Friends and Field Trips

Sydney's friend Landyn came home with us from school one day last week to play for a while. They had a blast, even though I was SO MEAN and wouldn't let them play in the back yard...it was in desperate need of mowing. Carson is an awesome "real baby" for Sydney and her friends to play with. Sometimes Syd gets a little frustrated when they want to hold him instead of doing something she wants to do, but lucky for her holding him is only fun for so long. ;)
As for me, I've been busy surviving field trips galore. Two weeks ago we visited the LR Zoo with 100 of our "wildest animals", this past week we went to Dickey Stephens Park to watch a Travelers game with 7,000 screaming kiddos, and tomorrow we are going skating (I know it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me too). Luckily I have my pal Jennifer to chat with on all these crazy trips. *Thanks for helping me keep my sanity Jenn!

And I need to add a Congrats to my other co-worker, Thelma. We went to the LRSD Crystal Awards at the Embassy Suites last night to support Thelma as Fulbright's Teacher of the Year, and what do know...SHE WON! She is this years Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is awesome and really deserves it!!

More Teefies

Carson is getting some new teeth. I think his eye teeth are coming in on top. He has been drooling like never before and chewing on everything. He's getting a mouth full on top, but just two lonely teeth on bottom.

Showing off my two bottom teefies
Drooling like a mad man!

Update

Well, I've been pretty busy and haven't blogged in a while so I thought I'd do a little updating. We have had several days of good weather and have been enjoying lots of family walks. Carson loves riding in his car and Sydney enjoys pushing him...good combination. This past weekend was eventful and lots of fun. We got to spend some time with Ryan, Ashley, and Davis Friday night. Davis is crawling now so he and Carson are becoming more and more interested in each other. Sydney and I did lot of shopping Saturday morning. She is out growing everything, especially last years warm weather clothes. The Sangallis had a crawfish boil Saturday night and it was lots of fun hanging out with everyone. Sunday after church Sydney and I cleaned out her room to get ready for a garage sale we are having in a couple of weeks. Boy do we ever have some clothes to get rid of...if you know any size 4-6 girls send them my way. Kayla came to stay with us Sunday night so she would be in town for her test Monday morning. Of course we all enjoyed seeing her and loved the oatmeal cookies she brought. We can't wait to have you stay with us for your class in July Kay!

Today was my last time driving to class in Conway this semester, YEA! Unfortunately I'll be doing it again every week day in June. I did decide to take July off to be at home with the kiddos and go on a family vacation to Destin...major stress relieving decision. It is going to change my graduation date from December to next July, but time with them is worth the wait.

Sydney is still practicing hard for her church musical that is coming up in May. She also made the big decision to ask Jesus into her heart a few weeks ago. Her knowledge amazes me and I feel like she really understands her decision. We are so proud of her! We haven't set the official date for her baptism yet, but will be doing so in the next few weeks.

Carson has taken a few steps and is getting much more stable standing. He loves to walk down the wall, with his push toys, and holding your hands. I expect him to take off at any time. He is definitely taking his sweet time!!

I'm having pictures taken of the two of them in May at Gillum Photography so we'll have some good new pics to share soon.

Little Curly Carson

I just loved these pictures of Carson and had to post them. I think his hair is precious right now...they way it curls around his ears. Cameron thinks he needs a trim, but I just can't do it. I like the shaggy look. This picture is after his bath and it really curls then. It also gets this way when he plays and gets sweaty and when the we have wet weather.

Sarah's Visit

" Thanks for the B-Day present Sarah and Lyla!"

Last Friday my friend Sarah can in from OKC to visit friends and family. It was a great excuse for a girls night out and I had a great time. We had dinner at Brave New...my first time to eat there and it was great!! I'm so glad we had the chance to get out and visit.

1 Year Check-Up

We went for Carson's 1 year check up and shots this past Friday. Dr. Malak said he looks great. I felt so bad about the shots because he was in the best mood...he had no idea what was coming. He did great though and only cried for like 30 seconds. He had a little fever the next day, but nothing a little Motrin wouldn't handle.

Weight: 21 lbs. and 1 oz.
Height: 29 in.
Eating: Table food, pretty much whatever we'll give him. If you eat it, he wants it. He is drinking whole milk from a sippy cup and likes water and juice too.
Sleeping: Bedtime is around 8:30 and he sleeps until I wake him at about 6:45 to get ready for school. On weekends he'll sleep anywhere from 7:30 - 8:30. He still takes a couple of hour or so naps at daycare, but will take one good long nap when he's at home.
Development: NO! We still aren't walking. He walks all around the furniture, with his push toys, and even down the wall, but he won't let go. I guess he can get where he wants to go by crawling for now. I guess I just expected him to be walking by now since Syd was at 10 months. I guess he'll do it on his own time. He jibber jabbers all the time, loves to play with ball and push trucks, and laughs a lot. He is such a happy baby! We are experiencing some separation anxiety when we get around a lot of people. He is happy as long as he is being held by Cameron, Sydney, or me. We enjoy him more everyday!!

I thought this was a cute picture of Carson and Will at the birthday party. It didn't get posted with the party pics, but I wanted to get it on here.

Stormy Weather

There was some pretty rough weather in Central Arkansas last week. We did have some damage, although we definitely didn't get he worst of it. What we call damage is very minor compared to many others, but Cam's poor truck took some beating. We have two big pine trees in our front yard and some big limbs broke out of both of them. One knocked out his tail light, dented the bumper, and bent his license plate up. Another limb scraped down the side of the truck and also broke out the glass in his side mirror. Hopefully our insurance will get this fixed for us. We are also hoping they will get the big limb that his hanging (top picture) cut down before it storms again. Unfortunately it looks like some weather is coming this way tomorrow. The good news is that storms don't seem to interrupt Sydney and Carson's sleeping at all. They never made a peep during the last storms.