July 4, 2011 at the Edmond Parade
July 4, 2012 after the Warwick neighborhood parade. What a difference a year makes!
July 4, 2012 waiting for the parade to start.
July 4, 2011 waiting of the parade to start!
Carson is now 13 months and an officially toddler! He is walking and getting into everything, but it sure is fun to watch him gain so much independence. This past week he even started trying to climb on to things, so I'm sure before long he'll be climbing out of the tub, the pool, and on to the couch! Kyle thinks he'll be running before too long, because he has picked up so much speed while walking. So needless to say we have been busy this last month!
Carson loves to try and do everything on his own these days, including feeding himself (aka lots of laundry). He likes to build with his block which were from his cool friend Rhys, and tear things down, throw his ball, play anything that has music, and "draw" with his markers. He also loves all food and we haven't found anything he won't eat yet.
Carson and I have had such a good summer. We go to the neighborhood pool about once a week (which he is really enjoying), take weekly walks, visit friends, go shopping (which he is not enjoying), and playing around the house. I'm so glad I get this opportunity to spend so much time with him and watch him learn new things.
School starts soon after August begins so this next month Kyle and I are trying to fit everything we wanted to accomplish in, including our trip. We would like to do a lot around the house and we are slowly getting those things done. Over the holiday we painted our room and redecorated it, there are just a few other things we want to do in there and then that project will be done. I'll post pics as soon the entire project is finished. Other than the house projects we are taking a trip to San Diego (a belated 5th anniversary celebration), we have a couple of weddings, and Kyle's 10 year high school reunion to close out the summer.
Also this past month, Carson's little buddy Nash just celebrated his first birthday on July 4th. We are so fortunate to have several friends with little ones pretty close to Carson's age, but Nash is the closest in age so it makes their little friendship so neat.
He had a fun birthday party and I forgot to take pics of the two of them :( The top picture is the two of them when we went and visited Nash in the hospital July 5, 2011. The bottom picture is the two of them at Carson's bday party June 2, 2012. Nash and his parents are the sweetest little family and I looked forward to keeping in touch and watching these two continue to build a friendship!
Lastly, last night Kyle, Carson, and I were rear ended leaving the restaurant after dinner. Everyone is fine and the damage to my car appears to be minor, we are just thankful Carson is ok! The driver and passenger were under the influence of prescriptions and other substances. The driver was an 18 year old girl and the passenger was a 17 year old girl. Since the driver was an adult she was taken into custody and the other was held until an adult could come and get her. When we were first hit we made sure everyone was ok and checked the damages, my car was drivable so we were just going to exchange info and go on. But when the driver handed us over a year old insurance card we decided we needed to call the police and get an official report. From there the situation went from bad to worse. We started to realize the girls were not acting coherent and something was not right. When the police arrived they assumed so too I guess because within a matter of minutes the girls were questioned and given sobriety test and then taken into police cars. We had to stay through the whole thing for whatever reason, and listening to the girls and cops and all the craziness I felt like we were on an episode of Cops! Kyle and I both thought it was hard to watch because we really just wanted to make sure the accident was on record for insurance purposes (in case they have none) and had no idea two people would be taken into custody! But thank God we did because who knows what could have happened to those girls or anyone else had they kept driving on.
So I guess I should also add in car repairs to our list of things to get done before school starts too!
Though we may have a lot going on we are enjoying the wonderful summertime with friends and family and our little boy!
Happy July Everyone!
