Check out THESE moves!

Carson has really taken a liking to some Disney channel shows...especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Imagination Movers! I finally caught him on camera dancing to Imagination Movers this morning...too funny!

Bittersweet

We've had some extra noise and commotion in our home this week! On Sunday afternoon, some friends and family members were leaving a Tastefully Simple party I hosted, when we noticed 2 adorable puppies running around outside our house! Auntie Liz took Carson outside to see the puppies...he just LOVES animals! We were perplexed to realize that no one was accompanying these puppies! Johnathan went door-to-door and no one claimed to be the owner of them, so we debated what to do with them! Auntie Liz wanted to take them home, but that unfortunately didn't work out...so I somehow convinced Johnathan to let them stay in our garage for the night...we couldn't just leave them out in the cold!! Soon after, we realized it was really even too cold in our garage for these tiny little guys, so amazingly I managed to convince Johnathan to let them stay in our downstairs bathroom! (For those of you who don't know, Johnathan is not very pet-friendly, even though he likes animals...he has horrible allergies!!) Our sweet neighbor went to the store and bought puppy food and the dogs camped out in our bathtub for the night! They were great...really only crying when we had to shut them in and retreat upstairs for the night! The next morning I took both puppies to the Vet to have them scanned for microchips...sure enough...no chips! This meant we had no way of knowing who they belonged to! We honestly believed that someone just came into the neighborhood and dropped them off because they didn't want them...how awful! So...this began the 3 day process of finding them both a home! Thankfully, I had lots of help through email and Facebook...and before long I was bombarded with emails from rescue groups and families who were interested in the puppies! I found a home for the black puppy on Tuesday (he was originally named Rambo by Auntie Liz, and later re-named Herschel by me). I drove out to the school where Christy works and gave Herschel to a sweet family who I know is going to love and care for him! They are going to re-name him Carter (poor guy...he's going to be so confused)! Then I drove out to Newnan on Wednesday to give the tan puppy (who was first named Rosco by Auntie Liz, then I changed his name to Bear) to a teacher who works with Matt! Luckily...they ended up liking the name Bear...so it stuck! They thought it was funny to name him Bear since he was really so small...even though my idea behind the name had to do with Alabama football!

So...our house is now quiet (well...quieter...we still have Carson!) and I really do miss the dogs! Everything worked out for the best and we are glad we were able to help the puppies find great homes! It was also a reality-check...I don't think I can handle a puppy of our own anytime soon!

Herschel and Bear!

Fun times down on the farm!

Carson's sweet buddy Wesley had his first birthday party on Saturday! And oh what fun we all had!! It was a petting zoo at the JWR barn and kids were EVERYWHERE!! It was very entertaining for the adults as well...to see all these kids go crazy over the animals! By the end of the day, everyone was exhausted and Wesley had a mountain of presents...some of which Carson did try to steal...as if he doesn't have enough stuff himself!

Carson chilling out in the ball pit

OOO....look at the bunny and pig!!!!

Wesley with his Mommy and Daddy

Wesley and Walker...sweet cousins! They weren't too sure about the pony though!

Carson loved this rocking cow!

Almost pooped out!

Carson's turn to ride the pony!!

Welcome 2010!

Happy New Year to everyone!! We have just returned from a trip to Charlotte to visit Nanny and Poppop and ring in the New Year with family and friends! Although the trip's beginning was not ideal, we had an awesome time!! Santa was very good to us all this year, and we are so excited about 2010 and what is to come!!

Carson continues to grow...we'll actually go for his 15-month appointment on January 7! He is such a happy little man (most of the time!) and we are constantly amazed at all he continues to learn and accomplish!! We can really see both Mommy and Daddy in his personality...since we all know that his looks are ALL DADDY!

We were all so excited to have a surprise (mostly) trip from Bryan for the holidays! He finally got to meet our niece, and he got to hang out with Drew and Carson...and totally spoiled them all for Christmas!! We also got to meet his girlfriend, Amanda, in Charlotte...she flew down from New Hampshire to meet us ALL (seriously, she was so brave to not only meet Mom and all his sisters and families...but also his grandparents, aunt & unlcle, cousins, and more!!!). They had to drive back to CT/NH today, but we are hopefully going to see them both HERE in April!!

Here are a few pictures from Christmas Day and our trip to Charlotte!

Carson on Christmas morning!

The Stewart family!

Nanny and Poppop with their GREATS!

Santa time!

We had one of the busiest weekends EVER, but did manage to squeeze in a trip to see Santa at the annual Breakfast with Santa at Killian Hall, put on by the Knights of Columbus! We were skeptical as to what Carson's reaction would be this year when we plopped him down on Santa's lap...last year he was so young he didn't even wake up to realize what was going on! While we waited for Carson's turn to have his picture made, he wandered around the room, but kept making his way up to where Santa sat...he seemed to be checking Santa out and was very interested in the other kids sitting on Santa's lap! Luckily, when our turn came, we set him down on Santa's lap and we were pleasantly surprised that he LOVED Santa!!! He was mesmerized by his outfit, especially his belt, and we were able to get some good pictures!

Getting ready to see Santa!

CHEESE!

One of THOSE weeks!

So...our week started out with Mommy not feeling so good on Monday...just standard seasonal allergies, but no fun!!! On top of that, she had to have a colonoscopy on Tuesday morning so Monday was a rough day preparing for that...yuck! Luckily, everything went great and the doctor didn't find any polyps...colon looks good! She doesn't have to go back for another one for 5 years...yippee!!! Nana came out to keep Carson during Mommy's colonoscopy and she noticed that Carson's nose was getting stuffy. This was just the beginning! Carson progressively got more sick and we finally got him in to see the doctor on Friday!! He has a sinus infection and is taking Amoxicilin and some other OTC stuff the Dr. said was okay. He already seems to be feeling better...thank goodness! On top of that...Friday after the doctor's appointment we had a little incident here at home! Carson was up in his room and was trying to fall asleep for his nap, when he shoved his leg through the slats in the crib! Mommy went up to check on him because he doesn't normally cry when he goes down for naps! She tried to dislodge his leg...to no avail! She then began to FREAK OUT! She called Johnathan, who luckily works right across the street and he got home in record time! We still couldn't get his leg out safely, so we thought we were going to have to saw the crib apart! AHH!! Just then, Johnathan rotated Carson just the right way and his leg pushed out! HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF! There doesn't seem to be permanent damage...just a lot of shaken nerves and tears!

We are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving next week with The Sims! If we don't talk to you all beforehand, we hope you have a great Thanksgiving!!

Oh...and just to brag a little...Carson is learning so fast these days! While Nana was here on Tuesday, she taught him what a dog says and what a duck says! He also learned later this week what a sheep says! Other words he repeats...over, and over, and over are: ball, sock, what's that, who is it, all done, down, and side (for outside)! We are so proud!

Here's a few recent pictures of our little man!

Yummy snacks!

What?!? You want me to share?

Okay, fine...want one?

We caught Carson like this...watching Family Feud!

Off to work...at Chip n' Dales?!?

One Year Pictures

Carson's One Year pictures turned out so good! Here's a few we wanted to share with you all!