Williams reunion and a SURPRISE!

Little bit of food...



Little bit of games...






and a whole lot of family. Thats what family reunions are all about. Another lovely afternoon well spent with the Williams's family!

Later that night...Carsey had a BIG surprise from his Vovo. One more birthday party.


Thiago's mom just couldn't stand that she wasn't there for his birthday, so she threw him another. It was a complete surprise and Carson was ecstatic. I am a little worried that he now thinks birthdays are a week long event. That was his third birthday cake and third round of presents. But oh well, you can never have to many.





She invited all our Brazilian friends, planned a big BBQ for everyone and made this giant cake. I could not love anyone more than my mother in law. She is truly one in a million. As Carson stood up on the stool ready to blow out his candle with this huge smile on his face. A room full of people smiling and clapping, it just kinda hit me how loved my little boy is. Made me a little emotional and extremely grateful for the good people in my life. We are so blessed to have so many friends and family that love us. So to each of you that affect my life and the lives of my children...THANK-YOU. From the very bottom of my heart, thank-you!

Oh, how they grow!

My boy at FOUR years old...


Three years old...


2 years old...

Last but not least, an adorable little 1 year old!

Do I have a freakin gorgeous kid or what. Seriously how handsome is he, one of the two most handsomest boys I know. Ha-ha, every mom thinks that I am sure. In all seriousness though, look at him through the years. Makes me get a little teary eyed thinking of that sweet little 1 year old. It is amazing to me to watch him grow and change. Every new thing he learns or does makes me so proud. Do you ever just look at your kids and think Wow, I made that. I do, all the time.

20 fun little facts about my four year old.

1. Still continues to be the most affectionate boy EVER. Is full of loves, hugs, and my favorite... kisses. Randomly throughout the day he will come up and say "mom, is it fine if I give you a kiss". Oh, seriously melt my heart!

2. Just like his dad he is just not into sweets. I can never use icecream, candy, cake, popsicle's etc as a bribe. Just doesn't go for it. Doughnuts, however are his one weakness.

3. Knows all his colors by now, counts 1-10 but sometimes gets held up on 6 and 7. Can point out the C in the alphabet (for Carson). Loves to use little scissors, tape, glue etc. Knows all his animals.

4. Big fan of animals, there isn't a whole lot this kid is afraid of.

5. Very, very, very clean. Does not enjoy being dirty, sticky, slimy...none of the above. And me, well I love that he is like this.

6 As of late, he is kinda turning into a couch potato. Loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, "Georgie", Word Girl and Cyberchase. Time to start limiting his TV intake. Never use to be a problem, but I see it starting.

7. Thinks bandaids are the cure-all for everything. Is often seen sporting multiple bandaids, trying to get him to take them off is a freaking joke.

8. LOVES his cousins. Just gets so excited when I say they are going to be a part of our day. Pretty much I can use it as my bribe that morning to get him going.

9. NOT a morning person, most certainly not a morning person. We all know this kid sleeps until about 10 every day that I let him. Don't cross him from 8-10, especially while watching his cartoons.

10. Current frequently used expressions "how many time me tell you, Guessss what, yeps, nopes, me gonna throw you out the window, oh my, daddy you yay (lay) with me, me so love you". Tons more, those are just some of our favorites.

11. Incredibly likeable....he is just a very personable little boy and makes friends wherever he goes. Just like his dad.

12. Somehow is always interested in things that make me crazy....vaccuums, hoses, umbrellas, flagpoles, any and all kitchen appliances. Why oh why, do we even bother with toys sometimes.

13. Loves, loves, loves helicopters and airplanes. Defintely, his current obsession. You would think we were watching a parade everytime an airplane flies by. Living close to Hill we see quite a few each day. Its a party every time.

14. Still likes us to lay by him to get him to sleep, however once he is out, he's out. We could have a herd of elephants in the room and he wouldn't notice.

