Bring it on!

After posting such a depressing blog, I figured I needed to post some of the happy and exciting things that are happening in my life and in my families! Even though I seem to be sad a lot I am still able to appreciate the good, and the fact that God is up there, giving me good things and the ability to see them.

Its SUMMER.. or about as close as you can get to it. Our weather has been anything but normal lately. We have been having cold 60 degree days and them WHAM.. here come the 90's overnight. I am so excited to have the boys outside getting fresh air and to dress Carson in all of his adorable (I mean handsome :)) summer outfits! I can't wait to get paid so I can FINALLY go buy some flowers and brighten up our yard. I bought a hanging basket yesterday but I still need several more. I love flowers and this year, I don't have to worry about a big dog eating them!!

Brenden had his first baseball games last week. So far they have lost both, but being an overly proud parent, I have to say that he is doing wonderful. They have played the same team both times, the first game they lost 0-9, the second game they only lost 4-6, so they are already improving by leaps and bounds! He is pitching this year and is doing so well, I am so proud of his determination. He had 8 strike outs on Sunday, and he only pitched 4 innings! He also had 2 hits, a single and a double! It's so much fun to see the pride in his face when he plays and to see the excitment of the whole team when he throws a strike! They are all great little ball players and they are going to be a force to be dealt with as they get older. Keep your eye on Brenden though.. he's definitley a kick butt pitcher!
Doug started school last week at Wayne State. He has decided to go back and get his degree in Marketing and Accounting. I am really proud of him for making that choice and following through. He has talked about it for over a year now, so I was wondering if he was ever actually going to do it, but he has now and I think it's a great thing for him and will in turn be a great thing for all of us. He's taking classes all summer and will end up completing a whole semester over the summer.

Carson is just Carson.. he's happy, healthy and FULL of energy. He LOVES to be outside in the sun. Last night he spent 30 minutes running around the yard for no apparent reason. He just giggled and ran! He's saying a few words.. mainly "NO" which is getting a little old. At his last check up in April he was 33 1/2 inches tall and around 26 pounds. His doctor said he was in the 90th% for height and like 50th% for weight. He's obviously going to be quite a tall little boy. He's not even 2 yet and is almost 3 foot tall.. thats more than half of my height! I wonder what it feels like as a mom to have a 4 year old look down on you?

Next month we are heading to Manti, Utah for Jonathan (Doug's brother)and Laura's wedding. We are all very excited to see the whole family and spend some time with everyone. We haven't seen most of them since November so it's a much needed reunion! Doug's sister Emily has been organizing everything and I am just amazed considering she also has 4 girls to deal with as well! I wish my life could be that organized sometimes! I am a little nervous to take Carson on the plane. The last time he flew he was only 5 months old, and pretty much slept the whole time. We did get lucky and find a non-stop flight to Salt Lake, so that limits our travel time to a little over 2 hours! Hopefully he will transform himself into a perfect little boy and behave the whole time! (yeah.. right!)

Well thats it in a nutshell... we are keeping busy now that Summer has finally decided to make an apperance!