11 months old

It's a month and a day away from Ivy's 1st birthday... I can't stop snapping photos of this little blue eyed beauty. These pictures are from this afternoon. My little girl is growing up.

Happenings........

My little boy loves to cook just like his mom. This is his favorite creation! (Recipe below)

CAST OF CHARACTERS: Gum, Marshmallows, choc. chips, cotton candy, sugar cones, lots of sprinkles, and leftover Halloween candy. DIRECTIONS: Put any or all of these ingredients into a pie pan and serve to whoever will eat it! ENJOY

This is really the only picture I have ever seen of Jax where he looks a lot like his dad. I had to post it......

Jax has the cutest new buddy named Charlie! The have so much fun together. Here they are looking for scurvy pirates and treasure on the boat. Charlie was disappointed when he found out the boat had to stay in the garage. They are too cute together!

Water polo mongrel part 2

Since when are Sophomore's in high school this muscular? What can I say big muscles run in the family. Anyone who has ever arm wrestled me will testify to that. Actually I am yet to win an arm wrestling match with anyone over the age of 4. Leg wrestling is my specialty!!!

Matthew is the cutest on in the picture (of course)

He is the striking young lad who is farthest on the right.

http://www.laverneonline.com/2009/08/26/making-waves-again-bonitas-varsity-water-polo-team-a-storied-franchise/

My little brother the water polo machine is at it again. My dad sent me this(above) link today about this years team. I couldn't help but post it. I can't wait to see Matt in action.

"mom, I think I'm a cowboy now"

One night of watching uncle Donnie rope and jaxon is convinced he's a real cowboy. He is now requesting a cowboy costume to add to his repertoire of costumes! He also wants a "real Cowboy hat". Whatever that means!

fishing,biking,swimming...

Best friends forever "Blayke and Ivy" I love the way these two yell and squeal at each other. They are best little buddies and don't even know it yet.

( Words cannot begin to describe her cuteness)

Sometimes i pretend like I am a hardcore biker mama and take the kids on a trek around our neighborhood. This outing ended quickly when Jaxon fell off his bike(again) and said, "That's it! I'm just a little kid mom. I can't do everything you can do. I'll never ride this bike again" Luckily he has since changed his mind overnight and was back at it this morning.

Jaxon and his cousin Savana went swimming today. We simply refuse to let the summer end. Today was warm and perfect in every way. I am praying for more global warming!

Daddy took Jaxon fishing last night just down the road from our house and they caught this monster of a fish. jax has been talking about catching a fish and frying it up in a pan for months now and last night his wish came true. We grilled this little feller last night for a midnight snack and he was delicious.....

Baby Griffin

The new daddy and I
Roscoe and the new Mommy

They are now officially a family... Baby makes 3

I have been waiting a long time for this girl to join me in the motherhood club. Congrats to the Griffins on their new little angel from above. I can't wait for our kids to grow up together...........

Some of mine and ross's best friends welcomed their first baby boy to their family. Whityn Mckay Griffin is just perfect and precious in every way. He is two weeks old today and has the biggest hands I've ever seen. I know they will both make amazing parents. My kids love these two to death. We couldn't be more happy for both of you guys.. A big congrats from the Carson's. The Griffins have also joined the blogging world. You can watch them in their new journeys at www.griffinspuds.blogspot.com

This outfit is my worst nightmare

This sexy getup is courtesy of Grandma Debbie. Jaxon spent the night Friday at my mom and Leo's place and came back with this sponge bob getup and Transformer shoes that light up. Leave it to grandma to go against everything (FASHION) I believe in. The good news is Jaxon has never been so proud of his outfit and shoes. He models this new getup for anyone who will watch. The bad news is I have a feeling it's going to be a daily battle to get him to wear anything but this.

Fred's dead...

Cinderella and and her proud new papa

Little Miss Ivy is the biggest daddy's girl

Our deadly frog Fred, finally went to heaven the other day. Poor Jaxon took it harder than I thought he would. This is the first time I have had to try and explain death, heaven, spirit, etc to my four year old. The conversation went something like this, "Mom, if Fred is really in heaven how come he's still in his cage looking like a dead frog"?...... Well his body is still there but his spirit is in heaven...... "Is he being nice to heavenly father"?........ I sure hope so jaxon! I think he's probably hopping all around with lots of his frog buddies eating lots of grasshoppers........"OK mom, Where's the shovel, so I can throw him in a hole and sing him a sad song".

Ever since the death of Fred he has been on me about having a bunny that lives in his room. I caved in to today and we brought home our new little carson and named her Cinderella! She really is trained to go in the litter box. Who knew bunnies were so smart? I, on the other hand had my own hidden agenda for purchasing our sweet little Cinderella today. What could be than luckier than a rabbit's foot than a real live one that lives in Jaxon's room? It just so happens that the pet store in town is connected to the liquor store that sells power ball tickets.... When I win that rabbit will have the best carrots money can buy. I'll fly them in fresh daily from wherever good carrot's come from!!! Good luck powerballers...

From the mouth of Rod (My Father in law)

"He couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the directions were on the heel" - Rod Carson

Blondie...

Emily has turned into the most helpful girl in the world. Too bad she has to go back to school soon because there is no one else I would rather have as a personal assistant. Do I need a personal assistant? of course not, but I could only imagine how great it would be if I had one. Emily is so sweet with the kids and so fun to be around. They both just love her to pieces!

I love the taste of baby cheeks in the afternoon

Yesterday I looked at Ivy and thought that she barely looks like a little baby anymore. She is turning into a girl and it's blowing my mind. Enjoy your babies while they last...

Mother in Law with the moves...

We went to Palisades yesterday and had a great day on the lake. Ross's mom Rachel came along this time and said she wanted to give wake boarding a try. This hot mama got up on her very first try. The whole boat was amazed at the skill this lady had on the water. I still can't believe it. Now we know where the Carson boys got their moves from!! She's a natural on the wake board...

My cousin max and I hard at work on our tans.....

At the pool

We are taking full advantage of Cousin Tori's Teton springs membership. We have had so much fun in the pool this summer scamming off of Tori's new membership. Thanks Tori jo!! Jenna and jaxon taking a dip........

"Hey girl, cool Bumbo"

Ivy love love loves the water