Top ten for 2008

This is our family's best memories of 2008 counted down...

10. Snowboarding weekend with my wonderful sisters!!

9. Carson's first trip to the beach

8. Carson learning to walk

7. Carson's first pony ride

6. Two trips to the pumpkin patches

5. Winter snow storm

4. Our Mexico trip

3. Kahneeta trip with the family

2. Carson's first birthday

1. And last but not least... Our new home!!!

And the snow keeps on coming...

It has been almost 2 weeks of snow here in the Northwest- CRAZY!! I absolutely love it!! We went to every store in the Vancouver area looking for a sled and they are out everywhere!! So, we fashioned our own sled out of the changing table that sits on top of the pack n' play. We tied some rope to it and... ta dah!

Steve, Dad, Miranda, Carson and I decided to take advantage of the deep snow and build a snowman... Mr. E-I-E-I-O (as Carson called him). He was lots of fun to make and I hope he stays around for a while :)

I love the snow!!

We have been getting some good snow here in Vancouver this week! It has been so fun to watch Carson explore in the snow. He will go to the window and say "woah." We took him to see the lights at PIR last night and the whole time it was "woah" it's his version of "wow."

I hope the snow stays through next week, but I am not holding my breath.

Tagged by Briana...

I was tagged by Briana to post the 3rd pic of my 6th folder... here it is:

Of course it's Carson because he is in ALL my folders :) This was his first official trip to the park and ride in the swing! We actually went to the park yesterday and he no longer wants anything to do with the swings!! I think it keeps him in one place for way too long :)

I choose to tag... Tracey, Tammy H., and Meichelle

Christmas Tree Time!

We were very excited to pick out a Chrsitmas tree this year for a few reasons:

1. We actually have room for it in our new home!

2. Carson might just enjoy it this year!

3. And... Christmas is at our home this year!! Yay!

The weather was pretty yucky! It was really foggy and a little cold... very typical for November in Washington. Carson had sooo much fun! He loved running around in the mud and grabbing all the trees he could reach! By the time we were done and loaded in the car we were all VERY muddy! Carson threw a fit when he had to get back in the car- so he was kicking clumps of mud all over the Blazer! Oh well... everything cleans up- eventually!

Just getting around to posting these...

We have been in our new home for just over a month now, and I am just getting around to posting the pictures of moving day (thanks to Waz for the pics!)

We absolutely love our new home! I really like being in Vancouver- I feel like I never have to be on the freeway anymore- ahhhh!!

Here's some pictures of moving day:

Here's gran and grandpa helping me pack at the old house- love you guys!!!

Our new home!!!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was a lot fun this year! Although Carson did not dig the whole 'trick or treating' thing. He wanted to run in the street more than anything else and every door we went to (only 3) he would start crying... the final straw was when he saw a guy with a pumpkin on his head (yes... a real pumpkin) he freaked out and we decided enough was enough! When we got home he loved opening and shutting the door for all the trick or treaters- so that was exciting for him!

Later in the evening Steve and I got to go to Sharon's husband's show- her husband is the lead singer for Pristine Blue... they are awesome! Steve and I had a lot of fun! But, we were so busy that we did not dress up :( Next year I am definately dressing up!!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot... in a moment of insanity I got a puppy!!! Her name is Maddy and she is a mixture of a shih tzu and a mini daschaund. She is very sweet, but A LOT of work! Despite how it looks in the pictures Carson loves her!

Carson was a ninja and Maddy was a bumble bee :) Check out Steve's pumpkin- he worked so hard on it! It took him 3 hours to complete :) But, it looked really good (for a first-timer)

Lots to blog about...

I will start with the wonderful news that one of my best friends- Gena had a beautiful baby girl on Monday. Her name is Lexington and she is just adorable!!

Next, Carson got to go to a second pumpkin patch! One of my other best friends- Sharon and her sweet family were heading to the pumpkin patch last weekend and we got to share in the fun! Carson LOVED the real horsies and the little horsie ride- he would not get off that thing the whole time!

Finally, today we got to see family that we haven't seen in YEARS! We got to spend the day with Erin and her sweet boys, Cheryl, Eric and Stewart and Heather!! We met at the Portland Zoo and had such a great day! Thanks Erin for letting us come along- can't wait to go shopping next week :)

Pumpkin Patch

Today we took Carson to the pumpkin patch with Steve's younger brother, sister and her family. Steve's sister, Keela babysits Carson a lot- so her baby, Caleb and Carson are good friends!! Here's some pictures of our day... enjoy!