Flowers are bloomin....and so am I!

Dorky title I know...but I feel weird just putting a picture of me and my little belly up so I thought why not throw in some pictures of my flowers too. I have got a few comments about my lack of belly so far, so I thought I would show you all that it is definitely growing. With Carson I got so big so fast, this one seems to be going a little slower and I haven't gained as much weight. Which is fine by me. Anyways, as I mentioned my flowers are in full bloom too. They have done so great this year, knock on wood that it stays that way. Every year I have something that disappoints me, but so far everything looks beautiful. We work so hard at our yard, it makes me so happy when I see our hard work pay off. Anyways, enjoy the pics...especially the cute little flower at the bottom (ha-ha...thats me)








21 weeks down...19 to go!!

The Red, White and Blue..

I looove the fourth of July!! It is probably my favorite holiday, well after Christmas. I love the colors, the parades, the BBQ's, the weather, the fireworks, pretty much everything about it. We always do the same thing each year, although this year there were a few changes.


Me and Thiago were to lazy to wake up and go to breakfast and the parade with the rest of my family. I know kind of pathetic, I would have done it, but Thiago said no way. Sooo, we just met up with everyone after at about 9:30 or so. We go to Willard's town celebration. I have gone since I was tiny, well actually my mom has gone since she was tiny. Willard is where her dad lives. I like it because, their is just enough people to make it feel like a celebration, but not so many people that it makes you crazy. Here is Carson in his cute little fourth of July outfit, I am a firm believer in dressing for the holidays.


Alright, this picture is the best and worst part about the day. They have races each year, for each age and gender. Starting with crawlers. I used to HATE this, when I was little. My mom made me do it, if I wanted money to spend for the rest of the day. Child abuse!!! I hate this kind of thing, I am so not coordinated. Their is not an athletic bone in my body. I considered myself lucky to just come in dead last, which I always did. Although to top that, most years I fell flat on my face. This is so horrifying for someone like me.


I always swore I would not make Carson do this. However this year, he actually kind of wanted to. He walked right up to that starting line and was ready to go. One problem, he took off to early. He was half way across the field by the time they blew the whistle to go. We tried to not make a big deal of it, we just cheered for him and told him he won anyway. I didn't want to give him a complex for years to come. So according to us, he won!!


This was his favorite, the airplanes. Surprise, surprise. They had all kinds of booths and games for the kids to do. But we spent all of our tickets on the airplanes. Only thing was, this was the only ride except for a water slide. So the line was pretty long each time, oh well. You tough it out for your kids.


This was my shock of the day. For all of you that know Thiago well. He is not a sweets kind of guy. He never, and I mean ever eats candy or dessert type things. He prefers real food. Hallie got a thing of cotton candy, and next thing I know Thiago is eating it. I was like what the heck are you doing, of all things to eat cotton candy. He said it is one thing he has liked ever since he was little. How did I not know this about him.


Anyways, so after the Willard celebration we went back to my moms house to rest and have a barbeque. This is where my day is different then years passed. Usually we go to someones house and let the kids swim and have a BBQ with our whole family. Not really sure why this didn't happen this year. So, my mom, Thiago and me and Carson just did our own thing. Kind of quiet being just the 4 of us. Ash and Souli went to stadium of fire and of course Jen wasn't here. I kind of missed everyone, but oh well what do you do. We had a good time anyway. That night we met up with Thiago's family and friends for the Layton city fireworks. Most people complain about the craziness of parking and all the people, but I have always been a crowd person. And the Brazilians are so much fun, that we love to go.


Here is Carson throwing popits on the sidewalk. We kept having to remind him not to throw them at people. Although Thiago is a wonderful example, and he is the one that usually starts that. He thinks it is so funny to find a group of young girls, and throw like ten of them at their feet. What a brat.


I didn't take any pics of us watching the fireworks but you get the idea. Carson loves it, my nephews all kind of get scared from the loud noise and everything but not Carson. He has liked it ever since he was a baby. Well, hope you all had a great fourth of July, we sure did!

TAG this....

My cute friend Amy tagged me, who I must say I am very excited she got her blog going. So here goes..it is just a short one.

Joys
1. My little family...they are my everything.

2. My home sweet home, no place else I would rather be.

3. At the moment, SUMMERTIME..their is just nothing better.


Fears
1. Death or illness of a loved one

2. Lately our economy...it scares me to see the changes in everything.

3. Not being the best mother, that I know my children deserve, I always feel as if I fall short.


Goals
1. Raise my children in the gospel, teach them the things they need to know.

