Megan's 30th Birthday

Surprise from the hubby!  

30 beautiful roses for my 30th birthday!  

 They make my kitchen smell so good!:)

Kathy and Dave hosted a family BBQ at their house on Sunday (4/26) for the big day.

Carson LOVES frosting!

Lucky Grandma, she got bathtime duty!  

Carson is staying in Monte Sun. night thru Tues. evening since Susie (daycare) is on vacation in Vegas.

He spent today with Greatgrandpa Phil and Carolyn and will spend tomorrow with Greatgrandparents Bob and Anita. Lucky kiddo, lots of love! :)

April 19th: Day Trip To Des Moines with Mommy

Kung fu Diva?

Getting ready to head to D.M. last weekend to visit cousin Ella again.

No outfit is complete without a strand of beads!

Uncle Bob wore the Red & White Charger No. 45 in high school football!  

Carson's fave beads broke on the car ride = major meltdown.

FIRST SKINNED KNEE, APRIL 19th

17 months old

Carson was running away from Mommy and skinned his knee on Uncle Bob's sidewalk.  Good thing Mommy caught him halfway or he might have knocked out a tooth, too!

New Cousin Ella!

What a cute Family!  Proud Mom (Julie) and Dad (Bob) with Ella Mazzy Swanson.

Aunts and Cousins

Easter in Montezuma

Easter in Chariton

Basketball, Baseball, Engineer...

We went to the Vine to watch the Cubbies win on Opening Day on April 6th.  Forgot to take my camera with me, but we took some candids after.  I started to realize that Carson is developing some trade skills and athletic interests after reviewing photos from the last few weeks...

Boxer. (About to land one on mom's jaw!)

Wrestler. (Should've got this on video, he was pretty aggressive!)

Local favorite, "Bags" pro.

Engineer or mechanic?  He buildt this Leggo Car by himself!  And then made the "Vrrooom!" sounds as he raced it around!

Basketball pro.  The one hand dunk.

The two hander.

Yeah, C-Rob's got skills.

Twilight obsession

MOM BLOG ENTRY:  Ok, I know that I set this up to be a blog all about Carson.  I'm sorry, I must have at least this one selfish entry.  I've been on a blogging marathon getting this caught-up and it did not feel complete, for me, if I did not share this with family and friends.

Yes!  I have been bitten by the Twilight bandwagon.  Thank you to all of my friends who share the obsession.  On Friday night, my friend Amy had a Twilight Party and a group of 12 or so of us joined for a gift exchange and movie viewing.  I was impressed with the crafty gifts for $5 and less that everyone came up with!  It was a fun night with the girlies, too!  

Twilight consumed me for two weeks.  Every free minute reading the books.  Every second of downtime, replaying what I had read into my own imagination's movie.  The distraction was killing my husband.  If there is an anti-Twilight movement, please do not tell him, as he will join up.

Now that I have read all the books and seen the movie in the theater and on DVD, I think I can move on.... until the New Moon movie comes out and reopens the vault. Hopefully that movie will feature better acting and overall production quality, BUT I'll watch it regardless of reviews because I JUST HAVE TO.   

Goodbye, Edward and Jacob.   For now...

Simpson Girlfriends Reunion / Meet the Kiddos

Back Row: Brooke, Becky, Aimee, Kortney, Megan, Anne, Jackie

Front Row: Mason, Blake, Carson, Collin, Elle

Some things change, some things will never change.  I love my Simpson Girlfriends!  True friendships are when you can pick right back up with comfort from the last time you saw someone.  We all lead busy lives, live in different places, jobs, family, work, etc. etc. etc....so it's tough to keep in touch daily/weekly/monthly/?...but when we get together it's always a good time!  What a cute group, too!  

We all had a great time cooing over and playing with the new additions to our family: Mason, Blake, Carson, Collin, and Elle!

Mason was so nice to share his toys and crayons with Carson.  Thanks, Bex, for keeping him entertained!

Blake and Collin checking out the toys.

Elle... so many handsome boys to choose from!  ;)