The St. John's

My brothers 30th bday party

2011-09-26T16:52:00.003-05:00

Saturday night my SIL, Tiffany hosted what was supposed to be a surprise 30th bday party for my brother. She ended up telling him about it ahead of time because he had told her he didn't want to hang out with anyone this weekend since he had to work so much. He was still fine with having it and I'm glad because it was nice and perfect. She made fajitas and ordered hot sauce, guacamole, rice, and beans from On The Border. It was so delicious she even let me bring him left overs! : ) We left Carson with Lolly and Pops and just brought Olivia since she pretty much just sleeps anyway. She got lots of love by grandmas, grandpas, aunts, and uncles.

Picture of:

dad, step mom, Laurie, Autumn, brother Kain, his wife Brooke, brother Dustin, his wife Tiffany, me, Ryan, and Olivia

My big brothers, and little sister

me, Ryan, and Olivia

Thanks for having us over Tiff, we had a good time!

Meet my baby girl

2011-09-26T16:37:00.003-05:00

This is my little Olivia Reese. She's beautiful and perfect. This picture is a bit old now, but one of my favorites. She still likes to eat, sleep, and poop. She does stay awake some but I'm pretty certain she's a little lazy. She loves for me to hold her. I'm thinking Olivia is a mommys girl. I love that she is because we all know Carson is all boy and all about daddy. Olivia has been a great baby. The only real difference between her and Carson at this age is Carson was a better sleeper. She's been sleeping through the night since she was 3 weeks, but I was able to feed him and just put him to bed and he'd fall asleep without a sound. Olivia on the other hand is not as easy. I feed her, put her to bed then after about 10 minutes she wants her paci and I have to hold her hand for a few minutes then she's finally out. Carson was also sleeping in his crib at 6 weeks. Olivia wants nothing to do with her crib. I'll lay her in while I'm cleaning her room and she's fine. If I put her in it while she's already sleeping she'll only stay there for about 30 minutes max. I don't mind it that much because she's my last little baby, but I am ready to have my room back to just me and Ryan again. Soon enough she'll get over it or she'll have to start crying it out. For the mean time it's no big deal!

P.S. Carson has been such a great big brother! He loves to help me. I think 3 years is such a perfect age difference!

Physique 57

2011-04-01T13:47:00.002-05:00

I can't wait to try this new work out dvd series. I've done p90x up until I got pregnant, but was starting to get tired of it. I saw this one E! News the other night, it looks really hard, but the results have to be rewarding! Only 5 more months!!! In the mean time I'm doing some prenatal work out. I really hate working out pregnant, but I am so determined to not be a big fat cow during this pregnancy like my last. It was miserable, since this will most likely be my last pregnancy I'm trying to enjoy it. I'm just not one of those people who LOVES being pregnant or cute while pregnant. As much as I want to be I'm just not.

my new addiction

2011-03-04T22:51:00.003-06:00

My latest addiction is... SEWING. You can't be having a baby girl and not know how to sew. There is just so much to make. I wanted to learn when I had Carson, but I wasn't as motivated because the stuff to make just wasn't as cute to me. There's so many things I want to learn with having a baby girl. Sewing is my number one, then it will be on to making bows, and headbands. Tonight I had my mom come over just teach me how to thread the needle & boppin, and make a straight stitch. After a while I got tired of that and wanted to move on to bigger and better things. Lets just say I wasn't ready for those bigger and better things to sew. It's alot more complicated than it looks. Hopefully by this time next week I will have accomplished baby leg warmers.

Aren't they just the cutest?

Baby girls nursery

2011-03-04T18:36:00.004-06:00

This will be lil' Miss St. John's bedding. All I have to do is go find the fabric. I can't wait!!! Next part is naming her. I'm not one of those people who can wait until last minute to name their children. I had Carson's name picked out pretty much right after we found out what we were having. Girl names are a different story, everything is just so trendy.

Baby names

2011-02-23T18:45:00.003-06:00

Although, I still don't know what I'm having for another 5 1/2 days it's driving me crazy that Ryan and I can't agree on a girl name. We had this problem when I was pregnant with Carson and it turned out to be a boy. Maybe this time will be the same, who knows?? I really love the name Taytum for a girl, we'll see if I win this battle or not. If it's a boy it's for sure Cash. I am so hooked on that name, it's a plus that Carson can say it, too!

Husband saves the day (night)

2011-02-05T23:19:00.002-06:00

The first night I decide to get out in my car after this gross weather I get a flat tire on my way home. I've never had a flat tire or a wreck so it was kind of scary. My car started just pulling to the right and being real jerky I was coming up on a gas station in perfect timing. Luckily Carson was at home with Ryan. It could have been worse, I was worried I was riding the rim that could have been a expensive disaster and with these dr bills for the baby it's the last thing we need. Ryan came to my rescue with his trailer, loaded it up, brought it home, and aired it back up. The air compressor at the gas station wasn't any good it wouldn't air it even a little. I was worried I was going to be stuck at home AGAIN.. I would not be a happy person if that were the case. I am a on the go gal for sure!

3 year anniversary

2011-02-02T10:48:00.003-06:00

Happy Anniversary to us! I can't believe it's already been three years since I married my best friend! I couldn't ask for a better husband or daddy to Carson and our future little one coming in July!! Due to this cold weather (I ABSOLUTELY HATE) we'll be rescheduling our date. Instead we'll be lazy and watch movies. Possibly cook dinner together, but I much rather order in so I don't have to clean the kitchen. : )

I'm a big kid now

2010-12-19T19:16:00.002-06:00

No more pull ups or diapers. I'm so proud. Carson officially pooped in the potty on his own today. I can now feel comfortable to say he is potty trained. He has been going pee pee on his own for a couple of weeks I was just waiting on him to poop, and he did! This is an old picture, but I was too lazy to try and get him to smile for me. I wish I could say that I'm excited to save money on diapers, but those diaper buying days aren't over yet. I'm already stocking up for the next one. I'm just glad I won't have two in diapers at the same time!

Loyal customer

2010-11-01T15:16:00.002-05:00

Today I scored a free meal at Chickfila, all because I am a loyal customer. As I was ordering my meal the manager came over and said my order was on chickfila, because I come in so often. I was so excited! Can't beat a free meal!!

Frozen Smores

2010-09-29T22:36:00.002-05:00

This picture above would be frozen smores. I guess they are called this because the cream you use to make them consists of marshmellows, and it's chocolate between two graham crackers. Personally it tastes nothing like a smore. I don't like smores, but I like these. I'm not even much of a chocolate eater, and I still like these. They must be good. My mom called me today and asked if I would make a dessert for a family dinner we have on Friday. I said sure, and started going through recipes for something new to bring. They are very simple and there isn't much for ingredients. They sure are messy to eat though, won't be feeding this to my 2 year old! Sorry, Carson.

