Our trip to Mississippi

We went to Mississippi during Josh's spring break. We flew out of LAX and Claire spotted her first Hollywood Celebrity....Michael Clarke Duncan. He played in the Green Mile and is currently on Two and a Half Men. He was so nice to let Claire have her picture made with him...and she even smiled for the camera!

We had a lot of fun while we were home, despite me getting the stomach bug! We had all the family over on Sunday and then again on Tuesday night. We shopped, went to the zoo, had an Easter Egg Hunt and had a great time visiting with all of our friends. We even went to dinner at Cock of the walk.

Claire had a great time playing outside in Grammy and Pop's backyard. She had two toy cars to ride on and she put a lot of miles on them. She kept her grandparents on the go. Carson did great, as usual. He met a lot of new people and had a great first trip to the South!

While we were home, we had their pictures made. Claire did not want to sit and we got a few of her. Carson was all smiles and did great. They turned out really good and I can't wait to get them.

Overall, our trip was wonderful. The kids did well on the plane even though the flight home was delayed 3 hours because of the weather. We look forward to going back in June!

Fun with Friends

While we were home, we got together with my friends. One night we went to Mandy and Marc's house for dinner and visiting. Katie and Matt brought Luke, who is a year older than Claire. They had so much fun playing together. He is such a cute, sweet little boy. Claire loved playing with Mr. Marc as well. He let her jump on the ottoman and she had a blast. We got together again when Suzanne came in town. We met for drinks and appetizers at Melissa's new house. We always have so much fun with everyone when we are home. Looking forward to seeing them again this summer!

The Zoo

Mom, Lynda, Josh and I took Claire and Carson to the Jackson Zoo. The weather was so nice. A perfect day for the zoo. Claire saw a lot of animals that we read about in her books. She saw a bear, tigers, elephants, monkeys, hippos, flamingos and many more. To end our day, we took a ride on the train. We all had a great time!

Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Sunday

We had an Easter Egg Hunt at mom's house with my friends and their children. Claire, Rimes, Sam and Elliot had a great time hunting eggs and eating the candy in the eggs. They are all so cute and sweet. It was fun having everyone together.

We attempted to take pictures on Sunday, but it was hard. Claire wants nothing to do with the camera. These are the best that we could get.

Carson 4 months and Claire 19 months

It's hard to believe that Carson is already 4 months old. At his doctor's appointment he weighed 15 lbs. 1 oz. and was 25 inches long. He's a growing boy and doing great. We found out a few months back that Carson was born with a partial cleft lip. We knew that his nose was crooked when he was born, but didn't think too much about it at first. As he was getting bigger, we noticed that it wasn't straightening out and his upper lip did not meet exactly in the middle. The pediatrician noticed it and refered him to see a specialist. We met with Dr. Lewin, who confirmed that he does have a partial cleft lip. She said when everything was fusing together, this didn't fuse all the way. So, Carson will have surgery on June 1. It will be outpatient and should be an easy surgery. Please say some prayers for our little man. As you know, his mother will be very nervous!

Claire is doing great. She's 19 months old and is very active. She loves to play outside, go to the softball games with her grandparents, loves to ride in her car, loves reading books and taking care of her babies. Her new favorite word is "NO" and she shakes her head when saying it. If you tell her no, she throws herself on the ground and cries! Oh what fun it is at our house. I just pray this stage will pass soon!