Crew finished his 1st year of preschool last week. What a wonderful year it was! His teachers were great and were so patient with him. He's really come such a long way from the beginning of the year. He speaks in sentences, says his ABC's, can count to 10, shares with friends, and many other things. Not to mention, I have made such wonderful friendships with the other moms in the class as well. We have started montly playdates so our kids can play and the moms can catch up too. What a blessing. Crew loved going to school, so I think this summer will be quite a change. But... I decided come October things are going to change even more for him, so we are going to enjoy our time together while school is out. I cried as I hugged the teachers on the last day- wow, how will Crew already be in his 2nd year of preschool? The times go by so fast!
At the end of class on the last day all the parents were invited for a pizza party.
The kids were all sitting on "picnic blankets" waiting for us when we walked in.
The theme of the school this year was "BEE the best you can BEE"-
So, they all got bee cookies after they finished their pizza.
Crew and his buddy Shyla.
Class Photo
(Crew being silly and sticking his tongue out, ha)
We are thrilled to annouce that the Carson family is growing!
We are expecting a baby in October and could not be more excited! This weekend Mimi & Papa, Grancie, Gigi, and Uncle Jeff all came in to celebrate Mother's Day. We had told them a few weeks ago that I was pregnant, but on Wednesday of this week we found out the sex. Once everyone got in on Friday night we had a little "Reveal Party". The table was decorated with pink and blue goodies- and a BIG BOX was filled with balloons. We asked the guests to wear pink or blue depending on what they thought the gender of the baby was. (Everyone wore pink except for Grancie who was wearing her blue, haha.) After a brief rainstorm, followed by a beautiful RAINBOW- We took the box out on back porch (sorry its a little dark), and Crew opened it to reveal whether Baby Carson was a BOY or GIRL.
Here are some pics of the big day.
The "Reveal Party" table, box, and beautiful RAINBOW!
The family in their PINK and BLUE.
(As luck has it, my nice DSLR Camera would not focus or take any pics during the reveal and after. Canon is going to get a nice call from me monday- ha. BUT- here are some iPhone pics of the day- sorry for the lack of quality but I guess better than nothing!)
It's A ...........
It's a GIRL!!!!!
Seriously, when the doctor told me it was a girl on Wednesday I just started crying. I would have been happy with a boy or a girl, but just the thought of having one of each make my heart melt.
God is soo good! And as the nurse says.... "Everyone needs their baby girl!"
Crew is already talking about playing Legos and Firetrucks with his "Sissy."
Brett came home on Wednesday night with a cookie cake that said, "Bring on the Pink!" and a bouquet of pink roses. I cried again- I think this little girl already has Brett wrapped around her little finger.
Bring on the pink! The grandparents gave us her first "pink" outfit, a piggy bank, and other
pink goodies.
Praying for a healthy rest of the pregnancy and a healthy baby girl in October!
Well, not really THAT kind of pool time (our "big" pool doesn't open for a few weeks), but KIDDIE pool time! Crew has only been asking to swim almost everyday for the past 3 months. Its been nice weather, but not hot enough to fill up a pool with COLD water. Well, today was the day! It was just too hot to go the park (93 degrees already), so we stayed right in our backyard.
Talk about redneck-we pulled out our kiddie pool, big ball sprinkler, floats, squiters, and outdoor chairs for a day of fun. Our next door neighbor has a little boy a month younger than Crew and they have soo much fun playing together! Joshua and Crew swam in the pool for 2-1/2 hours, no joke!
It was nonstop water fights, jumping, playing basketball- you name it they were all giggles and smiles! Get ready for summer, I see many days like this to come!=)
YEA for summer! I forgot how fun this pool was!=)
Water fights!
Time to get wet!
And last weekend our other neighbors across the street invited our culd-a-sec out to their lakehouse on Lake LBJ for a day of BBQ and lake fun. They set up slip-n-slides for the little kiddos, and took out the boat for tube rides. Before the tubing began they let the "little" boys go out for a spin around the lake. Crew is STILL talking about driving, yes he let them drive, the boat! Definetely his highlight of the day! Thanks Briley's for a wonderful day of fun- we are truly blessed with wonderful neighbors!
First place he sat right when he got in the boat- he thought he was the "CREW" of this ship, ha!