Frozen Smores:

3/4 cup whole milk

24 marshmellows

12 ounces semisweet chocolate

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

18 graham crackers

Line casserole pan with foil, leave edges of foil hanging over the sides. Heat milk and marshmellows in a large sauce pan over low heat, stirring often, until smooth. Remove from heat and add chocolate, stir until melted and smooth. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer beat cream until forming stiff peaks. Fold the cream into the chilled chocolate mixture, mixing until you none of the white is showing. Spoon into the prepared dish. Tap the dish on the counter to remove air bubbles. Freeze covered until set. About 3 hours. Holding both sides of the foil transfer the frozen block onto a cutting board. Cut into 24 squares. Break the graham crackers in half and place the frozen chocolate block in between crackers. Place sandwiches on a platter, cover, and put back in freezer until ready to serve. Enjoy!

state fair of TX

2010-09-24T14:22:00.003-05:00

The state fair of TX opened today. I am so excited. I go every year, I have a feeling this year will be more expensive. Carson is big enough to ride kiddie rides now, and once he sees them he will start going crazy to ride them. He gets excited to ride those ride on horses at wal mart.. I'm a mean mom and don't let him get on them though. If I were to give into those going grocery shopping would turn into a nightmare. Anyway, back on topic. I love the state fair mostly for the food, who doesn't? I am boring and rarely ever try any of the new things they have to offer. I stick with the fletchers corny dogs. I don't know what it is about those corny dogs. I also love all the tents with the crafts, it's like a mini Canton. Is there anyone else who loves the state fair just as much as me? What do you love about the fair?

Hobo or Elvis?

2010-09-22T13:27:00.004-05:00

I finally have Carson's costume narrowed down to two.I am pretty set on the hobo one, I just dont' know if it's appropriate for a two year old. I love the Elvis one too I am just not sure if Carson will keep a wig on. I have had the hardest time choosing a costume this year because last years is so hard to beat. He just looked adorable. I know I probably put way to much thought into this, but this will be my last year I get to choose his costume. Next year he will probably want to be batman, spiderman, or hulk. I am really not into characters. I also want him to win first place in the costume contest again. I know it's shallow, but I always got first place in the contests I was in so I want to keep the tradition going.

Happy Birthday Ry

2010-09-14T15:48:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday to my goofy husband. I love you, and wish you many more birthdays. (I know it's a bad picture, I took it on my phone.)

Back to school

2010-08-31T09:38:00.002-05:00

Today Carson started back at Mother's Day Out. I really had high hopes that he would be fine when I dropped him off. I couldn't have been more wrong. I had been telling him if he was a good boy we would go to wal mart and get him a toy boat or monster truck so all he had been talking about was wal mart. We walk in, print his sticker, and start heading to class. He tried to go to his old classroom first I think he would have been fine there because it's still familiar, but he's not a baby anymore. I finally get him to his new teachers, he starts crying, throwing all his body weight onto the floor so it's hard to pick him up, and finally goes in. I know he will have fun, they eat, go outside, dance to music, and read some books which are some of his favorite things to do. Hopefully after couple of weeks of going he will be back in his old routine!

Maddy May

2010-08-28T11:54:00.002-05:00

My parents got a new puppy yesterday. She is just so sweet and cuddly, I wanted to steal her. I had the honor of naming her Maddy May.

Oh! How how time flies!

2010-08-25T20:37:00.006-05:00

I was looking through pictures today and found some of Carson from just 6 months ago and I was thinking how much he has changed. He doesn't even look the same to me anymore. He is just growing up too quick. I always hated hearing my mom say, "it seems like just yesterday you were born." It's so true. You don't realize it until you have your own children. The year he was born seemed long, but once he turned one he was already turning two. I can't get over it. I love watching Carson grow and learn. I know every mom says how smart their children are, but he really is smart. He loves taking things apart and putting them back together. He doesn't stop until he has figured it out. He is so much like Ryan it's crazy. I will stop bragging about my child now and share some of the pictures I was looking at...

Carson's 2 yr old picture

Carson and pops late May early June

Carson Family pictures in May

Carson in February

Long time, no post...

2010-08-19T18:43:00.002-05:00

I don't really have much to say. I am pretty sure nobody reads this thing anyway. I am home alone enjoying the peace and quiet, so I figured what the heck. I will blog. This is a picture of Jess and I at her shower I hosted. She is getting married in exactly 30 days. I can't wait. It seems like it has been forever since she got engaged!!! I am honored to be apart of her bridal party. We have been friends since high school. Although it took her a couple of years to like me. She likes to remind me how she used to hate me because I hung around cheerleaders. HA! She also likes to remind me everytime she sees me how fat I was when I was pregnant. I guess these are two reasons why I love her.

Carson's new luggage

2010-06-29T12:07:00.003-05:00

This is Carson's new luggage for our trip to Arkansas. I have been looking for a cute duffle bag and just couldn't find any I really cared for. Katy showed me these off of another blog I looked them up on Amazon and quickly ordered them. I'm going to have his name embroidered across the penguins belly!! He's going to be so excited to wheel his own bag, and of course he will look adorable. Thanks Aunt Katy!

Boys will be boys

2010-04-03T21:08:00.002-05:00

This is Carson's shirt after maybe about 30 minutes of being at the park. I was watching my friends little girl as well as Carson and Carson decided to take off to the stream of water. He fell in right as I got to him. Note this water is not deep I can't even consider it a creek, it's just about inch deep. It's nasty creek water though so it was all green and mossy and gross. Needless to say his yellow shirt was ruined. I really was hoping it wasn't I had just bought it for our pictures we just took. Luckily it only cost $7. I can't stress too much.

Happy Easter

2010-04-03T21:05:00.002-05:00

Carson's Easter bucket. I wanted to get him a cozy coupe car, but as the weather got warmer and I was putting him in shorts I realized he didn't have any clothes that fit. Only a couple of short sleeve shirts and maybe 2 pairs of shorts. Instead of using the money on the car I went and bought him clothes he needed that led to his basket not being full of many goodies. He is still too young to really understand all this Easter egg hunt and basket stuff anyway.

Carson Ray

2010-03-27T21:53:00.004-05:00

I just felt like sharing some pictures of my cute little man.

Rise & Shine

This can't be comfortable

My shaggy little man

My cuddle bug when i'm sick

A tad bit spoiled

2010-03-23T12:18:00.002-05:00

I must say I am pretty spoiled by my husband. I am so fortunate to have a man like him. I get to stay home and hang out with my baby boy. Once a week I have a day off when Carson goes to MDO. We have a nice home, and nice cars. I couldn't ask for more. I am just so proud of his hard work.

2010-03-22T20:31:00.002-05:00

Trying to unlock the back door. I hope he doesn't figure it out anytime soon. I'm not sure what we are going to do about this yet.

Spicy seafood jambalaya

2010-03-22T20:11:00.002-05:00

Tonight I made spicy jambalaya for dinner. It is so easy, but not so quick. You buy whatever meat you want to put in it and just follow the directions on the box of Jambalaya mix. We normally use smoked sausage, tonight I did it a little different. Last week I had bought raw shrimp instead of cooked. What a mess that was, I definitely learned my lesson. Once I deveined the shrimp I froze them and decided to throw them in jambalaya and it was great! We eat our jambalya with black beans and Ryan likes Texas Toast.

2010-03-22T20:09:00.001-05:00

I love this picture, I look so thin. This is my inspiration to keep working out. Bathing suit season isn't too far away.

My boys

2010-03-21T22:27:00.002-05:00

I love them!!!!

