Carson Gets Dressed

I tried to help him put on the shirt correctly, but he insisted on wearing it like this.

Tyson is a 4 year old!

This was first thing in the morning on his birthday. We opened all the presents from family right away.

That afternoon we had a friend party. There were games, prizes, pizza, cake and icecream.

His party was a monster truck theme.

I love how excited he looks here!

Scarecrow is My Brother

Carson loves our Scarecrow decoration. He says it's his brother. But it's a love-hate relationship because I've seen him punch the scarecrow in the face. Maybe I'll get that on video later, but I didn't want to encourage that kind of behavior.

My Spooky Tree

I decided to make a spooky tree for halloween. I found the branch at my mom's house and put orange lights on it. The kids love it. I think it's cute? Lance thinks it looks trashy. I guess I'm not really sure.

Front Yard

I was never very impressed with the landscaping our new house came with. I've been telling Lance I really like rock incorporated into landscaping. He's so thoughtful, he brought some rock home from a boyscout campout! I used the rocks to create this little "pretend" water feature (it doesn't do anything except look cute). I added the little tree and the grasses. I also planted 108 bulbs of various flowers all around, so I'm excited to see how it looks in the spring!

Gravel

We had a lot of MUD on the north and south sides of our house. We've decided to put gravel in those places, and the minimum amount we could order for delivery was 4 cubic yards, which was a lot of gravel. Poor Lance had to shovel it, and move it, and spread it. Thanks Lance!

Picking Out Pumpkins

We love picking out pumpkins! This is kind of a boring picture, but I wanted to put up whatever pictures I could for the benefit of all our family who lives far away and doesn't get to see the kids very often.

Tyson Cuts His Hair

Well, I kindof thought only girls cut their own hair, but I was wrong. I had taken Carson upstairs to change a diaper and left Sydney and Tyson downstairs cutting paper with scissors, something they do all the time. When I came back down there was blond hair all over the table. Both of them had been cutting their own hair. I could never figure out whose idea it was. Sydney's damage was not noticable, she basically cut herself a few long bangs. Tyson's was down to the scalp! I'm mad at myself for forgetting to take a picture before he got the haircut to "fix" it. That's right.... this is the "fixed" version. His hair was much longer before!

Oh Carson!!!!!!!

This is what happens when Carson feeds the fish. We did not give him permission to do so. However, we are glad we were able to get the fish right away. Carson was on a naughty streak today. In addition to feeding the fish, he colored all over the trim board, Sydney's door, and Sydney's desk with purple marker.

Preschool for Tyson

Tyson's first day of preschool was this week. He was so anxious to begin, probably because he has watched Sydney go to school for a long time now. He has two friends from his Sunbeam class there, which made it even more fun! He wishes he could go every day, but for now it's just Tuesday and Thursday.