Family update

Hello everybody, sorry I haven't posted in a while... same story of lots of work and not a lot of free time :( We did take some time as a family last weekend and went to the beach. The weekend before it was 70+ degrees, so we decided to take a first overnight family trip with Carson. The weather was awful!! It was a mix of snow and rain (yeah, SNOW at the beach) and Carson was not so happy! I learned that I needed to experience a toddler in a small hotel room to know that it is not something I want to do again for a while! Carson has started walking and the room was too small for him to be able to get anywhere. He would not eat because he didn't have his chair and he would not sleep because he wasn't in his crib :) We took him swimming, which was the highlight of the weekend for Carson. Here is a few pictures to share... enjoy!

Trying to walk

Carson has been "cruising" now for a while. He walks between furniture and holding onto our fingers. He was doing really good last week "before his birthday" walking without holding onto anything and taking about 10-12 steps until he would sit down. Well, he ended up getting sick with croup and fever for about 4 days and since then I think he hasn't had the energy... but here is a video of his attempt to walk.

Carson's First Birthday!!!

Carson had a WONDERFUL birthday! It was a whole weekend affair! We started out by going swimming with Carson's friends on Saturday and finished with a family party at our house on Sunday. Here's some pictures to share:

Carson was absolutely showered with gifts... he is so spoiled!!!

Carson got a turtle sandbox full of balls!!

And Last, but not least was the cake!!! Holly's boyfriend (who is a chef) made Carson a chocolate three tiered cake!
"I don't know about this mom?"

"Ok... I guess I will try it!"

"Mmmm... that was pretty good!! I want some more!"

"Mom... This hat is in the way!"

Family Update!

There has been lots of fun at the Zimmerman household lately!! Carson is spoiled rotten!! He got a new Radio Flyer horsie to ride from Grandma and Grandpa Caudle. He absolutely loves it!
We also had a few nice days here in Portland and had the chance to try out the bike trailer... Carson didn't love it so much! He wasn't sure what to think. Hopefully by the end of the summer he will be lovin' it!

Last but not least, I was cleaning the house preparing to show our house to some prespective buyers and I walked into the bathroom (Carson is in the living room all innocent) and this is what I find:

You can see the evidence of who was in the bathroom- with the yellow binky beside the wall.