No more bangs

2010-03-17T22:46:00.002-05:00

My hair is finally long enough I can do this^^^... I am trying to grow my hair back out long again. It is so hard to grow it out, it seems like it takes forever. I have to get used to my bangs being put back when I wear it up, it kind of looks weird to me. I don't know the last time I saw my forehead. It's not the best picture of me, but it's okay Carson makes up for it!!! He has been loving taking pictures! I am so glad, I hope this means he does great when we have our family pictures taken.

2010-03-17T22:20:00.002-05:00

This is Carson the day he was born. A healthy 8 lbs. 14 oz.

This is Carson today. 28 pounds. He is exactly 20 months old. I just can't believe how fast time goes by. In just 4 months I will be a mom of a 2 year old!!! WOW! I can't say I feel old, because I am only 22. I am just amazed at how much Carson has grown and accomplished in such a short amount of time. I am so proud of him!

Now, for all of the people constantly asking me when I am having another one. It will be awhile. I want to enjoy having just one child as long as I can. Don't get me wrong I get baby fever often, but then I think about carrying bottles, taking the infant carrier out of the car, I would need a double stroller, it's hard to find people who would want to watch two kids instead of just one. So many things would change. I like bonding and spoiling my very busy little man!

The perfect snack cup for toddlers

2010-03-17T20:53:00.002-05:00

I LOVE these snack cups. They are awesome for the car and on the go. You just fill them up with whatever snack you want and they stick their little hands down in there and grab it. Carson hasn't figured out how to take the lid off yet, so we're still good to go. I know it won't be long before I am looking for another snack cup he can't take the lid off of.

Aldi

2010-03-17T16:20:00.001-05:00

Lately every night on the news they have talked about this new grocery store. I am so ready for the one in Rowlett to open. I think it is going to be the closest one to me for now. They say it's cheaper than I guess Wal Mart? I sure hope so, I would definitely drive the extra mile. Anyone know much about it?

Live Laugh Photograph Give Away

2010-03-10T09:49:00.003-06:00

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kids can sleep anywhere...

2010-03-05T14:48:00.002-06:00

I'm not sure why this photo came out so dark? It could most likely be because I took it from my phone. Anyway... Carson was napping and he woke up crying. This means he wasn't really ready to get up. He came into the kitchen and decided to finish his nap next to me while I am on FB. ha. He is just so sweet. I can't imagine he could be too comfy or warm I know the tile floor has to be cold. I'm cold just sitting around.

My new hair

2010-02-17T12:29:00.004-06:00

This is what I ended up, not quite what I thought it was going to be. I talked to my hair stylist and she said if I couldn't get used to it and just wanted to go back normal she would fix it. She is awesome, she has been doing my hair eversince my very first hair cut. This is the color I was going for. Mine looks darker. I know I wasn't going to look like LL. It was just an idea of what I wanted. I think to get this look I would have to have done some low lights along with a color. I wasn't going to pay a boat load of money so we just tried the one color to see how it turned out.

Texas Roadhouse

2010-02-14T18:15:00.002-06:00

So you know these claw games that eat all of your money? Didn't get to eat mine today. I was lucky. I put in the 50 cents and carefully chose where I wanted to drop my claw and won on the first try. We were waiting for a table at Texas Roadhouse so I thought I would win Carson a little cheap vday present. I honestly never thought I would win. All the people in the waiting area were saying I can't believe you just won. It was crazy. I must say I was very proud, I don't think I have ever won anything in my life. Go me. By the way I won a Felix the cat stuffed animal, and Carson didn't care. PS if you ever go to Roadhouse do call ahead seating. Even if it is only 3:30 in the afternoon

Mothers Day Out 2010

2010-02-03T15:57:00.003-06:00

Yesterday was also a big day for Carson. He went to Mothers Day Out for the first time at FBC Wylie. It was rough dropping him off, but I know he had a good time. It's good for him to be with other kids and play and learn. I also enjoy having a couple hours to myself. I can grocery shop a lot easier, I can clean house faster, because I won't be stopping to pick up stuff he just dumped out. I can go to lunch with friends and just enjoy my peace and quiet. It is a real privilege and I am glad I get to do it!! They had a bounce house for the kids to play in, he isn't too crazy about bounce houses yet. His teacher said he just played with some balls. They also made little frogs out of paper sacks, I say he made it, but as an ex daycare teacher I know he had some help. He ate a good lunch and took a long nap. I am happy he napped I wasn't sure how that was going to go.

Modeling

I asked him if he was ready for his first day of school, and he started clapping! He was very excited until we got there to drop him off!

2010-02-03T15:51:00.002-06:00

Yesterday marked our 2 year wedding anniversary. I was very excited! I know it doesn't seem like much, but 2 years is a big accomplishment. I can't wait until I can say i've been married for 10 or 20 years that will be here before I know it. Two years sure has gone by quick!! It has been a fun two years together that's for sure. I have to say right now marriage is still pretty easy, there's hard times, but spending everyday with my best friend is just the best thing ever!!!! We celebrated by going to dinner at Kobe Steaks in Addison. It was very yummy. It's a real treat to go there for me. It doesn't happen very often. Ryan also took the day off of work, we had donuts for breakfast and just hung out on the couch until it was time to pick Carson up from Mothers Day Out. Very relaxing!!!

My little veggie eater

2010-01-30T22:06:00.002-06:00

After Autumn's soccer game, my family and a few friends went to Chilis for dinner. My sister started feeding Carson some corn on the cobb, he loved it!!! I am so glad he loves fruits and veggies. I think the only veggie he doesn't like is Spinach. I don't blame him, I don't care for it either!!!

Carson's headlight

2010-01-26T19:09:00.004-06:00

I was on the phone the other night and he kept opening the "junk drawer" it was driving me nuts so I looked to see what I could give him to keep him happy until I was off the phone. Ryan's headlight he got for Christmas was in there, I thought that was perfect. Ryan got this headlight for when he is crawling in attics and such and is not able to hold a flash light. Carson thought it was so funny to have this thing with a light attached to his head. I turned out all the lights so he could see how it worked! He thought it was so funny. I video taped it, but it's hard to really see anything. You can hear him laughing really hard though that's probably the best part!!!

Mac n Cheese please

2010-01-26T19:06:00.002-06:00

My big boy eating some Macaroni and Cheese at the big boy table. I have been giving him more freedom on where he sits for his meals. I want him to learn how to sit in the chair and eat with a fork. We started out by moving into a booster seat, it just turned out to be a pain for me. He did so well eating in a booth at McDonalds the other day I decided to try sitting in the big boy chair at home. He has done great so far. We're still working on the whole eating with a fork/spoon thing. It will come over time, I am so proud of my little man.

OH NO!

2010-01-26T17:28:00.002-06:00

OH NO! Is all I hear around my house these days. It is Carson's new word/words. I love how he is starting to say a few things and comprehend what you tell him. I am so amazed how kids learn, it's so fun to watch. He starts Mother's Day Out on Tuesday I am excited to see what he picks up from other kids. Hopefully, he only picks up good habits. I wont' be so excited for him to learn the bad habits.

Is Summer here yet?

2010-01-11T23:03:00.001-06:00

This is the weather I am looking forward to! Summer just cannot get here quick enough!!!

