First Track

We bought Carson his first train track starter set. He enjoys putting his trains on it as much as he likes taking it apart too. Carson has also found a new use for the baby stroller we got him. It has turned into a "train carrier".

Valentine's Day

Clearly I am very behind on my postings. It had been awhile since I uploaded my pictures. We had a really fun Valentine's Day. We went to JW Tumbles, had breakfast at Champagne Bakery, got Carson a haircut, rode the choo choo at UTC and then Dave & I had a romantic dinner at home after Carson went to bed.

Table for Two

Marshall had a Valentine's Day party last month and the little lovebirds loved this little table. We are planning to make a trip to Ikea to get a little table and chairs for Carson and Brooke. We are hoping maybe he will be a better eater at a "grown up" table.

Pregnant Mamas

It was great to see Missy for her baby shower in the beginning of February. We are both so excited to be having baby girls with due dates less than two weeks apart. I only wish Miss lived closer! We are excited for Missy & Baby Girl Kunz to come to Orange County this summer for a long visit. Hopefully the girls we be good friends like their mamas!

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

Carson's favorite word is "NO" after that it is "choo choo" and then "shoe" or "sock". In fact, shoe and sock were among his first ten words. It is so funny to see him go through his obsessions with trains and shoes after watching our neighbor, Austin, do the same thing about 9 months earlier. I can always depend on Austin to see the next stage that Carson will go through. For months now he has been trying to fit his feet into shoes of all sizes and is constantly bringing us shoes to put on our feet. He gets frustrated when he already has a pair of shoes on and doesn't understand why we can't put another pair on too.

Kissing Bandit

Carson is not as forthcoming with his kisses as he used to be. I'm lucky if I get a goodnight kiss these days! With Clare, it is a different story. She came over to play and was barely here two minutes before Carson went right up to her and planted a big kiss on her. Clare politely kissed him back the first time, but wasn't up for round 2.

Choo-Choo Mania

So we were warned that it would happen, but it still amazes me how Carson has become obsessed with "choo-choos" without any prompting or encouraging from us. If there is a train to spot, Carson will find it. He enjoys going for train rides at the UTC shopping center and "choo choo" is his favorite thing to say next to "no".