15. Awfully small...not even 30 pounds yet. He is in the 1 percentile for weight and 4th pecentile for his height. Doctor says no worries though, he is right on with his growth curve and doing just great.

16. Very picky eater (no wonder he is so small). Favorites include mac n cheese, any type of noodles, toast with cinnamon sugar, nutrigrain bars, marshmallows, grapes, chips (Doritos), and pickles.

17. Juice, juice, and more juice. Makes it hard cause I know I shouldn't give him a whole lot. Likes milk at dinner and right before bed, but the rest of the time he always wants juice.

18. Favorite toys are his Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, tool box, airplanes, spiderman bike, all of his cars and trucks and all his outside toys.

19.An AWESOME big brother. Just like I knew he would be, looks out for Lincoln like no other. The first thing he does each morning is lean over and give him a kiss. It is the sweetest.

20. The most adorable, happy, rambuctious, sweetest, smartest and most lovable boy I have ever known. Every day is an adventure with him in our home, and I am so glad I am along for the ride.

WE LOVE YOU CARSON!!

Our Father's Day

Good fathers day, well pretty good. I don't know, where has the month of June gone. Is it just the crazy weather we have been having or what. I just can't believe it is already almost the fourth of July. Seriously, everything just feels weird to me lately. I seem to be out of touch with holidays and events, they all just keep sneaking up on me. Anyways, Saturday night at Carson's party I started feeling pretty crappy. Both my kids and Thiago have all had nasty little colds and I was hoping, so hoping to have it pass me by. No such luck. I just got achier and more congested as the night went on. By the time everyone left I was pretty miserable. However I still needed to clean everything up and finish my young women's lesson. Went to bed late, woke up to early for 9:00 church and still felt yuck. I had to go to church though, this was my first week teaching and I didn't want to be that loser that calls in on the first week, ya know what I mean. So went gave my lesson, went well enough I suppose but luckily as the day went on I started feeling a little better.



So back to fathers day, first of all need to tell honey that I hope he had a good one. I don't really think he did, he was kinda helping me out a lot since I didn't feel good. Not to mention it was Carson's real birthday and he was getting all the attention. However being the kind of guy he is, he didn't mind. That is what I love about him. I could not ask for a better dad for my boys, they are seriously the most blessed kids in the world. Nobody loves the way Thiago does, with his whole heart and everything he's got. Family is first to him, always and forever. We are so blessed to have you honey, love you very much and really hope you know how much we appreciate all you do.


Just so you all know I have proudly eaten almost every candy bar off that poster. Thiago had a bite of the 100 grand, and decided he didn't like it. He is not much of a sweets guy, if you didn't already know that. Why did we get him this you ask, well the answer is because it is cute. No worries we also got him a new shirt.




And of course my own dad. We went up to my Grandmas for dinner so we could spend time with him. Just want to let him know how much we love him. With my parents being divorced and my dad traveling for work so much, I don't see him nearly as much as I would like to. He has always been there for me and my sisters though, I know I can count on him for anything. Carson sure love his papa, and I do too.


You will have to excuse me in this picture, I look like death but oh well.




My dad brought Cars his B-day present. His very own little fishing pole and tackle box, stocked up with supplies. Of course Carson has already busted the string off of it, Thiago says its easy to fix. Oh well, what do you expect from a four year old, right?



One more cake for my boy, he actually shared this one with his cousin Gehrig. Gehrigh turned four on the 23rd, so we sang happy birthday to both of them.


Had to throw this picture in. Anyone looking for a way to entertain a 7 month old baby. Give em a balloon. Lincoln seriously LOVES these things, we tied one around his little wrist and he was entertained for over an hour. Laughing, squealing, bouncing up and down. Funny, is all I can say.

Well, happy fathers day to all you great dads out there. What would our lifes be like without you. Thanks for all you do and for the wonderful men that you are.

Let's Party..