Couch Potato

2010-01-10T20:36:00.002-06:00

This is a picture of my best friend for the past month. Granted I got up to clean house and do a few of my housewife chores.This cold weather just put me into a funk where I did not want to leave. I just wanted to sit in my comfy pants and t shirts and hang out. This week is supposed to be warmer so I plan on getting out of the house, and taking Carson to do a few activities. Although, I enjoy doing nothing it has it's downfalls. I am pretty sure I have gained 5-10 pounds. I am trying to work on a nice bikini body, nice to me is no love handles and as flat of a stomach I can get. This is hard because Carson stretched my skin to the moon while I was pregnant, and I got those unfortunate love handles. Another reason is my best friend Jess is getting married sometime soon and I am her matron of honor. I have to look good, she doesn't want fat or chubby people in it!

Booty Pop

2009-12-29T23:20:00.002-06:00

The last couple of weeks I have been up late doing things around the house. I saw this infomercial last night for these booty pop. They are panties with padded butts. I am not sure how comfy they are, but I have such a tiny behind I wonder if they do what they advertise. My mom always makes fun of me for how flat my backside is, wouldn't hurt to try a pair

These boots are made for walkin...

2009-12-29T23:16:00.002-06:00

These are the boots I really want for my birthday. I can't believe how expensive they are. They are $80 on sale, that's just crazy to me. I've been wanting them to wear with my black leggings with a sweater dress. I found these on gojane.com which has them on sale for $28, but of course they don't have them in black in my size. Bummer! I guess I will have to keep my fingers crossed that I will find them in a Ross or Marshalls.

What a great Christmas we had...

2009-12-29T22:53:00.007-06:00

LONG POST

Christmas for the St. John's actually started the day after Thanksgiving. We do a Christmas with my moms best friends family every year. This year they weren't going to be here for Christmas, because they are moving to Cali. The next weekend we met my moms other friend at Chick fil a for some lunch where Carson recieved another gift. The weekend after that we did Christmas with my two brothers, and sister in laws, and two nephews. The next week was Christmas. We started on Wednesday, Christmas eve eve. We went to dinner with Ryan's family that were in town from Tennessee then went back to his grandmas for our gift exchange. Christmas eve we went to my dads house in the afternoon back home for Carson to take a nap and then off to Lolly and Pops house for our Christmas with them. Finally, Christmas day. Since we have Carson we do our Christmas with him when he wakes up, he plays with his toys for awhile then we head to Lolly and Pops again for lunch and more gifts with Ryan's other grandma and Aunt and Uncle. After lunch we go to our last place for the day, my moms. We open presents from my Aunt and Uncle, my mom, and my grandma. I think after all of this, I want to start a new tradition. Maybe just staying home and everyone can come to us. I just don't want to cook for a ton of people, my house isn't big enough for that anyway. Although, we traveled the world for the month of December we still had a great Christmas! Carson is very loved and very blessed for all of the family he has. Needless to say, I am ready for the New Year. Here are a couple of pictures from Christmas Eve, and Day...

Carson playing in the dishwasher, it's his favorite spot at his Meme's

Carson helping Uncle Parker put together his new lawn mower

Daddy, help me out of this thing

Daddy trying to show Carson where to push to make the car go

Before Santa came. He was a little late, we all 3 slept until 11

Christmas Eve

Carson in his new custom wagon. Thanks Lolly and Pops we LOVE it

Christmas cookies

2009-12-18T14:14:00.003-06:00

Last night my parents had a work dinner to go to, so I kept Parker for them. We had a full night planned, we went to the store to get sugar cookie mix, sprinkles, and icing. We then went to eat dinner at CiCis, went and looked at some Christmas lights around town, nothing great, and then home to bathe Carson and decorate cookies. I can't wait for Carson to be old enough to do all kinds of Christmas crafts and make some traditions. Next year we should be able to start. Hope all of my few readers have a Merry Christmas!

RIP Razor

2009-12-18T14:04:00.002-06:00

This is a SUPER old picture, but it's only the picture I could find of my dog and I. On Tuesday my step dad, Ron, had to put our family dog, Razor, to sleep. I want to say he just turned 6, a few years ago he was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, which is very common in Boxer dogs. Once that was diagnosed his back started to get bad, and then he just started gaining weight because it was hard for him to be very active. For some reason the summer time was easier on him than winter. He just started getting worse and worse, it was just too hard seeing him in such pain. We did what was best for him. I love animals, but I am not one to get real attached. It was different with Razor, he was such a good dog. I remember when I was pregnant he liked being near me, and just lay around and be my guard dog. It was really sweet, when Carson came along he became his guard dog, and would sniff his face with his big snout and it would tickle. Really cute. We sure do miss him!

Sunday night fun

2009-12-15T16:07:00.002-06:00

Sunday night Carson and I sat down to watch the season premiere of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." I decided to make some popcorn. I never eat popcorn, I hate the way it gets in my teeth, but Carson had never had it and I thought it would be a good before bed snack. He ate almost the whole bag of popcorn, it was really cute to hear him smacking on popcorn, although I hate smacking. The picture didn't come out that great it was taken on my phone, but it shows a little piece of popcorn in his mouth.

"Santa"

2009-12-02T21:28:00.002-06:00

Carson's new Tricycle! I am so excited, I got this on sale for $40! It is going to be a "Santa gift." We only have two gifts to give him from Santa so far. That is only if Ryan does what he says and finishes the vintage Power Wheels Volkswagen bug we have for him. I had a hard time getting Carson off the bike when we were in the store, he even tried climbing over the part of the cart he sits in to sit on his bike in the buggy. I know he seems young for a tricycle but the tag said 18 months and up, and he sits on it well. We will have to work on the pedaling but I am pretty sure he'll have that down in no time!

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T23:00:00.007-06:00

I want to start off saying how thankful I am for my family. I really couldn't ask for a better husband and healthy, energetic, loving son. I really don't know what I would do without them. I don't get a lot of time away from Carson, but when I do I am always wishing he was with me. I really am bored when he goes off to stay at his Lolly and Pops or his Meme's house. I have a thousand things to do, but it is just not the same when he isn't with me. I can't get enough of him, he's perfect! I had such a great Thanksgiving this year. The three of us slept until 11:30, I fed a Carson a small little breakfast, and then we got ready to go to Nonnies for some lunch. Carson was in such a good mood today, he is always happy today was just different. I just watched him play and laugh and enjoy life. It is so fun watching him grow, and learn new things. Today he started shaking his head and saying "no." I never thought i'd be so happy to hear him say no, but it was just funny how he shakes his head when he does it. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving as well. I posted a few pictures I took today.

My brother Parker & I

Carson was so ready to go home, he grabbed his bag and walked straight to the door

Carson before I parked in the garage

The creative hand turkey's

Ryan, Carson & I

2009-11-22T22:09:00.002-06:00

How cute is this little suit for Carson? I was at Dillard's and wanted to compare prices on suits for the wedding he is going to be in whenever Jess finally decides on a date. This picture doesn't even do it justice, it was so adorable. I can't wait to see how handsome he is on her wedding day. I also couldn't believe it was on $30!!!

