Still my baby

With Carson turning into such a little boy with his climbing and 3 words (eat, cracker, and doggie) I miss my little baby that I could just hold and cuddle. But someone once told me that as long as your child sleeps with their bum in the air, they are still your baby.



Lucky for me because Alysson still does this too.

Funny kid items and updates

First Carson.

Carson is a climber! A major climber! He gets on the couch and climbs over the arm rests to the end table and then onto the other couch. And he jumps and hangs over the back with his head pointed straight at the hard floor. And he gets on the kitchen table and walks around. So, now all the chairs have to be put up on the table and counters so he can't climb them. And he can move things around to use as ladders. What a fun phase this is. But then you make him get down and he has such a cute sad face, you just want to let him climb again.

Now Alysson. This is just a list of funny things she has said in the past week.

My parents took us to dinner. When Scott prompted her to say thank you to grandma and grandpa, she replied, "Why, we didn't even go to their house."

When asked when she turns 5, she stared at the person like they were an idiot and answered, "On my next birthday." I almost heard a little "Duh" come out.

When asked what she wanted for lunch, she chose a grilled cheese sandwich, but kept insisting Carson could not have any. It took me a few minutes to realize she thought it was called girl cheese sandwich.

And the best for last. She was playing on the floor and the TV was on. A Bolt commercial came on, and she literally yelled at the TV, "I already know about Bolt. Stop telling me about it." Then she stomped over and turned it off.

Good News and Bad News

So the bad news is we have to move. I realized this day was coming, but in the back of my mind, I secretly held out hope that something would happen and we would get to stay. So, to have things official and know for sure we are moving makes me very sad. I love our house, our neighborhood, our ward, and that my parents live 3 minutes away. But I know this is the right step for our family.

Now the good news. We are moving because Scott matched into a surgery program!! This is so exciting. This is what he really wants to do, and I couldn't be happier that he gets to do it. He has worked hard and totally deserves it. Because the medical field likes to play games, all we know is that he matched with a program, not where. We have to wait until Thursday so everyone finds out at the same time. I think it is totally lame, but what can I do. So, stay tuned to find out where we are moving.

Congratulations Scott!!

I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home

Alysson learned I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home in Primary and sings it almost every day when Scott is on his way home. Both the kids freak out and run to give daddy a hug, if they are lucky enough to be awake when he gets home. Thanks for working so hard for us, Scott.

Fire station field trip

Last week, Alysson's class went on a field trip to the fire station. One of the dads of a little girl in the class is a fireman and gave us a fun tour. The kids got helmets, sat in the truck, watched someone put on a full suit, and practiced their stop, drop, and roll.

T-Ball!!

Alysson is signed up to play on a t-ball team with some friends from school and church. The other day, Scott helped her pick out her first mitt and ball and bat. I'm so excited to watch her play. She got a pink mitt!



Learning how to put the mitt on.



Catching the ball.



Showing off her pink mitt.

Finally catching up

So, I'm finally posting a bunch of updates. First, some pictures from our trip back east. Scott had an interview in Pennsylvania, so we flew out with him. Then we spent a day in Philadelphia before he flew to another interview in Ohio. The kids and I drove to Virginia to visit my best friend Julie and her kids. We had so much fun! Alysson and Julie's son Luke played non-stop for 3 days. I've never seen anything like it. No fighting, no breaks unless we made them. Just playing for hours all day.



We saw the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Seeing all this history stuff whenever we are back east makes me get all teary and grateful I was blessed to be born in America. But as you can tell from the picture, Alysson was less than impressed. But she did remember it because after we were home, she saw some stamps of the Liberty Bell on some mail and she recognized it and got all excited that she saw it.



We went to a dinosaur museum in Philadelphia. Alysson got to dig for dinosaur bones.



This is Alysson and Luke on one of our days in VA when we told the kids they needed to calm down for 30 minutes and take a break. So, they played their Leapsters on the couch.



This is Alysson and Luke in the tent they were supposed to sleep in. Of course that idea failed because two four-year-olds can't settle down in they are in a tent together. But they had fun. I just love that our kids get along. I've known Julie for 12 years now, since we were freshman in college. And yes that does mean I'm turning 30 this year.