Mallory has my old iPhone and can text people who have an iPhone (when she is on a wireless network). Our texting sessions usually result in some really funny exchanges.
Enjoy.
Month: May 2012
Peanuts, get yer peanuts!
I’ve lightly touched on Carson’s peanut allergy over the past almost three years (here in August 2009 when he was four months old and here when he was 11 months old) but we have reached the end of our peanut allergy saga and I’m so happy!
I’ll start at the beginning. Well, you can start at the beginning by reading that post from August 2009. Then I’ll pick up from there.
In August 2009, Carson had a skin test for peanuts (put peanut serum on his arm, along with a saline solution and a histamine – scratch the skin at all three …
Spring Soccer
Both kids started outdoor soccer this spring.
The first two weeks were cold and wet (not full on rain but enough precipitation to be uncomfortable). I kept telling myself “this is why I haven’t let Mallory play soccer…this is why I haven’t let Mallory play soccer”.
But just like the weather – everything has improved each week.
Carson has done great every week – he goes like crazy for 45 minutes and then the last 15 minutes he is uninterested. But while he’s playing, he is so fun to watch. At the risk of bragging, he’s one of the best kids out there – …
Spring Bonfires
One nice perk from the tornado was that we ended up with a huge pile of wood for our fire-pit (from the tree that fell into our yard). We didn’t have very many good fires because the wood was too wet, but it was still so fun to hang out with our neighbors and get to know people better (that was another nice perk – I think we got to know some neighbors better than we would have otherwise).
The lack of a real fire didn’t stop us from standing around the smoking fire-pit and watch the kids run around the …
Mothers Day 2012
I didn’t have the most romantic, restful, traditional Mother’s Day but I was surrounded by my family so I was happy.
We went out for breakfast (I got covered in syrup – thanks to Carson’s sticky hands). Then I had to “work” and take some pictures of a cute family. Then Carson & I went shopping while Rick & Mallory went orienteering.
At the outlet mall – there was a little Handy Manny ride on truck thing that cost 50-cents. Carson noticed it and asked to go on it. I told him if he was good while I shopped and was a …
Ball Boy
Carson is really becoming a baseball nut.
He spends a ton of time throwing (and chasing) the ball in the yard, and pretending to be the pitcher and catcher. And when he hits his ball off the tee, he runs the bases – and as he rounds each base, he yells “FIRST DOWN! SECOND DOWN! THIRD DOWN! HOME RUN!!!!!”
Carson started t-ball this past week with some of his buddies. I guess all they did was practice throwing and catching and running – there was no actual hitting a ball. When Mallory & I showed up (after M’s rock climbing class), I …
Two months out
I don’t know that I’ve ever written about how the storm affected the rest of Dexter. While our neighborhood suffered lots of damage, the main road north out of Dexter got hit pretty badly too.
Dexter-Pinckney Road is the road we take to get to our lake house. It was closed after the tornado and when we were finally able to drive out it 2+ weeks later, it was a huge shock to see the devastation out that way.
I don’t know if I’d just gotten used to seeing blue tarps and dumpsters and the signs of damage and rebuilding in our …
Kalahari Waterpark–May 2012
How boring are my post titles lately? I guess I am just happy to be posting so I shouldn’t beat myself up too much!
We didn’t do a big vacation in January/February like we’ve done the past few years. And then when you add in the tornado this spring – we’ve been sort of stressed out. All I wanted was to get out of town for just one night and try to not think about the house (or Rick’s training!) for a couple of days.
We ended up in Ohio at Kalahari Waterpark. The most exciting part of the trip there was …
Crazy Hair Day
This is how Mallory wanted me to do her hair today.
She must get her fashion sense from her dad.
Carson’s 3-yr pictures
I thought I’d share my journey in getting a good pictures of Carson for his third birthday.
Here is the first attempt – from early April. Not all the pictures from this session are this bad…some are worse. Gotta love a three-year old boy with a bossy big sister telling him to act silly while I’m trying to take pictures.
Fast forward three weeks – and I got these. GAH I LOVE THAT KID!!! I almost want to decorate an entire wall of our house with these pictures.
And of course Mallory wouldn’t let me just dress Carson up…