first picture was right after it happened when it was just all really red and raw:
And this one was yesterday after it has all scabbed over. Poor little guy :( He has a bandaid on it right now that looks hilarious.
The big story around here on Sunday was the tornado. My mom said she thought she heard a tornado siren around 1pm, but we thought she was crazy since we didn't hear it. Carl was talking to Christy and told her how nice and sunny it was about that time. Literally 5 minutes later the sky was black and it started pouring.
Around 2pm we heard that there was a funnel cloud at Southlands Mall which is where we do the majority of ALL our shopping. It is about 10 miles south of our house. The funnel cloud turned into a tornado and did some real damage to homes, the brand new Lowes that has only been open a month or so, and a car was thrown into the pizza restaurant. Scary!!! Everyone here tells us we "live in Kansas", but we haven't had to deal with tornadoes just yet. Welcome to Coloransas?? On any given Sunday you would find us at Southlands, but for some reason we decided to stay home that day. I am VERY glad!
Southlands is a really new area so I'm sure it will really hurt some of the businesses there. Check out this quick video of some of the damage - turn down the sound if you are at work...
And I would just like to close with......
Teething can bite me.
Then we go to Sunday morning. Carl was working on the car and I was watching Carson run around in the drive way. The combo of his shoes being a little more bulky than his last ones and his heavy head still leading the way when walking adds up to a bad situation. He started running, his top half got ahead of his feet, he fell straight forward on the pavement, put his arms behind him and kissed the ground with his face.
His forehead didn't bleed, but his nose sure did. This first picture was right after it happened when it was just all really red and raw:
And this one was yesterday after it has all scabbed over. Poor little guy :( He has a bandaid on it right now that looks hilarious.
The big story around here on Sunday was the tornado. My mom said she thought she heard a tornado siren around 1pm, but we thought she was crazy since we didn't hear it. Carl was talking to Christy and told her how nice and sunny it was about that time. Literally 5 minutes later the sky was black and it started pouring.
Around 2pm we heard that there was a funnel cloud at Southlands Mall which is where we do the majority of ALL our shopping. It is about 10 miles south of our house. The funnel cloud turned into a tornado and did some real damage to homes, the brand new Lowes that has only been open a month or so, and a car was thrown into the pizza restaurant. Scary!!! Everyone here tells us we "live in Kansas", but we haven't had to deal with tornadoes just yet. Welcome to Coloransas?? On any given Sunday you would find us at Southlands, but for some reason we decided to stay home that day. I am VERY glad!
Southlands is a really new area so I'm sure it will really hurt some of the businesses there. Check out this quick video of some of the damage - turn down the sound if you are at work...
And I would just like to close with......
Teething can bite me.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
An Ode to Carl
Just as a PSA to our pals...if you haven't heard of Threadless.com, you need to go there now. They have some of the funniest shirts around and they are having a big sale, with many shirts only $5. We ordered a few last night because you can't beat the price! I think the sale only goes for another week or so and many of them are selling out fast (like our favorite posted here :( ). This would be a great time to stock up on some Christmas gifts too!
This one is my personal favorite for many reasons:
Monday, June 1, 2009
Carson's 1st trip to the pool!
We took Carson swimming for the first time yesterday! We didn't take him last year because he was still so little...I couldn't even find a swim diaper that was small enough back then! I had high hopes that he would like it and he seemed to LOVE it. I got him his outfit and a nice baby raft for his birthday. It was funny because his shirt fit him perfect and his shorts looked huge! They are both 12-18 month size, but for some reason pants and shorts in this size are still way too big. Oh well. The swim clothes for kids are awesome now-a-days...they have SPF 50 built right in. You know if he is my child he needs SPF 1,000,000 so I'll take any extra help we can get!
Man, he really is freaking adorable.
He will never leave a hat on either so this one worked great because it has a strap for under his chin. I stopped at Children's Place on Saturday and got the only sunglasses they had in his size. They were a little goofy looking, but he left them on the whole time!
We all got in the pool at the same time so I didn't get any pictures of him actually swimming. Once we got out it started to get windy so we were a little to cold to get back in. It was tricky to time it between his naps and lunch etc. so we just went home after about 2 hours. I'm sure we'll have many more swimming pictures in the future.
