My newest artwork that is going on the wall! I am printing it on a 10x20 metallic canvas!

So I was told I don't Blog enough. It is true!

So this weekend Jason went turkey hunting, didn't get anything, saw a few and had a good time!

Hayden had soccer. He is the Kiwi Team(in his book, Green) He is very happy. Oh and I'm the Coach. I couldn't handle the fact no one was the Coach, so I stepped up. I have everything organized at the moment and my "lesson" all planned for Tuesday. Like I always say you can find ANYTHING on the Internet, Soccer coaching too.

Carson was sick all weekend, still is. Poor kid has had a fever of 101-104.8. Scared his Mama. Urgent Care was a nice 2.5 hour visit with nothing but telling us he has Tonsillitis. Which of course is a virus. But we saw a very nice Doctor and we were in a room pretty much the whole time, so no germy people around us. As long as he gets his Tylenol or Motrin every 4 hours he is doing okay. Poor baby, his cheeks get SO red. And we've been using the "Sucky" thing frequently. And my does he snore!

Hayden is such a good big brother. He is so concerned about Carson and helps with everything. Thanks Hayden!

I didn't take any pictures this weekend....so I dug a few up! PS Not Edited Pics!

We had a fantastic Christmas! We hope you did too. We celebrated many ways. Christmas Eve with the Moe Family, Christmas Day morning with my Mom and Dad, Christmas Day Afternoon with Jason's Mom and Dad plus the 3 other celebrations earlier in the month. Carson loves his present Santa brought him, The Leapfrog Learn and Groove Table. This has so many rave reviews from Moms on some of my daily visited websites and boy were they right! He is even pulling himself up on the table already to play with it. Hayden has been asking non stop to play one of his new videogames, but is loving his new Basketball Hoop and all the new games he received, we've been playing all sorts of games. Hayden gave him a pretty ring and Jason gave me Pearls! It was so much fun this year, Hayden really enjoyed everything and Carson loved the wrapping paper and bows....he would crawl to the bows from just about anywhere, especially the sparkly ones!
Hayden celebrate with 2 cakes(Smith made him one with green frosting! Papa bought him one with Green Sprinkles) He even received a couple birthday presents, an AirHog Switchblade from Smith and Papa and Gator Golf from us. We are having his big party on Jan 31st with Sliding and Skating again, apparently this is the only way to celebrate his birthday in his mind!
On Saturday we went to Brainerd with my mom and dad for a little vacation(Hayden told us it was the best vacation ever!) We enjoyed the waterpark, cookie decorating, playing in the arcade and other Brainerd musts, like eating pie at the Barn. On the way home we drove past an awesome light display in Sawyer(like 35 minutes from home), check out the link! We also got a super flat tire, but made it to the Holiday/Mcdonalds by Spirit Mountain and then Jason came and rescued us. We love that boy!
We now are resting, trying to find room for all the new toys(there is a ton!) and cleaning up all the boxes.
Happy New Year! Cheers to a great 2010!


