Carson turns 1

O.k, so he has been 1 for almost a month, but I am just now getting around to posting! We celebrated His birthday with Grace's, who turned 3 two days before he turned 1, at the park with some family and friends. Here are some photo's of him enjoying a cupcake for the first time with Grace. He absolutely loved it!



Carson is such a sweet boy. Right now he has taken a break from talking (he said some words before he started walking and now says "mum" only) and is practicing kicking a ball, working on his throw-ins, and playing with cars. He also continues to be our curious kid. Yesterday I found him in the bathroom and he had thrown one of his sisters bracelets in the toilets! And he is the only average kid we have, 50% in everything, sorry Grace. Praise God for the blessing of having him in our lives.

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Thanks Rachel! :)

4 Jobs I've Had:
Gymnastics coach
Alterations lady
Gap Manager
Human Resources

4 Places I've lived:

Grass Valley, CATustin, CA
Santa Clarita, CA
Auburn, CA
(that is a complete list by the way!)

4 Shows I watch on t.v.:

American Idol
Numbers if I am home
That is it - I don't have time or any way to record

4 Blogs that I read:

The Grindy's
Heather Norris
Tammi Clader
Chrisy - at least when she does post :)
*if I listed you then you are tagged!!

4 Favorite Foods:

Italian
A really good Salad
Fruit
Coffee

4 Places I'd rather be right now:

On Vacation - wait I just got back!
Sleeping - 4 kids is exhausting
On a date with my husband
Right where I am - at home being a mom to my precious kids

4 Things to look forward to this year:

Meeting the newest little Pickard - no we do not have a name yet
Church camping trip - one of the highlights of my kids year
Cait starting kindergarten - she is getting so old
Maybe going on a family trip!

Pregnancy Brain - at least that is what I like to think!

Just a funny little story that you other moms might enjoy, and may help you feel a little better about your own parenting!
As you know Sunday was Mother's Day and we went to the park after church with my family. However, before church Cait had been coughing a lot from allergies so I decided to give her some cough and cold medicine to see if it helped. Well it did not work very well. On the way from church to our house Cait fell asleep, kind of unusual for her, but we did just get back from vacation. Then at the park she took a nap on a blanket instead of playing! This is definitely not my child!!! When she woke up she was very happy and her normal talkative self. So that night we decided to give the cough medicine another try. That is when Tim pointed out I had give her nyquil! To quote a friend "I am that Mom!"
Happy Mothers Day! (Am I still qualified to be a mom?)

Resurrection Sunday 2008

We are so blessed to be part of a church that finds their hope and identity in the cross of Christ. We had our service outside again at the fairgrounds and the weather was perfect.



We spent the rest of the day at my parents enjoy family, food, and easter egg hunts.

Trip to Tahoe

Well, I don't seem to be doing any better at posting more often, but I do have some fun pictures to share with you from a trip the kids and I took to Tahoe. Tim was at a conference with some other guys from our church so we took the opportunity to have some fun with some friends.

Action shot of Caite sledding

Group photo of the kids (there were 9 kids five and under)

A-okay after a big crash sledding

Fun in the Snow!

A few weeks ago Tim and I were able to go away for a few days and Tim's parents graciously agreed to watch the kids for us. As it ended up, it was snowing the day we left. I was kind of sad because I really wanted to play in the snow with our kids and get some pictures of them. Especially Grace as she doesn't remember the snow from last year and she takes such delight in the simple things of life. Well, things didn't go as smoothly as we were hoping (read the next post for details why) and I got to get my pictures. They are taken at Tim's parents.

Grace loved watching it fall and seeing snowballs break apart

Caitlin was able to talk Uncle Jon into playing with them, they even made a snowman. Caitlin informed Jon the next day when it fell over that "my daddy makes better snowmen than you!"

Caitlin forgot her hat so she had to borrow Carsons. She loved throwing snowballs and sledding.

What Life is All About

Well, my goal when I started this blog was to update it once a week. Obviously I am not accomplishing that! So, I thought I would give a glimpse into my days so you can see why this has been difficult! Here are just a few snapshot:

• The most used phrase in our house right now is, "Caitlin, please let go of your brother! He does not want to be smothered!"
• Carson is the going to be the child that causes us to put child locks in our kitchen. His favorite thing to do is take things out.
  
• The following explains why some friends of ours will never come to us for potty training advice:
• Carson had the flu for a couple of days and I went to change his diaper. Come to find out he actually needed a bath (I will let you put two and two together). The girls were playing contentedly downstairs so I thought it would a quick process. Right after I finished getting him dressed Caitlin comes upstairs with her pants around her ankles and informs me that she could not make it to the bathroom (as she is dragging her wet pants all over the house). I decide to have her clean it up. I finish taking care of the bathroom and go downstairs to check on Caite's progress. Right as I get to the bottom of the stairs Grace meets me and lets me know she pooped her pants! My comment to Tim that night, "I am so sick of dealing with bodily fluids!" May God give me the grace and patience I need! And if you are looking for potty training advice, I am more than happy to tell you all the things you should not do!
• Caitlin has taken to informing me why she should not have done something as her way of letting me know what she just did. For example: "I do not think it was a good idea for me to get water for Grace out of the bathroom and I should not do it again."
  

Hopefully, I will be able to update a little more frequently, even in the midst of the busyness of motherhood!