We decided to celebrate Carson's birthday on Saturday rather than Sunday. Easier for friends and family, and with Fathers day and all. So we had big plans for an outside party with all his little cousins and a few neighborhood friends and what does it do? Rain, rain, and more rain. What is with this June, making me crazy. Here comes the sunshine this week though, I hope anyways. So we moved the party down in to our basement. Luckily, my basement is in pretty good order so we just slid a couple of things over and made room for his decorations and games.


The set-up.


The help.


The prizes.


First we had a little fish pond for the kids.


Then onto a little stick the nose on the lion kinda game.


Ring toss.


Carson got a lot of great toys from his friends. Piano, squirt gun, helmet, batman cape and belt, truck, chalk spray painter, all kinds of things.


Thiago and I got him this new spiderman bike as one of his presents. He loves it, so far he has only rode it down in the basement. However, as soon as his dad gets home tonight they are going to head outside.


Servin up a little brownie icecream sundaes. Yum!


Little brother slept through most of the party, but joined us downstairs for the last half hour.



And of course a pinata. What is a party without a pinata, right?


Some of our little jungle friends.



We rested and cleaned up after our little friend party and then met up with family at Red Robin. I was so sad cause Thiago's whole family decided to stay in Brazil longer than they had originally planned. Soooo, none of them were there. Oh well, there is always next year I guess.




We then went back to our house for cake and icecream. It was a great day and I think Carson really enjoyed it. He loves being the center of attention and enjoyed every minute of it. I was exhausted when all was said and done, but his little smile makes it all worth it. Thanks to all my family for being there and always supporting my little guy. We love you all so much and our so grateful to have you!

Happy B-day sweet boy!

Carson Jeffrey Cano - June 21, 2005

From dad...
I can't believe that I'm sitting here typing this message to my 4 YEAR OLD. Time has flown by so fast. It seems like yesterday that I brought you home from the hospital and you were so tiny in my arms when I rocked you at night. Now you are my handsome little guy that is my best little friend. Carsy boy, words can't express how much I love you. Everything I do in life is for our family and my greatest blessing is to have you as my little boy. It doesn't matter how old or big you get you will always be my little Carsy boy. I have only known you for four years of my life but I can't imagine my life without you. My favorite part of the day is when I come home and see your sweet little face and hear your little voice and how excited you get. I am so proud to be your dad and even though you are still so little I am so proud of you and what a good boy that you are and I want you to always remember that. I want you to always know how special you are to me and hope that no matter how big you get you will still be my little buddy. I love you my Carsy and hope you have a great birthday! Love Dad...

From mom...
My boy...four years old. WOW!! What happened to my little baby, you are growing up right before my very eyes. How I love you. There is just something so special about your first born. You are the first little one that made me a mom. You and I are figuring out this whole parenting thing together. I know I make mistakes but I like to think I am doing a pretty good job. I must be, cause look at you. The other day we were sitting in the car with grandma, you said something to her. I can't remember what it was, just some sweet little remark. Grandma looked at me and smiled, and she just said "Teri, what a beautiful boy you have got there". I thought it was a funny thing to say, but she went on to say "not only on the outside but on the inside as well". My mind keeps going back to that. How true it is. You certainly are a handsome little fella, with such a beautiful face. However it is who you are on the inside that makes me swell with pride. Your kind nature, your natural ability to lead, the goodness of your heart. From the day you were born you have had the most enchanting little personality. You just draw people in, you aren't afraid to be different and to stand out. You look out for people and have such a sense of compassion. I know I should be the one teaching you, but I learn from YOU every single day. How did I get so lucky. As I look back over your life, I can't help but start to cry. So many countless moments of love and joy come to my mind. I hope you know how much I love you. There is nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you. I will be here for you every moment of your life, through the good and the bad. Know that I am behind you no matter what, that your dad and I will always be your biggest supporters. Our love is unconditional and you and your brother are the centers of our universe. Happy, happy birthday my sweet boy. Thank-you for four absolutely priceless years and a lifetime of more.
Love always, your mom.