All dressed up...

and nowhere to go! Couldn't resist sharing this hilarious picture from yesterday. Carson's really beginning to show interest in playing dress up! She loves her Fancy Nancy accessories from Christmas and Santa left this silly hat in her stocking. What you can't see is her pink tutu she's also wearing and a feathery purse in hand - too cute!

Fort Fun!

Admittedly we played hookie from church this Sunday and had a relaxing pajama morning at home. What's better than some creative fort building and lots of static?!

Bath Talk

Recording before I forget...Carson was in a funny mood tonight in the bathtub while playing with the Pooh Treehouse. Piglet was apparently "talking" to Pooh and Tigger and this is how their conversation went...

Piglet: Pooh..are you? Are you Pooh?
Carson: Mommy, Pooh no here.
Piglet: Play wif Carken?
Carson: YES!!!
Mommy: What are you and piglet going to do?
Carson: MAKE COOKIES!!!

What a ham!

Applique dresses!

I must say I am blessed with wonderful and thoughtful friends! Brooke-Thank you SO much for the adorable dress you made Carson for her birthday! You have put so much time into the dress and it is too cute! We can't wait to see her in it and celebrate her 2 wonderful years -so hard to believe! I also appreciate your unending patience with me as you've taught me how to cut the pattern, pin it, sew it, etc!

Not only do I appreciate the cake dress, but I also appreciate you making the bulldog dress for Carson's friend, Mackenzie! I know it was a difficult applique and once again, you did it effortlessly! Go Citadel Bulldogs!

Got milk?

In a big girl cup? We are slowly beginning the transition to cup drinking. We've practiced a few times with water and she's done very well minus a few splash surprises to the face! I decided to go for it with a meal tonight and it was a huge success! I must brag: no spills, no splashes, a proud little girl, and a large milk mustache! Now if I could only freeze time...she's getting too big!

Never boring...

Jack - completely worn out!

Folks, it's never boring with a toddler! What do YOU do in 3 hours?


We:


have a "book party" in our pop-up tent


turn a laundry basket into a wagon and drive it through the house with baby dolls in tow


have 3 tea parties -one with marshmallows


put away a load of laundry


play with Jack and finally...


make supper for one hungry family!

We hope your house is as crazy and fun as ours!

Jump Zone/PlayNation

Carson and I had a great time playing with mommy's friend, Mrs. Lauren, and her little girl, Mackenzie, on Monday. Carson and Mackenzie are best friends and stay together 3 days a week while their mom's teach. We took the girls to Jump Zone/PlayNation and they had a blast! It was a perfect place for a cold day and a great way to release some energy. The pictures aren't great -sorry! It's difficult to catch an excited, energized little one! We took our hungry girls to Chik-fil-A for lunch afterwards and they ate everything!!! It was a nice treat and change of pace for a Monday which we hope to do again soon!

EdVenture

OK - I know you'd rather see pictures than read my boring post...there will be pictures to come I promise -too many to load at once!
Chris, Carson and I met my mom at EdVenture in Columbia on Saturday and had a blast playing! This was our first visit and we had no idea what to expect. Carson LOVED it and was exhausted at the end of our 3 1/2 hours there! Some of her favorite attractions: african drums (she could watch herself on TV while playing them), climbing on Eddie the giant, the firetruck, pretend grocery store, and Snowville village. We had a great time with GiGi and will definitely be back soon!

Crayola Wonder...Not!!!

It's been a Crayola Wonder kind of afternoon! The past 2 days Carson has had a difficult time going down for nap. We ended yesterday with no nap, lots of frustration, and a tired little girl. Hoping things would go better today, I put her down at normal time and it began again...more "MAAMAAs!" and screaming (happy screaming)...oh dear. 45 minutes later I decided I better check on things. This is what I saw...at least she was being creative and no, I did not know she had a crayon hidden in the pocket of her shirt! After changing the sheet, she's now quiet and asleep...I think!

Go Away Dark

A few funnies from the past few days so I don't forget!

