What a Scream!!

I actually took this video all the way back in October, so Carson was only a year and a half, but I was going through all of my pictures and videos, and I thought this one was really funny! For those of you who have had the joy of watching sports with Ryan, you know that he can get very LOUD! He yells at the T.V. constantly! Well our son picked up his habit. Luckily, Ryan only screams when sports are on. Carson, on the other hand, would scream at anything that came on the T.V.! This is a little video of Carson in action!!

Miniature Golf

We went miniature golfing on Friday with Ryan's family! It was so much fun, and Carson loved it. When we got up to the first hole Carson put his ball down and hit it, then he ran over and picked his ball up and put it about 2 inches from the hole and hit it in. It was so cute to watch, and he would get all excited when we would cheer for him. They gave him a green golf ball to play with and he LOVED his golf ball. When we got to the last hole, you know the one that keeps your ball, Carson rolled his in and then went around looking to see where it was going to come out. When I told him the ball was all gone he was pretty upset, so I went and asked if we could buy a green golf ball for him, and they gave us a new green golf ball to keep! He was pretty excited!

This is a picture with Carson and his dad, and below is Carson on the very first hole!!

Below is a little video I took of Carson playing miniature golf. It was pretty loud because there is a freeway right behind me!! The golf course definitely needed some work, most of the lights did not work, which is why the video is so dark, and the green carpet stuff was all messed up, but we still had a great time!!

Newport Vacation with the Hatch's

Well on August 8th we went down to Newport where my parents had rented a beach house for a week. We had so much fun! My whole family was there, except for of course my brother Danny who is serving his mission...we sure do miss him! But we had so much fun! Carson LOVED playing in the water and digging in the sand! It was so fun to watch him play at the beach. Now of course I started the trip off right, by turning 26!!!! I am now officially in my late twenties. We did not really do anything special on Saturday for my birthday, unless you call packing and unpacking fun!! But on Sunday my mom made me Hatch tacos (which are my favorite) and some banana cream pie! YUM!! Then we spent the rest of the week hanging out at the beach! It was a bit crazy at times with four kids there, but we all had a really good time. I LOVE spending time with my family. We all had a lot of fun together!

Carson and Lilly had so much fun together! It took her a few days to warm up to our family because we don't get to see them as much as we would like, but she was SO adorable and funny! She is getting so big, and will repeat everything! She loved to follow Carson around and do whatever he did! It was really cute!

Miss Bailey had a great time, and was such a good girl. She loved putting her feet in the water!! She is getting so big, and I don't just mean Fat (because we all know she is a large girl)!!!

"Grammy" and "Pa" (as Carson calls them) had a lot of fun with their grandchildren!! This is my mom holding 2 month old Jensen. He is a really sweet baby and started smiling a lot while we were there! I love holding little babies! We took a really cute picture of my parents with all of their grand kids, but it was not with my camera so I don't have the picture yet!

Below are a few pictures of Pa with Carson and Bailey! What great grandparents my kids have. They both LOVE when they get to spend time with their grandparents! Thanks for a great vacation mom and dad!

My sister Katie was able to take a few days off of work and come hang out! It is ALWAYS fun to hang out with her! She can definitely make everyone laugh and have a good time!

Carson tried boggy boarding. He liked it A LOT!

He also got a lot of color!! I love his diaper lines!!

On the 15th my grandparents rented the same beach house that my parents were in, and ALL of the Hatch side of the family came down for a week! Well most of them! Unfortunately, Ryan and I had to head home, but I did get to go back one day and hang out with some of my cousins. It was really fun because I don't get to see a lot of them very often. My cousin Lauren has a little girl that is two months older then Bailey. However, Bailey is TWICE her size! Don't worry I am not complaining...I love my chubby babies, I just think it is Funny to look at...

Well hopefully she thins out like Carson did! Overall it was a great week with my family but it is always good to be home and to sleep in your own bed! Next thing on our list is my brothers wedding! We leave on Thursday morning to fly to New Mexico! We are so excited to go! My future sister-in-law Markie got to come to the beach house too! It was so fun to get to know her better, and I can't wait until she is officially a part of our family!!

