Growing up

I am realizing more every day how big our little boy is becoming. Today while in the bathtub he is crawling everywhere and trying to escape out of the tub. Our little boy will have his first birthday next month and we can't wait. Carson is such a sweetie, where has all the time gone? It has been a good year!

A wonderful Day!!

Today I was able to take the kids (mine + our niece and nephew) to the zoo and to playland. We had so much fun. It was very warm but we had fun. We went to the zoo for a couple of hours. Madison loved watching the Winged Wonders bird show and Carson loved the train ride at Playland. I love being able to take the kids fun places. We were all ready to get out of the sun and home to relax by the end of the day. Madison has so much fun playing with her cousin, Lily. She acts so grown up when they are together. I would post some cute pics but unfortunately my camera was dead.

Bedtime battles

Well Madison was doing so well going to sleep in her big bed but this week has been horibble. She will not sleep or nap for mommy or daddy. Sunday night she was in bed at 11:30 and tonight it was 10:30. We start settling down into our nighttime routine about 8:30 or so and has been aweful getting our little angel to sleep. Tonight I had so much going on getting ready for school that Scott tried to put her to sleep but she screamed for 30 minutes. Then I took over. After an hour of trying to get her to lay down and stop playing around on her bed I put her in the car and we went for a 30 minute drive (It has been probably 2 years since we pulled that move, but hey it worked and she fell asleep.) I love my daughter dearly but I was not a happy camper tonight. I think we will try not napping tomorrow so she will be ready for bed at 8. I want our kids in bed by 8 because I have to wake them up at 5:45 so I can go to work. I am hoping that our sleeping troubles only get better. Carson on the other hand is the easiest baby to put to sleep, all I have to do is lay him down and he sleeps, never throwing a fit or crying because he wants out of bed. Madison does that enough for the both of them. I love my kiddos so much but the only time I get housework or schoolwork done is when they are in bed and lately I haven't been getting much done at all.

Summer is officially over

Well I go back to work today and am not looking forward to being so busy again. We were busy this summer and had a lot of fun and went a lot of places, now we will go back to our schedule and be busy with work. Madison and Carson are so lucky to have such a loving Grandma who loves to take care of them. I am bummed that summer is gone.

Disneyland

Madison and "FOOFY"

She was always wanting to chew our gum "bum"
Loving the lollipop

My little princess

We had the opportunity to go to Disneyland with Aunt Kristi, Uncle Matt and Matt's family. We had fun just Mommy and Me. Yes Daddy and Carson stayed home. That was so hard. I was gone 4 nights without my bubs and that was hard. By the last night I was ready to come home to see my Bubba. We spent three days in Disneyland and had so much fun. Here are a few pics of our trip.

My cuties!!

We had the kids pics taken at the park. They had fun and I think the pics turned out good. We took pics for my Aunt's bday of all the grandkids. Happy Birthday Mema!!

Haircut time

Before at breakfast time. Seriously long hair, but I still think it is cute

All done, playing in the kitchen

After we were all bathed and gelled up!! My little man!

This morning while giving Carson his breakfast I had a wild idea to cut his hair. Easier said than done. His hair was so long, I didn't notice how long it was until I swept it all up. I think he looks so much older now. It is a little shorter than I had anticipated, but still cute for a home cut from Mom. Next time we will take him in to get it done so he looks handsome for his birthday in less than 2 months, where does the time go?