Crew's Preschool hosted an "Art Show" on Monday night to showcase the kids artwork! The show started in the church where each child received a gold medal for their beautiful materpieces. One piece of art was hung on each side of church. We then walked over to the preschool building and two more beautiful pieces of artwork were displayed in his classroom. We spoke with his teachers for a little bit and then headed out.
I now have even more magnificent art pieces to display in the house.
This weekend we traveled out to an old historic farm- Pioneer Farm, to enjoy Austin Family Music Festival. I don't know if it's an Austin thing or not, but Saturday mornings on PBS a group called the Biscuit Brothers host a show. It's taped out on this old historic farm and this was a fundrasing event for the show. They had all sorts of activites from a musical petting zoo, horse rides, hayrides, live kids bands, and finally the Biscuit Brothers. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed a nice day out on the farm with some of our friends.
Biscuit Brothers House
Musical Petting Zoo
Showing his friend Caitlyn how to play the accordian.
Strumming on the guitar
A ride on a BIG horse!
And then he discovered the AMBULANCE.
His new obsession, did NOT want to get out at all.
I think he would have gone home with the paramedics if they would have let him, ha!
Playing with the stethascope.
A musical hayride around the farm with one of the Biscuit Brothers.
Playing in the hay!
Just thought this was a neat pic.
And finally- the big Bicuit Brothers performance!
But then Crew discovered that a FIRETRUCK had arrived and he could have cared less about the
Biscuit Brothers- ha!
We kept telling him he need to get out, his response was-
"No, Mommy, I'm Workin"
And he ended the day trying on the big firemans hat!
On Saturday night I was turning off our front porch light when I noticed a car parked in front of our house. Their brights were in and they were taking pictures with their iPhone. At first I was suspicious, thinking they were taking pics of our house, only to notice a second later there was a huge SNAKE right at the end if our driveway. I screamed and sent Brett out to take a look. Since it was dark he wanted me to hold the flashlight- sorry but I'm not getting anywhere NEAR a snake! Brett threw a brick and knocked it out. We text our neighbors and they came out to help too. While the wife and I were standing way way back, the husbands killed the HUGE- 3 foot long COPPERHEAD snake!! Ewwwww!! I know we live in the hill country, and our house backs up to a green let and a canyon- but really??? It's kinda something you hope you will NEVER see!!
Well, Brett put the dead snake in a bag and showed Crew the next morning so he knows what to look out for. Our neighbor showed his kids as well as all the kids on the street- so I think it made a big impact. Crew cried seeing it the second time and he keeps saying, "snakes are bad- run away!" Glad we got this one and got to educate the kids. I took Bella to get the rattlesnake vaccine yesterday- that's all they have, but we figured better than nothing. Glad mr copperhead is gone- and if we see any other snakes they better watch out- a little TOO close for comfort!!
(sorry for the graphic images- now at least u know what to look for in case you see a copperhead)
We spent Easter in Austin this year. Grancie came in on Friday night and spent the weekend with us. Sunday morning Crew woke up to his Easter basket full of goodies! The bunny filled the backyard with tons of eggs. Crew had alot of fun picking them up, but after getting about 10 he was ready to be done. (Guess the bunny only needs to hide a few next year, ha!)
We went a beautiful Easter service at church with an amazing choir and hand bell performance. What a great way to celebrate that Jesus is Risen!
After church we had reservations at Lakeway resort for Easter brunch. The Easter bunny was there and they also had a petting zoo. The dining room overlooked Lake Travis so it was absolutely gorgeous! The food was great, and we were all stuffed by the time we left. We spent the afternoon resting and watching the Masters. Hope everyone had a great Easter!
Finding his Easter Basket.
The bunny hid lots of eggs in our backyard.
This is so fun!
Adding another egg to the basket.
Yea, more eggs!
A quick pic before church.
(It was soo sunny outside)
On our way to brunch.
Crew and the bunny.
Family pic with the Bunny.
Yeah!!! Halleluia he is Risen!
Grancie and the family.
Easter 2012
Crew loved watching the bunny while we were waiting to be seated for brunch.
Our hungry and patient little man.
Come one lets eat!
Holding a lizard- this lasted for one second...
and then he wanted NOTHING to do with the petting zoo.
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