Christmas Highlights Slideshow

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What an awesome week we've had! Hayden has been excellent and just a joy to be around. He is so witty and full of life, if only we could all be like him. Carson too has been a great baby all week. Sleeping 3 nights through the night and just being smiley and happy.
We have been trying to stay upbeat about this whole sucky weather thing...I want a beach day! But 73 is warm enough to be outside having fun. On Saturday we went with my mom and dad on a giant outing! We had pizza and went to the Blueberry Festival in Iron River and Jason came with! Hayden rode on the "old school" rides and had blast. We minnow raced(Brandon won), ate Cotton Candy(the good stuff, not flavored!) and got rained on just a little bit. Then it was off to Hayward for some Famous Dave's and Hayden was lucky enough to have Papa Moe take him to throw rocks in the water...1 of Hayden's favorite pasttimes. After that we headed to Chetek for a drive in movie! SO cool! They play family movies so we saw Ice Age 3 and part of Harry Potter 6. The drive between Hayward and Chetek is beautiful with rolling green hills, farms and gorgeous lakes, that sparkled as we flew by them(we were running late!) I definitely want to drive through that area again soon. Sunday we had a private burial for Jason's grandpa and then Hayden went with Papa and Smith for the night and next day. On Tuesday we went to a hotel by cousin manages and swam and went down the waterslide. Carson even went in the warm kiddie pool and loved it. He didn't complain the whole time we were there. We had fun and enjoyed the time with Angie and her clan. Wednesday Hayden raced and did awesome he did is 1/8 mile(I think!) in 1 min 27 secs. He ran hard and had a huge smile on his face the whole time! We also primed the shed as a family and got it done, now to paint it! Thursday we invited Jacob to spend the day with us and we went to the Fire Museum down the block from us with my dad and Brandon. The boys had fun climbing on the fire truck and playing in the jail. Hayden let me explain things to him and seemed eager to learn about things he didn't know. We went bowling with my mom and Brandon after that and had lots of fun as we all are pretty competitive! Hayden had lots of fun and was so funny when his ball would go in the gutter-which was just about everytime the first game, we then hooked him up with his own lane with bumpers.
We've been busy, whew! But thats what summers are all about!

See post below for pics!

I am curious....
What is your favorite baby invention?
Based on my 2 lovely boys I am thinking the pacifier!
Hayden and Carson with their buffy's!
Keep reading I added a few posts today!

Mondays when Hayden is with Papa Smith, it seems Mommy needs something to do....so she takes pictures of one of her favorite things. Carson!

Carson had his first hotel stay this past weekend and did great! I hope he is as good of a traveller as Hayden is/was! I have said this so many times, but he is such a great baby! He did cry(okay scream) for a little while on Saturday but the second I got him out of the car he stopped crying and was happy and smiley again. Our adventures this time took us to:
*Brahm, MN-Pie Capital. We had...Pie there at the Park Cafe. My mom and I were also treated to a Rose from the boys!
*Toured some Design Homes. I would highly consider buying 2 of them we saw. They have the models for sale which equals discount! Now I just have to talk Jason into this!
*Went shopping at MOA. I was able to go to one of my favorite stores, Janie and Jack. I got Hayden a super cute shirt.
*Swimming! Hayden loves the water and this is usually the highlight of any trip for him.
* Back to the 50's car show. Hayden bounced, colored, ran throw an obstacle course and won a tshirt for not playing a game.(Stubborn little boy WOULD NOT play the game they had but they were nice enough to give him a tshirt anyways.) We watched "Fashion Cars" go by and ate Sweet Martha's cookies!
*Enjoyed warm weather! It was almost 90 and it felt great! Hayden being so use to wearing a sweatshirt was quite concerned Friday when he left his sweatshirt in the car and wanted to go outside!
*My mom, dad and Brandon went to the Twin's Autography party. Which was standing in lines for hours in the direct sun. Yup sounds like fun to me!
*Went to Lutz Railroad garden. Which was fabloules and a Twin Cities must see. Santa Claus lives in Eagan in the summer and his address is 2960 Eagan Ave. He built an amazing garden that has trains running throw and he opens his backyard up to the public once a month(4th Sunday of the Month) for everyone to enjoy. We really enjoyed it. Its almost a work of art, the detail, gardens, mini villages, koi fish. Hayden was in love and awe. He watched carefully the whole time we were there, running around to see the train, he didn't want to miss a second of it!
We had a great time as always. It felt so good to be out of Superior! This place sucks lately. I want summer here! Make sure and look at the June 09 album for LOTS of pictures! Here are a few of my favorites.

