Dave Marcie Carson & Reese

more fishing...

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Can I just say that I love fishing! I love being outside and I love watching my kids get excited!
We've had so much fun going, even when its been chilly. Sitting by the fire and cuddling my kids is the best thing in the world!

We have such a great dad!

What a champ! I was so surprised at how brave Reese was to get her own

worms and pull them in half. I don't even like to do that!

Yep! Those cheap kids poles.....they really work!

hanging out

I could do this everyday

Finally sun!

2011-04-04T09:53:00.000-07:00

FINALLY! We get to spend some time in the SuN! LovE IT! We fished at Salem Pond for a while

catching one, yep just one, little albino trout. Wish I got a pic cause it was really ugly!

and Carson practiced his casts for awhile, and is better than his mom now!

Then we decided to try out Utah Lake. It was REALLY windy out there! We caught a couple catfish then decided to leave. Cant wait to go more

Oh! and then the next morning.......5 inches of snow! Guess it was fun for a day!hah

Fav New Blog!

2011-03-28T10:02:00.001-07:00

I have been looking for a really good website for food lately, and somehow managed to find this baby! She has all kinds of EVERYTHING! Healthy, Ethnic, Seasonal, Fun for kids, drinks, desserts! I have tried out a few of her recipes and they are amazing! So if anyone needs some new ideas for dinner, check her out! Next time I make something I will post pictures.

I tried out these Creamy Chicken Taquitos and they were SO yummy! And easy too. I used the flour tortillas like she did. I know I'll be making them again here soon!

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/04/baked-creamy-chicken-taquitos/

This dressing with the taquitos is fabulous! And easy to whip up in the blender.

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/03/creamy-lime-cilantro-dressing/

And I also tried out this YUMMY Brazilian Limeade yesterday. If you haven't tried this stuff out yet, making it is a must!!

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/05/brazilian-lemonade/

Hello Kitty Party

2011-03-11T23:13:00.000-08:00

I have so much fun planning birthday parties. Seriously is one of my favorite things to do. So I visited some of my favorite blogs and found some great ideas!

This cake was made by Jenny Bingham @ jenezecakedesign.blogspot.com

She lives in Spanish Fork and did an amazing job! I gave her a photo of something

I wanted and she created it even better! Plus she has great prices.

These pinwheels I found at the Dollar Store. And the cute bright colored

sixlets I found at partyland.

I found these cute Hello Kitty cake pop ideas over at Bakerella.com

Hers turned out much cuter I have to say. I couldnt find the little heart sprinkles,

and I used the edible markers found at walmart (which I don't recommend).

They didn't write on the chocolate as well as I hoped. But they still turned out pretty

cute and were delish!

Happy Birthday Reese Cup!

2011-03-08T23:54:00.000-08:00

March 4th was our little Reese's birthday! She turned 4! I remember when I first met her, she just had her 2nd birthday. She had little bangs and a sippy cup, and a cute little pot belly!
This year she is celebrating this special day with her Mom, and we all are missing her! These are two of her favorite songs, so this little tribute is to you baby girl!..... Happy Birthday!

Oh and not sure how the music got scrunched in the middle of the video, but it did. so...sorry

Happy New Year!

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This year has been a great one for me! Met great new friends, been some really fun places, got me a great man and beautiful daughter, and become better friends with the most important people in my life.....my family! I cant wait to get going on my new goals, and actually see how far I get with them! haha! Hope everyone has a wonderful new year!

I want to share a couple of my new favorite things!.....for the new year!

These 2 things have been amazing in helping Carson to read! BOB Books are my favorite! And I would recommend them to every parent who is helping their kids learn how to read. Carson is just finishing this first set. There are 12 books in each set, and 5 sets total. We have worked on these 12 for a few months, reading them over and over and over! Carson seems to never get sick of them though, and Im surprised at how well he is doing!

The Leapfrog was suggested to me by my aunt which both my kids LOVE to watch. It helps them to learn their letters, sounds, and some words!

