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

SUPER FAN

Soooo, The results are in and it looks like our biggest fan works at Valley lumber!!! Somebody there just can't get enough of us and has logged into our blog more than anyone else in the last year including our own family members. How must this person get any work done in a day? Thanks for the support......

Fred...

This little feller happens to be our new pet. His name is Fred and was rescued from a job site Ross was working on. Jaxon is so proud of his new found friend. No promises on how long Fred will be apart of the family for a few reasons.... One is that I am forced to catch 8-10 grasshoppers a day to feed this growing toad and more importantly, I did a google image search on this little guy and found out he is apparently the most endangered amphibian in the country and has some type of spuuudge-like venom that he spits out that can stop the hearts of small mammals. He is called the Wyoming Toad and for some reason he is special and there all kinds of tree/frog hugging crazies out there building websites by the hundreds in order to conserve the legacy of Fred and his friends. I will for now continue catching bugs in the hopes of selling him to some environmentalist frog master for a large sum of money..

Somehow my wake boarding skill have regressed! I'm hoping to get my mojo back by the end of the summer....

on the other hand Ross is getting pretty tricky these days on the wake board.........

Thanks to my mom and sister we headed out to the lake without the kids. I got to layout in the sun, wake board and wake skate... We sure do love it when they come but I would be lying if I said I didn't love not having to bring bottles, diapers or juice boxes along for the trip.

One of my favorite things about having a little girl is getting to squeeze her chubby little bum into bikini bottoms. I have dreamed about this day!

Summer days.......

Get a load of this hot mess in the background! He's my new roomate...

Uncle RyRy has a girlfriend now so he rarely makes it back here for summer visits anymore these days. Ahhhh.... Young love>>>>>>>

The bad economy has forced us to cut costs. We have been forced to settle for family portraits taken by cousin max. Plastic chairs, a yellow transformer shirt and a gorgeous lattice background is the best we could do this year. I hoping for a better Christmas card picture.........

Five years later....... happy anniversary to us

This lady won't leave me alone

Bubba goes in for a super snuggle

So far summer has been a lot of fun and a much needed break from the horrid winters we enjoy here in the mountains. My life has changed now that the kids can play outside. There's only so much coloring, play dough and hide and seek one girl can take. We have been to the lake a few times and there's really nothing I enjoy more. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this summer never ends......

Captain Jaxon turns 4

Captain Jaxon

bubba and the pirate princess

Drake and Ivy eating crumbs off the floor

Dallin and Jaxon in the bouncy castle strategizing how to get their dads wet with water balloons.............

Jaxon turned 4 on june , 27th and we celebrated at home with friends and family for a Pirate Bash! Jaxon loves all things Pirate. This little 4 year old cracks me up at least 10 times a day. I feel so lucky to be able to hang out with this little man everyday.

JAXON LOVES: Matching clothes, spiky hair, transformers, costumes, any kind of a berry, art, puzzles, telling stories, camping, fire, guns, mom and dad, all his papa's and grandmas, tattoo's, his elephant blanket, sprinklers, snowmobiles, skiing, and magic tricks.....

JAXON HATES: Tags on his clothes, bee's, beans, haircuts and nail clippers, mean guys, sitting in a car seat, bedtime, clutter, sunscreen, commercials, preschool, and night time......

And my personal favorite Daddy!!!

I can't believe I took the chance and married this guy I barely knew and had two little babies with him. How did I get so lucky. Ross is such an amazing daddy and adored my our little munchkins. They both can't hardly wait to hear his truck pull in the driveway every night. I could'nt ask for a better "babies daddy"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who's your daddy?

This is "Dan the man" This is the male version of me. My dad is the best dad ever. I can't really even put into words the respect I have for my dad. I am really blessed to have an example like this in my life. I do not however miss rubbing his feet for hours on end. I do miss the money I made rubbing them for a dollar a minute though! I love you Dad

Sorry Leonard but this picture really cracks me up. Leonard is my stepdad and has been a huge part of my life. You have no idea what funny is until you see Leonard on a wake board. Leo is a great grandpa to all six of his little papa leo lovin grand kids. Be sure to check your rear view mirrors because Leo can be spotted all over town on his moped wheelin and dealin with all kinds of unsuspecting shop keepers. Thanks for everything! I love you

This is Ross's dad, Rod who I kindly refer to as "Rodney Boy". He however like to call himself, "Old McBuff". Rod is famous for his crazy ways. We always say that he needs his own reality TV show. It would be a huge hit. Between my father and my father in law I have been given some of the most world class lectures about money, politics, hard work and my personal favorite given by Rod would have to be the, "Life is so damn expensive" Lecture. Rod has always treated me like the daughter he never had and I secretly think he loves me the most of all the daughter in laws and future ones. I am more than thankful for that. Love you Rodney boy

This is my Grandpa Gary! AKA Seawolf. I can't say enough nice things about this man. There's not a kid in the world who doesn't love "Papa Honey" Some of the most fun I had as a kid was at my Mammy and papas house. We would have hot tub parties, create menus for his bar, build snow forts, drink Margarita mix like it was going out of style, and pretty much anything you can think of that you weren't allowed to do at home. Happy fathers day SEAWOLF! I love your guts..

A week in the life of us.............

We watched little miss Aliyah last week while her grandma was at work. These two had a great time together. (most of the time)

I know I would probably be reported to children's services if I spray tanned this little one and put makeup on her so I had to settle for a purple feather boa. Just my luck she'll become the biggest tomboy in the world.....................

I can't believe how fast this little girl gets around these days. Her favorite new hobbies include eating big balls of carpet from the rugs, pulling hair, and eating string cheese.

They can pinch, ride, and torture Ella and she still loves them to pieces. Jaxon said, "Mom, Ella is my favorite dog because she has blond hair like us and I really like blondes". Jaxon pretends like he's a "Dad" all the time. According to him he has Two kids and their names are Sam and Samuel. He drive them to school and spanks them often. He says he can't remember his wife's name but she is nice, wears paint on her toenails and has a ponytail.........

Anyone have any tips on taming these wild locks???

I just can't get enough of these two!!

My camera has been out of commission for a couple of months now. That has really put a serious cramp in my blogging. I took a couple cute pics with my moms camera the other day. These two are becoming the cutest little friends. Jaxon is so helpful and proud of his baby sister. I always catch him talking to her saying the funniest things. The other day we were in the car and he said, "Mommy, my baby sister wanted me to tell you that she doesn't want to sit in her car seat anymore and she wants to sit on my lap". Maybe they speak a different language. he loves to drive her all over the house in her walker and claps for her when she learns new "tricks". Today he said, "Mom, please do a good job babysitting my baby sister when I go to school". I told him I'll try my best!