2. Be a more laidback person, I can be a bit eccentric about certain things.

3. Get my food storage where it needs to be.

Current Obsessions
1. My yard..I have a love, hate relationship with it. Always so much work, but so worth it.

2. Always blogging, I think I make Thiago crazy everytime I turn on the computer.

3. Hmmm... what else? I guess I would say right now, just trying to get ready for baby Lincoln. I stress about the dumbest things, his nursery is high on my list at the moment.

Random facts
1. Well, I have answered this one a few times. Lets see if I can think of something new. First, I am the worlds most wasteful person. I throw all food away if it is even like a week old, even if the expiration date is still fine. I just think it tastes funny. Also, I won't buy generic brand groceries, everything has to be name brand. Weird I know.

2. I have never changed the oil in my car. Before I was married, my mom did it. And now, Thiago does. There are just certain things in life, that I feel are his responsibility. Luckily, he agrees.

3. I cannot stay awake for a movie to save my life. I don't know what it is, even in the theater. The other night, Thiago rented Batman Begins for us to watch. I fell asleep within 20 minutes. He was a little irritated with me, he said how is it you can stay up till all hours of the night reading (I just finished The Host), and you can't stay awake to watch a movie with me. Hmmm, I don't know.

First Family Reunion

Of course family reunions and summer go hand in hand. I have a big family and therefor alot of family reunions. This was our first one so far. It is with my Williams side of the family (my maiden name for all those who don't know). It is in the little town of Malad, Idaho. You kinda feel like you are back in the 80's while you are there, it is such a tiny town with some strange folks. However, it is a fun reunion. I have gone since I was little, so I probably just have good memories which makes me love it even more. We just meet at the town park and have a huge potluck dinner, which is surprisingly pretty good. Then they always have tons of games and all that for adults and kids. I was so hot, and for some reason I was really uncomfortable that day, so I basically didn't move from my spot under the tree. It looked like they had some good stuff going on though...if I had chosen to participate. Which I did not.


Me sitting in my spot...with Ash and Brev. Look at that little guys smile, don't you love it!!


This kid sure loves to swing!!


Carson and his cousin Gehrig. These two boys are two days apart. Carson is obviously a lot shorter...but they are the same age.


Me giving Carson a pep talk for his big game. They had 1 grandkid from each family go up and dig through sawdust trying to find candy. I was trying to explain the concept to him.


He did pretty well. Only problem was every time he found candy, he wanted to stop, unwrap it and eat it. He didn't understand that he needed to keep going. The point was to see which kid ended with the most, and then that family won points. Needless to say, we did not win.


However we did kick but in our families tug-o-war. Oh you gotta love family reunions, especially in the good ol' town of Malad, Idaho!!

LAGOON...Its what fun is!!

Saturday was my America First Lagoon Day, I had to work until 3:00. So I just hurried home, changed my clothes and we were off. My mom works for AFCU too, so she got to go and took Ash and Brev as her guest. It was so hot and so dang crowded, but we didn't care. It was still so much fun, and Carson LOVED it!! They fed us as soon as we got there, and then we were free to do whatever. Me and Ash obviously couldn't ride anything, my mom hates rides, and Thiago wasn't about to go by himself, so we basically spent all of our time in the kiddie section. Which was just fine with Carson.


Carson seriously loved the rides. I wondered how he would do, he loves rides so I wasn't worried about that. I just wondered if he would get nervous without Thiago or I riding with him. Nope, not a problem. He just marched from one ride to the next and loved every minute of it. He was so cute to watch. There is not a greater feeling then seeing your child happy and smiling. It just made my night, seeing how excited he was.



Brev was a little unsure. He rode the first couple with Carson and seemed to like it. By the 3rd ride though, he had had enough. I think he got a little sick on the rockets, it went faster then the others and Brevin was sitting backwards. Poor little guy, you should have seen his face. Sad but hilarious!!




Ever since I was little we always get the corn on the cob in Pioneer Village. It is sooo good. We all got a piece, including Carson. He loves corn on the cob. He is funny cause he knows it is not just called corn, but he can't remember the on the cob part. So he calls it popcorn. So cute!!


Lots of fun, I am always glad we get to go. One day a year is plenty for me though. All the people and germs kind of get to me after awhile, but it was alot of fun for the afternoon. And of course we made great memories for Carson, and thats what counts!

Look at me, I'm 3!!

