Reading Tent

Carson loves to read! We enjoy going to the library every couple of weeks and picking out new books. Recently we turned the boys play tent into a comfy reading tent. Carson and Tanner both love going in there to "read" books. Usually, Daddy and Carson spend time reading together at night, and Matt was all about climbing in and reading! Listening so intently!

Popcorn!

Ever since the 4th of July when I popped popcorn for the fireworks show, Carson talks about popcorn all the time, and loves to eat it when it's around. At the grocery store recently, he noticed the big bags of popcorn in the deli department, and insisted on buying this giant bag. When I finally agreed, he even told a stocker nearby that he "was going to take home this popcorn!" I snapped this picture to show Matt later that evening how excited he was to put his popcorn onto the grocery belt all on his own. He was jumping for joy as his popcorn got closer to the scanner, and the cashier quickly picked up on his excitement. I was so thrilled for Carson when the sweet cashier had him run behind the counter, and she scooped him up and let him ring up his popcorn all on his own!
I'm sure the cashier thought I was a complete nut as I snapped pictures on my phone, but I was so excited for Carson, and couldn't wait to show Matt! What a fun thing for Carson to get to do. :)

Future Baseball Players

We love taking the boys to a local practice field to let them run off their energy by running the bases! Carson is getting very good at it, and Tanner takes off just as fast as Carson does. On your mark...get set...GO! Looks like Carson is in the lead, but Tanner is not far behind! Little TT rounding third. Such a big boy! Afterwards, they love to ride the tire swing. They giggle together and have the best time.
Love our sweet boys!

Gymboree

On Thursday morning, while Carson was at preschool, I took Tanner to his first Gymboree class! At first my Mommy guilt for taking Tanner somewhere so fun without Carson was in high gear, but I kept telling myself that Carson got the same one on one attention before Tanner came along, and it was good for TT and I to spend some quality time together. Tanner had a blast! At first Tanner stayed a distance away from the other kids having fun on his own, and just watching. He immediately found the trampoline and squealed with delight with each jump! After warming up to everyone, he jumped right in and participated in the climbing exercises and made his way across an obstacle to the pull up bar.
Tanner loves to play with balls. There were several scattered all over the floor, and as he picked up this red ball, he said "ball" for the first time! After free play, it was group time. All the kids in the class ran to the mat, while Tanner stayed put on the seesaw and became completely mesmorized! This picture describes it best, haha! But then the parachute and bubbles came out and he made his way right to the center! All of that gym playing makes a little boy tired! I'm excited to take Tanner to class again, and to participate in the open gyms where Carson can come and play with us too!

Summer Reading

Carson took the summer reading challenge from our local library to read for 20 minutes everyday this summer. We got to put a sticker on his reading chart each night that we read, and this week, after storytime, we got to show his completed reading chart to the librarian. The librarian gave Carson a reading certificate, and he got to pick out a book to take home. He chose "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?" Such a fun book to read! Way to go buddy!

First Week of Preschool

If you can't tell already...we are really excited about Carson's new school and all of the things he is getting to do! His first week of preschool was a huge success! Carson attends on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and this week was all about making new friends, first day of school, and school buses! His first craft he made on Tuesday was a friends collage. "Friends are a gift from God". He helped Ms. Betsy cut and glue. He told us all about making a "snake" with the glue. On Thursday, his class read "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus". Carson cracks us up when he randomly will yell this phrase whenever he feels like it! He also made his own school bus for the craft on Thursday and it is hanging outside of his classroom door. We are so thankful for such a great week and how fast Carson adjusted to his new school. He absolutely loves it, and I was SO pleased to hear his teacher say on both days what a sweet, well behaved little boy Carson is. She even said she thinks we may have a little engineer on our hands (taking after his Uncle Jacob!) because Carson loves to take things apart and figure out how to put them together. Carson is already excited for class on Tuesday and has asked to wear his backpack several times this weekend!

Car buddies

These two little guys give us quite the chuckle. Lately they have been so funny in the car. Alot of times they start off a car ride with a snack. After snacking for a little bit, they will swap snack cups! Carson is usually the initiator, but Tanner goes right along with it. They have a tendency to even swap sippy cups too. They share toys back and forth, and sometimes just hold hands. We love how close these two are!