If you haven't heard of the Idea Room, you have got to check it out! I love following this blog and I actually try a lot of the fun ideas she has. She has suggestions for all kinds of things from organization, crafts, kids, etc. Her link is http://www.theidearoom.net/

And just one more! I found this blog "Clean Mama" through The Idea Room. If you want a good routine or need some cleaning motivation, this is Awesome! She is doing "January is Cleaning Month" you should check it out and print off her printables, and have fun!:) The link is http://cleanmama.blogspot.com/

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Fall, pumpkins, hayrides, and halloween!

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Camping, fishing, and hunting!

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After we got home from Georgia in August we were very eager to go camping!

We went up Spanish Fork Canyon and spent the night in our tent.(A little chilly:) and then

in the morning went fishing at Gooseberry Lake. The kids had so much fun! Next year we'll get to

go camping more so Im very excited about that.

Dave got his bull up Spanish Fork Canyon this year! Was so much fun!

Carson turned 5!

2010-10-31T15:40:00.000-07:00

I'm a little late on updating my blog! Carson turned 5 on Sept 22nd!

We had a really fun party with lots of family and a few friends.

Some things I love about Carson right now are: that he loves to sing and dance

anywhere and everywhere we go, i wouldn't be surprised if he knew more words to songs than

I do. haha! He loves when we read Captain Underpants at night, and likes it when

Dave teaches him new things before bed. He loves when we have Reese for the week. She's his little

buddy and he looks out for her better than anyone. He loves to wrestle with Dave and do puzzles,

and he loves Buzz Lightyear!

Disney World Orlando

2010-07-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

This Last weekend we decided to take a quick trip and drive

from Atlanta to Orlando and take the kids to Magic Kingdom!

We knew we could only spend a day out there and I was worried

all the driving and long day there would just make the kids tired.

But it turned out to be the most fun day I've had with the kids

all Summer! Disney World really IS a magical place!
We got there around 9:30am, rode the ferry into the park, and
found BUZZ LIGHTYEAR! The ride was our most favorite!
So fun! Then of course we did EVERYTHING else. Lots of
Parades, characters, shopping, rides, dancing, and exhaustion! haha!

What a great time to spend with my family! Nothing better

than to see your kids faces at Disney World! I love them!

Botanical Gardens

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Today we went to these beautiful gardens downtown with our friends Stacy, Tasha, and baby Lincoln! There were lots of different areas with different kinds of plants, trees and flowers. It was really fun to walk around and just be outside. Although it was 100 degrees out today and humid!! The kids had fun running around, finding frogs, and watching all the butterflies!

The "Green Man Fountain"

One way to get a drink!

Reese looks so serious! I think she really means No adults allowed! Haha!

How Tall are you?

Carson got his first Bee Sting while we were there! Hurt at first, but took it like a champ!

SO Green and beautiful!

Carson gettin' down!....haha

Atlanta

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A group of us went to the Atlanta Aquarium, which was AMAZING! Definetely worth going to see if you are ever here!

This is a Shark whale, they had two or three in this tank. Lots of Sharks, thousands of fish in over 6 million gallons of water. They said they keep them very well fed so they don't each other. Very cool to see!

The kids watching the Beluga Whales

My sister wondered what they are standing by......its a fish..haha if ya cant tell!

Then our trip to Atlanta Zoo. I didn't put up too many pictures because it seems like all zoo pictures are the same, and we've been to A LOT! But I had to post the picture of the Panda Bear! All the zoos we've been to, we have yet to see a Panda! Here it is in Atlanta! They have two and were really fun to watch!

Greatest Day of My life!

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I love how this man can make me laugh! One of the many things I love about him! Everyone always says your wedding day is the best day of your life, and I can say I wouldn't have changed a thing. Everything turned out perfect! From decorating, friends, the ceremony, dinner, family, dancing, and the toasts! I had me a Diet Coke, and the 3 people who mean the most in my life!:) Im so grateful to get to try this marriage thing for a second and final time. I have never been so happy and excited for the future! I love you Dave!

