What a Smile!

Here's a short video of our little angel. Enjoy!

Yesterday was Carson's first soccer game. He was really excited and paid close attention to the score of the game. At the end he was very excited because his team won 4-3. His team's name is the Soccer Stars (named by a 4 year girl named Cassie).

Got a video of Carson doing a corner kick and then saving the ball from going out of bounds. Notice he raises his arm in celebration after such a game changing kick!

Brother and Sister

We sat the kids down last night to try to get a good picture of the two of them together. It can be a challenge to get both of them smiling and looking at the camera at once - I am actually just posting about half of the photos we took. We finally just said good enough is good enough! Enjoy - and have a great weekend!

Photo Shoot

A few years ago, Carson got his very own camera for Christmas. He loves taking pictures and spent lots of time yesterday trying to get Brooke to smile at him (he recruited help from Daddy). I stood back and took pictures of the entire thing - it was really cute. Carson has also been using our camera to snap some photos of his little sis. When I downloaded the pictures from this weekend, I found a surprise photo Carson had taken - it's the last one, of Brooke sound asleep.

A New Routine

Thursday was my first day back to work - 15 weeks flew by so quickly - but we're settling into our new routine now. Even though the weather turned cold Saturday afternoon and we had a few snow flurries this afternoon, we enjoyed the weekend! We had no plans and really enjoyed relaxing, having a movie "afternoon" with popcorn, watching lots of good basketball games (go Michigan State!!), running errands and playing with the kids.

This is an old photo - from early in the week - of Carson and I playing with his science experiment kit from Christmas. This was the volcano!

Brooke is such an active little girl - she kicked her socks and pants off while napping! I have no idea how, but one of her socks ended up by her head!
Carson has an amazing Geo Trax set. This is the first track he built all by himself.
Mommy and Brooke after mass Sunday morning. Brooke is wearing white tights :). We love her little half smile!

Carson is going to play soccer this spring for the first time. He met his team and coach Wednesday night and we went over the weekend to get his gear - shin guards, soccer socks and soccer shorts. He tried them out Saturday morning with his cleats from flag football and said they are great :). We're excited to watch him play in a few weeks!

Brian surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers after my first day of work. They are so pretty, the picture just doesn't do them justice!

Shooting Hoops

Carson loves playing basketball! He is showing off some of his moves....and his dunk!

Getting Bigger

Carson and Brooke just keep growing and getting bigger. Obviously it's a little easier to see Brooke's growth these days - literally. I'm packing up the 0-3 month outfits and pulling out 3-6 month clothes...so fun and a little sad at the same time. Carson's physical growth is slower now but he's maturing and getting bigger every day. I couldn't be more proud of him and his kind heart.

I absolutely love this photo. I think my favorite part is the big black bug (it's plastic). It makes me wonder how the boys toys and the girls toys are going to co-habitate one day!

Brooke has gotten so coordinated! She can intentionally reach for a toy and touch it now. I love the look of concentration on her face!

Carson, dressed as a Power Ranger, "reading" with his Tag books.

Our smiley little girl in her St. Patrick's Day dress!