Soccer and Movies

Saturday morning, Carson started soccer. Here are a few photos.

Carson, Cole and Carter in the parking lot.

One of my favorites..Carson (4) and Carter (3) walking with Coach Brad.

All the neighborhood boys plus one other little boy on the team.

Next, we went to see a Thomas movie in a theater on the other side of town. I don't have any pictures from that event.

The final event of the day, was a dive in movie. Our neighborhood rented a big blow up screen and showed the movie Cars. The kids loved it.

The big screen Carson, Carter and Macie eating before the movie.

Cole, Carson and Carter watching the movie.

A promise after a busy weekend

We had a crazy weekend! There is so much to say, but it will have to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday. I am going to bed! I thought I would share the news that Macie pulled herself up today. Last weekend, she started pulling up if she help onto someone's hands. However, she could not do it on an object. After her nap today, Jeff and Carson went in to get her and found her standing up eating the crib slats. So, Jeff dropped the mattress to the lowest level and I put the chewing guards on the rails. I don't think she will be able to do it again for awhile. I think she could only get herself up because the mattress was high enough for her to get a good grip on the rail. Thankfully, she is still short enough that she didn't tumble out of the crib.
On another note, I bought a video monitor so I can let her cry it out some time soon. I will probably have to wait a week because my mother in law will be in town Tuesday through Sunday. Since the guest room is right by Macie's, it seems rude to let Macie scream all night! I'll keep you posted on the progress.
Check back in the next couple days for weekend pictures!

Lake Pictures

I finally got around to getting lake pictures together. Macie does not like the life jacket, but who can blame her. She did manage to get a good nap on the boat. Carson was not feeling well all weekend, but we got some get pictures. Enjoy.

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Roid Rage

Carson was on a steroid for 2 days. He had 3 doses in about 28 hours. In those 28 hours, we learned he will never be able to hide steroid use from us. He could not control his emotions at all. He cried all day Wednesday for the slightest reason. I am the first to admit he is a crier, but yesterday afternoon was terrible! Not even his buddy Carter coming over to play helped. Thankfully, it worked and he is feeling good today. He no longer sounds like a seal and has his normal voice back. I also came to appreciate all the cancer mamas out there who have to deal with steroid weeks.
His second day of school went well. I dropped him off in carpool and he did okay with it. He refused to get out of the car and go with a lady he did not know. He said "no, my teacher is going to take me." Thankfully, Ms. Niki was right there and walked him inside. Hopefully, he will let someone else walk him in once he is use to the routine.
Macie was very cooperative today. She woke up and played in her bed for a little while this morning. She fell asleep on the way to school but woke up on the drive home. She ate a little when we got home. I put her in her crib and she played for 30 minutes before taking a 45 minute nap. She then slept for close to 2 hours when we got home from picking Carson home (including the time in the car). She was in bed by 7:30 tonight. The last couple days, she has also slept better at night. Hopefully, she will not backslide again!
We start MOPS tomorrow. I think I am going to be a table leader this year. I am really looking forward to it this year. My friend Valarie from church is going to come this year too. Her little girl is a little younger than Macie. She was born on Carson's birthday.
I'm working on getting pictures together from the weekend. Check back soon so you can see them.

Carson's first day

Carson made it to school this morning-after a visit to the doctor. His cough sounded terrible when he got up so I got everything together got the kids in the car and headed to the doctors' office. I called on the way and got an appointment. We saw Dr. Licata instead of Dr. Ani and he said Carson could go to school. The doctor gave us something to help the constricted airway and told Carson to use his arm bend to catch his cough. We got out of there in time to make it to school right on time.
Mom met us there with my purse so I got a few pictures, but we missed the front porch photos this year. Maybe I will try to get some after school. I walked him in today so I could tell his teacher about him being sick. I told her to call me if she thought he needed to come home. I will let you know how he does.



Carson and Ms. Janet-notice he has a Cars sticker from the doctor!

Afternoon update: It sounds like the first day went well. Carson was glad to play with his friends from last year. He told us he had some new friends and old friends. I forgot the camera when we went to get him, but he looked very cute waiting with the teacher to get in the car. Jeff didn't know that we were suppose to move the car before we buckled him into his seat, so on the first day, we broke the carpool rules!

Blog Games

I have been tagged by Amy in a blog game....

The Rules:
1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog (about their 8 things) and post these rules.
4. At the end of their blog, they need to choose people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Here are my 8 weird facts/habits:

1. I can touch my nose with my tongue. Jeff on the other hand can barely get his tongue out of his mouth.

2. I have watched Days of Our Lives since I was in pre-school. I am not kidding, I remember coming home and watching it with my mom. Now I don't really have time to watch, but I keep up by reading recaps on the internet.

3. I am not very exciting because I am having a hard time at fact number 3!

4. I decided to become a teacher while life guarding. I wanted to have the same schedule my kids. I worked in a neighborhood where the kids who were only at the pool on the weekend were not really included like the kids who were there all the time.

5. I had not intention of teaching math until about 100 people said to me you should teach math. One of the most significant was a high school teacher Coach Jenkins. Sadly, I learned a couple weeks ago he passed away this summer.

6. I have an irrational fear of roaches. I can not even kill one if I see it. If we had one in the house and Jeff wasn't around I think I would have to get Carson to kill it or call David Morrow! (David you better be prepared, Carson is afraid of any bug touching him)

7. I went to weight watchers for several years to have a more realistic body image. All of my close friends were too skinny so I felt like I was huge. I went back to weight watchers so I could spend time around people who would not be blown over by the wind. I guess it was cheaper than therapy! Now, I am going because I have 2 babies worth of weight to loose. But even at my goal weight I will be at the top of the weight range.

8. I don't have favorites. I can never commit to a favorite color, food, tv show, movie. It really bothered Jeff at first, but he has gotten use to it. He has also gotten me to say that Tulips are my favorite flowers.

I plan to tag Mitzi and Jenny.

We are back!

I was planning to give a full update from the weekend tonight. Jeff is at the Florida State Clemson game so I am home alone with the kids. I figured I would have plenty of time to get all the pictures together. But, I left me purse with my camera in it at mom's tonight. So, you will have to wait a couple days.
Carson is suppose to start school tomorrow, but he was sick all weekend. He did not have any real symptoms. He was running a fever (I don't know how high since I didn't have a thermometer with me) and didn't want to do much. Starting Monday you could hear a little in his chest although he isn't coughing much. He was feeling better today but still had a little fever this afternoon. I don't think it was enough to keep him out of school, but I will make that call in the morning. He was crying after he went to bed tonight "I want to go to school tomorrow." I promised him I would take him by the school to tell his teacher he is sick if he can not go for the day.
Check back tomorrow and maybe you will get a lake update and a first day of school update.