My 2 favorite men in the world!

Getting this little Princess all ready!

Dave is trying really hard to control my feeding him the cupcake. haha

I was very very nice:) Hah!

The Stevens' Fam!

The Carter Fam!

My DELICIOUS Cupcakes from Cupcake Chic! Thanks you Trista!

My Silly Kids!

Im so lucky to be married by my Dad. He's such a great example to me, Dave and I love him very much!

Reese loves lipgloss! Just a last finishing touch....

Oh Boy!.......

You may now kiss the bride......Life for now....Eternity soon!

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Thanks to Dave's Mom and Sisters! I had a wonderful

Bridal Shower!

Found me one heck of a Family!

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Dave and I are getting married April 22nd! What a busy month this will be! I'm so excited and nothing has ever made me more happy than to have companionship and a family! Not to mention with two beautiful little kids who adore each other! Just to let you know about these two amazing people who changed our lives....

I met Dave at SUU the year we both graduated High School. We both attended a scholarship weekend before the school year actually began. We didn't actually talk or become friends until later during the school year when we found ourselves both working at the same job. Dave was playing football and was staying in the dorms across the street from where I was staying. We were mostly just friends at work, but we hung out a few times. Dave had a serious girlfriend that year before he left on his mission, and after the school year ended, I didn't think I would see or hear from him again. :)

The next year I was dating who would be my first husband. I got a letter in the mail at my mom's from an Elder Stevens :) I was excited to hear from him! I read the letter, then quickly remembered I was involved with someone, and didn't reply back......if only I could have seen my future. haha!

So February 2009 comes around, almost 6 years later. I found an old friend on facebook :) He had a beautiful little girl that was 3, and a long story just like mine. ha! We had lots to catch up on , and a lot of old memories to laugh at, and we quickly began to fall in love!

It has been a really great year with him and I look forward to the many rest of them!

Never know what you're gonna get!

2010-02-02T19:55:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, I took Carson to an ENT to have his adnoids looked at. He hadn't been sleeping well, breathing loudly through his mouth, snoring, lots of mucus, and so forth. It had been going on for some time so I started to worry that something else was going on. The Dr. started with looking at his throat, and continued to his nostrils, as he got up his left nostril it was very dark and he wasn't able to look past something, so he got his tweezers out, reached up there, and found this black screw lodged up there! He and I both couldn't believe it!

I think it's been up there for a while, poor kid! Anyway, I asked him if he could breathe better and he smiled and said....yes! Truly, boys will be boys! Glad we finally reached the problem...hah!

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These last few months have been very busy for me. Whose not busy these days! Times are trying and it seems everyone is doing their best and working through this season the best way possible for all of our families! It's always good to feel the season spirit that Christmas brings!!! We all feel more grateful and satisfied with the things we have, or at least I hope most of us do.

Living in Salt Lake has been a change, but a good one. Sometimes it can be hard not being next door to family, but I've learned to love and appreciate them that much more! I hope all my family and close friends I haven't seen recently know how much I care about them! Yes we are all busy and it's hard to stay in touch all the time! Know how much I love you ALL! And have a fabulous Christmas this Year!!!

Happy Halloween!

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Dave helped the kids carve out Mickey and Minnie pumpkins!

Reese as a "pretty" witch :) and Carson as a Boxer! He loved having his boxing gloves and if you look close you can see his partial blackeye he barely let me do. Halloween was so much fun this year!

Carson's Birthday and Baseball

2009-10-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

Carson just turned 4 and we got him signed up for tball which he has absolutely loved! Its really cool to see how hard the little boys play! They work so hard! Wahoo Nationals!!

Some Team Meeting this was.....

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I had to throw some of these up because I thought

they were so hilarious! It's funny to catch someones face

in the "moment" Haha! Sorry so many, but they were

Awesome shots!

Our Days Out!

2009-08-10T12:41:00.000-07:00

We went to the Dallas Aquarium yesterday.