Here are some fun facts about my 3 year old...so I can look back and remember his sweet little self at this time of his life.

1. Loves, loves, loves water...pools, hoses, fountains whatever. He has a great fascination with this.

2. The cleanest, little guy ever. I kinda feel bad, I have brainwashed him. He loves to keep things clean and organized just like his mom. If Thiago gets home and leaves his shoes out or something, Carson yells until he picks them up. He is a great help.

3. This is how he counts...1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10. Leaves out just a few numbers there.

4. Loves to be held, cuddled, kissed, hugged. Loves affection, loves to receive it and give it. I love when he just leans over and hugs me and gives me a kiss. So sweet!

5. Suprisingly doesn't like most candy or sweets. He never wants cookies, cakes, candy anything...only thing he likes is whipped cream.

6. Favorite color is pink. I know kind of concerning...I don't know why. He just has a thing for pink.

7. Loves his Georgey (Curious George), I know I have mentioned this many times. But I just can't emphasize it enough, the kid loves that monkey.

8. Is a little homebody. Loves to go out and play, but at the end of the day he wants to be at his home with his mom and dad. When he gets tired he will say "Momma, me ready go home."

9. Loves his mom (me)...I can do no wrong in his eyes. Lets hope it always stays that way. He defends me and sticks up for me in everything, he is so very good to me.

10. Favorite foods are..corn on the cob, pickles, waffles, fries, chicky, lemonade, whipped cream, pizza, and noodles.

11. Talks, talks, talks....there is nothing this kid can't say. He copies and immitates everything. I love to hear the things he comes up with. I have to be careful what I say around him now.

12. He is definitely growing, but he is a small little guy for his age. He is in the 3rd percentile for both his height and weight. Little, little.

13. He is so tender-hearted. He can't stand negative feelings, fighting, or anything like that. He is a little peacemaker, and is so very sensitive to other peoples emotions.

14. Sooo observant. He just notices everything. You can't get anything by him, whatever you do, he does. He loves to copy and immitate.

15. Great sleeper. He is kind of hard to get to sleep, he still likes to be held and rocked. But once he is, he's out!! He is such a sound sleeper, he sleeps through anything.

16. He is kinda funny...he gets really excited over new clothes, pj's, shoes. He goes on and on about how cute he looks, and then continues to talk about it all day long.

17. Loves to sing...his favorite songs are Alicia Keyes "No one", Jack Johnson soundtrack on Curious George, any Taylor Swift song especially "Teardrops on my Guitar" and Colbie Colliat "Bubbly".

18. Likes to help cook...he sits right up next to me and helps with everything.

19. Favorite movies...Curious George, Cars, Monsters Inc, and Berenstein bear movies.

20. Greatest little boy ever...love every little thing about him!!

Happy Birthday To You!!

Carson had a great B-day party. He has been so excited, watching me buy all the decorations and everything. He kept walking around the house singing "Happy B-day to me, happy B-day Carson". After we got home from the Dinosaur park, he stayed home with his dad to take a nap while me and Ash ran the rest of our B-day errands. When he woke up, I got him bathed and dressed and took him outside to show him his party ...this is what he found.



He was so dang excited when he saw everything, especially the balloons. He LOVES balloons, although he couldn't understand why he had to leave them sitting there. He wanted to hold all of them.


Best picture I could get of the birthday boy!!


We started by having dinner. We just grilled hotdogs and had chips and salads and fruit. That kind of thing. Thanks to my family and Maria for all of their help. What would I do without you.


Here is Carson starting to open his presents. We like to have big parties, but I always feel kind of bad when I see how much stuff Carson gets. Way to spoiled!! He was so cute this year, every present got a big reaction, no matter what it was. Well, except for clothes. Those he would just look at and throw on the ground.


New bike from Papa!!



His favorite present, me and Thiago got him this little motorized 4-wheeler. Only he calls it his motorcycle. He loves this thing, we brought it out very last and once we did. Well, the rest of the party was pretty much ignored. He has played with it non-stop since then, he wants to take it with every where we go. Well worth the money.


He paused with the motorcycle long enough to blow out his candles, and then he was off again. He didn't even want to eat any of the cake and icecream.


We got a pinata for the kids, that I almost forgot about. Carson of course didn't care, to busy with the motorcycle so we did it without him. Once it broke open though he ran over for the candy.



It was a fantastic party for my fantastic little boy. Thanks to all of our friends and family who came and supported us on his big day!! I am so grateful that my little boy has so many wonderful people who love him and care about him. Love you all!!