Random Tidbits:

*Hayden makes us laugh more and more everyday. ex. Mommy says "Hayden when did you get that lure?" Hayden responds "Mom, I've had it for YEARS!"
*Hayden wants to be just like his daddy. Last week he got up and picked out his clothes, choosing a striped polo and brown cargo shorts. Basically Jason's unofficial uniform, he always is wearing that in the summer at home.
*Hayden however still wants to snuggle his mom at bedtime and quiet time. Mommy also is the one who still can make owies better.
*Hayden loves to help, especially with his little brother!
*Carson was born on Jason and I's 7 year dating anniversary. Yes we've been together for 7 years!
*Carson was also born on my Grandma and Grandpa Moe's 65 wedding anniversary.
*Carson is so strong for a newborn! He has great control over that little neck of his.
*Carson's newest nickname is "Hot Dog". He looks just like a hot dog when he is naked, long, skinny and nude color! Hopefully Mommy will stop calling him this before he goes to school!
*Hayden and Carson got to see all their Great Grandma's this weekend, at different random times!
*We have the cutest baby bunny living under our shed.
*Video Baby Monitors are the greatest thing ever invented!
These pictures are also available for your viewing pleasure under the May09 album!

I can't believe Carson has been here over a week now, its crazy. Hayden is doing just awesome, we haven't had any real bad behavior and he loves his brother sooo much, its sweet. He talks to Carson in a goofy high pitched voice and loves to give him kisses.
Carson is a great baby, so far...I'm waiting a little bit longer to make a definite decision! Last night he ate at 11:45, 3:00 and 6:30. Which works out great because I just wait to go to bed until the 11 feeding and then go back to sleep after the morning one, i like to sleep in, even just a little bit! He loves to be swaddled tight and doesn't like pajamas with feet. I love the nightgowns for babies and he does to. He is very into this "buffy" (pacifier) just like Hayden was. He rarely cries only when he is hungry or lost is buffy. We are so in love! Its great to have an addition to our family.
We both went to the doctor on Friday and Carson is back up to 8.4 from 7.13 when we left the hospital and the nurse/lactation consultant said he was perfect, and we were doing everything right, whew! My doctor said my incision was doing great but gave me some stronger cream for my allergic reaction. And then on Friday night i discovered a rash all over my body and it itched like crazy...allergic reaction to my antibiotic but since my incision should no signs on infection and was doing good I don't have to go on another one, thank goodness!
Make sure and look at Carson's Album on the right sidebar too! I've been busy taking pictures of my little Monkey!

We are home and doing well. Carson is such a good baby so far! I have an allergic reaction to the steri strips so i am itchy and kinda blah. But other than that doing good. We actually stayed another night in the hospital because of my rash and my doctor, came every day to look at it and make sure it was okay. I also saw a "Wound Specialist" who said she had seen a lot worst and it was an allergic reaction not an infection so thats good too! I'm on a high dose of antibiotics just in case too.

Hayden is an awesome big brother and adjusting perfectly, its like Carson has always been here. He likes to help and gives lots of kisses!

Jason has been busy, busy with work this week it will be nice after today he'll be home for 2.5 straight days to take care of us! Poor guy has to take care of my "wound" because i can't see it. He's a good guy!

I'm sure to update on Friday! Carson will go in to for a little check up at the hospital nursery and I have to meet with my doctor too.

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Happy Easter!

We had a great weekend filled with lots of Easter celebrations. Hayden hasn't eaten much candy, and I'm not too concerned! We also were blessed with nice weather, which Hayden enjoyed more than the candy. He just loves being able to play outside, and I'm happy that he is finally getting to.

Saturday we went to Grandma Sandmon's and played all day with Jessica. They play so well together and were little giggle monsters! They play some the things they did when they were little. Jessica pushes Hayden on the bike, Hayden pushes Jessica on the bike. They've always do this! I got a few pictures, shocking i know!

Sunday after church that was performed by the Bishop we went to my mom's and spend the afternoon there eating yummy food and looking at lots of pictures, very nice and low key! That doesn't happen very often.

Here is my April 2009 album including this weekends pictures!

We've had so much fun redecorating Hayden's (and now Carson's) room! We loved Hayden's room before we decorated it, its so much more fun to decorate kids rooms, you can get away with so much more! I could do so many more rooms, I have lots of ideas!