It was crazy busy and packed full of people! Probably

would have been more fun without the chaos, but it

was good to be out!

Up the stairs is where we live! Going to be sad leaving it!

The kids loved the Children's Museum! We went

with my Aunt Celia, her friend and all the kids! There was

SO much to do there! They were digging out dino fossils!

Climbing Walls, going through tunnels, and spider webs

planting gardens, milking cows, and looking

for eggs under the chickens. Of course none of

it was real, but they still had fun!

Sweatin it out

2009-08-03T19:40:00.000-07:00

So we took the kids to the zoo, and I have NEVER sweat so much in my life! Pretty disgusting, I know! It really wasn't that hot, 85 maybe, but just the humidity! Guess I could never live in Houston! The Zoo here was a lot of fun! Lots to see!

Not a very close shot, but the Albino Alligators are really cool I think. Carson Loves the Alligators!

Hah ha! Elephants are SO wrinkley!

My Bub!

Cute! Reese wouldn't smile for the pic until she got to hold the penguins beak

Boatin'

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This picture is a little dark, but we went boating with a bunch of the guys on the team. They are all so nice and helped take care of the kids!

There were the hugest carp by the dock!! bigger than I have ever seen before! The guys were feeding them cheetos! So gross!

Dave can never be serious in a picture!

Dave wakeboarding

Going Private!

2009-07-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys! Get me your emails

so I can add you to my list!!

Beautiful Texas!

2009-07-20T15:38:00.000-07:00

Well we're here! Won't be in Dallas long, but I'm excited to be in a new place!

This is the sunset last night! Can't wait to see 26 more!

Hikin the Subway!

2009-07-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

My family took a trip down to Zions National park this weekend. We went to do a hike called "The Subway" which is about 10 miles and it's awesome! It's a lot of fun because you swim in areas, repel, and walk through the river a lot of the way! The end of the hike is probably the most difficult and it's when you're the most exhausted! But we had so much fun doing it together!

This is right down in some narrows where the water has washed out the walls, which is why they call it the Subway.

One of the areas we had to swim

At the start of our hike!

This was at Grafton Cemetery. The graves here were dated in the 1800s. There were spots where whole families were buried together. The kids ranging from 1-12 buried with their parents. So sad to think what families had to endure through back then.

We found this snake in ghost town. Gus caught a lizard and fed it to the snake!

Trina and Todd!!!!

One of the homes at Ghost Town

Top of The Rock!

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This was really fun to see all of New York from the top! We went to the top of the Rockefeller Center on the 70th floor. It was so beautiful!!

View of Central Park

Eatin at the Hard Rock!

Central Park

2009-07-01T23:17:00.000-07:00

Last week we went out to Central Park and decided to take the kids to the zoo. I was actually really surprised at how small the zoo is there, but of course the kids still loved it! We walked through Central Park for a while.....saw quite a few people out playing instruments for money. They all were actually really good! Reminded me of the movie August Rush. It was fun seeing the castle and all the ponds around too.

I'm so glad my parents came out for the week! It was so much fun having them out here!

Little Boys haven........splashing in puddles!!

Visit from my parents :)

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Ok why I decided to do this......I'm not sure! This thing was extremely heavy! And all I could think about was it's tail wrapping around my leg and all the animals inside it!.....rats, mice, rabbits.... Honestly I could only hold it on my own for about 5 seconds and I had him help me! Random crazy thing!

This is at the Immigration Museum, such a cool building. It was used for other things than holding Immigrants, it was used for a medical center for the soldiers during WW1 as well. this room was filled with hospital beds at one point. It's neat to think about all the things these walls have seen. there was one room about the size of an average bedroom with beds hanging from the ceiling and 3 toilets. They said a room that size usually held about 300 immigrants. It's sad to think the sacrifices our ancestors went through to come to America.

Liberty Island!!!

My Mom reading the kids a story about the Statue of Liberty.