Diapers and Kindergarten

So I just want to know if it is bad for a kid to start Kindergarten in Diapers?? Because that is the road that we are on! Carson hates toilets. Every time I even suggest peeing in the toilet he freaks out! I will demonstrate that with a little conversation I had with him today! Keep in mind he just started talking better (he is a late bloomer when it comes to verbal communication) but today he definitely got his point across just fine! :)

The Scene: I am putting Bailey and Carson in the bath tub. Bailey goes in first and then I take off Carson's diaper and you can tell from his body language that he has to go the the bathroom.

Me: "Carson do you have to pee?"
Carson: "Ya"
Me: "Do you want to go in the big boy potty" as I pull out his toilet
Carson: "No baf tub" (a.k.a. bath tub)
Me: "Carson if you go pee in the big boy potty daddy will bring you home a treat!"

Carson then sits down on the toilet for about 5 seconds and gets off again

Carson: pointing at the tub "Pee Baf Tub" (a.k.a. I want to pee in the Bath tub)
Me: "Do you want to go to the store and buy a new ball?"
Carson: "YA!"
Me: "If you go in the big potty right now then we can go to the store and get a new ball!"
Carson: sitting back down on the toilet "I want two!"
Me: "You want TWO balls?"
Carson: "Ya"
Me: desperate at this point "Alright if you go RIGHT now then you can get two new balls!"
Carson: sits for about 5 seconds before standing up "No Ball"
Me: "You don't want a new ball?"
Carson: "No."

At this point I give up and put him in the tub. After being in for about 1.5 seconds he of course PEES!! So ANNOYING!!

Me: "Carson do you want to be a big boy?"
Carson: "Yep!"
Me: "Well big boys go potty in the toilet. So do you want to go potty in the toilet like a big boy?"

Carson: "No, I baby."
Me: "You want to be a baby?"
Carson: "Yep!"

So there you have it! My son wants to be a BABY!!

And for now he is WINNING!

Newport Vacation with the Zylstra's

On Saturday July 25th we headed down to Newport with Ryan's family. Our first order of business...unpacking a waiting (not very patiently) for Uncle Tanner to arrive with Aunt Wee Wee (as Carson calls her) and Uncle Brock. You see...Ryan's parents had Tanners big white envelope with them, and we could not wait to see where he would be spending the next two years!! When they finally got there we all sat down (I took the video camera in the hopes that I would be the most calm) and Tanner opened his call. He will be leaving September 9th for Tampa, Florida!!!! We are so excited for Tanner and know that he will be a great missionary. My kids love Uncle Tanner so much, and I am so grateful that he is setting such a great example them. Hopefully Carson follows in his footsteps! We love you Tanner!

The next day we went to Church and took some pictures by the Newport Temple.

This is just a cute picture of Carson and Bailey after they went swimming. Ryan's mom has a lot more pictures of Carson swimming. I will have to get them from her and post a few.

On Monday we went and ate at Ruby's diner. Ryan hates pictures but I did get one of him and Bailey. Bailey is such a happy baby!! She is always smiling. Even in the morning when she wakes up, she will just sit in her crib talking and laughing until I come get her. Now maybe most babies are like that, but Carson was not. Don't get me wrong he was a great baby, but I had to work pretty hard to get him to smile and I don't think he laughed out loud until he was like one!

A little background on this picture!! We were trying to get Carson to smile for some pictures at the temple and I told him to show Grandma his biggest smile. He would get the cheesiest grin on his face. So while we were eating at Ruby's I told Tanner and Brock to show me their biggest smiles and this is what I got...

After we ate at Ruby's we went over to balboa island and Carson went on the Merry-go-round twice. He loved it!

