March 31, 2007

We moved into our house in July 2006 and our focus that summer was getting the sod laid in the backyard. So, the next Spring, I wanted FLOWERS! We took out the old shrubs that were in the front and expanded the area. Then, we added bark, planted some new (tiny) shrubs and planted flowers.

March 29, 2007

Carson played Spring Soccer this year and the best part was that his Aunt Shannon was the coach! Our team was having trouble finding a coach so I asked Shannon since she loves soccer and played in high school. She was so great with the kids and they loved her! Thank you Aunt Shannon!

March 19, 2007

Granny sent Carson a cool birthday package! He had to wait patiently until Daddy got home to open it. But when Daddy got home, he tore in!

It was an electronic robot dog named Tekno! Carson was so excited and took him right out into the yard to start teaching him tricks!

March 17, 2007

For Carson's 6th Birthday, we decided to just have a party in our yard. It was our first birthday of his having our own yard and we decided to take full advantage. There were activites for the kids to do, like playing with bubbles, jumping on the trampoline, and drawing on Carson's Happy Birthday Banner. However, the hit of the party was face painting by our neighbor Aynn Thurman. The kids LOVED it and all wanted to be wild animals.

It was quite warm on this day, much warmer than it has been on his birthdays and the kids retreated under the trampoline to eat their cake.

I wrote in your bug journal on 4/15/2007:
"It is a beautiful Spring Sunday. You turned six a few weeks ago. You are adorable and frustrating. Over the past couple of months, you have shown great self-control and respect. You love karate and are enjoying soccer. Your latest favorite cartoon is Ben 10. T-ball begins in a few weeks and you will also take swim lessons this summer. Busy! I am glad that each thing only lasts a few weeks and they don't overlap.

We had your Spring Parent/Teacher Conference recently and you are ready for First Grade! We were so pleased to see you had improved in "uses self-control".

I worry about you and what kind of adult you will be - I'm sure every mother does. I hope I can do the things for you that are in my control to help you learn self-control and responsibility. At this point, I do think you will always have a problem with anger. This is an issue that continues to crop up, even when we think it has gone away. I wish we knew what to do to help you."

Happy Birthday Carson!

March 12, 2007

For Carson's 6th Birthday, everyone went in together and got Carson a trampoline. Us, Grandma and Grandpa Frost, PII and Ginny, and Granny. Chad had a day off during the week, so he went and picked it up and put it together. We tried to find a day that everyone could come over and give it to him together, but we simply couldn't work it out. Too many people with too many different schedules. So, Chad and I gave it to him just by ourselves and made sure he understood that it was from everyone.

Then, friends came over to check it out and jumped and jumped and jumped!