Looking back at Manhattan from the Island

Bus ride home

Carson sitting by one of the guys that works for Pinnacle with Dave.

Times Square and Broadway

We ate at Dave & Busters in Times Square. It's a restaurant with an arcade room as well. Really fun for the kids!

Walking to the bus stop.

This is our church! Really cool having my parents there!

Summer

2009-06-10T13:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to one of the hospitals out here and while we were sitting out in the waiting area, Carson snuck over and pulled the fire alarm! It obviously put the whole hospital under alert and when the sirens started to go you could tell Carson knew he'd done something bad! We went and talked to the security officers and they were very nice! Lesson learned???.....who knows with this child!! :) That night we were eating at Applebees and he looked up and saw a fire alarm and asked me what it was! Smart Aleck!

On Sunday we got to go to church out here for the first time. It was definetely a smaller ward than we're used to! The people here are so NICE! I took the kids to primary and there were a total of 16 kids all different cultures! It was really neat to see them all singing together and best friends! what this world should be like always right?....I'm really excited for us to have these new experiences together. Carson is really noticing how different people are and how we all look and do things differently. It's neat to see him learning and growing up!

This is just off our balcony~ the trees just go on and on!! I love how beautiful and green it is out here!

Kids!!!

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These are such great kids!! I feel really lucky to be able to spend some extra time with them this summer. They love going out on this balcony and it drives me crazy because we are on the 4th floor and when I go out there i get dizzy! You know how your feet all the sudden get tingley?...I hate that. So I don't let them go out there much, but today they got to go sit out there and they were being so silly! They really have a lot of fun together!

One thing they think is so funny is on Madagascar 2. The hippo...Moto Moto sings that song, "I like em' Big! I like em' chunky!"......they love saying that in their deep voices! And then they laugh so hard! really Cute!!!

New York

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NYC

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Dave and I out near the business district in New York. The little harbor there was beautiful! It wasn't very sunny, and the water looked freezing, but it was such a nice day!

Dave's little girl, Reese, and I getting ready to go play!

Carson hangin out on the swing set!

Dental Convention

2009-02-21T11:44:00.000-08:00

The girls I work with are all so much fun!
We spent the weekend together in Salt Lake for a
Dental Convention and stayed at the Marriott. We
do this every year and have a blast!

Shopping at Gateway!

This was hilarious...one of the companies we order from

had set up a harley at the exhibits with clothes to dress

up and a photographer...so of course we had to get on!!

OH! We Love Santa!

2008-12-31T17:44:00.000-08:00

Carson could NOT WAIT to see Santa! He ran
right up there and gave him a HUG; it was so cute!

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My sweet little niece Reese, big bro Ryan and his wife Nikki

My beautiful sisters and cousins

Carson's playing a game with his cousins where you have to wear a santa hat! They loved it!

Me and Cars at the Carter Christmas Party

2008-12-31T11:04:00.000-08:00

HOPE everyone had a GREAT Christmas!
We LOVED seeing SO many family & friends!
I'll post pics SOON!!

Happy Turkey Day!

2008-11-28T15:39:00.000-08:00

This year I wasn't very excited for our Thanksgiving plans. Our family on my Mom's side has gotten so big that we needed to have it at a church. I didn't like the idea because I have always loved dinner at home where it's warm and cozy. I love to lay on the couch and look at the shopping ads by the fire and the guys would always have a football game on too. Knowing that we couldn't do any of that at a church got me discouraged. But I have to say that Thanksgiving turned out to be really great. We had some pretty competitive volleyball going, and the kids were able to run around and play. And it was really nice to see all of my cousins!
I'm very grateful for my family. We are very close and do a lot together and I think that is very fortunate. I love having so many sisters too. Today we got up early and went shopping and it was so fun to be with them. We don't all go shopping very often, but it was good for us and I know we are closer today then we were yesterday.
I want to say that I'm also grateful for my little family. You all know how grateful I am for Carson because I talk about him being my joy all the time. But I just need to say how grateful I am for my husband Colby, and the things that him and I have been through the last few years. It's not ever easy to talk about, but who would I be without these experiences, I don't know. I am most grateful for his desire to change and want something so much more in his life. I can honestly say that it takes great courage to withstand most things that he has. He has stayed firm in very difficult circumstances, and stayed positive throughout this time and I have grown to love him in different ways I didn't know were possible. So I hope he knows that we miss him and love him very much!
So there's just a couple thoughts, mostly for myself; Hope everyone had a really great Thanksgiving!