We have had a lot of drama lately with our HOA. Having an HOA was a totally new thing to us when we got out here to Colorado. If you own a home in a subdivision built after the late 90s here, you don't have a choice but to be a member and pay your HOA dues. We weren't very happy about it at first, but we always said, "at least we get a neighborhood pool." Our community is 3 subdivisions that make up one big neighborhood and there are 3 separate pools for each one. We got word about 2 weeks ago that our board decided they weren't going to open our pool this year because it was costing them too much money. Our subdivision was supposed to have around 900 homes and there are currently 74 with no current plans for more any time soon. But that isn't our fault and we are all really upset since we pay what we feel is a lot of money to have the priviledge.
However, they made a deal with one of the other subdivisions that we could use their pool. It is only about a mile up the road so it isn't a big deal. We liked our pool because it was always empty and you had plenty of room to spread out. But it was actually nice to have more people yesterday because there were kids for Carson to "play" with. He watched them all day long and you could tell he just wanted to jump right in with them. They were all a little older, but it will be a good thing in the end.
Man, he really is freaking adorable.
He will never leave a hat on either so this one worked great because it has a strap for under his chin. I stopped at Children's Place on Saturday and got the only sunglasses they had in his size. They were a little goofy looking, but he left them on the whole time!
We all got in the pool at the same time so I didn't get any pictures of him actually swimming. Once we got out it started to get windy so we were a little to cold to get back in. It was tricky to time it between his naps and lunch etc. so we just went home after about 2 hours. I'm sure we'll have many more swimming pictures in the future.
We have had a lot of drama lately with our HOA. Having an HOA was a totally new thing to us when we got out here to Colorado. If you own a home in a subdivision built after the late 90s here, you don't have a choice but to be a member and pay your HOA dues. We weren't very happy about it at first, but we always said, "at least we get a neighborhood pool." Our community is 3 subdivisions that make up one big neighborhood and there are 3 separate pools for each one. We got word about 2 weeks ago that our board decided they weren't going to open our pool this year because it was costing them too much money. Our subdivision was supposed to have around 900 homes and there are currently 74 with no current plans for more any time soon. But that isn't our fault and we are all really upset since we pay what we feel is a lot of money to have the priviledge.
However, they made a deal with one of the other subdivisions that we could use their pool. It is only about a mile up the road so it isn't a big deal. We liked our pool because it was always empty and you had plenty of room to spread out. But it was actually nice to have more people yesterday because there were kids for Carson to "play" with. He watched them all day long and you could tell he just wanted to jump right in with them. They were all a little older, but it will be a good thing in the end.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend 2009
We had a great Memorial Day weekend! I hope all of you did too!
Saturday was UFC night. We had our friends over and BBQ'd before the fights. Somehow I never end up with pictures of anyone except Carson....I must have a one-track mind! Our friends Megan and Justin gave Carson this onesie a little while ago and he is just now able to fit into it. It was very fitting for the occasion. We are all HUGE fans of The Office. Carson was interested in actually putting shoes on his feet for the first time too.
Then I realized he could totally handle corn on the cob now. It hadn't occurred to me earlier, but knowing what damage he can do with his beaver teeth, I figured he do fine. Let's just say he loved it! He has finished his own whole cob for 3 nights in a row now.
Then on Sunday we all decided to take a trip up to Georgetown in the mountains to go four-wheeling. There were 12 people and two pooches between 5 SUVs (including Justin's BMW X5...he got a few funny looks!). We met for breakfast at 7am and were up on the mountain bright and early.
This is the view of the actual little town of Georgetown on the way up to the trail. It was an old mining town in the 1800's and is so old and quaint. You definitely take a trip back in time in places like this!
The views were awesome! We went up Argentine Pass which gets up to over 13,000 feet. You can see that the weather looked the same on the way up as it did down below...
When we got up there we were up above the tree line. It was ridiculously cold! The girls didn't expect it and let's just say we weren't completely dressed to the weather. I definitely would have brought a hat and gloves for Carson too if I'd known. Carl said I should have known because the guys were talking about a snowball fight the night before, but I thought they were kidding...oh well!