Situation: Walking out of Target
Mom: Brrr..It's cold!
Carson: no! It dark mommy
Mommy: That's right, it's nighttime now.
Carson: GO AWAY DARK! Sun, are you?

Carson is quite the sweetie around here - always kissing boo boos and making everyone smile and feel better. Even straws! She dropped her straw from her cup the other day and yelled, "Oh no! Yarry(sorry) straw. Feel bedder?" (after kissing the straw's boo boo)!

On pretend phone....
Carson: "Good monin' Uncle George!" paused as if he was talking back to her...laughed and said, "good, good!"

Carson you are a constant source of fun and laughter for us! You are so sweet, kind, polite (most of the time) and full of energy -we love you!

Playground fun!

Rainy Day Cupcakes!

No explanation needed...it was a yucky, rainy day and we wanted something fun to do! A perfect day to stay inside and make cupcakes with a TON of sprinkles!

Pinkalicious and yummy!!!!

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008

Carson enjoyed some time with her cousins, Ally and Caleb, while visiting Mema and Grandaddy over the holidays. We all ate lots of yummy goodies on Christmas Eve and then opened gifts. One of Carson's favorites, a baby doll she can finally put in the bathtub!

This is one of my favorite pictures from all the ones we took!

Christmas in Cameron with my family:

She LOVES her new Fancy Nancy doll that GiGi gave her!

Helping Uncle George open his gift

Packed and ready to go home!

Christmas with my dad:

I apparently had my camera on the wrong setting, sorry for the dark picture!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year with lots of family around! Carson did very well with all the traveling and enjoyed spending time with cousins, grandparents, and friends. It was so much fun to watch her and see just how much she has changed since Christmas 2007! On Friday I was able to join some high school friends for dinner/drinks in Columbia - we had a great time reminiscing and catching up! So much that nobody took a picture-oops! It was back to Greenville on Saturday and then more Christmas fun on Tuesday with my dad. Carson enjoyed her visit from "poppy" and had fun with another round of opening gifts. We had a great time visiting with everyone this year and can't wait for Christmas 2009!

Visit from Friends

Lindsay and Garrick -Thank you SO much for coming out of your way to see us. I hate the morning was a bit crazy after having to take Carson to the doctor. We were so excited to see ya'll and briefly catch up - just wish it could have been longer!!! You both look great! Carson is really enjoying the puzzle book you brought and mom/dad were even able to enjoy the wine!
We hope to see you again soon!

Christmas Morning!

Jack even had to check out the Dora and Boots bathtime toy!
New books!

Christmas morning was a blast despite a trip to the pediatrician's office. Remember our Christmas morning came a little early since we were headed out of town. Carson was battling a nasty cold at the end of the week and it ended up moving to her chest. She woke up with a hoarse voice and "barky seal" kind of sound when she was breathing but it didn't stop her from pure excitement as she came downstairs. We made it through Santa gifts and then headed to the doctor (unfortunately we weren't able to see our regular doctor) - she got an OK report and we were told to hang tight and use SMALL amounts of plain Robitussin every 6 hours for the congestion. 9 days later we still have the runny nose but the congestion is gone!

Some of her favorites from Santa: the kitchen, Pooh/Tigger playhouse for the bathtub, 120 piece food set to go with her kitchen (what was Santa thinking?), and a set of Miss Spider books!

Christmas Eve Part 2

Santa sure enjoyed the cookies you made Carson!

What did Santa leave...check next entry to see what's behind the paper!

The finished product...her very 1st kitchen!

Where does this go again???

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve came a little early this year since we were leaving to go to the in-laws and my grandparent's/mom's house. After dinner and bath, Carson helped put out cookies and milk for Santa (but not before sampling the cookies for herself) and then was off to bed, excited and talking about "anta." She even woke up several mornings prior to this saying, "ho ho ho!" Chris and I just died laughing listening to her over the monitor. She looked so adorable in her I love Santa pajamas too!