First day of school

Today was our first "official" day of Kindergarten.  Carson has been begging to start school since his birthday in May.  We've been doing "school" for a while but I ordered some new fun stuff for Kindergarten and he's really excited.  I was going to wait until August but it's been so hot lately we've stayed indoors more than usual.  I figured starting a few weeks early wouldn't be a big deal.
We went to Chick-fil-A for breakfast because that is what Carson wanted to do.  We all went out to eat and spent some time together before Daddy flew to Baltimore for 2 days.  We stayed and played for a while and then came home and I put Calen down for a nap.
I knew better than to pull everything out and try to do school in the morning.  I thought I had enough things to keep Camron occupied but I was wrong.  I quickly realized that school in the morning was not going to work :)  After a few meltdowns and a few talks we made it through our first day.
The rest of the week went really well.  Carson really enjoys doing "school."  His favorite thing right now is math and bible time.  He is doing really well with Handwriting and he loves to play phonics games.  We really love to read but sometimes I put it off and then forget.  We always read at bedtime but I want more reading throughout the day.  We have made it a point every morning to set a timer for 20 minutes and go curl up in bed and read.  I hope that he always loves to learn.

Conversations

Some recent conversations with Carson :)
Carson:  Mom, I want a starscream(transformer).
Me:  No
Carson:  Why?
Me:  Because you don't always get a toy just because you want it.  It cost money and you need to earn it.
Carson:  I can buy it with my check card.
I'm sitting in the chair pumping milk for Calen.
Carson:  Mom, Will you have to take your breast pump to heaven and pump milk for Calen?
Mom:  I hope not.  I'm sure that God will have food for everyone.

Fun week

This week we have had Vacation Bible school at church.  I'm working in the nursery with the bed babies and it's been fun.  I did not want to leave Calen so that is why I decided to do nursery this year instead of helping with a class.  Carson and Camron have had a fun week.  They love to come home and sing the songs they are learning and do the motions.  Carson has been afraid of the opening music just like he was last year.  It's so loud and overwhelming in the sanctuary so he comes in the nursery with me until it's over.  At the end of the week when we had commencement night he actually got up on the stage and sang his song in front of everyone.  I was so surprised and my heart was about to burst.  I love seeing my babies praise God.
One day I was having to pump some milk for Calen and Carson came and sat beside me.  He asked me "Are you going to have to pump milk for Calen in heaven?"  I giggled and said "I don't think so.  We are going to have the best food in heaven and God will make sure that Calen get's just what he needs."  I love those curious little questions he comes up with.  He is growing so fast and he is so amazing.

Potty adventures

I'm so excited to announce that Camron is now using the big boy potty.  I know that may sound unimportant to some folks but when if you had 2 in diapers you would understand.  I can't even believe how easy it was.  He asked to go potty a few times and then asked for some big boy underwear and that's it.  We had one little accident the first couple of days but I think that's to be expected.

Birthday fun

We went to the zoo with some friends today for Carson's 5th birthday.  We had his birthday party Saturday and today he wanted to go to the zoo.  We invited my friend Kristen and her three boys, Carter, Camden and Cooper.  I know, that is a lot of little boys with C names.  

I don't think they even really paid attention to the animals today.  They just enjoyed running around playing together.  They played in the water and of course Camron was trying to take his clothes off the entire time :). 

We were suppose to go out to eat tonight but since the little ones did not really nap we thought it would be better to bring some food home.  Well, B went to pick it up in the "hot rod" and of course he would get rear ended.  My mom had to go get the food from him and we ate without Daddy.  I was already putting the boys to bed when he finally made it home.  

Birthday boy

Today we celebrated Carson's 5th birthday.  His actual birthday is Wednesday but we are having his party today.  We have family and friends coming over to cook out and celebrate with us.  We rented a  big monster truck bouncer for the kids.  Tom and Deb are in town to visit so it was a great day.

I really can't believe how these 5 years have flown by.  I remember hearing people talk about their kid's growing up so fast and now I get it.  I'm so blessed to be his mommy.  Carson is a loving, gentle boy.  He has such a big, tender heart.  He is full of questions and wise beyond his years.  I love him so very much.  I can't wait to see the things God has in store for him.

Tired!

Did I mention that I am tired :(  Calen has had some major sleep regression and I'm worn out.  I know he is teething and I'm really hoping that he is back to his good sleeping soon.  B was gone last night so I had all 3 boys in bed with me and I think I had about 2 hours of sleep.  I really do not want to rush my children growing up but I dream about the nights that I have my bed back and can sleep all night.

My mom is gone to Florida so we went and spent some time over with my Dad.  I remember growing up that my parent's argued a lot.  It's funny because now that they are older and home together all day they hate to be apart.  I know my Dad misses her when she is gone so we tried to keep him company for a while.

The baby chicks will be 3 weeks old tomorrow.  Lucy is such a great mom.  She let's them jump all over her and she stays right with them protecting them.  I love to watch her teach them new things like how to scratch and look for food and how to walk up the ramp to the chicken coop.  The other girls kind of ignore them so that's good because I was worried about how they would act.

I started a spiritual journal this week.  There are a lot of thoughts that I don't feel comfortable putting on the internet so I needed a place to write them.  I also wanted to keep up with some of my favorite scriptures so I'm adding those as well.