Carson

I love that kid

June 10, 2015

Carson – who is probably too old to still be sleeping in our bed but I don’t care – still sleeps in our bed almost every night. Rick should move him, and does sometimes, but when he doesn’t, stuff happens like it did this morning.
My alarm went off, and I hit the snooze button and turned over. Carson was right there and threw his arm over my neck and said quietly, “hi momma”. When my alarm went off again, he again opened his eyes and gave a little smile and quietly said “the birds are awake!”
I love love love the …

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Carson

Literally

April 13, 2015

“Mommy! You are literally on my pillow!”
  

Carson

Opening day 2015

April 7, 2015

Rick & I decided to get Carson tickets for the Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day game for his birthday. The game was during the day, during Carson’s spring break, and spring football was over so Rick could take him.
Bonus points because Carson’s favorite player, Awex Abiwa (Alex Avila) hit a home run, thus the towel waving in second picture.

Carson

Lets find out!

March 29, 2015

Carson reading books at bedtime is so fun. I forget that he is actually reading until he says a word quietly out loud. 
Tonight he turned the page and said “WHOA!! What is that?”  Then he said “let’s find out!” And kept reading. 
He is awesome. 

Carson

When we get old

February 24, 2015

Carson told Rick & me last night that we can come visit him sometimes when we get old, as long as we aren’t dead. After some prodding, he said we could visit all the time. Carson told us he’d have two couches: one with a Clash of Clans spot, and one with a knitting spot.
I asked if we could ever come for dinner and he told us that he would order pizza. Or he would make us brinner (breakfast for dinner, a favorite in our house) or brunch.
I also asked if we would get to watch Michigan football games. He …

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Carson

I’m going to miss this

February 12, 2015

Add this to the “I’m going to miss this” files.
In one, two, ten, thirty years, I’m going to miss the mornings when 5 yr old Carson, comes into the bathroom in the morning when I’m getting ready for work, his arms full of his stuffed bear, stuffed black lab, and two puppy blankies, sleepy eyes squinted almost shut because it’s so bright in the bathroom, and tells me he just wanted to cuddle me for a few minutes.
Sigh.

Carson

Number 12

January 20, 2015

Carson:
Devin’s old number was #12. That is a 2 number and a 3 number. Because you can get there by counting by twos and by threes.
Carson is 5, by the way
Now he’s trying to count to 98 by threes to see if it is just a two number or a two number and a three number.

Carson

Pre-Man Rush

January 19, 2015

In the car this afternoon, Carson asked me if I knew what a pre-man rush defense was. I figured he meant “three man rush” so I asked for clarification.
But no, he meant PRE MAN RUSH. That’s when anyone can go after the guy who has the ball.
Then I got asked if I knew what a free-man rush is. Because that’s when you go after the quarterback after he hikes the ball.
For more clarification, see video below.

I guess maybe we need to watch MORE football.
 

Carson, Mallory

2/52

January 14, 2015

Rick is out of town this week so I had to take the kids to before care for before school care.
This picture is remarkable in that it shows my kids at school and neither one had a meltdown getting ready that morning. That never happens. #momsrock

Carson, family, Mallory

Ski Trip 2014 – Take 2

January 13, 2015

I hate to say Mallory jinxed the football team, but I think Mallory jinxed the football team. Back in the summer she asked if the next time Michigan didn’t make it to a bowl game, if we could go to Colorado to ski at Christmas.
Well, we didn’t make it to a bowl game. Or even Colorado. But we did go skiing up north before Christmas. And we had a fabulous time.
These are all iPhone pictures so ignore the selfie-ism-ness of them :-D
We arrived around 5p on Saturday, thinking we’d get unpacked, swim (outside!), grab dinner and watch my Broncos play …

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