A Weekend Away

This past weekend Cole and I headed to Houston for a company dinner.  The dinner was fun, but we were even more excited about getting a chance for just the two of us to get away!  This was our attempt at taking a picture on my phone before we left for the dinner.  Can you tell we don't take a lot of self portraits? :)  

Our hotel was across the street from the Galleria so we spent Saturday morning over there before heading back to Austin.  The free parking was in this garage that had the lowest ceiling I had ever seen!  It was so low that at one point I realized I was even ducking in the car.  As if that would help our antena to stop scraping the top of the ceiling.  I think we might spend the $5 to park outside if we ever go back.

 Meanwhile, back in Austin our boys had no idea that we were even gone.  They were excited to get a chance to spend the weekend with Mimi.  

Their weekend was filled with playing...

reading...

stickers...

 making messes...

 ...and some cupcakes!

 Connor took his job of icing the cupcakes very seriously. :)

 To top it off, the boys spent Saturday night at mom's as well as we had a date night in Austin.  Thank you Mimi for our weekend away! 

Happy 15 Months Carson!

Now that Carson is 15 months:

Weight: 30 lbs (97%)

Heights 33 1/2 inches (97%)

Full-time walker and getting faster by the day!

 You are always on the go and are in to everything.

Carson loves his brother so much that he will laugh when he laughs, cry when he cries, dance when he dances, snuggle when he snuggles...  I love watching these two become best friends.

 Most of the time Carson is such a sweet, calm baby who watches and observes everything around him.

 However, he has begun to make his opinion known.  From food choices to books we read... Carson has an opinion.

 Saying lots of new words and more interested in mimicking what we say.  He can count to 10 with you, say several different animals sounds, point to different body parts, and starting to chime in on some of his favorite songs.  Even though most of the things he says aren't understandable, he definitely gets his message across! :)

 Sleeps about 12 hours at night and takes at least 2 good naps a day.

 Sweet is the best word to describe this boy!  Especially when he snuggles up and passes out hugs and kisses.

Happy 15 Months, Carson!  We love you more and more each day!

One More Christmas Post

A few days after Christmas we had a special visit from my grandparents.  Connor and Carson were thrilled that they had made the trip down to see us.    

I did not do a very good job of documenting their trip, but thankfully my sister-in-law, Rachel, sent me some pictures to share with you. (Thank you, Rachel!)

The boys loved all the extra attention too! :)

Owen, Carson, and Connor

They gave the boys their Christmas gifts while they were here and all of them were a big hit!

Carson is especially proud of his new rocking chair.  This boy loves to rock!

Thank you Momma Lou and Ed for coming to see us.  We love you!

This is all I've got...

After it being so quiet around here lately it will come as no surprise that I have not even picked my camera up in weeks!  I am not coming to you empty handed though.  I looked through my phone and found a few pictures from the past week to share.  This new year has gotten off with a busy start, but we are loving every minute of it!

Today we met up with some friends to celebrate Caleb's 3rd birthday at the bouncy house.  These two stopped for a quick pic on the way out.  I love that they want to hold hands everywhere we go. :)   

 Last week we had a special treat and were able to visit Nana at school one day.

Connor LOVED it to say the least!

 Carson has been enjoying his free month at the Little Gym.  He loves all the activity, but is most 

excited when he sees Connor and Mimi watching from the window.

We have been taking advantage of this great weather.  If the cedar would go away it would be even more perfect!

We are still working on getting them to smile at the same time.  One day it will happen.

I hope everyone is having a great week so far!

Christmas with Nana and Poppa

Our Christmas day ended and Nana and Poppa's house.  We headed out that afternoon for lots of fun with family, presents, and a wonderful dinner.

Carson loves his uncles and made his way over to David as fast as he could.  It was so cute to see how happy he was to just sit in his lap!

The kids had tons of fun opening their presents.

Connor loves to pretend play so these dress up clothes were perfect for him. 

 He loves his football helmet!

 Carson and Hannah were too cute playing the piano together.  It is so fun to have cousins to play with!

Grandmommy and Mimi joined us for dinner.  Everything was so good!  It was a fun evening and the perfect way to end our Christmas day.