Sims, party of FOUR

Well...we found out this week that we are expecting a bundle of joy towards the end of January!! This came as a shock to us all...but a good one, nonetheless!!!

We are still wrapping our heads around becoming a family of four, but we are so overjoyed that we had to share the news with our blogging world!

We don't see the doctor until June 16, but we will keep you posted (literally!) as things progress!

Can you believe this crazy kid is going to be a big brother?!?

MUSCLES!!!

Check out THESE muscles!!!!

YAY...it's May!

We've been very busy lately! School, work, our 3rd Anniversary, the JWR Cow Sale...the list goes on and on!! We are hoping that the month of May brings some calmer times!

Cindy is almost done with her first semester in pre-Nursing...this coming Thursday is her final exam in A&P and that's it until the summer term begins in June!

Johnathan has been working hard...as always!!

Carson is still growing like a weed..and getting smarter and cuter by the minute! His vocabulary has grown so much that we cannot even begin to list all the words he can say...of course, some of them only WE understand, but that's okay! He's become a picky eater...only wanting chicken, potatoes (french fries, mashed potatoes, tater tots...), grilled cheese, hot dogs, yogurt, jell-o, bananas, oranges, goldfish, fruit snacks, pretzels! It seems like a lot, but he used to be the type of child that would eat whatever you put in front of him! Now he won't touch veggies or other meat! His doctor says it is a phase, so we are hoping he'll learn to like those things eventually...because we sure do and it's hard to cook 2 meals each night!

We have also found out that we'll be welcoming a new niece to the family in October!! We cannot wait to meet Mackenzie Grace Mays!

Finally...warm weather!

The weather has been so crazy lately and we couldn't wait to break out Carson's new Splish Splash pool! This past Wednesday we decided it was finally warm enough! Miss Michelle brought buddy Jackson over for a play date and boy did these two toddlers have fun...despite the FREEZING water!!! This is the first toy that actually held Carson's attention for longer than 15 minutes! He is so easily distracted and always on the go! They played for about 45 minutes, then we took a lunch break but afterwards headed back out for another 30 minutes! It was so much fun for Michelle and I to watch them! The weather has turned cooler over the last few days, so we haven't been able to get out there again...but hopefully this coming week will be warmer! The only issue now will be the pollen...everything is turning that yellow/green color! ARGH!

Growing boy!

Carson has passed the 18-month-old mark! We cannot believe how fast he is growing and that he is already this old! We went today for his 18-month check up and Dr. Saade said he is perfect...we already knew that, but its nice to have professional confirmation!

Carson now weighs 24 lbs, 10 oz (50th percentile) and is 33 inches tall (75th percentile). Dr. Saade asked a lot of questions about his development and Carson is right on track for where he should be at this age!

Carson LOVES to play outside now...hopefully the weather will continue to cooperate! He also loves Daddy's truck...he likes to drive around the neighborhood or just sit in the car and pretend to drive! We are creating a monster and are realizing how much we are going to spend in gas if this hobby keeps up! Carson vocabulary is also growing...he tries to repeat words you tell him and his favorite words are "bye-bye," "side" (for outside), Pawpaw (his favorite person!), "eat," and "Willy" (his stuffed gorilla, but the way he says it sounds like "illy"). We love to show him pictures and see how he recognizes people...he loves to point out Daddy, Nana, and Pawpaw! When we point to Mommy and say "who's that?" he sometimes says "Cindy"...great!!!

After Carson's appointment today we went to Pigtails and Crewcuts for another haircut! This time Carson wasn't so thrilled to be there...he cried the whole time! The girl who cut his hair was wonderful though and he looks so handsome! She said his hair is SO thick and that he is going to have MAJOR hair when he gets older...yippee!

We are excited for Easter this coming weekend! We are going to church with Johnathan's family, the we are heading to the Oshinski's house for a family get-together! Happy Easter to you all!

Loves to play outside!

Check out that cheesy smile as he cuts the grass!

Carson's first outside boo-boo!

Uh-oh...something new he's learned to do!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!!!

All the kids Carson's age LOVE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! It only seemed fitting that Carson's friend Walker had his 1st Birthday party with this theme! Lindsey did such a good job planning this party...there was Mickey Mouse stuff EVERYWHERE!! The kids had a blast...Carson loved that fact that he could run free in the barn and play with all the other kids! Here's a few pictures of the extravaganza!

Walker's amazing birthday cake!

Having fun on the slide!

Walker arrives!!

Carson checking things out from inside the "clubhouse"

Carson's initial reaction to Mickey and Donald...he warmed up to them though!

Mickey and Donald joined the party!!

Happy Valentines Day...a little early!

So...I have always had a hard time shopping for Johnathan for holidays, birthdays, etc., but we don't normally do much for each other for Valentines Day...until this year!

"Carson" gave us both amazing gifts for Valentines Day! Mommy surprised Daddy by taking Carson to have his picture made at Portrait Innovations on Wednesday. It was probably one of the most stressful and exhausting gift ideas possible...as Carson did not want to sit still for the photographer! Amazingly, we got some really good pictures of our handsome little man! We wrapped up a picture for Daddy to take to his office! We were so excited that we let Daddy open his gift that day! So...since this was sort of a great gift for Mommy too...we told Daddy not to get her anything else!

Well..."Carson" didn't listen to Mommy and somehow he convinced Daddy to buy Mommy another something special! Daddy couldn't wait to give Mommy her other gift either, so yesterday she got to open up a small package that contained the most beautiful saphire and diamond ring...saphire is Carson's birthstone! Mommy cried of course!

I feel very blessed this Valentines Day weekend...I have two very handsome and loving boys that I love so very much!