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  Bathroom redo in progress Our cave-like half bath has needed a new paint job since we moved in and it’s finally happening!  So far all we’ve done is take the old builder grade hexagonal mirror off the wall and paint.  Thanks to Ben and Carrie for all of your help!  I’m real excited about … [Read more…]

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  Pancakes Carson loved these pancakes.  I made them with coconut oil (one of my new favorite foods) and he ate 2 whole ones for breakfast and then came and ate some of these while I was taking pictures of them for the blog. We took the mirror off the wall and started painting the … [Read more…]

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 Ready to party He put this hat on and said he wanted to open presents.  I guess he knows we’re having a birthday party.  He just doesn’t realize it’s not for him.  I do know he’ll help Betsy open her presents, though.  He’s just helpful like that :)

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Free Entertainment Betsy does a few things make Carson laugh.  One of those things is she shakes her head back and forth, like she’s shaking her head “no”, and it totally cracks him up.  She’ll stop occasionally and look at him, just to make sure he’s still paying attention.  And if he is, she goes … [Read more…]

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  Sweet girl What do you do with a cranky baby?  Take them outside for a photo shoot.  Instant happiness. A friend came over this morning to get some information about Austin since her husband might take a job there.  She has two kids, a boy who is 3, and a little girl who is … [Read more…]

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Mirror Fun We love HEB for lots of reasons.  These mirrors next to the checkout are our new favorite.  Carson had a great time making faces in this one today.  The woman in front of us wasn’t as amused… Earlier in the day I went to the post office to get some stamps.  I put … [Read more…]

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Sunday afternoon, no nap crazy times Just two silly kids, crawling all over the floor in their Sunday best getting all nice and dirty.  After this they did end up taking naps, both rather short. This evening we had dinner at The Mackenzies.  Jae is a chef, so we had a 4 course meal complete … [Read more…]

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  Hanging out with Papa Steve This morning we went to a park by Kate and Steve’s house and played for a while.  Carson went down a slide without crying!!  So it was the smallest one there, but it was something.  Steve got him to hang on the monkey bars, but he wanted to get … [Read more…]

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Pacifier  Betsy and Carson both never took a pacifier.  We do have a few in the house and Betsy just chews on them like this. Kate, Steve, Lisa, Thomas and Ellie came in last night.  There was a funeral for Ben’s great grandma this morning in Spring so they all drove up there together with … [Read more…]