Here is our wonderful fam!

Ryan and Nikki and the girls

This is my cousin Scott. We were best friends growing up and I had to get a picture for old times sake!

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Family at Dinner

Carson and Katie

My mom and my Uncle Craig who thinks he's "Oh So Mocho!"

My Grandma and Grandpa Riding let all of us know how grateful they are for all of their family. They are such wonderful grandparents and always do so much for all of their kids. They have always made sure that each child, grandchild, and great grandchild know that they are thinking of them. They really are angels on this earth and I love them very much!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

2008-11-15T14:25:00.000-08:00

Glitter Graphics

I haven't been good AT ALL at posting pictures, and it's a little late to do Halloween, so I am trying to get ahead of myself for the holidays! This is Carson's face in most pictures these days. He had his 3rd birthday in September. I Love this age! (most the time). He is a stinker/smarty pants/mamma's boy! We have so much fun and he amazes me all the time. He is so excited for Santa Claus to come, which makes me excited too!

Delicious Cupcakes!

2008-09-15T10:18:00.000-07:00

You have got to try these cupcakes if you haven't already! They are so so yummy. If you log onto this link for Utah Valley's Bests you can try to win some FREE!

http://www.sweetlifeinthevalley.com/

My Pride and Joy

2008-08-31T22:40:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Tara Tomita I have the most treasured pictures of Carson. She did such an amazing job! Carson turns 3 in a few weeks, and I can't believe how fast he's grown. Being a mom is the greatest joy anyone could ask for. He is such a good, most hilarious little boy and I am so lucky to have him. Thanks again Tara for these memories!

MOAB Cont....

2008-07-27T19:28:00.000-07:00

Here is beautiful Moab!

This is in the middle of hiking Fiery Furnace

This is my favorite arch we saw. It is the "Kissing Turtles" Can you see them?

MOAB

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What's a camping trip without music around the fire? Uncle Todd brought his guitar and one for Carson to play along. He started to really rock out, it was hilarious!

I was very nervous to take Carson down the river, but he did fine. When it got rough I stuck him down on the floor in between my legs. He didn't ever cry, but didn't smile the whole first time we went down. When we went the 2nd and 3rd time he did a little better, and wasn't so afraid. My family is a little crazy when it comes to river rafting. They bring water guns and buckets and try to drench each others boats! It was so much fun. We had 4 rafts going down each time, so lots of people!

We hiked the fiery furnace the first day we were there. It takes you around to see lots of different arches around that area. I think it was a 3 mile hike. Not too bad, all the little kids could come.

He did it!

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My little bro finally got his firefighting certification done. So as soon as he turned 18. He was hired on to Utah County's fire Dept. He's been out in California the past few weeks helping out there with several different fires, working very hard! Way to go Kev!

Camping Out!

2008-06-12T18:26:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've posted any pictures....I guess it has just been a little crazy in the life of Marcie lately. Last weekend we took a much needed gettaway (not too far). We went out to Cherry Creek with my family and camped for a couple days. It was so nice to be out in the mountains surrounding you. Carson loved to be out on the four wheelers, if we weren't taking him on a ride...he was sitting on it, waiting for us to take him. We went on walks, looking for lizards and bugs, and played in the dirt. It wasn't a Hotel with a hot tub and pool, but I had such a great time.

This is Carson, and his cousin's Gage and Amaya

My sister Kim with her boyfriend Chad & My parents

I wore shorts so that my legs might get some color.....it doesn't look like its helping does it!:)

Brushing My Teeth!

