It's been a while...

Okay, so I know it has been a while since I last posted. Life has been really crazy. We have been working hard preparing for our youth group's big outreach (which is tomorrow night). So any spare time has been used painting or practicing for that. And I have to say my computer time has been very limited because Marc has been editing lots of video footage for the outreach. But here we are only a day away and I have to say I am so excited about it. I pray that everything goes smoothly and that the tons of snow we get today won't keep people from coming out tomorrow night.

Speaking of the snow, I am home again today from work for an actual snow day. We have about 3 inches of snow now and are expecting another 3-4 inches today. Should be fun. I am sure I will have to bundle N up soon so that he can go out and play. Hopefully, I will be able to get good pics/video of him to post. :)

Today I am thankful for real SNOW days. I don't mind missing school when there is a bunch of white stuff to play in.

Hockey Star

Recently, we have attended a couple of high school hockey games of one of the students in our youth ministry. Nolan has been very fun to watch at the games. He cheers Aaron on and keeps his eyes glued to the rink during the entire game.

Aaron Y. playing defense!

Now that he has been bitten by the hockey bug, he constantly wants to play at home. He has created his own hockey rink in the living room. He pretends to be like Aaron and has played all day today. FYI: all you need for an indoor hockey rink is 2 laundry baskets, 1 football helmet, 1 nerf baseball bat, 1 pair of gloves, & a borrowed plastic ball from the ball popper. Oh, and a little imagination. Plus the spider man pajamas are good intimidation for your opponents. He also uses a backpack to pack up his equipment to greet his fans after the game.

Nolan with his game face on!

Today I am thankful for Nolan and his vivid imagination. He continually amazes me with what he creates out of a few simple items. Hours of playtime and fun can come from a box, a piece of rope, and a couple of laundry baskets.

Carson in Action: My 1st video post!

Here's a little clip of Big C in action.





Sweet Face! Love those eyelashes.


Silly face. Saving the upper lip snack for later. :)

Too much time around teenagers?

Okay, so I am thinking that Nolan may have spent a little too much time around teenagers. This morning he was playing with a fake cell phone and he kept making the buttons beep over and over and over again. I finally told him to stop because it was driving me crazy. He quickly replied, "Mom I'm texting!". YIKES!!! Really.... texting... how does he even know this? Most kids his age pretend to talk to mommy and daddy on their play phones. No, not my kid he is texting his buddies on his. :)

The last couple of days it has been so cold here. And by so cold I mean well below freezing... single digits with windchill in the negatives. Check out the picture to see what the temperature read Thursday morning when we got up. Anyway, cabin fever has really set in for Nolan. Everyday he has been begging to go outside to play. Finally, on Wed. I told him that it was too cold to play outside. It would hurt his skin if he went out there. That seemed to fix the problem he didn't ask to go out the rest of the afternoon. However, my genius idea back fired when it was time to go to church that evening. He said, "Mom, we can't go outside it will hurt our skin!". Oops, had to try to talk my way out of that one. Thankfully he complied after a little discussion.

Today I am thankful for something very simple.... heat. :)

Carson can talk?

The other day we were riding in the car. Nolan pipes up and says, "Mom, Carson just said I was a genius!". Funny thing is I didn't even know Carson could talk.

Yesterday morning, when I was telling the boys goodbye as I left for work, Nolan says, "Bye Mom. Love you." Then in a high pitched squeaky voice I hear. "Bye Mommy." Nolan said, "Carson said goodbye." :) (Funny thing was that squeaky voice sure sounded like Nolan.)

Well, I guess Carson has not only figured out army crawling and pulling up this week, but the fine art of speaking too.

Today I am thankful for N and his loving attitude towards his little brother. I could not ask for a more sweet, kind-hearted, loving little boy.

2 Baby Showers, 1 Birthday Party, a TBQ meet, & a Hockey Game

Today has been a whirlwind day. The morning started early preparing for a baby shower at my house for my dear friend Melissa with most of the Bunco Babes. Meanwhile, Nolan and Marc attended a Chuck E Cheese birthday party for one of Nolan's friends. We met up at church to try to catch a bit of the Teen Bible Quiz match. Marc was able to watch the kids in action, but I missed out on it. :( Then after a quick late lunch we split again and I attended another shower then met up with the boys this evening for an action packed hockey game.

Although today has been very busy, it has been so much fun. Hanging out with friends and supporting our youth kids in their various activities. Below are a few pics from the shower.

Today I am thankful for my wonderful friend Melissa. I am so excited for her and her husband Sabian as they prepare to welcome their first child, Addie, into their family in March. We are already planning to prearrange a marriage between Addie and Carson. :)

The Bunco Babes

Carson enjoying some love from Melissa. :)

Caution! Carson is mobile!

Yesterday, Carson finally figured out how to army crawl. He had successfully moved himself from point A to point B before, but it was awkward and more of a scoot/roll/army crawl maneuver. Yesterday, though, he found his rhythm and was going back and forth across the living room floor retrieving toys.


This morning, however, things really changed in our world. I had left him in the middle of the living room floor with a few toys. I walked around the corner to the computer to check my email. He had gotten really quiet so I thought maybe he fell asleep since nap time was approaching. Nolan had been running around the house playing. So as he passed by, I asked him what Carson was doing. He looked into the living room and yelled, "Mom, Carson is standing up!". I ran around the corner and this is what I found.


He had army crawled his way to the end table and pulled himself to a standing position. He was trying to pull down all the stuff on the table. I couldn't believe it! Did he really only need a one day learning curve for the army crawl and now he is on to bigger and better things?????? If so, then we are in big trouble at our house. For one, he will have to be under even closer supervision. And two, Nolan and his toys are no longer safe.

Watch out here he comes Carson is on the move!