This morning Gracie was throwing a tantrum in her room and decided to empty out her drawers of clothes and dump out her dirty laundry basket as well. I told her she needed to clean it up but I guess she got tired and fell asleep in the middle of it all.

The New Do

Well, I did it! I got a hair cut! I've wanted to do it for a while and finally just went and did it!

BEFORE:

AFTER:
My friend Emily, A.K.A. my hair stylist!
My ponytail:

New PJs

Gracie is very proud of one set of "new" pajamas. They are hand-me-downs from a friend. She loves them! She wanted me to take a picture. So here it is!

Picnic Dinner

Yesterday evening I decided to pack up a picnic dinner and go to Berthusen Park. The kids were full of energy and bouncing off the walls so I wanted a way for them to burn off their energy and also get fresh air.

I also called my in-laws and invited them. They brought their volleyball and ladder golf. They also brought ice cream and graham crackers to make homemade ice cream sandwiches. They were delicious!!!

We had a good time!

Carson and Gracie eating:

Gracelyn talking to Great-Grandma Peggy:

Favorite Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the past that I really like.

Gracie and me at the park at a birthday party:

Summer of 2007, a Nascar racing car was in town:
One of the CPR classes I taught:
One of our training burns:
Another training burn:

Gracie wearing daddy's boots:

Carson and Gracie sitting on a shelf in Circuit City while we were shopping for a printer:

Gracie and Daddy racing down the slide: Gracie climbing up to the slide:

Carson and Gracie ready to go down the slide.

The leaves are a feature on my camera.

Birthday Pictures

Carson did a lot of celebrating this year! He started out going to school and I brought treats to his class in the afternoon. That evening, we went to Grandpa and Grandma Van Cleve's house for dinner, dessert and presents. Saturday was his party day. He invited friends and family to Berthusen Park. We had cake, "worms in dirt" (made with pudding, cookie crumbs and gummy worms, by my mom), juice, coffee, hot chocolate and lots of fun! Then on Sunday my Grandma(aka Great Gram to the kids) made a cake and Carson got to blow out more candles and have more cake and ice cream. It was a big weekend!

Here are some pictures

This is the hat his teacher gave him at school

Ready to blow out candles at Roy's parent's house

(a little blurry b/c I had my camera on the wrong setting)
Say cheese!
Carson eating his cake and ice cream
The cake and ice cream we had at the Van Cleve's
Party at Berthusen Park
Happy Birthday sign and balloons
The table
The hats and party bags
(family in the background)

From left to right:
Krista, Teddy, Crew, Brooklyn, Carson, Trey, Gracelyn
Exit Trey, Enter Tristen and Tyler
Carson opening gifts with Tristen and Tyler watching
Blowing out candles
Some of the gifts Carson received:
Remote control motorcycle
Hot Wheels Raptor Rampage
Find It game
Magnet set

Bible
Search & Find book
T-Shirts
This one has his name and a dinosaur on it,

he was very excited about that!

Thank you to all!!!
It was another successful Birthday!!!

Carson's 7th Birthday!

Carson turned 7 today!!!

I can hardly believe it!

I will be uploading pictures soon of all the celebrating!

He was very excited!!!!

Thank you to all who were a part of our celebrating!