My exciting day of shopping

2009-11-22T22:01:00.002-06:00

Saturday my mom and I went shopping all day long, I am trying to get my Christmas shopping over with. I have been doing it since July. We went to TJ Maxx in Allen yesterday, I have been there before, but only for certain things and never took the time to walk through it. I fell in love, I was looking for just plain long sleeve t shirts with a pocket on the outside for my step dad. They had a ton of them in almost every color for $9.99 I was so excited. I decided to look through clothes for Ryan, I found a pair of Seven jeans for $30 originally $70- $80 jeans. They had all kinds of polo shirts, which Ryan loves. I was probably in this store for at least an hour and a half. It was pretty busy so I got what I needed and left, I can't wait to go back. Later that night I was on my way to my brother, Parker, soccer game, I passed this store Belks. I have once again been there one or two times with my mom but never walked around. It's not really the cheapest store but they have really good sales. I found a ton of cute, stylish, jeans for $20! I was so excited. I know I am a dork who gets excited over clothes. I am just a big shopper and love finding new stores.

The Heard Museum

2009-11-11T21:24:00.007-06:00

Monday I was kind of bored and wanted to take Carson to do something fun. I decided to go to The Heard Museum in McKinney. Carson decided to take a nap on the way there, I didn't worry about it too much because I knew he'd wake up when we got there. Well I couldn't be more wrong this time, I could not wake him up for anything, he was just worn out I guess. These dinosaurs were cool they growled or roared whatever sound they make and it was loud and he still didn't wake up. The museum had more than just dinosaurs, but all the other animals were hibernating except the bee hives they had and reptiles but I didn't go in there because i'm ridiculously scared of snakes and was not about to look at one. Towards the end of the trail Carson decided to wake up, I could have gone back through the trail so he could see them but I was way too worn out to walk it again with the stroller.

Here are some pictures of Carson asleep next to the dinosaurs...

This is the only picture he is awake for, but it's hard to tell

He looks like this dinosaur

The WORST day evvvver

2009-11-11T21:19:00.005-06:00

Not my proudest moment that's for sure. I was in a hurry to pull into the garage and instead of just parking I tried to pull into my side. This is what happened... I couldn't be more made at myself, i've hit the garage before but not like this and not this hard. Luckily my husband wasn't too upset with me. He is just trying to fix the wall that I cracked.

Bye, Bye Gramps

2009-11-02T13:06:00.005-06:00

My grandpa moved to Texas about six years ago once his wife died. He is originally from Florida, then moved to Puerto Rico with his cuban wife. After she died instead of moving back to Florida he came here. It was unexpected and I didn't think he'd live here for all that long. I guess he misses being in Florida, which I couldn't blame him, and decided to move back. I have 2 aunts that live there and one of them has 2 little girls. This way he won't be alone! I hope he has a safe drive back. Sure is a long ways, and he drives really really slow.

All of us minus Ryan, he had just gotten off work. I wasn't going to make him come take a picture, he hates pictures.

Me, Carson, & gramps... Carson wanted to get down really bad.

Carson's new boots

2009-11-02T13:02:00.002-06:00

My sister in law, Brooke, had shown me these boots she bought my nephew Keegan. I had been wanting to get Carson a pair, but all of the ones I found were expensive. Kids feet grow way to quickly for me to spend $50 on shoes. She had gotten these at Wal Mart for $13 I just had to copy her and buy the same pair for Carson. They are adorable and he walks so well in them!

Halloween recap

2009-11-02T12:49:00.007-06:00

Halloween was definitely a busy holiday for us this year. Friday was Boo on Ballard so Ryan, & I took Carson to downtown stood through a few lines to get some candy, then entered the Halloween Costume Contest. There were a few cute kids in there so I was trying not to get my hopes up, but deep down I was thinking Carson better win. I am really big on these contests because when I was younger my mom entered my sister & I in them and we always won. When my brother, Parker, came along she did the same for him. He also won first place. I felt the need to keep the tradition going. As they were getting to 2nd and 1st place I was getting nervous, his name hadn't been called and I knew he had to place because some of the kids that did place didn't have the cutest costumes. Carson's main competition was a little boy who had down syndrome he was Rowdy the Cowboys mascot. He was so cute, and so so sweet. He kept giving Carson hugs and kisses, just the cutest. Long story short Carson won and I was so excited and it definitely made the $5 worth it, and I think it made Ryan happier for me dragging him down there. Now onto Trick or Treating, Carson did so well. I wasn't sure how he was going to do, he wouldn't let go of his pumpkin bucket and walked up to each door and just knew what to do. I was so proud of him. I was so busy holding his hand and walking him to doors I forgot to get a few pictures of it. I have never been big on Halloween, but having a kid makes it a lot more fun. Hope all of my few readers had a great Halloween.

Our 2nd Halloween together

My little costume contest winner

Modeling his costume

On our way to go see Nonnie

2009-10-29T14:55:00.003-05:00

My wonderful pumpkin I carved all by myself. Last year my pumpkin did not turn out at all, I wish I knew where the picture was so I could show an example. I didn't have the little pumpkin kit, I just used my moms so I didn't have to buy one and she didn't give me the poker. So I used a mechanical pencil to poke the holes before carving. That did not turn out very well. This picture isn't the greatest, I had to take it from my phone. My camera wouldn't get a good picture, when the flash went off it made a streak right in the middle of the head so you couldn't tell what it was, when I turned the flash off it made a huge blur then you really couldn't tell what it was.

My future golfer

2009-10-28T20:15:00.001-05:00

This little booger better win the costume contest Friday. I am so excited for him to wear his Halloween costume. It seems like I have had it forever.

Halloween costume

2009-10-26T22:20:00.004-05:00

On Friday I am going to a Halloween party, costume mandatory. I am not big on this Holiday if it should even be considered one. It's a kids/adult party so the costume needs to be appropriate. My mom has an Indian dress similar to this one from when she a mascot in High School. I am going to try it on and see if it fits, when I was at her house the other day it looked a tad big. I am hoping it fits good and I can just buy a few accessories to keep it cheap. If not, I will just buy this one. What do ya think?

BBQ chip chicken nuggets

2009-10-26T18:27:00.002-05:00

I don't have a picture of this recipe, because I made it a few weeks ago and never blogged about it. It sounds kind of weird but really yummy. Ryan is NOT a chicken eater and this is one of his favorite chicken dishes. 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 4 eggs salt and pepper (to taste) garlic and onion powder (to taste) BBQ chips (I very rarely measure when I cook unless i'm following someone else's recipe) Cut the chicken breasts up into nugget size pieces, mix the eggs, salt & pepper, onion & garlic powder. Crunch the BBQ chips on a plate into little pieces. Dip the chicken nuggets into the mixture then roll in the chips. I like to make sure there are alot of chips on the nuggets. Put on a pan and bake at 350. They only take about 10 minutes to cook in the oven. I cook them on a pan that has holes in so I don't have to flip them, if you don't have a pan like that cook them for 5 minutes on one side then flip. They should turn out so tender. I eat them with either mashed potatoes, green beans, or Ryan like Au Gratin cheesy potatoes with it. Enjoy...

Chick fil a

2009-10-22T21:50:00.002-05:00

I absolutely LOVE Chick Fil A! I really wanted some Mexican food for dinner, but it would have been cold by the time I got home so opted to try out the new Chick Fil A. It was amazing of course. I have been stuck on the Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich, I really eat it a couple of times a week. I also love the Chicken Tender Salad, it makes a great meal for two, I give the tenders to Carson and eat the salad. What is your favorite meal at Chick fil A?

