My Little Pony

This is the birthday cake Chris got at work today from his co-workers! HILARIOUS!!!!

Surgery today...

My MIL is having knee replacement surgery today. What a trooper! Carson thinks this is really cool. He told me the other day that when Nana gets her new knee smoke would shoot out of it when she ran b/c she will be so fast. I forgot to tell Nana that, but I think she would appreciate the fact that she now holds superhero status with Carson. Well, I think she always has been a superhero because she is such a great Nana. However, now that there is a possibility that smoke will (haha) be coming from her bionic knee, elevated her status just a tad. How am I going to explain when no smoke actually comes out?



Here is a picture of Nana and Chole (Carson & Lauren's cutie cousin).

BUSTED!!!

All was quiet in the house this afternoon as Carson was quietly reading in his room for his mandatory quiet time (He has decided he no longer needs a nap). Lauren was peacefully sleeping in her room while I dozed on the couch listening to the rain falling outside....

OK...this is the part where you hear the SCREEEECH and I am pulled back into reality. NONE of those things happened today. The video shows you what was really going on during our nap time.

I heard Lauren calling for Carson. Then, I heard him say, "I'm coming Lauren". They were having story time instead of nap time. At least he was reading to her. Needless to say, as cute as it was mean mommy had to break up the party! Not 5 minutes later I looked up and Lauren was walking into Carson's room. Yep, she has now learned how to scale the side of her crib and escape. Big girl bed....HERE WE COME!

Faux pas...

I may have committed the biggest faux pas ever, but I don't care. I HAD to rearrange our furniture. We have had the exact same arrangement in our house for almost 9 years. When I was younger and lived at home I would rearrange my bedroom practically weekly. I mean moving huge bookcases and everything. The bad thing about living in a tiny house with not many "open" walls is you do not have a lot of options when moving furniture. So, I did it. I moved our couch in front of the fireplace out of "need a change" desperation. Hey, we are in the south people. Who needs a fireplace? Maybe it is because we have lived with the same boring arrangement for 9 years and are overjoyed to have something new to look at. Until I can figure out something else we are enjoying the change.

In our next house versatility is a MUST!

New Do...

I broke down and did it...I got Lauren's hair cut. She has had it trimmed 3 times, but this time we got the typical little girl cut. They took off a few inches to even it up with her bangs. It was looking rather stringy each morning when she got up. It looks adroable and even cuter with a bow in it!

Here comes the rush...

Our little family seems to be so busy lately. We managed to make it through the kid's birthday parties this year. We had a blast. Lauren is talking up a storm. She is talking in full sentences now! It is so amazing to hear. Carson commented the other day that Lauren can now hold a conversation with him. Carson started Tae Kwon Do a few weeks ago. He loves it. It is hard to believe that he will be graduating from K4 in a few short months. I can't wait to have him at school with me.

Our week nights are filled with activities now. Between PTO, Chris going to Kung Fu, class and Tae Kwon Do, we don't have a lot of time. The weekends are really important to us as a family. We try to spend some fun time doing all the things we can together. This weekend we are off to get the guys a haircut, Build-A-Bear, and maybe a little shopping for the girls!

We have a busy spring/summer ahead of us. We have planned to take the kids to see the Blue Angels in Beaufort in May. Something Carson really wants to go and do. Carson takes after his Dad. He has many passions at a very young age. We are also going to take him to Carnegie Museum to see the dinosaurs. (something I have never seen) I would love to visit Kennedy Space Center since he is now determined to work at NASA. Not sure if we can squeeze that in this year! Ah, to be a little boy! Dinosaurs, space, & airplanes...what could be better?

I just hope when we have to start going to American Doll stores Carson will be as flexible as Lauren is! :)

Happy 2nd Birthday to our little Princess Lauren!

We have been blessed by God in so many ways. When Lauren was born 2 years ago she completed our family. Our little ones are growing up so very fast! We take every opportunity to spend together because we know how precious this time is!