Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we stayed home! It was just the four of us and then Travis and Bella came over for lunch. Ashton and Travis built towers, while Bella watched.



Bella also showed off her new standing and walking skills.




Then it was time for everyone to go home. Bella left looking like an Eskimo!

Party at the Firestation

Carson and Ashton got to go to a birthday party at a fire station. They got to meet a real firefighter and see the firetrucks up close. The birthday boy, Quinn, got to try on all of the fire fighter's gear.


Then they got to check out all of the firetrucks!




Everyone even got their own fire hats to take home.



Then it was time for cake and ice cream!

Winter is here!

Today we woke-up to SNOW and lots of it. I think we have between six and nine inches.



So, I bundled up the boys and we headed out to play! The boys helped shovel.






Carson made a snow angel and then I pulled the boys in the sled. I got my workout in for the day!

Family Time

Eileen, Anthony, Grandma and Papa Johnson stopped by last Sunday for a quick afternoon visit. This was probably the last time we will see Eileen and Anthony for a long time because they are moving to New Mexico in a couple of weeks.


They enjoyed quality time with Grandma. She played lots of games with them and help put together a couple of puzzles.

5 Year Stats

A couple of weeks ago we took Carson in for his 5 year wellness check-up. Here's his updated stats:

Weight: 35 pounds, 8 ounces (10th percentile)
Height: 41 inches (15th percentile)

Basically, we have a skinny, short kid! I was really hoping he'd hit the 40 pound mark, but maybe next year! He really does eat a lot (4 waffles for breakfast today), but he hardly ever sits down. He passed both his hearing and eye tests. He also had to get SIX shots! He was really worked up before they started giving the shots, but once she started giving them, he actually calmed down and figured out it didn't hurt too much. He did limp for the next couple of days! I can't believe he starts kindergarten next year!

Candy Day

Carson was Lightening McQueen for Halloween and Ashton was a dinosaur (even though he wouldn't wear the head).




They were excited to get their buckets filled with candy!

Sticks and Glue

The night before Halloween I had to come up with a creative way to fix Carson's costume. It was supposed to stick-out in the front and back of him, but it was squished down. So, I improvised with sticks that Carson had collected throughout the summer and had left in my car and glue!




It worked!

Carved

Last Saturday we carved the boy's perfect pumpkins! I was tasked with cleaning them out first, while other's watched!



How come they never help? It's not like I enjoy touching the insides of a pumpkin.


Paul was tasked with carving Carson's after I drew the face!




Ashton enjoyed playing in the bowl of gunk! I carved Ashton's pumpkin...a bat!