A little thought of the day

2009-10-22T21:40:00.002-05:00

Tonight I had to go to an open caskett viewing. It was for a friend who I played soccer with in Plano before we moved to Wylie. Her mom died of a heart attack on Sunday. It was some what unexpected, real unexpected to me, because we haven't talked in awhile. She had 3 grandchildren, one who was only 2 months old, and she had three children the youngest being 15. I really don't deal with death very well, I am just scared. I don't like the thought of leaving my son behind! Hopefully when I die I am old, peaceful, and with my husband. Going to things like I did tonight just makes me think how we really do take life for granted for the most part. As well all know tomorrow is never guaranteed. The positive side of death, if there really is one, is it really brings a lot of people together. For instance, tonight there was a lot of people we don't really talk to much and they only live 30 minutes away, why is that? We all just picked back up to where we left off. From now on I really want to try and live my life to the fullest, and really not sweat the small stuff. I'm going to try and spend even more time with Carson, instead of worrying so much on cleaning, and doing laundry that stuff will still be there when he goes to bed, or the next day, or the day after that. I know I do the best that I can, but I want him to remember me as being a great mom who just really loved life.

Morning fun

2009-10-21T21:23:00.003-05:00

Carson & I met a friend and her daughter for breakfast this morning at IHOP. He did really well until I was nice and decided to give him a bit of freedom, and sit in the booth with me. He got a hold of a coffee creamer and squeezed it so hard it exploded all over the window. All I could hear next to me was SPLAT... I can't really figure out a way to write out how it truely sounded but that's close enough. I thought it was hilarious, was just so unexpected. I was so glad it didn't get all over him or the lady behind us, it was a great shot for the window though. I always feel bad when we go out to restaurants, because he really is the messiest eater and he likes to throw food all on the floor. I am always apologizing to the waiters and of course they say, "oh don't worry about it" because they don't have to clean it up either. This sure made for a great morning!

15 Months

2009-10-19T22:14:00.002-05:00

Carson had his 15 month check up today. I can't believe how fast time goes, I still remember the day I brought him home. (I know it was only a year ago but still) I was so used to having people in and out of my hospital room, nurses taking my vitals etc.. once we got home it was just kind of boring, and I asked Ryan, "What do we do now?" We decided to sleep. From that moment on it wasn't just us two anymore. Back to his check up. He weighs 24 pounds and 6 ounces (50-75th percentile), 32 1/2 inches long (75-90 percentile), and his head is 48 (75th percentile). Carson is completely normal and on track. I am so blessed to have a healthy baby, when I was pregnant I would have dreams that he would come out funky, I even had a dream he came out black and we had a name for him, Willis. I think most moms to be have these crazy dreams, I am so glad he was perfect and adorable. He is so fun to be around, such a boy, and just loves life! I love listening to his jibber jabber all day, I wish I knew what he was saying when it does start making sense I know I am going to be thinking, okay enough now please!

Soon to be Mr. & Mrs.

2009-10-14T23:26:00.000-05:00

My best friend/ Carson's 2nd mom, Jess, got engaged last Thursday. I am so happy for her, I think Layn is great and couldn't be more perfect for her! He is such a gentlemen, he can provide for her, and he just completely adores her. I really get excited when I find out people I know are getting married because it's really just special (not that it's not hard at times), but it's fun, and nice to have someone to come home to, and cook for, and just knowing you have someone to grow old with! Congratulations again Jess & Layn, I love you both!

Need some motivation

2009-10-14T23:14:00.000-05:00

I really need to get back into my normal work out routine. I have not worked out once since July. I do walk a lot due to a minor shopping addiction I have. I am not lazy by any means, I have a one year to chase after on a regular basis. This weather lately just makes me so tired and want to do nothing, it's a bit hard to get motivated on rainy, chilly days. I just want to lay in my bed and watch movies all day with Carson. I can't blame all of it on the weather, I have been super busy with some Christmas shopping, and working on a small project for my in laws. It also makes it difficult when Carson has been way off schedule and I just don't know what to do? This kid does not want to go to bed at night. During the day I look forward to time to myself and I have not had this in at least two weeks if not longer. Once he goes to bed I normally pick the house up for the millionth time, read some of my book, catch up on people status's on FB, then finally take a shower and go to bed. I know these are all horrible excuses so starting tomorrow I am going to make myself devote an hour to the weird guy on p90x and get a great workout during Carson's nap, even if it means neglect my daily house duties.

Spic and Span

2009-10-06T16:44:00.000-05:00

I can not stand having dirty baby gear. Last night I got into a mode where I decided to clean the car seat which badly needed it. Carson went to a car show with Ryan on Saturday and Ryan does not know how to keep a baby clean or his items to say the least. As I was doing the car seat I thought I should go ahead and take the stroller apart as well. I know it looked kind of tricky but I didn't think it would be too difficult. I couldn't be more wrong, it took me a little over an hour to put it back together. In the end it was all worth it. I don't want to have to do it again until I am ready to use it for my next child. Carson will no longer be allowed to eat in it! It was so nice using a clean stroller today, I wish I would have done it sooner.

Lesson learned

2009-09-29T21:51:00.000-05:00

I no longer have a lap top and it's so frustrating, I like to be able to sit in any room and be on the computer at the same time. Until it is fixed I am stuck using Ryan's PC. I always left my computer on top of the kitchen table so it's kind of my fault, but I thought I could be a good mom and just teach my son not to climb onto the table. Obviously I failed. He got up there this past Saturday as I was vacuuming the house, I thought he was in his room playing with his swing because it was going back and forth. I was wrong, he turned his swing on so it was going on it's own. When I had peeked around the corner to see if he was on the chair I did not see anything so I thought well he's not in there maybe he is outside with Ryan. I stopped, turned the vacuum off, and walked into the living room and sure enough he was laughing and jumping as he took every key off of my computer. Not one of them would snap back on! I wish this was a chance for new lap top, but it's not there are a billion other things I want/need and bills that don't stop coming. This has not been a fun lesson to learn, so advice to his Lolly don't leave your laptop in reach of Carson, and for moms, and future moms don't leave yours lying around when you have a one year old! I'll post a picture of it later...

The State Fair Of Texas

2009-09-25T17:38:00.000-05:00

As i've gotten older the less I really care about going to the fair. When I was younger I used to love to go to ride all the rides and eat cotton candy. Now I am just more interested in having a corn dog and walking around maybe try something new. Ryan doesn't really like to go we've only gone one time together of course he thinks it's a waste of money, which I don't argue on that because it is. Last year I took Carson and went with my mom and Parker. The only reason I really went last year is because I had a free ticket to get in, so I figured why not? I am more interested in taking Carson this year because of the animals. He can go to the dog show, and the pig races, and walk around the tent with all the different animals you can feed. I figure I should take him while he's young and isn't tall enough to go on the rides so it doesn't cost a fortune.