2008-05-05T19:04:00.000-07:00

I got a new Sonicare toothbrush, and I love it! I recommend it to everyone! It comes with a small and a large brush, and I have had Carson using the smaller one and he loves to use it all by himself. It times for two minutes, and its a struggle to get him to brush the whole time, but I figure even one minute of using the sonicare, it's doing twice of better job as if he was just brushing manually. The only thing about it is you have to keep it in your mouth while it's on, otherwise it sprays all over your face if your not careful. But it's well worth the investment.

Spring Break

2008-04-21T22:46:00.000-07:00

Carson spent the week playing with his cousin Jake. They wanted to play outside ALL the time. It wasn't always great weather, but they didn't care, they played in those tire swings for days!

A hard day's play to get feet like that:)

This was the sunset of the warmest day of Spring Break we had. I wish it would stay!

A Day at Jumpin Jacks

2008-04-21T22:32:00.000-07:00

Last week during Spring Break, My Aunt Terry and I took our kids to Jumpin Jacks to play for a while. Carson took one look at this Dragon Slide and got so scared. He was NOT going to go inside its mouth....so hilarious! He watched lots of other kids go inside and finally decided that he might be able to go inside too. This was the first time I have gone there. Carson loved it!

He was tackling this tree!

Carson's cousins Bree and Parker

Random pics of Us

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Mission Accomplished!

2008-04-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

In February I bought Carson a big boy bed, hoping that he would be excited to sleep in it, and would stay in his own bed at night. Uh...No. Night after night he would get out of his bed wanting to sleep with me. Thanks to Super Nanny I got the great idea of just tucking him back in bed time and time again, as long as it took, until he finally stays. And the key is to only say goodnight once, then after that, I would just pick him up and quietly put him back in his bed. Some nights it went on forever. I probably put him back in his bed twenty times, and it was really hard for me not to give in. But the rewards are phenominal! The last few weeks I have even looked forward to putting him in his bed, because he is so sweet to tell me goodnight and go right to sleep.

Happy 3rd Anniversary!

2008-04-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, April 9th we'll be married 3 years! How the time flies by! I love looking back at this day and remembering how happy, and excited we were to be married!

We're off to our journey ahead!
And yes, it's been quite a journey for Colby and I. We've had some really great experiences these last few years. Some very happy, some very difficult. But it's been through the most hard things that we have grown and become better people. I have to say that I am very grateful for my marriage and the Joy, and the challenges it brings me everyday!

Easter 2008

2008-04-06T11:48:00.000-07:00

Carson & Grandpa

All the cousins with Aunt Kim

Easter this year was a lot of fun! When Carson woke up we did an Easter Egg hunt around our house, which was hilarious! Sunday afternoon we had dinner at my Mom's and an Easter Egg hunt out in the backyard for all the grandkids. All of Carson's Aunts and Uncles were helping him search for eggs. It was a really great time!

Road Trip!

2008-04-03T19:37:00.001-07:00

So we headed South, to the great Las Vegas! Carson, Uncle Mike, Auntie Meg, and I. It was quite the trip. SO much to do, so little time. My highlight was taking Carson to see the Sharks at Mandalay Bay. He was so intrigued! I love to see his face light up like that. It has been almost 3 weeks since we went and he is still telling everyone that he saw Sharks! I didn't know if there would be much for Carson to do in Las Vegas, but we took him every where with us. On the strip to the water show, the M&M factory, the forum shops, Townsquare to H&M (yay for their awesome children's park!) My arms only lasted so long when Carson was tired wanting to be held, I noticed the longer I held him, the faster I would walk. You know when you feel the burn? ......Thank goodness for Uncle Mike. He helped out with Carson a ton! It was really nice to stay with Colby's dad, Dave and Donna. Thanks for your hospitality in always having us. It's always great to see you guys! This was the funnest time I have ever had in Vegas, I decided only one thing could have made it more perfect.......Colby. We missed ya!