Merry Christmas

Christmas pretty much went as planned. We opened gifts, ate lots of food, and spent time with family. Carson really loved all his gifts, especially any of the "Cars" stuff. Thanks to everyone who sent us gifts this year. We wish you could have been here to share the day with us as well.

Happy Anniversary to Us

It's hard to believe that we've actually been married for 6 years now. Where has the time gone? My parents always send us a gift card to go out to eat (thanks Mom & Dad, we love this!) and a funny thought came to me as I read the inside of this gift card holder. "Man, we could have saved ourselves a lot of money, time and trouble if we had just thought to get Dad one of these for his 60th last year...." (Just kidding Dad!)

But seriously, on our anniversary, I just wanted to tell Dustin how much I love him. Thanks for loving me through thick and thin! Happy Annniversary Babes.

Trail of Lights

For Family Home Evening (or as Carson would say, "Happy Foam Evening) this week we went to Zilker Park's Trail of Lights. The crowd was managable, the weather was just right, and Carson never once asked to get out of the stroller! It was great. We even got to try some fried Oreos this year - pretty darn good. Thanks to all our friends who shared the evening with us.

Camping for Christmas

Carson wanted to go camping, so Dustin took him the only way he knew how. There's nothing quite so nostalgic as making a blanket tent in your room. (Ahh, the perfect example of being a kid, with a kid of your own.)

A Short Time Later...

Of course, Carson is 2, so it survived for about 5 minutes. It was fun while it lasted. (And we're glad we got these pictures when we did, because after cleaning up the mess, Dustin decided it would be fun to spin Carson around in a chair and then let him run around all dizzy. He thought he was doing pretty good, until he ran straight into the corner of a door jam, giving him a lovely dark bruise on his already large and prominent forehead. Thanks a lot, Dad.)

Good Clean Fun

I just had to take pictures of Carson today. He happily entertained himself in the backyard for a good hour while I worked on dinner. He was cracking me up playing football by himself.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Here we are in December already. Carson and I have been busy making our house look festive, since Dustin is kind-of a grinch when it comes to that. And yes, our child is wearing short sleeves outside. I've had the air conditioning running for the past 2 days. What a strange place we live in!