Out of order

2009-09-24T19:42:00.000-05:00

I no longer have a working home telephone. Carson thought it would be fun to run it under the water in the bath tub. If you know Carson very well, you know he loves telephones. When he gets a hold of the home phone we normally just unplug it from the line so he doesn't call random people like he does on our cell phones. He knows how to unlock our cell phones somehow so that's not an option, and we don't take out the battery from the phone because then it won't light up and he loses interest. He's a very smart little boy. Our answering machine still works so I can still get messages which is good, I just don't know who is calling until they leave a message. I guess it's a good excuse to get a new phone. I'm glad it was our home phone and not my cell phone that is for sure!!

Limeades for Learning

2009-09-23T18:39:00.000-05:00

I give up on this Limeades for Learning Sonic is doing. I've ordered like thirty drinks from Sonic, well maybe not thirty, but you know what I mean and i've gone to the website each time and the website never loads. I know it's not my computer because this is the only website that does this. So, if for any reason the website works for you and not me I have like 5 or 6 codes if anyone wants them.

P U

2009-09-23T09:14:00.000-05:00

This is kind of a weird post, but around 5 this morning I woke up to the smell of skunk. We do live somewhat in the country so we have all kind of animals that roam our backyard, I don't even want to think what's out there at night. This would be the third time since Ryan & I have been married, which we are upcoming 2 years, that a skunk has sprayed near our house. It's always by our deck right outside our bedroom, so needless to say my bedroom smells awful & i'm sure my clothes are going to smell like skunk. I turned on candles throughout my house to try and help it smell better, but i'm sure it's going to take a lot for the skunk smell to go away!!

Ryan's birthday dinner date

2009-09-21T19:07:00.001-05:00

A week ago today was Ryan's 28th birthday. Since it fell on a Monday we decided to wait until the weekend to go to dinner, ( I knew we were going to have a gift card ) so I waited until it would be a free dinner date. Only makes sense. We went to Pappasitos, we love it. We have a couple of places we call our "date spots" they are the places we like to go eat without Carson, Pappasitos is one of them. Everytime we go they have a new special we like to try, this week was fajitas with colossal shrimp. So good!!!! If you've never been, you ought to go sometime!

Halloween is near...

2009-09-21T19:05:00.000-05:00

Today I ordered Carson's Halloween costume. I couldn't decide what I wanted him to be there was just nothing I saw that said this is it. After looking at this "future golfer" costume for a few weeks I finally decided to order it. I can't wait to see how cute he looks!

Potty Training

2009-09-06T21:31:00.000-05:00

Today Carson went pee pee in the "big boy" potty for the first time. I know he seems too young to start this, but he is so interested in the toilet so I figure why not? I'm not going hardcore on it or anything I just set him on it a few times a day to see if anything happens to get him comfortable with the idea. When he gets a little older and understand more I think it will be more successful!

No longer a baby

2009-08-31T21:23:00.000-05:00

Look at my baby boy, I mean toddler. I think he looks so cute in jeans but they make him look so much older, especially with his new hair cut. This is probably one of my favorite pictures i've taken of him recently. It's a little blurry but I don't think it's too bad considering I took it on my phone.

Back in the day...

2009-08-12T21:46:00.000-05:00

I went to my moms house earlier, and she had found this picture of me when I was younger. It's crazy how much Carson looks like me here. I am a year and a half here so just a little older than what Carson is now. My mom was actually pregnant with my sister.

Naked guitar playing

2009-08-11T20:36:00.000-05:00

Sunday when we got back we had a birthday party to go to. I was trying to change Carson, which is a complete chore. He saw this guitar and had to go darting for it whether he had clothes on or not. I thought the pictures were adorable, who doesn't love a butt crack shot?

Wedding Bliss

2009-08-11T20:21:00.000-05:00

Last weekend Ryan & I went to a wedding in New Waverly, near Houston. Ryan's best friend Barrett ( Beaver ) got married and Ry was in the wedding so we had a nice quick trip. Thankfully Lolly & Pop were going so Carson was able to stay the night with them on Friday, and able to bring him on Saturday in time for the wedding. Friday night was kind of a night to me and Ryan minus going to the Rehearsal dinner.

Right before he fell asleep, he didn't even make it to the end of the drive way

Ryan & Carson

This was the only picture of us 3 where Carson was looking at the camera

Ryan & I at the Reception

Ryan was a groomsmen

Carson making funny faces at the wedding, he was hot

Ryan & I at Beav's Rehearsal Dinner in The Woodlands

Carson's first haircut

2009-08-06T17:03:00.001-05:00

Monday I had a hair appt to get my hair rehighlighted so I took Carson along to get his haircut. He did good for the most part, by the time we got to him he was a little sleepy. I didn't want to cut too much off just a little trim. It's amazing how a little trim can make him look so much older.

Reality TV

2009-08-06T16:56:00.001-05:00

Lately I have been a reality tv junkie. If I named all of the shows I am keeping up with right now you'd be wondering when I get anything done, so I won't. I will talk about the new show I am keeping up with, it's Guiliana and Bill on the Style Network. I must say it's pretty funny, I don't know if I find it funny because she reminds me of me I just know I laugh out loud during it. If you don't know Guiliana is the girl who is an anchor on E! News with Ryan Seacrest, and Bill was the guy who won Donald Trumps Apprentice on the first season. If you're interested you can check it out on Thursday nights at 9 on Style.

Breast feeding baby doll

2009-08-06T12:09:00.000-05:00

This morning I was watching the Today Show, which is rare, but Kathie Lee & Hoda were talking about this baby doll manufactured in Spain. The baby doll owner wears a vest that has flowers where her breasts would be, if she had any and you hold the baby to you as if you were breast feeding. I thought this was crazy and what mom would really let her daughter own a baby doll that does this? When I saw this I thought it was crazy, I couldn't find a picture of it because I don't think it's sold in America yet but you can go to the Todayshow.com and they have an article and video on it.

'A place where a kid can be a kid"

2009-07-18T01:35:00.001-05:00

For Carson's birthday I wanted to take him to do something fun, I know I am giving him a fun birthday party. I just felt bad cleaning and preparing for the party all day on his birthday. What place better than Chuck E Cheese on your birthday? My mom, brother, Grandma, Jess, & cousin Connor met Ryan, Bryce, Carson, & I there for lunch. It wasn't supposed to be anything big, but my cousin isn't able to come to the party and he wanted to see Carson to give him his present so him & my grandma met us. Jess & Bryce wanted to tag along because deep down inside they are Chuck E Cheese fanatics. I honestly do like the pizza. I thought Carson would be interested in so many different things but of course being a St. John he only wanted to ride in the Chuck E car & not move from the steering wheel. We also went to a late dinner at Sicilianos A Taste Of Italy. I think Carson had a pretty good first birthday, and he has another full day of celebrating it tomorrow. Here are some pictures from today there will be a lot more later after tomorrow i'm sure.

After dinner

Mommy & Carson

Playing at Chuck E Cheese

Bryce & Ryan playing a firefighter game just like two little kids, it was very cute, i'm glad Ryan was able to be off work a couple days this week

Carson opening his book

Mommy & Carson riding in the big truck, it was actually kind of scary. It went side to side up and down, leaned down far on one side. I know I am only 114 pounds but I felt way too heavy for that ride.

Carson wanting the steering wheel

This would be Jess riding her favorite ride at Chuck E Cheese

The famous Chuck E Car, he rode it 18 times. It gives you a picture everytime you ride it, so I counted all of the pictures to know how many times to be exact.