These are Megan and Justin's doggies, Lola (left) and Kito (right). They are so dang cute and fun to have around. They ran so hard and for so long that they both crashed in the car afterward just like little kids. :) It always takes Carson a little while to warm up to them though. It seems like he cries every time he sees them at first and then he is okay. Kito likes to lick his face and it freaks him out, we think it's hilarious!
What wind??? Didn't you know the peacock mohawk is the new style?
This is the before shot of Carson playing with the dogs' water bowl and then their ball thrower-thingy.
This is the after, once we had to take them away.
And in true guy fashion, they had their snowboards with them just in case. Our friend Miles took two runs down this snow drift way up on the mountain. He had fun, but had to sit in wet jeans for the rest of the time. :)
Then we drove part of the way back down the trail and pulled over in a nice nook. We all brought snacks, drink and stuff for sandwiches and made a little buffet in the backs of the cars. By this time it started raining so they opened all the hatches and backed the SUVs all together. We we all in a little fort in the cars in the rain listening to reggae by request. It was so cool to just be up in the mountains with good food and your friends. We had a really good day - thanks to everyone for coming along for the ride!!! :)
Monday was really casual. Carl made me go see Terminator Salvation with him. I am so not a fan of this type of movie, but it wasn't bad. It was actually really intense. And thanks to Grandma Susan for watching Carson so we could have a little break!
Saturday was UFC night. We had our friends over and BBQ'd before the fights. Somehow I never end up with pictures of anyone except Carson....I must have a one-track mind! Our friends Megan and Justin gave Carson this onesie a little while ago and he is just now able to fit into it. It was very fitting for the occasion. We are all HUGE fans of The Office. Carson was interested in actually putting shoes on his feet for the first time too.
Then I realized he could totally handle corn on the cob now. It hadn't occurred to me earlier, but knowing what damage he can do with his beaver teeth, I figured he do fine. Let's just say he loved it! He has finished his own whole cob for 3 nights in a row now.
Then on Sunday we all decided to take a trip up to Georgetown in the mountains to go four-wheeling. There were 12 people and two pooches between 5 SUVs (including Justin's BMW X5...he got a few funny looks!). We met for breakfast at 7am and were up on the mountain bright and early.
This is the view of the actual little town of Georgetown on the way up to the trail. It was an old mining town in the 1800's and is so old and quaint. You definitely take a trip back in time in places like this!
The views were awesome! We went up Argentine Pass which gets up to over 13,000 feet. You can see that the weather looked the same on the way up as it did down below...
When we got up there we were up above the tree line. It was ridiculously cold! The girls didn't expect it and let's just say we weren't completely dressed to the weather. I definitely would have brought a hat and gloves for Carson too if I'd known. Carl said I should have known because the guys were talking about a snowball fight the night before, but I thought they were kidding...oh well!
These are Megan and Justin's doggies, Lola (left) and Kito (right). They are so dang cute and fun to have around. They ran so hard and for so long that they both crashed in the car afterward just like little kids. :) It always takes Carson a little while to warm up to them though. It seems like he cries every time he sees them at first and then he is okay. Kito likes to lick his face and it freaks him out, we think it's hilarious!
What wind??? Didn't you know the peacock mohawk is the new style?
This is the before shot of Carson playing with the dogs' water bowl and then their ball thrower-thingy.
This is the after, once we had to take them away.
And in true guy fashion, they had their snowboards with them just in case. Our friend Miles took two runs down this snow drift way up on the mountain. He had fun, but had to sit in wet jeans for the rest of the time. :)
Then we drove part of the way back down the trail and pulled over in a nice nook. We all brought snacks, drink and stuff for sandwiches and made a little buffet in the backs of the cars. By this time it started raining so they opened all the hatches and backed the SUVs all together. We we all in a little fort in the cars in the rain listening to reggae by request. It was so cool to just be up in the mountains with good food and your friends. We had a really good day - thanks to everyone for coming along for the ride!!! :)
Monday was really casual. Carl made me go see Terminator Salvation with him. I am so not a fan of this type of movie, but it wasn't bad. It was actually really intense. And thanks to Grandma Susan for watching Carson so we could have a little break!
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