Catching Up

Mommy loves her little boy!

Carson is 8 months old and is our little pride and joy.  We love him so much and are so grateful that he is a part of our family.  He is a mover so he has already got a few battle wounds.  The wound above happened when he pulled a wooden stool on top of him as he was pulling himself up on it.  The wood top hit him right between the eyes and he didn't enjoy it one bit.  He sure is a cute little guy!

One of the perks of our new place is that it is right across the street from the chapel we go to.  Not only is it convenient on Sundays, but it has become an almost daily place for us to go to play basketball.  Brandon and I both love to play and Carson is a huge fan of crawling around on the pavement and exploring the new territory. 

Carson loves his bath time and especially his new alphabet toys that Grandma Toni gave him. 

Am I tricky or what?

I can't believe how fast our little boy is growing up!  He is on the go CONSTANTLY and climbs up on everything he can get his hands on (stable or not).  His new favorite trick is when I stand him up against the wall for him to lean on.  He loves that he can stand without using his hands to hold him up.  He also loves wacking the back of his head against the wall over and over again. :) He is a funny and very entertaining little boy!

Once Carson has got his sight set on something, it is very hard to keep him from it.  He is a go getter and we love his enthusiasm....except for when we are trying to change his diaper..... or keep him from the garbage cans...or the toilet...or the lamps....... :)

Carson wasn't a huge fan of posing for the camera with Grandma Wendy's Birthday sign, but he certainly enjoyed eating it!

Life Is Good!

Growing Up Fast

I don't have much time to blog these days, but I thought I'd post a few pictures of our cute little guy. We love him so much and love seeing his personality grow. He's going to be a fun little kid. He is now almost 7 weeks old and already weighs a good 11-12 lbs. He's almost doubled his birth weight which we are super happy about. Mom and dad are doing well too. Brandon started working at the VA hospital in Salt Lake and commutes up there to work 12 hour night shifts. He is very busy and we miss him a lot when he's gone, but he is learning a ton and loving the work. We sure love him and appreciate how hard he works. He is such a good husband and daddy. I don't have to commute anywhere, but I also stay pretty busy taking care of our cute son. We are very blessed. Life is good.

Our Little Baby Carson

Our precious little Carson decided to join our family on Tuesday, June 7th at 9:30 pm. He weighed 6 lbs and 6 ounces and measured 19 inches long. We had an amazing midwife and nurse who were both so encouraging and supportive of natural birth. I don't know how I would have done it without them and especially Brandon. They all looked like angels to me. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life to bring this little guy into the world.

This picture was taken at our check-up just a few hours before Carson was born. I was having contractions earlier that morning, but they had slowed quite a bit, so we went on with our day as normal. At our check-up, I was dilated to a 5 and 95% effaced. We went into the hospital a couple of hours after we returned home at about 5 pm and delivered 4 1/2 hrs later.
Little Carson right after birth. He had the cord wrapped around his neck twice and had one of his arms up and ready to enter the world.



He loves his daddy and looks just like him.







We sure like our precious boy!!!

Day Trip to Salt Lake

Brandon and I took a day trip to Salt Lake on a Saturday and went to our first rugby games. We watched a couple of championship games, BYU being one of them, and are now fully converted to the sport. Wow...no pansies in this sport. Ouch!

This is the only picture we got out of the day. We went to a park before the BYU game and downed a chicken. We've become quite the fans of rotisserie chicken. Our little boy likes them too!

High Adventure

Brandon and I went on such a pretty hike up above the Provo Temple the other day after the rain let up. Everything thing looked BEAUTIFUL up there!


This is Brandon holding onto a bush for dear life as he slid down this very steep hill of mud. Pretty funny!

Secret cave! ..it wasn't as scary as my face says it was.

Doing a little jig on a hill he climbed. :)

Brandon thought it would be a good idea to imitate all of my big-bellied poses, and I must say, he did a pretty good job. :) Silly boy.

What a fun little adventure we had!

Happy Feet

If you know me well at all, you probably know one of my trademarks...I always have less than silky smooth feet. In fact, many people goes as far as to call them "sad" or even "really gross". But as much as people think I should care...I just don't. I was named "the little indian girl" growing up, because I went everywhere barefoot, and my feet just never have recovered (and I still hate wearing shoes). Anyway...sometimes Brandon feels bad for my little cracked and dirty feet, so he takes matters into his own hands. This was one of those occasions. Needless to say...my feet were very grateful for my sweet husband.

Yes, this is a household scrubber...whatever works, I guess. It sure tickled like crazy!

New Trick

Can you do this? Didn't think so. Just another perk of pregnancy. :)

Too Cute

Some people use Teddy Bears, Brandon uses my leg. I don't really know how this happened but I just had to take a picture when I looked down from where I was reading on the couch to see Brandon fast asleep snuggled up with my leg. I sure love that guy!

Girl's Weekend

Since the only time my best friends from high school see each other all together is pretty much at each of our weddings, we decided to have a long overdue girl's weekend. Nicole arranged it all and used her time-share to get us a very nice place to stay in Midway (so that I wouldn't have to travel far...thanks Nicole!). It was so much fun! It's amazing that we still get along so well, and maybe even better now that we're all married and settled. My favorite part of the weekend was piling onto one bed when we woke up in the morning and just talking and laughing for hours. What good friends I have!

My Trip Home To St. George

While Brandon was in Washington DC, I got to go to St. George and hang out with my family. It was soooo nice to catch up with everyone and actually see a little sunshine! My sweet mother and sisters threw me a Baby Shower while I was there. It was so fun, and I absolutely love the adorable things everyone got for our cute little boy! People are nice, I decided!
My sister-in-law, Jamie, made these little sucker looking cakes (I know they have a name, but I have no idea what that name is). I thought they were so adorable. Another exciting thing that happened while I was there was that my crazy sister, Amber, did the Ironman. Just when I thought she couldn't get any more hard-core....she just never ceases to amaze me. Never having done a single triathlon, she had about three weeks to train on a road bike and in the pool. She swam 2.4 miles, biked an insanely hard 112 mile bike course, and then ran a marathon with the temperature at about 93 degrees. She finished in 14 hours and I bawled when she came through. She is one dedicated girl and I love her to pieces!

Brandon surprised me in the middle of the night when he showed up in St. George, having just flown into Salt Lake that night. I was one happy little wife!!! He brought me roses for Mother's Day and some stuff from DC, and we got to spend all of Mother's Day together. We went to my mom's ward first, cause I sang in Sacrament meeting with my mom playing the piano (we don't get to do that together very much anymore), then we went to a different ward to listen to my friend, Colleen, speak, and then we spent the rest of the day visiting family. It was wonderful! I loved my trip home and I love my family!!!!

The Latest Baby Bump

I didn't realize how big my belly looked until I looked at this picture that Brandon took yesterday. Something must be growing in there! Supposedly he should be gaining 1/2 lb a week now. Cute little guy! We sure like him. :)