2009-07-18T01:28:00.000-05:00

There is a movie coming out soon that is based on this novel. I heard this a really awesome book to read and I want to see the movie so I thought I'd start a new little hobby after all this party stuff is done with. I'll keep you updated, I can't wait to read it!

A fresh look

2009-07-16T21:55:00.001-05:00

This week we did a little bit of housework to get ready for Carson's birthday party on Saturday. Ryan cleaned out the garages, power washed the outside of the house with pops help & as you can see I got some beautiful landscaping done as well, also thanks to pops. We all know this would not have gotten done if it wasn't for him because Ryan doesn't care how the house looks as long as his yard is mowed. I on the other hand like to have everything nice and neat. I also got some new patio furniture. It's not really new, but new to me. My sister & her boyfriend are moving from their house into an apartment so they needed to get rid of some stuff that won't fit & it just happened to benefit me. The cushions are a little bit faded so I flipped them, but I didn't really mind it was free and after all it is Pottery Barn!

UNINVITED GUEST

2009-07-15T21:52:00.001-05:00

If you are my friend on Facebook, you know that I had a snake visit my washing machine the other night. I am ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED OF THEM. They are gross, look slimy, slither, ugly, mean looking, creepy... I could go on! I don't even like to call them by their names I normally refer to them as "Henry's" We live in the country somewhat our laundry room is outside and it's extremely hot so I don't blame it for wanting to get some water. I know they are everywhere out here but if I don't see them I'm perfectly fine. I wasn't so lucky the worst part is by the time I went inside and was able to tell Ryan what happened and he dried off and got dressed it was gone. I would have felt so much better if he would have said, "okay I killed it, it's gone." That wasn't the case, so I am scared to death to touch my laundry or even reach my hand in the washing machine or take the clothes out of the dryer. After a day I'm doing better I decided to use my broom stick to pick up the clothes and put them in the washer and switch the laundry maybe tomorrow I'll be a little bit more gutsy and stick my hand in there. It takes time.

This is a picture of Carson with the handy broomstick. He is mad in this picture because I had to go outside to get my camera.

2009-07-15T14:10:00.000-05:00

Carson's first spray park experience

Walking around checking things out

On the way home All 3 kids worn out Carson, Aidan, & Adeline Carson eating a cookie

For the most part he had a good time, it was REALLY hot and he seemed to be more interested in the actual park at times although he didn't walk through the wood chips very easily.

Fridge Phonics

2009-07-13T23:09:00.000-05:00

As you may or may not know Carson's 1st birthday is on Friday. I wanted to get him some fridge magnets because he loves going to the fridge and getting things out of it. I was telling my friend about it, & she told me she had one of these Leap Frog Fridge Phonics toy. It's small and has every letter of the alphabet and when you touch the letter in the box it says the letter, then makes the sound, and then sings the alphabet. It was very cute, her son learned the alphabet by playing with this toy before he went to preschool. I just had to get it for Carson, he loves to learn!!! Of course I couldn't just get him one toy, I got him a puzzle & some bath toys as well. I've noticed Wal Mart always has better prices for toys than Target does so I got more for my money.

P90X

2009-07-08T19:52:00.001-05:00

If you don't already know, P90X is like the best at home DVD package you can do. There are 13 DVDs and it comes with a meal plan to follow (which I don't) but each DVD is for a different part of the body. I only have the Ab ripper x and the legs and thighs because Ryan's friend Bryce is in the process of burning the rest of the dvds for me. Tonight was my first night to do the work out, let me tell you OUCH! It is so hard, I watched the video before I tried it so I could see the routine first watching it makes it seem so easy. I wouldn't reccomend working out on a tile floor! Hopefully in a few weeks I can start seeing some improvement, I know a few people who have done it and have gotten pretty quick results!

2009-07-07T20:12:00.000-05:00

Katy & I went shopping at Sam Moon today & I got this really cute hat. I wanted y'alls opinion on it because I am not a "hat" person, but wanted one because we're going out of town this weekend. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think??? By the way I am wearing a shirt in this picture, I know it doesn't look like it haha

Breakfast for dinner

2009-07-07T20:06:00.000-05:00

I couldn't decide what to cook for dinner tonight, normally that leads to cooking some breakfast. Ryan had the brilliant idea of French Toast for dinner, I was all for it because it is soooooooooooooooo easy & soooooooooo yummy. Although, I did have to go to the store because I was all out of eggs and only had a few pieces of bread. The picture doesn't really do the meal justice because it just looks like a blob of brown bread. If you don't know how to make French Toast or want a new recipe/idea this is how I make it... 4 eggs 1 tbsp milk sprinkle some cinnamon(however much you like) then beat up the eggs real good, put it in a bowl that you can fit a piece of bread in to soak & put it in a pan until done. I learned to put some pam in the bottom of the pan it makes it easier to flip. I served it with Bacon & Orange Juice!

More pictures...

2009-07-01T16:02:00.001-05:00

These are the rest she emailed me, there will be a couple more on the CD! Hope you enjoy!

Sneek Peek

2009-06-30T18:29:00.000-05:00

This is just a little sneek peek of Carson's one year old portraits. I hope to have the rest tomorrow, she's still editing, i'm so excited!!!!

Our weekend fun

2009-06-29T22:17:00.000-05:00

Just a few pictures from our weekend

A little bit worn out from the boat ride

Carson crawling around in his towel, after a bath

After I picked Carson up from his sleep over @ Meme's

Mini Photo shoot

2009-06-29T22:10:00.000-05:00

Last week Carson started taking some steps, & I have been so bad about getting the camera out to snap some pictures as he's doing it, i'm too caught up in the moment. Tonight I told myself okay I am going to sit down and get him to walk to me so I can get some, and I did, they're not the greatest but they'll do for now. I was home by myself so I wasn't able to have someone else snap the camera while I got him to walk. Take a look...

What a big boy, I am so proud of him.

Fun in the Sun

2009-06-26T18:16:00.000-05:00

Today I took Carson to Wet Zone, it's a water park in Rowlett that's really good for younger children. I found it because I had gotten a coupon in the mail for $2.00 off general admission so I got in for $6.50 and Carson was free! I asked one of my friends and her two kids to go. Carson had a good time, he really liked the lazy river, but who doesn't? I didn't take any pictures while we were there, because I didn't want to get my camera wet & risk it breaking! We didn't get to stay but for a few hours because I had to get home to get ready, but we'll definitely be going again, it's a great price & you get to take your own cooler in!

Bouncing Babies

2009-06-24T20:38:00.000-05:00

On Wednesdays I take Carson to the library for a class called Bouncing Babies, we sing some songs & use sign language & read a book or two. The first time we went Carson wasn't too crazy about it, & people were looking at me with "the control your kid we're trying to sing" face, today was much better he even clapped after we sang a song! The class only lasts about 30 minutes then I take him to check out some books!

This is Carson real interested in his book

This is Carson done reading his book!

Father's Day

2009-06-21T21:43:00.000-05:00

Today was Ryan's first Father's Day, we celebrated by going to lunch with his family, then taking an afternoon nap & dinner with my parents. We haven't been able to take an afternoon nap on a Sunday in a long time because Carson is always wanting to play, it was very nice. Hope all of you had a nice relaxing Sunday!