Happy 11th Birthday, Chase!!

Happy 11th Birthday, Chase!!

We love you!!!

Carson's 3rd Birthday Parent Date

Carson's 3rd birthday morning started out awesome:

Extra Cuddles with Mom and Dad

Cool Birthday shirt (again)

Pop Tart and Chocolate Milk for Breakfast

Favorite Movie...

 ...until

it was time to stop the movie mid-way to go to daycare.

We love going to Susie's.

But right now, he is OBSESSED with the movie

"How to Train a Dragon,"

so the world was ending to stop it before the ending.

 Tonight we went and watched the Iowa Girls' Basketball game against Bradley.

Carson was in awe of the arena when we first got there!

Williamsburg Alumni, MacKenzie Westcott
(2nd from right, standing)plays for Bradley.
Iowa won big...Go Hawks!

It was fun to see someone we know out on that court...
even as an opponent!

 Carson and HERKY!!!!

A little blurry from me trying to keep his attention!

He's a little afraid (okay, a lot afraid) of costumes,

so we were in shock that he agreed to a picture!

 Giving Herky 5...

I just missed the good shot! (Notice the black and gold fingertips on the right side!)

Facepainting at the end of the game

then off to BWW for dinner.

What a fun night for us to spend with our "little man!"

Thank you, Griers, for babysitting Brady tonight!

Carson's is THREE!!!

November 16, 2007 we were blessed with our first child, Carson Robert Grier.

It seems so crazy that it's been THREE YEARS already!

Carson is a very active, playful, imaginative, loving toddler that so badly wants to be a "big kid!"

 Thank you, Family and friends who joined us to celebrate Carson's 3rd Birthday! 

He got some fun new toys and clothes that are keeping BOTH boys very entertained!

 Carson was a little mad when he was made to wait 

for everyone to gather 'round before he could open his presents.

(Aunt Christine monitoring the monkey.)

 Carson's Baseball Birthday cake and cupcakes made by Mommy.

Thanks for help with the cupcakes, Nana and Z.

 1-2-3 candles!

A little help from buddy, Nolan! Love it!

 Save the Cupcake from the Dino attack!

Dino gift from Uncle Bob, Aunt Julie, Ella

and Baby Swanson...we will meet in 1 month!!

 Frosting is the best part!

 Grandpa Dave spoiling Brady with ice cream! :)

 Carson in his new Thomas jammies! 

(from Nana and Papa Swanson)

I love my boys!

Happy Birthday, Carson!!!

Brady's 10-month Surprise

Brady cut his first tooth on his 10-month birthday!!:)

Tooth #P, for the dental nerds out there!

Hello, Tylenol!

We love you!

 B's very excited to try more and more table foods!

Keep on coming, teeth!

Belated posting of Brady's 9 month stats:

Head and Height were >95%, off the charts: 19" head; 31" height

Finally back on the charts, right at 95% for weight: 24-3/4 pounds

He'd dropped over 2 pounds since he started crawling!!!

Now, at 10 months he's back up to 26 pounds.

Halloween fun and more

 Aw!! The boys are starting to 

love to play together!:)

Found you! 

And the car, too!

 Teagan and Tate visit for a fun play date

on an early daycare pick-up day.

 ****HALLOWEEN****

 Trick-or-Treating in Chariton

Not a fan...at first!

Carson woke up crabby from a nap and didn't like the masks at the door or want to go out in the dark trick-or-treating!  He finally caved...but wouldn't take a pumpkin pain, he wanted to use Uncle Bob's old silo!  He did have a lot of fun visiting Mom's old neighbors!

 Trick-or-Treating in Williamsburg

Now Carson understands you get CANDY if you dress up and knock on doors!

 How many Ninja Turtles can rock the Camo John Deere cowboy boots?!?

TURTLE POWER!!

 Our cute lil' cow!

Brady had fun watching all the kids!

No candy for the toothless!

 Cousins Chase and MacKenzie joined us!

 Battle of the Dino (Griffin) and the Turtle to pull the wagon

 Channing and Brady's first date?

Too cute!

 Kents, Stecklys, and Andrews joined us

for the Candy Tour of our 'hood.

 Cinderella (Jen A.) was a favorite house stop!

G'night, Brady!

(wearing Carson's jammies from LAST year!)