The Boys Playing Baseball

Davis and Andrew love to play baseball with Daddy! Mommy is not a fan of playing in the house, but I'm trying to relax about it. It's so great to see them having this much fun.

Andrew is making his move...

Davis has been working a lot with Daddy, learning to throw and catch with his glove. He's getting really good. The "Larry Boy" hat is not his usual baseball attire, but he does love the hat. Whatever works!

Andrew wanted his own glove so he could play like "bubba". Mommy and Andrew went to Target today to get him his own glove, and he is very proud!

Veggie Tales!!

Davis and Andrew love Veggie Tales, so we bought tickets to the show that came to town. They had to move the location due to damage from Hurricane Ike, but "the show must go on" and we are so glad it did!

At first, they were a little unsure of the whole situation. Davis really didn't want to stay and Andrew was just taking it all in.


But as things got going and Larry the Cucumber & Bob the Tomato came on stage, they warmed up pretty fast. It was a great show.
Of course, we got hats to match their favorite characters - Andrew loves "Bob 'mato" and Davis loves "Larry Boy" (Larry the Cucumber's alter-ego). Matching glo-sticks were in order as well.

Once we were fully outfitted and accessorized, we were ready to roll!

They can't take their eyes off the stage!

It was a fantastic time and we will definitely go again when they are back in town. Now that we have the hats, why not?

T-Shirt Day!

Here are Davis and Andrew on their first school t-shirt day. They are so proud!

Andrew's shirt is the same size as Davis's - they didn't have one smaller. So it pretty much swallows him up, but he doesn't seem to mind. All the kids at their school wear shirts on the same day each month and it's so cute to see. They all look so "school-spirited!"

I am so happy!

Today was a great, relaxing day at the Carson house. We just hung out today and didn't go anywhere further than the lake and the park. I could tell it was a good day for them, too. Especially when out of nowhere Davis announced at lunch, "I am so happy!"

That makes everything worthwhile, doesn't it?

I made Peanut Blossom cookies this afternoon, so when they got up from their naps they had a nice surprise in the kitchen.

They loved them, but Andrew preferred to eat the chocolate off the top and leave the peanut butter cookie part for Shelby!

The Backyardagins?

This is our own version of the backyardagins...Davis and Andrew having a blast just playing with whatever they can find to do.

They really love to spray the fern with water, which is a great thing because I always forget to wather it without their help. Andrew has a little trouble getting the spray bottle to work sometimes. He's working hard at it here...he spent about 30 minutes really focused on getting the sprayer going!

Davis had a lot of fun swinging and making silly faces, but his favorite thing to do is spin himself around and let it go...wheeee!!!

They both love bubble gum and took turns getting pieces out of their little gumball machine. Does it count as taking turns when mom has to referee?

The new school year begins!

Davis and Andrew started going to Mother's Day Out (Andrew) and the 3-Year Old Preschool class (Davis). We had orientation on August 28th. They call it the "Cookie Lookie" because it gives the students a chance to look at their classrooms and have cookies with their new teachers and friends. While they are playing and having cookies, parents go the orientation meeting...without cookies, unfortunately. Lots of good info shared, but cookies would really add to the event, if you ask me!

Davis's class is called the "Lambs"...each class is known by an animal name. We met his teachers for this year, who are Ms. Melanie and Ms. Gina.

Ms. Melanie was his teacher this past summer, too, and he is in the same classroom, so he felt very "at home" going back this fall. He ran right into the classroom and started playing.

Andrew's teachers are Ms. Brenda and Ms. Tracy.

He is in the 2-year-old class, which is the "Bears". His room had a bubble-making machine in it, so he ran right in and started chasing bubbles. He was very excited, and really didn't miss me as I left for the parent meeting. He has been really ready to go to school like "bubba" for this whole year, so he's feeling more like a big boy these days.

All the classes go to chapel each day that they are there, and have a lot of fun singing songs and hearing Bible stories. Davis has a spanish class and they seem to be learning a lot already. We can't wait to see what this year brings!

2024 Olympics?

Davis participated in his first gymnastics class this week. He was a little nervous last week, and said it was a little too scary. But this week he ran right out there - said "I want to go by myself" - and joined the class!

Here they all are at the start of class, waiting for instructions.

Andrew waited on the sidelines with Mommy and did a lot of coloring. He cried for "bubba" a couple of times, but we made it through.

The class headed out to the floor to warm-up and do some stretching...

After warm-up, they broke into groups of 3 kids each to rotate to different stations and try out different exercises. Here's Davis's first rotation, which was some kind of jumping/balance exercise. He did great...actually, I thought he was the best, and I'm not biased at all! ; )

His second rotation was doing front rolls, which he loves!

His final rotation was the balance beam, and he was supposed to balance a frog on his head while walking across. One of his favorite things to do is try to balance walking across things, so you know he loved this one! They are waiting for their turn so patiently.

Here he goes...

And TA-DA!!! (they really do call that ending pose the "ta-da"!)

He had so much fun! I kept clapping and giving him big thumbs up signs, and he would give me a thumbs up right back. It's a 45-minute class, and he did great the whole time.

Don't know if we're ready for the Olympics just yet, but maybe after a few more classes!