The Carsons: January 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012

Bella's Surgery

Well, it's been a bit of a rough week here at the Carson house. Crew went to the dr on Tuesday after a 103 fever the night before- he has Croup and boy is it yucky! He finished all his meds and is still not quite up to par so we are going back to the doctor this afternoon. I had a fever and went to the doctor yesterday- I have an upper respitory infection. So, today I am felling a little better so time to bust out the Lysol and CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN to get these yucky germs out! Hopefully Brett won't get it! Praying we are on the end of this sickness bug going around.

To top it off our poor Bella had surgery on Monday. She tore her ACL and Miniscus (sp?) so it's been a rough week for her. She spent one night in the hopsital and we picked her up Tuesday. The procedure went well- they had to shave her leg, a part on her other leg for her IV, and a spot on her back so they could giver her an epidural (yep- dogs can get those too.) She has about 25 staples, and they will stay in for 2 weeks. She has to keep the "cone" on for the 2 weeks so she won't lick the wound and cause it to get infected. She is also confined to a small area/cage for the next 8 weeks. This should be a little tough since she is still a little rambunctious.
I think she is wondering why we are putting her through this pain- BUT it is only because we love her and want her to be here to run and play for many many more years. Pets are part of your family and it is so hard to see her hurting and in pain.
Today was the first day she put a tiny bit of weight on her leg when I took her out to go to the bathroom on her leash. Recovery will be tough but hoping she is on the mend.
Praying for a safe and quick recovery for sweet Bella- she is so strong and working so hard. Give her a few months and she will be back out playing "bumper" with her yellow lab buddy across the street, Cody. We love you Bella! (for the mean time we will keep giving you your pain meds to help take away some of your pain.)

Poor Bella with her "cone" and shaved leg.

Hoping she continues to gain strength everyday.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Christmas at the Ridge

The day after Christmas we headed to Dallas to celebrate there. We enjoyed a yummy tamale dinner, laughs at the white elephant exchange, smiles all around, and overall just had FUN with the family. Crew got a remote control flying Nemo from Aunt Sandy and Uncle David and he had such a blast cruising it around for the rest of the time we were there! Overall our Christmas was just great, and we really enjoyed all the time spent with family, priceless!

The stockings were hung...

Beautiful stair garland.

The gorgeous dinner table!

Crew's Place!

(Everyone had their initials as their placecard.)

Brett's Uncle Jim carves wood.

He always makes us AMAZING one of a kind gifts every year.

What a wonderful treat- he has such a talent!

Grandma got this beautful spoon rest.

We all got different types of carved wood birds.

This one's belly opens up and the beak fits inside.

Uncle David and Aunt Sandy gave Crew a big "Nemo."

It's a big helium fish that has fins and a remote control.

Heeeeerrrreee's NEMO!

"Swimming" in the living room!

(this is my favorite picture!)

Crew controlling Nemo with the remote control.

He LOVES it!! Such a fun gift!

Thank you!=)

You never what you will get at white elepant, ha!

Grancie and Crew racing their doggies.

Crew trying out my white elephant gift:

A pocket chair- yep, it fits in your pocket.

It was just the right size for Crew.

Not sure how a grown person would fit on it, ha.

Duncan & Yvonna

Brett and his Grandma watching Crew enjoying all this gifts!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Christmas Eve and Santa!

Wow, what a whirlwind of holidays we had, and we enjoyed every minute of it (sorry I am behind, more posts to come)! All of the Lattal's and Grancie came in the day before Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve morning Brett and I prepared our first turkey dinner ever (of course with help from our mom's as well). I found a blog online on how to prepare the best turkey- We stuffed it with rosemary, sage, carrots, celery, and oranges it and then cooked it directly on the rack upside down. It was yummy!!! And with the help of the mom's as well, we had all the fixin's for an amazing Christmas Eve turkey dinner!

We also took Crew to church with us on Christmas Eve. He usually goes to the nursery, but since it was a children's service, we thought we would try it. He did wonderful! He was in awe of all the singing, loved the children's puppets, and even participated in the candlelight singing of Silent Night (they gave out glow sticks for the children). We then enjoyed our dinner, and a fun round of White Elephant. Crew wrote his letter to Santa, left out cookies, milk and a carrot for Rudolph and he was off to bed.

The next morning he woke up to streamers all across his doorway done by one of Santa's little elves! =) He busted through and walked down the stairs to find his shiny new.....TRAIN TABLE... right in the middle of the room. That could have been all he got because it was hard to even pull him away for a second to see the other gifts. We enjoyed a nice morning of everyone opening gifts and a big family Christmas brunch.

We truly enjoyed the day of our Savior's birth and were blessed to able to spend it with BOTH of our families. The happiness and joy on Crew's face made the whole day absolutely priceless!

We are beyond blessed to have such wonderful families. Thank you for making our 1st holiday in our new home so special- a year we will never forget!

but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior- yes, the Messiah, the Lord- has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!
- Luke 2:10-11

Our first turkey! Stuffed the turkey with spices, and cooked upside down on the rack= yummy!!