We started with a bright blue shade(Handsome Hue), that I bought to match the valances I bought. I wanted this expensive crib set but thought it was foolish to spend that much, so I bought some accessories and did it that way. Everything matches Hayden's bedding too. Then we painted different colored circles on the wall. Set up the crib and wow it looks nice!

We still have to hang up the pictures, shelves and hooks! But I thought I'd share!

I finally got our computer issues worked out so i can blog again!!!

Our trip was wonderful and so eventful! We were blessed with great weather almost the whole time and so many fun things to do! We visited Silver Dollar City(Twice) which is an amusement park. Hayden liked the Roller Coaster the first day and the Tea Cups with Papa the second day. I couldn't enjoy the rides much due the fact I'm giving birth in a month! But found a wonderful Strawberry and Cream smoothie to keep me happy both days! We ran into a performer who was original from Superior, actually from 7th and 16th. Small world! There was so much to do at Silver Dollar City besides rides. They have glassblowers, blacksmiths, candy makers etc. It was a very neat place and a great place to spend some time outside basking in the sun!

We went to a couple shows too! The Showboat Branson Belle and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede both were dinner shows. We had a couple disappointments at each show but it didn't stop us from enjoying them! Hayden really liked the "talking dogs" on the Branson Belle as did all of us!

We also went and saw a water and fire show(3 times!), went shopping at a 5 and dime store, went to the College of the Ozarks(Which is way awesome, students don't pay for their school, they work it off), played outside quite a few times, threw rocks in Table Rock Lake, and so much more! I thought I'd put up all the albums from our trip for sure though!

Hayden Album


1st Album

On Sunday Hayden, my dad and I walked from Loon's Foot Landing to Mn Point on the ice. We wanted to see the Old Lighthouse. My dad and Brandon went there last summer walking from Park Point(a long hike by the way!) We had such beautiful weather and I was itching to take pictures we grabbed the chance. With Hayden, a sled, a few bottles of water and 3 memory cards we were off!
Watch the Slideshow for our journey!




We had lots of fun and Hayden was such a trooper. I really got some great shots too! Today we drove by the landing and it was a soupy mess. We were lucky enough to go on Sunday because nobody is going anytime soon!

Here are a few photos from the birthday party on Saturday. We were beyond lucky and had the nicest weather of the year! We had tons of fun, lots of sledding and Hayden tried out skating. It was a great day!

More pictures can be found in Jan09 album!

We had a fun, fun weekend! We celebrated Jessica's birthday party down at her house on Saturday. I have a TON of pictures! Its weird to me that they are both already 4. Where does time go? Hayden and I were looking at pictures and it seemed like just yesterday they were totting around. It was cold this weekend so we didn't get to go sledding, but this weekend we will! Cold or not! As of right now the weather for sunday is suppose to be 32, which really isn't that bad!!!Hayden got his first makeover this weekend, by Miss Jessica. He loved it! LOL. He did think it was pretty cool. Sunday I had a wedding shower for my cousin Katy who is getting married in 2 weeks. I have so many weddings this year! This is just the first one, but I'm excited and it should be fun. Jason also is getting fitted for his tux for Jon's wedding this week and Kenny's. He is very excited to be wearing "coral" for Jon's wedding. Too funny. Also our baby countdown is down to 2 digits! 99 days, crazy.

Enjoy the pics! More updates this week! Can't wait to see everyone at the Party on Saturday!

I am soooo wanting to take pictures of babies! Today i purchased a tutu for taking pictures in. I already roped Jodie's little girl Callie into posing for me! She has some way cute baby chub, can't wait to do it! Jason purchased a bunch of stuff for me for my birthday and christmas for a mini photo studio, and i haven't used it yet. I love taking candid pictures mostly but its so hard in the winter as everything looks so washed out or blah. I love color!!!! I can't wait for a newest Model, ummm i mean child to arrive!!!