Keen Ear

As soon as Robert and I woke up and started moving around this morning, trying to be as quiet as possible so not to wake the kids, we heard Carson repeating something from inside is room. We walked to his door and listened closely and realized his hearing is pretty keen. He was saying over and over, "Mama I hear you." I guess we no longer can hide, kids are very more aware than we adults give them credit, so cute!

Bright and Beautiful

Even though it is a 3-6 month outfit I could not resit putting it on her while it is still summer. Love her smile!

She is getting bigger everyday and more alert. She loves to be looking around and is still trying to master getting her hand to her mouth and having it stay exactly where she wants it to. Yesterday while we were at church it was funny to watch her eyes so concentrated on her hand and trying to move it to her mouth, love this stage. 

Bath Time!

Today while I was giving Sydni a bath for the first time in the big bathtub(only because I didn't want to fill up the little bathtub,) Carson decided he wanted a bath too. Of course I had to take a picture of the two of them together, unfortunately I didn't get to many good ones because Carson just did not want to keep his towel on, but oh well. 

My baby girl's first big tub experience

 This is the best shot I could get of the two of them together. 

Carson thought it was so fun to have a bath together, I am sure there will be more to come. 

Game Night

On Saturday we had the opportunity to get out of the house and just for a few hours feel more like grownups without children. Awhile back we got talking with our friends Chris and Betty and found out that love playing games as do Robert and I. For one reason or another the past few weekends have not worked out, but that all changed last Saturday and it was a blast! It was fun to play and chat with friends while the kids played happily together ( Sydni slept on me the whole time, bonus!) We played an awesome new game called Gloom (want to get some time for our game collection.) Robert had beginners luck I say, because he smashed the rest of our scores, but I did manage to get a few of my characters dead! 

The adults playing Gloom and having a good ole time. 

While the adults were playing Gloom Alice, Blake, and Carson (never noticed this but they are the ABC's) happily played around together, they get along quite well great buddies. I remembered I had the camera in the diaper bag so I took it out to capture the 3 of them coloring with chalk, mostly on the floor but because of the material of the floor it wipes right up, pretty cool I think. 

Aren't they adorable together?

 The boys playing together.

We wish we could have stayed longer, but that is one thing about being a parent sometimes you have to give up what you want to do, for what you need to do for your kids and in this case they were ready for bed. 

Thanks Betty and Chris for a great time! Looking forward to another game night!

Playing in the Rain

Carson and I got to share in an experience that I loved to do when I was a kid, play in the rain. And just for that moment in time it made me feel just a little less like a grownup! Carson as of late has loved when it rains and loves to watch the rain from our front room windows, so tonight I decided to go out side with him, and lets just say he had fun. He was hesitant to go out in the rain and for awhile he was content to sit on the steps and just watch the rain, but then when he realized mom having fun in the rain he got the courage to join me. 

From then on he ran through the grass, on the sidewalks, and splashed in the puddles have the time of his life. He even learned a new word rainbow as we saw the beauty of a double rainbow after the rain had passed, love summer rain falls. 

Getting up the courage to play in the rain

He is all in now, wet bum and all.

What is that?

 A rainbow!

 Wait a double rainbow!

 Look mom another rainbow.

 Splashing in the puddles.

Miss Sydni was outside as well, she preferred to sit in her bouncer and look around at take in the beauty of the rainstorm. 

 No surprise a toy was left on the grass, so we played with it!

 We also played with the scooter that was in the hallway, I guess they wanted the community to share in the fun.

We had lots of fun playing in the rain. Thank you Carson for sharing in some fun and letting mom make new memories in the rain and reminisce of past memories of my childhood.