One night we ate at Claim Jumper. The food is AMAZING!! While we were there Carson decided to take some pictures with Aunt Wee Wee's camera. For some reason he thinks he has to put his eye up to the camera. But he took a ton of pictures! Also a little side note...while we were on vacation Carson became OBSESSED with two things! One of those is gum. I would try to give him gum before but he would always swallow it, and while we were there he finally learned to not only chew it for a long time, but he will put it in the trash when he is done. Finally!! The second one is Dora the Explorer! A little background on this one...Carson does not watch T.V.! Trust me, I have tried EVERY CARTOON THERE IS!! He just won't sit and watch it! Well before we left he had sat a few times with me and watched a full episode of Dora, he even started to ask if I would turn it on. I was amazed...but while we were down there he became obsessed. He must have watched the same episode 25 times. This may sound bad but I am pretty excited that he will sit and watch T.V. now!

We also ate at one of Ryan's favorite restaurants...Javiers. They have the best chips and salsa! Below is a picture of Ryan with his brothers! They all have so much fun together, and played Rook ALL the time down there!

Overall we had a great vacation with Ryan's family. It was so great to spend time with everyone! Thanks Mom and Dad for a great week!

Carson's Birthday Celebrations

Carson turned 2 on May 29th. It has gone so fast! I can't believe that he is already TWO!! Well we started the day with breakfast in bed. When I was a kid my mom ALWAYS made us breakfast in bed on our birthday! I decided to start this tradition early! Carson got pancakes shaped like little 2's and strawberries.

He seemed to enjoy them!

This is what Carson's smile looks like when he first wakes up! Nice Right?!

After we got Carson ready he got to open his first present from his great Oma and Opa! He loved the truck and puzzle they gave him!

One of Carson's favorite things to do is go with Grandpa on his scooter! So of course he got to go for a ride on his birthday!

For Lunch we went and picked up dad and headed to our favorite place to eat...IN-N-OUT!

Then Carson and some friends went to my mom's house for some swimming! Unfortunelty, it was not very warm so the kids were freezing. But we still had a good time!

That night we went to dinner at Cheesecake factory with the Browns and the Donaldson's! It was really fun and the food was really good!

Then on Sunday June 7th we had my family and Ryan's family over to eat cake and open presents! Carson was really excited to open all of his gifts, but got really shy when we sang happy birthday to him! Carson got A LOT of great gifts from his grandparents!

Grandma and Grandpa Hatch gave him a trampoline! His friend Morgan has one at her house that he loves...and he was so excited to see one his backyard!

Grandma and Grandpa Zylstra gave him a scooter and...

a really cool car! If you click on this picture you can see just how excited he is! He got so many great presents that he didn't know which one to play with. He kept going back and forth and the next day he ran straight to the back door. He couldn't wait to start playing again!!

Then we had a cake for Carson. It was nothing fancy, just a white cake! But he still really enjoyed it!

I love this picture! Whenever you ask Carson to smile...this is the face you will get everytime!!
Carson had a really good birthday! Thanks everyone for making it so special!

Summer is HERE!!

Well today Carson's friend Morgan came over to play. They had a great time together. Morgan would read t0 Carson, they played with puzzles, Morgan tried but unfortunately failed to help Carson talk, they jumped on the bed and played with our crawl tubes. It was a fun morning and I took some really cute pictures of them!

Carson and Morgan were laughing so hard while they were going through the tubes!

Yesterday, Morgan came over with her mom to swim with Carson and Bailey! (Thanks for bringing your pool over Megan...I promise I am going to get one SOON!) It was a really hot day so I am sure the pool felt great! I wish it was bigger so that I could have fit! Well we put Bailey in her little bumbo chair so she could sit in the water...well of course Carson and Morgan had to put their chairs in the pool as well!

This was Bailey's first time in her bathing suit...but will definelty not be the last! She is wearing the one my mom bought her for Easter...and she looked SO CUTE! (Thanks Mom!) She actually liked the water...well at least she didn't cry. Below was her expression pretty much the whole time she was in there!

Carson's favorite pose for pictures! He really makes me laugh!

Carson loved pushing Morgan in the swing, and Morgan LOVES to
buckle herself in and out of it! It is so funny!

We had a great day with Morgan and "Morgan's mom" as Megan is called! Thanks for coming over! I am sure we will do it a lot more this summer!