Baby Cupcake

I'm a little slow at posting this, but this is Cupcake at our last appointment (which was the beginning of the month). Just a little profile shot of our growing baby girl.

Week of Firsts

So last week was the week of firsts. To start off, Carson went to primary for the first time and did great. He wasn't overly excited about taking a picture so this was the best I could do.

Second, Carson went to his first dentist appointment and was so brave. No cavities either, woo hoo! I tried getting his picture afterward but he refused.

Lastly, this is the first time and hopefully the last time that we will open our blinds and find cows in our backyard.

Christmas Memories

This Christmas was definitely one for the books. We spent it up in Oregon and for those of you don't know, Oregon doesn't generally get snow. In the 8 years I lived there, the most I ever saw was a couple of inches that would melt by the next day. Of course the year we decide to drive, not fly to Oregon it has to be the Arctic Blast of 2008.

Tim, Carson, and I headed out at 4:30 in the morning to try and beat some of the storms that were headed in the same direction that we were. We were actually making really good time, until we were about 1 1/2-2 hours away from Portland, our destination. That 1 1/2-2 hour drive turned into 4 hours of snow packed roads, single lanes, semi trucks galore, and off and on "whiteout" conditions...SCARY! I'm just glad that I wasn't the one driving. At one point we pulled off the freeway and were going to get a hotel, that is until we heard that there was a freezing rain storm on it's way which would make the roads even worse, thus leaving us stranded until who knows when. We finally made it to my parents house at 7:30 pm, which is 8:30 Utah time. UGH!

It was just a horrible time for traveling period. My poor sister, Shelley, was supposed to fly in the same night (Saturday) we were driving in, but then her flight got cancelled. She tried again on Monday and it was cancelled again. She finally made it Christmas night and that flight was almost cancelled as well. Everyone elses' flights made it in on time thank goodness. What a stressful time it was though.

So for the first half of the week we were practically snowed in because Oregon doesn't know how to take care of their roads. We were able to sneak away one night to meet up with Tim's sister, Angie and her husband (who is from the Portland area also) to go to a Blazers game. We borrowed my parents van, but even then the driving conditions were still scary. The only other outings we made were to visit my Dad's two new Ashley Furniture stores. We had planned to go to the coast and several other places, but it just wasn't worth it with the roads the way they were. One afternoon/evening (before the whole crew was there) the power went out, so to make the most of it, Tim, Bry, Carson, and I decided to play hide and go seek in the dark. Carson thought it was the greatest and still loves to tell everyone all about it. The rest of us had a good time too. :)

Despite the crazy weather we had a great time, especially when the whole gang finally made it safely. I just wish it didn't go by so fast. We only got to spend a couple days with everyone there before we had to drive back. It will definitely be a Christmas to remember.

Christmas Excitement

Santa brought Carson a Polar Express train set this year. It just so happens that it is compatible with the wooden Thomas train set so Grandma Liz and Grandpa Ed got him a Thomas train to go with it. He was so much fun this year! Christmas with little ones is the best!

Happy 3rd Birthday Carson!

For Carson's birthday we took him to Chuck E Cheese and boy was that an experience! It was so loud, crowded, the food wasn't that great, the list goes on. Tim's sisters have now decided to call it Chuck E Sleez because of the kind of crowd that was there. Needless to say, we won't be going back anytime soon. Carson still had fun so I guess that's what really matters.

After Chuck E Cheese we came back to our house for cake and ice cream. We invited just a few of the neighbor kids to join us. Porter is Carson's best fried these days (he's the one in the Jeep with him). Oh and don't look too closely at the sad attempt at a train cake. One, I was rushed and two, I didn't have the proper tools to make it look pretty. I think I need to go to a cake decorating class if I'm going to keep on trying to make my own birthday cakes. I still can't believe my baby is 3! We love you Carson!