A few nights ago when Derek was mowing the lawn, he taught Carson how to do it for the 1st time. Carson couldn't get enough of it! What a tough guy he is! At 5 yrs old he is pushing a lawnmower! And every night this week he asks if he can mow the lawn again. :) If only we had the same enthusiasm for mowing!!
And little princess Ashley is just the cutest lil thing ever! We just love her little giggle and unique personality! She is so fun! We just love our kids!!
Dinner on Sunday was at Grandma & Grandpa Anglin's house with Dutch oven pork & potatoes, and Dutch oven steak fajitas made by Robert. Yummy!!! We have missed his great cooking since they moved to Oklahoma!! Then Grandma Anglin made some delicious raspberry rhubarb cobbler that just topped us off!
Uncle Robert also set up an amazing bounce house for the kids. It had a long tunnel with an octopus on top. Of course the kids had such a hard time eating with that fun thing there!
My friend Arwa was kind enough to give Carson some baseball tickets for his get-well present for his surgery. And she even gave us enough tickets to bring Derek's sister, Tiffany, and her kids Hailey & Erik. (Robert was working)
We had a blast! From dancing to all the little ditties played, to eating hot dogs, popcorn & nachos, to pictures & autographs with Chuckie the Chick mascot, to 3 homeruns in a row!, and to just enjoying time with family --- it was a GREAT evening!!!
We had a playdate at our house a few weeks ago where moms could drop their kids off from 9am-1pm and either have a "mommy break" or go to the temple while their kids played and had a blast (only prob was, the temple was closed that day! So.... we'll just have to do it again!)
We made liquid sidewalk chalk (thanks to my awesome sis-in-law Susan for sharing the idea!) Take 1 cup corn starch to 1 cup water and mix. Then divide and add food coloring. It works great then it dries hard. So fun! We also had sack races, running races, popsicles on the trampoline, lots of swinging and jumping, and a picnic lunch. We had a great time & look forward to the next one!!
I love being a Mom and seeing the unique personalities of each kid develop! There are such fun moments that happen each day! These are those moments that get you through the tough times and remind you that this is what it's all about.
Like today, when Dylan was sitting by Carson in the chair and then fell asleep on his shoulder, or that look of love that I see when those two brothers look at each other, or when Ashley gets all glammed up and says how beautiful she is, or that gleam or look of teasing I see on those cute faces, or daddy throwing Carson in the tub with his clothes on and how funny he thought that was.
There are just so many moments and memories. And it's these small moments that are the best.
Despite Carson missing some games due to his surgery, he had a blast with his 1st baseball experience. He always chose to hit the ball off a pitch instead of the tee and did so great! He always hurried to get his helmet on so that he could be the 1st up to bat. And when his team was outfield, he liked to guard one of the bases. (One time when he was out guarding 2nd, he must have forgotten he was guarding it and that he wasn't the runner, because all of a sudden he ran as fast as he could to 3rd, then home. It was so cute, I think he got a little embarrassed, but oh what a cute boy he is!)
We are so proud of him and the great job he did!!
Keeping Carson "resting" during his recovery period after his surgery was no easy feat!! We headed down to the river with the wagon to walk the path one evening. What a fun lil bunch these guys are! And check out that strong Ashley pulling all the boys! ;)
